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 […]
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Showman Trump abandons cautious Obama approach to North Korea When President Barack Obama counseled his successor Donald Trump on the global threats he should expect to face once he assumed office last year, a nuclear North Korea and its unpredictable leader were at the top of the list. But while […]
U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before planned talks U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would boost Kim’s standing. “The president […]
Former student indicted on 17 counts of murder in Florida school shooting A Florida grand jury formally indicted Nikolas Cruz on Wednesday on 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree for last month’s shooting spree at a high […]
Trump sours flagging NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to unleash a trade war over steel crushed hopes of substantial progress in the latest talks to rework NAFTA, heightening fears for the trade deal’s future. Trump said on Thursday that a plan for protectionist […]
Samsung launches Galaxy S9 with focus on social media Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone on Sunday with an emphasis on visual applications for social media, hoping to attract tech savvy young consumers to weather a market slowdown. With the global smartphone market set to stay […]
Pence rallies conservatives with call to fight hard at 2018 elections Vice President Mike Pence rallied thousands of conservative activists on Thursday to fight back against a Democratic drive to take over the U.S. Congress in 2018 elections, calling a Republican victory at the midterm votes crucial to advancing President […]
Four U.S. citizens killed in Jan. 20 attack on Kabul hotel Four U.S. citizens were killed and two injured in Saturday’s attack by the Taliban on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. “We can confirm that there were four U.S. citizens killed and two […]
Turkey expects swift campaign against U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters in an air and ground offensive on the Afrin region beyond its border. The three-day-old campaign has opened a new front in Syria’s […]
Government still shut down on Monday as U.S. Senate fails to clinch deal A U.S. government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach agreement late on Sunday to restore federal spending authority and deal with demands from Democrats that young “Dreamers” be protected […]
