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Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete security footage at his Florida home, in new criminal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified files. The new indictment adds one count of wilful retention of defence information and two of obstruction, making 40 charges in total in this case. Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing and has called …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Wednesday he would step down, and that his son Hun Manet would take over in the coming weeks. “Hun Manet … will become the prime minister in the coming weeks,” he said, adding the new premier will be appointed on August 10. Hun Sen, who has ruled the Southeast Asian …

Niger guards have held President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in Niamey, the country’s capital. Reuters also said the presidential guards have been blocked off the palace by military vehicles since Wednesday morning. The development has been likened to the four military coups that have plagued neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso since 2020. Ministries next to the palace have …

While legally this will clear the air for Hunter Biden and avert a trial that would have generated weeks or months of distracting headlines, the politics remain as messy as ever, with Republicans insisting he got a sweetheart deal and the Justice Department pressing ahead on investigations into Trump, the GOP’s 2024 presidential primary front-runner. Trump is already facing a state …

United States of America has embraced the news that the UN has begun its operation to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea.   Today, experts initiated the process of off-loading 1.14 million barrels of oil from the decaying Safer oil tanker, it noted.  The oil transfer is a critical step towards averting an economic, environmental, and humanitarian crisis …

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission changing the very terrain of America’s southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S., pushing legal boundaries with a go-it-alone bravado along the state’s 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) border with Mexico. Now …

Opponents say it’s essentially a rehash of Trump efforts — a question that gave the online hearing Wednesday a sense of deja vu. The San Francisco-based federal judge who will decide the case, Jon S. Tigar, ruled against the Trump administration’s two attempts to limit asylum. FILE – Migrants wait to be processed after crossing the border, Jan. 6, 2023, near Yuma, …

JERUSALEM— Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society. The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted “shame” and then stormed out of the chamber. It reflected the determination of Netanyahu and his far-right allies to …

Nearly 120 individuals and entities sanctioned to further hold Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine and degrade its capability to support its war efforts Washington — United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday took action to further implement the commitments that G7 Leaders made on February 24, 2023 and May 19, …

In pushing back the trial from the Dec. 11 start date that the Justice Department had asked for, Cannon wrote that “the Government’s proposed schedule is atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.” She agreed with defense lawyers that the amount of evidence that would need to be sifted through before the trial, including classified information, was “voluminous.” …