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Top aides talked Trump out of firing Mueller
- June 18, 2017
The newspaper reported on Wednesday that director of national intelligence Dan Coats, head of the National Security Agency Mike Rogers, and former deputy director at the NSA Richard Ledgett, had agreed to be interviewed by Mr Mueller's investigators as early as this week. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
The newspaper reported on Wednesday that director of national intelligence Dan Coats, head of the National Security Agency Mike Rogers, and former deputy director at the NSA Richard Ledgett, had agreed to be interviewed by Mr Mueller's investigators as early as this week. (more...)
May admits London fire response 'not good enough'
- June 18, 2017
Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said there was a "risk" that investigators would "not be able to identify everybody". "The bodies of 16 people have been recovered from the building and taken to a mortuary", he added, while the figure of 58 may rise. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said there was a "risk" that investigators would "not be able to identify everybody". "The bodies of 16 people have been recovered from the building and taken to a mortuary", he added, while the figure of 58 may rise. (more...)
Play ball! GOP, Dems to battle as 1 - Team Scalise
- June 18, 2017
Scalise had been at "imminent risk of death" when he was first brought into the hospital on Wednesday, and he received many units of transfused blood, Sava said . Roger Williams, R-Texas, who injured his ankle in the chaos Wednesday and will watch from the third-base coaching box. The FBI said yesterday that it believed Hodgkinson was living out of his van in Alexandria. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Scalise had been at "imminent risk of death" when he was first brought into the hospital on Wednesday, and he received many units of transfused blood, Sava said . Roger Williams, R-Texas, who injured his ankle in the chaos Wednesday and will watch from the third-base coaching box. The FBI said yesterday that it believed Hodgkinson was living out of his van in Alexandria. (more...)
Iraqi forces attack Mosul's Old City
- June 18, 2017
The troops started their push into the old city at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) from three directions, Yarallah said, adding that the results of the new push will be announced later. Grande said the Iraqi forces have tried to keep the daily flight of people below the saturation point of 20,000 when they attack a neighbourhood. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
The troops started their push into the old city at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) from three directions, Yarallah said, adding that the results of the new push will be announced later. Grande said the Iraqi forces have tried to keep the daily flight of people below the saturation point of 20,000 when they attack a neighbourhood. (more...)
Landslide majority in sight for Macron as French elect parliament
- June 18, 2017
Macron's 14-month-old party appears set to win a huge majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, June 18, 2017 meeting one of his most emblematic campaign promises: to bring new faces into politics. "This is France, not Russian Federation", far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon said Friday on Europe 1 radio. Thursday's polls show even fewer will turn out in round two. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Macron's 14-month-old party appears set to win a huge majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, June 18, 2017 meeting one of his most emblematic campaign promises: to bring new faces into politics. "This is France, not Russian Federation", far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon said Friday on Europe 1 radio. Thursday's polls show even fewer will turn out in round two. (more...)
Shot US Congressman Scalise undergoes surgery
- June 18, 2017
The FBI said it is also examining a number of social media postings purportedly made by Hodgkinson that severely criticized Trump. Capitol Hill Democrats have a 3-2 lead in the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game , an annual tradition that has taken on renewed importance in the wake of Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
The FBI said it is also examining a number of social media postings purportedly made by Hodgkinson that severely criticized Trump. Capitol Hill Democrats have a 3-2 lead in the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game , an annual tradition that has taken on renewed importance in the wake of Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. (more...)
58 people feared dead in London tower fire: United Kingdom police
- June 18, 2017
A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from a building on fire in London , Wednesday, June 14, 2017. The material believed to have been used for the refurbishment has been banned in high-rise buildings in the USA, according to the Times . (more...)
- June 18, 2017
A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from a building on fire in London , Wednesday, June 14, 2017. The material believed to have been used for the refurbishment has been banned in high-rise buildings in the USA, according to the Times . (more...)
