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Trump “knew in advance” about campaign meeting in which Russians were expected to offer material for ‘dirt’ campaign against Clinton – Former Personal Attorney Cohen

CNN: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer…

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This Day in History – Robespierre overthrown; US House begins impeachment against Nixon in the WaterGate scandal; Armistice ends the Korean War

History Channel: After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The…

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North Korea returns what are believed to be the remains of U.S. servicemen killed during Korean War

Reuters/AP/CNN: North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said, with a U.S military plane making…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your Morning Briefing provides you with the salient news of the main happenings in Malta, Europe and the World. Wishing you a good day. Greece has “serious…

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Questions to Trump leads to banning of CNN correspondent from attending press event at White House

AP: A CNN correspondent was barred from attending an open press event at the White House on Wednesday because of questions she asked President Donald Trump earlier in the day. Kaitlan…

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German Ministers welcome initiatives agreed during meeting between Trump and Juncker

Reuters: German ministers welcomed an initiative agreed between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to ease the threat of a trade war, with one describing it as…

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Breaking News: Explosion outside US Embassy in Bejing

An explosion was heard outside the US embassy in Beijing, local media reported on Thursday, citing eyewitnesses. People in the area posted pictures on Twitter showing smoke enveloping the streets…

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Putin – Trump summit delayed until 2019

AP: The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s proposed Washington meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been delayed until 2019, citing the ongoing probe into Russian interference in…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning From Malta to Washington, from Pakistan to Brussels, from Syria to France, from Italy to Mars and back... here are the main news as reported by main news…

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President Juncker meets President Trump

AP/European Commission/CNN: European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is visiting the USA for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Juncker told Trump that the E.U. and U.S. are partners and…

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Ivanka Trump to shut her fashion brand

New York Times: Ivanka Trump, President Trump’s elder daughter and a top White House adviser, is shutting down her namesake fashion brand more than a year after stepping away from the…

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EU could try to seek wide reduction of tariffs in negotiations with US

Euronews reports that the European Union's budget commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, said on Wednesday the bloc could try to seek a wide reduction of tariffs in negotiations with the United States this…

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Recording of Trump discussing payment for Playboy model’s story goes live

AP / CNN: A secretly recorded tape of Donald Trump by his longtime personal lawyer was played on CNN Tuesday night in which the two can be heard talking about a…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The apocalyptic scenes from Greece, the deaths and the drama related to the wildfires dominate European headlines. In Malta the Egrant inquiry publication remains the main story, though…

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Trump “very concerned” about Russia’s potential involvement in the next midterm elections

CNN reports that President Donald Trump, a week after downplaying Russian interference in US elections, said Tuesday he is "very concerned" that Russia will look to impact the 2018 midterm elections and…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is our morning briefing, bringing you the highlights of the main news as reported in Malta, Europe and the World. Two women were killed early yesterday…

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800 White Helmets rescuers and their families evacuated from Syria to Jordan by Israeli forces at the request of USA and EU

Al Jazeera: Israel has evacuated 800 White Helmets rescuers and their families from Syria to Jordan overnight at the request of the United States and European countries. On Twitter, the Israeli military said…

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Hostage situation in Los Angeles – Updated

AP/CNN: Los Angeles police arrested a man outside a Trader Joe's on Saturday evening, bringing an apparent end to an incident in which a man barricaded himself inside the grocery store…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The conclusion of the Egrant inquiry dominates the front pages of the Maltese newspapers. The developments in the US following a hostage situation in Los Angeles is currently…

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US President states he’s ready to impose tariffs on all $500 billion of imported goods from China

Reuters reports that U.S. President Donald Trump said he was ready to impose tariffs on all $500 billion of imported goods from China, threatening to escalate a clash over trade policy that…

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Search for victims continue in Missouri as four people still missing after boat capsize (UPDATED)

Sky News: A woman who lost nine members of her family, including her children and husband, when a "duck boat" sank claims the captain told people not to put on life…

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New York Times: Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model

New York Times: President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former…

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It’s legitimate for Europe to find a role of its own in the world – Angela Merkel

DW: In her yearly meet-the-press session before her summer vacation, Angela Merkel put forward the European Union as an example of cooperation and multilateralism. While reaffirming the centrality of Germany's trans-Atlantic…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning The dust haven't settled yet on Monday's summit Trump invites Putin for a second meeting for Autumn, this time in Washington. The EU issued a stark warning to…

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Trump’s new version focuses on a tough stance

AP: President Donald Trump spent a second day Wednesday managing the political fallout from his widely criticised meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From Trump's back pedalling to the Queen's messages hidden in brooches. From the court room in Valletta to the temporary beach volley court in the same city. Our…

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More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump’s way of handling relations with Russia

