| US Navy to send two aircraft carriers and several warships to South China Sea - The US Navy will send two aircraft carriers and several accompanying warships to the South China Sea in the coming days to participate in a military exercise. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:49:58 GMT |
| NYT: New US memo highlights gaps in intelligence reports on Russian bounties - A recent memo from the council helmed by the nation's intelligence chief confirmed accounts that Russia offered bounties to Taliban fighters to kill US troops in Afghanistan -- but cast the reports as incomplete and potentially dubious, The New York Times reported Friday. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:44:46 GMT |
| In pursuit of Ghislaine Maxwell, authorities allege mysterious financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein - In their pursuit of Ghislaine Maxwell for what they say is her role in Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring, federal prosecutors claim to have unearthed a series of unusual financial transactions involving the two that add a new layer to the mysterious financial complexities underpinning the larger Epstein saga. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:19:14 GMT |
| In Hong Kong, China passes a law for the world - A year ago, Chinese-Australian dissident artist Badiucao was searching for a place in Hong Kong to display some of his political works, many of which are critical of the Chinese Communist Party. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 00:45:43 GMT |
| Of course Donald Trump wants fireworks over Mount Rushmore - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt ... Donald Trump? Fri, 03 Jul 2020 21:50:22 GMT |
| Brie Larson reveals some major roles she lost out on - Before she was "Captain Marvel," Brie Larson says she missed out on some big movies. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 20:49:27 GMT |
| Trump tweets disinformation on virus. See doctor's response - Dr. Jennifer Lee explains to CNN's Jim Sciutto why Trump is wrong to blame the rise on Covid-19 to increased testing. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 20:46:52 GMT |
| Americans denied entry into Italy - Five Americans who flew by private jet to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia were refused entry to Italy due to new EU travel restrictions on countries with high coronavirus infection rates. CNN's Barbie Nadeau reports. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:08:33 GMT |
| 'Beyond irresponsible': Doctor slams Trump for Mt. Rushmore event - Dr. Celine Gounder called the Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore, which President Trump is attending, "beyond irresponsible" as coronavirus cases increase in the US. The event will not require masks or social distancing. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:49:59 GMT |
| Iran struggles to explain fire at Natanz nuclear complex - Iran struggled to explain a fire that tore through the Iranian Natanz nuclear complex on Thursday morning, causing major damage to a site that has been key to the country's uranium enrichment program. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:18:39 GMT |
| Turkey convicts human rights activists on terror charges - A Turkish court sentenced four Amnesty International activists to between two and six years in prison on terrorism charges in a high-profile trial Friday, which the human rights group described as a "travesty of justice of spectacular proportions." Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:06:01 GMT |
| Saudi consulate staff describe strange events on day of Khashoggi's death - Staff who worked at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul around the time of Jamal Khashoggi's murder told a court Friday that they were told to stay away from the residence on the day the dissident journalist went missing in 2018. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:57:51 GMT |
| England unlocks travel with 59 countries -- but not the US - England has unlocked travel to and from 59 countries by lifting quarantine requirements, but visitors from the United States will still be subject to restrictions, the UK government said Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:24:09 GMT |
| Disgraced historian David Starkey is dropped by publisher over racist slavery comments - The British historian David Starkey has been dropped by his publisher and has resigned from an honorary position at a Cambridge University college after making racist remarks about slavery. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:23:00 GMT |
| France sends skulls of 24 independence fighters back to Algeria - France has returned the skulls of 24 Algerian resistance fighters who died while opposing French occupation of the North African nation in the 19th century. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:17:25 GMT |
