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ISIS claims responsibility for Melbourne siege that left two dead

June 18, 2017

The news outlet also disclosed that Amaq, the press arm of ISIS , claimed that "the attack was launched because of Australia's membership of a US -led coalition fighting against the militants in Syria and Iraq". Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton says it is a "possibility" the 29-year-old wanted to lure police into a deadly shootout. Police returned fire and killed the man.

India, Pakistan become full members of SCO

June 18, 2017

Asserting that coordinated efforts are needed to tackle the menace of terrorism , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said terrorism amounts to blatant violation of human values and rights. Xi also said China and India should increase trade and investment cooperation to ensure that the two countries enjoyed more "early stage profits" from large-scale projects in infrastructure and industry.

British Prime Minister Theresa May admits London fire response not good enough

June 18, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May has sidestepped questions over her response to the disaster, after facing criticism of her reaction to the tragedy. "We are here today because you must look at that building with tears streaming down your face", one woman told the group as they neared the foot of the tower.

Paul Ryan says everyone should just let Robert Mueller do his job

June 18, 2017

Ruddy was at the White House Monday to meet with White House aides, but did not speak with the president, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. "Mr". The public testimony Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence committee should yield Sessions' most extensive comments to date on questions that have dogged his entire tenure as attorney general and that led him three months ago to step aside from the Russian Federation probe.

Trump 'Considering' Firing Special Counsel In Russia Investigation, Friend Says

June 18, 2017

Mueller was recently appointed to lead the investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russian Federation to influence the 2016 presidential election . Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. Session will also testify before the House later Tuesday, scheduled to discuss the department budget. "I think he's weighing that option", Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy told PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Monday.

K Srikanth enters Men's singles final of Indonesia Open

June 18, 2017

Even though, Srikanth narrowed the deficit down to 18-20, Son managed to win the game on a lucky net cord. After winning the crucial match, Prannoy said that the Malaysian player was not at his best. Srikanth fought like a man possessed to outclass Korean Ho in an energy-sapping men's singles match that lasted 72 minutes. "My focus now is only on the finals tomorrow (Sunday)".

1 civilian killed by sniper, 181 others rescued in Marawi

June 18, 2017

Numerous officials from the Philippines and elsewhere in the region have expressed concern that ISIS members could travel from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, either under the guise of local fighters returning home, or trainers sent to provide expertise and guidance to the so-called "Brigade of the Migrant" based in the southern Philippines .

London fire: Police say 58 people assumed dead in tower block

June 18, 2017

London's ambulance service said at least 18 people were in critical condition. The building was gutted in a blaze early Wednesday morning that has also left dozens missing and hundreds of others homeless. Earlier in the day, she described the country's mood as "somber" but insisted that Britain remained resolute during a hard time . "At least 30 fatalities have been confirmed; the bodies of 12 people have been recovered and are at a mortuary, which includes one person who has also died ...

'Further expenses' will be covered for Grenfell Tower victims, Government vows

June 18, 2017

Relatives of those missing after a high-rise tower blaze in London are searching frantically for their loved ones, as the police commander in charge of the investigation says he hopes the death toll will not rise to three figures. Weakened by a botched election gamble last week, May has been criticised for her muted response to the fire and had to be rushed away from a meeting with residents on Friday under heavy police guard as protesters shouted "Shame on you".

Grenfell Tower death toll rises to 30

June 18, 2017

As the fire continued to burn more than 36 hours after the blaze started, police commander Stuart Cundy said he did not expect to find any survivors. Harley Facades, which fitted the panels, said in a statement: "At this time , we are not aware of any link between the fire and the exterior cladding".

UK General Elections: It's all over for Theresa May

June 18, 2017

The moves buy May a temporary reprieve. "She's then got to present a programme to parliament", he said. The spokesman indicated this would not be a formal coalition but a minority government with looser DUP support on a "confidence and supply basis".

At a glance: Last day of the Bill Cosby sex assault trial

June 18, 2017

He says it was consensual. Across the well of the courtroom, jurors stood one-by-one in the jury box and said, "Yes", as the judge asked each whether they agreed that the jury is "hopelessly deadlocked ". A judge declared a mistrial after a jury was deadlocked in Cosby's trial for the alleged 2004 rape of Andrea Constand . Constand knew Cosby through her job at Temple University in Philadelphia, and he invited her to his Cheltenham home.