Euronews: More than half of Americans disapprove of the way U.S. President Donald Trump is handling relations with Russia, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after his controversial summit and joint…

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European Commission’s President to meet Trump on 25th July

The Independent (UK): "The president of the European Commission is to travel to Washington for meetings with Donald Trump as relations between the EU and US hit their lowest point in recent memory. Jean-Claude Juncker will meet…

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Obama warns of ‘strange and uncertain times’

BBC/AFP: Former US president Barack Obama has used his first high-profile speech since stepping down as US President to say "you have to believe in facts". His comments are seen as…

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CNN: Trump’s Day of Infamy

For as long as history remembers Donald Trump, it will be a day that will live in infamy. The President's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Our morning briefing for today focuses on the main points following the US - Russia summit where comments by US President Trump were deemed as treasonous. On the…

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Russian pro-gun activist linked to NRA charged with spying in US for Moscow

New York Times: A Russian woman who tried to broker a pair of secret meetings between candidate Donald J. Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, during the 2016…

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On this day : The first atom bomb successfully tested in New Mexico (USA)

The History Channel: On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Plans for the…

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Trump condemned as treasonous by US for siding with the Kremlin over his own government agencies

Donald Trump has been condemned as “treasonous” for siding with the Kremlin over his own government agencies after a stunning joint appearance with Vladimir Putin in which he seemingly accepted the Russian…

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Press Conference by Putin and Trump after USA – Russia summit

CNN : US President Donald Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined on Monday to endorse the US government’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016…

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China files complaint against USA at the World Trade Organisation

China has filed a complaint against the US at the World Trade Organization after Donald Trump’s threats to place tariffs on an additional $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods. The one-sentence…

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Agents of disruption meet in 1-to-1 summit

AP: With rattled world capitals watching, President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are ready to go one-on-one in a summit that plays out against a backdrop of fraying Western alliances,…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, France wins the World Cup while Trump arrives in Helsinki for his summit with Putin. Before leaving the UK he stresses that the EU is a foe of…

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Trump – Putin summit : No high expectations for Trump

AP: President Donald Trump says "nothing bad ... maybe some good" will come out of Monday's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he attempted to lower expectations for what…

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Trump told May that she should sue EU

BBC: The US president said on Friday at a joint news conference he had given Mrs May a suggestion - but she had found it too "brutal". Asked by the…

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Trump booed by protesters in Scotland as he plays golf

AP: US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been booed by protesters while playing golf at the Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, where he is spending the weekend. BBC reporter Frankie…

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US Secretary of State warns about Russia’s use of Social media to divide Americans

The U.S. homeland security secretary said on Saturday there are no signs that Russia is targeting this year’s midterm elections with the same “scale or scope” it targeted the 2016…

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Mike Pompeo urged for reunification of migrant families during visit in Mexico

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday urged a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to quickly reunite migrant families separated at the border. Pena Nieto said…

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The Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, He came, he disrupted, he conquered. Or not? For sure he conquered the headlines. In a nutshell that's the essence of Trump's visit to the UK impact. However…

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Breaking News: 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for hacking Democrats during 2016 presidential elections

Special counsel Robert Mueller has obtained a new indictment charging 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democrats during the 2016 presidential election. Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, on…

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Breaking News: U.S. president Donald Trump has described his interview with The Sun as “fake news” and says it missed out his positive comments about Theresa May

In a Press Conference with Theresa May, the U.S. president Donald Trump has described his interview with The Sun as "fake news" and says it missed out his positive comments about…

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Trump endangers world peace – German foreign minister

Sky News: German foreign minister Heiko Maas said Mr Trump's attacks against Germany during this week's NATO talks endangered the West's security. "Europe can't accept that what's been built up…

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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.69 billion in talc cancer lawsuit

CNN/AFP: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold…

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Trump publishes letter from Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump on Thursday released a flattering letter he received from North Korea leader Kim Jong Un despite concerns that Kim is taking little action towards surrendering his nuclear…

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“As we prepare to leave the European Union, we have an unprecedented opportunity to do more.” – Theresa May to Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump arrived for a visit to the United Kingdom. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1017397043789221888 The first stop of his visit was at the US Ambassador's residence. A small group of…

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Donald Trump thinks that May’s Brexit plan is not what people voted for

The Guardian: Trump suggested that Theresa May’s latest Brexit plan is not what people voted for. Asked if he had a message for the UK on Brexit, he said it was…

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Developing Story – Asked whether he’s pulling US out of NATO, Trump said: “I think I probably can but that’s unnecessary.”

Donald Trump claimed victory at the Nato summit, saying progress had been made on defence spending after throwing the Brussels meeting into chaos with fresh attacks on European allies. U.S. President…

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