Trump declares himself vindicated, and Comey "a leaker"
Comey said he was aware the president tweeted Comey "had better hope" there were no tapes of his conversations with Comey. Daniel Richman later confirmed to Reuters he was the one to whom Comey referred in his testimony . "Even folks who have been his critics don't question his integrity, his commitment to the rule of law and his intelligence", Warner said. He also seized on Comey's revelation that he had directed a friend to release contents of memos he'd written documenting his ...
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Democratic Unionists in Northern Ireland become election key
For a party that is not well-known outside of Northern Ireland , this has raised many questions about who the DUP are and what would they want from some kind of arrangement in support of the Conservatives? Together, the Conservatives and the DUP would have 328 seats in parliament, just above the 326 needed.
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PM May to visit Palace to ask to form govt
May said she was confident that the Tories would be able to work together with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the "interests of the whole of Britain". May promised she would in the next five years: "build a country in which no one and no community is left behind". With current projections pointing to May's Conservative Party gaining 318 seats, a tie-up with the DUP would give her the narrowest of majorities in the 650-seat chamber.
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European Union presses Britain to get its act together for Brexit talks
She obviously put her message to the British people, and she didn't get the large majority that she had held. "This will allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful Brexit deal that works for everyone in this country - securing a new partnership with the European Union which guarantees our long-term prosperity".
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Donald Trump sought loyalty, Comey offered honesty
In highly anticipated testimony, Comey offered his first public account of his dismissal last month and said there was "no doubt" that he had been fired "to change the nature of the Russian Federation investigation", referring to the FBI's sprawling probe of Kremlin-backed meddling in the 2016 election.
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British elections: Conservatives lose majority as Theresa May's gamble backfires
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street after she traveled to Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II following the General Election results. And it throws into question the government's negotiating strategy , and objectives, for the Brexit negotiations with the European Union, which are slated to start on June 19.
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Trump publicly commits to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation mutual-defense provision
Trump aggressively addressed some questions during the bilateral news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday, but coyly answered others. During the presidential campaign Trump said the USA might not come to the defense of nations that hadn't yet met that goal. Trump's omission in Brussels raised concerns on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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London's Mayor Wants To Cancel Trump's State Visit To The UK
In a second tweet , Trump said: "Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement". Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson , Khan's predecessor as London mayor, also backed Khan but told the BBC he thought Trump should still visit Britain.
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SCO welcomes Pakistan as full member
With Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz listening to his speech, Modi said: " Terrorism is one of the biggest violators of human rights and values". The two leaders met in Astana , Kazakhstan on the sidelines on the Shanghai Corporation Organisation summit. India's membership was strongly pushed by Russian Federation while Pakistan's entry into the grouping was backed by China.
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Five players Predators need to step up in Game 6
Pittsburgh Penguins team captain Sidney Crosby shoots the puck Wednesday, June 7, 2017, during practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The Penguins chased Pekka Rinne with a three-goal barrage in the first period and kept it going against backup Juuse Saros to push the Predators to the brink of elimination for the first time during their run to the final.
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Panama's feared dictator and ex-US ally Noriega dies
Noriega had been serving lengthy prison sentences in Panama for murder and forced disappearances during his dictatorship. He was initially sentenced in the United States in 1992 but was in custody for murder in Panama when he died. But relations between Noriega and the USA turned sour by the late 1980s due to allegations of his own drug trafficking activities and his insistence on political independence.
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London attack has no connection with Pakistan: UK police
Zaghba, an Italian-Moroccan national, was identified as a possible militant threat after he was stopped at Bologna airport in 2016 as tried to reach Syria . "We are paying a heavy cost in these attacks", Macron said. In a letter posted outside Tuesday, the Ummah Fitness Centre said staff would "help the police in any way we can".