Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Army’s top general on Tuesday defended military leaders after President Donald Trump’s claim that Pentagon leaders sought wars to please defense industries. “I can assure the American people that the senior leaders would only recommend sending our troops to combat when it is required in …
Read More »Trump to put personal money into reelection campaign if necessary
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would put his own money into his reelection campaign if necessary, though downplaying the need for it currently. “If we needed any more, I would put it up personally, like I did in the primaries last time,” Trump …
Read More »Trump again dismisses allegations about his disparaging slain U.S. soldiers
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday again brushed off media allegations that he disparaged slain U.S. service members by referring to them as “losers” and “suckers.” An article published in The Atlantic on Thursday, quoting anonymous sources, claimed Trump made the remarks when he visited …
Read More »Israel, Kosovo to establish diplomatic ties, Serbia to move embassy to Jerusalem: Israeli PM
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel is to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo, a predominantly Muslim nation, while Serbia will move its embassy to Jerusalem. The agreements were reached with U.S. mediation, as an announcement was made by U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Trump says to reverse Pentagon plan to close Stars and Stripes newspaper
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will reverse Pentagon’s decision to cut funding to U.S. military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, and cease its publication. “The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch,” Trump tweeted …
Read More »Int’l community slams U.S. sanctions against ICC senior officials
Beijing, China | XINHUA | The international community has expressed consistent condemnation against the sanctions imposed by the United States on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and a member of her office, calling on the U.S. government to lift the punitive measures. The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions …
Read More »Nearly 100 Republicans including several former governors endorse Biden
Washington, US | XINHUA | The number of former Republican lawmakers and officials endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden continues to grow as a new group representing almost 100 prominent Republicans including several former governors endorsed the former vice president on Thursday. The group, called Republicans & Independents for Biden, …
Read More »U.S. to redirect WHO funding to other UN assessments
Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that Washington would redirect its funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) to other UN assessments and reduce the U.S. engagement with the organization. “Today, the United States is announcing the next steps with respect to our withdrawal …
Read More »U.S. imposes fresh sanctions against ICC officials
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States would impose sanctions on senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their investigations into U.S. persons. Pompeo said that the United States would designate ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko, …
Read More »Biden, Trump trade blame over city violence
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Republican rival, sitting President Donald Trump, traded blame on Monday over violence in U.S. cities. “He’s supposed to be protecting this country. But instead he’s rooting for chaos and violence,” Biden said in a speech from Pittsburg, …
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