North Korea Warns of ICBM Launch
North Korea warned on Wednesday that it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully tested a system designed to intercept them. The fresh...
Tag: Donald Trump
N. Korea Prepared For New ICBM Test
North Korea warned Wednesday it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully tested a system designed to intercept them. The fresh...
Activist Probing Ivanka Trump Supplier In China Detained
A labour activist investigating working conditions at a supplier for the Ivanka Trump brand in central China has been detained, and two of his colleagues are missing, their non-governmental...
White House Communications Director Quits
The White House communications director resigned only three months after being hired The White House communications director has resigned only three months after being hired by President Donald...
50 Years After Six-Day War, Israeli-Palestinian Divide Widens
Israelis and Palestinians mark 50 years since the Six-Day War next week as the gap between them further widens, with both sides deeply scarred by years of violence, failed negotiations and broken...
UN Chief Guterres Says Climate Deal Is Essential
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is "absolutely essential" that the world unite to combat the threat from climate change. Speaking in New York, Mr Guterres said if any country...
War of Words Between Trump and Merkel Continues
US President Donald Trump called Germany's trade and spending policies "very bad" - intensifying a row between the longtime allies and immediately earning himself the moniker "destroyer of Western...
Portland Stabbing Suspect Yells Slogans At Court Hearing
A murder suspect accused of killing two men during an anti-Muslim rant against two girls on board a train in Oregon appeared in court, shouting slogans and defending his act as "patriotism." Jeremy...
Russia Inquiry Expands To Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen is the latest Trump associate to refuse to cooperate with the Russia inquiry President Donald Trump's lawyer has received requests for information from two congressional panels...
Keri Russell Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
Actress Keri Russell, best known for her role as a ruthless KGB operative in the long-running series "The Americans," was honored on Tuesday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 41-year-old...
Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause
US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question about democracy in the region was met with a diplomatic pause. At the White House,...
ExxonMobil Faces Climate Showdown At Annual Meeting
ExxonMobil's controversial stance on climate change will be back in the spotlight Wednesday when shareholders vote on an environmentalist-backed measure calling for an accounting of climate policy...
US Begins Sending Arms To Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the Pentagon said, fulfilling a pledge that has infuriated Turkey. The...
Trump’s Embattled Son-In-Law
Donald Trump's shock White House win transformed his soft-spoken 36-year-old son-in-law into one of the world's most powerful men, but Jared Kushner's eyebrow-raising Kremlin contacts have put that...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was not behind an alleged chemical attack in the country last month that killed...
New Trump Attack On Germany Widens Transatlantic Rift
The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel with a new attack on German trade tactics and defense spending....
Clinton the Third? Chelsea Courts Limelight
Chelsea Clinton, the 37-year-old only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is fueling speculation that she could one day run for office -- honing her Twitter profile, publishing a new book and becoming...
Germany A Large Investor, Employer In US Economy
A brewing diplomatic crisis between the United States and Germany has its roots in President Donald Trump's frequent criticism of the large US trade deficit with the European economic powerhouse....
Clinton the Third? Chelsea Courts Limelight
Chelsea Clinton, the 37-year-old only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is fueling speculation that she could one day run for office -- honing her Twitter profile, publishing a new book and becoming...
EU, China Seek Tighter Bond To Face Trump
The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US President Donald Trump on trade and climate change. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will...