From publicly attacking a member of his own cabinet to delivering a partisan speech to a gathering of Boy Scouts, Donald Trump has shown once again it’s no longer business as usual in Washington. Trump has rewritten the political rule book since launching his long-shot bid for the White House two years ago, but the … Read more
A brash businessman with martial arts skills clinched Mongolia’s first-ever presidential runoff election Saturday after his opponent conceded defeat in the scandal-plagued race to take the helm of the resource-rich but debt-laden country. Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party (DP), a 54-year-old former world champion in the Soviet martial art Sambo, had 50.6 percent … Read more
A brash businessman with martial arts skills was leading Mongolia’s first-ever presidential runoff election early Saturday after a scandal-plagued race to take the helm of the resource-rich but debt-laden country. Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party (DP), a 54-year-old former world champion in the Soviet martial art Sambo, had 50.7 percent of the vote … Read more
A duo of TV hosts targeted in a deeply personal attack by President Donald Trump hit back Friday, questioning his “unmoored behavior” and fitness to serve. Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who headline the “Morning Joe” news program on the left-leaning MSNBC cable network, penned a Washington Post opinion piece titled “Donald Trump is not … Read more
An Egyptian real estate tycoon jailed for the murder of a Lebanese pop diva was freed Friday as part of a presidential pardon for hundreds of detainees, security officials said. State television said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned a total of 502 prisoners to mark Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the Muslim fasting … Read more
A Chinese billionaire who made allegations of high-level corruption against Communist Party officials in his homeland and is wanted by authorities in Beijing is facing a lawsuit in New York where he now lives, lawyers said Monday. Guo Wengui, a real estate tycoon who lives in a luxury Fifth Avenue apartment overlooking Manhattan’s Central Park, … Read more
Museums, apps and real estate: New Yorkers are taking a breather from the city’s constant drive for renewal by delving into the past, searching for comfort and authenticity in fast-changing times. The Museum of the City of New York, the New York Historical Society and the Brooklyn Historical Society have all recorded record numbers of … Read more
More than half a million people have signed a petition demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White House or foot the expense of living in New York herself. The Slovenian-born former model and mother of one has continued to live at her Manhattan penthouse apartment more than two months after husband Donald … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s love-hate attitude towards predecessor Barack Obama goes back a decade, a volatile mixture of admiration and scurrilous disrespect that helped launch the provocative billionaire’s own political career. Trump was a main purveyor of the “birther” conspiracy theory that the nation’s first African-American president was not born in the United States — … Read more
After a turbulent four weeks as president of the United States, Donald Trump’s frustration finally burst out. The stately walls of the East Room trembled Thursday as the 45th president unleashed a torrent of words, attacking in turn the media, the judiciary and Democrats he accused of undermining his presidency. The real estate tycoon mounted … Read more
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said on Tuesday, in a surprise turnaround after years of success based on big-money foreign signings. Evergrande have won the Chinese Super League for the last six season, plus the AFC Champions League in 2013 and 2015, with the … Read more
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval rating has slumped to a new low since Donald Trump won the U. S. presidency last week, in part due to his invitation of the real estate tycoon to Mexico during the campaign, a poll showed on Sunday. The survey by polling firm Buendia & Laredo for newspaper El … Read more
Former real estate tycoon Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States after a neck-and-neck race with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Born on June 14, 1946, in New York, Trump started his career in his father’s real estate firm in 1968 after graduation from Wharton School of the University of … Read more
Republican candidate Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead over Hillary Clinton in the key swing states that will decide the White House election. He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, while Democrat Mrs Clinton took Virginia and Nevada, ABC projects. Pennsylvania is too close to call. New Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin – which … Read more
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a knife-edge battle in swing states after polls closed across half the US in the White House election. The contest is too close to call in the crucial battlegrounds of Virginia, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. But Republican nominee Mr Trump has racked up wins in southern … Read more
Polls have closed across half the US as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump await the verdict of voters after a bitterly fought White House election campaign. Republican nominee Mr Trump has racked up wins in southern states and Democrat Mrs Clinton has swept northeastern states, ABC News projects. But the races are too close to … Read more