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Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course after criticism
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChief of staff announced the plan on Thursday: “That’s not the craziest idea we’ve ever heard”US President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to host next year’s G7 summit at one of his resorts in Florida after bipartisan criticism.In a series of late tweets, Mr Trump said he…
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North Korea and US begin fresh talks on nukes and sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Talks are talking place on the island of Lidingo, northeast of Stockholm US and North Korean officials have arrived in Sweden to restart nuclear talks in the hope of breaking a stalemate between the two countries.The last summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without agreement.Since…
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Millions Will Be Without Power, 50,000 Ordered to Evacuate in Towns Near California Wildfire
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Authorities ordered at least 50,000 people to evacuate towns near a massive Northern California wildfire Saturday, and the state’s largest utility announced power shut-offs for an estimated 2.35 million people due to forecasts of severe winds and extreme fire danger. Two previous electricity shut-offs in recent weeks were carried out amid concern…
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7 More Killed in Iraq as Anti-Government Protests Continue
(BAGHDAD) — At least seven more Iraqi protesters were killed Saturday in clashes with security forces in Baghdad and the southern town of Nasiriyah, as thousands took part in nationwide anti-government protests, officials said. Thousands of protesters tried to reach Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to embassies and government offices. Security forces fired tear…
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Russia Calls U.S. Move to Protect Syrian Oil Fields ‘Banditry’
(MOSCOW) — Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to protect oil fields, calling it “banditry.” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said the move is aimed at keeping the fields from potentially falling into the hands of Islamic State militants.…
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Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns ‘irregular’ pressure on Ukraine
Image copyright EPA Image caption Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump met last month A top US diplomat says President Trump made the release of military aid to Ukraine conditional on a pledge that a political rival would be investigated. Ambassador Bill Taylor testified before an impeachment inquiry that he was…
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Trump impeachment: Lawyer Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed for documents
Image copyright EPA Image caption Rudy Giuliani has been subpoenaed for documents relating to Ukraine Democrats have demanded records from the president’s personal lawyer, the next step of an effort that could remove Donald Trump from office.Rudy Giuliani has admitted to asking Ukrainian officials to investigate widely debunked corruption allegations against Democratic rival Joe Biden.Lawmakers…
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Intel Just Had It’s Best Quarter In History, Says CEO
“It was the best quarter in the company’s 51-year history,” says Intel CEO Bob Swan. “Everything was stronger than we expected this quarter. If you think about where we were simply 90 days ago we had a view that the quarter would be roughly $18 billion but we closed at $19.2 billion. That’s $1.2 billion…
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F1 right to drop “extremely dangerous” ban on tyre warmers – Sainz | RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Carlos Sainz Jnr is pleased a planned ban on tyre warmers in the 2021 F1 season has been dropped by the sport.RaceFans Supporters: Send in your F1 questions for Dieter RenckenDo you have a question on any aspect of Formula 1 for our special contributor Dieter Rencken to tackle?RaceFans Supporters can send…
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As Argentina Goes to the Polls, Voters Are Falling Back in Love With a Divisive Political Movement
As Argentina heads into its presidential election Sunday amid economic crisis, voters are mulling a dramatic change of course for their country. Four years ago, Argentina shocked the international community by turning its back on Peronism, the divisive political movement that had ruled the South American country of 44 million consistently since 2001, — most…
