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McCain to return to Senate for healthcare vote
Trump replaces Priebus as chief of staff with DHS chief Kelly
The tweets , sent as Trump was returning to Washington on Air Force One with Priebus from a speech in NY, caught Capitol Hill and others off-gu…
Two more MLAs resignation leaves Cong in tatters
The new chief whip of the Congress in Gujarat assembly, Shailesh Parmar, told journalists at Ahmedabad airport that the MLAs were being take…
Kristy Manzanares killed on Alaskan luxury cruise by husband after argument
When one of the witnesses asked him what had happened, Manzanares responded: ” She would not stop laughing at me “, according to the affidavit…
New US Russia sanctions bill risks European Union ire
At the same time the White House has said it supports tough sanctions on Russia , Iran and North Korea . It also aims to tighten maritime cont…
Putin decries ‘anti-Russian hysteria’ in US
It also suspended as of August 1 the USA use of a summer residence in Moscow’s Serebryany Bor and storage facilities on Dorozhnaya Street. In …
In a Tweet, Trump Names Gen. Kelly His New Chief Of Staff
Scaramucci in subsequent television interviews said he wasn’t sure if his spat with Priebus over leaks “is reparable or not, that will be up to…
Official says government recaptures western district
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in its latest report said 40 per cent of all civilian casualties during the six-month per…
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be interim prime minister
Nawaz Sharif on Friday had resigned as Pakistan Prime Minister after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office. Shehbaz S…
The Sanctions Blowback From the EU Begins
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump will sign the bill into law, ending speculation over whether he would veto the m…
McCain Votes Against ‘Skinny Repeal,’ Bill Fails
The wild card will be President Trump, who blamed Friday’s failure on Senate filibuster rules, saying Republicans were forced to craft a narrow …
Russian Federation orders U.S. to cut diplomats over new sanctions
The Senate’s decisive vote to approve a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia , Iran and North Korea sends the popular bill…
McCain, once belittled by Trump, hands him big defeat in healthcare vote
It was a fiery and intense lecture on the shortcomings of bypassing “regular order” and turning your back on compromise. In a last-ditch effor…
Jolt to Akhilesh Yadav, two Samajwadi Party MLCs resign from party
The three SP lawmakers are Bukkal Nawab , Yashwant Singh and Madhukar Jaitley, while the BSP legislator is Thakur Jaiveer Singh, who was a mi…
Trump ready to sign Russian Federation sanctions bill, Moscow retaliates
Faced with near-unanimous bipartisan support for the bill in both the House and Senate, the president finds his hands are tied, according to t…
Edmonton fair shutters ride as precaution
All rides at the state fair are now shut down and being re-inspected. Gov. John Kasich said the state will conduct a “thorough” investigatio…
Intercepted by Iran Navy, USS Nimitz Fires Warning Shots at Iran Boat
On Tuesday, a US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at a Guards boat in the Gulf as it closed in on the American vessel, US officials said. Th…
Sri Lanka signs port deal with China
Sri Lanka today signed a Dollars 1.1 billion deal to sell a 70-per cent stake of the strategic Hambantota port to China , amid concerns over th…
Putin Ratifies Long-Term Base Deal With Syria
The Bill , which included sanctions against North Korea and Iran , was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. A bipartisan agre…
GOP Leadership Touts Tax Reform Plan
Lawmakers will now need to agree on a framework, including revenue raisers, for overhauling the tax code. “Broadening the tax base and lowering …
Russian Federation to seize United States properties in retaliation over sanctions
It is, however, expected to garner enough support to override a Trump veto. But he has little choice but to sign the bill due to the enormous su…
Deal of the art: Trump’s NYC sketch pulls in almost $30000
It was originally drawn for a charity auction in 2005 but the victor later passed it on to the LA-based Nate D Sanders auction house . Michael …
North Korea launches ballistic missile
This image made from video of a news bulletin aired by North Korea’s KRT on Monday, May 22, 2017, shows what was said to be the Pukguksong-2 m…
Priebus the latest official to leave Trump administration
Trump added: “He has been a true star of my Administration”. A chief of staff traditionally is the gatekeeper for the president, but despite…
Russia Not Ruling Out Any Steps in Retaliation to US Sanctions
Russian Federation also is suspending the use of a USA storage facility in Moscow and a country house, or dacha, outside Moscow by Tuesday. Th…
Merciful end to GOP’s Obamacare repeal
And the irony can not be ignored that his vote preserved – at least for now – the deeply controversial reforms brought into being by the very po…
John McCain to return to Senate Tuesday for health care vote
And he warned his colleagues not to cave to the demands of the “bombastic loudmouths on the radio, and television, and the internet”. Pointi…
Russian Federation orders cut in USA diplomats in reaction to sanctions
Russian Federation denies it interfered in the election and Trump has said there was no collusion. Russia gave the United States until Septe…
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Jeopardized After Senate Approves Sanctions Against Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was also seizing a Moscow dacha compound used by U.S. diplomats for recreation, from 1 August, as well as a…
Demonstrators block road in London in protest at death of Rashan Charles
Friday’s protest in Hackney in northeast London began peacefully, but violent clashes began after fireworks and bottles were hurled at riot po…