This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the American way of life and its founding principles are “under attack,” focusing his criticism on voices in the mainstream news media and protesters who have torn down statues of historical figures.Speaking as he unveiled the first report of the Pompeo said the events roiling the United States are antithetical to the nation’s ideals. Both Pompeo and the 60-page report, made public by the commission after a year of work, said property rights and religious freedom are the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the American way of life and its founding principles are “under attack,” focusing his criticism on voices in the mainstream news media and protesters who have torn down statues of historical figures.Speaking as he unveiled the first report of the Pompeo said the events roiling the United States are antithetical to the nation’s ideals. Both Pompeo and the 60-page report, made public by the commission after a year of work, said property rights and religious freedom are the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBEIJING — China on Friday ordered the United States to shut its in response to the American closure of China’s equivalent branch in Houston, another escalation in the dispute between the world’s two largest economies.While analysts in China called the retaliation measured, they said there was no end in sight to a conflict that spans trade and technology, and religion, students and scientists, human rights and the .“Even though the relationship is worsening, we have not yet reached the worst point,” said Cheng Xiaohe, a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBEIJING — China on Friday ordered the United States to shut its in response to the American closure of China’s equivalent branch in Houston, another escalation in the dispute between the world’s two largest economies.While analysts in China called the retaliation measured, they said there was no end in sight to a conflict that spans trade and technology, and religion, students and scientists, human rights and the .“Even though the relationship is worsening, we have not yet reached the worst point,” said Cheng Xiaohe, a...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to go to the United Nations on Thursday in the first step toward reimposing all U.N. sanctions against Iran, using a legal maneuver that most of the Security Council considers dubious.In announcing Pompeo’s task, Trump said his decision in 2018 to abandon the landmark deal struck with Iran during the Obama administration had made the world safer.“Two years ago, I withdrew the United States from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, which was a product of the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to go to the United Nations on Thursday in the first step toward reimposing all U.N. sanctions against Iran, using a legal maneuver that most of the Security Council considers dubious.In announcing Pompeo’s task, Trump said his decision in 2018 to abandon the landmark deal struck with Iran during the Obama administration had made the world safer.“Two years ago, I withdrew the United States from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, which was a product of the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA group of international election observers on Wednesday praised the U.S. vote as orderly but condemned President Trump’s “baseless allegations” of fraudulent ballot counts and his suggestion that the tally be stopped midstream, saying he had undermined public confidence in democratic institutions.“Nobody — no politician, no elected official, nobody — should limit the people’s right to vote,” said Michael Georg Link, a member of the German parliament who led the lawmakers sent by the to observe a U.S. election for the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA group of international election observers on Wednesday praised the U.S. vote as orderly but condemned President Trump’s “baseless allegations” of fraudulent ballot counts and his suggestion that the tally be stopped midstream, saying he had undermined public confidence in democratic institutions.“Nobody — no politician, no elected official, nobody — should limit the people’s right to vote,” said Michael Georg Link, a member of the German parliament who led the lawmakers sent by the to observe a U.S. election for the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs the eyes of the world focus on the U.S. election, teams of international observers are heading out across the United States amid concerns about the vote’s integrity.For the ninth time, observers affiliated with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have come to the United States to watch over an election and recommend improvements, a mission little-noticed by most Americans.But the is different.As fears rise about voter suppression, violence and a potentially contested outcome in the United...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs the eyes of the world focus on the U.S. election, teams of international observers are heading out across the United States amid concerns about the vote’s integrity.For the ninth time, observers affiliated with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have come to the United States to watch over an election and recommend improvements, a mission little-noticed by most Americans.But the is different.As fears rise about voter suppression, violence and a potentially contested outcome in the United...WW…

'Dangerous for our country': Bush's secretary of state calls Trump a liarWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWashington: Colin Powell, a former US secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Sunday that he would vote for Joe Biden in November because President Donald Trump has "drifted away" from the Constitution, is a chronic liar and is "dangerous to our country".In a...…'Dangerous for our country': Bush's secretary of state calls Trump a liarWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWashington: Colin Powell, a former US secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Sunday that he would vote for Joe Biden in November because President Donald Trump has "drifted away" from the Constitution, is a chronic liar and is "dangerous to our country".In a...WW…