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Macron snubs May on post-Brexit trade deal talks
- May 28, 2017
While the French ambassador, Gérard Araud , did not reveal what he told the Macron, Capehart and another guest jokingly told him that he should discuss Trump's handshake with Macron. President Macron and President Trump also discussed the Syrian crisis, counter-terrorism and defence spending over lunch at the United States ambassador's residence in Brussels , their first meeting since Macron was elected on May 7 after a turbulent campaign. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
While the French ambassador, Gérard Araud , did not reveal what he told the Macron, Capehart and another guest jokingly told him that he should discuss Trump's handshake with Macron. President Macron and President Trump also discussed the Syrian crisis, counter-terrorism and defence spending over lunch at the United States ambassador's residence in Brussels , their first meeting since Macron was elected on May 7 after a turbulent campaign. (more...)
Tillerson Holds Briefing in Saudi Arabia, U.S
- May 28, 2017
Speaking at a joint briefing in Riyadh with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Tillerson said the defense package was meant to help in the "long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the entire Gulf region". The president said during a May 1 Oval Office interview that 'if it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it'. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Speaking at a joint briefing in Riyadh with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Tillerson said the defense package was meant to help in the "long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the entire Gulf region". The president said during a May 1 Oval Office interview that 'if it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it'. (more...)
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt attack which killed 29
- May 28, 2017
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt, an attack that prompted retaliatory air strikes on jihadists in neighbouring Libya. Egyptian authorities have been fighting IS-linked militants who have waged an insurgency, mainly focused in the volatile north of the Sinai Peninsula though attacks have taken place also on the mainland. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt, an attack that prompted retaliatory air strikes on jihadists in neighbouring Libya. Egyptian authorities have been fighting IS-linked militants who have waged an insurgency, mainly focused in the volatile north of the Sinai Peninsula though attacks have taken place also on the mainland. (more...)
Iran's Rouhani calls for better Gulf ties in call with Qatar Emir
- May 28, 2017
It is incumbent upon Iran's recently re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to show he can rein in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) and the Shiite militant forces they arm and fund to destabilize the region, Shahbandar added. "It is not possible to fight terrorism with precisely these kinds of shows". The neologism "Iranophobia" was introduced by a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Bahram Qassemi, who said a day after US President finished his visit to Tehran's ... (more...)
- May 28, 2017
It is incumbent upon Iran's recently re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to show he can rein in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) and the Shiite militant forces they arm and fund to destabilize the region, Shahbandar added. "It is not possible to fight terrorism with precisely these kinds of shows". The neologism "Iranophobia" was introduced by a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Bahram Qassemi, who said a day after US President finished his visit to Tehran's ... (more...)
Officers Injured, Suspect Shot on Glebe Road in Arlington
- May 28, 2017
Daniel G. Boak, 28, died at the hospital Wednesday evening following the encounter with Arlington police , said police spokeswoman Ashley Savage. Authorities say the shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. That's when police say officers shot the driver. Officers were then able to free the pinned officer after moving the truck, she said. She would not say how many officers shot at Boak or how many shots were fired. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Daniel G. Boak, 28, died at the hospital Wednesday evening following the encounter with Arlington police , said police spokeswoman Ashley Savage. Authorities say the shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. That's when police say officers shot the driver. Officers were then able to free the pinned officer after moving the truck, she said. She would not say how many officers shot at Boak or how many shots were fired. (more...)
Russians discussed how to influence Trump via aides
- May 28, 2017
Despite much of the discussion revolving around the investigation of Trump and his campaign associates, Schiff had some criticism for President Obama's handling of Russia's meddling in the election. Russian officials with indirect ties to both men were allegedly confident that the advisers could be used to help shape Trump's opinion of the country. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Despite much of the discussion revolving around the investigation of Trump and his campaign associates, Schiff had some criticism for President Obama's handling of Russia's meddling in the election. Russian officials with indirect ties to both men were allegedly confident that the advisers could be used to help shape Trump's opinion of the country. (more...)
