United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will be retiring at the end of February, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday evening. “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress […]

(Reuters) – North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature enacted a voter identification requirement on Wednesday, overriding Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto just weeks before they lose the power to do so. The move was among a series of last-minute steps taken by Republican lawmakers in several states following Democratic wins in November’s elections. Democrats have castigated the […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer on Wednesday said Trump had signed an October 2015 letter of intent to develop a real estate project in Russia during his presidential campaign, after earlier denying it in a weekend television interview. Rudy Giuliani had told CNN on Sunday that “no one signed” the letter of […]

A six-storey affordable housing project in London’s downtown core is receiving a multi-million-dollar funding boost from the federal government. London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos was on hand Wednesday for the announcement, alongside London Mayor Ed Holder and developer Yossi Lavie. Ottawa will contribute more than $4.9 million to the nearly-complete construction of the […]

Britain’s Cabinet agreed Tuesday to ramp up preparations for the U.K.’s departure from the European Union without a deal, after Prime Minister Theresa May postponed Parliament’s vote on her divorce agreement until mid-January. Britain’s departure from the bloc is just over 100 days away and it remains unclear whether the country will leave with a […]

The Labour leader has denied allegations he branded the prime minister a “stupid woman” during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. He insisted he instead referred to “stupid people” in a comment about those “seeking to turn a debate about the national crisis facing our country into a pantomime”. But, amid a furious political row, lip-readers […]

WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday for lying to federal investigators about his conversations with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. Mr. Flynn was one of the few defendants whose cooperation with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, paid off with […]

Jeremy Hunt last night admitted buttering Donald Trump up with an interview on Fox News ahead of the US President’s visit to the UK. But the President still had no idea who he was. The Foreign Secretary told the story during his speech at the Foreign Office’s Christmas Reception, held last night at Lancaster House. […]

HAVANA (Reuters) – U.S. legislation funding $867 billion in food and agriculture programs scheduled to be signed by U.S. President Donald Trump this week includes Department of Agriculture funds to help American farmers promote their products in Communist-run Cuba. The measure is the first approved by Congress related to heavily sanctioned Cuba in nearly two […]

EU chiefs today insisted Jean-Claude Juncker is "in full throttle" after he was pictured stumbling at a glitzy bash. The European Commission President, 64, had to be helped to his feet during a reception at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. It comes months after he was seen stumbling and losing his balance before a dinner […]