Several sailors' bodies found on stricken Navy destroyer
- June 18, 2017
After the guided-missile destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan early Saturday, the Navy said seven sailors were missing. It says the families are being notified and being provided the support they need during "this hard time". (more...)
- June 18, 2017
After the guided-missile destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan early Saturday, the Navy said seven sailors were missing. It says the families are being notified and being provided the support they need during "this hard time". (more...)
Paul Ryan to Donald Trump: 'Let Robert Mueller Do His Job'
- June 18, 2017
Like Ryan, Ruddy suggested it wouldn't be in Trump's best interest to order the removal of the special counsel, calling it a 'very significant mistake'. "I think it would be unusual that he would have a confidential conversation and then a few days later become the prosecutor of the person he may be investigating", Mr Ruddy told PBS NewsHour . (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Like Ryan, Ruddy suggested it wouldn't be in Trump's best interest to order the removal of the special counsel, calling it a 'very significant mistake'. "I think it would be unusual that he would have a confidential conversation and then a few days later become the prosecutor of the person he may be investigating", Mr Ruddy told PBS NewsHour . (more...)
Abu Salem convicted for 1993 blasts
- June 18, 2017
Mumbai: The Special TADA court has upheld CBI's contention that all six convicts, including Abu Salem , had "conspired to teach a lesson to Hindus and government as revenge for the demolition of Babri Masjid and the riots thereafter in Surat and Mumbai ". (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Mumbai: The Special TADA court has upheld CBI's contention that all six convicts, including Abu Salem , had "conspired to teach a lesson to Hindus and government as revenge for the demolition of Babri Masjid and the riots thereafter in Surat and Mumbai ". (more...)
London police: 58 people assumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire
- June 18, 2017
The Telegraph collected some of the known names of the dead with pictures, mostly from the accounts of people searching for lost friends and family members. Theresa May has admitted the support for families in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was "not good enough" as police say 58 people are now presumed dead. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
The Telegraph collected some of the known names of the dead with pictures, mostly from the accounts of people searching for lost friends and family members. Theresa May has admitted the support for families in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was "not good enough" as police say 58 people are now presumed dead. (more...)
Northam Wins Virginia Democratic Primary, Gillespie Clinches in Tight GOP Race
- June 18, 2017
Gillespie, 55, of Fairfax County, has tried to avoid appearing either too critical or too supportive of Trump, a task that could become more hard in a general-election campaign targeting a broader audience of potential voters. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen). Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe , left, and Virginia Democratic candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam , celebrate Northam's win in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary, in Crystal City, Va., Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Gillespie, 55, of Fairfax County, has tried to avoid appearing either too critical or too supportive of Trump, a task that could become more hard in a general-election campaign targeting a broader audience of potential voters. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen). Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe , left, and Virginia Democratic candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam , celebrate Northam's win in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary, in Crystal City, Va., Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (more...)
UK PM May will face leadership challenge if she softens Brexit
- June 18, 2017
Government sources suggested that the Conservatives do not necessarily need an agreement with the DUP before Wednesday, because the DUP would be unlikely to support the opposition Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn. The DUP, under Mrs Foster, is close to striking a deal with the Conservatives that would allow a beleaguered Theresa May to form a minority government in London. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Government sources suggested that the Conservatives do not necessarily need an agreement with the DUP before Wednesday, because the DUP would be unlikely to support the opposition Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn. The DUP, under Mrs Foster, is close to striking a deal with the Conservatives that would allow a beleaguered Theresa May to form a minority government in London. (more...)
Theresa May offers support package for London fire victims
- June 18, 2017
A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from a building on fire in London , Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Some Grenfell residents had warned months ago fire safety issues at the tower meant that it was at risk of a "catastrophic" event. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from a building on fire in London , Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Some Grenfell residents had warned months ago fire safety issues at the tower meant that it was at risk of a "catastrophic" event. (more...)
