Trump confirms CIA head Pompeo went to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un, went ‘with ease’
North Korean propaganda alleged was the CIA plotting to kill Kim one year ago, now the head of the CIA met Kim and it went « very smoothly, » says Trump
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Trump hails secret mission to North Korea
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The aim Mr Pompeo’s mission was to pave the way for a Trump-Kim summit CIA director Mike Pompeo forged a « good relationship » with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they met last week, US President Donald Trump has tweeted. Confirming media reports of the secret meeting in Pyongyang, Mr Trump…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls for snap elections on June 24
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a snap parliamentary and presidential election to be held on June 24, more than a year earlier than planned. In an address at his presidential palace on Wednesday, Erdogan said the country urgently needed to make the switch to an executive presidency. The date will still need…
Russia rejects UN resolution for honest Douma investigation
Russia has rejected France’s proposal at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting that called for the launch of an independent investigation over an alleged chemical attack that struck the former rebel-held town of Douma in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. The rejection on Tuesday came during the sixth UNSC emergency meeting on Syria since the suspected…
Mother-of-two who died when she became once sucked out of airplane after engine exploded
Jennifer Riordan was partially sucked out of the plane when an engine exploded and broke a cabin window (Picture: AP)A business executive has been identified as the woman who was partially sucked out of an aeroplane after one of its engines exploded during take-off. Jennifer Riordan, 43, was a mother-of-two who worked for Wells Fargo…
Morgan Stanley First-Quarter Income Rises to Chronicle High
Wall Street’s top stock traders got some help from their bond brethren. Morgan Stanley posted a surprise jump in fixed-income trading, which combined with better-than-expected equities results helped push revenue above $11 billion for the first time ever. First-quarter profit, boosted by corporate tax cuts, also rose to an all-time high. Chief Executive Officer James…
Rohit uses ‘most sharp platform’ to switch Mumbai fortunes
If Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat at No. 4 after Mumbai Indians’ first two games was to play the anchor role in the middle order, it seemed to have flopped as soon as their innings started against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Umesh Yadav’s two swinging deliveries removed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan for golden ducks, and…
Pakistan’s ‘disappeared’: The worth of the battle in opposition to Taliban
Rawalpindi/Peshawar, Pakistan – As lightning cuts across the darkened Peshawar sky, Manzoor Pashteen implores thousands of demonstrators to no longer be afraid. The rain lashes down upon them, as they stand in rapt attention, listening to the leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a civil rights movement that has quickly risen to national prominence…
Iran’s Rouhani: We won’t await approval to fabricate weapons
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has declared that Tehran will not wait for any permission to produce the weapons it needs to defend the country. In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day on Wednesday, Rouhani said a strong military is an effective deterrence against foreign threats. « If there is any weapon we need, we will develop…
Britain will be hotter than Malibu, Athens and Rome this week
Britain is set to bask in sizzling temperatures for the next two weeks as the ‘African blowtorch’ brings highs of 80F (26C) across parts of the UK. A 1,500-mile wide front of hot air branded as the ‘blowtorch’ will reportedly see the hottest April day in a decade before heating up later on in the week. …
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