World

Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family

Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as…
Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal

Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal

A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course…
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start

Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start

A chastened Angela Merkel warned her conservatives they must compromise to forge a nationally untested alliance in Germany as she…
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack

Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia’s capital in a show of defiance after the country’s deadliest…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan

UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan

Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families

Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families

President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far…
Son of Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering

Son of Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering

The only son of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally charged with money-laundering, the Department of…
Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’

Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appealed to Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to “act sensibly” on Wednesday, as a government deadline…
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges

Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society…
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president

Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga decided not to stand in next week’s presidential election to avoid defeat rather than for…
Back to top button