Exclusive: Mexico foreign minister heads to Caribbean to win over Venezuelan allies – official Mexico’s foreign minister will travel to Jamaica, Grenada and Saint Lucia in March, a Mexican official said on Thursday, as part of efforts to erode Venezuela’s oil-based influence in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Cuban diplomats will visit […]
Tillerson meets Turkey’s Erdogan for ‘open’ talks after weeks of strain Top U.S. diplomat Rex Tillerson and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan had a “productive and open” talk on Thursday about improving ties strained recently over their policies on Syria, in a meeting following weeks of escalating anti-American rhetoric from Ankara. Tillerson […]
Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa, vows anti-corruption fight Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa’s president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday and pledged to tackle endemic corruption after scandal-ridden Jacob Zuma resigned on orders from the ruling African National Congress. The road back to prosperity and self-respect under […]
‘Do you fear me?’: Venezuela’s Maduro vows to gatecrash regional summit Venezuela’s unpopular socialist president Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his right-wing Latin American counterparts showed intolerance by trying to exclude him from an upcoming summit in Lima – and he vowed to go anyway. “Do you fear me? You […]
Two Bronx Brothers Arrested in Bomb-Making Scheme A former teacher at a charter high school and his twin brother were arrested on Thursday on federal bomb-making charges, stockpiling more than 32 pounds of ingredients for explosives in a closet in their apartment in the Bronx, law enforcement officials said. The […]
The Names of the Florida School Shooting Victims As gunshots echoed through the high school, a geography teacher, Scott Beigel, 35, paused to usher stragglers into his classroom before locking the door, only to be shot and killed himself as the shooter strode by. A parent, Jennifer Zeif, credited Mr. […]
‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Recap: Shannon Elizabeth Cries Amid Fears Of Elimination Did you love the Feb. 14 episode of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’? After a new ‘Head Of Household’ was named, Shannon Elizabeth became a target. Everyone was in tears after Keshia Knight Pulliam‘s exit from the house during the Feb. […]
Fifth Harmony Cancels Australian Tour & Fans Are Convinced A Breakup Is About To Happen Fifth Harmony has sadly canceled their 2018 Australian tour, and fans are speculating that the group is on the verge of a split! Fifth Harmony (Lauren Jauregui, 21, Ally Brooke, 24, Dinah Jane, 20, and […]
Female artists strike right note at NME Awards in London Female musical acts took home a slew of prizes at the NME Awards in London on Wednesday, in a move that artists present welcomed as the entertainment industry reeled from allegations of sexual misconduct against women. New Zealand songstress Lorde […]
Heavy metal band Metallica wins 2018 Polar Music Prize American heavy metal band Metallica was awarded Sweden’s Polar Music Prize on Wednesday, drawing a delighted response from the group which has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, publisher and manager of the Swedish […]
