WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two lawyers representing former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was federally indicted for illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes, have resigned, according to a statement released Friday. “This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and we will no longer represent him on either the indicted case…
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – One of the first climate change trials in U.S. history is set to kick off on Monday in Helena, Montana, where 16 young people are seeking to hold the state accountable for fossil fuel-friendly policies that they say have exacerbated global warming and dimmed their futures. Lawyers for the young…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first campaign event next week in the swing state of Pennsylvania, according to a statement released by the White House. Biden, 80, will attend a rally with union members in Philadelphia on June 17, the statement said. Biden said in April he would run again for…
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mass of smoky air that choked New York, Washington and other U.S. cities earlier this week moderated on Friday as it drifted as far south as the Florida Panhandle, and conditions improved to “moderate” along most of the Eastern Seabord. The U.S. National Weather Service said air…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will allow 32 states to submit written opinions in a case in which Ukraine accused Russia of falsely applying genocide law to justify its invasion of its neighbour. The U.N.’s top court in a statement released on Friday said countries had until July 5 to give…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a common tactic of “hacker empire” the United States, after a media report that China has reached a deal with Cuba to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island. Citing U.S. officials familiar with classified intelligence, the Wall Street…
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France’s cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy. Dubbed “the backpack hero” – “le héros au sac a dos” – by media, the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official said American spy satellites detected an explosion at Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed and unleashed a torrent of flood water into surrounding areas this week, the New York Times reported on Friday. The official said that satellites equipped with infrared sensors detected a heat signature consistent with a…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday condemned Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia’s decision to withdraw from the CFE Treaty is the latest in a series of actions that systematically undermines Euro-Atlantic security,” the alliance said in a statement. “Russia’s decision further demonstrates Moscow’s continued…
(Reuters) -Here is a list of additional legal troubles facing Donald Trump, who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former U.S. president and another source familiar with the matter. He denies any wrongdoing. 2020 ELECTION AND THE U.S….
