THE one thing that people of all political persuasions agree on about Jeremy Corbyn is that he is an anti-establishment radical. Tories mock him as a professional protester who wants to take Britain back to the era of three-day weeks and wildcat strikes. Corbynites praise him for sticking to his pure Labour principles, whatever the…
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir denied that his powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had anything to do with Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi's death, and doubled down on the claim that a "rogue operation" was responsible. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia claimed Khashoggi died after a "fistfight" escalated inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey, contradicting the…
Donald Trump. Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Donald Trump suggested that a bombshell New York Times op-ed criticizing his presidency amounts to treason. The article, published on Wednesday, features an anonymous author who declared themselves as part of an internal "resistance" group in the Trump administration, focused on protecting America from Trump's worst impulses. Trump remarked…
Robert Mueller. Alex Wong/Getty Images Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here» Rudy Giuliani laid out three conditions on Tuesday that he said the special counsel Robert Mueller needs to meet for the White House to waive executive privilege over information he's gathered in the Russia probe. Mueller is investigating Russia's interference in…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption "Yellow vest" protesters have blocked a route between Paris and Brussels A protester has died in an accident and there are also reports of injuries as demonstrators angry at rising fuel prices disrupt traffic across France.The female protester was struck after a driver surrounded by demonstrators panicked and accelerated, reports…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Brett Kavanaugh denies the allegations A number of Republicans have said the vote on US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, should be paused while allegations of sexual assault are properly heard.It comes after Christine Blasey Ford accused Mr Kavanaugh of attacking her in the early 1980s.Mr Kavanaugh…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBrett Kavanaugh spoke of his record of promoting women President Donald Trump has apologised to his new Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh for what he described as a "campaign of lies" during the confirmation hearings.He was referring to the acrimonious debate over Mr Kavanaugh's nomination, after sexual…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in…
CAIRO — No one can say Melania Trump, the first lady, doesn’t understand the power of an image. Standing in front of one of the best known but most enigmatic monuments of the ancient world, the Great Sphinx, Mrs. Trump — one of the most mysterious first ladies in modern times — agreed to take…
Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled that Germany will suspend exports of military equipment to Saudi Arabia pending investigations into the death of government critic Jamal Khashoggi. “As far as weapons exports, which are already limited, are concerned, they cannot take place in the same fashion as they are now,” Merkel said in Berlin Sunday after a…