Amir fit and plays in Champions Trophy final

June 18, 2017

Now, with left-arm paceman Mohammad Amir returning to the side after a back spasm that ruled him out of the England match, Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes there will be no repeat of their woeful pool showing against India when the latest edition of world cricket's most high-profile contest takes place in London .

President Trump said UK election results were 'surprising'

June 18, 2017

May called the election with the aim of winning an enhanced mandate for her approach to Brexit, which means leaving the single market, the customs union and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. The election result means businesses still have no idea what trading rules they can expect in the coming years. While the vote at the end is generally symbolic, it is possible that someone could take the opportunity to voice their opposition to its contents by voting against it.

London police: 58 people missing, presumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire

June 18, 2017

The cladding was linked to a 2014 fire in Melbourne and has been banned in high-rise buildings in the US. Cundy said emergency workers have now reached the top of the tower. He said that his friend Khadija Saye, a 24-year-old photographer, is among those reported missing. Barwell had told lawmakers that the government meant to review fire safety standards following a deadly blaze at the Lakanal House high-rise building in south London in 2009, in which three women and three children died.

Kabul funeral bombing: At least 12 killed in Afghanistan massacre

June 18, 2017

Abdullah is safe and sound". Ahmad Zubair Masood, one of the protesters, used the term "Afghan Spring" to describe the demonstrations in Kabul . Zia Masood has reportedly vowed to lead and continue the sit-in, with some protesters warning they plan to turn the protest like the one in Tahrir Square in Egypt that marked the start of the Arab Spring in 2011.

Arsenal defender Bellerin makes Grenfell Tower fire pledge

June 18, 2017

Spain Under-21s global Hector Bellerin is to donate up to £22,500 to the Grenfell Tower Disaster Fund, depending on how many minutes he plays at U21 Euro 2017 . Bellerin's pledge follows that of Raheem Sterling on Friday, who will donate a "substantial" sum to those affected by the blaze earlier this week.

Pound dives as United Kingdom enters new period of uncertainty

June 18, 2017

It also promised to guarantee the rights of European citizens now living in Britain, regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. "We are ready to undertake negotiations on behalf of this country, to protect jobs and have a sensible free trade arrangement with Europe", he said .

Environment Canada issues various extreme weather alerts in southern Ontario

June 18, 2017

Environment Canada's meteorologists had been tracking a series of thunderstorms with the potential to produce a tornado. This is a unsafe and potentially life-threatening situation. "Take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches". As a last resort, lie in a low spot and protect your head from flying debris. People who hear a roaring sound, see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground or flying debris should take cover immediately.

United States civil rights groups worry anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling right-wing extremism

June 18, 2017

A phalanx of bicycle police officers kept the sides separated during the sanctioned events, but conflicts flared as the gatherings concluded. The tensest moment came later in the afternoon when Anti-Sharia law protesters broke the windows of Anti-Trump counter protesters as they attempted to leave.

Steve Scalise's wife: 'Heroism' of officers 'saved lives' at Virginia shooting

June 18, 2017

The electronics were found in the shooter's white van, which was parked in a YMCA lot next to the Alexandria baseball field. Investigators are also looking through Hodgkinson's social media posts and profiles. "The guy's down to a handgun, he dropped his rifle, they shoot him, I go over there, they put him in handcuffs", Conaway said, adding that if the shooter had "gotten inside the fence, where a bunch of guys were holed up in the dugout, it would have been like shooting fish in a barrel".

Play ball! GOP, Democrats to battle as one - Team Scalise

June 18, 2017

Answering his own question, Cramer said "of course it is", but said Scalise's shooting and threats against fellow lawmakers "does cause contemplation at a level I haven't had since I've taken this job". More than 20,000 tickets had been sold for the game as of 4 p.m. on Thursday and it was on track to raise more than $1 million, roughly double what it did a year ago, for charities, its organizers said.

Steve Scalise undergoes third surgery since shooting

June 18, 2017

As for Scalise, he's still in critical condition, but he's improving. Democrats easily defeated Republicans 11-2 in the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game, in an annual tradition that has taken on renewed importance in the wake of Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.

ISIS leader Baghdadi killed in air strike in Syria

June 18, 2017

For months, air strikes and special forces from the us -led coalition have helped them encircle Raqqa , which ISIS seized in 2014 and has used as a base to plan attacks overseas. The US-led coalition estimates that Raqqa , which Islamic State seized from Syrian rebels in 2014, is defended by 3,000 to 4,000 militants. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) activist group told ARA News that ISIS has buried many of its militants in the backyard ...

