STRASBOURG, France, Sep 17 – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed a European proposal to create a new form of associate membership for Canada in the European Union, describing closer ties with Europe as a way to strengthen his country’s economic resilience and protect its sovereignty. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, … Read more
BRUSSELS, Sept 17 – U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the European Union that it could face heavy tariffs or restrictions on trade with the United States if the bloc moves ahead with a proposal to give Canada a new form of associate membership. Trump made the comments Thursday while traveling to an event in … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Sept 16 – A helicopter operated for NBC4 Los Angeles and Telemundo 52 crashed Tuesday in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles while news crews were covering an earlier collision involving an SUV and a city bus, killing at least three people and setting several vehicles and storage containers on fire. The helicopter … Read more
RIYADH, Sep 15 – Saudi Arabia is seeking stronger regional support as escalating Houthi attacks threaten shipping and oil infrastructure around the Red Sea, adding pressure to a kingdom already dealing with disruptions to one of its major export routes. Crown Prince MBS met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo on Tuesday, with the two … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 – The U.S. House of Representatives voted for a third time Tuesday to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval, as the conflict approaches its seventh month and its financial and political consequences grow. The war powers resolution passed 220-204, with all voting Democrats joined … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 – FBI Director Kash Patel defended controversial changes to the bureau’s hiring standards Tuesday, telling senators that applicants with certain past experiences involving prostitution or bestiality should not automatically be barred from serving in federal law enforcement. Patel said the policy changes were intended in part to prevent victims of trafficking, sexual … Read more
RIYADH, Sept 15 – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched another series of attacks against Saudi Arabia as fighting intensified along Yemen’s western coast, adding to pressure on the kingdom while diplomatic efforts to ease the wider Middle East conflict showed signs of stalling. The Houthis said Monday that they had launched dozens of missiles and … Read more
CAIRO, Sep 13 – Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed a fresh series of missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia, adding to growing tensions around the Red Sea as the rebels continue a rapid advance along Yemen’s western coast. The latest claims came overnight as Yemen’s internationally recognized government warned that the Houthi … Read more
ADEN, Yemen, Sep 10 – Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control of the Yemeni port city of Mokha, officials and Houthi representatives said Thursday, marking the rebels’ most significant territorial advance since a United Nations-backed truce brought a period of relative calm to the country’s long-running civil war. The capture of Mokha has raised fresh … Read more
MADRID, Sep 9 – Spain’s National Intelligence Center issued several warnings in the days immediately before a huge influx of migrants reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, according to a collection of government documents released Wednesday. The records provide a detailed account of what Spanish authorities knew before the border crisis and appear … Read more