New York (dpa) – Nine former US ambassadors to the United Nations have warned that planned cuts to the body’s funding by the Trump administration could alienate allies and weaken Washington’s hand. In a letter to the US Congress made public Tuesday, the ambassadors acknowledged that the international organization was “imperfect” but argued that the […]
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International, USABangkok (dpa) – Former British prime minister David Cameron on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump’s foreign policies in a keynote speech held in Bangkok. “The biggest problem with Trump’s travel ban is this is not a clash between civilizations,” Cameron said in a speech titled “Altered States – Has Globalization had its Day?” at
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International, USASeoul (dpa) – Hundreds of local residents on Wednesday protested as US troops began installing a missile defence system known as THAAD in South Korea, local media reported. Overnight, six trailers reportedly transported parts of the system, which is being installed at a site in Seongju, in the country’s south-east, news agency Yonhap reported. South
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International, USAFirst lady Melania Trump celebrated her 47th birthday Wednesday, her first since her husband Donald Trump was elected president and moved into the White House. The 45th first lady of the United States was born near Sevnica, Slovenia, which was then a part of communist Yugoslavia, and has maintained a quiet presence next to her
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USAA U.S. Navy destroyer fired a warning flare at an Iranian vessel in the Persian Gulf on Monday after the Revolutionary Guard ship came within 1,100 yards of the USS Mahan before turning away. The Associated Press reported the Mahan made a number of attempts to contact the incoming Iranian vessel by radio, issuing warning
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may have violated the law when he failed to disclose large fees from business dealings in Russia and Turkey shortly before he joined the White House, the leaders of the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday. The disclosure by Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Elijah
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International, USAChristopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier, acknowledges that a sensational charge his sources made about a tech company CEO and Democratic Party hacking is unverified. In a court filing, Mr. Steele also says his accusations against the president and his aides about a supposed Russian hacking conspiracy were
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International, USAThe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea soldiers salute bronze statues (not pictured) of DPRK’s late founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong Il at Mansudae in Pyongyang, in this photo released by Kyodo April 25, 2017, to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army. [Photo/Kyodo via REUTERS] Pyongyang marked
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International, USALOS ANGELES — The administration of the University of California system pays top workers salaries significantly higher than that of similar state employees, has provided millions of dollars in benefits not typical to the public sector and failed to disclose to the Board of Regents and the public that it had $175 million in budget
By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — The elections are over but debates about the issues raised and promises made by Candidate Trump are in full swing without any signs of subsiding. The following is an analysis of his intention to work towards establishing a good relationship with Russia. To avoid misunderstanding, I should start
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Arkady Mamaysky, International, USAMiami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has reached an agreement in principle to sell the team to a group led by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and including former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, pending Major League Baseball approval and other details still to be worked out in the drawing up and execution of a
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Sports & Competitions, USAIvanka Trump was booed in Berlin when she described her father, Donald, as a “tremendous champion of supporting families”. During a podium discussion in Berlin at a women’s summit organised by the G20 group of major economies, Trump said she is still working out how she could make an impact and trying to learn from
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International, USAWASHINGTON — About that border wall with Mexico. President Donald Trump backed off demands that Congress fund his promised border wall with Mexico after political opposition threatened a government shutdown, averting what could have been an embarrassing moment Friday on the eve of marking his first 100 days in the White House. Trump’s reversal was
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rod J. Rosenstein as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department, a post that puts the veteran prosecutor in charge of the investigation into whether current or former aides to President Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 campaign. Rosenstein, 52, won unusual bipartisan
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