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Pence on Trump indictment: ‘I cannot defend what is alleged’

Former Vice President Mike Pence raised concerns that the conduct alleged in federal charges against former President Donald Trump harmed national security and put soldiers at risk, in his latest reaction to the case against his old running mate. “This indictment contains serious charges and I cannot defend what is alleged,” Pence said Wednesday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” before…

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Donald Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche told the judge. During the hearing, Trump sat hunched over…

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Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-ridden former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86

The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86, according to the country’s leading news agency, Ansa. The media tycoon, who led three governments between 1994 and 2011 and whose Forza Italia party is a junior partner in Italy’s ruling coalition, had been diagnosed with leukaemia for some time. Berlusconi was one of Italy’s most flamboyant politicians, making a comeback…

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Scotland’s ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon released without charge after arrest in party finance probe

Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without a charge after she was arrested by police earlier Sunday, as part of an investigation into financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party (SNP), according to UK’s PA Media. “A 52-year-old woman who was arrested earlier today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation…

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Decrying ‘witch hunt’, Boris Johnson resigns from UK parliament

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of parliament on Friday in a furious protest against lawmakers investigating his behaviour, reopening deep divisions in the ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election expected next year. Johnson had been under investigation by a parliamentary inquiry looking into whether he misled the House of Commons about lockdown-breaking…

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Ex-US bank executive Hafize Erkan named Turkey central bank boss

Re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a former US-based bank executive to head Turkey’s central bank, in another sign that his administration is likely to pursue more conventional economic policies. Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan, a former co-chief executive officer of the First Republic Bank, as governor, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette published on Friday. The…

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Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts in classified documents probe

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on seven counts in the special counsel’s classified documents probe, a stunning development that marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges. Trump is facing a charge under the Espionage Act, his attorney Jim Trusty said on CNN Thursday, as well as charges of obstruction of justice, destruction or falsification…

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Biden and UK’s Sunak sign ‘Atlantic Declaration,’ pledging agreements on A.I. and critical minerals

Despite a U.S.-U.K. trade deal remaining very much elusive, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Joe Biden signed a new “Atlantic Declaration” aiming to bolster economic security in the face of threats coming from Russia and China. The agreement, announced Thursday at a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House, is a series of mini…

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Saudi Arabia, US announce 24-hour Sudan ceasefire from Saturday

Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire for 24 hours starting early on Saturday, mediators Saudi Arabia and the United States have announced. The ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT), Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a Twitter post on Friday. The agreement marks the latest in several failed attempts to stop weeks of fighting between the…

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Trump’s former vice- president, Pence, declares presidential bid

Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald Trump and the Constitution — arguing that his old boss’s bid to overturn the last election should bar him from returning in 2024. Offering a spirited defense of the Trump White House’s policies, the deeply religious former radio talk show…

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