Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, announced his resignation due to poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences. “I have decided that I will step down as prime minister, with theContinue Reading
Joe Biden used his nomination acceptance speech to appeal to Republican-leaning voters who are weary of the Trump administration, says David Frum, former speechwriter to U.S. President George W. Bush. “Those voters are not looking for big ideological change, they just want a president who doesn’t cause them embarrassment allContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after being charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president’s signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. As a top adviser to Trump’s presidentialContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump was abruptly taken from the White House briefing room Monday, but returned minutes later to explain what happened. 1:30 A uniformed Secret Service officer shot and wounded a man during a confrontation near the White House that led to U.S. President Donald Trump being abruptly escortedContinue Reading
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adultContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing. The executive orders, which were announced Thursday and go into effect in 45 days, come after theContinue Reading
A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut killed at least 25 people, injured thousands and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse. The most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years shook the ground, leaving some residents thinking an earthquakeContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for “an alliance of democracies” to confront China. It amounts to a new Cold War in which nations are being forced to side either with Washington or Beijing. It’s a classic tyrannical power-play by Washington, yet ironically it is the Americans whoContinue Reading
A protester dubbed ‘Naked Athena’ confronted Portland police wearing only a face mask and beanie. The unidentified woman struck a series of ballet and yoga poses in front of anti-riot officers at around 1.45 am on Saturday morning. Surreal video footage from the scene shows the woman striding towards theContinue Reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Several Spirit Airlines employees were injured Tuesday night when they were attacked by three women who were apparently upset that their flight from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia had been delayed, sheriff’s officials said. The women hit the employees with “miscellaneous items, such as phones, shoes, fullContinue Reading
