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The US’s former national security adviser pulled the curtain further back on the relationship between the president and Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president believed he could play Donald Trump “like a fiddle”. The new interview from John Bolton comes after leaked excerpts from his new book, that The White …

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry …

Britain’s foreign secretary has drawn criticism after he suggested in an interview that taking a knee appeared to be from “Game of Thrones” and was a symbol of subjugation. Dominic Raab told talkRADIO Thursday that he understood the frustration driving the Black Lives Matter movement, before adding: “I’ve got to …

Head of Badr parliamentary bloc Hassan Shaker al-Kaabi called for the immediate withdrawal of the US troops from Iraq to help retain the country’s peace and stability. In an interview, al-Kaabi stressed that the real stability in Iraq begins with a complete exit of all foreign forces. “The exit of …

Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored news clip with a misspelled banner flashing “Terrified toddler runs from a racist baby.” The original video, which went viral on social media in 2019, showed …

European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signaling that Europe shares some of the concerns that led Washington to say it would quit. The European health official, who spoke on condition of …

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained in China in December 2018, have been formally charged with spying by Chinese prosecutors, in a move that is likely to raise tensions between the two countries. The People’s Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality filed prosecution against Kovrig on Friday for “for spying …

The court’s ruling allows 650,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children to legally remain and work. The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, ruling against his bid to end a programme that protects from deportation …

A statue of Christopher Columbus will be removed from California‘s state capitol, amid a growing campaign to take down monuments of the Italian explorer. The statue, which also features Queen Isabella of Castile, who sponsored Columbus’ voyage in 1492, currently stands in the rotunda of the Capitol in Sacramento and …

Donald Trump pleaded with China’s leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president’s former national security advisor John Bolton writes in an explosive new behind-the-scenes book, according to excerpts published Wednesday. Bolton alleges in a blistering critique that Trump’s focus on winning a second term …

Days after he was shown struggling to descend a gentle ramp at the West Point graduation ceremony, Donald Trump has been hit with a new attack ad drawing attention to what it says is evidence of his poor and declining health. The 45-second video comes from the Lincoln Project, a …

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump – the widest margin this year – according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll as Americans grow more critical of Trump over the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality. In the June 10-16 poll, 48% …

Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation. Next Friday’s vote, if successful, would …

The US Commerce Department has issued a change to its sweeping Huawei ban, saying that it will allow American companies to cooperate with the Chinese tech firm on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. Washington had little choice, as the Chinese telecom giant is the global leader in 5G technology, …

A man was shot in New Mexico’s largest city on Monday night as protesters tried to take down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador, authorities said. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition late Monday, according to the Albuquerque …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the Iranian government is determined to released the country’s frozen assets held abroad. He made the remarks in the economic committee of the administration. “Foreign policy officials and those from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) are doing their best to unblock …

The Seattle City Council has voted to make it illegal for police to deploy tear gas, pepper spray, and chokeholds on peaceful demonstrators, as part of the city is being overrun by activists declaring it an “autonomous zone.” All nine members of the council voted to strip the city police …

The New York Police Department is investigating whether three of its officers were poisoned after drinking milkshakes on Monday night at a Shake Shack restaurant in Manhattan. The officers complained of “not feeling well” before being hospitalized and later released, the NYPD said in a statement, and Shake Shack said …

The US Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorization for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19. After reviewing the current research available on the drugs, the FDA determined that the drugs do not meet “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization as they …

Far more people around the world think China has responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic than those who think the United States has done a good job, a poll by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation showed on Monday. The survey of more than 120,000 people from 53 countries by the …