Former Trump aide Flynn eager to get to sentencing, lawyer says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Michael Flynn, former National Security Adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is eager to get past his current legal ordeal and proceed to sentencing, Flynn’s lawyer, Robert Kelner, told a judge on Tuesday. Former National Security Adviser Mike...
Top U.S. Senate Democrat vows to fight Trump’s Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Tuesday vowed an all-out fight against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as Judge Brett Kavanaugh headed to Capitol Hill seeking support, with Democrats aiming to seize on the confirmation battle...
Movie producer Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex assault charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006, the third criminal sex assault case brought against him, and his attorney said he expects further charges to follow. More than 70...
After Pyongyang put-down, Pompeo stands by ‘difficult’ denuclearization talks
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used “gangster-like” diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would keep pursuing...
Return of U.S. war dead could build trust with North Korea: Pompeo
HANOI (Reuters) - The return of remains of U.S. troops who went missing during the 1950-53 Korean War could help build trust between North Korea and the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a...
Movie mogul Weinstein pleads not guilty to sex assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006, the third criminal sex assault case brought against him. More than 70 women, mostly young actresses and women employed in other areas of...
Singer Justin Bieber engaged to model Hailey Baldwin: reports
(Reuters) - Pop singer Justin Bieber became engaged to model Hailey Baldwin over the weekend, according to U.S. media reports on Sunday. The couple dated in 2016 but had broken up. Last month, they appeared together publicly, leading to speculation from fans that they...
Pompeo sees hard road ahead but pursues North Korean denuclearization talks
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used “gangster-like” diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would continue to pursue...
Pompeo urges North Korea’s Kim to follow Vietnam’s example
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday urged North Korea to follow the example of Vietnam, saying President Donald Trump believed Pyongyang could replicate Hanoi’s path to normal relations with Washington and to prosperity. But for that to...
Polanski’s wife says ‘Non merci!’ to Oscars’ academy invite
PARIS (Reuters) - Actress Emmanuelle Seigner on Sunday rejected an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in a column in which she slammed the “hypocrisy” of a group that expelled her husband Roman Polanski two months ago. FILE PHOTO:...