G-7 summit ends without unanimity on climate
- May 28, 2017
Even before arriving in the picturesque Sicilian coastal town of Taormina for the G-7 summit, Trump was facing pressure on Paris during his trip. He said the president, who has dismissed global warming as a "hoax", would make a final decision when he returned home, but stressed that he would put economic development first. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Even before arriving in the picturesque Sicilian coastal town of Taormina for the G-7 summit, Trump was facing pressure on Paris during his trip. He said the president, who has dismissed global warming as a "hoax", would make a final decision when he returned home, but stressed that he would put economic development first. (more...)
Ariana Grande to perform benefit concert for Manchester attack victims
- May 28, 2017
Greater Manchester Police hopes to resume normal intelligence relationships - a two-way flow of information - soon but is now "furious", the BBC understands. And information about the identity of the assailant and the nature of the attack emerged in the USA before it was released by British police or officials. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Greater Manchester Police hopes to resume normal intelligence relationships - a two-way flow of information - soon but is now "furious", the BBC understands. And information about the identity of the assailant and the nature of the attack emerged in the USA before it was released by British police or officials. (more...)
Anxious parents took Manchester bomber Abedi to Libya and confiscated passport
- May 28, 2017
Grande took to Twitter to express her grief and sympathy for those who died, saying she was "broken" by the attack . "I spoke to [Salman Abedi] about five days ago. The government said almost 1 000 soldiers were deployed yesterday instead of police in high-profile sites in London and other locations. Soldiers were seen at the Houses of Parliament , May's Downing Street residence and at the London police headquarters at New Scotland Yard. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Grande took to Twitter to express her grief and sympathy for those who died, saying she was "broken" by the attack . "I spoke to [Salman Abedi] about five days ago. The government said almost 1 000 soldiers were deployed yesterday instead of police in high-profile sites in London and other locations. Soldiers were seen at the Houses of Parliament , May's Downing Street residence and at the London police headquarters at New Scotland Yard. (more...)
Jared Kushner said to have weighed creating secret channel with Russian Federation
- May 28, 2017
In yet another report based on anonymous sources, the Washington Post reported Friday that Jared Kushner , President Trump's top aide and son-in-law, was attempting to secure a secret channel of communication between the Russian government and the Trump transition team. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
In yet another report based on anonymous sources, the Washington Post reported Friday that Jared Kushner , President Trump's top aide and son-in-law, was attempting to secure a secret channel of communication between the Russian government and the Trump transition team. (more...)
Trump aide sought secret channel with Kremlin
- May 28, 2017
Kushner "suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications", the Post reported . Flynn was sacked in February after officials said he misled Vice President Mike Pence about whether he and the ambassador had discussed US sanctions against Russian Federation in a phone call. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Kushner "suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications", the Post reported . Flynn was sacked in February after officials said he misled Vice President Mike Pence about whether he and the ambassador had discussed US sanctions against Russian Federation in a phone call. (more...)
France's Macron says hopes Trump will finally back climate deal
- May 28, 2017
French newspaper Ouest France reported that Trump told Macron he didn't support Le Pen as a candidate for the French presidency. "Forewarned, Araud said he would alert Macron". The decision described Mr Trump's executive order in forceful terms, saying it uses "vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination". (more...)
- May 28, 2017
French newspaper Ouest France reported that Trump told Macron he didn't support Le Pen as a candidate for the French presidency. "Forewarned, Araud said he would alert Macron". The decision described Mr Trump's executive order in forceful terms, saying it uses "vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination". (more...)
Has The Dismantling Of The American Health Care System Begun?
- May 28, 2017
That was a knock on 11th-hour changes Republicans made in the bill to gain conservatives' votes by letting states get waivers to boost premiums on the ill and reduce coverage requirements. The Medicaid expansions that have taken place in 32 states and the District of Columbia under the ACA have been crucial for expanding access to health insurance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, people living with HIV (PLWH), and Black and Latino people. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
That was a knock on 11th-hour changes Republicans made in the bill to gain conservatives' votes by letting states get waivers to boost premiums on the ill and reduce coverage requirements. The Medicaid expansions that have taken place in 32 states and the District of Columbia under the ACA have been crucial for expanding access to health insurance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, people living with HIV (PLWH), and Black and Latino people. (more...)
