Havana, Cuba Latin America can expect closer scrutiny from US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, expected to take a tougher approach towards the leftist governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, analysts say. Highly critical of communism and the left at-large, Rubio will likely seek closer ties to the libertarian governments of...
Washington, United States A federal jury on Tuesday ordered a US defense contractor to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, their lawyers said. CACI Premier Technology Inc was found liable at the conclusion of a long-running trial for its role in the torture of the three...
Washington, United States Donald Trump found himself at the center of a firestorm Thursday over sexist comments he made at a campaign rally — the latest in a string of lewd and contemptuous comments about women from the former president and his surrogates. “I want to protect the women of our country… whether the women like...
Raleigh, United States Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris sought to distance herself Wednesday from comments by US President Joe Biden appearing to refer to Republican Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage.” Biden caused a firestorm with the remarks in a campaign call on Tuesday, as he addressed a row that erupted after one of Trump’s warm-up speakers at...
Washington, United States Joe Biden has been sidelined by Kamala Harris in the final days of her campaign, with his apparent description of Donald Trump supporters as “garbage” underscoring her campaign’s fears that the outgoing president is an electoral liability. Since dropping out of the White House race in July, the 81-year-old Democrat has been hitting...
Washington, United States At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are training there, the United States said Wednesday, warning that they would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea have boosted their political and military alliance amid the Ukraine war, with Pyongyang...
Washington, United States Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump. With two weeks to Election Day, Harris and Trump are saturating swing states with rallies and taking to...
Detroit, United States Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump’s fitness for office Friday as the oldest major-party White House candidate in history faced speculation that he is “exhausted” after backing out of a spate of interviews. While he has been appearing on friendly TV networks, the 78-year-old Republican has canceled sitdowns with media outlets including NBC, CNBC...
Berlin, Germany US President Joe Biden will be in Germany on Friday on a whirlwind trip to the NATO ally, with Western backing for Ukraine set to be high on the agenda at talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Biden was originally due in Germany last week for a multi-day visit that would have included a meeting...
Washington, United States Donald Trump issued a sinister election-related threat to “radical” leftists Sunday, saying he could support US military force against Americans he described as “the enemy from within” if they disrupt the vote next month. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and...