Author: Griff Witte
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As tensions with Trump deepen, Europe wonders if America is lost for good
BERLIN — Since Jan. 20, 2017, European leaders have managed U.S. relations with one eye on the clock, anxiously counting down the hours until President Trump’s term is up and hoping the core of the Western alliance isn’t too badly damaged in the meantime. But as Trump’s aggressive rhetoric toward America’s closest allies has evolved…
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McMaster says evidence of Russian meddling is ‘now really incontrovertible’
MUNICH – U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster acknowledged Saturday that evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election was “incontrovertible” but said Moscow’s campaign to divide the West through subterfuge was failing. “It’s just not working,” he said. The comments, a day after the Justice Department indicted 13 Russians for interference in the…
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Charlie Gard’s parents end fight over treatment for their terminally ill son
LONDON — Charlie Gard’s parents have decided to end their legal fight over the treatment of their terminally ill child. The months-long, emotionally charged case sparked a bioethical debate about end-of-life issues and captured the attention of world leaders, including Pope Francis and President Trump. Attorney Grant Armstrong said the boy’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates,…
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Children tossed from windows to escape London high-rise blaze; many dead or missing and dozens injured
LONDON — At least 12 people were killed, more than 70 injured and many others missing on Wednesday as a fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in west London where residents had long warned of the potential risk of a catastrophic blaze. Witnesses reported people jumping from parts of the 24-story building after being…
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Britain says Manchester bomber ‘likely’ had accomplices as focus turns to Libya visits
MANCHESTER, England – Britain’s domestic security chief said Wednesday it was “likely” that the bomber who killed 22 people at a concert venue was not acting alone, underscoring the expanded security measures as the nation’s threat level was raised to its highest point. Home Secretary Amber Rudd did not provide details on possible associates of…
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London attacker British-born and once under extremist probes, British leader says
LONDON – The lone attacker who carried out a deadly rampage in central London was a British-born man once investigated for possible extremist links, but was “not part of the current intelligence picture,” Britain’s prime minister said Thursday. The remarks by Theresa May did not name the suspect who left three people dead – two…