Nuclear deal a challenge for Rouhani as Iran hardliners close in Iran’s hardliners are preparing to bring President Hassan Rouhani to heel if U.S. President Donald Trump scraps Tehran’s nuclear deal with major powers, officials and analysts believe. Trump has threatened to abrogate the 2015 agreement by not extending sanctions […]
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Trump: North Korea summit plans set; drawdown not on table President Donald Trump offered his latest teaser Friday for a historic U.S. summit with North Korea: The time and place have been set but he’s not saying when and where. The White House did, however, announce the details of a […]
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, announced Friday the termination of the program that has protected about 57,000 Hondurans from deportation since 1999. That designation, known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, came in response to the […]
Venezuela’s Maduro threatens ‘armed revolution’ ahead of May 20 election Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that he’ll take up arms and lead a revolution if a government comes into power that wants to hand the country’s “riches” to “imperialist” forces. In a campaign speech Wednesday, Maduro — who is […]
U.S. freezes funding for Syria’s “White Helmets” Less than two months ago the State Department hosted members of the White Helmets at Foggy Bottom. At the time, the humanitarian group was showered with praise for saving lives in Syria. “Our meetings in March were very positive. There were even remarks […]
Trump Orders Pentagon to Consider Reducing U.S. Forces in South Korea President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for drawing down American troops in South Korea, just weeks before he holds a landmark meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, according to several people briefed on the deliberations. […]
Look Who’s Picking Up the Tab for Karl Marx’s Birthday Bash Karl Marx’s home town is holding a party for the Communist Manifesto author’s bicentenary, and China is paying for the birthday gift. Trier, in western Germany, is bracing for big crowds for the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth this […]
White House warns China on growing militarization in South China Sea The White House warned Beijing on Thursday that there will be consequences for its growing militarization in the South China Sea, following reports of missiles being deployed to three of the country’s outposts in the disputed region. US intelligence […]
The Search for Missing MH370 has Uncovered Clues into Two Ancient Maritime Mysteries A four-year search of the depths of the Indian Ocean has failed to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But the unprecedented sonar hunt for the missing airliner might be close to solving 19th century mysteries — the […]
Teenage girl interested in human sacrifice sentenced for stabbing boy during sex A teen interested in human sacrifice and sexual violence was sentenced Wednesday to more than 11 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to stabbing her partner while they were having sex. Zoe Adams, 19, of Wigton, United […]
