Bloomberg President Donald Trump said a date and place have been set for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and will be announced soon. “We have a date, we have a location,” Trump told reporters at the White House on his way to board the Marine One presidential helicopter. Trump didn’t reveal either the date or place ...

Bloomberg Police detained hundreds of people at boisterous rallies across Russia protesting two decades of rule by President Vladimir Putin just two days before his inauguration for a record fourth term. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was dragged by his arms and legs from the Moscow protest after riot police with batons warned they would use force to break up the ...

Bloomberg Two months before he makes a controversial trip to London, US President Donald Trump compared a hospital in the UK capital to a “war zone,” suggesting the country’s anti-gun culture is contributing to a surge in stabbings. “I recently read a story that, in London, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital — right in ...

Bloomberg A judge sharply questioned whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller overstepped his authority by charging Paul Manafort with crimes unrelated to Russian election interference while also suggesting that the onetime Trump campaign chairman was indicted to coerce his cooperation against the president. US District Judge T. S. Ellis III expressed deep skepticism about whether Mueller went too far in signing ...

Bloomberg The annual defense policy bill proposed by House Republicans would bar the Pentagon from spending half the money designated for a broad-based cloud computing contract until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offers Congress more information about the project. The report should include “a description of the characteristics and considerations for accelerating the cloud architecture and services required for a global, ...

Bloomberg Gabon’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet announced a new government days after the constitutional court forced the dissolution of the previous one, with the ruling party retaining control of key ministries. Issoze-Ngondet, who was reappointed as prime minister on May 3 by President Ali Bongo, moved Régis Immongault Tatangani, the former economy minister, to foreign affairs. He is replaced by ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said that UAE Armed Forces have played a vital role in a turbulent and dangerous regional and international environment in which it was surrounded by threats. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the UAE’s Armed Forces are an example to be emulated when it comes to their efficiency and use of advanced weaponry, for the way they guard the sanctity of the country’s borders — preserving its achievements ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has said that the historic decision taken on May 6th,1976, to unify the UAE Armed Forces “has placed our military among the world’s most powerful armies and enabled them to contribute effectively to achieving security and stability in the region.” Speaking ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM On the occasion of the 42nd Armed Forces Unification Day, observed on May 6th, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, said that the sacrifices of Emirati servicemen and people will continue “whenever there is a call for national duty to prove our solid Union to the world.” In ...