More than 3,000 protested in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, with other rallies in the southern resort Sochi, Krasnoyarsk, Kazan, Tomsk and Vladivostok. Navalny's wife wrote on her husband's Twitter account that he had been detained at the entrance to his apartment building when he was on his way to the rally, (at the March protest he managed to remain free for only five minutes).

Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise remains in critical condition, but his vital signs have "stabilized" two days after being shot during a congressional baseball practice on Wednesday, hospital officials announced Friday. Once recovered, Scalise will be able to walk and hopefully run, the doctor said. He also offered love ad prayers to Rep. Scalise and his family. U.S.

Brinkman was arrested early Tuesday after a nine-hour standoff on Valley Forge Drive in Brunswick. Although he was "Facebook friends" with Suzanne Taylor, authorities are unsure how well the suspect knew the victim or her daughters. Authorities say they apparently were shot. No further details were available on the North Royalton case Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff said Brinkman is believed at one time to have been a boyfriend of one of the Johns' daughters.

News has reported that federal investigators are examining whether the president attempted to obstruct justice . On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Mueller's investigation has now expanded to include potential obstruction of justice by Donald Trump .

Grief over a London high-rise tower fire that killed dozens turned to outrage Friday amid reports that the materials used in a recen. Rescue personnel have had difficulty reaching the top floors of the charred, 24-story tower. Around 70 people are missing, according to Britain's Press Association, and identification of the victims is proving very hard. If the number is confirmed, it would make the Grenfell Tower blaze the deadliest in London since World War Two.

Adam Kinzinger said. Trump advisers and confidants describe the president as increasingly angry over the investigation, yelling at television sets in the White House carrying coverage and insisting he is the target of a conspiracy to discredit - and potentially end - his presidency.

A USA official confirmed that at least two US soldiers had been killed . The Pentagon said in a statement it was "aware of an incident in eastern Afghanistan". In recent months, the Taliban have captured several districts in Helmand and put provincial capital Lashkar Gah under pressure. There are some 8,400 US troops stationed in Afghanistan.

The judge then declared a mistrial . The 44-year-old Constand, however, testified during the trial that the pills Cosby gave her at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004 left her powerless to fight off his advances. Cosby has said any sexual activity was consensual. "I just want to wish all of the fathers a happy Father's Day", Cosby said. Cosby had broken barriers as the first black actor to star in a network show, "I Spy", in the 1960s and, two decades later, created the top-ranked ...

Scalise, 51, is among four people shot by a gunman at a House Republican baseball practice Wednesday in the Washington suburbs. Scalise was rushed to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the hip, which doctors said caused severe internal bleeding while damaging bones, organs and blood vessels.

Ankara is at the forefront of efforts to defuse a diplomatic crisis that led Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) and Bahrain , as well as Egypt and other countries, to sever ties with Qatar , which is a strong ally of Turkey. The so-called "Islamic State" group claimed responsibility for the attacks. At the same time , Turkey is eager to maintain workable relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia's foe.

That's what residents of London's 24-story Grenfell Tower had been told to do, but the strategy failed early Wednesday when flames that began on a lower floor spread shockingly fast and quickly engulfed the entire building. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into the incident. The London Fire Brigade dispatched more than 200 firefighters, at least 40 fire engines and about 20 ambulance crews in an effort to battle the inferno.

Local town hall chief Valdemar Alves, speaking shortly before the death toll was made official, said there were villages which were "completely surrounded by flames and in great danger". The victims were caught in the fire as they tried to flee, officials said. Spain has sent two water-bombing planes to help their neighbour fight the fires .

Together with the pledges made by a growing coalition of US mayors, governors, business leaders and others to meet America's Paris commitments without him, the meeting highlights President Trump's increasing isolation on climate and clean energy issues, both at home and overseas.

Trump once suggested in a tweet that he may have taped conversations with Comey. "[I] replied only that '[Flynn] is a good guy'". Trump cryptically refused to say whether those private exchanges were taped - a matter at the heart of the conflicting accounts of what passed between them at a time when Comey was leading an FBI investigation into Russia's interference in the presidential election and its ties to the Trump campaign.

The Chinese president also met leaders of Russia , Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and the king of Spain who is in Astana for a world expo held alongside the SCO summit , according to the local media. The Prime Minister further said that India appreciates China's support for its accession to the SCO and wishes to strengthen cooperation with China under the SCO framework.

Who would've thought after the first time these sides met in the tournament that Pakistan would again meet India in the Final of the Tournament? Pakistan have surprised many to reach the final of CT17, a tournament it very almost failed to qualify for.

Wallace asked Sekulow if Trump believes that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who wrote a memo criticizing Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation, has done anything wrong. Yet Trump's angry tweets on Friday underscored the near-impossible challenge his advisers and legal team have in trying to get him to avoid weighing in on an active probe.

The conference, labeled the " Kabul Process ", aims to build worldwide support for ways to restore security in Afghanistan . He said being victim of terrorism, Pakistan feels the pain and agony of the Afghan people and it has condemned the Kabul terrorist attack in strongest terms.

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. In November 2014, USA spy chief James Clapper went to Pyongyang to bring home Matthew Miller, who had ripped up his visa when entering the country and was serving a six-year sentence on an espionage charge, and Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae, who had been sentenced to 15 years for alleged anti-government activities.

Hours later, a source close to Trump's outside legal team said Trump did not intend his tweet to be confirmation of the investigation but rather was reacting to a Washington Post story on Wednesday about the probe. "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!" The newspaper said the information came from officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Insider or so-called "green-on-blue" attacks have been an ongoing threat to US military personnel in Afghanistan . The attacker was also killed . Attacks on Afghan troops by U.S. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these American heroes". The US Defense Department is conducting investigation, Pentagon said in a statement.

It took Afghan security forces most of the day to kill the last gunmen, who had barricaded themselves in a kitchen in the compound, according to police. It was the second such insider attack by an Afghan soldier in the past week. Assadullah Sherzad, spokesman for the ANP in Paktia, told Anadolu Agency a suicide auto bombing close to the main gate of the police headquarters at around 7.00 a.m.

Beijing often rails against the United States , Japan and other countries for what it sees as interference in the South China Sea , insisting it is for claimant countries involved in disputes to work them out. "The United States will continue to seek a peaceful, diplomatic resolution to this situation", U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the council, adding that the U.S.

Barak Cohen, a former Justice Department lawyer and now a defense attorney specialising in white-collar crime and investigations, said there was no requirement that the special counsel notify Trump he was under investigation, so the lack of such notice meant nothing.

Trump wants to see improved human rights, free elections and the release of political prisoners, officials said. "America has rejected the Cuban people's oppressors", Trump said in a crowded, sweltering auditorium. Significantly, the new directive will not affect those elements of the normalization begun by Obama in December 2014 that are popular with younger Cuban Americans and others who have taken full advantage of them.