Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy do Trump's Saudi job numbers keep growing? US President Donald Trump has been asked to ascertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday sent a…
ONLY A PARTISAN Republican could describe the congressman for Tinseltown as a “Hollywood liberal”. Though socially liberal, Adam Schiff, a 58-year-old former federal prosecutor, is a fiscally sensible moderate with national-security chops. He is also, despite being the likely next chairman of the House intelligence committee, hardly anyone’s idea of box office. As the ranking…
Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here» Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort have resumed talks with the special counsel Robert Mueller's team about a possible plea deal ahead of Manafort's second trial in Washington, DC. Bloomberg reported that the discussions centered around which charges Manafort would potentially plead…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption This is the first time Saudi Arabia has admitted the death of Jamal Khashoggi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi died after a fight in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the country's state TV reported quoting an initial probe.It said deputy intelligence chief Ahmad al-Assiri and Saud al-Qahtani, senior aide to Crown Prince…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region, as the Trump administration considered sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies linked to allegations of human rights abuses. Discussions have gained momentum within the U.S. government over possible economic penalties in…
“If I were a Republican politician, I would be shouting about it,” Mr. Shepherdson said, “but there’s no way that growth is going to continue.” Manufacturing sectors in China, in particular, and Europe are weakening sharply, he said. The commentary accompanying the release of the manufacturing index this week, he said, was “tariffs, tariffs, tariffs.”…
Image copyright Researchgate.net/ Getty Image caption Christine Blasey Ford says Brett Kavanaugh attacked her when he was a teenager The lawyer for a woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has said the Senate's "rush" to a hearing is "unnecessary". Lisa Banks says her client, Christine Blasey Ford, is willing…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: 'Woodward book a work of fiction' US President Donald Trump has denied assertions by prominent journalist Bob Woodward in his new book that he ordered the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Mr Trump said the idea was "never even discussed" with defence officials.Defence Secretary James Mattis…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"It's a horrific crime scene. One of the worst, and I've been on plane crashes" The names of the 11 people killed in Saturday's attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh have been released, with the oldest aged 97.Two brothers and a husband and wife were among those…
ON SEPTEMBER 16th America learned the identity of a woman who says she was assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, while in high school. Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor in California, told the Washington Post that as a 17-year-old, Mr Kavanaugh, with the help a male friend, cornered…
