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Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan, the only candidate, as leader
Under the old constitution, the head of state had to sever ties with their political party and Erdogan in August 2014 left the AKP and stepped down as chairman after his election as president. But party ties were dropped after the country's 1960 coup. Tensions with Germany have been additionally exacerbated by a dispute over the stationing of German troops at Turkey's Incirlik air base. [Full Article...]
Venezuelans clog roads in new anti-government protests
In a country where finding even a Tylenol can be a weekslong ordeal, protesters are employing every scrap of material they can find as makeshift weaponry or to protect themselves while confronting police and national guardsmen who fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse marchers. [Full Article...]
Don't enforce United Nations sanctions, North Korea urges world
The state news agency also said Sunday's launch tested the nation's ability to carry a "large size" nuclear warhead. Lee said South Korean President Moon Jae-In had dispatched him to China to keep communications open between the two countries "at a critical time". [Full Article...]
Russia foreign minister denies talking to Trump about Comey
The probe seems to be entering a more "active phase", as investigators conduct interviews and issue subpoenas. The New York Times reported that Trump told Russian officials that Comey is a "nut job", and that dismissing him meant the pressure of the FBI's Russia probe has been "taken off". [Full Article...]
Major in 'human shield' incident in Kashmir honoured by Army
Earlier, the Army had denied reports that the CoI had given a clean chit to the major and said a final conclusion was still to be reached. According to the Indian Army's website, a Commendation Card is awarded for "individual acts of gallantry or distinguished service or devotion to duty performed either in operation or non-operational areas which are not of a sufficiently high order to qualify ... [Full Article...]
Aisha Buhari urges Chibok girls to forge ahead
The mass abduction of almost 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school three years ago brought world attention to Boko Haram's deadly rampage in northern Nigeria. The 21 girls released last October by the terrorists are to return to school in September, the minister added. Alhassan said the recently-released 82 would be reunited at another facility in the capital with 24 of their classmates who w... [Full Article...]
Freed Nigerian schoolgirls to meet families after 3 years
One beaming father picked his daughter up and swung her around in the air. Catch a glimpse of the emotional drama in this video by Bashir Ahmad. The 276 Chibok schoolgirls were abducted in the dead of night from their dorms by Boko Haram militants in April 2014, prompting worldwide outrage and the Bring Back Our Girls campaign - backed by former first lady Michelle Obama. [Full Article...]
Congressmen Call On Trump To Recognize Jerusalem As The Israeli Capital
On Monday, he became the first sitting US President to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem. "I've heard its one of the toughest deals of all", Trump said of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, "but I have a feeling we will get there eventually, I hope". [Full Article...]
1st court appearance for 3 teens in shooting death of boy, 6
Tyree Jones said was abandoned in a muddy ditch about 15 miles (20 kilometers) north of Jackson , Miss. All three are facing capital murder charges for the alleged crime. Amos Archie, Frazier's great-uncle, declined to say whether Frazier's family wants Guest to seek the death penalty. The courtroom was filled with family members of the victim and suspects. [Full Article...]
Spurs Fan Sues Warriors, Zaza Pachulia Over Kawhi Leonard Injury
The Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs 136-100 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Leonard said, regarding his availability, "it's just questionable". The first period was marked by the Golden State's excellent offense and San Antonio's poor shooting. One I found particularly interesting happened during Game 2 of Spurs-Warriors. [Full Article...]
Arsene Wenger saddened by criticism from former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams
Of the season, yes. 'Has long-termism vanished? I hope not, because I think the stability that a manager like Arsene Wenger has brought to Arsenal , and Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, myself at United...there's no evidence that sacking a manager brings success'. [Full Article...]
MS boy found dead after kidnapped in running vehicle
Archie's family members said that Ebony had just picked up Frazier from his grandmother's house and made a decision to go the store to pick up party supplies for Frazier's kindergarten graduation when the men broke into her auto and drove away. [Full Article...]
Ex-FBI chief Comey to testify to Senate panel in public session
There have been many instances of desperately droll comedy during Donald Trump's tenure. The Times report on Friday afternoon is just the latest bombshell story over the past week and adds to mounting headaches for the White House just as Trump has departed for his first foreign trip as president. [Full Article...]
Trump's ex-adviser Flynn will not honor Senate subpoena
Flynn's reported decision comes shortly after the Senate Intelligence committee issued the subpoena . The Senate subpoenaed the former National Security Adviser last week as part of an investigation of President Donald Trump's ties to Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
Trump's tweet about ousted Federal Bureau of Investigation director was 'not a threat,' Spicer says
While White House officials - including Vice President Mike Pence - initially said Trump's decision to fire Comey came on the recommendation of Rosenstein, Trump offered a conflicting reason in an interview with NBC. In questions about whether Trump tapes conversations, he didn't deny. When Mason asked why Trump sent the tweet and how it should be interpreted, Spicer responded with his new fav... [Full Article...]
Trump says he's 'very close' to naming a new Federal Bureau of Investigation director
Now, the White House has pulled back that announcement, likely after seeing the incredible anger among Democrats who virulently oppose Lieberman - as they should. Lieberman, to put it bluntly, showed a weakness for the last Republican president. The MSM always goes out of its way to quote McCain, but President Trump should read the senator's lying lips to save America from his signature two-fa... [Full Article...]
Trump trip to Israel possibly first flight from Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Donald Trump got an abrupt Israeli welcome on his arrival in Tel Aviv on Monday, with ministers asking favors and snapping selfies as they sought to get a piece of the commander in chief's attention. After Israel, Trump's marathon maiden foreign trip will take him to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis, to Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation su... [Full Article...]
Trump to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, separately
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, hands a note to U. S. President Donald Trump during a meeting with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Riy. He did not elaborate and it is not clear how big the plan is. He will then move on to the Western Wall, the site where Jews can pray closest to the Temple Mount, the l... [Full Article...]
Chinese taxpayers have most to fear on Silk Road
The Indo-Japanese project , proposed during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at their annual summit at Tokyo last November, is expected to see a soft launch later this month, say reports. "Once that happens, we can increase our trade and invite more tourists to Nepal", Yug Raj Pandey, an under-secretary at Nepal's ministry of finance, told Reuters ... [Full Article...]
Israel adopts measures to improve Palestinian lives at Donald Trump's request
But he will step foot in Israel having offered few indications of how he plans to achieve what so many of his predecessors could not. The president's flight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv on Monday was believed to be the first direct flight between Saudi Arabia and Israel. [Full Article...]