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Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, has also been removed from his role as head of domestic security, state media say. He has pledged allegiance to the new crown prince, news agency SPA reported. Since then, he has consolidated more influence than anyone else in the kingdom, spearheading plans for a privatization of the state oil company, Aramco, while taking charge of the war in Yemen and one of the world's largest arms budgets.

Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing executive since March and without a first and deputy first minister since January. Mr Adams said his party will not take its seats in Westminster or swear an oath to the Queen , joking: "No harm to her".

McConnell can only afford two Republican defections on the bill and still have Vice President Pence cast a tie-breaking vote to get it over the 50-vote threshold needed for passage. M) WASHINGTON , DC (June 21, 2017) – The Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine (Aimed Alliance) – a not-for-profit working to improve health care in the USA – today released Quality Health Care in the United States: A Roadmap for Consumer-Focused Reform with ten reform recommendations for Congress ...

A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States had limited options to rein in North Korea without Chinese assistance. In Congress, Democrats and Republicans found bipartisan consensus in denouncing the North. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has suggested the possibility of a travel ban; however, tougher restrictions on travel to North Korea would require congressional action.

The attack took place in two adjacent areas near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Palestinians say the Israeli measures are aimed at paving the way for the Judaization of the city. The investigators will try to figure out how the lone terrorist at one of the scenes was able to surprise the Border Police officers who were told to be on alert due to the first terror attack .

The newly announced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman already oversees a vast portfolio as defense minister and head of an economic council tasked with overhauling the country's economy. According to a Wednesday royal decree, "a majority" of top royal members of the Allegiance Council backed altering the line of succession, with Saudi Arabia's state TV saying that 31 out of 34 people voted in favor.

A member of President Trump's legal team told NBC, Sunday that Trump is not under any form of investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller . Sekulow faced tougher questions from CNN's Chris Cuomo. "He probably can't say nothing, but I think he should say as little as possible - and it should be so boring that it makes for bad copy", he said.

An American F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian SU-22 on Sunday evening as it "dropped bombs" near a US-backed alliance called the Syrian Democratic Forces, who are fighting IS, the US-led coalition said in a statement . Elsewhere, the USA military confirmed Tuesday that top ISIS cleric Turki al-Binali was killed in a coalition airstrike May 31 in Mayadeen, Syria. The SDF are supported by US airpower, and they have begun their assault on Raqqa.

Two U.S. troops were killed and two others were wounded in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, allegedly at the hands of an Afghan soldier who opened fired on them, an official there told The Associated Press . A spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar province, Attahullah Khogyani , said the attack took place in the Achin district . Saturday's attack came just hours after a USA air strike killed and wounded at least six Afghan policemen in southern Helmand province , in the ...

Hundreds of yoga fans gathered at the Indian embassy in Kabul on Wednesday to take part in yoga exercises to mark International Yoga Day . It was to mark this year's celebration of International Day of Yoga which falls on June 21, organised by the High Commission of India in Accra with support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Ghana.

The Red Cross reports that 25 local units have been assisting with moving affected people and working with personnel from the National Institute of Emergency Medicine , as well as providing psychosocial support, water, food, bedding and blankets.