Indonesians, Filipinos Protest Trump’s Immigration Policy
JAKARTA — Indonesian and Filipino students on Saturday protested President Donald Trump's immigration policy outside the U.S. embassies in their capitals.
US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Travel Ban
SEATTLE — A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim...
Man Shot, Wounded After Attacking Soldiers Outside Louvre
PARIS — A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu akbar" attacked French soldiers on patrol near the Louvre Museum Friday in what officials described as a suspected terror attack. The soldiers first tried to fight off the attacker and then opened fire, shooting him five times.
French Expand Fraud Probe Into Presidential Candidate Fillon
PARIS — Conservative candidate Francois Fillon, once the front-runner in France's presidential race, is facing a political maelstrom after first his wife, then his children became targets in an embezzlement probe into paid – but allegedly fake – political jobs.
In Shift, Trump Warns Israel Against New Settlements
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Israel that constructing new settlements "may not be helpful" to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
US Scraps Rule Barring Gun Ownership by Mentally Disabled People
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Congress on Thursday scrapped Obama-era rules on the environment and guns, counting on a new ally in the White House to help reverse years of what the GOP calls excessive regulation.
Trump Pledges to End Political Limits on Churches
WASHINGTON — Declaring that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status.
CIA Spymaster Who Oversaw Torture at Thai Black Site Named to Top Post
WASHINGTON — The new deputy director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a harsh interrogation technique President Donald Trump has supported.
Wheelchair Basketball Distracts War-Stricken South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan — Warnings of possible genocide hang over the world's youngest nation, but here on a basketball court under a fierce morning sun, South Sudan's civil war seems like another country.
Trump’s Clash With Australia Strains Alliance
SYDNEY — For decades, Australia and the U.S. have enjoyed the coziest of relationships, collaborating on everything from military and intelligence to diplomacy and trade. Yet an irritable tweet President Donald Trump fired off about Australia and a dramatic report of an angry phone call between the nations' leaders proves that the new U.S. commander in chief has changed the playing field for even America's staunchest allies.




















































