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ICC overturns Bemba’s 18-year sentence over war crimes
Bemba was convicted on March 21, 2016 of murder, rape and pillaging between October 2002 and March 2003, when militia troops of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC), who were under his command were sent to neighboring Central African Republic to quell a coup attempt. [Full Article...]
Rouhani grateful to Putin for supporting Iran’s accession to Shanghai security bloc
Putin was re-elected to a fourth Kremlin term in March. Thanks to President Putin, bilateral ties have withstood the test of ever-changing worldwide situation, Xi said, noting the deepened political and strategic mutual trust, great progress in pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and the enhanced friendship between the two peoples. [Full Article...]
Trump Calls Justin Trudeau 'Very Weak And Dishonest'
Calling Modi a "beautiful man", Trump said he was informed of reduction in tariffs on imported motorcycles by the Indian PM but the United States was getting nothing with the cuts in the customs duty. Tariffs have been falling for decades due to free trade agreements. "The loss of trade through tariffs undermines competition, reduces productivity and removes the incentive to innovate and ultimat... [Full Article...]
Trump trade fury plunges G7 summit into failure
All the group's leaders had spoken publicly about the summit and the Canadian government had issued the communique when Trump's tweets were posted. In the end, the long charm offensive by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to avoid the ire of U.S. [Full Article...]
Former NBA star Rodman to fly to Singapore for Trump-Kim summit
After endorsing Henry McMaster in his re-election bid for Governor of SC and praising new Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte , who not coincidentally said ( and then clarified ) that he agreed with Trump on re-admitting Russian Federation to the now G7 Summit, Trump talked about the great relationships he built at the G7 Summit and once again hammered his views on trade. [Full Article...]
UN Security Council sanctions six people for human trafficking in Libya
The sanctions, which went into effect immediately on Thursday, will freeze their bank accounts and prohibit them from traveling internationally. These sanctions directly target six individuals who are complicit in committing serious human rights abuses against migrants, including women and children. [Full Article...]
CrossFit Fires Spokesman Who Called LGBT Pride A 'Sin'
According to WTTV, this closing came after some coaches and gym attendees quit in protest of ownership's decision to cancel the event. What might have remained a local story of blatant bigotry instead became a national controversy on Wednesday after an employee of CrossFit - the national corporation that licenses its branding, intellectual property, and other resources to hundreds of indep... [Full Article...]
Downed power lines sparked deadly California fires
Several of the wildfires that ripped through northern California's wine country in October 2017 were caused by downed power lines owned by a local utility company, a probe by investigators found. "It's really up to the district attorney's to look at the reports our investigators submit and then they'll determine the amount of liability", said Cal Fire Spokesperson Michael Mohler, Attorney Frank Pi... [Full Article...]