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WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — The Lincoln Memorial is a reminder to the American people to always strive toward an equal, united, and free society. The Memorial overlooks the National Mall in Washington DC and the US Capitol, where the Worldwide Walk Against Poverty will start off on May 5, 2018. Some onlookers say that Lincoln’s hands suggest his demeanor. One is clenched suggesting strength and personal determination, the other one is open and relaxed […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republican (AFP) — The Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China and cut off ties with Taiwan, the Caribbean country’s government said late Monday — whittling down Taipei’s list of allies even more in the face of Beijing’s growing influence. “We have taken the decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, with the conviction that this decision will be extraordinarily positive for the future of our country,” an […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump opted Monday to hold fire on imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada, and Mexico for 30 days, the White House announced — offering key allies a reprieve during ongoing negotiations. Washington has also reached a deal with South Korea on steel imports, and “agreements in principle” with Argentina, Australia, and Brazil, “the details of which will be finalized shortly,” the White House […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s judiciary on Monday banned the hugely popular Telegram messaging app, which the authorities have accused of allowing armed opposition groups to fuel unrest. A judge in Tehran gave “the order to interrupt Telegram”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online news agency said. The move comes on the heels of a recent presidential directive banning all government workers from using foreign messenger apps to communicate. Telegram, built by Russian tech guru Pavel Durov, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of sexual assaults reported in the US military increased last year by 10 percent, Pentagon officials said Monday, attributing the spike to the fact that victims feel freer to come forward. The number of sexual assaults brought to the attention of military authorities was 6,769 in 2017, up from 6,172 in 2016, according to the report from the Defense Department’s sexual assault prevention and response office. For the […]
by W.G. Dunlop Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was confident his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will go ahead, as he talked up the idea of holding it in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas. Trump revealed last week that two or three locations were under consideration for the historic meeting — which would be the first between a […]
by Mike Smith Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address Monday he had new “proof” of an Iranian nuclear weapons plan that could be activated at any time, as the US considers whether to pull out of the atomic accord with Tehran. But while Netanyahu accused Israel’s main enemy Iran of lying about its nuclear ambitions, he did not provide evidence that it had actively […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of sexual assaults reported in the US military increased last year by 10 percent, Pentagon officials said Monday, attributing the spike to the fact that victims feel freer to come forward. The number of sexual assaults brought to the attention of military authorities was 6,769 in 2017, up from 6,172 in 2016, according to the report from the Defense Department’s sexual assault prevention and response office. For […]
by Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Ten journalists including Agence France-Presse’s chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai, were among dozens killed in attacks across Afghanistan Monday, the deadliest day for the country’s media since 2001. The attacks highlight the dangers journalists face in the war-torn country, where violence is increasing as the resurgent Taliban step up their campaign while the Islamic State group makes inroads. A double suicide blast in […]
(Eagle News) – As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s bureaus in the United States conducted outreach activities that included helping Samaritan House, an organization in Virginia that helps homeless families and victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. The event, spearheaded by EBC’s Washington D.C. Bureau in partnership with the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ), a global church active in community service and outreach programs, was lauded […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A landslide killed nine people in a village in northern China on Monday, authorities said. The disaster occurred in the village of Caijiazhuang shortly before 5:00 am (2100 GMT Sunday), Luliang municipal government in Shanxi province said on its official social media account. More than a hundred firefighters, medical workers, and rescuers — some using earth-moving machinery — were sent to the site to search for survivors trapped under the fallen […]
TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) — At least 150 Central American migrants reached the border between Mexico and the United States on Sunday, determined to seek asylum from the US. The group arrived in the Mexican border town of Tijuana, part of a caravan of more than 1,000 people who set out from Mexico’s southern border on March 25. “We still need to ask for asylum and we hope the US government will open the doors,” Reyna […]
