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Hundreds attend Burial of Pakistani Student murdered in Texas School Shooting
Fertitta said the group was given a police escort to the game with more than 20 different law enforcement agencies represented. Santa Fe gunman repeated "another one bites the dust" amid carnage, survivor saysPagourtzis was arrested for capital murder after the massacre that left eight students and two teaching staff members dead. [Full Article...]
White House team to go to Singapore for Trump-Kim summit prep
In a statement from North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, Kim expressed "his fixed will" on the possibility of meeting with Trump, Reuters reported. Howard X said Kim's rise as the third leader of North Korea in 2011 has proved lucrative for him, jump starting a new career in films, commercials and private functions, most often in his home town of Hong Kong. [Full Article...]
Russian military personnel killed in clashes in Syria's Deir el-Zour
The defence ministry in Moscow said Sunday four Russian servicemen had been killed in clashes with militants in Deir Ezzor. Two were military advisers supporting Syrian artillery operations and died immediately, and another two died of their wounds in a Russian-operated military hospital in Syria. [Full Article...]
Abe backs Trump's cancellation of U.S.-N. Korea summit
Mr Trump had rattled the region on Thursday by cancelling his meeting with Mr Kim, citing "open hostility" from Pyongyang. Moon said North Korea and the United States will soon start working-level talks to prepare for the Kim-Trump summit. [Full Article...]
Israeli PM says Israel determined to roll back Iran's aggression
U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel, the top commander in the Middle East, conducted a unannounced visit to on Tuesday to hold face-to-face talks with Lt. "If [Assad] becomes an Iranian proxy, then sooner or later he's condemning himself, because Israel is acting against Iran in Syria ". The defense chief answered that Israel is not interested in an escalation, but that "if we se... [Full Article...]
Trump Lawyer Attended DOJ Meeting On Confidential FBI Informant
And neither Trump nor White House officials have provided any evidence for their most explosive claim - that the "spy" was placed there at the behest of the Obama White House to collect information that could be helpful to Hillary Clinton's campaign. [Full Article...]
Hero in school shooting released from hospital
Jason Seaman , 30, was shot three times as he brought the gunman to the ground in his classroom at Noblesville West Middle School on Friday shortly after 9am. Authorities said a male student was detained. Seaman's students spoke to FOX 59 about the incident and how their teacher saved their lives. Other parents and students joined him, growing the protest to include about a dozen peopl... [Full Article...]
Idaho native imprisoned in Venezuela since 2016 to be released Saturday
Other members of Congress expressed their elation over Holt's release. "You were a tough one", Trump told Holt. "I'm just overwhelmed with gratitude", Holt said in the meeting with Trump. Authorities accused him of stockpiling an assault rifle and grenades, and suggested that his case was linked to other unspecified U.S. attempts to undermine Mr Maduro's rule amid deep economic and political ... [Full Article...]
Trump administration has cut deal with China's ZTE
The comments from Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, came a day after Trump indicated that he had chose to allow ZTE to "reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board". Trump said ZTE would have to pay a $1.3 billion fine and commit to offering "high level security guarantees" and "a change of management and board". [Full Article...]
Moon, Kim hold surprise meet over US-N. Korea summit
In April, North Korea's Kim Jong-un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in held a historic summit agreeing to take measures to support global efforts aimed at denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and proceed with reunion programs for the countries. [Full Article...]
Irish abortion referendum: New laws by end of the year - Irish PM
All but one of Ireland's 40 constituencies voted "Yes" and contributed to the 66 percent that carried the proposal, nearly an exact reversal of the 1983 referendum result that inserted the ban into the constitution. In a two to one win, a referendum in Ireland on Friday saw the repeal of a long-standing ban on abortion . The final results confirmed what many suspected the result would be. [Full Article...]
S.Korea says N.Korea committed to "complete" denuclearisation, summit with Trump
US President Donald Trump's cancellation of the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly caught South Korea's president by surprise, and he's called an emergency meeting at midnight, local time. She also said it was up to the Americans whether they would "meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown". A statement from North Korea's state news... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Announces Venezuela's Release of Hostage Joshua Holt
President Donald Trump said on Twitter. The Republican said in a statement he had "worked with two presidential administrations, countless diplomatic contacts, ambassadors from all over the world, a network of contacts in Venezuela and President [Nicolás] Maduro himself" to achieve the release. [Full Article...]
Iran nuclear deal 'in intensive care' as signatories meet in Vienna
Iran said it is waiting for concrete measures from the European Union nations before it decides whether the deal can be saved, while threatening to restart its uranium enrichment program at an "industrial level" if not. This was announced at the end of the meeting by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organisations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov , who represented ... [Full Article...]
Airstrikes on Syria pro-government positions kill 12
Citing defense sources, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported Thursday that the Syrian armed forces had intercepted an Israeli attack on a military airport in the central province of Homs. military has " no operational reporting " about any operation against the Syrian government. "We have no operational reporting of a US-led coalition strike against pro-Syrian regime targets or f... [Full Article...]
Desert Locust Alert: Tropical Cyclone Mekunu (23 May)
Mekunu is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours and into a severe one in subsequent 24 hours. At least five other people were killed when the storm devastated the Yemeni island of Socotra on Thursday, with dozens of others missing. [Full Article...]
United States reaches deal with China to keep ZTE in business
The Commerce Department, in return, would lift an order that now prevents ZTE from buying American products. The Commerce Department decision would allow it to resume business with US companies, including Qualcomm Inc, the chipmaker that is a ZTE supplier. [Full Article...]
Ireland to Hold Abortion Referendum
As the nation approaches the referendum , the bishop said the choice facing the Irish people "is quite clear". University campuses in Ireland , just as in North America , are hotbeds of abortion activism, and many students seem particularly passionate about a "Yes" outcome on Friday . [Full Article...]
Protest condeming police brutality in Thoothukudi
On Tuesday the demonstrations turned violent, with media reports and officials saying protesters began rampaging through the town, pelting police with stones, overturning cars and setting fires. Noting that the police rules were not followed by the officers, the petition states that instead of firing shots in the air or at the legs of civilians, officers took direct aim at the head and chest of ... [Full Article...]
Putin has lost faith in Trump's promise to improve US-Russia relations
President Macron on said he hoped Donald Trump would return to Iran nuclear negotiations but that for now French companies would have to decide for themselves how to react to renewed USA sanctions against Tehran. Mr Macron, who spoke after Mr Putin, also commented on the decision of the U.S. to pull out from the deal. Instead they will focus on safe, lower-level ties and sign economic, cultura... [Full Article...]