French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising defeated rival François Fillon in a speech she delivered on Monday. Several sections of her speech in Villepinte, north of Paris, appear to repeat almost word-for-word comments Mr Fillon made in an address on 15 April. An official of her National Front party said … Read more
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising defeated rival François Fillon in a speech she delivered on Monday. Several sections of her speech in Villepinte, north of Paris, appear to repeat almost word-for-word comments Mr Fillon made in an address on 15 April. An official of her National Front party said … Read more
A Fox News Channel co-president resigned Monday, in the latest shakeup for the US cable news giant rocked by sexual harassment allegations. Bill Shine had been co-president since the resignation of news channel chief Roger Ailes, who abruptly quit in the face of a lawsuit from former news host Gretchen Carlson. “This is a significant … Read more
Ryan Seacrest is joining “Live” as Kelly Ripa’s new co-host, jump-starting a new era in the morning television ratings race. Two sources with knowledge of the deal confirmed the news to CNN prior to Monday’s broadcast, on which Ripa and Seacrest broke the news to viewers. “Today, the next chapter of the ‘Live’ story is … Read more
Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch of severe turbulence injuring 27 people, some of them suffering fractured bones, witnesses and officials said Monday. The terrifying ordeal occurred when the plane flew through a pocket of “clean air” turbulence — so-called because … Read more
Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a spending bill to keep the US government running until 30 September, media report. The bipartisan deal boosts military spending but does not include funding for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the Mexico border, they say. The reported $1 trillion deal (£770bn) needs to be approved by … Read more
After President Trump set off a furor over who should pay for a U. S. missile defense system that’s being installed in South Korea, his national security chief said Washington will pick up the check. For the time being, at least. White House national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster told his South Korean counterpart … Read more
South Korean media on Monday warned of a “Trump risk” threatening the alliance between Washington and Seoul amid high tensions over the North’s weapons ambitions. The two countries are bound by a defence pact and 28,500 US troops are stationed in the South. But the new US president has said in recent interviews that Seoul … Read more
From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning curve in his opening months at the White House. Although the new US president has shown a capacity to change both his tone and positions, he has struggled to convey a clearly articulated worldview. With the arrival … Read more
A luxury music festival in the Bahamas, with tickets costing up to $12,000 (£9,200), has been branded a “disaster”, with reports of no security and cancelled flights. Fyre Festival, co-organised by Ja Rule, promised a “cultural moment created from a blend of music, art and food”. Tickets included a flight from Miami, a stay in … Read more
Donald Trump has praised China’s President Xi Jinping for his handling of North Korea, calling him “a very good man” who loves his country. The US president told Reuters he would like to solve the crisis diplomatically but that it was “difficult” and a “major, major conflict” was possible. He also said it had been … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute. ‘There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely,’ Trump said ahead … Read more
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response to North Korea and pile pressure on China to rein in its Pyongyang ally. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the meeting that follows weeks of warnings from the US administration that it … Read more
Bill O’Reilly made a thinly veiled reference to the sexual harassment scandal that cost him his job at Fox News by comparing his situation to that of his father, who served in World War II. On his podcast Wednesday, O’Reilly read a message from a fan who complimented his book, “Killing the Rising Sun.” “I … Read more
Donald Trump has indicated he will scrap plans to find cash for his border wall in this week’s spending bill. The president’s close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday. Building the wall, paid for by Mexico, was a key campaign … Read more
Donald Trump has indicated he will ditch plans to find cash for his border wall in this week’s spending bill. The president’s close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday. Building the wall, paid for by Mexico, was a key campaign … Read more
President François Hollande has called on French voters to reject far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and back Emmanuel Macron to succeed him. The pair will face each other in a run-off vote on 7 May after taking the top places in Sunday’s first round, with Mr Macron the current favourite to win. Mr Hollande said … Read more
Macron backed by mainstream parties to shut out Le Pen The presence of EU flags at Mr Macron’s rally was not lost on supporters and opponents France’s beaten mainstream parties have lined up behind Emmanuel Macron to try to stave off a victory for the far-right’s Marine Le Pen in the final round of the … Read more
“The Fate of the Furious” ran at full throttle for a second weekend, raking in $38.7 million to head North American box-office profits with a total of $163.6, industry analysts estimated on Sunday. Although the eighth installment in Universal Studio’s “Fast and Furious” series — starring megastars Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — … Read more
Former Fox anchor Bill O’Reilly will receive an exit payout of as much as $25 million after being ousted over sexual harassment allegations, according to American media reports. Fox did not confirm the sum, equal to about a year’s salary for the populist firebrand. O’Reilly, a major draw at the news network favored by conservatives, … Read more