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In Response To Trump's Tweets, Some US Envoys Push Back - Diplomatically
- June 07, 2017
This contradicts other White House officials who have recently dialed back on the importance of the tweets. Sessions recused himself in March from any federal probes into Russian election meddling following reports he did not reveal past meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during 2016 at his confirmation hearings in February. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
This contradicts other White House officials who have recently dialed back on the importance of the tweets. Sessions recused himself in March from any federal probes into Russian election meddling following reports he did not reveal past meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during 2016 at his confirmation hearings in February. (more...)
Trump can't stop Comey with executive privilege
- June 07, 2017
Comey is expected to testify about his own conversations with the president, including one in which Trump allegedly asked him to dial back the FBI's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn's ties to Russian Federation. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Comey is expected to testify about his own conversations with the president, including one in which Trump allegedly asked him to dial back the FBI's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn's ties to Russian Federation. (more...)
Philippine bank chaos as money goes missing from accounts
- June 07, 2017
It assured the public that the bank had identified the cause of the error and would temporarily suspend online and mobile banking channels to help address the issue faster. "For now I think it's important that BPI resolves it as quickly as possible". Avelino said one of her office mates withdrew P2,000 but her account showed a P5,000 deduction. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
It assured the public that the bank had identified the cause of the error and would temporarily suspend online and mobile banking channels to help address the issue faster. "For now I think it's important that BPI resolves it as quickly as possible". Avelino said one of her office mates withdrew P2,000 but her account showed a P5,000 deduction. (more...)
Trump throws ties with key ally Qatar into crisis
- June 07, 2017
Trump said he'd told the kings, presidents and prime ministers that funding "Radical Ideology" can't be tolerated, and "Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" Some 8,000 USA military personnel are stationed at al Udeid in Qatar, the largest U.S. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Trump said he'd told the kings, presidents and prime ministers that funding "Radical Ideology" can't be tolerated, and "Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" Some 8,000 USA military personnel are stationed at al Udeid in Qatar, the largest U.S. (more...)
White House: No endorsement for Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- June 07, 2017
When pressed, Spicer responded: "I don't have a comment about that". But sources say the frustration runs both ways , prompting the resignation offer from Sessions. "I have not had a discussion with him about that", Spicer said as sources said Trump is still fuming over Sessions' recusal from the federal investigation into potential ties between Trump campaign associates and Russian Federation. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
When pressed, Spicer responded: "I don't have a comment about that". But sources say the frustration runs both ways , prompting the resignation offer from Sessions. "I have not had a discussion with him about that", Spicer said as sources said Trump is still fuming over Sessions' recusal from the federal investigation into potential ties between Trump campaign associates and Russian Federation. (more...)
London mayor demands cancellation of Trump's planned visit to UK
- June 07, 2017
The mayor had commented that Londoners would see "an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days - no reason to be alarmed. Following Saturday's terror attack in London, Sadiq Khan argues that police underfunding is to blame . May has said Khan is doing a good job, echoing public sentiment across London . (more...)
- June 07, 2017
The mayor had commented that Londoners would see "an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days - no reason to be alarmed. Following Saturday's terror attack in London, Sadiq Khan argues that police underfunding is to blame . May has said Khan is doing a good job, echoing public sentiment across London . (more...)
AG Sessions Offered To Resign Amid Trump Anger At Recusal
- June 07, 2017
He says, "if I haven't had a discussion with him about a subject, I tend not to speak about it". While Spicer did appear in the briefing room last week, his appearances were brief, including a 12-minute question-and-answer session that the White House would not allow to be aired on television. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
He says, "if I haven't had a discussion with him about a subject, I tend not to speak about it". While Spicer did appear in the briefing room last week, his appearances were brief, including a 12-minute question-and-answer session that the White House would not allow to be aired on television. (more...)
