Trump’s Russia Scandal
Subpoenas are flying, a special prosecutor is taking the reins, and explosive revelations hit the press almost daily: the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump's...
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Lawmakers Seek Details of Trump-Deutsche Bank-Russia Ties
US lawmakers have demanded documents from German banking giant Deutsche Bank detailing its ties with President Donald Trump and his dealings with Russia. It was the latest twist in the high-stakes...
Former Barcelona President Rosell Arrested
Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has been arrested as part of a money-laundering investigation. A number of other people were also held as police raided nine offices and homes in...
Ex-CIA Chief Warned Russia To Stay Out of Election
Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday he became increasingly concerned last summer over contacts between Donald Trump's campaign officials and Moscow, as a Russian effort to interfere with...
Ex-CIA Chief Says He Warned Russia To Stay Out of Election
Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday that he warned Russia last summer against meddling in the US presidential election but the Russians went ahead and did it, anyway. "It should be clear to...
US Intel Chief Mum On Possible Trump Pressure On Russia Probe
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Tuesday sidestepped questions about an explosive report which said President Donald Trump pressured him to help push back against the probe into...
China Flexes Muscle In Spy Games Against US
A cartoon posted in a dusty alleyway in the heart of Beijing warns passersby not to fall prey to the charms of foreign men: they might be spies. It is a graphic reminder of a struggle usually waged...
Trump Asked Two Intel Chiefs To Deny Russia Collusion
President Donald Trump asked two top US intelligence officials in March to help push back against the FBI investigation into his campaign's possible links with Russia, The Washington Post reported...
New ‘Twin Peaks’ Wins Praise, Piques Curiosity
"Twin Peaks," David Lynch's noir soap opera about murder in small-town America, returned on Sunday after 26 years away, prompting an outpouring of joy -- and a collective scratching of heads. The...
Asian Energy Firms Lead Market Gains On Hopes For Oil Ouput Cut
Energy shares led a broad rally across Asian markets on Monday as oil prices were boosted by growing hopes that an OPEC-led output cut will be extended by another nine months. With the deal agreed...
Trump’s Saudi Award ‘makes Me Want To Puke’
As President Donald Trump celebrated what he called a "tremendous" first day in Saudi Arabia, his onetime campaign adviser and longtime confidante Roger Stone expressed nothing but aversion for the...
Trump To Give Speech On Islam In Saudi
US President Donald Trump is expected to underline the need to confront extremism in Islam when he makes a speech in Saudi Arabia later on Sunday. His address, to a summit of regional leaders, will...
Trump Seeks To Win Over Muslim Leaders With Islam Speech
US President Donald Trump tells 50 Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia Sunday of his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam" a day after Washington took issue with Shiite Iran. Trump's major speech on...
China ‘crippled CIA By Killing US Sources’
Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times reports, damaging US information-gathering in the country for years. It is not...
China Killed Or Jailed Up To 20 US Spies In 2010-12
Beijing systematically dismantled CIA spying efforts in China beginning in 2010, killing or jailing more than a dozen covert sources, in a deep setback to US intelligence there, The New York Times...
US, Saudi Arabia Sign $110b Arms Deal Amid Trump Visit
On the first stop of his inaugural foreign trip, President Donald Trump signed his name Saturday to a nearly $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia effective immediately — plus another $350...
Trump Begins Foreign Tour In Riyadh
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the...
Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home
US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first steps on the world stage as scandals mount at home. Trump can expect a warm...
Cult Series ‘Twin Peaks’ Makes Long-Awaited Return
"Twin Peaks," the quirky TV show turned cult classic that gave way to a new age of television, makes its hotly anticipated return Sunday, nearly three decades after its debut. Little has emerged...
Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip
US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting Saturday in Saudi Arabia as political scandals mount at home. Trump can expect a warm...