Putin: Russia must strengthen its military infrastructure due to NATO
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - NATO is moving its military infrastructure closer to the Russian border and Russia needs to strengthen its own infrastructure in response, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Russian President...
Putin deplores U.S. sanctions, but lauds Trump meeting
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Russia as counter-productive, but said a summit he had held last month with U.S. President Donald Trump had still been useful. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Asia Argento denies sexual relations with actor she paid off
ROME (Reuters) - Italian actress Asia Argento, an outspoken advocate in the movement against sexual harassment, denied on Tuesday ever having had sexual relations with Jimmy Bennett, an actor who the New York Times reported had accused her of sexual assault. FILE...
Trump’s environment agency seeks to roll back Obama-era clean power plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed replacing the Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of former President Barack Obama’s regulatory efforts to combat climate change, in a move critics said would have dire environmental and health...
Russian hackers targeted U.S. Senate, think tanks: Microsoft
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp charged that hackers linked to Russia’s government sought to launch cyber attacks on the U.S. Senate and conservative American think tanks, warning that Moscow is broadening attacks ahead of November’s congressional elections. The world’s...
LA sheriff’s office seeking information on accusation against Asia Argento
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday it was trying to reach an actor who The New York Times reported had accused Italian actress Asia Argento, an outspoken advocate in the movement against sexual harassment, of sexual assault....
Jury weighs ex-Trump aide Manafort’s fate for third day
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - The jury in the trial of Paul Manafort began deliberating for a third day on Monday about whether to convict the former Trump campaign chairman for financial crimes. The case is the first to go to trial stemming from Special Counsel Robert...
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 20) – Mueller, Collusion
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) U.S. President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Chris WattieThe opinions...
Trump says ‘nothing to hide’ from Special Counsel Mueller
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump declared Sunday he had “nothing to hide” from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and denied that his top lawyer had turned on him by cooperating with the probe. U.S....
White House counsel interviewed for 30 hours in Russia probe: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House’s top lawyer has cooperated extensively with the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Donald...