Turkey: Opposition urges presidential rebuff of Trump
ANKARA
Turkey’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- currently visiting Washington -- to rebuff controversial letters his U.S. counterpart sent him last month and this...
Mexico reveals plan to fight drug addiction
QUERETARO, Mexico
The Mexican government announced Tuesday that it is ramping up efforts to fight drug addiction.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador laid out his plan to fight substance use that...
Trump: Sweden 'paying heavily' for not having lockdown
ANKARA
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Sweden is "paying heavily" for not implementing mandatory quarantine measures like the rest of the world because of the coronavirus.
"As of today,...
US election predictor with proven record picks Biden
WASHINGTON
A professor with a track record in choosing the victor in US presidential contests has picked presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to beat President Donald Trump in November's polls.
American...
US ‘deeply troubled’ by Hong Kong businessman’s arrest
BOGOTA, Colombia
The US is "deeply troubled by the arrest of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman, publisher and prominent pro-democracy advocate,” White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said...
Bolsonaro says Brazil may withdraw from WHO
BUENOS AIRES
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicated Saturday that Brazil could quit the World Health Organization (WHO), as he criticized the UN health agency’s behavior.
“The US withdrew from the WHO...
Biden releases tax returns before debate with Trump
ANKARA
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released his tax returns -- a move expected to pressure US President Donald Trump to do the same before their much anticipated first debate...
17 killed in Haitian boat accident
BOGOTA, Colombia
At least 17 people, including two children, died off the Haitian coast when a sailing boat sank between Tortue island and the fishing port of Saint-Louis-du-Nord.
The boat, “Ancelita”,...
US seizes weave cargo believed to be hair from Uighurs
ANKARA
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials seized a shipment of weaves and other hair products suspected of being forcefully made with human hair from Uighurs in Xinjiang, China.
The...
Trump's security adviser tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON
Robert O'Brien, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said Monday.
"He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from...