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ICC acquits DR Congo's Bemba on appeal
- June 12, 2018
He was accused of failing to prevent his rebels from raping and killing. "The decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is an important reminder that worldwide justice is only possible if all suspects receive stringently fair trials before an independent and impartial judiciary", the human rights agency said. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
He was accused of failing to prevent his rebels from raping and killing. "The decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is an important reminder that worldwide justice is only possible if all suspects receive stringently fair trials before an independent and impartial judiciary", the human rights agency said. (more...)
Tory minister Philip Lee resigns ahead of Brexit vote
- June 12, 2018
In the months that followed, May struggled to assert her authority over her party and government, with a string of ministers resigning from the Cabinet and disunity over Brexit among those who remained around her top table. 'The objective of the EU Withdrawal Bill is simple - it is putting EU legislation into law to ensure a smooth and orderly transition as we leave, ' she is expected to tell them. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
In the months that followed, May struggled to assert her authority over her party and government, with a string of ministers resigning from the Cabinet and disunity over Brexit among those who remained around her top table. 'The objective of the EU Withdrawal Bill is simple - it is putting EU legislation into law to ensure a smooth and orderly transition as we leave, ' she is expected to tell them. (more...)
Economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack, Trump says
- June 12, 2018
US President Donald Trump used the minutes waiting for Kim Jong-un to arrive for their historic meeting to tweet out news that financial analyst and adviser Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack. Kudlow's wife, Judy, said he was doing "fine", Robert Costa, a Washington Post reporter, said in a Twitter posting. Kudlow, who is 70 years old, had just joined the Trump administration in March. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
US President Donald Trump used the minutes waiting for Kim Jong-un to arrive for their historic meeting to tweet out news that financial analyst and adviser Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack. Kudlow's wife, Judy, said he was doing "fine", Robert Costa, a Washington Post reporter, said in a Twitter posting. Kudlow, who is 70 years old, had just joined the Trump administration in March. (more...)
At the Trump-Kim Summit, Human Rights Are on the Agenda
- June 12, 2018
Before they parted ways, he promised that the pair would meet many times and, when asked if he'd extend an invitation for his North Korean counterpart to visit the White House , he said: "Absolutely I will". He added there was no mention of verifiable or irreversible denuclearization in the Singapore summit agreement. Pyongyang's weapons program benefits from forced labor. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Before they parted ways, he promised that the pair would meet many times and, when asked if he'd extend an invitation for his North Korean counterpart to visit the White House , he said: "Absolutely I will". He added there was no mention of verifiable or irreversible denuclearization in the Singapore summit agreement. Pyongyang's weapons program benefits from forced labor. (more...)
Trump and Kim Signed Something in Singapore. Here's What It Says
- June 12, 2018
During a tour of various attractions in Singapore on Monday, Kim said " Singapore is clean and attractive and every building is stylish" as he had heard of in the past, according to the KCNA. Trump's supporters have floated the idea that forging such a treaty, which would need a signoff from China and South Korea, would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
During a tour of various attractions in Singapore on Monday, Kim said " Singapore is clean and attractive and every building is stylish" as he had heard of in the past, according to the KCNA. Trump's supporters have floated the idea that forging such a treaty, which would need a signoff from China and South Korea, would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. (more...)
US military base calls immigration police on pizza delivery man
- June 12, 2018
He was promptly taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, New Jersey. An ICE spokeswoman said he was "illegally present" in the country after he had been granted voluntary departure by an immigration judge in March 2010. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
He was promptly taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, New Jersey. An ICE spokeswoman said he was "illegally present" in the country after he had been granted voluntary departure by an immigration judge in March 2010. (more...)
Canadian dollar lower after Trump attacks Trudeau over tariffs
- June 12, 2018
Hours after Mr Trump withdrew his support for the joint statement and attacked Mr Trudeau , Mr Kudlow and trade adviser Peter Navarro drove the message home on Sunday morning news shows in an extraordinary assault on a close USA ally and neighbour. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Hours after Mr Trump withdrew his support for the joint statement and attacked Mr Trudeau , Mr Kudlow and trade adviser Peter Navarro drove the message home on Sunday morning news shows in an extraordinary assault on a close USA ally and neighbour. (more...)
