Facebook exec says it helped put Trump in White House

A senior Facebook executive on Tuesday said the world’s biggest social network unintentionally helped put Donald Trump in the White House but warned against dramatic rule changes.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM

80 'American terrorists' killed: Iran state TV

Iranian state television says 80 "American terrorists" had been killed and US helicopters and military equipment damaged. It did not provide evidence of how it obtained that information.
8 January 2020, 06:18 AM

Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack

President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops. He promised to make a statement to the nation Wednesday morning about the increasingly precarious situation with Iran.
8 January 2020, 04:45 AM

Bolton ‘to testify’

Former White House national security advisor John Bolton, in a surprise announcement, said Monday that he is willing to testify if subpoenaed in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crimes charges

Harvey Weinstein was hit with new sex crimes charges in Los Angeles on Monday just as his high-profile trial in a separate case opened in New York, kicking off proceedings key to the #MeToo movement.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Zarif denied visa for UN summit

The United States has denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday, a US official said. Under the 1947 UN “headquarters agreement,” the United States is generally required to allow access to the United Nations for foreign diplomats.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM

India-US ties have grown from strength to strength: Modi to Trump

The ties between India and the US "have grown from strength to strength", Prime Minister Narendra Modi says in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to a statement by Indian government.
7 January 2020, 06:29 AM

US denies Iran's Zarif a visa to attend UN: US official

The United States has denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday, a US official says.
7 January 2020, 05:41 AM

Pentagon chief denies US is leaving Iraq

The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country.
7 January 2020, 04:43 AM

Weinstein sex crimes trial set to open

Harvey Weinstein’s high-profile sex crimes trial opened yesterday, more than two years after a slew of allegations against the once-mighty Hollywood producer triggered the #MeToo movement that led to the downfall of dozens of powerful men.
6 January 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Real likelihood’ Iran will try to hit US troops: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Iran will probably try to attack American troops after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander.
6 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Trump tweets Iran will 'never have a nuclear weapon'

President Donald Trump repeats his insistence that Iran will not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
6 January 2020, 15:08 PM

Trump returns to Washington to face a pair of challenges

With his 17-day holiday stay at his Florida resort over, President Donald Trump returns to the White House facing twin challenges: the fallout from the strike he ordered to kill an Iranian general and his looming impeachment trial in the Senate.
6 January 2020, 14:50 PM

Trump: Aim of killing Iranian general was to stop a war

President Donald Trump says he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general “to stop a war,” not start one, but in the tense aftermath the Pentagon braces for retaliation by sending more troops to the Middle East.
4 January 2020, 05:20 AM

New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral

A fresh air strike hits pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, as fears grow of a proxy war erupting between Washington and Tehran a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general.
4 January 2020, 04:17 AM

Pentagon confirms Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander

US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in Baghdad "in a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad," the Pentagon says.
3 January 2020, 04:49 AM

Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’

A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media report.
25 December 2019, 04:52 AM

‘It’s so unfair’

President Donald Trump on Saturday criticised House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding off on sending the articles of impeachment against him to the Senate.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Twitter, FB target state-linked accounts made to manipulate

Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored US President Donald Trump, as part of a crackdown on state-sponsored propaganda efforts.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump assures Republicans in Senate will save him

An embattled President Donald Trump condemns the Democratic-led impeachment vote against him, irked that he made US history in a bad way but assures that Republicans in the Senate will save him from being ousted.
19 December 2019, 03:48 AM