LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles sounded “like a lottery winner” after the death of his late first wife Diana, her brother writes in his forthcoming book, new extracts of which were published on Thursday. Diana’s brother Charles Spencer said the then-Prince Charles…
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – US defence tech firm Anduril’s founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump’s delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting its business and that he has discussed this with Trump. The $14 billion…
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Clutching an aerial hoop on a Johannesburg circus stage, a young performer pauses for a split second before launching into the air and gliding, drawing cheers from the crowd below. For 29-year-old Brian Ngobese, who grew up in South Africa’s impoverished Alexandra…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have been horrified that he might…
SEOUL, Sept 19 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for justice minister withdrew from consideration on Saturday, the second of Lee’s cabinet picks to step aside this month as his approval ratings slump. Kim Seung-won’s exit follows the withdrawal of Yong Hye-in…
JAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A group of indigenous and civil-society organisations in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan has filed a class-action lawsuit against President Prabowo Subianto and other authorities over their handling of forest fires in the region, its lawyer said on Saturday. Below are more…
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Ben Shelton, back in action after reaching the U.S. Open final last week, lost his Davis Cup match Friday as the U.S. team split the opening two singles matches with the Czech Republic in Prague…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks — and a little schmoozing — at the White House with President Donald Trump.…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three generations of a Navajo family were heading home from picking up supplies for an 8th birthday party when their truck got stuck in mud as storms with heavy rain rolled through the area. Kalisi Begay opted to walk home while…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The US State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air defense development upgrades and related equipment and services, the department said in a congressional notification late on Friday. • If the purchase…
