by Jim Heath | Dec 9, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Thank God. Or Netflix. Or both, because much to the relief of everyone of Italians everywhere, Romans have responded positively to the city’s Christmas tree, after a disaster of near biblical proportions last year. Rarely had expectations for a tree been so...
by Jim Heath | Dec 4, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
It appears President Trump is putting cash before human rights, as senators left a briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel today convinced that the Saudi crown prince was involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, in spite of Trump’s claims that the evidence does...
by Jim Heath | Dec 2, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
An extraordinary exchange between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been caught on video. The French President was caught telling Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince “you never listen to me” at a...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave Vladimir Putin a high five in extraordinary scenes during the G20 leader’s summit in Argentina. Salman, who has been accused by the international community of ordering the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, had...
by Jim Heath | Nov 28, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
The Senate today advanced a resolution seeking to end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, delivering a sharp rebuke of the Saudi crown prince and President Trump’s decision to defend him amid the fallout over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing....
by Jim Heath | Nov 26, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Trump
As world leaders denounced Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, President Donald Trump waited more than a day before offering a muted response about the clash. Ukraine’s parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law, after Sunday’s capture...
