Venezuela accuses Canada of supporting Trump’s ‘war adventure’
AFP | Venezuela accused Canada of supporting US President Donald Trump's "war adventure" Monday after Ottawa announced new sanctions on top officials in President Nicolas...
Russian company invests in US aluminium mill after sanctions lifted
AFP | Russian aluminium giant Rusal on Monday announced plans for its first investment in the United States since sanctions against the company were lifted....
Man’s clothing fire sparks White House emergency: officials
AFP | Secret Service agents rushed to secure the White House on Friday after they said a man set his jacket on fire just outside...
US sanctions companies sending Venezuelan oil to Cuba
AFP | The US Treasury on Friday unveiled financial sanctions on four maritime shipping companies and nine of their oil tankers over crude deliveries to...
Trump says could send migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’
AFP | US President Donald Trump said Friday he is seriously considering funnelling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough...
India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal
AFP | India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New...
Trump’s controversial transgender troop ban takes effect
AFP | US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle. Trump's...
Arif Naqvi, founder of Abraaj charged with fraud in US
News Desk | Arif Naqvi, the founder and, a private-equity firm based in Dubai, was arrested from an airport in the United Kingdom by the...
Image of crying toddler on US border wins World Press Photo
AFP | The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials Thursday...
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
AFP | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven-year hideout in Ecuador's London embassy dramatically ended when British police dragged him out and arrested him on a...
Trump floats idea of third North Korea summit
AFP | US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is considering a potential third nuclear summit with North Korea's leader. “We will be discussing...
Measles outbreak: New York declares health emergency
AFP | New York's mayor declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday, ordering all residents to be vaccinated to fight a...