Current and former members of the administration may face questioning from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the ongoing probe into Russia’s alleged intervention in the U.S. election. According to three people familiar with the topic, Mueller is seeking information from the White House about specific meetings and notes on such meetings, and wants to ask […]
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USAUS President Donald Trump’s condemnation of bigotry and hatred at a “Unite the Right” rally in Virginia that turned violent included white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis, the White House insisted Sunday. “The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred. Of course
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USAEx-Shin Bet officer fills role vacant since 2015, takes over for acting adviser Eitan Ben-David By Judah Ari Gross Meir Ben-Shabbat, who was named National Security Adviser on August 13, 2017. (Courtesy) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Meir Ben-Shabbat would be taking over as head of the National Security Council later this
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Middle EastBy Muath Freij – Aug 13,2017 – Last updated at Aug 13,2017 JERASH — Thirteen animals from a Syrian zoo have found refuge in Jordan, thanks to the efforts of an international animal welfare organisation who moved them from neighbouring Syria on Friday. The rescue mission was conducted by the “Four Paws”, whose director of
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Middle East, The World We ShareUS President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone on Saturday and agreed to work together on the North Korean crisis, the White House said in a statement. “They discussed the need to confront the increasingly dangerous situation associated with North Korea’s destabilizing and escalatory behavior,” the White House said in a
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International, USAOne of Venezuela’s most powerful leaders may have put out an order to kill U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a fervent critic of the South American country’s government, according to intelligence obtained by the U.S. last month. Though federal authorities couldn’t be sure at the time if the uncorroborated threat was real, they took it
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International, USANew Delhi (dpa) – At least eight people were killed and around two dozen went missing when a landslide swept away two buses in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh. The landslide, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, came down on the buses and a biker on a highway in the hilly Mandi district early Sunday,
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InternationalAfter blaming Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville on “many sides” and failing to explicitly condemn white supremacists, President Trump quickly drew fire from leading Republicans who demanded he be more blunt, forceful, and presidential in his response. “Mr. President – we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism,”
A young paralegal from Greene County, Virginia, was identified as the victim of violence that broke out after hundreds of white nationalists converged Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, to participate in the Unite the Right rally held against the city’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Emancipation Park. Heather
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USAMayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti (L) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach shake hands during the visit of the 2024 candidate city delegation of Los Angeles at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, July 10, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Council voted Friday morning by 12-0, unanimously approving the
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAIsrael’s Arabic-speaking Druze religious minority is routinely thrust onto the frontlines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When two Druze police officers were killed by Israeli Arab attackers, the group’s delicate position was brought into the spotlight once again. Tel Aviv (dpa) – In mid-July, two Israeli police officers – Kaamil Shnaan and Hail Stwai – were
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Middle EastPresident Donald Trump told the governor of Guam, with the Pacific island in North Korea’s nuclear crosshairs, that he was poised to become “extremely famous” and tourism to the island would be boosted. Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo posted a recording of the conversation on his Facebook page on Friday. The conversation followed a threat
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International, USABy Rula Samain – Aug 13,2017 – Last updated at Aug 13,2017 AMMAN — The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III on Saturday vowed to fight back accusations over the sale of church properties in Jerusalem. The announcement came at a press conference in Amman, where he said:
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International, Middle EastCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — At least three people were killed and 35 injured after a violence-filled Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists had gathered for one of their largest rallies in at least a decade, only to see their event end in chaos and national controversy. Bloody street brawls broke out between dozens of anti-racism