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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 100 US troops sustained “mild” traumatic brain injury, far more than originally announced when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month, the Department of Defense said Monday. “As of today, 109 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI, an increase of 45 since the previous report,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Of them, 76 have returned to duty […]
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said imposes “incredible” barriers to US goods. “Europe has been treating us very badly,” Trump said at a White House event with US state governors. After reaching a series of trade deals with Canada, Mexico and Japan, and a phase-one agreement with China, Trump said, “The next thing […]
by Sebastian Smith / Anita Chang Beattie Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday fired two of the highest profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge. Trump recalled his ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, just hours after Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a decorated soldier who worked at the National Security Council, was ordered out of the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump expressed his “confidence” in China’s ability to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic during talks with his Beijing counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said. Trump “expressed confidence in China’s strength and resilience in confronting the challenge of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak,” the White House said in a statement. “The two leaders agreed to continue extensive communication and cooperation between both sides,” it said, following reports […]
by Michael Mathes / with Chris Lefkow in Washington MANCHESTER, United States (AFP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined Pete Buttigieg on Thursday in claiming victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses as an exasperated party chairman ordered a review of the results of the first nominating contest. Sanders, the leftist senator from Vermont, and Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, have been separated by a razor-thin margin in the results released so […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Wednesday to commit up to $100 million for the global response to the novel coronavirus epidemic that has claimed nearly 500 lives. The funding will be used to strengthen detection, isolation and treatment efforts, the foundation said, including protecting at-risk populations and developing vaccines and diagnostics. “Multilateral organizations, national governments, the private sector, and philanthropies must work together to slow the pace of […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency on Wednesday, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Only the third US leader ever placed on trial, Trump readily defeated the Democratic-led effort to expel him from office for having illicitly sought help from […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of abuse of power, the first of two impeachment charges, following a historic two-week trial. The Republican-majority Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Trump of charges that he withheld military aid to Ukraine to pressure Kiev to investigate political rival Joe Biden and help his re-election effort. Fifty-two Republicans voted to acquit Trump while all 47 Democrats voted to remove him from office. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — In a reality TV moment during one of the United States’ most formal occasions, President Donald Trump reunited a soldier with his family during the annual State of the Union speech on Tuesday. The wife and two children of Army Sergeant Townsend Williams were among Trump’s guests at the address to Congress, and he began to tell their story — in Williams’ absence. “War places a heavy burden on our […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States evacuated more than 300 more people on two new flights out of Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the fast-spreading new coronavirus, the State Department said Tuesday. The two flights left Wuhan on Tuesday US time after the passengers were screened, a State Department official said. The official said that the United States has now brought home more than 500 passengers on three fights. A first flight, with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized as the country’s interim president by the United States, will be a guest at Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, US media reported. Guaido was invited by Trump to attend the flagship event in Washington in a public show of support for his efforts to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, CNN and NBC reported. Guaido has defied a travel ban […]
by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump was to deliver a triumphant State of the Union speech Tuesday on the eve of near-certain acquittal in his impeachment trial, setting the stage for his re-election bid with a boast of “I keep my promises.” Facing a Democratic party smarting from divisions and a chaotic start to the primaries, Trump headed in the buoyant mood to the House of Representatives, […]
