Russian ambassador to United States concludes assignment
The Russian embassy announced his resignation via Twitter, writing, "Ambassador S.Kislyak has concluded his assignment in Washington, DC". A Washington fixture with a sprawling network, Kislyak has emerged as a central figure in the investigations ... More..
Schumer: If Trump fires Mueller it'll cause 'cataclysm' in DC
Russia's ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during the 2016 presidential race....More..
China again urges India to withdraw troops
It added that it would continue to increase focused deployments in the region. The crisis is expected to be discussed when Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visits Beijing at the end of this week ...More..
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson likens hongi to headbutt
He visited Kaikoura on Monday as part of his official visit to the country, his first ever. "Thank you for teaching me the "hongi", which I think it is a handsome form of introduction though it might be mis...More..
Chuck Schumer: On Health Care, 'Single Payer Is on the Table'
Schumer closed the health care discussion with an allusion to how President Donald Trump campaigned on passing a single-payer health care system, only to eschew the idea after the election. Energy Information...More..
Arab League: Israel 'playing with fire' over Jerusalem
Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials declined to give specifics but all said they were in frequent touch with the White House in an effort calm the crisis. Through their statement, the envoys welcomed t...More..
Flash flood warnings issued for Finger Lakes counties as torrential rain falls
The National Weather Service has issued a 12-hour flash flood watch for Apache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai counties plus the northern portion of Gila County. Highs Monday will reach the upper 80s, and there...More..
Indian space pioneer Udupi Ramachandra Rao passes away at 85
Rao was the ISRO chairman for a decade from 1984 to 1994. For his enormous contribution to development of India's space technology, Rao received many awards over the years. He had been involved in all Isro mi...More..
Comey's Leaking Under the Microscope at Justice
It was later reported that both the Trump team and members of the Obama administration had been briefed on the intelligence. Then, in a lapse of judgment that stands out even by Trump standards, the preside...More..
Who sanctioned doctor's book on Madiba's last years?
Machel condemned Ramlakan's book in a statement on Friday, saying, "It is an affront to and an assault on the trust and dignity of my late husband". Ramlakan is the country's former surgeon general and headed...More..
Strong to severe storms develop west to east this afternoon
Late-day storm chances are only around 30% even with the cold front coming through. As the slow moving front finally moves through the state Monday , drier and more comfortable air settles in by Tuesday . R...More..
Sanjay Kothari Appointed As Secretary To Kovind
Kovind's Press Secretary. A department of personnel and training (DoPT) release said the Prime Minister-led cabinet's appointments committee has approved the appointments for two years. Similarly, Bharat Lal...More..
White House says open to legislation toughening Russian Federation sanctions
He also said on CNN's " State of the Union " that "we're going to defend him very, very aggressively when there's nonsensical stuff being said about him". If I turn to one of my staff members at Skybridge and...More..
Jordan Spieth wins thrilling British Open
He's now just one step off joining the immortals of the game who have won a career Grand Slam of all four of golf's major titles. With the British Open officially on his résumé, the former Texas Longhorns ...More..
David de Gea to stay with Man United: Mourinho
Yet never has there been any indication that United would be ready to entertain such a request, and Jose Mourinho has been more than sympathetic to Martial's difficulties on and off the pitch during the p...More..
Sean Spicer unlikely to disappear from television
President Donald Trump's new communications director and a member of his legal team said Sunday that Trump has no need to use his pardoning power as it relates to the investigation into Russian interferenc...More..
New Jersey's New Legal Smoking Age
Transgender students will be "addressed at school by the name and pronoun preferred by the student that corresponds to the student's gender identity, regardless of whether a legal name change or change in offic...More..
New 'Justice League' Comic-Con Trailer Released
Riding the milestone success of this summer's " Wonder Woman ", WB/DC's follow-up film aims to be a billion-dollar blockbuster. The strong trailer of upcoming Hollywood action movie Justice League has bee...More..
Buhari meets with APC governors in London + What he told them
This is the first public picture of Buhari since he embarked on an open-ended medical vacation on May 7, 2017. He also asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, about the state of the railways. "All...More..
Trump stresses 'complete power to pardon'
After the President had to deal with the fallout from his son's controversial June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer, we keep learning that there were more and more people in the room. But Elizabeth Holtzma...More..
Scaramucci vows 'dramatic action' to plug White House leaks
Scaramucci also claimed that the president has a good relationship with journalists. "Sean leaving doesn't mean that Sean isn't going to be out there supporting President Trump , and it doesn't mean that Pr...More..
Trump on Spicer quitting
President Trump has given an explanation as to why his newly named communications director , Anthony Scaramucci , had backed GOP opponents Governor Scott Walker and Jeb Bush in the election primary, re...More..
The Heat: Roundtable discussion on China-US trade, Trump challenges
The change in the White House, although significant - because the communications team has borne the brunt of the public's criticism for mistakes made by the President - does not reflect a change in the way thin...More..
Operation Khyber-IV: army clears terrorist strongholds in Rajgal valley
According to Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), a media wing of the army, the Spinkai mountaintop, dominating the Saprai Pass and Star Kille in Khyber's Rajgal Valley, both major passes from Afghanistan to ...More..
World's oldest-known manatee dies in 'heartbreaking accident'
During Snooty's life he lived with 33 rehabilitating manatees. An access panel door that is normally bolted shut had somehow been knocked loose and Snooty was able to swim in. 1993: Snooty moves into his newest...More..