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Mugabe praises Trump’s ‘America First’ policy

  HARARE / AP US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy has an admirer in Zimbabwe’s controversial president, who says the policy resonates with his own thinking. President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 on Tuesday and is the world’s oldest head of state, spoke in a birthday interview with state-run media. “When it comes to Donald Trump, on the one ...

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Kremlin stays mum on new US national security adviser

  MOSCOW / AP The Kremlin refrained from comment Tuesday on the appointment of the new U.S. national security adviser, but one lawmaker said he was likely to take a hawkish stance toward Russia. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was named to the job Monday by President Donald Trump to replace retired Gen. Michael Flynn. Trump fired Flynn last week ...

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Suicide bombers kill 6 outside court in Pakistan

  PESHAWAR / AP A group of suicide bombers with grenades and assault rifles struck outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people in an attack claimed by a Taliban splinter group. The attack was the latest in a wave of militant assaults across the troubled country that has killed over 100 people since last week. The ...

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