The former secretary of state and presidential candidate on the future of the Democratic Party, Trump’s record on Iran and climate, and defending Ted Kennedy’s complicated legacy
In a 3,000-calorie meal, a burger, fries and proof the spirit of innovation lives on
Secretary of State calls ruling a deeply disturbing set-back to Egypt’s transition
Assad’s regime isn’t going to hand over chemical weapon, writes Michael Petrou
The commander in chief cast himself as reluctant warrior as he made his case for a military response
John Kerry’s suggestion that Syria turn over chemical weapons finds broad support
Barack Obama says he’ll seek approval of Congress for military action in Syria
‘The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity.’
As reported here last week, Ibrahim Bah, the man who for years managed the transit of weapons from Liberia into Sierra Leone in exchange for blood diamonds, has been arrested in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leonean authorities, according the the Freetown newspaper Awoko, have now confirmed he is in their custody.
If anything positive can come out of recent moves toward “peace negotiations” between the United States and the Taliban, it is to finally relieve Afghans of whatever illusions they might still keep regarding America’s commitment to preventing Afghanistan’s re-conquest by the Taliban and their Pakistani puppeteers.
A Canadian gold-medal winning sculler rescued at sea and an outbreak of measles strikes the U.K.
Highlights of today’s meeting between John Baird and John Kerry