International

Japan should own up to ‘comfort women’ issue: UN rights body

The United Nations human rights agency called on Japan to acknowledge the country’s violation of the human rights of “comfort women,” or wartime sex slaves, and to implement its recommendations, according to the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun, Saturday. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also requested Japan to take

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International

In fresh snub, UAE gives medals to all UNESCO members but Israel

By Raphael Ahren The United Arab Emirates snubbed Israel again on Monday, when its diplomats handed out gifts to all delegations at the UN cultural agency except Israel. The incident, which came on the heels of UAE’s refusal last week to allow Israeli athletes to display the Israeli flag and play the national anthem at

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International, Middle East

No mistrial for Sen. Bob Menendez

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge on Monday declined to declare a mistrial in the corruption case of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his co-defendant, Salomon Melgen. Before U.S. District Court Judge William H. Walls made his ruling, Menendez, D-N.J., was humming “Amazing Grace” while strolling the hallways of the federal courthouse in Newark, just

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USA

Madrid prepares to file criminal charges against sacked Catalan leader

Thousands have taken part in one of the largest pro-unity marches seen in Barcelona since the Catalonia crisis began. And the message by some was “send Puigdemont to jail” ! Madrid is said to be considering doing just that with reports that it is preparing to charge the region’s sacked leader with rebellion. Later on

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International

Firm in Mueller indictment got RNC funds for work on Trump campaign

WASHINGTON — A company listed in the Monday indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates received funds from the Republican National Committee for work done in coordination with Donald Trump’s election campaign. Bade LLC, listed in the indictment among 17 domestic entities that Manafort and Gates are alleged to

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International, USA

Eric Trump tells president’s supporters: ‘You know the truth’

President Trump’s son made an appeal Monday to his father’s base to hold steady in their support, as the White House was rocked by criminal indictments in the special counsel’s Russia probe. Eric Trump told supporters “I know you know the truth” in a fundraising email sent out by the president’s re-election campaign. “There’s new

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International, USA

Manafort led lavish lifestyle but hid tens of millions from taxman, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON — For decades before he was charged Monday with money laundering, tax evasion and fraud, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager straddled a lucrative divide, shaping presidential politics while banking tens of millions of dollars as a lobbyist for dodgy foreign clients. Paul Manafort helped run no fewer than four successful presidential campaigns —

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International, USA

Why Is Paul Manafort Mueller’s First Indictment?

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort turned himself in to police in Washington D.C. early Monday after special counsel Robert Mueller filed the first charges in his Russia investigation last week. Manafort is one of the prime suspects in Mueller’s investigation, which is examining whether Trump’s campaign and its associates worked with Russia

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International, USA

Trump tweets that Democrats should be the focus of collusion claims

President Trump doubled down Monday on his contention that Democrats should be the focus of collusion probes after his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged with conspiracy against the U.S. “Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the

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International, USA

Read Full Text of Robert Mueller’s Manafort Indictment

Conspiracy to launder money. Funneling millions to foreign bank accounts. Working as agents of Ukraine. These and other charges are contained in the just-released indictment of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and friend Richard Gates. Here is the full text of the document, which cites more than $75 million flowing through offshore accounts: 1. Defendants

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International, USA