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by Michael Mathes DES MOINES , United States (AFP) — Once reviled by fellow Republicans as a “wacko bird” eager to shut down the US government, Ted Cruz believed his arch-conservatism could propel him into the White House — but ultimately proved no match for the Donald Trump steamroller. The senator from Texas, who bowed out of the race after suffering a knock-out blow in Indiana on Tuesday, was not just battling for the Republican […]
(Eagle News) — These photos of the ongoing wildfire in the Canadian City of Fort McMurray show what residents see there as they try to evacuate from the city. These photos were taken by Eagle News’ Brother Napoleon Manalo Jr., who, along with his family, were among those who evacuated from the area. The raging wildfires burned many houses and establishments, and residents hurriedly left with whatever belongings they can carry. Brother Napoleon said they […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Most of the 100,000 residents of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray were ordered to leave town late Tuesday as a fire swept through the oil sands region, in Alberta province’s largest ever evacuation. “All of Fort McMurray is under a mandatory evacuation order,” Alberta emergency services announced, after previously indicating that the northern edge of the fire was “growing rapidly.” The airport was still open. “Be patient, drive safely and please […]
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (Reuters) — A man hijacked a Washington D.C. bus on Tuesday (May 3) and drove it into a gas station, killing a pedestrian in an incident that was over in less than three minutes, police said. The bus driver tripped an alarm and fled the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority vehicle after the man attacked him with a weapon, police said. “It’s very uncharacteristic for someone to try and take a […]
by Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — The killing of a Navy SEAL by Islamic State fighters highlights the increasing risks US troops face in Iraq and Syria as they inch ever closer toward the jihadists’ front lines. IS fighters on Tuesday used suicide bombers and firepower to blast their way past Kurdish peshmerga forces that US troops were supporting north of Mosul in northern Iraq. The fallen SEAL had been visiting a […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Newly minted Republican presumptive front runner Donald Trump predicted Tuesday he would win the 2016 presidential race against his Democratic challenger, likely to be Hillary Clinton. “We’re going to win in November, and we’re going to win big and it’s going to be America first,” Trump said after he won the Indiana primary and his chief rival Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Senator Bernie Sanders mounted a come-from-behind victory Tuesday in Indiana’s Democratic primary, denying the former secretary of state a feather in her cap as she seeks their party’s presidential nomination. Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist, was ahead of Clinton by 53.2 percent to 46.8 percent with about three quarters of precincts reporting, although Clinton remained well ahead in the delegate battle for the nomination. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) –Donald Trump looked all-but-certain of carrying the Republican Party colors in the 2016 presidential election after the billionaire political novice sent his only serious challenger Ted Cruz crashing out of the race. Addressing jubilant supporters at Trump Tower in New York after romping to his seventh straight state-wide victory in the Indiana primary, the real estate mogul promised them: “We’re going to win in November, and we’re […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of “repercussions” if his regime flouts a new ceasefire being negotiated with Moscow for the battered city of Aleppo. A February 27 truce between the Syrian regime and non-jihadist rebels raised hopes for efforts to resolve the five-year conflict. But it has all but collapsed amid renewed fighting, the worst of it in Aleppo, where a […]
WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) — Ted Cruz dropped out of the White House race on Tuesday after suffering a crushing defeat in Indiana’s primary, leaving the road wide open for Donald Trump to seize the Republican nomination. “From the beginning, I’ve said that I would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight, I’m sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed,” the Texas senator told supporters in Indianapolis. […]
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Donald Trump crushed his Republican rivals in Indiana’s primary Tuesday, bringing him to the brink of outright victory in the presidential nomination race and dashing the hopes of a movement bent on stopping him. The billionaire trounced Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich, his two remaining competitors in a roller-coaster nomination race that appears increasingly likely to see Trump go head-to-head with presumptive Democratic […]
STUTTGART, Germany (AFP) Tuesday 5/3/2016 – US Defence Secretary Ash Carter warned Tuesday that NATO would defend its allies against Russian “aggression” as he presided over the passing of the alliance’s European command to a new general. Carter said NATO would “keep the door open for Russia” for cooperation on global security challenges if Moscow abandoned its “sabre-rattling”. “But it’s up to the Kremlin to decide. We don’t seek a cold, let alone hot, war with […]