Grenfell Tower: Government will do 'whatever required'

June 18, 2017

Dozens of people remain missing after the fire engulfed the 24-story building early Wednesday, CNN reported. The Communities Secretary said immediate action would be taken as an investigation into the blaze - which has so far left 17 dead - gets underway.

European Union sources: United Kingdom to agree Brexit divorce bill before trade talks

June 18, 2017

But given May will have a limited majority in the House of Commons, even with the backing of the Northern Irish party, opposition parties such as Labour and the Liberal Democrats have their own agendas to pursue and will seek to amend any law that comes before Parliament connected to Britain's withdrawal from Europe.

Congressional Baseball-related donations exceed $1 million

June 18, 2017

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who plays in the Congressional Women's Softball Game. Rep. Steve Scalise , the third-highest-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, is still in critical condition after undergoing his third surgery Thursday morning as a result of a gunshot wound to his hip.

Camille Cosby releases scathing statement following mistrial, calls media 'blatantly vicious'

June 18, 2017

She said she found it hard to differentiate between well-founded accusations and cases in which a woman might be acting on a "vendetta". The 79-year-old Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a Temple University employee in 2004 at his home near Philadelphia.

Deputy AG Rosenstein: 'Be skeptical' of anonymous sources

June 18, 2017

This would seem to confirm numerous newspaper reports that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation had in fact expanded to include possible obstruction of justice by Trump. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is calling on Congress to "unite to stop" President Donald Trump if he tries to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein or Special Counsel Robert Mueller .

US State Secretary: North Korea Frees American Citizen

June 18, 2017

There was no movement on North Korea's part until a meeting took place in Oslo, Norway last month between the U.S. State Department special representative for North Korea policy and high-level representatives from the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs that opened the door to Swedish visits with the detainees.

58 missing, presumed dead in London fire : London police

June 18, 2017

But unlike opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who was confronted by a young boy asking "How many children died?", May did not meet with residents, prompting criticism from locals, media and within her Conservative party.

Trump bashes probes into his 'non-dealings' with Russian Federation

June 18, 2017

Mr Comey had testified he was "sure" Mr Mueller was looking at whether Mr Trump had obstructed justice. In another tweet earlier Friday, Trump writes, "After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my 'collusion with the Russians, ' nobody has been able to show any proof".

Va. governor: 'There are too many guns on the streets'

June 18, 2017

An early morning shooting at a Virginia baseball diamond that injured 5 and left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in critical condition sparked debate over gun control policy on Wednesday. "We worry about this every day for all our citizens". New York Rep. Chris Collins lurched in the other direction, telling Buffalo's WKBW he would, going forward, "be carrying (a licensed firearm) when I'm out and about".

58 missing, presumed dead in London inferno

June 17, 2017

REUTERS/Peter Nicholls A demonstrator reacts during a march in Westminster, following the fire that destroyed The Grenfell Tower block, in north Kensington, West London , Britain June 16, 2017. After a two-and-a-half hour meeting in Downing Street with victims, residents, community leaders and volunteers, Mrs May said she had heard their concerns.

Trump acknowledges he's under investigation

June 17, 2017

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday that he is personally under investigation as part of a widening probe into alleged Russian meddling in last year's USA presidential race and possible collusion by his campaign, an inquiry that has cast a shadow over his five months in office.

Russian Federation probe causes tension among top officials at Justice Department

June 17, 2017

Trump expressed frustration Thursday at the prospect of that review, again taking to Twitter to denounce the probe as a "witch hunt", and complaining that Hillary Clinton should be the subject of a Russia-related investigation , not him.

Trump submits first financial disclosure of 2017 detailing trust assets

June 17, 2017

Mueller is now leading the investigation into whether Russian Federation interfered in the 2016 presidential election. President Donald Trump speaks about the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scales of La.at a baseball practice, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington before the start of an event on Apprenticeship and Workforce of Tomorrow initiatives.

Grenfell Tower victims and community leaders meeting PM at Downing Street

June 17, 2017

A new sign was put up, removing that detail. Six bodies have been recovered from the gutted 24-storey tower, while 11 have been located inside, but can not yet be removed. Smoke billows as firefighters deal with a serious fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London , Britain , June 14. Dozens are still missing.

