Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head Prince Charles was approved as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group’s heads of government on Friday. “We recognise the role of the queen in championing the Commonwealth and its peoples,” […]
Russia: US did not violate red lines during Syria strikes Russia’s foreign minister said Friday that the U.S. sought out and respected Moscow’s positions in Syria when it launched its air strikes last week. Lavrov noted that despite the escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington, the U.S. made sure it […]
Israeli troops kill four more Palestinians in border protest Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, bringing to 35 the death toll in recent weeks among Palestinian protesters demanding the right to return to their former homeland. Gazans used catapults and sling-shots to launch stones […]
Kim Jong Un: North Korea no longer needs nuclear tests, state-run media reports North Korea says its quest for nuclear weapons is “complete” and it “no longer needs” to test its weapons capability, a significant development ahead of diplomatic engagement with both South Korea and the United States. North Korean […]
NBC News star Chuck Todd on conflicts of interest: ‘That’s my wife. That’s not me NBC News’ Chuck Todd was called out for hypocrisy regarding conflicts of interest during an appearance on WABC’s “Bernie & Sid” radio show on Friday morning, but the “Meet the Press” moderator doesn’t seem to […]
Pressure to Release Comey Memos May Have Backfired on G.O.P. For days, top Republicans in Congress demanded the release of James B. Comey’s memos about President Trump, threatening Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, with a subpoena if he failed to share the highly anticipated documents written by the […]
The Latest: 2,500 attend public viewing for Barbara Bush The Latest on the death of former first lady Barbara Bush (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Officials say around 2,500 people have walked past a casket holding former first lady Barbara Bush during a public viewing at a Houston church. The […]
Florida school gunman carried shotgun in guitar case, says ‘sorry’ after 1 wounded, police say A gunman carrying a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire at a Florida high school, wounding one student as other students and teachers piled desks and cabinets against classroom doors to make barricades. The […]
Democratic Party sues Russia, Trump campaign and WikiLeaks alleging 2016 campaign conspiracy The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching conspiracy to disrupt the 2016 campaign and tilt the election to Donald Trump. The complaint, […]
Michael Cohen Has Said He Would Take a Bullet for Trump. Maybe Not Anymore. For years, a joke among Trump Tower employees was that the boss was like Manhattan’s First Avenue, where the traffic goes only one way. That one-sidedness has always been at the heart of President Trump’s relationship […]
