Haley blames Russia for failure of Syrian ceasefire The United States has declared a United Nations effort to implement a ceasefire in Syria a failure and blamed Russia for stalling it, as the Syrian army continued to pound the devastated rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador […]
U.S. picking up Taliban interest in Afghan peace talks The United States is picking up signs of interest from Taliban elements in exploring the possibility of talks with Kabul to end the more than 16-year-old war, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, as he made an unannounced visit […]
White House expects North Korea summit to happen despite Pyongyang’s silence The White House said on Monday it fully expected an unprecedented meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to take place, if North Korea stuck to its promises, even though Pyongyang has yet […]
U.S. warns it may act on Syria as onslaught against Ghouta grinds on U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned on Monday that Washington“remains prepared to act if we must,” if the U.N. Security Council fails to act on Syria, as the Syrian army’s onslaught in eastern Ghouta […]
UK’s May says ‘highly likely’ Russia behind nerve attack on spy British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday it was“highly likely” that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning in England of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter using a military-grade nerve agent. May told parliament that […]
Three package bombings in Texas are linked, police say; two people killed Residents of a home on the eastern edge of Austin rose Monday to find a package that they weren’t expecting outside the front door. In this era of internet shopping, such brown boxes are ubiquitous. So they took […]
Landmines on the Road to the Trump-Kim Summit As President Donald Trump enthusiastically endorses a summit with someone he effectively threatened to kill just a few weeks ago, one imagines a man waving a piece of paper while declaring “peace in our time.” In fact, the comparison between Trump’s plan […]
Trump Blocks Broadcom’s Bid for Qualcomm President Trump on Monday blocked Broadcom’s $117 billion bid for the chip maker Qualcomm, citing national security concerns and sending a clear signal that he was willing to take extraordinary measures to promote his administration’s increasingly protectionist stance. In a presidential order, Mr. Trump […]
House ends Russia probe, says no Trump-Kremlin collusion House Intelligence Committee Republicans closed their investigation of Russian election interference Monday, declaring they found no evidence that President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign cooperated with the Kremlin, a conclusion Trump quickly celebrated — but which Democrats called premature and even misleading. Soon […]
House Republicans break with intelligence community on Russia Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee reached an opposite conclusion Monday from the intelligence community they oversee, announcing that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not trying to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election. The Republicans also said they found no evidence […]
