
Meanwhile, authorities said that approximately 40 and 50 others-including children-in the store had hidden in the store's freezer, in bathrooms and in closets during the tense almost three-hour standoff. Throughout the ordeal, officers with riot gear, armed with rifles, stood along the side of the Trader Joe's and used mirrors to try to look inside as hostages periodically came out the front door with the hands raised.
The head of USA intelligence has said that he did not mean to disrespect President Donald Trump with his " awkward response" on hearing the news that he had invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to visit Washington. Trump decided Thursday morning to have national security adviser John Bolton schedule a second summit and officially invite Putin to visit, The Washington Post has reported .

Tom Burt who holds the position of corporate vice president in charge of customer security as well as trust, observed at the panel that the company had uncovered a number of attempts to make use of non-genuine Microsoft domains for the goal of espionage acts back in the year 2016.

Federal investigators uncovered the recording during raids on Cohen's home and offices in April. The raid, conducted under a search warrant, was aimed at seizing records related to two women who received payments in the run-up to the 2016 election after they alleged extramarital affairs with Trump, among other documents.

Johnson, to a chorus of "hear, hear" that required the Speaker to issue a warning, said the Northern Ireland border issue had become "so politically charged as to dominate the debate". "In a resignation letter, Davis said the "'common rule book' policy hands control of large swathes of our economy to the European Union and is certainly not returning control of our laws in any real sense".

Trump has repeatedly called that probe a "witch hunt" and a "hoax". The charges form part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into USA intelligence findings that Russians conspired to tilt the election in Mr Trump's favour, and whether any of his campaign aides colluded.

In a withering assessment of Mrs May's plan on Friday, Barnier ripped up her proposals on customs arrangements, including collecting tariffs and resolving the issue of the Irish border. However, during her visit to Belfast, Mrs May will reiterate that a hard border is not acceptable. Turning to Brexit , Mrs May reiterated her commitment to ensuring there was no hard border.

The heavily redacted documents show an initial application in October 2016 and three renewal applications indicating that the Federal Bureau of Investigation believed Page was "an agent of a foreign power". Earlier this month the Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence offers with acts related to Russia's hacking of the DNC's emails and targeting of state election systems.

Mr Lee, who has been Singapore's prime minister since 2004, has been treated for intermediate-grade malignant lymphoma and prostate cancer. In his Facebook post about the attack , Lee warned that "those trying to break into our data systems are extremely skilled and determined".

Meanwhile, later in the day, dozens of protesters prevented Orban's auto from moving for several minutes following a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum. "I can assure the prime minister that Hungary has a policy of zero tolerance towards anti-Semitism", Orban said during remarks alongside Netanyahu ahead of their talks.
Iran and the USA have seen their relationship deteriorate after Trump in May withdrew from an worldwide deal struck in 2015 over the country's nuclear program. But it has since somewhat eased its stance, saying that it may grant sanction waivers to some allies that are particularly reliant on Iranian supplies.

A spokesperson for Trump Jr. tweeted that Guilfoyle jumping aboard the Trump train "is a win for the entire GOP". ABC News and Vanity Fair reporters say Guilfoyle will work with America First, a super PAC that supports Trump. Guilfoyle told the San Jose Mercury News previously she was in talks with the Trump administration about joining the White House's communications team .

Addressing Iranian diplomats, Mr Rouhani said: "America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars". Trump withdrew from the worldwide agreement and is restoring USA sanctions. Proposals by European Union nations for economic "guarantees" to Iran have so far been judged "insufficient" by Tehran .

Despite the intervention, the IDF said that "Israel continues to maintain a non-intervention policy regarding the Syrian conflict". However, Jordan's government confirmed it had "authorised the United Nations to organise the passage of 800 Syrian citizens through Jordan to be resettled in Western countries".

Prosecutors in Paris opened an investigation on Thursday into possible charges of violence by a public official, of pretending to be a police officer and of the illegal use of police insignia. Macron has fallen in the polls recently and has an approval rating in the mid-30s, according to one survey, though analysts said he might benefit from the feelgood factor after France's World Cup victory last weekend.

