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Russia-Ukraine War: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban talks 'peace mission' with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Florida to meet Donald Trump in the latest stop on his self-styled “peace mission” to resolve the war in Ukraine, which has angered Western allies. Orban posted a photo with the Republican nominee and ...
Classified files case: Prosecutors to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI
Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, is considering a gag order to prevent him from making public comments that prosecutors argue could endanger FBI agents. Special counsel Jack Smith argues the restrictions are necessary due to Trump's false claims about FBI agents searching his Mar-a-Lago estate. The case, postponed indefinitely, faces several unresolved legal issues before trial.
India end World Table Tennis Contender tournament at Lagos with nine medals, including three golds
The Indian contingent at WTT Contender Lagos secured 9 medals, including 3 golds. Sreeja Akula made history by winning the singles title, defeating Ding Yijie 4-1. In women's singles, Ayhika and Suthirtha Mukherjee settled for bronze. Sreeja and Archana won the women's doubles, while Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar clinched the men's doubles gold. India also secured 2 medals in mixed doubles at the event held from June 19 to 23.
What is the Florida classified documents case involving Donald Trump?
Former US President Donald Trump will be involved in three days of hearing in a case involving his conviction in the Florida classified documents case. The FBI had earlier pursued this case and had secured a conviction against the former president.
Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case
US District Judge Aileen Cannon said in her order that prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith's team didn't give defence lawyers adequate time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening. She denied the request without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could file it again.
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was referring to the disclosure in a court document that the FBI, during the search, followed a standard use-of-force policy that prohibits the use of deadly force except when the officer conducting the search has a reasonable belief that the "subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person."
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Judge in the Florida Trump classified documents case will hear more arguments on dismissing charges
On Wednesday, Cannon was scheduled to hear arguments on a Trump request to dismiss the indictment on grounds that it fails to clearly articulate a crime and instead amounts to "a personal and political attack against President Trump" with a "litany of uncharged grievances both for public and media consumption."
Not beating about the bush-type, don
The former US president, Donald Trump, recently proposed that if top US oil executives gave him $1 billion for his re-election campaign, he would repeal Joe Biden's environmental regulations and prevent new ones. This proposal was made in a moderate openness of a private function, rather than insinuations or winks. Trump's hyper-frank deals and appeals are seen as a perverse virtue in politics, as moral bars are often lowered to near the ankles.
Trump documents trial start delayed indefinitely, judge orders
Trump, seeking to regain the presidency, previously had been scheduled to go to trial on May 20 in the documents case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, but the prosecution and defense had both acknowledged that date would need to be delayed.
Iwájú: Here’s everything about animated series’ release date, trailer, episode count, streaming platform, storyline and more
Disney's new series, Iwájú, set in futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, releases its trailer and announces a February 28, 2024, premiere on Disney+. The collaboration with Kugali explores deep themes.
Jeffrey Epstein story: Virginia Giuffre's father speaks out. Says how he met the offender
Virginia Giuffre's father Sky Roberts took his pickup truck to Jeffrey Epstein’s house, which was "just down the street", and met the financier and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. He said that Epstein seemed like a regular guy, and she seemed OK, too. He also said that he had no clue that this guy was a pedophile and that the woman was manipulating his daughter and the other girls.
Speculation mounts over Melania Trump's discreet presence at Mar-a-Lago
Melania Trump's irregular presence at Mar-a-Lago has sparked discussions among Palm Beach club members. Laurence Leamer, familiar with Mar-a-Lago's workings, highlighted the mystery surrounding her rare public sightings. Despite her husband's political involvement, Melania maintains a low profile, with limited public appearances. Concerns about her absence heightened during Christmas when footage of Mr. Trump dining at Mar-a-Lago surfaced without Melania. Speculation suggests she may engage more in Trump's 2024 campaign, hinted by renegotiated prenuptial terms focusing on their son Barron's trust amid Trump's potential presidency.
'Won't endorse that': Sunil Bharti Mittal counters businessman on comparing Lagos with Delhi on safety
Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairperson Sunil Bharti Mittal on Friday countered a fellow panelist who shared an incident to compare Lagos with Delhi on safety parameters during a session at the B20 summit here. Mittal said Delhi has become a safe place and billions of dollars of investments are being poured in.
Donald Trump's third aide, Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira charged with 'federal felonies'. Here's why
Carlos de Oliveira has become the third Donald Trump aide to be charged with 'federal felonies'. He has been identified as a property manager at Mar-a-Lago, the private residence of the former US president after he left office.
Donald Trump calls prosecutor a 'deranged psycho'
In the eyes of his critics, he could not have done better if he had handed out handcuffs to law enforcement and held out his hands. Under the headline "The Stupidest Crimes Imaginable," one commentator said "we knew it would be bad," but no one imagined it would be so self-incriminating.
Nigerian man Bolaji Fatai has sky-high dreams as he builds remote-controlled airplane from trash
The single propeller plane could be seen holding its own in cross-winds high above a sandy football field and could be seen swooping low as people looked on in Oworonshoki, the poor neighbourhood where Fatai lives in the east of the city. Fatai stated that he bought the propeller and remote control in a shop, but used recycled styrofoam gathered from dump sites to build the body, wings, tail, and fins and its held together with sticky tape. The total wingspan is about one meter.
'Saving Private Ryan' star Tom Sizemore hospitalized from brain aneurysm
The actor is currently in critical condition, according to reports.
Tania Omotayo’s ‘Sarai's Culture Day’ gets unveiled in Lagos
Tania Omotayo unveils her red cover book ‘Sarai’s Culture Day’ in Lagos.
Autopsy confirms Davido's son Ifeanyi Davido was drowned
Nigerian singer Davido's son, Ifeanyi Davido's death, shocked everyone. The kid recently celebrated his third birthday. His death was due to drowning, and it is being investigated.
What has happened to Davido's son Ifeanyi? Read to know
Davido's son,Ifeanyi has died. Emotions are overflowing on social media platforms after the three-year-old baby died drowning in swimming pool in Nigeria.
Former US President Donald Trump says 'can declassify documents by thinking about it'
In a Fox TV interview broadcast on Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump said that he could declassify documents by even thinking about it. FBI searched Trump's estate Mar-a-Lago in August, in link to possession of sensitive documents.
Mar-a-Lago resort: First hearing of Donald Trump versus US government
The documents were seized by the government at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort home, which Trump felt he had a right to keep, and the current Joe Biden government felt that it called for criminal proceedings as the documents were classified.
Who is Raymond Dearie appointed to review documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort? Read on to know
Raymond Dearie is a district-level veteran judge, who has handled many top-level cases. He has been appointed to review Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort's documents as the special master. Raymond Dearie is a 78-year-old judge from Eastern New York.
Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
While the document released is highly redacted, with many of its pages crossed out by black blocks, it includes new details about the sheer volume of sensitive and highly classified information that was stored at the former president's Florida beachfront home, underscoring the government's concerns about its safety.
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