Houthis fire two ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia
- June 12, 2018
Mark Pocan, D-Wis., which has been signed by seven members of Congress. The Security Council on Monday backed a high-stakes mission by a United Nations envoy to avert an attack by the Saudi-led coalition on a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for humanitarian aid. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Mark Pocan, D-Wis., which has been signed by seven members of Congress. The Security Council on Monday backed a high-stakes mission by a United Nations envoy to avert an attack by the Saudi-led coalition on a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for humanitarian aid. (more...)
ASYLUM CRACKDOWN: Sessions Moves to ‘BLOCK’ Asylum Seekers from Entering US
- June 12, 2018
The government does not say how many asylum claims are for domestic or gang violence, but asylum seeker advocates said there could be tens of thousands of domestic violence cases in the current immigration court backlog . Sessions said the woman obtained restraining orders against her husband and had him arrested at least once. "This is not just about domestic violence, or El Salvador, or gangs", she said. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
The government does not say how many asylum claims are for domestic or gang violence, but asylum seeker advocates said there could be tens of thousands of domestic violence cases in the current immigration court backlog . Sessions said the woman obtained restraining orders against her husband and had him arrested at least once. "This is not just about domestic violence, or El Salvador, or gangs", she said. (more...)
Japan: Knife rampage aboard bullet train kills 1, injures 2
- June 12, 2018
The 22-year-old suspect told investigators that he was irritated and picked the targets at random. Two women about 20 years received injuries to the head and shoulder, their life is not in danger. He talked about suicidal thoughts before running away, she said. The Nozomi train was heading to Osaka from Tokyo. The attack occured on Saturday night, when the train was travelling with nearly 900 passengers onboard west in Kanagawa Prefecture, south Tokyo. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
The 22-year-old suspect told investigators that he was irritated and picked the targets at random. Two women about 20 years received injuries to the head and shoulder, their life is not in danger. He talked about suicidal thoughts before running away, she said. The Nozomi train was heading to Osaka from Tokyo. The attack occured on Saturday night, when the train was travelling with nearly 900 passengers onboard west in Kanagawa Prefecture, south Tokyo. (more...)
INTERNATIONAL - Over 600 homes destroyed by Hawaii volcano eruption
- June 12, 2018
So too have airborne volcanic glass fibers, called "Pele's Hair", wispy strands carried aloft by the wind from lava fountains and named for the volcanic goddess of Hawaiian myth. Kilauea is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, according to the ESA. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said there were several earthquakes at the summit early this morning. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
So too have airborne volcanic glass fibers, called "Pele's Hair", wispy strands carried aloft by the wind from lava fountains and named for the volcanic goddess of Hawaiian myth. Kilauea is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, according to the ESA. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said there were several earthquakes at the summit early this morning. (more...)
Trump says Larry Kudlow suffers a heart attack
- June 12, 2018
Trump wrote. It was not immediately known when Kudlow suffered the heart attack or what his condition was. "He is now in Walter Reed Medical Center". Kudlow's description of events was contested by reporters who covered Trudeau's news conference. For five years before his White House appointment in March, Kudlow hosted a show on CNBC on business and politics, and he's worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Trump wrote. It was not immediately known when Kudlow suffered the heart attack or what his condition was. "He is now in Walter Reed Medical Center". Kudlow's description of events was contested by reporters who covered Trudeau's news conference. For five years before his White House appointment in March, Kudlow hosted a show on CNBC on business and politics, and he's worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. (more...)
Missing Air Force Officer Found 35 Years Later In California
- June 12, 2018
At the time of his disappearance in 1983, Hughes, then 31, was assigned to the Kirtland-based Air Force Operation Test and Evaluation Center. Hughes was unmarried when he disappeared, but the Seattle native had three sisters. military journal Stars and Stripes reports . At the time of his disappearance he had just returned from the Netherlands , where he had been working with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation officers. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
At the time of his disappearance in 1983, Hughes, then 31, was assigned to the Kirtland-based Air Force Operation Test and Evaluation Center. Hughes was unmarried when he disappeared, but the Seattle native had three sisters. military journal Stars and Stripes reports . At the time of his disappearance he had just returned from the Netherlands , where he had been working with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation officers. (more...)
