Day: September 24, 2019

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump complains he deserves Nobel peace prize

5:10 am September 24, 2019

United Nations: US President Donald Trump aired one of his oldest grievances at the United Nations on Monday: that it’s unfair he never got the Nobel peace prize. “I would get a Nobel prize for a lot of things, if they give it out fairly, which they don’t,” he complained. Trump went on to raise […]

No breakthrough as EU’s Tusk, Britain’s Johnson meet in New York

5:03 am September 24, 2019

United Nations (US): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated a call for “flexibility” from the EU in Brexit talks during a meeting with Council President Donald Tusk in New York on Monday that failed to yield a breakthrough. Johnson and Tusk met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as Britain races towards its […]

US soldier arrested for sharing bomb-making instructions online

1:32 am September 24, 2019

WASHINGTON: Federal authorities said Monday they charged a US Army soldier with sharing bomb-making instructions online, and said he also discussed the possible bombing of a media organization and killing left-leaning activists. Jarrett William Smith, a 24-year-old private first class infantry soldier from South Carolina stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, was arrested Saturday. A criminal […]

Hundreds of thousands stranded as Thomas Cook collapses

1:19 am September 24, 2019

LONDON: Families stranded, honeymoons and vacations canceled, thousands of workers laid off: The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and its network of airlines and hotels sowed chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers and businesses around the world Monday. Brought down by a variety of factors, including crushing debts and online competition, […]

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