Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his executive order on sanctuary cities, arguments made by the government in the case could permanently harm its efforts to cut off wide swaths of federal funding […]
U.S. chief justice alarmed at Trump administration immigration case stance U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday with the Trump administration's stance in an immigration case, saying it could make it too easy for the government to strip people of citizenship for lying about minor infractions. Roberts and […]
North Korea faces tighter sanctions under Trump strategy The US is to tighten sanctions on North Korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to end its nuclear and missile programmes. President Donald Trump's strategy was announced after a special briefing for all 100 US senators. Earlier, […]
Nokia reports slowing sales decline as network market recovers Finnish network equipment maker Nokia reported on Thursday a slowing rate of sales decline, saying the global networks market was showing signs of recovery. Nokia and its rivals, Sweden's Ericsson and China's Huawei Technologies, have struggled in recent years as telecom […]
Vietnam says Facebook commits to preventing offensive content Vietnam's government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country's laws from appearing on its platform. In February, communist Vietnam complained about "toxic" anti-government and offensive content on Facebook and Google Inc.'s YouTube and pressured […]
U.S. launches national security probe into aluminum imports The U.S. Commerce Department launched an investigation on Wednesday to determine whether a flood of aluminum imports from China and elsewhere was compromising U.S. national security, a step that could lead to broad import restrictions on the metal. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
Trump tells Canada, Mexico, he won't terminate NAFTA treaty yet, White House U.S. President Donald Trump told the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that he will not terminate the NAFTA treaty at this stage, but will move quickly to begin renegotiating it with them, a White House said. […]
South Korea, U.S. warn of punishment for North Korea, U.S. stresses sanctions South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday on "swift punitive measures" against North Korea in the event of more provocation, although the United States signaled sanctions and diplomatic pressure were its priorities for now. As a […]
Trump plan to slash business taxes seen as guidepost by congressional Republicans President Donald Trump unveiled a one-page plan on Wednesday proposing deep U.S. tax cuts, many for businesses, that would make the federal deficit balloon if enacted, drawing a cautious welcome from fiscal conservatives and financial markets. While the […]
Soccer: Chelsea calm nerves and extend lead with win over Southampton Buoyant Chelsea extended their Premier League lead and calmed nerves at Stamford Bridge with a 4-2 win over Southampton on Tuesday that moved them seven points clear of their nearest pursuers Tottenham Hotspur. Goals from Eden Hazard, captain Gary […]
