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Three policemen killed in Jakarta twin blasts

Cesc Fabregas unhappy at missing out on FA Cup Final starting spot
The Chelsea defenders were appealing for handball and a potential offside on Aaron Ramsey , but Sanchez needed a simple finish to give Arsenal an early 1-0 lead. "This team has suffered, but they're united and they responded". The referee hesitated and consulted with his assistants before finally awarding the goal - much to the chagrin of everyone Chelsea . [Full Article...]
Larson headed to opposition benches if NDP-Green deal succeeds

EU, US to meet Wednesday over in-flight laptop ban

Jeremy Corbyn rules out deal with SNP
But Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader said it was unlikely Jeremy Corbyn would be in the position to be Prime Minister, arguing the "reality" was that the Conservatives would secure a majority. And given Jeremy Corbyn has said he's "absolutely fine" with a referendum, we know he'd be willing to roll over", she said. " My priority in this election is to say to the people of Scotland,... [Full Article...]
US beats Kiwis on opening day of America's Cup qualifiers
There were protestations of "no way" and "completely rubbish" on the Swedish catamaran, which is crewed mostly by Australians. BAR chief executive Martin Whitmarsh opened up to Britain's Telegraph on the full extent of the damage sustained to the boat, admitting they "very, very almost sank" after the hull lifted right out of the water and slammed into Japan's starboard hull during the pre-sta... [Full Article...]
Cooperation, terror to figure on Modi's Europe tour (Curtain raiser)
You too kindly spread the message of yoga and connect people with it", he said. Germany is the only country with which India has such an arrangement. G.V. Srinivas, Joint Secretary (Eurasia) in the Ministry of External Affairs , said Modi's participation in SPIEF signals that there will be emphasis on trade and investment during the Russian leg of the tour. [Full Article...]
Senator calls for ejection of Turkish ambassador

Ariana Grande planning benefit concert in Manchester
Philippines forces hit militants; civilians wave white flags
Laisa Alamia, executive secretary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said that 90 percent of the city's total population of 200,000 has been evacuated and there are still more than 1,000 residents inside the city. "I will hire you as soldiers - same pay, same privileges, and I will build houses for you in some areas", Duterte said, according to a video of his speech made availabl... [Full Article...]
House intel Dem would review Kushner's clearance
In a string of early morning tweets, of which some were deleted and reposted for spelling errors, Trump said it was his opinion that "many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media". He added that it is "very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers". Michael Flynn, who was Trump's national security advis... [Full Article...]
Kushner sought secret communications with Russia
Trump tweets that "it is my opinion that numerous leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies" from what he calls the "FakeNews media". Lawyers for Kushner said he was willing to talk with federal and congressional investigators about his foreign contacts and his work on the Trump campaign. [Full Article...]
Ariana Grande announces benefit concert for Manchester victims
In attacking the concert, the bomber targeted an audience full of teenagers and 'tweens - Grande fans who call themselves "Arianators". A total of 11 people have been arrested in the United Kingdom, including Abedi's 24-year-old brother Ismail, but two were later released. [Full Article...]
Trump hits out at 'fake news' following Kushner reports
Less than 12 hours after returning home from his foreign trip, President Trump was back to tweeting Sunday morning with a renewed attack on the news media. For his part, Trump has repeatedly been an anonymous source in his life as a politician and as a businessman, and is also familiar with creating fake personalities in dealings with the press. [Full Article...]
Trump 'didn't cite Israel' as source of Isis intelligence

Kushner back channel with Russia involved Syria
H.R. McMaster, Trump's national security adviser, also declined to talk about Kushner and said he had no knowledge of any effort to set up a line of communications to the Russians. You've got the ambassador to Russian Federation reporting back, on an open channel, "Hey, Jared Kushner's gonna move into the embassy". Federal investigators and several congressional committees are looking into Rus... [Full Article...]
USA official considers laptop ban on all global flights

Iraqi Forces Say Final Assault On Mosul Has Started
O'Brien, adding that in the context of Mosul , where ISIL fighters are known to be using human shields in densely-populated neighbourhoods, parties to the conflict must take all feasible precautions to protect civilian lives. According to O'Brien, Jihadists force civilians to remain locked in their homes, a measure aimed at using them as human shields in view of the air bombing by the Iraqi army ... [Full Article...]
Iran's Rouhani Criticizes Trump, Recent Saudi Summit

UK police make 7th arrest in Manchester terror probe
Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has said leaks of the probe to the U.S. media - including forensic images of the bomb site first published by The New York Times - also had been hurtful to the victims' families, Reuters reported . [Full Article...]