JANUARY 2, 2018
FILE: James Mattis, U.S. secretary of defense, exits after a news conference following the inaugural U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue meeting with Rex Tillerson, U.S. secretary of State, not pictured, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced his resignation on Thursday, citing differences over policy with...
JANUARY 2, 2018
On Monday, Cathay Pacific published a — what many thought to be — too-good-to-be-true mistake fare. For less than $1,000, Cathay was showing round-trip business-class and first-class fares between Asia and the US. If you were one of the lucky buyers, Cathay Pacific is starting your 2019 off with good news. The airline announced on its Twitter...
JANUARY 2, 2018
President Donald Trump greets members of the five branches of the military by video conference on Christmas Day 2018 in the Oval Office. - Jacquelyn Martin
A former Republican Congressman predicts that President Donald Trump will leave the White House “soon” in a “spectacular political crash-and-burn” set to take place during 2019.
John LeBoutillier, who was a GOP...
JANUARY 2, 2018
President Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II pass guards at Windsor Castle in England on July 13. (Matt Dunham/ Pool/AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia — U.S. congressional leaders will head to the White House on Wednesday to find a way out of the partial U.S. government shutdown that has engulfed the country since Dec. 22. Any solution is likely to...
JANUARY 1, 2018
Lawmakers will return to Washington this week. - J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America will get its first taste of divided government under President Trump this week when a Democratic House tries to wrest control of the political agenda from Mr. Trump, who appears determined to keep the focus on border security, immigration and his “big,...
JANUARY 1, 2018
In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his New Year's speech at an undisclosed place in North Korea. | Photo Credit: AP
Kim’s speech was closely watched as North Korean leaders traditionally use New Year’s statements to reflect on the past year and issue...
JANUARY 1, 2018
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal. Photo: Twitter/@DrMFaisal
Exchange lists of convicts who have completed terms
In a peace overture, India has asked Islamabad to take back dozens of Pakistani nationals who have completed jail terms here. The Indian request came in the context of the exchange of the lists of prisoners in both countries that took place on...
JANUARY 1, 2018
ICC women's teams of 2018
ODI team of the year: Smriti Mandhana (India), Tammy Beaumont (England), Suzie Bates (New Zealand, capt), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Alyssa Healy (Australia, wk), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Sana Mir (Pakistan), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Poonam Yadav (India)
T20I team of the year: Smriti Mandhana (India),...
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Wall Street concluded a tumultuous 2018 on Monday as the major stock indexes posted their worst yearly performances since the financial crisis.
After solid gains on Monday, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 6.2 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively, for 2018. Both indexes logged in their biggest annual losses since 2008, when they plunged...
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Stanley McChrystal speaks during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2016. - Patrick T. Fallon
Retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal did not mince words about President Donald Trump in a wide-ranging interview with ABC's "This Week," saying the president is dishonest and immoral and adding that he could not work...
