UN is broke, runs on $1.3bn deficit; US, 63 other nations yet to pay 2019 dues
The United Nations is broke and may not be able to pay staff salaries and other obligations by end of this month if United States and other nations refuse to…
Nigeria crude oil sales slump as US floods market with light, sweet grade
Nigerian oil has suffered its slowest sales of the year in August, traders said, as U.S. exports of competing light, sweet grades flood traditional markets in Europe and Asia, reports…
North Korea leader executes envoy for failed summit with US
North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and…
Actor Jussie Smollett Charged With Lying Over Racist Attack
Empire Actor, Jussie Smollett Actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Wednesday with lying to the police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten on the streets of Chicago…
Trump supporter charged in US mail bomb saga, suspect unsettled
Federal authorities on Friday captured a Florida man with a criminal history and a fervor for President Donald Trump and accused him of sending at least 13 mail bombs to…
Seoul urges U.S., North Korea to take courageous steps on nuclear talks
President, Moon Jae-In of South Korea has called on the U.S. and North Korea to make “courageous decisions’’ in their faltering negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. “North Korea…
Iran says President Donald Trump destroys U.S. credibility
President Donald Trump destroys U.S. credibility while Iran is working toward a political solution in Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif, said in a Twitter post on Friday. Zarif posted…
Pence, Pompeo deny writing anonymous NYT op-ed
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied authoring a New York Times opinion article that claimed there is a “resistance” inside the administration seeking to…
Donald Trump accuses Google of hiding ‘fair media’ coverage of him
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google’s search engine of hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the situation, without giving any details. In a…
Oil approximately $74 on report of U.S. inventory drop, Iran sanctions
Brent oil rose to approximately 74 dollars a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a drop in U.S. crude inventories and U.S. sanctions on OPEC producer, Iran, pointed…