Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US is willing to work with China on a “results oriented” relationship, but that Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea were coercive and the Pentagon would “compete vigorously” if needed. China’s air force landed bombers on disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of […]
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‘Egg on his face’: Labour rebukes Boris Johnson for ‘misleading public’ on Novichok source
The Labour party is calling on Boris Johnson to answer some “very serious questions” after it emerged that scientists have not been able to identify the origin of the Novichok nerve agent. The foreign secretary previously claimed in an interview to German TV station, Deutsche Welle, that he had been told in “categorical” terms by […]
‘Immature and weak-minded’: Iran rebukes Saudi crown prince for Hitler comparison
Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 22:10 Tehran has responded to controversial comments made by the Saudi Arabian crown prince, in which Prince Mohammad bin Salman compared Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. In a statement Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said bin Salman has discredited himself through his […]
Joe Biden rebukes Harvey Weinstein and urges Hollywood to speak up about sexual assault
Mark Makela/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden had terse words for Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, as a growing sexual-harassment scandal continued to engulf the movie mogul. Biden called Weinstein’s recent firing a “justifiable end” to what has been described as a long history of abuse by the Hollywood executive. Speaking at a fundraiser for a […]