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WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – Members of the United States Congress took to the field for their traditional Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game on Thursday (June 15), with many wearing hats to honor Representative Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded by a gunman as his Republican team practised a day before. When the members of the Republican team were announced at Nationals Park, the mention of Scalise’s name drew a standing ovation. David Bailey, […]
(REUTERS) – Repression on the border between Mexico and the United States is putting migrants at risk amidst a Trump crackdown, rights group Amnesty International reported on Thursday (June 15). Titled “Facing Walls: Rights Violations of Asylum Seekers in the United States and Mexico,” the report details alleged cases where migrants seeking genuine asylum from violence and poverty in Central America have been denied entry into the United Stations, in contravention of human rights. Under pressure […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) – “I can’t believe he did this,” the wife of James Hodgkinson said at a news conference on Thursday (June 15). Suzanne Hodgkinson only learnt from a television reporter that her husband was the key suspect in the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise and others as they practised for a charity baseball game. She said she was in a state of disbelief. The gunman, identified by police as 66-year-old James Hodgkinson from […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – Washington police have obtained arrest warrants for members of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s security team, who attacked peaceful protesters during the leader’s visit to the U.S. capital last month, officials said on Thursday (June 15). Nine people were injured outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington during a May 16 brawl, which strained U.S.-Turkish relations. A video posted online showed men in dark suits chasing protesters and punching and […]
ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will fight back politically against the arrest warrants issued by United States authorities for his security personnel, broadcaster CNN Turk quoted him as saying on Thursday (June 15). Washington prosecutors have charged a dozen Turkish security and police officers with assault after an attack on protesters during Erdogan’s visit to the US capital last month, officials said. The daytime brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in the […]
(REUTERS) – Doctors treating the American college student who was detained for 17 months in North Korea said he suffered serious neurological injury but did not speculate as to what caused the injury, at a news conference on Thursday (June 15). Images of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier’s brain showed significant loss of brain tissue in all areas of his brain, Dr, Daniel Kanter said. “He shows no signs of understanding language, responding to verbal commands or […]
WISCONSIN, United States (Reuters) – A blimp at the United States Open golf tournament in Wisconsin caught fire and crashed on Thursday (June 15), according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Police confirmed only that an “incident” occurred near the site of the tournament in Erin, Wisconsin, about 45 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Some witnesses reported on social media that the blimp apparently was on fire before it hit the ground near Highway 83 and Highway 167, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart Khalid al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement Wednesday for a $12-billion sale of US-manufactured F-15 fighters, the Pentagon said. The sale comes amid a simmering crisis in the Gulf after Qatar’s neighbors accused it of supporting terrorism and cut diplomatic ties. US President Donald Trump has signalled his support for the Saudi-led move but other US officials have been […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California have advised people there to “shelter in place” during a “real world security incident,” according to official social media posts issued on Wednesday (June 14) afternoon. “Travis Air Force Base is currently responding to a real world security incident. More details will be released as they become available. The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency […]
ALEXANDRIA, United States (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is calling on the public to help provide more information on James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old man suspected opening fire on Wednesday (June 14) during a practice for a charity Congressional baseball game morning. Congressman Steve Scalise was among those shot. FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Washington Field Office, Timothy Slater, didn’t get into specifics other than to clarify some confusion in the media about […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A grave Donald Trump called on Americans to stand united after the shooting of a Republican lawmaker and three other people Wednesday at a baseball field, striking a notably less partisan tone in response to his first major domestic crisis. From the Diplomatic Room of the White House, the US president turned statesman as he praised first responders and led prayers for wounded Congressman Steve Scalise. Ditching […]
by Jerome Cartillier Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump has vowed to revisit all of his predecessor’s diplomatic successes and failures, but is he ready to slam the door on Cuba? On Friday, he is expected to unveil a new policy on relations with Cuba after Barack Obama painstakingly restored ties with the communist-run island. Although many Americans support the decision and the US business community has welcomed moves […]
