White House acted to ‘lock down’ Trump-Ukraine call records – whistleblower
A whistleblower report released on Thursday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 U.S. election for his own political benefit, but that the White House also tried to “lock dow…
Pompeo says talks with North Korea not possible in September
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States has not been able to arrange working-level meetings with North Korea in September, but Washington is ready to meet and believes it is important to do so.
Anger, impatience mount in Pakistani Kashmir as Khan makes diplomatic push
As Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan prepares to deliver another appeal to the world to address the situation in Kashmir, he faces the risk that rising anger in his country’s portion of the disputed region could spiral into a confrontation with Indi…
Pompeo says Syria government used chlorine in May chemical weapon attack
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States had concluded the government of President Bashir al-Assad in Syria had used chlorine as a chemical weapon in a May attack as part of its battle for Idlib.
Portugal court jails British pensioners for cocaine cruise
A Portuguese court jailed a British pensioner couple for eight years on Thursday for smuggling nine kilos of cocaine into Europe in their luggage on a luxury cruise from the Caribbean.
Losing the edge: Mexican leftist’s risk levels near Brazilian rightwinger
The risks of betting on Mexico, with its staunchly leftist government, and Brazil, which is run by a hard-right administration, are more even now than they have been for six years – according to traders in credit default swaps (CDS).
Pelosi accuses Trump of covering up effort to pressure Ukraine
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of trying to cover up an attempt he made to pressure Ukraine into investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Iran commits new breach of nuclear deal, expands enrichment – IAEA report
Iran has committed a further breach of its nuclear deal with major powers by enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges, and plans to install more of those advanced machines than previously announced, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Thursday….
Factbox: The atomic restrictions imposed by the Iran nuclear deal
Iran has committed a further breach of its nuclear deal with major powers by enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges, and plans to install more of those advanced machines than previously announced, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Thursday….
Brexit ‘inferno’ lays bare a divided United Kingdom
The fury of Britain’s Brexit “inferno” is so intense that it could encourage violence unless politicians tone down their rhetoric, the husband of a lawmaker murdered a week before the 2016 EU referendum said on Thursday.
