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I’ve no reason to doubt Germany on Navalny poisoning – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not yet seen any direct evidence of Russian state involvement in the suspected poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny, but had no reason to doubt the German assessment. Trump, who said this while speaking during a news conference at the White House on Friday, however, described the suspected poisoning…
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Trump pardons convicted bank robber amid RNC convention
U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme. A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for the pardon, with Ponder standing beside him, aired on Tuesday night. Coming amid the Republican National Convention, the president’s move is seen by some as…
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Trump denies being probed for `broader’ financial fraud
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘ broader’ financial and insurance fraud. In a court filing, Trump’s lawyers argued that the probe was about hush-money he allegedly paid sex workers through his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, in 2016. The…
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Trump furious after Appeal Court overturns Boston bomber death penalty
U.S. President Donald Trump has flayed an appellate court ruling that overturned the death sentence given to the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump said that hardly had anyone deserved the death penalty than Tsarnaev. He said the government must push for the death penalty, adding that the country…
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U.S. lawmakers blast Trump’s decision to formally withdraw WHO
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to officially quit the World Health Organisation (WHO) has sparked outrage among U.S. lawmakers, raising concerns over the ongoing global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “To call Trump’s response to COVID-9 chaotic and incoherent doesn’t do it justice. “This won’t protect American lives or interests — it leaves Americans sick…
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Trump backs Tokyo Olympics postponement, Abe’s office says
U.S. President Donald Trump says he supports a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic. ALSO READ:Spanish coronavirus cases climb to 40,000 with 2,700 deaths The Japanese government said at a news conference on Wednesday that Trump expressed his support a phone call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Trump and Abe…
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Trump, Turkey call for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’
President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said Sunday. Turkey’s foreign minister also pressed his Russian counterpart over the attacks by Damascus on the last rebel-held bastion in the country. READ ALSO…