JUNE 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A senior Trump administration official said on Thursday there were “serious concerns” about India’s planned acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems that could not only leave India vulnerable to sanctions but also “limit” interoperability between US and Indian militaries, a key focus of growing ties between the two countries.
India’s acquisition of S-400s “effectively...
JUNE 14, 2019
Brief Scorecard: England 213 for 2 (Root 100*, Bairstow 45) beat West Indies 212 (Pooran 63, Wood 3-18, Archer 3-30) by eight wickets
Southampton, ENGLAND - For England’s World Cup campaign, the wheels are back on. After dominating Bangladesh in Cardiff, they dismantled the West Indies in Southampton, with an eight-wicket victory that was one of the most...
JUNE 14, 2019
Close up of a 401k statement. - STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that may complicate retirement planning options for Americans.
The House passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 on May 23. If enacted into law, it could be tricky for Americans who are not financially...
JUNE 14, 2019
A destroyed Russian tank is seen alongside one of two minarets built in the 12th Century in Ghazni city - Getty Images
An ancient tower in the Afghan city of Ghazni has collapsed, raising questions over the government's ability to protect the country's artefacts.
Footage uploaded to social media shows a fort in the old city crumbling.
The tower...
JUNE 13, 2019
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Full credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
It sounds almost reasonable coming out of President Donald Trump's mouth.
Sure, he'd take dirt on an opponent from a foreign government, he told ABC News'...
JUNE 13, 2019
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he hopes his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will use the big mandate he won in the recent elections to improve relations between the two countries and usher in peace in the region.
The two countries should focus on peace and resolving their differences through dialogue, and even issues such as Kashmir...
JUNE 13, 2019
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - President Vladimir Putin said relations between Moscow and Washington were getting worse and worse, noting in an interview published on Thursday that the current U.S. administration had imposed dozens of sanctions on Russia.
Putin made his gloomy assessment ahead of a G20 summit in Japan later this month at which he might meet U.S. President...
JUNE 13, 2019
LONDON — Two oil tankers came under attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, forcing their crews to abandon ship and setting at least one vessel ablaze, a month after four tankers were damaged in the same waterway, a vital thoroughfare for much of the world’s oil products.
The attacks escalated tensions in an already tense region,...
JUNE 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of perpetrating an "assault" on the nation's democracy after he told ABC News that he'd welcome foreign information on his 2020 opponent.
"It’s a very sad thing," Pelosi told reporters about the president's words. "That's an assault on our democracy."
"What the president said last night shows...
JUNE 12, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Australia 307 (Warner 107, Finch 82, Amir 5-30) beat Pakistan 266 (Imam 53, Cummins 3-33) by 41 runs
TAUTON, ENGLAND - Australia defeated Pakistan by 41 runs on Wednesday in Taunton to register their third win of World Cup 2019. This was a remarkable comeback by Australia who had crashed to a 36-run defeat against India...