2 more arrested in Manchester; UK blasts U.S. on leaks
- May 28, 2017
Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as the government came under fire for cutting police budgets and election campaigning resumed. British police have stopped sharing information on the Manchester suicide bombing with the U.S., the BBC reports, because of fears leaks in the American media could hinder a hunt for a possible bomb maker. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as the government came under fire for cutting police budgets and election campaigning resumed. British police have stopped sharing information on the Manchester suicide bombing with the U.S., the BBC reports, because of fears leaks in the American media could hinder a hunt for a possible bomb maker. (more...)
After trip's final day, Trump to return to tumult at home
- May 28, 2017
Demonstrators who had expressed concern that their ranks were infiltrated by anarchist groups scattered as some among them crashed toward the barricades and Italian police began lobbying tear gas at them. This will put him in an opposing role against the climate change pledge. However, in the official dispatch from the G7, which all countries typically sign onto, the USA did not join the climate section of the communique. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Demonstrators who had expressed concern that their ranks were infiltrated by anarchist groups scattered as some among them crashed toward the barricades and Italian police began lobbying tear gas at them. This will put him in an opposing role against the climate change pledge. However, in the official dispatch from the G7, which all countries typically sign onto, the USA did not join the climate section of the communique. (more...)
Ariana Grande planning benefit concert in Manchester
- May 28, 2017
Flowers and tributes continue to pour in at the chip shop in Leyland believed to have been run by the parents of Saffie Rose Roussos . The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Kiss attended Monday's concert with her daughter. Thanking well-wishers, Lewis said: "Freya has been sewn, bolted, drilled and bandaged back together. It is going to be a long climb but we are on the first step". (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Flowers and tributes continue to pour in at the chip shop in Leyland believed to have been run by the parents of Saffie Rose Roussos . The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Kiss attended Monday's concert with her daughter. Thanking well-wishers, Lewis said: "Freya has been sewn, bolted, drilled and bandaged back together. It is going to be a long climb but we are on the first step". (more...)
Over a hundred civilians killed after USA bomb hit Mosul building
- May 28, 2017
Central Command officials revealed Thursday. And it illustrates the hard urban fight USA and coalition forces are encountering, including what US officials describe as IS militants deliberately enticing attacks on buildings where they've staged explosives and know civilians are inside. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Central Command officials revealed Thursday. And it illustrates the hard urban fight USA and coalition forces are encountering, including what US officials describe as IS militants deliberately enticing attacks on buildings where they've staged explosives and know civilians are inside. (more...)
Erratic Trump needs to dispel distrust in him in Middle East
- May 28, 2017
Commenting on the Riyadh summit, the top parliamentarian said US President Donald Trump admitted at the beginning of the summit that he had received huge sums of money from Saudi Arabia to attend the meeting. He should first make a honest review of his trip and announce a serious policy toward the Middle East. Abbas stressed that the Palestinian people's attainment of freedom and independence was the key to peace and stability in the world, "so that the children of Palestine and ... (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Commenting on the Riyadh summit, the top parliamentarian said US President Donald Trump admitted at the beginning of the summit that he had received huge sums of money from Saudi Arabia to attend the meeting. He should first make a honest review of his trip and announce a serious policy toward the Middle East. Abbas stressed that the Palestinian people's attainment of freedom and independence was the key to peace and stability in the world, "so that the children of Palestine and ... (more...)
USA to conduct ICBM intercept test amid rising tensions over North Korea
- May 28, 2017
Two of them, detained in the past month, are affiliated with a private university in the North Korean capital. Washington has been trying to persuade China to agree to new sanctions on North Korea , which has conducted dozens of missile firings and tested two nuclear bombs since the start of previous year. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
Two of them, detained in the past month, are affiliated with a private university in the North Korean capital. Washington has been trying to persuade China to agree to new sanctions on North Korea , which has conducted dozens of missile firings and tested two nuclear bombs since the start of previous year. (more...)
French President Macron has warm words for Trump
- May 28, 2017
The phenomenon that is Donald Trump's handshakes. has returned. In the first of many unusual Trump moments on Thursday, his first meeting with the French president, Emmanuel Macron , on Thursday led to an awkward handshake that lasted just a little too long. (more...)
- May 28, 2017
The phenomenon that is Donald Trump's handshakes. has returned. In the first of many unusual Trump moments on Thursday, his first meeting with the French president, Emmanuel Macron , on Thursday led to an awkward handshake that lasted just a little too long. (more...)
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