Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the General Assembly last week in New York.Credit Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United States withdrew on Tuesday from the world’s most important human rights … Read More
The FBI seal. JOSE LUIS MAGANA / AP The long-awaited report by the Justice Department’s inspector general examining the department’s conduct in the Hillary Clinton email investigation came out on Thursday, and, if nothing else, it’s exhaustive. At more than 500 pages, … Read More
Blame Comey. That’s the main takeaway of the much-awaited Justice Departmentinspector general’s report on the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The report faulted former FBI Director James Comey both for saying in July 2016 that there were no grounds for a reasonable prosecutor to go … Read More
Iran may come to regret its lack of co-operation with Turkey over military moves Turkey is making in northern Iran aimed at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), wrote Burhanettin Duran, director of a pro-government Turkish think-tank, in the Sabah newspaper on … Read More
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday (June 16) called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to jointly overcome their mutual distrust, as he confirmed ongoing efforts to arrange a Japan-North Korea summit. In a television … Read More
Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, arrived for a hearing in federal court in Washington on Friday.CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times WASHINGTON — A federal judge revoked Paul Manafort’s bail and sent him to jail on Friday … Read More
(CNN)Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are the unlikeliest of statesmen, but fate has thrown the US President and the North Korean tyrant an opportunity granted to few historic figures — together they can change the world. Their summit in Singapore … Read More
–If President Trump and Kim Jong Un come closer to an agreement, Chinese stocks are particularly poised to benefit, according to CNBC analysis using Kensho, a quantitative analytics tool used by hedge funds. –When worries about North Korea’s nuclear threat … Read More