WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit and criticizing what he said was Italy’s lack of cooperation during the Iran war.
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) – Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Carlon Augustus remembers reading the newspapers his grandparents bought daily. Now 32, he says he turns to social media for the latest news.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Supporters of India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party banged steel plates with spoons in a protest Saturday to demand the resignation of the education minister over allegations of examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks.
DORAL, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even while dealing with five-alarm crises around the globe.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The paint is peeling from Washington’s Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally. “We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool,” he posted on his social media site Friday night.
Exxon Mobil topped most expectations in the fourth quarter as the energy giant reported solid production in the Permian Basin and Guyana. For the three months ended Dec. 31, Exxon earned $6.5 billion, or $1.53 per share. It earned $7.61 billion, or $1.72 per share, a year earlier. Earnings were $1.71 per share, topping the $1.68 per share that Wall Street was calling for.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – A Guyanese businessman facing extradition to the U.S. on gold smuggling and money laundering charges was elected Monday as the country’s opposition leader, six months after he formed a political party that quickly became the second largest in the South American nation.
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