President Donald Trump speaks during a ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to slap sanctions on Iraq after its parliament passed a resolution calling for the government […]
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Why this remote gem should top your 2020 travel list
Deep in the valleys forged by the waters of Asia’s Red River, a series of colorful mountain villages are encircled by fields of towering rice terraces. The fields are agricultural feats of precision — rugged mountains blanketed with emerald stairways that, seemingly, ascend to the heavens above. Mu Cang Chai, […]
Oil prices rise 1% in early trading as tensions in the Middle East mount
Oil prices jumped 1% during Sunday night trading — building on Friday’s gains — as tensions in the Middle East escalated over the weekend. Following Thursday’s death of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, on Sunday an Iranian state-run television broadcast said that the nation would no longer respect uranium enrichment […]
Trump says his Twitter posts serve as notification to Congress he will strike back against Iran
US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after making a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on December 24, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Sunday that a series of Twitter posts over the […]
Iraqi parliament calls for US troops to be expelled —coalition suspends operations against ISIS
This handout picture released by the US Army shows U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on January 1, 2020. CAPT. ROBYN HAAKE The Iraqi parliament passed a resolution Sunday calling […]
Iran will no longer abide by uranium enrichment limits under 2015 nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran on January 10, 2019. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Less than a week after Iran’s top military commander was killed by U.S. drone strike, the regime said Sunday that it would further […]
Samsung is getting ready to show lifelike ‘artificial human’ project
Samsung logo at store in Shanghai. A South Korean multinational conglomerate. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Samsung is expected to unveil its futuristic “artificial human” project at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday. Social media accounts for Samsung’s Neon have teased the mysterious technology ahead […]
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham wants to start Trump impeachment trial within days
Sen. Lindsey Graham holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 24, 2019. Siphiwe Sibeko | Reuters Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, called on Sunday for the Senate to change the rules set up for impeachment in order to start President Donald Trump’s […]
Here’s how changes to required minimum withdrawals may affect your retirement account
For older Americans, required minimum distributions from retirement accounts are undergoing a bit of a makeover. On top of the age rising to 72 from 70½ for when those annual withdrawals must begin — effective this year, due to congressional approval of the Secure Act — updated life expectancy tables […]
Iraqi parliament passes resolution calling for US troops to be expelled
This handout picture released by the US Army shows U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on January 1, 2020. CAPT. ROBYN HAAKE Iraq’s parliament passed a resolution Sunday calling for […]