British Police Name Third Attacker From Saturday's Rampage In London
- June 07, 2017
Seven people were killed and at least 48 were injured. Another Australian woman, Sara Zelenak, has been reported missing since the attack. Butt and Rachid Redouane were named on Monday (June 5) as two of the men responsible, and on Tuesday (June 6) the third man was named as Youssef Zaghba , an Italian of Moroccan origin. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Seven people were killed and at least 48 were injured. Another Australian woman, Sara Zelenak, has been reported missing since the attack. Butt and Rachid Redouane were named on Monday (June 5) as two of the men responsible, and on Tuesday (June 6) the third man was named as Youssef Zaghba , an Italian of Moroccan origin. (more...)
Police search for grandmother after baby dies in attack
- June 07, 2017
Colton Police Cpl. Raymond Mendez warned that Darrington Clark is armed and unsafe and directed that people "don't approach her". She pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder in connection with stabbing her son and pushing her daughter out of a moving vehicle in 2005, but the court ruled her insane, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported in 2007 . (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Colton Police Cpl. Raymond Mendez warned that Darrington Clark is armed and unsafe and directed that people "don't approach her". She pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder in connection with stabbing her son and pushing her daughter out of a moving vehicle in 2005, but the court ruled her insane, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported in 2007 . (more...)
Sadiq Khan criticises 'ill-informed' Donald Trump's response to London attack
- June 07, 2017
You are the best of us. Khan did use those words in a television interview , but it was to reassure Londoners about a stepped up police presence they might see: "No reason to be alarmed". The Trump administration last week formally asked the Supreme Court, the highest court in the US, to allow the ban to take effect, arguing that restricting immigration by refugees and visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen is necessary to protect USA national security. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
You are the best of us. Khan did use those words in a television interview , but it was to reassure Londoners about a stepped up police presence they might see: "No reason to be alarmed". The Trump administration last week formally asked the Supreme Court, the highest court in the US, to allow the ban to take effect, arguing that restricting immigration by refugees and visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen is necessary to protect USA national security. (more...)
Woman on trial for 'encouraging' boyfriend to kill himself
- June 07, 2017
Mr Roy was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his vehicle at a Kmart auto park in Fairhavens, Massachusetts , on 13 July 2014. "She put him in the vehicle that night", Flynn said in her opening statement on the trial's first day. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Mr Roy was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his vehicle at a Kmart auto park in Fairhavens, Massachusetts , on 13 July 2014. "She put him in the vehicle that night", Flynn said in her opening statement on the trial's first day. (more...)
US energy secretary challenges China to be leader on climate
- June 07, 2017
President Donald Trump's decision last week to pull the USA out of the Paris climate agreement has sparked speculation that China could take the lead on climate change. While Perry will never match the scientific expertise of his most recent predecessors at the Energy Department, nuclear physicists Steven Chu and Ernest Moniz, his political skills may offset that knowledge gap, Maisano said. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
President Donald Trump's decision last week to pull the USA out of the Paris climate agreement has sparked speculation that China could take the lead on climate change. While Perry will never match the scientific expertise of his most recent predecessors at the Energy Department, nuclear physicists Steven Chu and Ernest Moniz, his political skills may offset that knowledge gap, Maisano said. (more...)
Broadcast networks will go live for Comey hearings Thursday
- June 07, 2017
A warm-up act of sorts comes Wednesday, when the same committee hears from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency (NSA) head Mike Rogers, interim Federal Bureau of Investigation director Andrew McCabe, and Deputy US Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
A warm-up act of sorts comes Wednesday, when the same committee hears from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency (NSA) head Mike Rogers, interim Federal Bureau of Investigation director Andrew McCabe, and Deputy US Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (more...)
Trump backs Saudi-led efforts to isolate Qatar
- June 07, 2017
Saudi Arabia then cited the false item as part of its reason for instituting a diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar, the report said . The U.S. "They said they would take a hard line on funding... extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar". Kuwait's emir, who has spent decades as a diplomat and mediator in regional disputes, hosted Sheikh Tamim last week as the crisis began brewing. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Saudi Arabia then cited the false item as part of its reason for instituting a diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar, the report said . The U.S. "They said they would take a hard line on funding... extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar". Kuwait's emir, who has spent decades as a diplomat and mediator in regional disputes, hosted Sheikh Tamim last week as the crisis began brewing. (more...)
