Judge: US-born woman who joined Islamic State not citizen
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government was correct when it determined a woman who joined the Islamic State group was not an American citizen despite her birth in the country. Hoda Muthana was born in New Jersey to a diplomat from Yemen and grew…
READ: Former Ambassador To Ukraine Yovanovitch’s Opening Statement To Congress
The remarks were part of an opening statement in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
The Latest: Iraq: 2 more protesters killed in Baghdad
Iraqi security and medical officials say two protesters have been killed and at least 25 others wounded in ongoing confrontations with security forces in a central Baghdad square. The officials say the protesters were killed when police fired live amm…
READ: President Trump’s April 21 Call With Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
The 16-minute call was conducted from Air Force One and came two months before the now-infamous July 25 conversation between the two men that prompted the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
White House Releases Readout of Trump’s Earlier Call With Ukrainian President
Since last week, Donald Trump and his White House staff have signaled they were ready to unveil this week a transcript of the president’s first call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump had conspicuously previewed the move multiple times, b…
Mourning After the Saugus High School Shooting
Friday: Finding strength in community after another mass shooting. Also: A vaping-related death in the Bay Area, and Colin Kaepernick vs. the N.F.L.
Lebanon’s Divide Flares Anew With Tycoon’s Pick for Premier
(Bloomberg) — The candidacy of a wealthy Lebanese businessman to become the country’s new premier is reinforcing the very rift that’s separated demonstrators and the political elites they deem corrupt over weeks of protests.Mohammad Safadi, who’s also…
Iran moves on ultra-cheap petrol, starts rationing
Iran imposed petrol rationing and raised pump prices by at least 50 percent Friday, saying the move aims to help the needy with cash handouts and is not due to a budget deficit. The Islamic republic provides some of the most heavily subsidised petrol …
US, India And Other Major Trade Partners Demand Compensation For Brexit-Related Trade Loss
At the World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva, major economic powers like the U.S., India and Brazil that trade with the U.K. have raised concerns on the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, as their commercial losses mount over the extension of the div…
Congo’s president hopes Ebola outbreak will end this year
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi says he’s hopeful the Ebola outbreak in his country will end in the coming weeks. Over 2,000 people have died in the outbreak which the United Nations declared an international emergency in July. Speaking in Berlin …
Boris goes head-to-head with Buckethead and Binface in UK vote
When Britain goes to the polls on December 12, all eyes will be on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to see if he can secure a parliamentary majority to help push through his Brexit deal. Lord Buckethead — who bills himself as “mankind’s greatest hope for…
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