U.S. withholds U.N. aviation dues, calls for immediate whistleblower protections
The United States is withholding its dues to the U.N.’s aviation agency, arguing the body needs to move quickly with reforms like expanding public access...
Live updates: Trump lashes out at impeachment inquiry in fiery news conference – The Washington Post
Live updates: Trump lashes out at impeachment inquiry in fiery news conference The Washington Post The latest on Trump’s impeachment inquiry CNN Impeachment is a ‘coup’? Trump...
Britain’s Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon after four events
Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson holds a 96-point lead over defending champion Nafissatou Thiam after four events of the heptathlon at the world athletics championships on Wednesday....
Peru’s VP gives up claim to the presidency in blow to opposition
Peru’s vice president renounced her claim to the presidency on Tuesday in a surprise twist to a constitutional crisis, dealing a fresh blow to a...
Explainer: Rebellion in Congress – How Peru tipped into political crisis
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra’s drive to clean up the ruling class after a series of graft scandals has left the South American country with an...
R&B singer R. Kelly gets May 2020 trial date in sex abuse case
Singer R. Kelly will face a May 18 trial on charges that he recruited underage girls and women to have sex with him, isolating them...
‘Not fooling around’: Democrats seek White House documents in impeachment probe
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday intensified their impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, saying they would subpoena White House records concerning his July telephone call...
Trump says he will likely sue some people who were involved in Mueller probe
U.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he likely will bring lawsuits against some of the people involved in the investigation into whether he or...
Trump repeatedly defends Ukraine call as ‘perfect’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday used the word ‘perfect’ repeatedly to describe a call with the leader of Ukraine that is now at the...
Snowden will make first major appearance since U.S. lawsuit at conference next month
Fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden will speak next month by video at Web Summit in Lisbon, billed by the organizers as the world’s largest...