Impeachment Trial Brief and Response
The US House of Representatives and the President have submitted trial briefs to the US Senate. The House brief, 100-plus pages in length, outlines efforts by US President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and others, including withholding aid and meetings, to … Read More
Exclusive: Trump list shows 319 ‘results’ and promises kept in three years
One month shy of completing three years in office, President Trump has fulfilled or is making significant progress on most of his 2016 campaign promises, which aides said give him a strong reelection argument to counter his impeachment by a … Read More
Migrants heading to the UK ‘in surges’
Migrants trying to reach the UK from France via boats are using “surge tactics” to increase their chances of getting past patrols, the National Crime Agency said. During 2019 nearly 1,900 people tried to make the dangerous journey across the … Read More
EU foreign ministers discuss next steps for Libya
The bloc’s top diplomats are meeting in Brussels for talks on how to implement a peace process in Libya. Italy and Greece said they’re willing to send troops, while Germany has also expressed interest in an EU-mission. The European Union’s … Read More
Trump warns Khamenei to be ‘careful with his words’ following Tehran sermon
US President mocks Iranian supreme leader, writes in support of the ‘noble people of Iran,’ after Khamenei attacks America and Europe in speech. US President Donald Trump at a ceremony in the White House, January 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP/Steve … Read More
On Brexit, the EU is our enemy
THE disastrous Theresa May believed that in the EU she was dealing with friends and allies with whom she could conclude a close and lasting relationship to our mutual benefit. After the German government virtually dictated her surrender document, the … Read More
German economy seen growing at slowest rate since euro crisis – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German economy is expected to have grown last year at the slowest pace since the eurozone’s debt crisis, hit by a slowdown in exports that was only partly compensated by domestic strength, the country’s central bank … Read More
Trump lawyers respond to articles of impeachment: ‘Constitutionally invalid’
President Trump’s legal team on Saturday issued a full-throttle defense to the articles of impeachment, refuting the substance and process of the charges while accusing House Democrats of engaging in a “dangerous attack” on the right of the American people to freely choose their president. “This is … Read More
Iran missile strike: US now says 11 troops were treated for concussion symptoms
Trump and the military initially said no service members were hurt in retaliatory strike over Suleimani killing. US forces walking past a drone in the Ain al-Asad airbase in the western Iraqi. Photograph: Ayman Henna/AFP via Getty Images The US … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 January 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Instead of firing missiles, Iran’s weird holy man has taken to lobbing insults. His murderous regime, responsible for creating and funding mayhem all over the Middle East and elsewhere, after gunning down hundreds if not thousands of … Read More
Iran Claws Back Its Regional Influence
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2020 Photo by Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency/Reuters Last week, international politics was consumed with the … Read More
US, China sign historic phase one trade deal
‘It doesn’t get any bigger than this’ President Trump signed a landmark trade agreement with China, heralding a period of detente in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies fueled by decades of complaints that Beijing was manipulating its currency and stealing … Read More