Saturday, 16 June 2018

Trump Says It's OK He Misled Media About Son's Russia Meeting

Trump Says It's OK He Misled Media About Son's Russia MeetingPresident Donald Trump said on Friday that it doesn't matter if he misled the




Germany fires head of scandal-hit asylum agency

Germany fires head of scandal-hit asylum agencyGermany's interior minister has dismissed the head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), which is mired in a scandal over irregularities in making asylum decisions, a spokesman said on Friday. The decision by Horst Seehofer, leader of the Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU), comes at the height of dispute over immigration that threatens to splinter Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc. Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and CSU sister party are at odds over how to tackle the issue of migrants, which is also causing strain among members of the European Union.




Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says

ADEN (Reuters) - Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen's main port city on Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni military said, in the biggest offensive of the coalition's war against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.


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White House Counsel Don McGahn Recused Entire Staff From Russia Probe

White House Counsel Don McGahn Recused Entire Staff From Russia ProbeWhite House counsel Don McGahn recused his whole staff from the investigation




Trump clashes with reporters over false claim about separating children at border

Trump clashes with reporters over false claim about separating children at borderPresident Trump on Friday repeatedly and falsely defended his administration’s policy of separating families at the border by blaming Democrats.




Boy dies, his brother, mom critical after Colorado shooting

Boy dies, his brother, mom critical after Colorado shootingWESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — One boy died and his brother and mom were in critical condition Thursday following a shooting in a suburban Denver parking lot, according to police.