KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan officials and America’s Western partners reacted with unease on Friday to reports that the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 of its 14,000 troops from Afghanistan, after tentative steps toward peace talks. FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers chat with each other at a post in…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVladimir Putin: "Is ignoring Brexit democracy?" Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the UK and US political classes of "disrespecting" the public by questioning the Brexit referendum and Donald Trump's election."They don't want to recognise [Mr Trump's] victory. That's disrespect of voters," he said. "The same in…
Microsoft has issued an emergency update that fixes a critical Internet Explorer vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting on the Internet. The memory-corruption flaw allows attackers to remotely execute malicious code when computers use IE to visit a booby-trapped website, Microsoft said Wednesday. Indexed as CVE-2018-8653, the flaw affects all supported versions of Windows. The…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine government worker Fabián Pennella lost his job on Aug. 17, just as his country plunged deeper into economic crisis. On the same day, President Mauricio Macri acknowledged in a news conference that more Argentines were living in poverty. FILE PHOTO: A man walks his dog past closed stores, in Buenos…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Around 2,000 US troops are believed to be stationed in Syria The Trump administration says US troops are being withdrawn from Syria, after the president said the Islamic State (IS) group had been "defeated".The Pentagon said it was transitioning to the "next phase of the campaign" but did not give…
It's once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That's right—it's time for the 2018 edition of our annual Charity Drive. Every year since 2007, we've been actively encouraging readers to give to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity, which provides toys and games to…
LONDON (Reuters) - With just 100 days until Brexit, the United Kingdom is on the brink of leaving the European Union without a divorce deal, the nightmare scenario for many businesses which are now planning for an economic shock. Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to find a divorce deal the British parliament will approve means…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Trump and his three eldest children are accused of using it for private and political gain US President Donald Trump's troubled charity foundation has agreed to close down amid allegations that he and others illegally misused its funds.The move was announced by the Attorney General of New York State,…
Aurich / GettyRight now, I can open up Google Photos, type "beach," and see my photos from various beaches I've visited over the last decade. I never went through my photos and labeled them; instead, Google identifies beaches based on the contents of the photos themselves. This seemingly mundane feature is based on a technology…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge will decide on Tuesday whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prison for lying to the FBI in a case stemming from an investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s election campaign team and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 vote. FILE PHOTO: Former…
