Category: International

Tumult in the administration of President Donald Trump has hit the roofs as fever of sacks and resignations envelopes the Oval office. Trump himself has made jest of the situation of the exit of aide when he said with laughter, “Who’s next?” It’s the very question that has the whole White House on edge. In recent weeks, the president’s top economic adviser has resigned over a policy dispute, the secretary of state he long clashed with was fired and a slew of top aides headed for the exits. An increasingly…

This is not the best of time for the U.S. first family as Vanessa Trump filed for divorce from her husband, President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on Thursday in New York City. Vanessa and Trump Jr. were married in 2005. A statement on the divorce obtained Thursday night, quoted the couple as saying: “After 12 years of marriage, we have decided to go our separate ways. “We will always have tremendous respect for each other and our families. We have five beautiful children together and they remain our…

Miami — Florida officials said on Thursday that four people have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed South Florida pedestrian bridge where the frantic search for any survivors continued past nightfall. Fire Chief Dave Downey said at an evening news briefing that four deceased people were found amid the chaotic scene of concrete rubble and crumpled vehicles. He said nine victims were removed “early on” and taken to hospitals but didn’t elaborate on their conditions. He said the “search and rescue mode” — deploying trained canines, search…

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster could be next in line to be sacked by U.S. President Donald Trump in the wake of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing. According to Fox News, McMaster is likely to be replaced by John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Other departures from the administration would include Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and Chief of Staff John Kelly. The sources have cautioned that Trump will make the ultimate decision about all staff changes. However, the departure of McMaster has been…

Japan’s top government spokesman left the door open on Wednesday to a possible summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss the matter of Japanese citizens kidnapped by Pyongyang’s agents decades ago. Abe, who has made the abductees issue a keystone of his political career, will meet US President Donald Trump next month in Washington ahead of a proposed summit between the US leader and Pyongyang’s Kim, which would follow a planned April meeting between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Worries…

US President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and Iran, replacing his chief diplomat with loyalist CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The biggest shakeup of Trump’s Cabinet since he took office in January 2017 was announced by the president on Twitter as his administration works toward a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after months of harsh rhetoric and rising tensions on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. The rare firing of the United States’…