In January, Donald Trump drew what appeared to be a “red line” for North Korea: testing a ballistic missile that could reach parts of the United States with a nuclear warhead. “It won’t happen!” insisted then President-elect Trump in a statement he posted on Twitter. Except early Tuesday, it did happen, according to North Korean…
read moreA group of influential U.S. senators has cautioned President Donald Trump that a military surge alone will not help win the war in Afghanistan, and they view as “very unnerving” a lack of U.S. diplomatic focus on the issue. The five-member bipartisan congressional delegation, led by Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, made the observation…
read moreAs police step up patrols and protesters set up camp in Hamburg, Germany, no one is expecting an easy weekend when U.S. President Donald Trump joins other heads of the world’s 20 leading economies. Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are on a collision course on issues of climate and trade, but counterterrorism efforts, recent…
read moreElectric car maker Tesla says its much-ballyhooed Model 3 car for the masses will go on sale on Friday. CEO Elon Musk made the announcement Monday on Twitter. The car is to start around $35,000 and with a $7,500 federal electric car tax credit, could cost $27,500. Tesla says the five-seat car will be…
read moreFor committed vegetarian Jay Wilde, taking over his father’s central England beef farm in 2011 gave rise to a significant ethical dilemma: how could he continue running his family business, while adhering to his principles? This year, Wilde took an unusual decision to resolve that conflict: he donated his Derbyshire farm’s herd of 63 cattle,…
read morePresident Donald Trump criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country’s latest missile launch, asking, “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” Trump wrote on Twitter late Monday that it’s “Hard to believe that South Korea … and Japan will put up with this much longer.” And he urged…
read moreThe politically isolated Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production of liquefied natural gas by 30 percent over the coming years. State-run Qatar Petroleum made the announcement in the capital, Doha on Tuesday, a day after Qatar handed over its response to a list of demands by Arab countries led by Saudi…
read moreThe United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 — a tradition that dates back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence. Two days later, delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas…
read moreRenewables are a fast-growing part of the energy that powers the United States, but a government report shows fossil fuels still provide energy for most of the economy. The Energy Information Administration says petroleum, natural gas, and coal provided 81 percent of the energy for the world’s largest economy in 2016. That is lowest rate…
read moreFeted by some British newspapers as proof of a Brexit vote windfall, Britain’s recent export recovery ranks as the worst among Europe’s major economies, according to one closely-watched measure. Surveys of manufacturers across Europe published by data firm IHS Markit on Monday underlined Britain’s challenge as it tries to become an export-led dynamo outside the…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the summit of leaders of the world’s biggest economies later in the week in Hamburg, Germany. Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert said the two leader would meet before the Group of 20 (G-20) summit begins, likely early on Thursday evening. Trump…
read morePolice say a fight broke out between protesters after marches for and against President Donald Trump, leading to three arrests in Philadelphia. About 150 “Impeach Trump”‘ members and 50 pro-Trump members held separate marches Sunday morning. Police say a group of Trump supporters tried to enter a bar in the city after the march…
read moreA global Danish transport and logistics company says it has restored most of its information technology systems after experiencing a major cyberattack last week that affected companies and government agencies in more than 60 countries. A.P. Moller-Maersk says it resumed container deliveries at its major ports Monday, but said it may take another week to…
read moreIs the United States witnessing a titanic struggle in which a populist president fights back against a concerted media onslaught waged by liberal-dominated news industry giants supported by wealthy coastal elites? Or are we seeing a mentally unstable and increasingly unpopular former reality TV personality lashing out at media critics with vicious, vulgar tweets in…
read moreDemonstrators hoisting signs and chanting anti-Donald Trump slogans marched through downtown Los Angeles to urge Congress to impeach the president. The Los Angeles march was one of several similar gatherings Sunday across California and the nation. Organizers say they believe the president has violated the U.S. Constitution and obstructed justice. One banner called the president…
read moreWith Congress idle this week, U.S. lawmakers are in their home states at a time of intense political upheaval over the future of health care in America. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, Republicans remain in disarray over their stalled plan to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement known as Obamacare. …
read morePresident Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on U.S. news media Sunday, tweeting a doctored, 10-year-old wrestling video that showed him tackling and punching a figure labeled as CNN, the television news network he has repeatedly denounced for so-called “fake news.” With negative comments about Trump’s Twitter tactics streaming in throughout the day from establishment…
read morePresident Donald Trump is suggesting that the large number of U.S. states refusing to turn over voter registration information to a White House voter fraud commission have something to keep out of the public eye. In a Twitter comment Saturday, Trump said, “Numerous states are refusing to give information to the very distinguished VOTER FRAUD…
read moreQatar’s stock market fell sharply Sunday as a deadline for Doha to accept a series of political demands by four Arab states was expected to expire later in the day with no sign of a resolution. The Qatari stock index sank as much as 3.1 percent in thin trading, bringing its losses to 11.9 percent…
read moreA stunning move last week by a House panel to force a debate on new presidential war powers revealed mounting frustration that Congress has for too long dodged one of its most important responsibilities: to decide whether to send American fighting forces into harm’s way. The measure crafted by Rep. Barbara Lee of California, an…
read moreSamsung Electronics said Sunday its recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones will be recycled and sold starting this week in South Korea. The Galaxy Note FE phone, using unused parts in the recalled Note 7 smartphones, will go on sale in South Korea Friday at 700,000 won ($611), about three quarters of its original price. …
read morePresident Donald Trump told a gathering of evangelicals in Washington that terrorism is the greatest global threat to religious freedoms. Trump spoke at the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” event sponsored by conservative Christian groups Saturday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The president said terrorism was one of…
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