Major global firms warn of slow China sales as post-pandemic surge fades
From consumer goods giant Unilever to automaker Nissan and machinery maker Caterpillar, global firms have warned of slowing
2023-08-02 13:45
Explosions, drone debris hit Kyiv, mayor, officials say
Anti-aircraft units worked to shoot down drones attacking the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Wednesday, with drone debris
2023-08-02 13:29
Explainer-What happens next in the Trump election interference case?
By Jack Queen Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and other crimes
2023-08-02 13:28
Tigers reach deal with Dodgers, but Detroit LHP Eduardo Rodriguez exercises no-trade clause
Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez blocked a deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, exercising his no-trade clause ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline
2023-08-02 13:28
Factbox-Civil lawsuits target Trump efforts to overturn 2020 loss
By Jacqueline Thomsen Besides criminal charges, former U.S. President Donald Trump faces some civil lawsuits over his effort
2023-08-02 13:27
US Stripped of AAA Rating by Fitch as Budget Deficits Swell
The US was stripped of its top-tier sovereign credit grade by Fitch Ratings, which criticized the country’s ballooning
2023-08-02 12:58
Ukraine war: Odesa region port facilities hit in Russian drone attack
A grain silo has been damaged and fires have broken out in the Odesa region, local officials say.
2023-08-02 12:55
CNN host rails against Donald Trump comparing prosecutors to Nazis
The Donald Trump campaign’s comparison of the latest criminal charges against him to Nazi Germany is “beyond the pale, in terms of offensiveness and ignorance”, CNN’s Jake Tapper has said. The former president was indicted on Tuesday on four charges by a grand jury hearing evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This is Mr Trump’s third criminal indictment, his second federal indictment and his first for his alleged conduct while in office as president. In response to the indictment, the Trump campaign issued a statement that the charges against him amounted to election interference along with the comparison to Nazi Germany. “The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes,” a part of the lengthy statement said. “These un-American witch hunts will fail.” Tapper denounced Mr Trump for the ignorant comparison while his colleague Kaitlan Collins, who read his full statement said it was a glimpse of the Trump team’s argument to challenge the charges. “They’re saying it’s persecution and that it is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and the former Soviet Union. Just giving you a kind of window into the argument they’re going to be making tying this all back to the campaign,” Collins said. The remarks also drew criticism from activists and civil rights organisations. “Comparing this indictment to Nazi Germany in the 1930s is factually incorrect, completely inappropriate and flat out offensive,” said Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. “As we have said time and again, such comparisons have no place in politics and are shameful.” The reaction by CNN’s Tapper was followed by Fox News host Jesse Watters’ outburst of comparing the indictment to a war crime on the order of the atomic bombing or germ warfare. “This is overkill,” Watters said in a segment on Tuesday. “This is political germ warfare. These are political war crimes. It’s an atrocity. It’s like not just dropping one atomic bomb, you drop 15 dozen.” Later in his show, Watters shopped short of refuting the various charges against Mr Trump, but rather said they shouldn’t be considered significant crimes. The latest legal woe comes for Mr Trump as he faces the prospect of yet another potential indictment in Georgia where the former president was recorded on a phone call pressuring top officials to “find” him enough votes to reverse his loss in the state to Joe Biden during the 2020 election. Read More Trump indictment live updates: Grand jury charges Trump on four counts in 2020 election interference probe Revealed: ‘Monster’ care worker raped elderly dementia patients - but authorities don’t know how many How prosecutors could charge Trump with racketeering in Georgia case Trump indicted on four counts in 2020 election interference probe – live Takeaways from the Trump indictment that alleges a campaign of 'fraud and deceit' The judge assigned to Trump's Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters
2023-08-02 12:50
US Ratings Downgrade Casts Spotlight on AAA Ones Standing
The fallout from Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the US puts the focus on the countries still holding onto
2023-08-02 12:50
Minnesota officials investigating fatal officer-involved shooting of a man during a traffic stop in Minneapolis
Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say.
2023-08-02 12:47
Why Trump's latest indictment will reverberate for years to come
"The United States of America v. Donald J. Trump" instantly became one of the most consequential documents in American history.
2023-08-02 12:29
As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace
During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week
2023-08-02 12:23
