Month: January 2020

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday arrested a man it said had opened fire on a security patrol in the eastern Al-Qatif region, a regular flashpoint between the Sunni Muslim dominated government and minority Shi’ites. State TV identified the man as Mohammed Hussein Al Ammar and said he had been wanted since 2016 for…

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) – France and the United States have given themselves two weeks to try to resolve a row over a French digital tax, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday, emphasising that Paris has the European Union’s backing on the issue. Washington has threatened to…

PARIS (AP) — France has warned it will retaliate with the full backing of the European Union if the United States imposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French products, including Champagne, Roquefort cheese, handbags, and lipstick. The U.S. is considering 100% tariffs on some French goods in response to France’s decision to…

Oklahoma prosecutors charged two people on Friday for the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl in what is reportedly a case of ‘payback’ over a sexually transmitted disease.  Andrew Hall, 30, and Cheyenne Blalock, 17, were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Kirstan Patterson, 17, according to court documents.  Patterson’s mother and…

The Golden Globes may be a celebration of art and escapism, but during this year’s ceremony, plenty of attendees used their platform to draw attention to an escalating crisis: the fires in Australia. While Australia battles bushfires every year, this fire season has seen unprecedented and widespread devastation. At this time, millions of acres have…

Human-caused climate change is worsening the wildfires scorching Australia, experts say. “Climate change is increasing bushfire risk in Australia by lengthening the fire season, decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature,” according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The unprecedented fires, which have killed at least 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes, have been burning since September.…

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is willing to testify before the Senate in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial if he is subpoenaed. “I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify,” Bolton said in a statement. Bolton’s agreement to testify if subpoenaed, however, doesn’t necessarily mean the…

Schumer cites Bolton as reason for key Republicans to join Democrats’ demand for Senate trial witnesses originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday challenged four Senate Republicans to join Democrats in calling for witnesses at a Senate impeachment trial, saying to do otherwise would be “participating in a cover-up.” Schumer cited…

Senator Mitt Romney (R., Utah) said on Monday evening that he wants former White House national security adviser John Bolton to testify in the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump, but stopped short of calling for him to be subpoenaed. “I would like to be able to hear from John Bolton,” Romney told reporters on…

Washington — Out of more than 50 asylum-seekers sent to Guatemala by the U.S. since the two countries started implementing a controversial agreement, only two migrants have requested protection through the Central American country’s fledgling asylum system. The rest have opted to return to their home countries. In late November, the U.S. and Guatemala started…