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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that he wanted a frank exchange on the countries’ relations. “I look forward to a very open, candid and frank exchange so we can better define the US-Russian relationship from this point forward,” Tillerson said as he met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for talks in Moscow. Tillerson’s visit was the first visit to Russia by a senior member of United States President Donald […]
by Nova SAFO / With Luc Olinga in New York Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, promising a thorough review of the airline’s practices. The apology came amid a torrent of criticism of the carrier’s actions on a Sunday flight and its initial explanations. In images now seen worldwide, a passenger was […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a “thorough review” of the airline’s practices. The apology came after mounting criticism of the carrier’s actions stemming from a Sunday flight, when a passenger was dragged off a plane and bloodied in the process. The US Department of Transportation promised to investigate the incident. “I […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday for “insensitive” remarks during a press briefing in which he asserted that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons on his own people. “Frankly, I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive comment about the Holocaust and there is no comparison,” Spicer told CNN. “For that I apologize. It was a mistake to do that.” © Agence France-Presse
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday there is “no doubt” the Syrian regime was behind last week’s deadly chemical strike, while US officials accused Moscow of waging a misinformation campaign around the attack. The charge that Russia is obfuscating who is responsible for the horrific events of April 4 when at least 87 civilians were killed in a rebel-held town came just as US […]
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcibly removed a passenger from a flight due to overbooking. The incident occurred Sunday on a United Express flight bound for Louisville, Kentucky, from Chicago. United Express flights are operated by one of eight regional airlines which partner with United. The airline said it had asked […]
Reuters — A special education teacher and one of her students were fatally shot Monday (April 10) by her estranged husband when he opened fire with a high-caliber revolver before killing himself in her classroom at a San Bernardino, California, elementary school, police said. A second student was badly wounded by the gunman, who authorities said had a criminal history that included weapons charges and domestic violence that predated his brief marriage to the slain […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump is open to authorizing additional strikes on Syria if the use of chemical weapons continues in the country, the White House said on Monday (April 10). “The sight of people being gassed and blown away by barrel bombs ensures that if we see this kind of action again, we hold open the possibility of future action,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said at a briefing on […]
by Thomas Watkins with Ella Ide in Lucca Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The public assessment of Friday’s missile strike and the forceful rhetoric came as G7 ministers met in Italy to send a “clear and coordinated” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday as the US Supreme Court’s ninth justice, retilting the bench to the right as he filled the seat left vacant by last year’s death of conservative icon Antonin Scalia. Confirmed by the Senate Friday after a bitter months-long fight, Gorsuch was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court attended by the other justices and Gorsuch’s family. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any further chemical attacks would be “very damaging” to their relationship and suggesting there can be no peace in Syria while Assad remains in power. President Donald Trump’s top advisers took to Sunday television talk shows to set the stage for a diplomatic confrontation in Moscow this week when US Secretary of […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — As a US strike group led by an aircraft carrier steamed toward the Korean peninsula Sunday, a senior official said President Donald Trump has asked to be provided with a range of options for eliminating the North Korean nuclear threat. The US naval move will certainly raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US cruise missile strike on […]
