Author: David Stringer
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Trump Organization breaks ground on a golf club in Vietnam, in Hung Yen
People attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump Organization and a partner for a luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses in Hung Yen, a northern province of Vietnam, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Infernos rage from Texas to Australia as fire season kicks off early
After a year of deadly wildfires around the globe, the world is burning again from Texas to Australia — and in some regions, the blazes are igniting early. Canada’s Alberta province said last month that wildfire season had already begun, well before the typical March start. On the other side of the planet, South Australia…
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U.K. inquiry to turns to U.S. officials
LONDON — Britain’s Iraq war inquiry panel arrived in the United States on Tuesday as it continues to investigate mistakes made in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but officials are not expected to hold talks with former President George W. Bush. The five-member panel appointed by the British government is examining the case made for the…
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Intelligence ties between U.S., U.K. in jeopardy
LONDON — Intelligence ties between London and Washington have been jeopardized by a British court’s disclosure that a terrorism suspect was beaten and shackled in U.S. custody, diplomats and security officials said Wednesday. Fears in the United States that Britain can no longer be trusted with secrets is prompting an urgent assessment of relations…
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World powers to aid Yemen in fight against terror
LONDON — Yemen risks providing a permanent new haven for al-Qaida without urgent help to rebuild its deteriorating economy, quell internal revolts and bolster work to tackle terrorism, foreign ministers warned at a global meeting Wednesday. Talks in London involving about 20 nations offered backing for plans to bolster Yemen’s fragile government as it…
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U.K. talks focus on Taliban reconciliation plan
LONDON — Afghanistan’s president said Monday that the West, once resistant to reconciliation with the Taliban, now backs his plan to persuade some militants to lay down their weapons. The assertion came ahead of an international conference on Afghanistan that Britain’s leader said would pledge funding for the Afghan peace plan, despite concerns about…
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Former British prime minister to testify on Iraq war
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will give his highly anticipated testimony to an inquiry into the Iraq war next week, the panel said Monday. Blair, whose popularity suffered because of his decision to back the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, will face several hours of questioning at the five-person tribunal Jan. 29.…
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U.K. court convicts three of plot to blow up airliners
LONDON — Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of plotting to murder thousands by downing at least seven trans-Atlantic airliners in simultaneous attacks designed by al-Qaida to be the deadliest terrorist strike since Sept. 11, 2001. Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Assad Sarwar, 29, and Tanvir Hussain, 28 were found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court…
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Britain’s military calls Afghan operation a success
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday that a mission to oust Taliban fighters from an Afghan stronghold has been a major success, despite a mounting death toll and public skepticism over the merits of the campaign. Defense officials confirmed that the five-week major military phase of the mission called Operation Panther’s Claw…
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Brown defies calls to step down as British premier
LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown clung fiercely to his job Friday, defying calls from some within his beleaguered Labour party to resign. Brown told reporters he never even considered resigning, instead announcing a Cabinet reshuffle he hopes will help restore his fortunes. Brown has been badly stung by a scandal over British lawmakers’…