The same threat was earlier voiced by President Hassan Rouhani. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that no country in the region will export oil if Iran's exports are stopped. "As I have previously said, we can not trust in the words of the United States and even in their signature, so negotiations with the United States are useless", Khamenei told a gathering of Iranian diplomats in Tehran .
The portrait was released by Kensington Palace on late Saturday, ahead of the young royal's actual birthday on Sunday. "There'll be a time and a place to bring George up and understand how he fits in, in the world", the future King said in a previous interview.

Fields faces one count of murder while engaged in a certain felony offense and robbery with a firearm. He said it was just a week ago that he told Ali to be careful when working by himself at the store, saying he shouldn't trust anyone. Two of Mr Ali's four children attended the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where 17 people were gunned down in February by a former student.

But in a further twist to the story, Giuliani tells NBC reporter Kelly O'Donnell on Saturday that the president has waived attorney-client privilege related to the tape. The former model, Karen McDougal , said she began an almost yearlong affair with Mr Trump in 2006 shortly after his wife, Melania, gave birth to their son, Barron, the Times said.

Asked by a different reporter in the audience to clarify whether he was aware of the White House's invitation to Putin to Washington this fall, Coats said frankly, "I think based on my reaction I wasn't aware of that". He added that it "could be other people also". Nielsen then said the effort to attack was directed against certain parties more than others. "Because he talked about bringing the US-Russia relationship back to normal".

The president is facing criticism for the closed-door meeting with the Russian president, which came just two days after the announcement of indictments against 12 Russian military officers for hacking the emails of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chief.
The materials include an October 2016 application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Page as well as several renewal applications, the Times reported . undermine and influence the outcome of the 2016 USA presidential election in violation of US criminal law". Republicans have denounced the FISA documents as evidence of abuse by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department targeting the Trump campaign.

Mr Trump also said he discussed North Korea with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their summit in Helsinki on Monday. "Discussions are ongoing and they're going very, very well ", Trump told reporters at the White House ahead of a meeting with members of Congress.

The European Union has already announced that it remains opposed to the USA decision to unilaterally move out of the Iran nuclear agreement and at a time when the JCPoA watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) announced that Iran remains compliant with the agreement.

That contradicted the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies and prompted a rare public dissent from the United States director of national intelligence, Dan Coats. The new task force for the first time spelled out five types of threats covered under foreign influence operations. That theme surfaced again in February, when Mueller indicted 13 Russian citizens for using social media and other online outlets to polarize voters, spread false information and sow discord among voters before a ...

Drejka frequently visited the store and was angry over her use of the parking spot without a legal permit, Gualtieri said. The surveillance video continues to show the altercation when McGlockton pushed Drejka. Sheriff Gualtieri said that Drejka appeared to act out of fear for his safety within the bounds of the law, but that the case would be handed over to prosecutors for a final determination.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the payment was never made. This is a developing story. This gives the FBI access to the recording as part of the U.S. The discussed payment to AMI ultimately never happened, according to Giuliani. Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA.

THERESA May has lashed out at internal Conservative critics of her plans for the Irish border, accusing them of being ready to "betray" the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic. Following a meeting with Barnier, new UK Brexit secretary Dominic Raab rejected suggestions the UK's position "hangs by a thread", and said "we're getting ready at home for the domestic preparations that we're making".

Owner Phil Nuytten said his team found the ship 500 metres below the surface on Tuesday, just two days after they began to search a site off the island of Ulleungdo identified by South Korean, British and Canadian researchers. People signing up for the exchange will receive virtual currency dubbed Shinil Gold Coins, with additional "Coins" given to those who attract additional members.

The incident started around 3.30pm local time and prompted a major police response. No officers were injured. Customers ran out of the store, he added. Police were still trying to determine whether there are any hostages inside the store. Aerial video shot from a helicopter showed an armored vehicle parked outside the front doors to the store, armed officers carrying shields and a man walking out with his hands up.