Who’s Afraid of George Soros?
The world has a new puppetmaster. From his New York home, US financier-cum-philanthropist George Soros has manufactured Europe's migration crisis, backed a coup in Macedonia and sponsored protests in...
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Ex-NBA Star Rodman Heading To North Korea
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in Pyongyang Tuesday, US media reported, with the heavily-tattooed former player apparently set for another round of his controversial...
Panama Cuts Ties With Taiwan, Switches To China
Panama broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and switched to Beijing, accepting its One China policy, the countries announced Monday. "In light of the interests and wishes of both peoples, the...
Pentagon Chief Warns North Korea Is ‘most Urgent’ Threat To Peace
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Monday warned that North Korea poses the most urgent threat to international peace and security, calling the regime's weapons program a "clear and present danger" to all....
Trump Considering ‘terminating’ Russia Probe Leader
Donald Trump is considering firing former FBI chief Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating if Russia colluded in last year's bitter election campaign, a friend of the US president said...
Secret Service Does Not Have Any White House Tapes
The US Secret Service said Monday it does not have any audio recordings or transcripts of US President Donald Trump's White House conversations, The Wall Street Journal reported. After Trump again...
Ridiculed Trump Tweet Prompts New Legislation
A much-lampooned -- and now-deleted -- tweet by President Donald Trump has spurred a serious legislative effort aimed at stopping him from erasing his many misspelled missives and other online...
Montana Congressman Avoids Jail For Body Slamming A Reporter
A Montana judge Monday sentenced congressman-elect Greg Gianforte to community service, 20 hours of anger management and a fine, but no jail time, after pleading guilty to assaulting a reporter on...
US Congressman-Elect Avoids Jail For Assaulting Reporter
A Montana judge Monday sentenced congressman-elect Greg Gianforte to community service, 20 hours of anger management and a fine, but no jail time, after pleading guilty to assaulting a reporter on...
Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting Becomes Festival of Praise
A first full meeting of Donald Trump's cabinet featured effusive praise of the embattled president Monday, a bid to project success that prompted ridicule and criticism from some quarters. Trump...
Indian Prime Minister Modi To Meet With Trump In Washington
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United States later this month to meet President Donald Trump for the first time. India's foreign ministry said on Monday that the two leaders will discuss...
US Appeals Court Upholds Block On Trump Travel Ban
A US appeals court on Monday left in place a block on President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens from six Muslim majority nations -- the latest in a string of judicial blows for the...
Israeli Intelligence Discovered IS Plans For Laptop Ban
Israeli spies hacked Islamic States computers to uncover a plot to blow up commercial airliners using laptop bombs, prompting a US ban on laptops and tablets on flights from Turkey and the Arab...
Altice Launches US Unit’s Wall Street IPO
French telecom firm Altice, led by billionaire Patrick Drahi, said Monday that it had launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange for its Altice USA subsidiary. Some 46.5...
US Attorney General To Testify In Public Russia Hearing
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to testify in connection with the probe into Russian election meddling in an open hearing Tuesday of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the committee...
Trump Promises Press Conference On Islamic State Fight
US President Donald Trump on Monday promised to reveal details of his long-awaited plan for fighting the Islamic State group, saying a press conference will come within weeks. "We have had tremendous...
US Sponsors Ditch Trump-Style ‘Julius Caesar’ In NY
Two major US companies have withdrawn their sponsorship of an outdoor New York production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" that sparked uproar for apparently portraying the assassinated Roman ruler...
India’s Modi To Meet President Trump For First Time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this month, India's foreign ministry said Monday, as the world's two-largest democracies diverge on tackling climate...
US Gunfire Kills Afghan Father and Sons, Local Officials Say
An Afghan father and his two young children were killed Monday when US troops opened fire after their convoy hit a roadside bomb, local authorities said. The civilian and his sons, aged seven and 10,...
Behind the Scenes With America’s Most Violent Gang
A notorious Central American street gang famed for its heavily tattooed members and torturing its victims has now established its self across the United States. As well as shootings, MS-13 is known...