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Nine Americans killed in Mexican ambush, Trump urges joint action
MEXICO CITY: Gunmen killed nine women and children in the bloodiest attack on Americans in Mexico for years, prompting US President Donald Trump to offer to help the neighbouring country wipe out drug cartels believed to be behind the ambush.
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US envoy Sondland admits to quid pro quo on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON: US diplomat Gordon Sondland told a Ukrainian official his country would likely not get nearly US$400 million in security aid unless they pursued investigations demanded by President Donald Trump, revising earlier testimony to the Trump impeachment inquiry. Sondland, the
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US begins one-year process to leave Paris Climate pact
WASHINGTON: The US submitted paperwork yesterday to the United Nations that begins the one-year process to formally withdraw from the historic Paris climate accord, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. US President Donald Trump, a longtime critic of the agreement, has bemoaned
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Turkey captures sister of dead IS ‘caliph’ in Syria
WASHINGTON: Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi yesterday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law, who were also detained. Rasmiya Awad,
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Lynas: Australia wants conditions dropped
BANGKOK: The Australian government is hoping that Malaysia will drop conditions imposed on rare earth company Lynas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. operating in Gebeng, Kuantan. This was among the matters raised in talks between Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
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Giuliani associate Parnas will comply with Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON: Lev Parnas, an indicted Ukrainian-American businessman who has ties to President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is now prepared to comply with requests for records and testimony from congressional impeachment investigators, his lawyer told Reuters yesterday. Parnas, who
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Iraqi PM: Stop your protests, economy is getting hurt
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi appealed yesterday to protesters to help restore normal life across the country and said the unrest was costing the economy “billions of dollars”. More than 250 people have been killed since the protests
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Trump tells UK’s Johnson and Farage to unite
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to come together to safeguard prospects for expanded US-UK trade after Britain leaves the European Union. Trump told reporters at the White
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Whistleblower offers Republicans testimony as Trump pushes to unmask
WASHINGTON: The US official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered to communicate directly with Republicans on the intelligence committee leading the inquiry, his lawyers said yesterday. The action was in response to Republican
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Labrador Hatty sworn in at Chicago state attorney’s office for emotional support
A labrador retriever dog sworn in at Chicago State Attorney’s office for providing emotional support. (Photo: Twitter/AP) It was a real dog of a ceremony this week during a swearing-in at the state’s attorney’s office in Chicago. The newly sworn-in
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