WASHINGTON, A pair of prominent Republican U.S. senators said on Sunday that the United States must move promptly to prepare new sanctions against Russia to discourage interference in upcoming elections.Senator Lindsey Graham said additional sanctions …
Day: July 23, 2018
Ex-Diplomats Warn Pompeo Against Cutting US Refugee Bureau
Thirty-two former U.S. diplomats and 11 aid groups on Monday urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to eliminate a key State Department refugee bureau, warning that the move would be “an error of grave proportion.”In a letter to Pompeo, the form…
Soccer Star Quits German National Team, Citing Racism
German soccer star Mesut Ozil announced Sunday he would no longer be playing for his country’s national soccer team.In a letter posted on Twitter Sunday, the 29-year-old midfielder � who is Muslim and of Turkish heritage � cited racism from members of …
US Unleashes Rhetorical Barrage on Iran
WHITE HOUSE, President Donald Trump says he’s “not at all” worried his Sunday night tweet will provoke Iran.The president replied to a reporter on the White House South Lawn on Monday afternoon when asked about his all-capital-letters tweet in which he…
UK Report: UK to Hand Over Jihadists to US Without Death Penalty Assurances
A report in a British newspaper says the British government has “secretly abandoned its blanket opposition to the death penalty and Guantanamo Bay” so that two jihadists — members of the so-called Beatles group of Islamic State terrorists — can face …