Trump’s Venezuela focus frustrates top aides worried about midterm elections
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 – President Donald Trump’s focus on the brazen U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is frustrating some White House aides and Republican lawmakers, who want him…
French opposition parties seek to topple government over Mercosur
PARIS, Jan 9 – France’s far-right and far-left opposition parties will launch no-confidence motions against France’s weak minority government in response to the likely approval on Friday of the EU’s…
Iran’s Supreme Leader to give speech about protests shortly, state TV says
Jan 9 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will give a speech in a few minutes on “the terrorist actions” in the country, Iranian state TV reported on Friday, as…
Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine
It is the second time that Russia has used the intermediate-range Oreshnik. Read More
Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine
Jan 9 – The Russian military said on Friday that it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine as part of what it said was a…
‘Intended killings’: Tanzania’s election violence ensnared unsuspecting victims
NAIROBI, Jan 9 – Around 8:30 p.m. on October 31, a group of policemen appeared in the Mjimwema neighbourhood of the Tanzanian city of Mwanza, where residents were running errands…
Hoisting Russian flags, ‘shadow fleet’ edges into the light
Western nations have stepped up enforcement against the illicit oil trade around the globe.. Read More
Trump administration says it is creating new DOJ division to tackle fraud
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 – President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the U.S. Department of Justice to combat what the White House called…
Trump says he will meet with Venezuela’s Machado next week
US President Donald Trump said it will take time to get Venezuela to a place where it can hold elections. Read More
Trump says he has no issue with his family’s foreign business deals
“I got a lot of votes because I backed crypto, and I got to like it,” Mr Trump said. Read More