Wednesday, September 5, 2018

NYTimes publishes Op-Ed by anonymous member of "Resistance" within Trump administration

A senior official within the Trump administration is accusing the President of "impetuous, adversarial and petty" behavior that is leading to "half-baked" and "reckless" decisions.


The claims are made in an commentary piece, published by the New York Times, but the author's identity is being with-held by the newspaper.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US Congress Grills Facebook and Twitter

Facebook and Twitter acknowledged mistakes reacting to foreign efforts to influence US elections…. saying they're now better prepared. 


The social media companies sent top executives to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington DC. 


Technology reporter Rachel Silverman has details. 


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Pompeo visits Pakistan amid growing tensions

Donald Trump's top diplomat met with the newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan on Wednesday

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Imran Khan spoke in Islambad a week after the US cancelled a $300 million Coalition Support Fund payment to Pakistan.

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington...

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UN to hold Yemen peace talks in Geneva Thurs

The United Nations plans to host peace talks on Thursday in a bid to resolve the war in Yemen and end what has been descried as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. 


The meeting in Geneva hopes to bring together Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebels, in the first peace talks in two years, but it's still unclear if Houthis stranded in Yemen's capital of Sanaa will arrive in time for the talks.


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York. 


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UN: Burundi govt continues crimes against humanity

A United Nations report says Burundi's President and top government
officials are responsible for inciting violence and crimes against
humanity over the last 2 years.

The country is experiencing a fraught political environment following
President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision in 2015 to remain in power for
a third term.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Passengers sick on flight to New York

A airliner has been quarantined at a New York airport after a number of passengers were taken ill.

Initial reports suggested that around 100 people on a flight from Dubai had fallen ill but Emirates Airlines says there are 10 sick passengers.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Emirates plane quarantined in New York after passengers fall ill mid-flight

An Emirates Airlines flight has been placed under quarantine at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York after several passengers and crew fell sick mid-flight.


Ambulances met the plane when it landed, as our US correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US Trade Deficit Widens

The US trade deficit with the rest of the world widened in July to $50 billion, with China's gap widening further. 

It's heading in the opposite direction to President Donald Trump's trade goals.

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May says two Russian Novichok suspects members of military intelligence unit


British Prime Minister Theresa May says the two suspects named as being behind the chemical weapons poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter are members of Russia's military intelligence unit known as the GRU. 


Addressing parliament, the British leader said Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov are believed to have carried out the Novichok attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury in March.   Theresa May said it was likely that this attack was known about at the highest levels of the Russian government. 

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Two Russian Novichok suspects named


British police have named two suspects they believe responsible for the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury earlier this year.


Prosecutors says there is sufficient evidence to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, Russian citizens believed to be around 40, with  charges that include conspiracy to murder and use of a chemical weapon.    


Police say the two men arrived in London just two days before the poisoning and left on the same day.  They are believed to have made two trips to Salisbury and on the second applied  the military grade chemical weapon Novichok to the door handle of Sergei Skripal's house.  


He and his daughter were found unconscious on Sunday 4th March but have since made a recovery.  


Two British citizens subsequently found a discarded perfume bottle that contained the same strain of Novichok.   Both were taken ill, 44 year old Dawn Sturgess died after applying the poison to her wrists. 


Prosecutors says it is not seeking the extradition of the two men, in recognition of Russia's policy of not extraditing it's citizens to the UK.  

Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing says officers need the public's help to find out more about the suspects. 


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Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing detailed the movements of the two men. 


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Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing warned people in the area to continue to be vigilant. 


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Moscow accuses UK of 'informational manipulation' over Salisbury suspect names

Moscow says that the two names of the suspects accused of carrying out the Salisbury attack 'mean nothing'. And as Dan Ashby reports, they are accusing the UK of carrying out its own war of information.

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Two Russian novichok poisoning suspects named


British police have named two suspects they believe responsible for the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.


The Crown Prosecution Service says there is sufficient evidence to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov with charges that include conspiracy to murder  and use of a chemical weapon.    From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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WHO warns a quarter of global population not getting enough exercise

A World Health Organization report says it believes a quarter of the worlds population is not getting enough exercise, with wealthy countries among the least active. 


Overall women are also getting less exercise than men as Catherine Drew reports from London. 


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British and French fishing organisations hold talks to end scallop war

British and French fish producing organisations will meet in London on Wednesday to try to end hostilities over scallop fishing in the Channel.

Around 40 French boats clashed violently with much bigger UK craft last week - hurling rocks and smoke bombs.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.



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Ukraine mulls scraping Friendship Treaty with Russia

Ukrainian authorities are readying to terminate the the Friendship Treaty with Russia upon the instructions of the country's President Petro Poroshenko. Kiev calls for a dramatic revision of all legal agreements with Moscow, as the conflict between the two neighbours following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its involvement in fighting in eastern Ukraine continues. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Nine-year-old girl reportedly gang-raped and murdered in Kashmir

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A nine-year-old girl has reportedly been gang-raped and killed in Kashmir in north India under the orders of her stepmother.

Five people have been arrested in connection with the attack.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Catalan President Continues to Push for Independence

Catalonia's president is promising his supporters that he'll keep pushing to split from Spain. 

President Quim (Keem) Torra turned down an offer from Madrid for more regional power, saying he'll only settle for total independence. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.

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US Police Reveal JD.com Boss was Accused of Rape

A Minneapolis Police report has revealed that the billionaire boss of Chinese online retailer JD.com was arrested last week on accusation of first degree rape.

No charges have been filed, and Richard Liu has now returned to Beijing, but authorities are still investigating the incident.

Patrick Fok reports.

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RPTS: Robert Mueller agrees to written answers from Trump over 'Moscow collusion' questions

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to accept written answers from President Trump to questions over possible collusion between Moscow and Trump associates.

However, according to the New York Times, Mueller's team did not pursue answers over Trump's possible obstruction of justice during the investigation.

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

White House slams Bob Woodward book on Trump presidency as "fabricated"

The White House is dismissing a new book on the Trump Presidency by celebrated Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward as "fabricated" and designed "to make the President look bad".


The book claims top White House staff have engaged in an administrative coup in a bid to derail the President's excesses.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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