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- Trump adviser George Papadopoulos and the lies about Russian links
- Russian-backed Facebook posts reached 126m Americans, company to testify
- Spanish prosecutor calls for rebellion charges against Catalan leaders
- Danish inventor admits dismembering body of Swedish journalist
- Kenyan president declared winner of disputed election rerun
- Netflix cancels House of Cards amid Kevin Spacey allegations
- Roman Polanski: topless protesters disrupt Paris retrospective
- Trump's ban on transgender troops blocked by US federal judge
- Syrian children flee after kindergarten is bombed in besieged Ghouta
- Taliban warn US that hostage Kevin King is dangerously ill
- Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high
- From missiles to moisturiser: Kim Jong-un visits North Korean cosmetics factory
- Israel destroys tunnel from Gaza, killing seven Palestinians
- Plan to name German train after Anne Frank condemned
- Hardline Hindu nationalists campaign against Taj Mahal
- Chinese agency denies overwork led to young model's death
- Japan: police investigate possible serial killer in Tokyo suburb
- The wrecking ball swings at Moscow - a photo essay
- Guardian Cities goes to São Paulo: what do you want us to cover?
- Crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals unveiled
- Adrift in Algiers: African migrants marooned in a new transit bottleneck
- Mark Warner: the tech-savvy senator taking Silicon Valley to task
- Mexicans embrace Day of the Dead spectacle in place of Halloween
- Whyalla steelworks to be powered by $700m solar, battery and pumped hydro project
- Tuesday briefing: Manafort is first big fish in Trump-Russia net
- Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation
- Kenya's deputy leader takes hard line over disputed election win
- '150,000 Americans couldn’t beat us': Taliban fighters defiant in Afghanistan
- New Zealand considers creating climate change refugee visas
- Mafia boss accused of ordering hit on his daughter over policeman lover
- Man accused of plotting to kill Putin injured and wife killed in Ukraine attack
- Turnbull extols relationship with Israel as nations strengthen security ties
- 'Terrible conditions': police uncover abuse and exploitation on farms in Sicily
- $2bn EU-Africa 'anti-migration' fund too opaque, say critics
- Barbuda PM calls for help from Britain to rebuild island devastated by hurricane
- Sexual harassment: MPs in no hurry to wash dirty linen in public | John Crace
- Russia inquiry charges: how close does this get to Trump?
- Robert Mueller caught in conservative crossfire as indictments begin
- Paul Manafort’s attorney calls charges 'ridiculous' – video
- White House: No sign of collusion in campaign aides' indictments – video
- Spanish prosecutor files for charges of rebellion against Catalan government members – video
- Paul Manafort seen entering FBI field office in Washington DC – video
- Hamburg under water after storms batter Europe - video
- Mexico City’s day of the dead parade – in pictures
| Trump adviser George Papadopoulos and the lies about Russian links Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT Campaign foreign policy aide who attempted to arrange Putin meeting is first to be charged over foreign attempts to interfere in 2016 election
For months the White House has denied collusion with Russia. But in court documents released on Monday, new evidence emerged of an ambitious plot by a former Trump foreign policy aide to arrange a meeting with Vladimir Putin on behalf of the future president. The plan featured a mysterious London professor, a female Russian national inaccurately referred to as "Putin's niece" – and bold promises that the Kremlin was ready to dispense "dirt" on Hillary Clinton. The most explicit evidence yet of a campaign official's attempts to work with the Kremlin emerged in an indictment brought by Robert Mueller, the special counsel who since May has headed the investigation into Trump-Russia contacts. |
| Russian-backed Facebook posts reached 126m Americans, company to testify Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:26 PM PDT Ahead of Senate testimony this week, company says 80,000 posts were directly received by 29 million Americans and shared much more widely Russian-backed content reached as many as 126 million Americans on Facebook during and after the 2016 presidential election, according to the company's prepared testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of hearings this week. One hundred and twenty fake Russian-backed pages created 80,000 posts that were received by 29 million Americans directly but then amplified to a much bigger potential audience by users sharing, liking and following the posts. Continue reading... |
| Spanish prosecutor calls for rebellion charges against Catalan leaders Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:56 PM PDT Carles Puigdemont and members of his cabinet may seek asylum or set up government in exile, according to reports Catalonia's ousted president and several members of his deposed cabinet have fled to Belgium hours before Spain's attorney general asked for charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds to be brought against them over their decision to declare independence last week. Related: Calling an election will by no means resolve the Catalan conundrum Continue reading... |
