A year after Ukraine official and alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella left President Trump’s White House, a picture of him shaking Barack Obama’s hand was published on a close friend’s wedding website. The Oval Office photograph, obtained by the Washington Examiner, is circulating among Trump allies who consider it evidence that the alleged whistleblower is biased against Trump and…
‘The investigation isn’t going to end’ House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he will not stop investigating President Donald Trump even after his committee has finalized its impeachment report. After weeks of closed-door testimony and two weeks of public hearings, Schiff’s committee has begun drafting its impeachment report, which will be…
It’s an unprecedented outbreak of a virus that’s deadly to pigs. Health officials in Hanoi, Vietnam, spray disinfectant on a dead pig at a farm before burying it in an isolated quarantined pit to stop the spread of African swine fever. Manan VatsyanyanaAFP/Getty Images An outbreak of African swine fever, a highly contagious disease that’s been…
In this 2017 file photo, Pope Francis addresses participants at an encounter marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of…
A woman walks past a bicycle station that was vandalized by protesters in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) ISTANBUL — Iran’s security forces may have killed more than 100 protesters as part of a brutal crackdown on demonstrations that is being carried out amid a nationwide Internet shutdown, Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday. The…
The EU has urged Iran to show “maximum restraint” in handling protests that have rocked the country in recent days. Iranian officials, meanwhile, have arrested protest leaders and imposed a near-total internet blackout. A spokeswoman for the EU on Thursday expressed condolences to the families of those killed during protests in Iran and called for…
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz has failed to form a new government by the deadline, dashing his hopes of toppling longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pushing Israel closer to an unprecedented third election in less than a year. Oded Balilty/AP Israel is set to continue without a government and may be heading…
Netanyahu becomes first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to be charged with bribery, in case involving quid-pro-quo with telecom tycoon. Benjamin Netanyahu Credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister is accused of bribery: Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit announced Thursday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be charged…