Daily Archives: 08/13/2019


US Says it’s Consulting on Asian Missile Deployment

A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is consulting with its allies as it proceeds with plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a move China says it will respond to with countermeasures. Washington has said it plans to place such …


Indonesian Firm Cancels Chinese Loan for its Trump Project

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son and his Indonesian business partner said Tuesday that a theme park that also features a Trump hotel and condos will no longer have Chinese financing. In a move that alarmed Trump critics, MNC Land, the …


Libya Officials: Fighting Around Tripoli Resumes, Truce Over

Libyan officials say the fighting around Tripoli has resumed, following a two-day truce observed during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The officials said on Tuesday that the self-styled Libyan National Army led by commander Khalifa Hifter carried out airstrikes …


Scrutiny of Epstein’s Death and Co-conspirators Intensifies

Amid revelations about the circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein’s death , federal authorities have intensified parallel inquiries into what went wrong at the Manhattan jail where he was behind bars and who now may face charges for assisting or enabling him …