Insurgent attack kills 10 Afghan security forces An Afghan official says insurgents attacked a checkpoint in western Farah province and killed at least 10 security personnel. Provincial council member Abdul Samad Salehi said four of the dead were from the intelligence service and six were on the police force. Salehi […]
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Iranian says Tehran ready to resolve differences with Saudis Iran’s foreign minister has expressed a willingness to resolve differences with Saudi Arabia as part of Tehran’s desire for stability in the region. Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran had also expressed willingness to improve ties with Saudi Arabia when Pakistan’s former […]
Trump-North Korea meeting: US ‘knows the risks’, says spy chief CIA director Mike Pompeo has defended Donald Trump’s decision to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying the president understands the risks. Mr Trump “isn’t doing this for theatre, he is going there to solve a problem,” the spy chief […]
Three women, suspect dead after hostage standoff in Yountville, California After an apparent hourslong standoff between police and a gunman, three women were found dead Friday night at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, authorities said. The suspect was also found dead, Chris Childs, assistant chief of the California […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs gun bill Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14. The law, known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, tightens gun […]
The anti-Trump fight California wants When the Trump administration declared war on California with a lawsuit challenging sanctuary state policies this week, it played right into the hands of Kevin de León — and virtually every other Golden State Democrat running for higher office. There is nothing that de León, […]
FBI tells House members tips missed ahead of Parkland shooting Acting Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich told House members privately Tuesday that the FBI missed two tips about the gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school, but also asserted that the ongoing federal investigations into other matters […]
Stormy Daniels sues Trump over alleged affair and ‘hush’ agreement A new lawsuit filed by the porn star known as Stormy Daniels claims President Donald Trump never signed a hush agreement regarding an alleged sexual encounter between the two and therefore the agreement is void. According to the legal complaint […]
Trump’s tariff threat may be timed for Pennsylvania U.S. House race President Donald Trump has alarmed the Republican establishment and world leaders by threatening tough steel tariffs, a message that might be meant not just to shake the world trade order but to help defend a congressional seat in Pennsylvania. […]
White House condemns Syria slaughter backed by Russia, Iran The White House condemned Russia’s involvement in Syria’s slaughter inside Eastern Ghouta, saying in a statement Sunday that the Syrian campaign backed by Russia and Iran is killing “innocent civilians under the false auspices of counterterrorism operations.” “After repeatedly delaying the […]
