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Judge grants five witnesses limited immunity in Manafort trial
Manafort appeared in person at Monday's hearing, wearing a green jumpsuit with a rumpled collar. "I'm not in the theater business", Ellis said. It will be the first trial to originate in the special counsel's investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election. [Full Article...]
US Ex-President George H.W. Bush's cardiologist killed
Reportedly, the assassin who was also riding a bicycle closed up on the doctor and fired two shots from a gun. Police say Hausknecht flagged down a passing ambulance for help and was taken to hospital where he later died. "The doctor went down immediately", Houston Police Department's executive assistant Troy Finner said. Finner said the bullets hit Hausknecht at least once. [Full Article...]
Utah missionary falls, dies at Australia whale-watching spot
Missions are considered rites of passage for many Mormons. The 18-year-old male fell to his death from whale-watching location Cape Solander at 3.30pm local time. " For your safety, we recommend that you stay up on the whale watching platform and please don't go down on the rocks ", he said. Lifeguards used jet skis to retrieve him and transfer him to an ambulance helicopter but paramedics were ... [Full Article...]
Trump 'Very Happy' with North Korea Nuclear Weapons Talks
Satellite images prove North Korea has started dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, according to a Washington-based think tank. Trump did not identify the site, but a US official subsequently told Reuters that it was Sohae. Regarding what the USA needs to see happen going forward, Pompeo said, laughing, "It is really pretty straightforward". [Full Article...]
At least 20 dead in blaze near Athens
Gale force winds with strong, shifty gusts were hampering firefighting efforts at both blazes. Hundreds of emergency personnel have been called in to fight the blazes. The fire was burning into the town of Rafina, turning the sky above the nearby port that serves ferries to the Cycladic islands black from the smoke. [Full Article...]
Trump Attempts To Calm Fears: 'I Gave Up NOTHING' To Putin
On Tuesday, Trump said he needed to "clarify" one word he said during the press conference. At the press conference, Mr. Trump appeared to give credence to Mr. Trump appeared to answer "no" to a reporter's question asking whether Russian Federation was still targeting the U.S. While hours later, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders emerged to say Trump had merely tried to put a stop to the questioning ... [Full Article...]
In election-charged Pakistan, Mahathir makes an 'appearance'
The medical report asserts that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo is not suffering from any severe kind of pain. According to police officer Zahoor Afridi, the candidate Ikramullah Gandapur from opposition leader Imran Khan's party, was returning home from a campaign event when the bomber struck in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, wounding him. [Full Article...]
Kuwait social media star unapologetic on Filipino workers' rights
A Kuwaiti social media star ignited a backlash after criticising a law allowing domestic workers one day off a week, prompting cosmetic brands to sever ties with her. The crisis deepened after Kuwaiti authorities in April expelled Manila's ambassador over video footage of Philippine embassy staff helping workers escape employers accused of mistreatment. [Full Article...]