Paris agreement: Govt, business leaders to endorse climate accord despite Trump's withdrawal
- June 07, 2017
The facts are that more people see climate change as a real issue worthy of strong consideration. "It would be a good challenge for them", he said in Tokyo, en route to the Beijing meeting . The attorney general's office has the power to pursue cases that threaten that commitment, said Rob McDougall, chief of the Environmental Protection Division in the AG's office. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
The facts are that more people see climate change as a real issue worthy of strong consideration. "It would be a good challenge for them", he said in Tokyo, en route to the Beijing meeting . The attorney general's office has the power to pursue cases that threaten that commitment, said Rob McDougall, chief of the Environmental Protection Division in the AG's office. (more...)
Comey free to testify before Congress
- June 07, 2017
According to CNN , Comey spoke privately with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to establish the parameters of his testimony to ensure there are no legal complications from his public account. In addition to his spoken testimony, it has been reported that Comey kept a written paper trail regarding his conversations with Trump. The Senate Intelligence Committee has said publicly that Comey would testify publicly after Memorial Day - and the soonest that could happen is next week, since the ... (more...)
- June 07, 2017
According to CNN , Comey spoke privately with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to establish the parameters of his testimony to ensure there are no legal complications from his public account. In addition to his spoken testimony, it has been reported that Comey kept a written paper trail regarding his conversations with Trump. The Senate Intelligence Committee has said publicly that Comey would testify publicly after Memorial Day - and the soonest that could happen is next week, since the ... (more...)
London attackers named by police as profiles emerge
- June 07, 2017
Butt, 27, "was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan", police said , while Redouane, 30, "had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan" and had also used the name Rachid Elkhdar. Her family said in a statement: "We grieve the loss of our handsome, loving daughter and sister". It followed President Trump deriding and misrepresenting Khan's attempt to calm Londoners after the attack. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Butt, 27, "was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan", police said , while Redouane, 30, "had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan" and had also used the name Rachid Elkhdar. Her family said in a statement: "We grieve the loss of our handsome, loving daughter and sister". It followed President Trump deriding and misrepresenting Khan's attempt to calm Londoners after the attack. (more...)
Sessions Has Suggested Resigning as Tensions Grow With Trump
- June 07, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently suggested he could resign amid a souring relationship between himself and President Donald Trump , sources told ABC News Tuesday . In the immediate aftermath of the recent London terror attack, Trump used the platform to pick a fight with London Mayor Sadiq Khan while also posting support for the United Kingdom after the attack. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently suggested he could resign amid a souring relationship between himself and President Donald Trump , sources told ABC News Tuesday . In the immediate aftermath of the recent London terror attack, Trump used the platform to pick a fight with London Mayor Sadiq Khan while also posting support for the United Kingdom after the attack. (more...)
Suspected militant Danish Ahmed, who was seen at Sabzar Bhat's funeral, surrenders
- June 07, 2017
It may be recalled that a video of his had surfaced during the funeral of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist , Sabzar Ahmed. A spokesman said that the video clips of the militant, wearing battle pouch with a grenade were circulated on social media. (more...)
- June 07, 2017
It may be recalled that a video of his had surfaced during the funeral of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist , Sabzar Ahmed. A spokesman said that the video clips of the militant, wearing battle pouch with a grenade were circulated on social media. (more...)
Sessions offered to quit during exchange with Trump
- June 07, 2017
It is unclear when Sessions offered to resign, and Trump refused the offer. As of 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, the White House still was unable to say whether or not the President backs his attorney general, a White House official said. Even though the mainstream media was the target of his Tuesday morning ire, it is Trump's own team that has been pointedly critical of his tweeting habits, with members of his legal, communications and political staffs urging him to cut back on self-expression in the ... (more...)
- June 07, 2017
It is unclear when Sessions offered to resign, and Trump refused the offer. As of 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, the White House still was unable to say whether or not the President backs his attorney general, a White House official said. Even though the mainstream media was the target of his Tuesday morning ire, it is Trump's own team that has been pointedly critical of his tweeting habits, with members of his legal, communications and political staffs urging him to cut back on self-expression in the ... (more...)
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