Trump, Kim's standoff on the Korean Peninsula keeps region on edge
When asked one month later how he would respond to new North Korean provocations, such as a nuclear test, Trump told CBS Saturday, "I don't know. I mean, we'll see." Meanwhile, even US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arriving off the coast couldn't deter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who fired what South Korea now believes could be a new type of missile the same day.Mixed messages from the Trump administration regarding its policy on North Korea have further obscured what the next phase of t..>> view originalTrump adviser to leave the White House.
By Vivian Salama | AP By Vivian Salama | AP April 30 at 9:51 PM WASHINGTON — An adviser to President Donald Trump will be leaving the White House A senior administration official says Sebastian Gorka, a former counterterrorism analyst for Fox News who joined the administration as a counterterrorism adviser, will be leaving the White House in the coming days. The official says that Gorka had initially been hired to play a key role on the Strategic Initiatives Group, an advisory panel create..>> view originalExclusive drone footage captures west Mosul in the throes of war
A car bomb explodes. Then another. The rotting bodies of ISIS soldiers, abandoned by their units, contaminate the streets. Children walking through the rubble of what was once their home don't flinch. To them, this is the new normal. These are scenes from western Mosul as Iraqi forces wage a street-to-street battle to retake the city from ISIS, which the group has controlled for almost three years. Equipped with a drone and a camera, Brazilian photojournalist Gabriel Chaim spent 20 days embedded..>> view originalAngela Merkel arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf
Riyadh, May 1 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, has arrived in the oil-rich kingdom without a headscarf for talks with the King.Merkel was greeted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and other officials upon her arrival at the western city of Jeddah on Sunday, The Independent reported.The 62-year-old like other female Western visitors did not cover her hair upon arrival in the conservative Islamic kingdom.British Prime Minister Theresa May also avoided t..>> view originalTurkish President Erdogan courts controversy, suggests multilateral dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue
Even before his visit to India, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan courted by suggesting "multilateral dialogue" to resolve the Kashmir issue in order to ensure peace in the region."We should not allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multi-lateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek ways to settle the issue once and for all," President Erdogan, who arrived in New Delhi last evening, told WION news channel in an interview."All around the world, there is no ..>> view originalRights group: Trump should seek accountability from Duterte
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while addressing the media following the conclusion of the 30th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Manila, Philippines, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Duterte suggested Saturday to his American counterpart to back out from an intensifying standoff with North Korea not in surrender but to avoid risking a nuclear “holocaust” that could affect Asia immensely. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) By Jim Gomez | AP By Jim Gomez | AP May 1 at 3:32 AM MANILA, Phil..>> view originalDonald Trump's next 100 days
The White House spent last week fending off unflattering critiques of Trump's first three months in the Oval Office, claiming he had racked up great achievements while also dismissing what it sees as an artificial milestone.But the experience of the first 100 days has shown the enormity of the challenge Trump faces in enacting his proposed policies amid partisan acrimony in Washington, where Democratic opposition is determined to thwart him and Republican infighting persists.The looming politica..>> view originalTrump chief of staff: 'We've looked at' changing libel laws
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said during an interview on Sunday the Trump administration has “looked into” changing libel laws.“I think it’s something that we’ve looked at, and how that gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story,” Priebus said on ABC’s "This Week."“But when you have articles out there that have no basis or fact and we’re sitting here on 24/7 cable companies writing stories about constant contacts with Russia and all these other matters."Trump h..>> view originalThe Future of Europe Hinges on a Face-Off in France
For many French voters, the Presidential race has offered no good choices.CreditPhotograph by Oscar B. Castillo for The New Yorker On the evening of April 20th, nearly a quarter of France’s television-watching public was tuned in to a special called “15 Minutes pour Convaincre.” Its format was simple: each of eleven Presidential candidates would appear and speak for fifteen minutes, making a final pitch to the electorate—a full third of whom, according to analysts, remained undecided, just..>> view originalJapan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The Izumo, seen here in a file picture, is Japan's biggest warship Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military.The helicopter carrier Izumo is escorting a US supply vessel within Japanese waters.The US ship is heading to refuel the naval fleet in the region, including the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group.Nort..>> view original
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