Congress skeptical of Trump's G7 strategy
- June 12, 2018
Following Trudeau's statement during the news conference, Trump posted two tweets slamming his words as "false" and accused the Canadian prime minister of being dishonest. On Fox News Sunday , White House Director of Trade Policy Peter Navarro also defended the president with adversarial language. President of the European Council Donald Tusk said that "There is a special place in heaven for Justin Trudeau ". (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Following Trudeau's statement during the news conference, Trump posted two tweets slamming his words as "false" and accused the Canadian prime minister of being dishonest. On Fox News Sunday , White House Director of Trade Policy Peter Navarro also defended the president with adversarial language. President of the European Council Donald Tusk said that "There is a special place in heaven for Justin Trudeau ". (more...)
Emmanuel Macron Says 'Things Moving Forward' After G7 Trade Spat
- June 12, 2018
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country "will not change its mind when it comes to the illegal" application of tariffs. He then took questions from reporters for almost 20 minutes, where he threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement if he can't make a better deal with America's neighbors. (more...)
- June 12, 2018
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country "will not change its mind when it comes to the illegal" application of tariffs. He then took questions from reporters for almost 20 minutes, where he threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement if he can't make a better deal with America's neighbors. (more...)
Supreme Court approves Ohio's method of purging voter rolls
- June 11, 2018
If voters don't respond and don't vote in the next two general elections, they could be removed from the voter rolls. A federal appeals court had blocked the procedure for 2016, letting 7,500 state residents cast ballots even though they'd previously been struck from the rolls. (more...)
- June 11, 2018
If voters don't respond and don't vote in the next two general elections, they could be removed from the voter rolls. A federal appeals court had blocked the procedure for 2016, letting 7,500 state residents cast ballots even though they'd previously been struck from the rolls. (more...)
How the Trump-Kim summit is playing in North Korea
- June 11, 2018
Scott Snyder, a U.S. -Korea policy specialist at the Council on Foreign Relations, told CNBC earlier on Monday that the summit is " essentially the normalization of Kim Jong Un and North Korea on the worldwide stage". Choi Ho-chul, a 73-year-old former bank employee, said he doubts the North would give up nuclear weapons, which he said were a "means to control its population". (more...)
- June 11, 2018
Scott Snyder, a U.S. -Korea policy specialist at the Council on Foreign Relations, told CNBC earlier on Monday that the summit is " essentially the normalization of Kim Jong Un and North Korea on the worldwide stage". Choi Ho-chul, a 73-year-old former bank employee, said he doubts the North would give up nuclear weapons, which he said were a "means to control its population". (more...)
Trump's struggle to manage expectations as he meets with Kim Jong Un
- June 11, 2018
The art of the unconventional deal? . "I'm very optimistic that we will have a successful outcome from our meetings tomorrow", he said. Mr Trump was the oldest U.S. Both Kim and Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday. After a 20-hour journey from Canada, Trump was received at the air base by Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. (more...)
- June 11, 2018
The art of the unconventional deal? . "I'm very optimistic that we will have a successful outcome from our meetings tomorrow", he said. Mr Trump was the oldest U.S. Both Kim and Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday. After a 20-hour journey from Canada, Trump was received at the air base by Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. (more...)
At least 41 people killed in Afghan violence
- June 11, 2018
Three attackers were shot dead by security forces as they tried to enter the building, Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor of Nangarhar province said on Monday. The Taliban announced Saturday its first cease-fire in Afghanistan . Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's bold initiatives towards peace and expressed hope that it will be respected by all parties, referring to a ceasefire announced by the Afghan leader for Eid. (more...)
- June 11, 2018
Three attackers were shot dead by security forces as they tried to enter the building, Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor of Nangarhar province said on Monday. The Taliban announced Saturday its first cease-fire in Afghanistan . Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's bold initiatives towards peace and expressed hope that it will be respected by all parties, referring to a ceasefire announced by the Afghan leader for Eid. (more...)
Trump says Canadian prime minister 'acts hurt when called out'
- June 11, 2018
Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who sits on the Armed Services Committee, said catering to Russian President Vladimir Putin would be a mistake. "Kim must not see American weakness", he told CNN . And, what did Trudeau say that was so over the top? There has been no consensus among the G7 leaders on the issue of Russia's return to the group. (more...)
- June 11, 2018
Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who sits on the Armed Services Committee, said catering to Russian President Vladimir Putin would be a mistake. "Kim must not see American weakness", he told CNN . And, what did Trudeau say that was so over the top? There has been no consensus among the G7 leaders on the issue of Russia's return to the group. (more...)
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