Pelosi signals Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate next week
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker...
U.S. seeks to squeeze Cuba by further curbing flights to island
The United States is curbing public charter flights to Cuba in a further effort to squeeze the Cuban government’s income, the U.S. State Department said...
Washington turns down Iraqi call to remove troops
Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian...
U.S. targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike: sources
The United States carried out a secret operation in Yemen that targeted, but failed to kill, an Iranian military official last week, two U.S. officials...
Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash
Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard, amid Western...
Washington dismisses Iraqi call to remove troops
Washington on Friday dismissed an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian...
Trump believes Iran was targeting four U.S. embassies: Fox News
President Donald Trump said on Friday Iran probably had targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and was aiming to attack four U.S. embassies when its...
Sizing up Australia’s bushfires
Australia’s bushfires have razed more than 10.3 million hectares (103,000 sq km) of land – the size of South Korea – in recent months, particularly...
As Virginia governor vows new gun control push, capitol braces for protests
Backed by Virginia’s first Democratic-controlled legislature in over 20 years, Governor Ralph Northam vowed this week to push through new gun-control laws, angering gun-rights advocates...
Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed
Apple Inc is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that minerals can be recovered...
