Impeachment probe witness testifies Trump asked about Ukraine investigations
For the first time a top diplomat testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about "the investigations" he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed the new information as the ...
U.S. 'gravely disappointed' by South Sudan unity regime delay
The United States said Wednesday it is "gravely disappointed" and will reevaluate its relationship with South Sudan over the failure of its rival leaders to form a coalition government according to the country's fragile peace accord. President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar last ...
Japan and South Korea still entangled in game of chicken after superficial signs of detente
A handout photo of the two countries’ leaders, taken on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting, has become another source of controversy in the ongoing quarrel between Tokyo and Seoul.
Unwilling or unable? U.S. faces uphill battle in quest to save Japan-South Korea intel pact
As the days tick down before the expiration of a key military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and South Korea, Washington is dialing up pressure on Seoul to reverse its decision to terminate the agreement. The only problem? Washington appears unable — or unwilling — to ...
Ending Seoul-Tokyo intel pact sends 'wrong message,' U.S. Forces Korea chief says
Seoul's decision to terminate a key military intelligence sharing pact with Japan risks sending the "wrong message" to adversaries, the commander of U.S. troops in South Korea said ahead of the deal's expiration next week. Seoul and Tokyo are both major U.S. allies, democracies and ...
U.S. sends warship through Taiwan Strait as top American military officer visits Japan
The U.S. Navy has sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since September, in a move likely to anger China. The Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville "conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Tuesday," the navy said in a ...
Researchers say China is running hundreds more 'concentration camps' holding Uighurs
Uighur activists said Tuesday they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China to detain members of the ethnic group, alleging that Beijing could be holding far more than the commonly cited figure of 1 million people. The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, ...
Michigan GOP lawmaker criticized for comparing abortion to slavery
A Michigan Republican legislative leader is drawing criticism from state Democrats for likening abortion to the "scourge" of slavery. State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey told Hillsdale College's radio station last week that allowing abortion is comparable to "the scourge we endured when we still ...
Woman who spoke at Jeffrey Epstein's July bail hearing sues his estate
A woman who confronted Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing to tell a judge he touched her inappropriately when she was 16 sued his estate Tuesday, alleging he had subjected her to sex trafficking as part of his attacks on young women and ...
Detroit doctors perform apparent first double-lung transplant on vaping victim
Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping. No other details of the transplant were released Monday by Henry Ford Health System, which has scheduled a news conference Tuesday. ...
Paris protest disrupts Roman Polanski film debut amid rape accusations
Protesters disrupted the first screening in France of Roman Polanski's new film on Tuesday, following the publication of a new rape accusation against the French-Polish director. A group of about 40 activists blocked the screening of the French premiere of Polanski's film "J'accuse" at a ...
