Warnings from Democratic lawmakers and the latest revelations from a top DHS employee make it clear Trump doesn’t want the public to know what’s happening. By Luke O’Brien, HuffPost US An explosive whistleblower complaint filed by a senior Department of Homeland Security aide this week has shed new light on efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deceive Congress […]
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Protesters in Melbourne defied a coronavirus lockdown for the second straight weekend on Saturday, prompting 14 arrests and 51 infringement notices for breaching public health orders, as new infections in the Australian hotspot continued to fall. Around 100 people protested in various locations in Melbourne, Victoria Police said, after about […]
By Chuck Mikolajczak, Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq slid and the S&P 500 closed little changed on Friday as early gains in technology and growth names faded, with each of the three major Wall Street averages posting their second straight weekly decline. After hitting a record high of $61.86, shares of Oracle Corp ORCL.N turned […]
By Reuters Staff DOHA (Reuters) – The opening ceremony for talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents began in Qatar’s capital Doha on Saturday, marking the start of negotiations aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians. The 19-year conflict is also the United States’ longest […]
By Steve Holland, Dan Williams, Aziz El Yaakoubi WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel on Friday, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran, but one that threatens to leave the Palestinians further isolated. U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted the news after he spoke by phone to […]
Brexit The UK has struck its first major post-Brexit trade pact after signing a deal with Japan that aims to boost trade between the countries by about £15bn. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said it was a “historic moment”. She said it would bring “new wins” for British businesses in manufacturing, food and drink, and […]
California wildfires More than half a million people in the US state of Oregon are fleeing deadly wildfires that are raging across the Pacific Northwest, authorities say. Fanned by unusually hot, dry winds, dozens of fires are sweeping the state, and at least one is being treated as suspected arson. Governor Kate Brown said the […]
By Kawoon Khamoosh BBC World Service Talibshah Hosseini picked up his three daughters, supported his sick wife and ran. Flames were surrounding their overcrowded tent in the sprawling migrant camp. He had been awake, keeping an eye on supposedly small fires in the distance. The 37-year-old artist from Afghanistan then decided to take a closer […]
China-India border dispute India and China have agreed to “quickly disengage” from a standoff that has seen gunfire at a disputed border and accusations of kidnapping. Their foreign ministers met on Thursday and said they would ease tensions. Soldiers from both countries have periodically skirmished along the poorly demarcated border, called the Line of Actual […]
Trump Orders Reporter To Remove His Mask At Press Briefing “You’re going to have to take that off,” the president told Jeff Mason. The Reuters White House correspondent refused. By Mary Papenfuss US President Donald Trump demanded that a reporter remove his face mask in the middle of a question at a White House press briefing on […]
