Why Trump’s threat to declare national emergency freaks out Republicans

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has signaled to lawmakers he will sign the compromise border security legislation in conjunction with plans to declare nation...

Trump

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

By Reuters,

The United States began sending Central American families seeking asylum back to Mexico this week, a Mexican immigration source said on Thursday, whil...

asylum , Mexico , U.S

Trump to declare national emergency as he signs border security Bill

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency so he can bypass Congress and get the money to build a wall along the border with Mexico....

President Donald Trump , United States National emergency

Transatlantic rift laid bare as US rebukes EU allies over Iran deal

By VOA,

The United States has called on Europe to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington pulled out of last year. At a two-day conferenc...

EU , Iran deal , Mike Pence

Trump’s big, beautiful shrinking wall

By VOA,

“I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on...

Donald Trump , shrinking wall

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

By Reuters,

A row over whether films produced for streaming platform Netflix should be shown at the Berlin Film Festival has overshadowed the premiere of “Elisa...

Netflix , Spanish Lesbians

Let aid in, Venezuelan opposition tells Maduro in street rallies

By Reuters,

Venezuela’s opposition supporters returned to the streets nationwide on Tuesday to keep the heat on embattled President Nicolas Maduro and demand he...

Juan Guaido , Mike Pompeo , Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Pochettino wants Tottenham to shift to the new stadium this season

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino wants the club to move to their new stadium this season and will accept responsibility if it upsets thei...

Pochettino , Premier League , shift to new stadium , Tottenham

Bezos flags ‘Saudi angle’ in alleged AMI extortion attempt

By CNN,

Jeff Bezos' stunning accusation that the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him mentioned the close ties between the paper's publisher, David Peck...

AMI , Jeff Bezos , Saudi Arabian Minister

Whitaker confirmed to appear before panel as scheduled

By VOA,

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday as scheduled, the panel's Democratic chairman said...

Whitaker

Amazon’s Bezos says National Enquirer owner tried to blackmail him

By Reuters,

Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com Inc, has accused the owner of the National Enquirer of trying to blackmail him with the threat of publishing...

Amazon , Jeff Bezos

No talks between Trump and China’s Xi before trade deadline

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries...

china , Trump

Netanyahu’s Likud uses Trump photo in Israeli election billboard

By Reuters,

A giant billboard of a smiling Donald Trump shaking hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loomed over a main entrance to Tel Aviv on Sunday, pa...

Benjamin Netanyahu , Donald Trump

Senator Cory Booker launches bid for 2020 presidential nomination

By Reuters,

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would se...

2020 presidential nomination , Senator Cory Booker , The United States of America

Trump calls border wall negotiations ‘a waste of time’

By VOA,

President Donald Trump is calling bipartisan congressional talks over border wall funding a “waste of time.” In a White House interview with T...

border wall , Trump

In reversal, Trump says he and Intel chiefs on ‘same page’

By VOA,

A day after he lashed out at U.S. intelligence agency chiefs over their assessments of global threats, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course...

Intel chiefs , Trump

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs

By CNN,

Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter bar...

Trump says U.S.-China trade talks ‘going well’ but wants to see Xi

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump was upbeat on Thursday about high-level trade talks with Chinese officials in Washington but said no final deal would be m...

Chinese President Xi Jingping , President Donald Trump , Trade

African churches boom in London’s backstreets

By Reuters,

On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders’ yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of ...

African , churches , London. , thrive

US needs assist from allies to curb China’s theft of advanced technology

By VOA,

Senior U.S. officials and experts say the United States needs to rally allies to pressure China to prevent it from stealing advanced technology throug...

Advanced technology , china , US