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Philippine mayor on Duterte's 'narco-list' shot dead by 'sniper'
As the camera strays to film another group, a single shot rings out, followed by screams and a woman's voice, saying "oh my God" in English. The mayor was declared dead at a local hospital less than an hour after he was shot. "I have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people", he said. Lacson, chairman of the Senate public order and risky drugs committee, said ... [Full Article...]
USA sanctions seek to turn Iranians against establishment: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The wheels of change have started turning". While saying he did not speak for the US administration, he added, "It seems to me there would be a rather happy celebration should regime change occur". The country's rial currency has lost up to 40 per cent of its to curb Iranian oil exports. Gingrich, Giuliani, and other U.S. politicians have been heavily paid to speak at the annual Paris rally in... [Full Article...]
Trump officials lay out ambitious plan to denuclearize North Korea
Stanford University researcher Siegfried Hecker, a former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and authority on global nuclear threat reduction, said this was the tough part of a denuclearization deal with notoriously deceptive North Korea. [Full Article...]
Cohen: Family, country ‘first loyalty,’ not Trump
Michael Cohen tweeted a picture of himself sitting for an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Sunday night, adding, "My silence is broken!" Cohen's remarks, in an off-camera interview with ABC's Good Morning America , will intensify speculation that he may be prepared to "flip" and co-operate with federal prosecutors in NY and investigators looking into Russian election inter... [Full Article...]
1 dead, multiple injured in Bahamian boat explosion | Staff
Video recorded at the scene and obtained by ABC 11 shows the moments after the explosion as passengers on a nearby boat attempt to help. The cause of the explosion has not been determined at this time. He was later discharged. One American tourist was killed in the explosion, while two others are said to be in critical condition at a Bahamian hospital. [Full Article...]
Merkel reportedly secures deal with 14 European Union nations on migrants
But the community is struggling to find unity. The meeting came amid warnings that authoritarian and "anti-European" movements would profit from any failure by the 28 leaders to deal with a flare-up of tensions over migrants that has put Merkel's political future in the balance. [Full Article...]
Capital Gazette Leaves Its Editorial Section Blank Day After Shooting
Police said that after a search of his Laurel apartment Thursday, they found evidence, which they did not detail, showing that he had planned the attack. She eventually went to police, and Ramos ended up pleading guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge. Days later, Hartley wrote a story titled "Jarrod wants to be your friend", which included details of the case. [Full Article...]
Trump anti-abortion supreme court pick 'not acceptable', says Collins
Wade that legalizes abortion. "So a nominee's position on whether or not they respect precedent will tell me a lot about whether or not they would overturn Roe v. Collins did not elaborate on specific judges she had ruled out. In another Sunday morning interview, Collins said she would not support a Trump nominee who she believed would support overturning Roe v. [Full Article...]