Satellite imagery reportedly revealing a ballistic missile facility deep in the Saudi desert spotlights Riyadh’s increased investment in its independent warfighting capabilities, U.S. defense experts say. This, they believe, indicates a growing desire by the longtime ally to be able to take offensive measures without the approval of its main weapons sponsors in Washington. “There’s […] Read more
Democrats have taken aim at the wealthy — and that has former Rep. Jeb Hensarling afraid of what could come. Hensarling, a Republican who represented Texas from 2003 to 2019, told CNBC on Tuesday that the move to slap more taxes on the rich by the left wing of the Democratic Party is all about […] Read more
Court of appeal rules Joshua Gardner’s initial suspended sentence was ‘unduly lenient’ A teenager who attacked a car with a “zombie knife” has been jailed for three and a half years after the court of appeal decided his suspended sentence was unduly lenient. Joshua Gardner, 18, was caught on camera hitting a car with a […] Read more
At least 40 people are believed to have been killed and 850 others detained in Venezuela’s recent violence, the United Nations says. Rupert Colville, the UN’s human rights spokesman, said 26 were shot by government forces, five were killed in house raids and 11 died during looting. More than 850 people were detained between January 21-26, […] Read more
By Kate Bennett A British magazine has issued an apology to first lady Melania Trump for an article it published last week which included several inaccuracies about her life and her family. Titled “The mystery of Melania,” the story was written by American author Nina Burleigh for the magazine section of The Telegraph newspaper, and […] Read more
By Hanna Hoikkala The waterfront in the old city area of Stockholm The holding company that manages about $37 billion in assets for Sweden’s Wallenberg family says political risk stemming from trade wars and Brexit could have serious repercussions for a number of its investments. Johan Forssell, the chief executive officer of Investor AB, says […] Read more
By: Shoon Naing, Antoni Slodkowski Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday urged global investors to put their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative impact of the Rohingya crisis and slow pace of economic reforms. Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypidaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019. Suu […] Read more
By Kate Sullivan President Donald Trump said he doubts lawmakers will reach a deal over new border wall funding that he would accept and said he will build the wall anyway with emergency powers if necessary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Trump said he thinks the chances of a new deal being reached […] Read more
Political strategist Roger Stone, a long-time ally of President Trump, has been arrested in Florida, charged with seven counts in the Mueller probe. Mr Stone will appear in court later in the city of Fort Lauderdale. The indictment includes one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count […] Read more
By Ashley Strickland The duck-billed platypus didn’t exist 250 million years ago, but scientists recently discovered the fossils of a marine reptile that looks suspiciously similar. A new study in the journal Scientific Reports describes the newly discovered species. Before, researchers had only partial fossils, notably missing the skull. The two new fossils, skull included, […] Read more
