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Fire breaks out at May 12 election ballot box warehouse in Baghdad
The blaze comes as the country prepares for a parliamentary election recount. The commission did not say why it was nullifying those votes or detail any of the discrepancies it had apparently discovered, fueling suspicion by voters and political parties over its administration of the tightly contested election. [Full Article...]
White House adviser says Canada's Justin Trudeau 'stabbed us in the back'
The summit came during an ongoing trade dispute with China and served as a precursor to the unprecedented meeting with Kim, in which Trump has sought to extend a hand to the Asian autocrat who has long bedeviled the global order. While Donald Trump Jr. appears to be enjoying a weekend away in the Catskills, he made sure to weigh in on his father's often contentious time alongside other world l... [Full Article...]
China's trade surplus with US grew, while global gap shrank
A sharp rise in imports slashed the trade surplus by about 39 percent to 24.9 billion dollars. Although only targeting a comparatively small percentage of worldwide imports, the symbolism of this move is being interpreted as a formal declaration of a trade war, one which will inevitably draw a response that could easily provoke a self-sustaining cycle of economic tensions within the West. [Full Article...]
Over 250000 people celebrate Gay Pride at Tel Aviv parade
Israelis celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv . U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman tweeted that he was proud of those marching in the parade, saying that advancing human rights has always been U.S. The colorful parade will commence at Ben Zion Boulevard in southwestern Tel Aviv , and proceed to the beachfront, along Bograshov, HaYarkon, Frishman, and Herbert Samuel streets before concluding... [Full Article...]
Three dead in south of Saudi Arabia from missile attack: State media
The UN and aid agencies have pleaded with the Saudi-led force against an attack on Hodeida, warning that it could lead to mass civilian casualties and starvation. It came as coalition-backed Yemeni forces advance on the rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida, the main conduit for humanitarian supplies into a country teetering on the brink of starvation. [Full Article...]
The Queen has successful cataract operation
She also toured the Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey with Prince Charles. In April, the husband of Elizabeth II - Duke of Edinburgh Philip - had surgery on the hip joint. The Press Association learned from a source that the Queen was treated as a day patient at the private King Edward VII's hospital in London . Cataracts are when the lens, a small transparent disc inside you... [Full Article...]
Knife attack on Japan train leaves 1 dead and 2 injured
In the clearest sign that the stabbings were random and indiscriminate, Kojima reportedly told police: "I was feeling frustrated - anyone would do". The suspect, identified as Ichiro Kojima, attacked the victims about 10pm aboard the shinkansen train, which was travelling from Tokyo to a station in Osaka, police and news reports said. [Full Article...]
Trump says he may pardon Muhammad Ali for draft evasion
And he went through a lot. "Look, he was not very popular then". Like all of Trump's pardons so far, clemency for Ali would bypass the traditional Justice Department process for investigating pardon applications - relying instead on appeals from political allies or celebrities. [Full Article...]