Iraq’s prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The struggle shows the difficult position the Iraqi leader…
Republicans in the U. S. House of Representatives are considering possible changes to the design of their controversial border adjustment tax proposal to accommodate industries worried about being harmed by the provision,…
Several institutions in Norway have been targeted by hackers believed to be linked to Russia, the security service (PST) has warned. The Labour Party, defence and foreign ministries and the security service…
President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order has led to the cancellation of tens of thousands of US visas, officials say. A US government lawyer told a Virginia court 100,000 visas had been…
The suspect in the machete attack near the Louvre entered the country from Dubai on an Egyptian visa, sources close to the investigation say. Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the incident, which…
A magistrates’ court in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Friday remanded political activist and pastor Evan Mawarire in custody for the next two weeks after his arrest on Wednesday. Pastor Mawarire was remanded…
the Dow jumped 175 points to 20,060, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent, with financials rising 1 percent. The Nasdaq advanced 0.4 percent. The U….
An Iranian infant with a heart defect is entangled in President Trump’s immigration ban — and her extended family in Oregon is on an urgent mission to get her to the US…
French authorities say they believe the man who tried to attack the Louvre museum in the capital Paris on Friday was an Egyptian national aged 29. Prosecutor Francois Molins said he is…
The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day…
Kenya is looking to receive up to Sh100 billion in syndicated loans by end of March as it moves to patch up the current financial year’s budget deficit ahead of the General…
America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December’s gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 4.8%. More Americans started looking for work again — a…
Trump took to twitter to sound a word of caution to Iranians U. S. President Donald Trump tweeted early on Friday that “Iran is playing with fire” and “they don’t appreciate how…
U. S. President Donald Trump will today direct the Labor Department to delay implementation and review a rule designed to prevent conflicts of interest when advisers give retirement advice, a senior White…
The defender is expected in court today for assaulting his girlfriend. Atletico Madrid centre-back Lucas Hernandez has been detained in custody over claims that he assaulted his girlfriend, Spanish police have confirmed….
The mayor of Texas has made state history by announcing she is transgender. Jess Herbst, formerly known as Jeff, was appointed to the role in the town of New Hope in May…
Altice admitted that her low self esteem drove her to commit those acts. A jailed former English teacher admitted last week that losing sight of her “values” led her to having sex…
The dollar inched fractionally higher on Friday, as it limped toward U. S. jobs data facing its fourth straight weekly fall in what has already been its worst start to a year…
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Dubai Desert Classic before the second round, because of a back problem. The 14-time major winner only returned to action in December after 15 months out…
An eight-year-old has been forced to stay indoors all his life because he terrifies other children and suffers from horrific pain if he touches anything due to a rare condition. Mehendi Hassan,…