| Danish inventor admits dismembering body of Swedish journalist Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:03 AM PDT Danish police say Peter Madsen has changed his story, but still maintains Kim Wall died in an accident while on board his submarine A Danish inventor has admitted dismembering the body of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose body parts were found at sea after she interviewed him on board his homemade submarine. In initial police questioning, Peter Madsen, who is suspected of her murder, denied cutting up her body and said she died when a heavy submarine hatch accidentally fell on her head. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan president declared winner of disputed election rerun Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:04 AM PDT Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta's overwhelming victory achieved on meagre 38% turnout after opposition boycott Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner in the country's second general election in three months, amid fears of prolonged political turmoil. Last week's rerun of presidential polls, controversially ordered by the supreme court, was marred by violent clashes between security forces and an opposition boycott. Continue reading... |
| Netflix cancels House of Cards amid Kevin Spacey allegations Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:54 AM PDT Company made decision 'months ago' but only let it be known after claims Spacey had made sexual advances towards a 14-year-old actor Netflix is ending its Emmy-nominated political drama House of Cards at the conclusion of its upcoming sixth season amid sexual allegations against Kevin Spacey. The final episodes of the TV series, starring Spacey and Robin Wright as ruthless political operators in the United States government, will air in 2018. Continue reading... |
| Roman Polanski: topless protesters disrupt Paris retrospective Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:23 PM PDT Dozens of men and women turned up for the protest against the director, who is wanted in the United States for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977 French feminists have interrupted a retrospective of film-maker Roman Polanski in Paris, with a topless protest against the Franco-Polish director who has been accused of a string of sexual assaults. Two women, whose upper bodies were daubed with the words "Very Important Pedocriminal" yelled "No honours for rapists" at 84-year-old Polanski, who was presenting his latest film D'après une Histoire Vraie (Based on a True Story) to launch the retrospective. Continue reading... |
| Trump's ban on transgender troops blocked by US federal judge Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:18 AM PDT
A United States district judge on Monday blocked Donald Trump from enforcing a ban on transgender people serving in the military. The ruling, which prevents the military from discharging current service members for being trans, is the first judicial response to the numerous lawsuits pending against Trump's transgender troop ban. Continue reading... |
| Syrian children flee after kindergarten is bombed in besieged Ghouta Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:11 AM PDT Authenticated video footage shows panicked scenes in region near Damascus under siege for years by Assad forces Dozens of Syrian children were forced to flee a kindergarten on Sunday after it was allegedly bombed by government forces, highlighting the suffering of civilians in areas besieged by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the rampant abuses in the six-year civil war. Video footage shows crying and panicked children fleeing the site of the attack on Sunday, as adults usher them on to go and hide as the adults made their way towards the scene of the attack. Continue reading... |
| Taliban warn US that hostage Kevin King is dangerously ill Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:43 AM PDT Militants, believed to be brutal Haqqani group, urge Washington to accept demands as captive teacher's health worsens An American man held hostage by the Afghan Taliban for more than a year is gravely ill and in urgent need of care, the militant group has warned as it urged the US to accept its demands. Kevin King, 61, one of two professors at the American University of Afghanistan abducted at gunpoint in Kabul last year, is suffering from "a dangerous heart disease and kidney problem", Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed said in a statement on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:06 AM PDT UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. The new report has raised alarm among scientists and prompted calls for nations to consider more drastic emissions reductions at the upcoming climate negotiations in Bonn. Continue reading... |
| From missiles to moisturiser: Kim Jong-un visits North Korean cosmetics factory Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:33 AM PDT Kim tours Pyongyang facility accompanied by his wife, Ri Sol-ju, and younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, in fresh display of genteel side Kim Jong-un may or may not be a regular user of exfoliant scrub and moisturiser, but the North Korean leader was every inch the attentive consumer when he swapped ballistic missiles for bars of soap during a visit to a cosmetics factory. While James Mattis, the US defence secretary, was saying Washington would never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Kim was offering "field guidance" at the weekend to factory workers in the latest display of his more genteel side, according to the official KCNA news agency. Continue reading... |
