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Houthis Unsure about Success of Sweden Talks on Yemen
The delegation had delayed its departure until the rebels had arrived in Stockholm after they failed to show up for the last United Nations bid to convene peace talks in September, complaining they had received insufficient guarantees of safe passage through the blockade enforced by a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015, sources close to the government told AFP . [Full Article...]
Rudy Giuliani Accidentally Roasted President Trump With The Perfect Typo
Giuliani's tweet notes, "Mueller filed an indictment just as the President left for G-20.In July he indicted the Russians who will never come here just before he left for Helsinki". The placement of a period and no spaces between "G-20" and "in" resulted in an inadvertent hyperlink showing up in Giuliani's tweet. "'I'm not telling them to lie, I'm simply telling them to tell the truth'". [Full Article...]
Christian Michel: A secret deal was offered before extradition began
The Congress leader's son doing business in Dubai arranged TV interviews of Michel to Indian media in 2016 to accuse Modi Government of political vendetta. Michel also allegedly paid off influential people in India, who helped reject Russian and American choppers. The controversial diaries Probe agencies had recovered hand-written diaries detailing the alleged kickbacks paid for the choppe... [Full Article...]
Nigel Farage quits Ukip over its 'fixation' on anti-Muslim policies
Yesterday, Ukip also lost its former deputy chairwoman, Suzanne Evans, who said she had become "increasingly alarmed" by the " perverse direction " Mr Batten was taking the Eurosceptic party. Mr Farage recalled the time he spoke at a Gala dinner during the Annual Ukip Conference in Birmingham this year, explaining how it was a changing moment for him. [Full Article...]
Einstein's 'God Letter' Expected to Fetch 7 Figures at Auction
That was nearly twice the expected amount. "The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses", Einstein wrote. It is not the first time Einstein's letters have been put up for auction. Acknowledging his disappointment in failing to secure the item, Dawkins said: "This letter was about something very important to Einstein I suspect". [Full Article...]
Trump Emoluments Case Advances to Discovery Stage, Subpoenas Announced
Attorneys general from Maryland and Washington, D.C. allege in a lawsuit that President Donald Trump used the Trump International Hotel to unconstitutionally profit from his political office; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports. [Full Article...]
Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein settles one case, avoiding victim testimony
Epstein apologized to attorney Bradley Edwards, the lawyer representing two of Epstein's accusers, and agreed to pay a cash settlement after he attempted to connect the attorney with Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein . CBS affiliate WPEC-TV reports that another attorney said Epstein's was able to "buy his way out" of a life sentence. According to the Miami Herald investigation, Jeffrey Epstein ... [Full Article...]
New Caledonians ordered to shelters in tsunami alert after big quakes
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves of between 1 and 3 meters (3 and 10 feet) were possible along some coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu , while waves of up to 1 meter (3 feet) were possible in Fiji. New Caledonian authorities urged people to get to higher ground immediately. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed tsunami waves had been observed following the qu... [Full Article...]