Новости за 08.06.2017

According to a source, President Trump disputes Comey's claim that he demanded loyalty and to "let go" of the Flynn investigation.

James Comey testified that President Donald Trump asked him to back off the probe into Michael Flynn.

The don't sugarcoat it award for today and possibly the year goes to James Comey as he uses the L word to describe the so-called president.

The federal information czar says the Access to Information Act is being used as a shield against government transparency.

Test your news knowledge with a quiz on two of this week's most popular topics: Gal Gadot and Qatar.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for a man convicted of killing his high school sweetheart, and whose story is at the center of the popular podcast "Serial," will argue Thursday that he deserves a new trial. A lower court judge last year vacated Syed's conviction and ruled that he deserved a new trial because his original attorney failed to cross-examine a key witness. Syed's new attorneys say his trial attorney, the late Cristina Gutierrez, provided ineffective counsel when she failed to cross-examine... Читать дальше...

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HAGA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Honda Motor on Thursday spelled out for the first time its plans to develop autonomous cars which can drive on city streets by 2025, building on its strategy to take on rivals in the auto market of the future.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles... Читать дальше...

The Travelers Championship has added two-time major champion Jordan Spieth to the field for this year's tournament, which will played a week after the U.S. Open

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Travelers Championship has added two-time major champion Jordan Spieth to the field for this year's tournament, which will played a week after the U.S. Open.

Reese Witherspoon looks ready for summer on the cover of Net-a-Porter’s The Edit magazine. Here’s what the 41-year-old actress had to share with the mag: On her Big Little Lies co-star Nicole Kidman: “My God, can somebody just give this woman an Emmy? I mean, please.” On trying to get Gone Girl made in Hollywood: [...]

James Comey said he was blindsided when Trump fired him, adding he was confused by the administration's explanations he said were "lies -- plain and simple."

Het is vandaag een verjaardag in mineur geworden voor Timea Bacsinszky. De Zwitserse, die 28 wordt, ging vandaag in de halve finale van Roland

George Soros has a long record of manipulating national currencies and meddling in the domestic affairs of the EU and other countries, Italian political commentator Mario Sommossa told Sputnik, adding that Soros' Open Society Foundations also propagated free drug sales.

George Soros has a long record of manipulating national currencies and meddling in the domestic affairs of the EU and other countries, Italian political commentator Mario Sommossa told Sputnik, adding that Soros' Open Society Foundations also propagated free drug sales.

"No one has the right to intervene in our foreign policy," Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told AFP.

Islamic republic rejects US president’s assertion that it was partly to blame

A Nigerian military special forces team comprising of 440 trainees, including 26 senior officers has completed a counter-terrorism training in Pakistan.

James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday that he documented his meetings with President Donald Trump because he "was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting."

Comey wrote in his testimony for the committee that was published on Wednesday that he had nine one-one-one conversations with Trump between January and April. He wrote that he first met with Trump on January 6 to brief... Читать дальше...

TIRANA, Albania — Edward Lear, the English artist now known mainly for “The Owl and the Pussy-cat” and other literary nonsense, has been selected by Albanian authorities to promote tourism along the ancient Via Egnatia linking East to West. The National Coastline Agency on Thursday opened an exhibition of sketches made by Lear during an

Yara Shahidi, who plays Zoey Johnson on "black-ish," will join Malia Obama at Harvard University in the fall.

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WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is very likely to make a short stopover in Poland in July on his way to the summit of leaders from the Group of 20 countries next month in Germany, three sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Poland's conservative euroskeptic ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), is staunchly Atlanticist and has been much more welcoming of the new right-wing Trump administration than many other European governments.

Feeling increasingly isolated in Europe... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey says that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch urged him to refer to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails a “matter” instead of an “investigation.”

Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Thursday for his trial on sexual assault charges.