Donald Trump Jr. mocks Roy Moore after campaign announcement, reigniting criticism The president's son took another shot at Alabama Judge Roy Moore on Thursday, alluding to sexual misconduct allegations the Republican senate candidate faced during his run in 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump played down Iran's downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and "it would have made a big difference" to him had the remotely controlled aircraft been piloted. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2L24hSI
Prospects are fading for a snap election for parliament's lower house in tandem with a summer upper house poll, the leader of Japan's second-biggest opposition party said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2KuXW2z
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that EU leaders could provoke a crisis if they did not take into account the views of the European Parliament when choosing the next head of the EU executive. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/31NpLZq
European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - after failing to get a deal at the second attempt in talks dragging into the small hours on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Y3kmv5
Turkey's ruling party narrowly lost the city's mayoral election in April and a rerun is scheduled for 23 June. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XoLszM
Strippers in Sheffield are fighting back against claims made by feminist campaigners that sexual acts happen in Spearmint Rhino. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Rt7zQ1
It lasts almost two months, with competitors running 18 hours a day. The 'Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence' is a race unlike any other. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2WXu3tA
Missouri officer is shot twice by teen caught breaking into vehicle, police say A Missouri police officer was shot early Thursday morning and two people have been arrested after two officers confronted a teen allegedly breaking into a vehicle, police said.
10-year-old girl is youngest to climb El Capitan: 'I did it to have fun' The 10-year-old girl who just became the youngest person to conquer one of the worldās most challenging mountain climbs said Thursday, āI did it to have fun.ā
Texas police officer fired over failure to find abducted girl A Texas police officer who failed to find an abducted 8-year-old girl when he visited the hotel room where she was being held has been fired, officials said Wednesday.
Woman suing Harvard over slave portraits gains support of controversial prof's relatives A Connecticut woman suing Harvard University for 19th-century images of slaves she says were her ancestors has been backed by descendants of the professor who commissioned the images in a bid to prove blacks were inferior to whites.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that amid "serious and complicated" international affairs strengthening bilateral ties was good for both countries and regional peace, North Korean state media KCNA said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WRvzxz