Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been an outspoken critic of President Trump’s immigration policies. But in a speech in 2009, Schumer espoused views against illegal immigration that sound strikingly similar to what President Trump has said since 2015. … Read More
WASHINGTON – Capitalism, Democrats just aren’t that into you. According to a Gallup poll published Monday, a majority of Democrats no longer hold a positive view of capitalism, while nearly 60 percent of them feel good about socialism. More than 70 percent … Read More
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting in Kamchatka Peninsula region, Russian Far East, Russia, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate … Read More
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Ridha in Mashhad, Iran. Khamenei.ir Khamenei said economic woes were result of internal mismanagement by the govt. and not just US pressure. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday … Read More
Leaders of rival Koreas to meet in Pyongyang in September. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang sometime in September, … Read More
Russian officials were “pleased” with the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin… Russian officials were “pleased” with the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, US and Western intelligence agencies have found, according to two … Read More
Fierce tensions between the United States and Turkey have continued to escalate over the weekend – resounding through the global economy and inseminating volatility throughout the Middle East markets – in response to Trump’s tough crackdown on the once esteemed … Read More
Turkey’s political and economic crisis has sent its currency tumbling to a record low against the U.S. dollar Friday and unsettled investors amid fears that the contagion may spread from the small southern European economy into financial markets around the world. So … Read More
Turkey may start ‘looking for new friends,’ Erdogan writes Trump boosted U.S. sanctions amid rout in Turkish markets Donald Trump with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 11. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the U.S. that its decades-long … Read More
After US president hikes taxes, Turkish president encourages Turks to buy lira in two separate speeches as currency hits record lows. The value of the lira dropped as much as 20 percent on Friday (AFP) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told … Read More