FBI Warned UK About Manchester Bomber Salman Abedi 3 Months Before Attack
Almost three months before a 22-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom, the FBI had warned its British counterpart, MI5, that Salman Abedi was planning a terror attack in the country. Twenty-two people, mostly young girls, died in the bombing May 22.
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MERKEL: Germany can no longer 'fully rely' on the US
German chancellor Angela Merkel distanced herself from the US and the UK during a campaign event in Munich on Sunday.
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State Department quietly lifts Donald Trump's restriction on number of refugees allowed to enter US
It could double the new of refugees entering the country, according to advocates.
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North Korea fires Scud-class ballistic missile, Japan protests
North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile on Monday that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions.
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US, Japan to take ‘specific action’ after N. Korea missile hit Japanese economic zone
Tokyo will take “specific action” and join forces with the US to deter Pyongyang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after a North Korean missile flew about 450km before landing inside Japan’s economic zone.
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Duterte offers to hire Muslim separatists, Maoists as ‘soldiers’ to fight ISIS-linked militants
Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte has offered Muslim separatists and Maoists to join the fight against Islamic State-linked militants attempting to gain a foothold in the country. Duterte promised to treat them as soldiers and offered them the “same muh privileges.”
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WannaCry ransom notice analysis suggests Chinese link
New analysis suggests Chinese-speaking criminals may have been behind the WannaCry ransomware that affected thousands of organisations worldwide.
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Clinton super PAC complaint over Sanders accepting ‘excessive’ $7,462 of contributions dismissed
A complaint against Bernie Sanders filed by a Hillary Clinton’s super PAC was dismissed by a Federal Elections Committee, which ruled that the misdemeanor of accepting an “excessive” $7,462 of contributions during his bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination was insignificant.
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