US President Donald Trump has lauded his son’s “transparency” who is in the eye of the storm after releasing emails of his communications with a Russian source who wanted to pass on ‘damaging information’ about election rival Hillary Clinton.
Find out the 4 airports still under US laptop ban
Four airports remain under a ban for carry-on laptops on US-bound flights, imposed amid fears that Islamic State is developing a bomb concealed in personal electronics, officials said Tuesday.
The top 6 persons of interest in the probe on Russia’s interference in US affairs
The bombshell revelation that President Donald Trump’s oldest son Don Jr. met with a Kremlin-tied Russian lawyer hawking damaging material on Hillary Clinton has taken suspicions of election collusion with Moscow to a new level.
Trump Jr on getting Russian dirt on Clinton: I love it!
Donald Trump’s eldest son released emails Tuesday showing he embraced Russia’s efforts to support his father’s presidential campaign, admitting he would “love” to get dirt from Moscow on Hillary Clinton.
US apologizes for Trump gaffe calling Xi Jinping as Taiwan’s president
China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that mistakenly described Xi Jinping as the president of the “Republic of China”.
Israel’s Netanyahu backs Hungary’s crackdown on George Soros: Criticism on billionaire is legit
Israel has backtracked after calling on Hungary to halt a poster campaign targeting George Soros, saying it stands against anti-Semitism but that criticism of the US billionaire is also legitimate.
US Senate seeks probe of Trump Jr’s meeting with Russian lawyer to get dirt on Clinton
Donald Trump’s eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, thrusting the White House deep into another Russia-related scandal.
Iran congratulates Iraq on Mosul victory
Iran has congratulated Iraq on its declared victory over the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul and offered its help to rebuild the devastated country.
Japan PM Abe’s public support falls on a cliff due to scandals
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to the lowest level of his premiership, opinion polls showed Monday, after scandals and a historic defeat of his ruling party in Tokyo elections.
Convicted politiko works in Congress by day, sleeps in jail by night
For many politicians, a jail sentence means the end of your career, but not for lawmaker Celso Jacob. He still comes each day to Brazil’s National Congress — straight from prison.
Republicans make fun of Trump’s boneheaded plan to tag-team with Putin on cyber security
Senior Republican senators on Sunday ridiculed US President Donald Trump’s plan to work with Russia to prevent election meddling, with one likening it to working with the Syrian regime to prevent chemical attacks.
North Korea’s chilling words after US bomber drill: Small error can spark nuclear war
BY: Agence France-Presse North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against…
Find out how Trump got his way in stormy G20 summit
US President Donald Trump won key concessions on climate and trade Saturday from world leaders at the most fractious G20 summit to date, in exchange for preserving the unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies.
Real Trump is different from Trump on TV – Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he expects Russian-US cooperation will improve under Donald Trump and that the American president is “very different” in real life compared to on TV.
Top LOL moments at G20 summit in Hamburg: Melania’s bad day to Macron’s hug to Merkel’s eye rolls
From US First Lady Melania Trump’s travails to the reserved German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s facial twitches, here are some of the anecdotal moments that livened up this year’s G20 summit of world leaders in Hamburg.
Power press: Moscow media makes big deal of Putin’s thumb in handshake with Trump
Russia’s pro-Kremlin media reacted triumphantly on Saturday to the first handshake and lengthy talks between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump at the G20 meeting in Hamburg.
US B1-B’s drop smart bombs near Korea DMZ in show of force
US bombers carried out a rare live fire drill in South Korea Saturday, flying close to the DMZ in a show of force after Pyongyang’s latest missile test, the South’s defence ministry said.
US VP Pence’s hands-on NASA gaffe goes viral
In a goof gone viral, Vice President Mike Pence touched something he should not have as he visited NASA headquarters, and his defense smacked of something his boss might do: blame somebody else.
Trump, Putin showed ‘positive chemistry’ in first meeting: Talk lasted 2 hours as Melania couldn’t get them out of room
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin engaged in a “very robust exchange” over claims Moscow meddled in America’s elections, during their first face-to-face talks Friday at a fractious G20 summit marred by violent street protests.
Trump, Putin in first handshake before blockbuster G20 meeting
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin shook hands as they met for the first time Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift between America and its Western allies over climate change and trade.
Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of using Twitter to stoke dissent
Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, on Thursday accused Doha of being behind over 23,000 Twitter accounts it blames for trying to stoke dissent in Saudi Arabia.
Thai telenovala hunks enlisted to spruce up military junta image
Sporting flak jackets, machine guns and smouldering stares, four Thai heartthrobs have been enlisted to woo fans — and some say spruce up the ruling junta’s image — in a new soap opera dividing the army-run kingdom.
After trying Christian, Islamic rites, African nation goes voodoo to purge violent past
The voodoo follower stood bare-chested with beads around his neck in the centre of the public square in Bè, a working class district of Togo’s capital, Lome.
Kampihan na! Russia blocks UN statement calling for N. Korea sanctions
Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for “significant measures” in response to North Korea’s test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, arguing that the missile was in fact of medium range.
