White House signals some compromise in ending govt shutdown
The White House chief of staff said on Sunday that the US federal government shutdown, now entering its third week, could “drag on a lot longer”. But Mick Mulvaney also…
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Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’: Trump aide
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group, and…
Bangladesh names ministers in Hasina’s new Cabinet
Bangladesh on Sunday named a council of ministers with several new faces in the 47-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina whose Awami League returned to power for a third…
Mourinho ‘turns down Benfica job, willing to wait for leading European club’
Jose Mourinho has rejected the chance to make a prompt return to management at Portuguese club Benfica, according to reports in his homeland. Mourinho was sacked by English Premier League…
Controversy stirred as Belgium outlaws Muslim and Jewish animal slaughtering practices
A ban on the Muslim and Jewish methods of ritually slaughtering animals has come into force in Belgium. Supporters of the move herald it as a humane development while critics…
‘More disrespect!’ Russian flag left out of World Junior Hockey Championship thank-you message
Social media users were left fuming after organizers of the World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada failed to include the Russian flag in a closing message to fans and hosts…
Erdogan, Putin to hold talks in January in Russia
Presidents of Turkey and Russia Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting in Russia in January Jan. 6 citing Turkish media. According to the report, the heads…
The EU bubble is doomed to burst in 2019, financial analyst warns
The European Union is about to implode this year, investor Mitch Feierstein has predicted in a New Year episode of the Keiser Report. He also reveals which country will become…
‘If Brexit deal is rejected, UK will be in uncharted territory’
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later this month, despite little sign that she…
Romanian engineer who saved churches from destruction dies
BUCHAREST (ROMANIA): Eugeniu Iordachescu, a Romanian civil engineer who devised an ingenious way to save 12 churches and many other historic buildings from being destroyed by the country’s former Communist…