Top World News

'Laughing at us': War vet slams Trump after jarring gaffe with foreign leader

President Donald Trump had a cringeworthy moment with world leaders this week, an MSNBC panel argued on Thursday. Trump was meeting with five African leaders, including Liberian President Joseph Boakai. “Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?” Trump gushed. The president attempted to explain that his country's national language is English, but Trump continued. “Such good English,” he said. “Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?” Mr. Trump continued. “Where? Were you educated? Where?”Paul Rieckhoff, founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, responded to the moment by calling Trump "an embarrassment every day, but especially on the national stage when the world is watching.""I mean, the capital of Liberia is Monrovia because it's named after the American President [James] Monroe," said Reickhoff, citing the fifth president of the United States. "I mean, the flag even looks like our flag. I mean, this is really basic stuff that most American representatives of our nation know, or at least have the respect to learn before they speak to a group of people."He said that it's hurting America's standing. "I mean, there's some folks who are laughing at us. There are some folks who just lost respect for us, but it's just — it's such an embarrassment, and I don't think we can just gloss gloss past it as a flub, or it's just how he is. I mean, this reflects poorly on our entire nation, and we should never normalize it." The New York Times explained on Wednesday about Liberia's deep ties to the U.S. as part of "America’s 'Back to Africa' movement and the American Colonization Society, a group formed in 1816 by philanthropists, abolitionists, and some slave owners. That society, established in part as a response to rebellions of enslaved people, helped resettle free Black Americans in what would become Liberia."See the clip below or at the link here. - YouTube www.youtube.com

ArticleImg
Shubhanshu Shukla Saw 230 Sunrises From Space, Travelled 100 Lakh Km

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and his Axiom-4 crew have witnessed 230 sunrises onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and travelled nearly 100 lakh kms in space at the end of two weeks on the orbital laboratory.

5 Injured After Malaysia Police Helicopter Crashes Into River

A police-owned AS355 helicopter crashed near the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Jetty in Gelang Patah on Thursday morning. There were no fatalities.

ArticleImg
Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death

Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.

Delta flight with roughly 300 passengers diverted to island in Atlantic Ocean

New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but landed on island in Azores group after engine issueA Delta flight was diverted to an island in the Atlantic this week after the plane experienced a mechanical issue, leaving the nearly 300 passengers on the island for a day.The New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but as the flight made its way over the ocean, the flight crew had to divert it to an island in the Azores island group. Continue reading...