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(Reuters) – United States First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron Trump will now officially call the White House ‘home.’ They arrived with President Donald Trump in Washington on Sunday (June 11), in what the media said was their official moving day at the presidential residence. Melania Trump and Barron remained in New York after Trump’s inauguration in order to allow Barron to finish out the school year. Ahead of their arrival on Sunday, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — New South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Wednesday declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed North, moments after taking his oath of office. Tensions are high over the North’s weapons ambitions and Moon — who backs engagement with Pyongyang — said he would work for peace. “If needed I will fly to Washington immediately,” he said. “I will also go to Beijing and Tokyo and even Pyongyang in the right […]
(Agence France Presse) — Photos of two men arrested Tuesday on suspicion of plotting a terror attack in France were distributed to the security teams of candidates in the upcoming French presidential election, campaign sources told AFP. “The photos were passed to my security service from Thursday,” far-right candidate Marine Le Pen told AFP, while an aide to centrist Emmanuel Macron also confirmed receiving pictures. Conservative Francois Fillon was warned about the danger on Friday, […]
(AFP) — South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-Hye was Monday charged with bribery involving millions of dollars over the corruption scandal that sparked her downfall. Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by Seoul’s top court last month, also faces charges of abusing her powers and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement. “We have formally charged Park… with multiple offenses including abuse of power, coercion, bribery and leaking state secrets,” they […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo clinched the nomination of his centrist People’s Party on Tuesday (April 4) to run for president on May 9, roaring back into contention after abandoning his presidential ambitions in 2012. Ahn has taken a tougher stance on national security than the liberal frontrunner for president, Moon Jae-in, who won his Democratic Party’s nomination on Monday (April 3). Ahn said there should be no mistake […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Moon Jae-in, a South Korean human rights lawyer and a top aide to a former leader who was an advocate of a policy of engagement with North Korea, won the liberal Democratic Party primary on Monday (April 3), establishing him as the clear frontrunner for president. Moon has been leading in opinion polls among candidates for the May 9 presidential election to succeed Park Geun-hye, who was dismissed on March […]
by Andrew Beatty and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s bid to repeal his predecessor’s signature health care law suffered a bitter blow Thursday, as opposition from within his Republican Party forced the delay of a crucial vote in Congress. “No vote tonight,” a House leadership source told AFP, signaling a stunning political setback for Trump — who prides himself on his dealmaking skills — to win […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new Presidential Security Group commander. Duterte appointed Col. Louie Dagoy, his senior military adviser, to the post. The PSG is tasked with providing the President, and his immediate family with security.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka now has an office at the White House, although she will not be a government employee, an administration official told AFP Monday. Since Trump’s inauguration on January 20, his eldest daughter, aged 35, has been seen often in the presidential mansion’s West Wing, the hub of United States executive power. On Friday, she attended a roundtable discussion at the White House with the US […]
DILI, East Timor (Reuters) — People began voting in East Timor on Monday (March 2) in an election that is seeing two former resistance fighters vie for the presidential ticket. Lines formed outside polling booths, as voters queued to choose from a field of eight candidates contesting the fourth presidential poll since East Timor won independence from Indonesia in 2002. Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, backed by the party that led the independence struggle, Fretilin, is […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to fight a federal court ruling halting his revised temporary ban of refugees and nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, describing the decision as “judicial overreach.” “The law in the constitution gave the president the power to suspend immigration when he deems it to be in the national interest of our country,” he said at a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, following the decision […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country’s top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal. The unanimous decision brought months of political turmoil to a climax and triggers a new presidential election, to be held within 60 days. Park’s actions had “seriously impaired the spirit of… democracy and the rule of law,” said constitutional court chief justice Lee Jung-Mi. […]
