A Florida man has become only the second person so far to enter a guilty plea for taking part in the storming of the US Capitol building. Paul Hodgkins, 38, entered the Senate chamber wearing a Trump T-shirt and carrying a “Trump 2020” flag. The crane operator admitted obstructing an official proceeding of Congress. Hodgkins, […]Read More
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered sanctions against any official at the International Criminal Court who prosecutes US troops as the tribunal looks at alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. “The International Criminal Court’s actions are an attack on the rights of the American people and threaten to infringe upon our national sovereignty,” White House press […]Read More
The White House on Wednesday announced it is sending a presidential delegation to the Women’s World Cup final where the U.S. will take on the Netherlands. Jackie Groenen scored the only goal of the match in the 99th minute to send the Netherlands into its first Women’s World Cup final. A statement from the White […]Read More
The United States announced harsh new sanctions on Iran as tensions surge between the decades-long rivals. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday to sanction Iran’s steel, aluminium, copper and iron sectors, which provide crucial foreign currency earnings for its crippled economy. Trump also threatened further action unless Tehran “fundamentally” changed its behaviour. […]Read More
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of a new type of “tactical guided weapon” in a move that could be an attempt to register the country’s displeasure with currently deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States. The country’s state media, KCNA, reported on Thursday that the “advantages” of the weapon were […]Read More
President Donald Trump and Barack Obama were among those hailing Tiger Woods on social media after his 11-year major drought was ended by a thrilling and emotional Masters victory on Sunday. “Congratulations to @TigerWoods,” tweeted the US president Trump, who played a round of golf with Woods earlier this year. “A truly Great Champion!” “Congratulations, […]Read More
The closure would disrupt border crossings, threatening trade worth billions of dollars. Mr Trump’s threat follows a surge in migrants travelling through Mexico to seek asylum in the US. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would not be drawn into confrontation on the issue. US-Mexico border ‘at breaking point’ Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard […]Read More
US President Donald Trump’s account of why the summit with Kim Jong Un collapsed, insisting Pyongyang demanded only partial sanctions relief in exchange for shutting down its main nuclear complex. The North’s state media said on Friday the second Trump-Kim summit helped deepen “mutual respect and trust” between the countries as they work towards resolving […]Read More
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill expanding background checks for all gun sales, including those at gun shows and on the internet. The legislation is the most significant gun control measure to make progress in Congress in more than two decades. The Democratic-controlled House passed it by 240 votes to 190. The […]Read More
The State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration’s travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday. The United States denies nearly four million visa applications a year for a variety […]Read More
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