UNITED NATIONS — In his final address at the United Nations, President Barack Obama reiterated his strong commitment to multilateralism and the world body. “We can choose to press forward with a better model of cooperation and integration or we can retreat into a world sharply divided and ultimately in conflict along old lines of nation […]
Brazilian police sources say U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint and in fact had damaged a gas station in Rio. Lochte and his teammates James Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz stopped at a gas station early in the morning on their way back to […]
ISTANBUL—Turkish officials continue to arrest judges and military officers in connection with the coup attempt, detaining more soldiers Sunday. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said around 6,000 people have been detained and “the number will increase.” Those in custody include the commander of the Third Army Corps, General Erdal Ozturk, who could face charges of treason. […]
The invasion of Iraq 13 years ago by an American- and British-led coalition was “unnecessary” and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein represented “no imminent threat” to Britain or the Western powers, according to a long-awaited official report into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War. The inquiry led by John Chilcot, a former top British civil servant, […]