WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone was convicted on all charges yesterday by a federal court jury that found the veteran Republican operative and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” guilty on seven counts of lying to the U.S.
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co shares soared to a record high after the entertainment firm said its new streaming service, Disney+, had been met with “extraordinary consumer demand,” reaching 10 million sign-ups in its first day.
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who killed two classmates and wounded three others at a southern California high school on his birthday before shooting himself in the head died on Friday of his wounds in hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office said.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former U.S.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is bringing his electric scooters to Japan, hopeful that his celebrity status will help persuade regulators that the environmental benefits are important enough to relax some of the curbs on their use.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under the U.S.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Last Friday night, with Bolivia’s most important city paralyzed by demonstrations against leftist President Evo Morales, the police unit tasked with securing the presidential palace met to help decide the nation’s future.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government condemned today an attack by a “violent mob” on the city’s justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under the U.S.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s top court today delayed a verdict on the lifting of a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a Hindu temple, asking more judges to consider the case involving gender discrimination and religion that has divided opinion.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifying yesterday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian security forces clashed on the streets of La Paz with supporters of unseated president Evo Morales yesterday, firing tear gas to clear crowds who hurled rocks and set fires in a test to Bolivia’s new interim leader.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth straight day yesterday, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.
VENICE, Italy, (Reuters) – Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone today after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.
LA PAZ/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The head of Bolivia’s Senate, Jeanine Anez, took office as interim president yesterday as former leader Evo Morales pledged to keep up his political fight from exile in Mexico after resigning in what he has alleged was a coup.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralysed including Hong Kong’s Central financial district that was tear-gassed for a second day running.
CHISINAU, (Reuters) – A no-confidence vote brought down Moldova’s government yesterday, threatening more instability just five months after pro-Western Prime Minister Maia Sandu took office promising to fight corruption.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress set battle lines yesterday ahead of televised hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, drawing a vow from the Democrat leading the probe to thwart “sham investigations” into presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s family.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s finance minister warned yesterday of the “grave consequences” for the nation’s economy of three weeks of often violent unrest, after the peso slid 4% to hit a historic low against the dollar.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled support on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s bid to kill a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants – dubbed “Dreamers” – who entered the United States illegally as children, even as liberal justices complained that the move would destroy lives.
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