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Trump not backing down on 'spy' allegations
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has attempted to defuse the situation, but it still poses great peril. The invite list evolved up until hours before the meeting - a reflection of the partisan distrust and the political wrangling. But, after complaints by both parties, they added a second session for top Democrats and Republicans. Negotiations restarted when Trump demanded Sunday that the ... [Full Article...]
Qatar bars shops from selling goods from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
After initially disrupting Qatar's imports and triggering the withdrawal of billions of dollars from its banks by depositors from the four states, the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas quickly developed new trade routes and deployed tens of billions of dollars from its sovereign wealth fund to protect its domestic lenders. [Full Article...]
Lava consumes 82 homes in Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano has been erupting for three weeks, spewing lava from cracks that emerged in neighborhoods and sending ash sky-high from its summit. Geological Survey geologist Wendy Stovall on a conference call, on the flow moving toward PGV at about 50 feet (15 meters) per hour. Earthquakes continued at a moderate rate overnight. [Full Article...]
Israeli forces injure over 100 protesters in Gaza
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces released a statement saying that their tank " targeted a military observation post in the southern Gaza Strip a short while ago ". Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinians protesting along the so-called buffer zone in the Gaza Strip. No Israelis have been killed during that time. [Full Article...]
Malaysia will pay all obligations on 1MDB debt - finmin
Najib, who led Malaysia for almost a decade, has consistently denied any wrongdoing, insisting that the $680 million that appeared in his bank account a few years ago was the gift of an anonymous Saudi royal. Most of the handbags were by the designer Hermes - and other luxury items including watches, jewellery and baby shoes were also confiscated. Singh declined to say who owned the apartments, ... [Full Article...]
White House team to go to Singapore for Trump-Kim summit prep
The summit took place from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m.at Panmungak, a North Korean building inside Panmunjeom, Yoon said. Plans for a landmark summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un are moving "very nicely", US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, as the South's leader said Kim told him the talks would be a historic opportunity to end decades of confrontation. [Full Article...]
Trump again pushes claim Federal Bureau of Investigation informant planted for political purposes
He also wanted to know "if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!" U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a classified briefing for the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, an ardent Trump supporter, had originally requested the information on an FBI source in the Russian Federation investigation . [Full Article...]
North Korea's Kim Jong-un 'committed' to Donald Trump meeting, 'complete denuclearisation'
Moon said. Kim said he feels closer to Moon after talking again, Yonhap reported . In Washington, Trump administration spokeswoman Sarah Sanders confirmed that an advance team of White House and Department of State officials would leave for Singapore this weekend, as originally scheduled, to prepare for a possible summit there. [Full Article...]