Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arriving in Moscow for a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 22. Abe and Putin have been meeting regularly as both Moscow and Tokyo continue to express hope for a long-awaited peace treaty to formally end the WWII, resolving among other problems the territorial issue of […] Read more
By Devan Cole President Donald Trump’s former “fixer” Michael Cohen paid the head of a small technology company thousands in 2015 to rig online polls and elevate Cohen’s character to benefit Trump’s presidential campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the paper, Cohen paid John Gauger, the owner of RedFinch Solutions LLC, between $12,000 and […] Read more
Rudy Giuliani: ‘I never said there was no collusion’ by Trump campaign Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has insisted that he “never said there was no collusion” between Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign and Russia – only that Trump himself was not involved. The former New York mayor said he did not know if others involved […] Read more
By Joshua Berlinger An Israeli student who was talking on the phone to her sister overseas has been killed in a “horrific attack” in Melbourne, Australia, police said — a city consistently ranked among the world’s safest places to live. Victoria Police said the 21-year-old victim, Aiia Maasarwe, appeared to have been “seriously assaulted.” The […] Read more
By: Lewis Goodall The first confidence vote for a quarter of a century ended, as most confidence votes do, with victory for the government. Only three have succeeded in ejecting an administration in the last 120 years, and the result of this one was never really in doubt. It’s why Jeremy Corbyn didn’t want to call […] Read more
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has survived a no-confidence vote in British parliament but May now faces a new confrontation with opponents to rescue her Brexit deal. MP’s voted 325 to 306 that they had confidence in May’s government after a motion was tabled by the opposition, following a defeat by 230 votes on her […] Read more
McDonald’s Corp has lost its rights to the trademark “Big Mac” in a European Union case ruling in favor of Ireland-based fast-food chain Supermac’s, according to a decision by European regulators. The judgment, provided to Reuters by Supermac’s, revoked McDonald’s registration of the trademark, saying that the world’s largest fast-food chain had not proven genuine […] Read more
By Kevin Liptak Military commanders warned President Donald Trump on December 26 during his surprise visit to Iraq that — despite his claims to the contrary — ISIS was not entirely defeated in Syria. People familiar with the President’s reaction said the conversation was eye-opening for a leader who days earlier claimed the terror group was defeated “badly” […] Read more
Second Lady Karen Pence, the wife of the US vice-president, will return to teaching art at a school that requires employees to oppose LGBT lifestyles. The school in Springfield, Virginia, bars teachers from engaging in or condoning “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” and “transgender identity”. Mrs Pence previously taught art at the school for more […] Read more
By Cheyenne Haslett The broader impact of the shutdown on the U.S. economy may be double what was projected, White House economists confirmed on Wednesday, Day 26 of the political standoff. Meanwhile, thousands of employees have been called back to work without pay because of the risks posed for their agencies if, for example, airports continue […] Read more
