6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (251+ words) ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside a report that Iran acquired satellite images of a ​base in Jordan from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three US troops there in July. A…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (880+ words) DALLAS (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Sep 9) that he would pay every American adult a US$5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm election, a striking attempt to persuade voters to back his…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (572+ words) The United States Supreme Court has declined to reinstate a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri, leaving in place an older map for November’s midterm elections. On Tuesday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who handles emergency matters from Missouri, rejected the state’s request…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (60+ words) 8am: Several citizens across the country are complaining about worsening insecurity. They say that although security was never good, conditions have deteriorated further in recent times. People, they add, have grown weary of Taliban oppression, poverty, and ongoing crime. By restricting…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (337+ words) MANILA (AFP): Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday, a day after an arrest warrant was issued over her alleged death threat against the country’s president. Duterte was charged last month with “grave threats…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) MANILA (AFP): A Philippine court on Friday (Sep 4) issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, with her defence team saying she would “exercise all her legal remedies”. Duterte was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (662+ words) The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms. Missouri Attorney…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (402+ words) WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican-backed bill that would penalize universities that participate in boycotts of Israel, or attempt to prevent students from taking part in exchange programs with the country. The Protect Economic and…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (287+ words) TRIPOLI (Reuters): Representatives of Libya’s rival political parties on Sunday signed an agreement on holding long-delayed national elections ​within two years to resolve contentious issues over electoral laws and reform the national elections body. The political process to resolve more…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1072+ words) The powerful pro-Israeli lobby group is increasingly becoming a liability for both the progressive as well as the right-wing. US Republican leader Mike Rogers and his allies have reportedly asked the pro-Israel lobby American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) not…...