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WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – In the most eagerly anticipated United States congressional hearing in years, former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey told lawmakers that no one in the White House including US President Donald Trump asked him to drop the investigation into Russian interference in the US election. During more than two hours of testimony, Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee he believed Trump had directed him in February to drop an […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday put a spotlight on global efforts to combat illegal fishing at the United Nations ocean conference, steering clear of the controversy over its pullout from the Paris climate deal. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the conference, David Balton, said the ocean and its resources are “under tremendous pressure from a variety of threats – including illegal fishing, marine pollution, and ocean acidification.” “Illegal, unreported, […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House from Ohio on Wednesday (June 7) shortly after the release of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey’s written testimony. Comey accused Trump of asking him to drop an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of a probe into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In dramatic written testimony, Comey said Trump told […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial United States missile defense system until an environmental impact assessment ordered by new President Moon Jae-In is finished, his office said Wednesday. Seoul agreed under Moon’s ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye last year to deploy the powerful missile intercept system to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea despite angry opposition from Beijing, which views it as a threat to its […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Technology company Draper has revealed the latest steps toward fusing technology with animals, releasing a behind-the-scenes look at its DragonflEye project which aims to influence the behavior of dragonflies. Researchers from Draper and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Janelia Research Campus have been developing a technology based on optrodes which would enable them to control the flight path of dragonflies. The optrodes, sometimes known as optical fibers, can […]
by Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Do American authorities have the right to track a citizen via cell phone step by step, month after month? The United States Supreme Court announced Monday that it would consider the issue for the first time, pitting fundamental freedoms against the needs of police probes. The nation’s top court will take up a sensitive case on privacy rights that will determine the extent of law […]
The United States on Monday gave the Philippines hundreds of machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers, which a local commander said would be used against Islamist militants battling troops in a southern city. The weapons, including machine guns capable of firing thousands of rounds a minute, were handed over at a ceremony in Manila that highlighted a decade-old American counter-terrorism assistance program to the Philippines worth about $150 million. “This equipment will enhance the (Philippine […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — China cannot use its economic power to dodge its international responsibilities in the South China Sea and in deterring North Korea, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Monday. After talks in Australia, Tillerson insisted Washington wanted a productive relationship with Beijing, but said China must pull its weight on important diplomatic issues. “We desire productive relationships,” he said after annual discussions with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop in Sydney. […]
SYDNEY, Australia — Top United States and Australian officials on Monday said foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia from the Middle East and take up arms in their own countries. The warning follows this weekend’s terror attacks in London, which were claimed by the Islamic State group, and amid ongoing clashes with local terrorists who have pledged allegiance to the IS in a city in Mindanao, Philippines. IS fighters will “come back with battlefield […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula Thursday, in an apparent show of force days after the latest North Korean ballistic missile test. The strike groups of USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan joined Japanese destroyers Hyuga and Ashigara for the exercise in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), where Monday’s missile landed. The drills came as […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) – Basketball superstar LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized with a racial slur, police said on Wednesday (May 31), one day before the Cleveland Cavaliers player was set to take the court in the first game of the National Basketball Association’s finals. The graffiti was spray-painted on the front gate of James’ house and investigators are looking for any possible suspect involved in the vandalism, said Los Angeles police spokesperson Norma […]
OXON HILL, United States (Reuters) – The 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee got underway on Wednesday (May 31) with 291 word whizzes vying for the top prize, including the contest’s youngest-ever competitor. Competing for a $40,000 first-place cash prize, spelling virtuosos ranging from 6 to 15 years ago began facing off at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The contest concludes with finals on Thursday (June 1) at the Washington-area resort. Competitors said it took […]
