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BANJUL, Gambia (Reuters) –Gambia’s longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, who refused to accept his election defeat last month, announced in the early hours of Saturday (January 21) that he was stepping down as leader after 22 years at the helm of the tiny West African nation. Appearing on state television channel GRTS, Jammeh said he wished to avoid dragging the country into a conflict as regional armies amassed to enforce rival Adama Barrow’s election win. “As […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Retired Marine general James Mattis was sworn in Friday as US defense secretary, praising intelligence agencies and calling for stronger ties with allies in a break from positions taken by President Donald Trump. Mattis was confirmed by a 98-1 vote earlier Friday in the first action taken by US senators after Trump took the oath of office, and was sworn in by Vice President […]
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse PARK CITY, United States (AFP) — “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart said Friday President Donald Trump was “obsessed” with her when he posted a series of tweets in 2012 attacking her for cheating on co-star Robert Pattinson. The 26-year-old actress responded for the first time at the Sundance Film Festival to Trump’s criticisms, made while he was a still a reality star on NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.” “He was mad […]
(Eagle News) — House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez called on the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald dela Rosa to resign after he himself expressed deep shame and regret that a Korean businessman was killed inside the national police headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City. In a statement, Alvarez called on Rosa to “immediately resign as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to save President Rodrigo Duterte from further […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order aimed at limiting the “burden” of the Obamacare health law that the incoming US leader has vowed to repeal. During the signing in the Oval Office, Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus described the order as aimed at “minimizing the economic burden” of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, “pending repeal.” Doing away with Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement is a top […]
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Senate condemned the Philippine National Police after the heinous act of kidnapping and killing Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo in Pampanga. According to Senator Francis Escudero, this is like a big black eye to the PNP due to their weak response to its officials and personnel caught doing illegal activities as well as their seeming protection of their crooked members. Senator Panfilo Lacson, on the other hand, said that it […]
(Eagle News) — Security in around the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City will be heightened following confirmed reports that Korean businessman Ji Ick-Joo was killed inside its premises. All CCTV recordings inside Camp Crame will be reviewed, according to PNP Spokesperson Police Senior Supt. Dionard Carlos. They are now coordinating with the PNP headquarters support service to review all CCTV recordings taken on October 18 and 19 2016, when the […]
by Carlos HAMANN / Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Masked, black-clad protesters carrying anarchist flags smashed windows and scuffled with riot police Friday in downtown Washington, blocks away from the route of the parade in honor of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump. Washington police arrested more than 90 people over acts of vandalism committed on the fringe of peaceful citywide demonstrations being held against Trump’s inauguration. Just before the parade was due […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump placed the battle against Islamic extremism at the heart of his foreign policy as he took office on Friday, vowing to work with allies to destroy the jihadist threat. “We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth,” he declared. © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump became the 45th president of United States on Friday, ushering in a new political era that is cheered and feared in equal measure. The 70-year-old Republican billionaire placed his left hand on a bible used by Abraham Lincoln and recited the 35-word oath spoken since George Washington, and then launched into a much-anticipated inaugural address. “We, the citizens of America, are now joined […]
