WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump declared Sunday he had “nothing to hide” from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and denied that his top lawyer had turned on him by cooperating with the probe. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his departure from the White House…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVenezuelan migrants stuck at Ecuador border Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia.Thousands of Venezuelans fleeing their country's economic and political crisis have been crossing into Ecuador from Colombia using only identity…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Secondary schools for girls across the United States are grappling with a difficult and increasingly common question: what is the best approach when a student or applicant no longer identifies as female or is going through a gender transition? The entrance way to the Nightingale-Bamford School, an independent K-12 girls' school,…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The US put on a grand military spectacle back in 1991, when troops were celebrating victory in the first Gulf War US President Donald Trump has cancelled a Veterans Day military parade in Washington DC planned for this year over high costs of staging the event.He tweeted that local…
KOCHI/BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise as heavy rain pushes water levels higher still. As the southwestern coastal state’s chief minister sought military…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The US put on a grand military spectacle back in 1991, when troops were celebrating victory in the first Gulf War US defence officials have postponed a planned Veterans Day weekend military parade through the streets of Washington DC until at least 2019.The parade was originally conceived to commemorate…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks bounced back on Thursday, with the Dow setting a course for its best day in over four months, as a series of positive earnings and waning trade jitters girded investor confidence. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption John Brennan stepped down as CIA director in January 2017 Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan, denying the US president's critic any access to sensitive information.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the decision by reading a statement from Mr Trump.The statement cited Mr…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday, accusing Brennan of using his access to classified information in order to “sow division and chaos” about the Trump administration. FILE PHOTO: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing evaluating the…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Floodlights guided the search overnight Rescuers in the northwest Italian city of Genoa continue to search for possible survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge.Police say at least 26 people were killed and 15 badly hurt, when dozens of vehicles fell 45m (148ft). Reports say cries can be…
