Cambodia’s tycoons are set to be big winners in a controversial election at the end of July, a new report by a leading human rights group has claimed, while calling for sanctions against the country’s business elite for allegedly eroding democracy. The South East Asian nation of 16 million will vote on July 29, in…
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered American envoys to seek direct talks with the Taliban to end the country’s longest ever war, in a major shift after years of US diplomatic policy on the conflict. The change in White House stance rolls back a long-held position that any talks must be led and controlled by the…
Donald Trump and the European Union struck an unexpected deal and averted an all-out trade war on Wednesday night. Following a meeting at the White House with Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, Mr Trump said there was a “new phase” in relations, and it was a "very big day for free and fair trade"….
Mike Remkiewicz is in a pretty pessimistic mood as he hauls lobster traps onto his boat in Ogunquit, a picturesque town in southern Maine which owes its livelihood to fishing and tourism. In common with other lobstermen in the town, Mr Remkiewicz, 53, does not see a bright future ahead for the industry which has…
CCTV footage has emerged of the moment George Clooney was catapulted through the air after his moped collided with a car in Sardinia. The Hollywood actor was lucky to escape with relatively minor leg injuries after smashing into the bonnet of a Mercedes estate car as he drove along a road on the island. The…
Six more members of the cult behind the deadly 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo’s subway have been executed. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and other outlets said all six Aum Shinrikyo cult members remaining on death row had been executed on Thursday morning. There was no immediate official confirmation. The executions come after authorities hanged "guru" Shoko Asahara…
Serena Williams has revealed that her coach told her to stop breastfeeding to improve her tennis, saying the advice was "hard to take from a guy". The tennis champion described how she chose to nurse her daughter for her first eight months – despite believing it was harming her return to peak physical form. However,…
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said that Mr Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information about his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to reports. CNN and NBC, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, said Cohen is willing to make that assertion to…
Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, on Monday testified at trial that he helped Manafort file false tax returns and hide his foreign bank accounts. Gates is expected to be the government’s star witness in its case against Manafort. Gates, who also served on Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty in February…
Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton has waded into New York City’s Uber debate, defending the ride-sharing app and arguing that it helps minority communities. The city is considering proposals to freeze the number of Uber licences, owing to overcrowding on roads and dwindling revenues for yellow cab drivers. Six drivers of yellow cabs have…