| Israel destroys tunnel from Gaza, killing seven Palestinians Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:56 AM PDT Islamic Jihad puts fighters on alert after one of its commanders was killed in tunnel Israel called a 'violation of sovereignty' Seven Palestinians, including an Islamic Jihad commander and two members of Hamas, have been killed and nine others reportedly wounded after Israel blew up a tunnel leading into the country from Gaza. The detonation of the tunnel, which travelled under the border fence near the southern city of Khan Younis, was disclosed by the Israeli military on Monday. The incident represents a rare recent flare-up along the tense border that has remained largely quiet since a 2014 war with Gaza's Hamas rulers. Continue reading... |
| Plan to name German train after Anne Frank condemned Posted: 30 Oct 2017 01:19 PM PDT Critics say use of diarist's name by national rail Deutsche Bahn provider conjures painful images of persecution of Jews Plans by Germany's national rail provider to name a train after the diarist Anne Frank have come under fire, with the Anne Frank foundation saying it "caused new pain" to those who experienced deportations. "A combination of Anne Frank and a train conjures up the image of persecution of Jews and deportations during World War II," the Amsterdam-based foundation said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| Hardline Hindu nationalists campaign against Taj Mahal Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:51 AM PDT Resentment over Muslim emperor building India's most recognisable monument fuels campaign to push it to margins of history Times are tough for India's monument to love. Air pollution is turning its marble surface yellow. Restoration work is obscuring its famous minarets. Tens of millions of tourists still flock to Agra each year, but numbers are reportedly waning. Critics of the Taj Mahal are also growing increasingly bold. In past months, religious nationalists in the Hindu-majority country have stepped up a campaign to push the four-century-old Mughal monument to the margins of Indian history. One legislator recently kicked up a national storm when he labelled the tomb "a blot". Continue reading... |
| Chinese agency denies overwork led to young model's death Posted: 30 Oct 2017 03:04 AM PDT Russian 14-year-old Vlada Dzyuba became ill after Shanghai fashion week and died after condition deteriorated rapidly The Chinese agency representing a 14-year-old Russian model who died after Shanghai fashion week has denied allegations that she was overworked and exhausted. The death of Vlada Dzyuba in a Chinese hospital on Friday has shone a light on the world of western models working in China, many of whom are from Russia and dream of carving out a career in the notoriously tough industry. Continue reading... |
| Japan: police investigate possible serial killer in Tokyo suburb Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:09 AM PDT Police arrest 27-year-old suspect after dismembered bodies found during search for a missing woman Tokyo police have arrested a man after finding "multiple" dismembered bodies in coolers in his apartment in a city south-west of the capital, according to media reports. The 27-year-old suspect, Takahiro Shiraishi, confessed to cutting up one body after killing the victim and hiding it in a cold storage case covered with cat litter, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Shiraishi said he did that to hide the evidence, police said. |
| The wrecking ball swings at Moscow - a photo essay Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:15 AM PDT A mass demolition of Russia's iconic Krushchevka apartments will leave 2 million people with no choice about their next home. So why did so many approve it? Moscow is enduring one of its periodic urban convulsions: plumes of dust fill the air, cranes proliferate across the skyline and the streets are soundtracked by pneumatic drills. In the city centre, new parks, infrastructure and freshly decorated historical monuments are the most visible signs of renewal. But there is another, less visible reconstruction programme going on – and one that is startling in its scale. In June this year, the Moscow Duma unanimously approved the demolition of more than 4,000 apartment blocks in various sites across the sprawling city, home to nearly 2 million people. Most of this housing is privately owned, the consequence of the privatisation of state housing after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It has been a highly controversial decision, bringing thousands of Muscovites into the streets in protest. Continue reading... |
| Guardian Cities goes to São Paulo: what do you want us to cover? Posted: 30 Oct 2017 05:00 AM PDT In November we'll be going to Brazil to tell the stories that go unheard in the megacity. Here's your chance to let us know what should be on our radar Guardian Cities is heading to São Paulo for a week of in-depth reporting and live events. From Monday 27 November to Friday 2 December, we'll be on the ground to report on all aspects of life in South America's great megacity. Over the course of the week, we hope to offer a platform to stories that typically go underreported and to listen to people who are not usually heard. Continue reading... |
| Crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals unveiled Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:04 AM PDT Maximum bet to fall to between £2 and £50 as minister addresses gaming and advertising concerns but Labour calls review 'deeply disappointing' The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) is to be cut, after the government admitted that the current level of regulation on the machines, which allow gamblers to bet up to £300 a minute, is "inappropriate". In a long-awaited and lengthy review, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) minister, Tracey Crouch, unveiled proposals to address FOBTs, as well as online gaming and advertising. In the most keenly awaited element of the review, she said the government would cut the maximum bet on the machines from £100 to between £50 and £2. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Adrift in Algiers: African migrants marooned in a new transit bottleneck Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:01 PM PDT With Libya's civil war closing off usual routes to Europe, desperate sub-Saharan migrants are turning to neighbouring Algeria, where there is little support They call the building Guantánamo because its inhabitants say it feels like a prison. Situated on the outskirts of Algiers, it has two floors, no roof, piles of bedding - and a teeming microcosm of at least 30 itinerant west Africans. Residents come and go - people from Cameroon, Guinea, Niger. They conduct their love affairs, conflicts, business, card games, and look for work wherever they can find it. Continue reading... |
| Mark Warner: the tech-savvy senator taking Silicon Valley to task Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT The Democrat has emerged as a formidable critic of an industry that has long convinced Washington it's too complicated to control. Not so, Warner says Last month, senator Mark Warner left a closed-door briefing with Twitter visibly frustrated. He said he doubted whether Twitter grasped the gravity of the the investigation into Russian election meddling, and fumed to reporters that the company's presentation to congressional investigators about how Russia used Twitter's platform to influence the 2016 race was "frankly, inadequate on every level". The public scolding was yet another sign of Washington's growing impatience at Silicon Valley, with the Virginia senator emerging as one of Congress' loudest critics. This month he co-authored new legislation that would require internet companies to disclose who purchased online political ads on their platforms, the most aggressive attempt yet to regulate big tech. Continue reading... |
| Mexicans embrace Day of the Dead spectacle in place of Halloween Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT Inspired by a James Bond parade scene, festivities including La Catrina are taking over from the once-popular trick or treat Paul del Castillo strolled down Mexico City's grand Paseo de la Reforma dressed in a tuxedo and top hat. His wife, Fabiola Martínez, wore a wedding dress. Both had their faces painted as skulls. Related: Mexico City's day of the dead parade – in pictures Continue reading... |
| Whyalla steelworks to be powered by $700m solar, battery and pumped hydro project Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:42 AM PDT Project announced after British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta chairs his first Zen Energy board meeting in Adelaide The clean energy company Zen Energy has approved a $700m solar, battery and pumped hydro project at the South Australian town of Whyalla to power the OneSteel steelworks at Whyalla. The project was announced on Monday after the British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, who bought the Arrium steelworks from receivers on 31 August, chaired his first Zen Energy board meeting in Adelaide. Continue reading... |
| Tuesday briefing: Manafort is first big fish in Trump-Russia net Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:37 PM PDT Trump's ex-campaign manager charged with laundering millions from Russia and Ukraine … two other aides indicted … and tea with the Taliban Hello – it's Warren Murray back in the briefing seat today. Continue reading... |
| Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT Archbishop of Canterbury to use service to present joint declaration described as 'sign of healing after 500 years of division' Catholic and Protestant leaders will stress their mutual bonds 500 years after the start of the Reformation, a movement which tore apart western Christianity and sparked a string of bloody religious wars in Europe lasting more than a century. A service in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday will mark the anniversary of the date in 1517 on which the German theologian Martin Luther submitted The 95 Theses to the archbishop of Mainz as well as nailing a copy to the door of a church in Wittenburg, lighting the fuse of the Reformation. |
| Kenya's deputy leader takes hard line over disputed election win Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT William Ruto rules out talks and accuses opposition leader Raila Odinga of undermining democracy Kenya's powerful deputy president has ruled out any immediate negotiations with opposition leaders, amid fears of further violent protests in the aftermath of last week's contentious presidential election rerun. William Ruto accused Raila Odinga, the leader of the opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa), of transforming the coalition into a "resistance militia" and accused him of deliberately orchestrating violence to undermine democracy. Continue reading... |
