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Saturday 14 April 2018

Man Accused Of Raping Teen Who Later Turned Up Dead Now Accused Of Her Murder

A Michigan teen, Mujey Dumbuya, was scheduled to testify against her alleged

What's in James Comey's book?

Former FBI director James Comey’s account of his turbulent career in law enforcement, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” is officially out next week, but reviews and excerpts began appearing Thursday. The book is scathing about Comey’s interactions with President Trump, who fired Comey last year over his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and its possible links to the Trump campaign.

Inside the USS Donald Cook: The Navy's Missile Destroyer That Could Strike Syria

The Trump administration is weighing whether to launch a second punitive strike on Syria in response to an apparent chemical weapons attack on April 4 by the Syrian military targeting the rebel enclave of Douma in eastern Damascus. If a strike is carried out, there is every reason to believe that destroyer USS Donald Cook may be its executor, as it is the only U.S. warship currently deployed nearby in the Mediterranean that is equipped with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Donald Cook, commissioned in December 4, 1998 as DDG 75, is one of sixty-five Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyers actively serving in the U.S. Navy.

Four things to know about Telegram messenger

The popular messaging app Telegram has been blocked in Russia after refusing to give state security services access to private conversations. Known as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook boss, Pavel Durov has amassed a fortune of $1.7 billion (1.4 billion euros) at 33, according to Forbes magazine.

Israeli air force gives Tel Aviv a scare as Syria tensions flare

Israeli police emergency lines lit up on Thursday after warplanes roared over the Tel Aviv coast, dropping anti-missile flares and performing aerobatics at a time of tension along the border with Syria. It was just a rehearsal - practice flights are held every year - for the Israeli Air Force's annual Independence Day national flypast on April 19, but no prior announcement was made. "Many calls were received from worried citizens about noise from a squadron of planes in the Tel Aviv area," police said in statement.

U.S., British, French air strikes target Syrian chemical capabilities

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.