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Trump knew for weeks that aide was being misleading over Russia
US President Donald Trump knew for weeks that national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled the White House about his contacts with Russia but did not immediately force him out, an administration spokesperson said on Tuesday. Trump was informed in late January that Flynn had not told Vice President Mike Pence the whole truth about...
Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts
Donald Trump’s National Security advisor Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration. The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired...
Trump is evaluating situation around adviser Flynn: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department warned the White House weeks ago that national security adviser Michael Flynn could be vulnerable to blackmail for contacts with Russian officials before President Donald Trump took power, a U.S. official said on Monday.Trump is evaluating the situation surrounding Flynn and talking to Vice President...
Trump ‘evaluating’ national security advisor’s position
WASHINGTON: National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s political future was thrown into serious doubt Monday, when the White House said President Donald Trump was “evaluating” the aide’s contacts with the Russian government. At Trump’s behest, press secretary Sean Spicer issued a statement saying that the president...
Germany elects ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as president
BERLIN (Agencies) – Billed as Germanys anti-Trump, former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germanys most popular politician, will represent the EUs top economy abroad in the largely ceremonial post...
Germany elects ?anti-Trump? Steinmeier as new president
BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral arbiter for the...
Germany to elect ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as new president
BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, the centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is Sunday set to be elected as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral arbiter for...
Scorning talk of peace, Ukraine fighters battle on
DONETSK, Ukraine: Rebel fighter Roman smirks when asked about the two-year-old peace deal that was supposed to end what is now a 33-month war between government forces and separatists in Ukraine’s east. The camouflage-clad gunman in Europe’s only armed conflict — the bloodiest since the 1990s Balkans crises — simply warms...
EU top diplomat discusses Russia, Iran nuclear deal with Tillerson
In their first meeting, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and Ukraine, the EU said in a statement. Mogherini is in Washington on Thursday and Friday, for the first time since Donald Trump became...
Trump to attend NATO summit in unfinished HQ: sources
BRUSSELS: NATO will host a summit of leaders including US President Donald Trump in May at its new Brussels headquarters, even though it will not be ready by then, sources said Thursday. Security and IT systems at the $1.2-billion headquarters in the Belgian capital are behind schedule and so the transatlantic military alliance will only properly...
