Trump declares Jerusalem Israeli capital, obliterating US policy
President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering U.S. neutrality on Jerusalem Wednesday, declaring the sorely divided holy city as Israeli’s capital. Palestinians cried out in frustration saying he had destroyed already-fragile Mideast hopes for peace. Defying dire, worldwide warnings, Trump insisted that after repeated peace failures it was past time for a new approach, starting […]
U.S Supreme Court Upheld The Third Version Of Trump Travel Ban
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the third version of the Trump administration’s travel ban to go into effect. The ruling will enable full enforcement travel ban to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The court’s brief unsigned orders urged appeals courts to move swiftly to determine whether the latest ban […]
U.S: 4.2 magnitude hits heartland
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the center of the United States on Monday northeast of Perry, Oklahoma – a town most famous for the origination of the Ditch Witch. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). CBS affiliate KOTV writes that the quake happened around 10:26 p.m. local time. Its epicenter was located 18 […]
Yemen rebels kill Saleh, chaos ensues
Yemeni rebels killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials said. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos. The circumstances of Saleh’s death were unclear, but Houthi officials said their forces […]
Week In Review: Trump And Senate Republicans Finally Notches Tax Bill
Senate Passes Republican Tax Overhaul Bill During the early morning hours Saturday, Senators voted 51-49 to approve the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades. The overhaul will touch almost every inch of the United States economy, affecting families, small business owners, and multinational corporations, with the most significant benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans. The […]
Flynn pleads guilty, Russian probe reaches new depths
Retired General Michael T. Flynn, who campaigned alongside Donald J. Trump in his quest for the presidency and then served as his first national security advisor, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about reaching out to Russians on Trump’s behalf. Flynn also eluded to members of the president’s inner circle being intimately involved […]
War Crimes Convict Dies After Taking ‘Poison’ In U.N. Court
Slobodan Praljak, a former Bosnian Croat military commander, swallowed what he claimed was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom at the Hague on Wednesday. He died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence. The footage of the apparent courtroom suicide, which was broadcast on a video feed showed the 72-year-old drinking […]
Kenya: Kenyatta Sworn In As Police Teargas Opposition
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second – five-year term as Kenya’s President to a crowd of 60,000 Tuesday, laying to rest the political turmoil bubbling up in the country during recent months. Cheering supporters, many clad in red and yellow Jubilee party colors and carrying Kenyan flags, filled the stadium benches while outside […]
Zimbabwe’s new president takes office, Vow To Re-Engage The World
Addressing Harare’s packed 60,000-capacity National Sports Stadium Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to re-engage the country with the world he said in his inauguration speech Friday, delivering an inclusive message to the jubilant crowd. In his address, Mr. Mnangagwa said the country’s domestic politics had “become poisoned and rancorous and polarizing,” apparently referring to […]
U.S: Flynn ceases communication with Trump’s legal team
In a move signaling possible cooperation with the government, lawyers for former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn have told President Donald Trump’s legal team they are no longer communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. Flynn’s legal team relayed the decision this week, said a person familiar with […]