| '150,000 Americans couldn’t beat us': Taliban fighters defiant in Afghanistan Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT Rare interviews with militants shine light on resilient movement that resisted both Obama's surge and now Trump's 'killing terrorists' strategy Squatting on the floor, a brown shawl draped over his shoulders, the Taliban commander and his bodyguard swiped on their phones through attack footage edited to look like video games, with computerised crosshairs hovering over targets. "Allahu Akbar," they said every time a government Humvee hit a landmine. Mullah Abdul Saeed, who met the Guardian in the barren backcountry of Logar province where he leads 150 Taliban militants, has fought foreign soldiers and their Afghan allies since the US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan when he was 14. The Taliban now controls its largest territory since being forced from power, and seems to have no shortage of recruits. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand considers creating climate change refugee visas Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:41 PM PDT Minister says experimental humanitarian visa category could be introduced for people displaced by rising seas New Zealand's new government is considering creating a visa category to help relocate Pacific peoples displaced by climate change. The new category would make official the Green party's pre-election policy which promised 100 visas for those affected by climate change. Continue reading... |
| Mafia boss accused of ordering hit on his daughter over policeman lover Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:16 PM PDT Pino Scaduto, head of the Bagheria syndicate in Sicily, arrested after he allegedly asked his son to carry out killing A Sicilian mafia boss who ordered the assassination of his daughter from behind bars because she was in love with a policeman has been arrested – after his son refused to carry out the hit. Godfather Pino Scaduto began blaming his earlier arrest and conviction on his daughter's burgeoning relationship with a senior Italian policeman. Continue reading... |
| Man accused of plotting to kill Putin injured and wife killed in Ukraine attack Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:29 PM PDT Husband-and-wife team fought as volunteers alongside Ukrainian forces battling Russian-backed insurgents in the east of the war-scarred country A Chechen volunteer soldier previously accused of plotting to kill Vladimir Putin has been wounded and his wife killed when their car was attacked near Kiev. Amina Okuyeva died and her husband Adam Osmayev was injured when their car was hit by a hail of bullets while crossing a railroad track, said Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko. The apparent assassination of Okuyeva is the latest involving high-profile figures in Ukraine who are opposed to Russia. Continue reading... |
| Turnbull extols relationship with Israel as nations strengthen security ties Posted: 30 Oct 2017 03:37 PM PDT Australian PM and Benjamin Netanyahu disagree on Iran nuclear agreement but emphasise their shared threat from 'militant Islamist terrorism' The relationship between Australia and Israel has never been more profound than now, Malcolm Turnbull has said. The prime minister hailed the nations' deep ties and shared values after meeting his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on Monday night. Continue reading... |
| 'Terrible conditions': police uncover abuse and exploitation on farms in Sicily Posted: 31 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT Action follows Observer investigation into claims of forced labour and sexual exploitation among Romanian migrant women employed as agricultural workers Eight arrests have been made and legal proceedings launched against 33 farming companies across Sicily, after a series of raids found 227 migrant workers trapped in forced labour conditions. Police carried out raids on 40 farms between April and August in response to an Observer investigation that revealed the widespread forced labour and sexual exploitation of Romanian women employed as seasonal agricultural workers in Ragusa, one of Italy's largest vegetable producing regions. Only two of the farms were found to be operating properly, according to Antonio Ciavola, head of the police unit. He said he was shocked by the conditions in which people – including a number of Romanian women – were being forced to live and work. Continue reading... |
| $2bn EU-Africa 'anti-migration' fund too opaque, say critics Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT Trust fund intended to prevent migration by tackling insecurity and poverty suffers from lack of clarity, say observers The European Union has been urged to shed more light on how it is spending emergency money intended to curb mass migration from Africa to Europe. In a report to be published next month, Oxfam will call on the European commission to boost transparency of the EU-Africa emergency trust fund, which was created by EU leaders in 2015 to stem the flow of people making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Italy. |
| Barbuda PM calls for help from Britain to rebuild island devastated by hurricane Posted: 28 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT With Antigua's smaller sister 95% destroyed, leader Gaston Browne says UK must not overlook Commonwealth members in favour of overseas territories Independent islands in the Caribbean are fearful that their infrastructure will be left in ruins as countries such as the UK focus relief and aid efforts on their own overseas territories. Gaston Browne, prime minster of Antigua and Barbuda, said his country was being overlooked in relief efforts because it was an independent island and had a higher per capita income than some Caribbean countries. Continue reading... |
