South Korea’s Moon Jae-in sworn in vowing to address North
South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in his first speech as president.
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South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in his first speech as president.
President Donald Trump has blasted a probe into his team’s ties to Russia as an opposition ‘witch hunt’, defending his former top aide Michael Flynn’s decision to ask for immunity in the case. Trump’s ex-national security adviser, whose links to Russia are one focus of the investigation, has sought protection in exchange for his testimony […]
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill after it failed to gain enough support to pass in Congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he and Mr Trump agreed to pull the vote, after it became apparent it would not get the minimum of 215 Republican votes needed. The last minute move was seen […]
FBI director James Comey has confirmed for the first time that the FBI is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. However, Mr Comey said his agency had seen no evidence to back up President Trump’s claim that his phones had been tapped by the Obama administration. He was giving evidence to the congressional […]
Two US intelligence chiefs are testifying before Congress over possible links between Russia and Donald Trump’s election campaign. They will also address Mr Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that he was wiretapped by predecessor Barack Obama. FBI director James Comey and NSA chief Admiral Mike Rogers are giving evidence at a rare open hearing of the congressional […]
President Donald Trump has stood by claims he was wiretapped under Barack Obama, telling visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel: “At least we have something in common, perhaps.” US intelligence agencies under Mr Obama reportedly monitored Mrs Merkel’s phone, sparking an angry response. But both Republican and Democratic congressional leaders have said they do not believe […]
Britain’s communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign. The unusual move by the agency came after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer cited claims first made on US TV channel Fox News earlier this week. GCHQ responded by saying the allegations were “nonsense, utterly […]
Unsubstantiated claims by US President Donald Trump that he was wiretapped by Barack Obama were not meant literally, the White House press secretary says. Sean Spicer said Mr Trump had broadly meant “surveillance and other activities” when he made the allegation in a tweet earlier this month. He also suggested the president was not accusing […]
President Donald Trump has not spoken to the FBI about his claim that his predecessor wiretapped his phones. Mr Trump on Saturday accused Barack Obama of ordering surveillance at Trump Tower in New York during the election, but has offered no evidence. FBI Director James Comey has reportedly rejected the allegation – one report said […]
Hundreds of US diplomats around the world are set to formally criticise President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, officials tell the BBC. A “dissent cable” has been drafted for senior state department officials. The White House said those complaining should “get with the programme”. In the wake of Mr Trump’s ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority […]