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Pop Fans Once Again Mobilized to Foil Trump's Tulsa Rally
The US president, who is looking to secure a second term in November's election, held his first major campaign event since Covid-19 shut down much of the country in Tulsa on Saturday. The thing is ... the rally still shouldn't have happened during a world health crisis (especially since the president barely addressed it and focused on telling everyone to slow down testing ). [Full Article...]
Hajj to hold next month
More than two million Muslims performed Hajj past year, and of those, more than 1.8 million pilgrims traveled to Saudi Arabia from overseas to take part. In April, Saudi Arabia advised Muslims planning on attending the pilgrimage to put their plans on hold. Saudi authorities said the hajj ministry will hold a news conference on Tuesday to flesh out the details. [Full Article...]
Firing of top U.S. prosecutor grips USA legal establishment
And at that point is when the president agreed with the decision of the Attorney general and that to fire Mr. Berman and to promote Mr. Clayton". According to Bolton's book, during a side meeting at a summit in Buenos Aires late in 2018, Erdoğan gave Trump a memo from the law firm that represented Halkbank that claimed the bank was innocent. [Full Article...]
US Urges Release of Canadians Detained in China
Trudeau also once again rejecting the idea of a prisoner swap, which is still being pushed by some former high-ranking Liberals from the Jean Chrétien era. "These charges are politically motivated and completely groundless", said Pompeo. In a statement released Monday, Pompeo said the United States was "extremely concerned" about their safety. [Full Article...]
Temperature hits 100 F degrees in Arctic Russian town
A freak heatwave has been scorching most of the Arctic for weeks now, but it broke records on Saturday when the temperature hit 38 degrees Celsius in a town in Siberia, one of Russia's northernmost regions. While 2019 was Russia's hottest on record , this year already seems poised to surpass that. As per the Russian meteorological department, Verkhoyansk, which is located to the northeast... [Full Article...]
In interview, Bolton calls Trump a ‘danger for the republic’
Known for his hawkish approach to America's foreign policy, Bolton has strongly defended the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and has been critical of the United Nations. "We can get over one term", he said. Members of his family - unelected and totally unqualified - allegedly conducted diplomacy on the country's behalf; Bolton even claims that Trump asked China to help him win the next election. [Full Article...]
Pope Francis Thanks Italian Doctors in First Post-Lockdown Audience
Pope Francis said to the pilgrims in the square: "I greet in particular you young people: today we remember San Luigi Gonzaga, a boy full of love for God and neighbour; he died very young, here in Rome, because he took care of the plague patients". [Full Article...]
World Health Organization reports highest single-day increase in cases of Covid-19
Brazil accounted for the most from a single country with 54,771 cases, followed by the United States with 36,617 and India with 15,400. Just under half of all reported cases have recovered, though the number is likely higher as some countries do not report the statistic. [Full Article...]