French Elections A Test of Far-Right Reach
A police document obtained by The Associated Press identifies the address searched in the town of Chelles as the family home of Karim Cheurfi, a 39-year-old with a criminal record. The attack unfolded on the Champs-Elysees around 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) when a auto stopped in front of a police van, according to French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre Henry Brandet.
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Turkey Demands End Of EU Interference In Referendum Outcome
The vote has been criticised by opposition parties because ballot papers which were unstamped, as required by Turkish law, were included in the count. Bulent Tezcan, deputy chairman of the opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, said the party filed a formal request seeking the referendum be annulled due to voting irregularities.
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Jared Kushner omitted meetings with Russian officials on security clearance form
When Kushner first submitted his forms to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he left the section about foreign contacts blank - despite the fact that he had met with a large number of foreign emissaries and leaders once Donald Trump became the president-elect and he became the point man for global contacts for the incoming Trump administration.
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Syria evacuees arrive in shelter near Aleppo
Body parts and the belongings of evacuees - including clothes, dishes and even televisions - were still strewn at the scene of the attack Sunday, an AFP correspondent said . Syria's Assad is an "arch-terrorist": British FM Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said April 16 that al-Assad is an "arch-terrorist" and it is time Russian Federation realized he is "literally and metaphorically toxic".
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VP Pence arrives in Australia, last stop in Asia
His trip down under comes at the end of a 10-day tour which has included stops in South Korea, Japan and Indonesia. During his first official tour to the region, Mr Pence has been keen to emphasise the commitment by the United States to its alliances and partnerships in the region.
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USA reportedly considering shooting future North Korea missile tests
The alarming movement on the side of North Korea prompted the USA government, under the novice President Donald Trump, to also show force by sending troops near North Korea. The Chinese air force land-attack cruise missile-carrying bombers were being prepared to respond to potential hostilities involving North Korea, a U.S.
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Dortmund bus attack suspect bet against the team
Three devices, containing pieces of metal, were detonated near to the bus carrying the Dortmund team to their stadium, Signal Iduna Park, for the Champions League quarter-final first-leg against AS Monaco on April 11. UEFA shouldn't have played BVB game Dortmund defender Marc Bartra was wounded by the blasts, with a decision taken to delay the fixture by 24 hours. A police officer accompanying the bus also suffered trauma from the blast.
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Paris Police-Killing Suspect Identified, Had Criminal History
Several hours following the attack , ISIS claimed responsibility and identified the shooter as an ISIS soldier by the name of Abu Yusuf al-Baljiki. Multiple media outlets named the gunman as Karim Cheurfi, a French national and a father of two.
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Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz won't run for re-election
In a Facebook announcement on Wednesday, he crowed that had he made a decision to run again, he'd handily beat any challenger. "I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins", Chaffetz wrote preemptively.
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'Polls didn't think Trump would win, but he did...'
It's a choice between strong and stable leadership under the Conservatives, or weak and unstable coalition of chaos led by Jeremy Corbyn. The spokesman added: "Political punting is proving increasingly popular after we were bashed over Brexit, Donald Trump, and indeed rank outsider Corbyn's election as Labour leader".
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7 things to know about former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly
That's why I think it's important to give a lot of credit to [former Fox News anchor] Gretchen Carlson for coming out and really being the person who started this conversation. One current Fox News contributor who had stayed silent for months came forward Wednesday with complaints that O'Reilly had made inappropriate comments to her.
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Shooting On Paris' Champs Elysees Leaves 1 Police Officer Dead, 2 Wounded
In a statement from its Amaq news agency, the group gave a pseudonym for the gunman, Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki, indicating he was Belgian or had lived in Belgium. The French interior ministry said it was too early to judge the reason behind the attack, but a counter-terrorism inquiry has been opened. A second police officer was shot and injured and the assailant was killed in the incident today.







