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by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s weapons procurement network Friday, provoking an angry response from Tehran in what is an increasingly tense stand-off. Officials said the new measures were in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile test and its support for the Huthi rebels in Yemen, who recently targeted a Saudi warship. The new sanctions do not yet mean that the […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump took the first step Friday to undoing key reforms enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, aiming to scale back toughened regulations on the banking industry. The initiative aims to scrap parts of the so-called Dodd-Frank law, which backers say is aimed at curbing the actions of the finance sector that led to the “Great Recession,” but which critics claim creates red tape […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House said Thursday that building new Israeli settlements or expanding existing ones “may not be helpful” in securing Middle East peace. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, the construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders may not be helpful,” said spokesman Sean Spicer. The statement is a break from Trump’s previously full-throated defense of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of Yemeni Americans braved the winter chill in New York on Thursday, closing bodega stores to protest against President Donald Trump’s travel ban on immigrants from seven Muslim countries. “Bodegas” — the city’s slang for go-to shops proffering everything from deli food to grocery staples to household goods — often keep long hours and are essential to the daily routines of many New Yorkers. In a bid to […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Thursday defended a US special operations raid in Yemen as a “success by all standards,” even though multiple civilians and a Navy SEAL were killed, and the mission was beset with problems. Sunday’s raid — the first authorized by President Donald Trump — saw US special operations forces enter the Yakla region of Baida province and target a compound occupied […]
DIGITAL NEST | LAS VEGAS Traditional airports showcase duty free shops, magazines and souvenir stores, coffee shops and fast food areas. However, not many have interactive entertainment like the Los Angeles International Airport. The LAX Bradley Terminal features the largest interactive multimedia environment ever build In a public space. After over a span of 3 years and an end cost of $737 million, Tom Bradley International Terminal has completed construction of the latest multimedia net […]
VICHUQUEN, Chile (Reuters) — The worst wildfires in Chile’s modern history which are ravaging wide swaths of the country’s central-south regions, have destroyed the homes of at least 140 families who had already lost their homes in the country’s massive 2010 quake and tsunami. Most of the affected families are from the hard-hit Maule region, local media reported. Fifty-two-year-old Cecilia Correa lost her home in the town of Vichuquen. Correa had fled the coast after […]
WASHINGTON, United states (AFP) — President Donald Trump ripped into his Australian counterpart during their call last week, reports said, castigating a refugee accord he later described on Twitter as a “dumb deal.” The Washington Post said Trump abruptly cut short the fiery conversation after criticizing the agreement to resettle people kept in Pacific camps, sparking a war of words with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Thursday after the report surfaced. Australia is considered a […]
by Dave Clark and Nicolas Revise Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson was sworn in Wednesday to take charge of a US State Department simmering with opposition to President Donald Trump’s refugee ban. After the 64-year-old oilman’s nomination was confirmed by the Senate, he headed to the White House, where Trump formally named the political newcomer Washington’s next top diplomat. “This is a man that is respected […]
by Andrew Beatty WASHINTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, seizing an unusual early opportunity to put conservatives back in the majority on America’s top court. In a primetime address late Tuesday that was part jurisprudence, part reality show, Trump tapped the 49-year-old appeals court judge from Denver, Colorado. If confirmed by the Senate, he will fill the seat made vacant by the death of […]
by Yemeli ORTEGA Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexicans are replacing profile pictures on social media with their country’s flag. Others are calling for boycotts of American products like Coca-Cola and Starbucks. US President Donald Trump’s vow to make Mexicans pay for a massive border wall has not only caused a diplomatic row, it has sparked patriotic fervor south of the border. On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, people are using the hashtag […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, tilting the balance of the court back in the conservatives’ favor. “He will make an incredible justice as soon as the Senate confirms him,” Trump said at the White House, before ceding the podium to Gorsuch, who has served on the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver, Colorado since 2006. © […]
