Washington
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
World
April 12, 2019
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s seven-year hideout in Ecuador’s London embassy dramatically ended when British police dragged him out and arrested…
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned on Wednesday that it could buy jets and additional air defense systems from Russia if…
Sisi meets Trump in White House, discusses strength of Egypt-US relations
Egypt
April 10, 2019
Sisi meets Trump in White House, discusses strength of Egypt-US relations
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump met on Wednesday at the White House, where the leaders…
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
World
April 10, 2019
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
Executions fell worldwide by nearly a third last year to their lowest levels in at least a decade, but several…
Sisi to visit US on Monday, Egyptians rally in support at the White House
Egypt
April 7, 2019
Sisi to visit US on Monday, Egyptians rally in support at the White House
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will start an official visit to Washington on Monday, upon invitation from US President Donald…
Trump at Mexico border: the US is ‘full’
World
April 6, 2019
Trump at Mexico border: the US is ‘full’
US President Donald Trump visited the Mexican border on Friday to deliver a message to would-be illegal immigrants and asylum…
Trump says he strengthened NATO by insisting on higher contributions
World
April 3, 2019
Trump says he strengthened NATO by insisting on higher contributions
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has strengthened NATO by insisting on a “rocket” like increase in military spending by…
Sisi to visit Washington at invitation from Trump in April
Egypt
March 30, 2019
Sisi to visit Washington at invitation from Trump in April
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will visit Washington during the second week of April on invitation from US President Donald Trump.…
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
World
March 27, 2019
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro blamed “terrorists” for a new, near-nationwide blackout that gripped Venezuela Tuesday, two weeks after a similar outage…
Netanyahu back in Israel, consults with military
Middle East
March 26, 2019
Netanyahu back in Israel, consults with military
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home from Washington on Tuesday, heading straight into military consultations after…