| Sexual harassment: MPs in no hurry to wash dirty linen in public | John Crace Posted: 30 Oct 2017 12:20 PM PDT No cabinet minister makes a virtue of knowing less than Andrea Leadsom does, which made her the ideal person to speak on sexual harassment At times like these it can be useful to have a cabinet minister who knows next to nothing about anything. And no cabinet minister makes a virtue of knowing less than Andrea Leadsom. That made the leader of the house the ideal person to speak on behalf of the government in answer to an urgent question on sexual harassment in parliament from Labour's Harriet Harman. "The public expects MPs to conform to the highest standards," Leadsom said. It really doesn't. The public is far more realistic than that. It just expects them to behave with a modicum of decency, something rather too many MPs are all too often unable to do. "We must demonstrate accountability, honesty and openness to show we are serious in our treatment of wrongdoing." Continue reading... |
| Russia inquiry charges: how close does this get to Trump? Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:52 AM PDT As the news of the indictments rolled in, Trump tried to play down their significance – but the details revealed in the charge sheet are damning On the day that Donald Trump summoned James Comey to a one-on-one dinner and asked the then FBI director to pledge loyalty, a crucial interview was taking place at the bureau. George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, was questioned about contacts with a Russia-linked professor who had offered "dirt" on election rival Hillary Clinton. Papadopoulos lied during that 27 January encounter, it transpired on Monday. He is the first person to face criminal charges linked to interactions between the Trump campaign and Russia during last year's presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Robert Mueller caught in conservative crossfire as indictments begin Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:38 AM PDT The former FBI director investigating Trump is known as 'incorruptible' – yet papers owned by Trump ally Rupert Murdoch are calling for his resignation Republicans and conservatives outside the party are increasingly split on special counsel Robert Mueller's fitness to lead the investigation into possible illegal contact between Trump campaign aides and Russian actors during the 2016 election. Related: Ex-Trump campaign aide pleads guilty to lying to agents in Russia inquiry Continue reading... |
| Paul Manafort’s attorney calls charges 'ridiculous' – video Posted: 30 Oct 2017 01:30 PM PDT Kevin Downing, the attorney for Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort, calls an indictment against Manafort 'ridiculous' and says there is no evidence his client colluded with the Russian government. Manafort ran the Trump campaign from June to August of 2016 before resigning amid reports he might have received millions in illegal payments from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine Paul Manafort and Rick Gates plead not guilty to all 12 counts – live Continue reading... |
| White House: No sign of collusion in campaign aides' indictments – video Posted: 30 Oct 2017 11:34 AM PDT The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, says the indictments of two former Trump campaign aides – Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos – have nothing to do with Donald Trump or his campaign and show no evidence of collusion between the campaign and Russia. Huckabee Sanders went on to accuse the Clinton campaign of collusion • Trump adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying about Russia contacts – live Continue reading... |
| Spanish prosecutor files for charges of rebellion against Catalan government members – video Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:08 AM PDT Spain's attorney general, José Manuel Maza, reveals that his office has filed for charges of 'rebellion, sedition [and] misuse of public funds' to be brought against members of the deposed Catalan government, which was dissolved last week after it declared independence from Spain. Maza says the charges would be in the public interest because of the 'total contempt' shown by the separatists for Spain's constitution Continue reading... |
| Paul Manafort seen entering FBI field office in Washington DC – video Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:13 AM PDT Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, enters the FBI field office in Washington DC on Monday amid reports he had been ordered to turn himself in to federal authorities. He is said to be facing charges stemming from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian collusion during the 2016 presidential election Continue reading... |
| Hamburg under water after storms batter Europe - video Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:28 AM PDT German city is hit by widespread flooding after storms battered northern and central Europe. At least six people have died in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic as a result of the weather, while fallen trees and damage to railway lines have left thousands of travellers stranded Continue reading... |
| Mexico City’s day of the dead parade – in pictures Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:15 AM PDT Mexico's capital is holding its Day of the Dead parade this week. The Calavera Catrina, or 'Dapper Skeleton', is a popular symbol of the Day of the Dead, a indigenous festivity that honours ancestors and occurs on 1 and 2 November Continue reading... |
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