Lebanon: US sanctions won’t affect government – PM Hariri
BEIRUT, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that US sanctions targeting Hezbollah MPs moved in a “new…
Taiwan president leaves for Caribbean trip with stopovers in US
TAOYUAN (Taiwan), July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Thursday on a trip…
US: New Orleans threatened by floods as big storm forms
WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The city of New Orleans was under a storm-surge watch along with a stretch of…
Leader of armed group at US border seeks psychiatric evaluation ahead of trial
LOS ANGELES, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of an armed group that stopped migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border…
Brazil: Pension overhaul bill wins by resounding margin in lower house
BRASILIA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a landmark overhaul of the country’s pension system on…
US holding 200 children at border, down from 2,500 in May
WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US immigration authorities held about 200 unaccompanied children at locations along the southwest border as of…
US Dept of Justice investigates Deutsche Bank over 1MDB connection: report
WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Justice opened an investigation into whether Deutsche Bank, Germany’s embattled biggest…
Leaked emails: UK ambassador to US quits amid Trump row
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, as a row over…
US threatens to up sanctions as Iran reportedly tries to seize tanker
WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump warned Tehran that sanctions would soon be “increased substantially,”as armed Iranian…
Majority of US vets say Afghanistan war ‘not worth fighting’: poll
WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A majority of US military veterans say the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan was “not…