A federal appeals court ruled travelers can sue Transportation Security Administration officers for “abusive conduct,” stripping the controversial agency of the government immunity that has protected it thus far. The 3rd USRead More…
US President Donald Trump has said that the US-China trade talks has been a restraining factor in Beijing’s handling of the Hong Kong protests, vowing to “win” the trade war while praisingRead More…
The US Treasury Department has blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya – recently freed from a month-long detention in Gibraltar – and sanctioned its captain after an attempt to legally confiscateRead More…
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, will stand trial at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay in early 2021, according to the Office of Military Commissions.Read More…
Canada’s former prime minister, Kim Campbell, found herself in hot water after wishing in a tweet that Hurricane Dorian would make a “direct hit” on President Trump’s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, prompting aRead More…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was hacked on his own platform, his company said, with a torrent of strange tweets sent from his account. Twitter said it is investigating the matter further. Dorsey’sRead More…
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has visited a host of ex-Soviet republics, including Moscow’s longtime ally, Belarus. Some saw it as a sign of growing US influence on Russia’s border. IsRead More…
US President Donald Trump denied any American involvement after reports of a failed Iranian satellite launch, in which a rocket is said to have exploded on a launch pad. Iran, meanwhile, hasRead More…
An angry Russian man busted open a door of a tram in Moscow, after the pesky public transport slipped away right under his nose. The vehicle was damaged, while the rowdy wannabe-passengerRead More…
Paul Whelan, an ex-US Marine suspected of espionage in Russia, has been formally indicted. Whelan was detained on New Year’s Eve in Moscow while receiving a flash drive said to be fullRead More…