Sen. Tim Scott: ‘President Trump built the most inclusive economy ever’
Washington (AFP) – The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — who faces federal drug trafficking charges — to $50 million on Thursday, a move Caracas described as “pathetic” and “ridiculous”. Washington, which does not recognize Maduro’s past two election victories, accuses the South American country’s leader of leading a cocaine…
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have scaled back deployment of their senior officers in Syria due to a spate of deadly Israeli strikes and will rely more on allied Shi’ite militia to preserve their sway there, five sources familiar with the matter said. The Guards have suffered one of their most bruising spells…
Reuters reports UAE agreed to unlock billions for Iran, but Abu Dhabi swiftly issued a categorical denial. The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel,…
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had killed around 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, an allegation the Islamist Hamas group denied. Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital before the war, is now one of the few healthcare facilities even partially operational…
South Korea’s Prime Minister is promising a “thorough investigation” into a horrifying Halloween stampede in Seoul that killed at least 154 people. Han Duck-soo assured the government will “do its best to make necessary improvements” to prevent another disaster from happening again. He and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon paid tribute at a memorial altar for…
American troops are to be permanently stationed in Taiwan, according to Taipei, a huge move that will likely send tensions with China soaring as it president Xi Jinping covets the island. Taiwan has officially confirmed the presence of US troops stationed on its islands in the Taiwan Strait permanently, a development that could further escalate…