Trump lashes out at 'bad', 'conflicted' Russia investigators

June 17, 2017

Mr Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate Moscow's involvement in the presidential election a year ago and possible collusion by Trump campaign associates with the Russians , but there has been no indication that Mr Mueller told the president to fire Mr Comey .

Mueller probe looking at obstruction by President Trump — Newspaper

June 17, 2017

Nixon's firing of Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor who was investigating the cover-up of that "third-rate burglary", a power play that also cost the president his attorney general and deputy attorney general? Grassley's office said the letter is in response to a recent letter from Feinstein requesting that the committee seek details from senior Federal Bureau of Investigation leadership about Comey's interactions with President Donald Trump before he was sacked.

UK royals hold London fire minute of silence

June 17, 2017

Cundy said police had now managed to get to the top of the tower and had undertaken a first visual search for victims, ahead of later painstaking searches. "Mohammed undertook a risky journey to flee war and death in Syria, only to meet it here in the United Kingdom, in his own home", the Syrian Solidarity Campaign said in a statement .

Trump mulling firing special counsel on Russia Robert Mueller

June 17, 2017

I've talked to Chuck Rosenberg, the administrator of the DEA and we follow the law and the science", said Rosenstein, "And from a legal and scientific perspective, marijuana is an unlawful drug. Such a move would create a firestorm coming weeks after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey . Such moments sometimes reflect the deep division among Trump's White House advisers about the best course for the president to take in the face of political or legal adversity.

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein testifies in budget hearings

June 17, 2017

The former FBI director admitted only that Trump himself was not formerly under investigation, of course - and the special counsel's goal is not only to investigate the president but also his 2016 campaign, including the conduct of his aides, as well as the broader issue of Russian interference in the American electoral process.

Russian opposition leader arrested before mass demonstration in Moscow

June 17, 2017

Photos on the website suggested turnouts of hundreds at the rallies. The police bundled him into a vehicle to prevent him from addressing a crowd of Moscow protesters. He was detained at his home in Moscow earlier on Monday, ahead of anti-corruption demonstrations in Russian Federation. The Moscow authorities had approved a rally, organized by the opposition, for June 12 between 1.30 p.m.

Rosenstein Says He Wouldn't Follow Order to Fire Mueller Unless 'Appropriate'

June 17, 2017

Mueller, "he has no intention to do so", the White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters late Tuesday. Second, he said Congress could muck up Mueller's investigation. It is not clear, however, that Trump could fire Mueller unilaterally. Sessions, a former Republican senator from Alabama for 20 years, is expected to face tough questions from his former colleagues on a number of fronts that he has never had to publicly address in detail.

Trump appears to become own 'leaker' with tweet about Russian Federation probe

June 17, 2017

Grassley's office said the letter is in response to a recent letter from Feinstein requesting that the committee seek details from senior Federal Bureau of Investigation leadership about Comey's interactions with President Donald Trump before he was sacked.

Don't waste time, European Union Brexit chief Michel Barnier tells Britain

June 17, 2017

Some involved in the Irish peace process are alarmed because the 1998 Good Friday peace accords call for the British government to be neutral in the politics of Northern Ireland . "The current uncertainty can not continue", he said on Twitter. And he asked: "Is the populist illusion to limit free movement of people more important than the prosperity and fortune of the British workers, the British industry, the British companies and the British economy?" On a visit to Paris on Tuesday ...

Ingraham Slams Reports That Trump Might Fire Mueller

June 17, 2017

On Monday, speculation was stoked that Trump was considering terminating Mueller, after a confidante of the president suggested it was under consideration. Mueller was appointed by US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US polls. Besides, he added, it should be Congress that carries out an investigation since it is given the role of oversight in the constitution.

Xi snubs Sharif in Astana over China duo's killing in Pakistan

June 17, 2017

China, which assumes the rotating leadership next, will make joint efforts for all sides to cooperate in a more comprehensive, pragmatic and efficient way, Xi said. The top leaders affirmed the efforts made by all relevant parties to implement the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue reached between Iran and six other countries with the participation of the European Union.

At least 65 people missing or feared dead in London fire

June 17, 2017

London's fire department says that the reason for the subway closure near the high-rise fire disaster is because of a "short-term risk of some debris falling onto the tracks". "It is hard to escape a very sombre national mood", Elizabeth said in a message on her official birthday. Attention has focused on a recent renovation project involving cladding installation as people search for answers on the fire that claimed at least 30 lives.

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