Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump says Mr Comey’s testimony showed there was “no collusion, no obstruction” US President Donald Trump says he is “100%” willing to speak under oath about his conversations with ex-FBI chief James Comey. Speaking at the White House, he denied having asked for Mr Comey’s loyalty or for […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption British PM Theresa May is now facing calls to resign The result of the UK election, with the ruling Conservatives unexpectedly losing their overall majority, has sent shockwaves across Europe and beyond. Politicians across the Continent have been questioning the impact on the Brexit talks. Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the […]
Image copyright Reuters Former FBI Director James Comey will testify to Congress on Thursday that President Donald Trump told him at a dinner: “I expect loyalty.” According to his opening statement, Mr Comey will also say the president asked him to drop an inquiry into fired National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. Mr Comey will back […]
Media captionThe shape of a Jebel Irhoud skull (L) is almost identical to ours (R) The idea that modern people evolved in a single “cradle of humanity” in East Africa some 200,000 years ago is no longer tenable, new research suggests. Fossils of five early humans have been found in North Africa that show Homo […]
Media caption“Watergate pales really in my view compared to what we’re confronting now” – ex-US director of National Intelligence James Clapper The Watergate scandal of the 1970s is not as big as the Trump-Russia investigation, the former director of US national intelligence has said. “Watergate pales” with what the US is confronting now, said James […]
Image copyright Pamela Munoz Image caption Francie Munoz (centre) with her mother Pamela (right) and sister Yasmine. Toronto police are investigating after two officers were caught on camera calling a woman with Down’s syndrome “disfigured” and “different”. Police had pulled over Pamela Munoz for running a red light, but did not realise their microphones were […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Qatar’s national carrier may be hit hard by the diplomatic spat Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens large-scale air disruption. Several countries have cut ties with the tiny Gulf state over accusations of supporting extremism […]
Image copyright PA Image caption This is not the first time the two men have argued in public US President Donald Trump has again lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following a terror attack. Mr Khan had said people should not be alarmed by an increased police presence on […]
Media captionCosby was accompanied by Cosby Show co-star Keshia Knight Pulliam The trial of US comedian and actor Bill Cosby for sexual assault has begun in Pennsylvania. Former university employee Andrea Constand alleges he drugged and molested her in 2004. Mr Cosby, 79, says he is innocent and the encounter was consensual. The trial is […]
Image copyright Reuters Five people have been killed in a shooting at an Orlando industrial estate, police in Florida say. They say the gunman was a former employee at a store on the estate who was sacked in April. He took his own life after the killings. There is no suggestion the killer was a […]