London tower cladding not graded fire-resistant
- June 18, 2017
Choucair told Reuters residents had concerns about the safety of the building and she was angry about what has happened. "I wanted to show the absolute sorrow and horror of everyone in the House of Commons from the prime minister down". (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Choucair told Reuters residents had concerns about the safety of the building and she was angry about what has happened. "I wanted to show the absolute sorrow and horror of everyone in the House of Commons from the prime minister down". (more...)
DUP agreement will end 'no deal' Brexit talk
- June 18, 2017
Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists both agree a deal to restore a powersharing administration in Northern Ireland can be done by the end of the month. She said: "We remain fully committed to making the institutions work". A source close to the party said on Saturday that the deal between the DUP and May's Conservative Party was likely to steer clear of social issues such as abortion and gay rights and focus instead on additional funding for the British province. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists both agree a deal to restore a powersharing administration in Northern Ireland can be done by the end of the month. She said: "We remain fully committed to making the institutions work". A source close to the party said on Saturday that the deal between the DUP and May's Conservative Party was likely to steer clear of social issues such as abortion and gay rights and focus instead on additional funding for the British province. (more...)
CNN files lawsuit seeking access to Trump-Comey conversations
- June 18, 2017
While FBI Director James Comey told President Trump on three separate occasions that he was not personally under investigation for colluding with Russians in the 2016 election, that's NOT necessarily the case anymore. Moscow has denied US intelligence agencies' conclusion that it interfered in last year's USA presidential election campaign to try to tilt the vote in Trump's favor. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
While FBI Director James Comey told President Trump on three separate occasions that he was not personally under investigation for colluding with Russians in the 2016 election, that's NOT necessarily the case anymore. Moscow has denied US intelligence agencies' conclusion that it interfered in last year's USA presidential election campaign to try to tilt the vote in Trump's favor. (more...)
Dems best GOP in annual charity ballgame in wake of shooting rampage
- June 18, 2017
Although the weather in Washington looks headed toward a near-flawless summer night, an obvious and immovable shadow is being cast over Thursday night's Congressional Baseball Game - a tradition that began more than a century ago . "Violence is not the way to handle the situation". Ticket sales picked up after Wednesday's shooting , eventually setting an attendance record, the organizers said, as attendees such as Alexander Hilten, 16, of Arlington, Virginia, chose to come to the game ... (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Although the weather in Washington looks headed toward a near-flawless summer night, an obvious and immovable shadow is being cast over Thursday night's Congressional Baseball Game - a tradition that began more than a century ago . "Violence is not the way to handle the situation". Ticket sales picked up after Wednesday's shooting , eventually setting an attendance record, the organizers said, as attendees such as Alexander Hilten, 16, of Arlington, Virginia, chose to come to the game ... (more...)
Gun debate under Trump tested by congressman's shooting
- June 18, 2017
The shooting of a Republican leader in Congress and others by a disturbed left-wing attacker at a baseball practice in northern Virginia early Wednesday morning brings to mind all sorts of problems in America: the viciousness of our politics, the absurdity of our public rhetoric, the prevalence of violence. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
The shooting of a Republican leader in Congress and others by a disturbed left-wing attacker at a baseball practice in northern Virginia early Wednesday morning brings to mind all sorts of problems in America: the viciousness of our politics, the absurdity of our public rhetoric, the prevalence of violence. (more...)
Seven missing after USA destroyer, container ship collide off Japan
- June 18, 2017
Japan's coastguard believe the missing sailors were thrown into the sea or possibly trapped inside damaged sections of the destroyer. The US 7th Fleet said in a statement that the crash damaged two berthing spaces, a machinery room and the radio room. (more...)
- June 18, 2017
Japan's coastguard believe the missing sailors were thrown into the sea or possibly trapped inside damaged sections of the destroyer. The US 7th Fleet said in a statement that the crash damaged two berthing spaces, a machinery room and the radio room. (more...)
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