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Man accused of plot to kill Trump says Iran pressured him

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to kill US politicians including President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was pressured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
By AFP 4d ago
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US navy would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if needed amid the Iran war, and ordered Washington to provide insurance for shipping.  
By AFP 6d ago
The UN General Assembly voiced support for Ukraine Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion, with the US among countries abstaining from the vote.
By AFP 1w ago
Twenty-five Mexican troops died in clashes with cartel gunmen following a raid that led to the death of the country's most-wanted drug lord, a top security official said Monday.
By AFP 2w ago
The US Secret Service said Sunday its agents had shot and killed an armed man who breached the security perimeter of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
By AFP 2w ago
President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy.
By AFP 2w ago
Hours after the court decision, Trump vowed to impose a new 10-percent tariff on imports under an alternative authority.
By AFP 2w ago
Polls show growing dissatisfaction with the cost of living as well as Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
By AFP 2w ago
After Trump told supporters ‘tariffs’ was his "favorite word in the whole dictionary," US Supreme Court said what he had done was illegal, plunging his presidency into economic and political crisis.
By AFP 2w ago
For his own beliefs about aliens, Trump, 79, said, "I don't know if they are real or not."
By AFP 2w ago
Veteran US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died peacefully at the age of 84, his family has announced.
By AFP 2w ago
Jesse Jackson, 84, championed civil rights, liberal causes and political activism. His 1980s White House bids helped pave the way for America's first Black president.
By AFP 2w ago
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