U.S. Senate rebukes Trump, votes to limit Iran warmaking ability
The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehran’s retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflic…
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
On the trail: Democratic White House hopefuls take aim at Bloomberg
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early-voting states, but whose television ads have blanketed the airwaves: former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition on Thursday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality.
Spike in China virus cases doesn’t show big shift in epidemic: WHO
The spike in cases reported from China reflects reclassifying a backlog of suspect cases using patients’ chest images and not necessarily the “tip of an iceberg” of a wider epidemic, a top World Health Organization official said on Thursday.
Trump sees ‘good chance’ for accord with Taliban by end of month
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a “good chance” the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
U.S. warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons
A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture,” including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate rebukes Trump, votes to limit warmaking ability in Iran
The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehran’s retaliation last month raised fears of broader regional co…
Trump says a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban is likely
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a good chance the United States will reach a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Trump says China is handling coronavirus ‘professionally’
U.S. President Donald Trump praised China over its handling of the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak in an interview that aired on Thursday, adding that the United States was working closely with Beijing.
