WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia called the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers a “flawed agreement” on Monday, on the eve of a meeting between the Saudi crown prince and US President Donald Trump who have both been highly critical of Iran. “Our view of the nuclear deal is that …
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Trump’s tweetstorm against Comey, McCabe hints at firing of Mueller
President Trump lashed out at special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling Sunday, saying it is tainted by political bias and won’t find evidence of collusion with his 2016 campaign — sparking bipartisan fears that he is stress-testing a plan to have the high-profile investigator fired. Mr. Trump, in …
Read More »Saudi crown prince says those who forbid mixing between two sexes are ‘extremists’
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia´s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. Mutual rival Iran will be high on the agenda, but the 32-year-old strongman prince will also be looking to showcase his sweeping changes to Saudi society and an increasingly …
Read More »Trump attacks FBI as his lawyer calls for end to Russia probe
Donald Trump slammed the FBI as he hailed the firing of a veteran Bureau agent as a “great day for democracy,” a move his attorney said he hoped would bring an end to a probe into alleged collusion between the president’s campaign and Russia. Critics described the axing of Andrew …
Read More »FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe sacked by AG Jeff Sessions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe less than two days before his retirement from the bureau. The firing, effective immediately, was announced late Friday night in a statement by the Department of Justice. Mr. McCabe was fired after a review by Justice Department Inspector …
Read More »Trump, South Korea prep for nuke talks with the North
President Trump spoke Friday with South Korea President Moon Jae-in about setting up denuclearization talks with the North, said the White House. Mr. Trump said he wants to hold the historic face-to-face talks with North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un before the end of May. “Both leaders affirmed the importance of …
Read More »Hillary Clinton fractures hand on India trip
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: Hillary Clinton has fractured her hand during a tour of India, reportedly slipping in a bathtub at a luxury hotel in a former palace. A doctor at the private Goyal Hospital told AFP Friday that Clinton had undergone screening after suffering pain in her right hand following a …
Read More »Donald Trump Jr.´s wife files for divorce in New York
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The wife of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce in New York, according to court records. Vanessa Trump, a former model and actress, and Trump Jr. said in a joint statement on Thursday: “After 12 years of marriage, we …
Read More »US helicopter crash in Iraq kills all aboard
WASHINGTON: All personnel aboard a US military helicopter carrying American service members were killed in a crash in western Iraq, the US Central Command said on Friday. Central Command did not say how many people were killed in the crash late on Thursday. A US military official told Reuters on …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear bomb if Iran does: crown prince
WASHINGTON: Likening Iran’s leader to Adolf Hitler, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in a US television interview that if Tehran gets a nuclear weapon, his country will follow suit. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we …
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