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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A 19-year-old man was seriously injured, and may have lost a foot, after landing on what appeared to be an amateur explosive or firework in New York’s Central Park on Sunday, officials said. The incident comes as authorities step up security over the US Independence Day weekend, especially at airports and other transport hubs. “We have no evidence that this is related to terrorism,” NYPD deputy chief John O’Connell […]
In a telephone interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday (July 3), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she was “pleased to have the opportunity to assist” the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the use of her private email server. “It was something I had offered to do since last August. I’d been eager to do it and I was pleased to have the opportunity to assist the department in bringing it’s […]
by Olivia HAMPTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton says she was “pleased” to speak with the FBI about her use of personal email while serving as secretary of state, but refused to discuss reports that she will not face charges. In an interview aired Sunday, Clinton acknowledged it was unwise for her husband to meet with America’s top law enforcement officer, with the encounter coming in the midst of the FBI investigation that […]
The death of World War Two concentration camp survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was mourned on Sunday (July 3) by family and friends at a New York City synagogue, who honored his commitments to his loved-ones as well as his life-long fight for millions of Holocaust victims. Wiesel, 87, died on Saturday at his home in New York City. The private funeral will be followed by a public memorial at a later date, the […]
A 19-year-old tourist suffered a severe injury to his left foot in an explosion in Central Park on Sunday (July 3), said a spokesman for the New York Police Department, which was investigating the cause of the incident. The teen was in the park with two friends, who had also traveled to New York, when the blast occurred just before 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) near East 61st Street and East Drive, the NYPD spokesman said. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A Russian warship sailed uncomfortably close to a US navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean this week, conducting maneuvers that US army officials denounced as “aggressive” and “erratic.” The Yaroslav Mudryy frigate came “unnecessarily close” as it passed the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto on Thursday, US European Command (EUCOM) said in a statement sent to AFP. “Conducting aggressive, erratic maneuvers and moving unnecessarily close to another ship […]
by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister on Sunday vowed to push for an EU trade deal that limits immigration, as a law firm warned Brexit needed parliament’s backing to begin. The shock June 23 vote caused upheaval in British politics and financial markets, leaving lawmakers at odds over what negotiating position to take and when to begin the official exit procedure from the European Union. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she will abide by decisions of the FBI and prosecutors on whether to bring charges over presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while at the State Department. The announcement by Lynch was pushed to the fore after her impromptu meeting with former president Bill Clinton at the Phoenix, Arizona airport this week touched off a political firestorm. In a noteworthy admission, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Vice President Joe Biden will join Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail for the first time next week, days after the president himself stumps with her, Clinton aides announced Thursday. The pair will attend a Democratic Party event next Friday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where they both have roots, Clinton’s campaign said in a statement. That stop will come four days after President Barack Obama is scheduled […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — More than 2,000 miles from Mexican airspace, Donald Trump took yet another knock at America’s neighbor to the south Thursday, quipping that a plane flying over his campaign stop could be a Mexican jet “getting ready to attack.” The billionaire Republican, campaigning to become America’s commander-in-chief, made the remark while addressing voters in northeastern Manchester, New Hampshire. The plane interrupted Trump as he told attendees that trade deals had […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The US House of Representatives will vote next week on a measure aimed at blocking terror suspects from purchasing guns, House Speaker Paul Ryan told lawmakers Thursday on a conference call. Ryan said that following the July 4th holiday on Monday, the chamber will take up an anti-terrorism package that will include “a provision to prevent suspected terrorists from buying guns,” according to a source who participated in the call. […]
UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — Britain’s membership on the UN Security Council has become more important for asserting London’s global power after the Brexit vote, the British ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday. “My job just got even bigger,” Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters. “The Security Council, if anything, has become even more important for the UK as an even larger proportion of our total world outlook.” Britain is one of the five […]
