Image copyright John Moore/Getty Images Image caption Late Show host Stephen Colbert has declined to apologise for his monologue US comedian Stephen Colbert is to be investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a joke about President Donald Trump. The body’s chairman Ajit Pai said it received several complaints about the monologue, which some […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The plot involved targeting Kim Jong-un at a public event, officials said North Korea has accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. A North Korean referred to only as “Kim” was paid to carry out an attack with biochemical substances, the ministry […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the bill is one big tax break for the rich Republican senators are sounding sceptical of an Obamacare replacement passed by members of their own party in the House of Representatives. The measure brings President Donald Trump’s party a step closer to scrapping the […]
Media captionComey sets out why he revealed the new investigation – and still thinks it was the right decision. FBI Director James Comey has said it makes him “mildly nauseous” to think that he could have had an impact on the US presidential election. But Mr Comey said he thought concealing the discovery of new […]
Image copyright KCNA/AFP Image caption President Trump noted that Mr Kim assumed power in his 20s US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a “pretty smart cookie”. Speaking to CBS, he noted Mr Kim had assumed power at a young age, despite dealing with “some very tough people”. Amid escalating […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Donald Tusk wants a serious response from the UK European Council President Donald Tusk has called on the UK to come up with a “serious response” on what will happen to EU citizens in Britain after Brexit. “We need guarantees,” he said in Brussels as 27 EU leaders backed the […]
Image copyright Getty Images/PeterMacdiarmid Image caption Turkish people awoke to find all access to Wikipedia had been blocked Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said “an administrative measure” had been taken, but gave no reason why. Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Nicolas Dupont-Aignan was the candidate of a mainstream right-wing party French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she will make a defeated rival her prime minister, if elected. Ms Le Pen, of the far-right National Front (FN), chose Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, of the mainstream nationalist “Stand Up France” in an […]
Media captionUS ready for “military action, if necessary” against North Korea, Rex Tillerson says The US is open to negotiations with North Korea aimed at removing nuclear weapons from the region, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said. But he said the US would use military force if necessary. The foreign minister of China, North […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Obama only referred to Trump as “the new president” Former First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to rule out running for elected office during her first public remarks since leaving the White House. The Q&A at an architecture convention in Orlando came days after her husband made his first public […]
