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Ex-French President Sarkozy convicted: 5-year term in Libya campaign case; aides also jailed

Nicolas Sarkozy (AP photo) A Paris court on Thursday convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy, while acquitting him of corruption and illegal campaign financing in the trial over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his successful 2007 presidential campaign.The trial adds to a series of legal troubles for the […]

‘For hiding Epstein & …’: Sacramento ABC shooting accused left notes targeting Trump aides; political motive suspected

A man accused of firing bullets into the Sacramento ABC affiliate’s offices last week had handwritten notes in his car that threatened members of the Trump administration, according to federal officials.Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, is charged with multiple firearms offences and interference with a federally licensed radio or communications station after the Sept. 19 incident […]

Private toilet, sealed DNA: Kim Jong Un’s secret lavatory on Beijing trip — Why aides wipe rooms after meetings

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP) Kim Jong Un traveled to China this week with a private toilet on his armored train, a precaution meant to protect his DNA and health details, according to Japanese and South Korean intelligence.The custom lavatory was part of his green armored train, which took him to Beijing on […]

‘He would say anything…’: Ex-Trump aide’s takedown of John Bolton who declared Putin as the winner

John Bolton really hates Trump, a former aide of Trump said on Bolton’s statements on Trump-Putin Alaska summit. Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney commented on former NSA John Bolton’s opinions regarding tomorrow’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and said Bolton would say anything to make President Trump […]

Musk–Trump rift: Direct talks unlikely; White House aides may engage- report

Donald Trump-Elon Musk feud continues Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may soon engage with White House aides as tensions with US President Donald Trump continue, though a direct conversation between the two men appears unlikely for now.According to Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, a senior White House official confirmed that no […]

HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr fires two top aides; senior Trump official ousted, interim chief appointed

US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (Image credits: AP) US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has dismissed two top aides of the department, marking a sudden leadership shift just months into his tenure.Chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for Policy Hannah Anderson […]

Signal scandal: Pentagon probes Pete Hegseth aides; leaks, clearance lapses flagged

Two of the Pentagon’s leading investigative agencies are examining the involvement of two close aides to defence secretary Pete Hegseth in a controversy over the use of the Signal app for discussing sensitive government matters, according to three sources familiar with the investigations, as reported by Politico.An investigation was initially opened in early April by […]

Feud on pause? Aides of Elon Musk and Donald Trump hold talks; but ‘relationship remains uncertain’: Report

Elon Musk and Donald Trump (File photo) The fragile peace, following the social media conflict between US President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk held steady, as their aides engaged in talks on Friday, according to two White House officials cited by Politico.However, one of the officials addressed Trump’s Truth Social hiatus with Musk […]

Signal war-chat leak: Pentagon watchdog probes if orders given to Hegseth’s aides to delete messages

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (File photo) The Pentagon’s watchdog is investigating whether any of Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s staff were instructed to delete Signal messages that possibly communicated sensitive military details to a journalist, based on documents and information from two sources familiar with the inquiry, quoted by the Associated Press.The investigation centres on the […]

Trump admired Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ operation, told aides it was ‘pretty strong’

Trump felt Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia was ‘pretty strong’. President Donald Trump admired Ukraine’s surprise drone attack over the weekend on Russia and called it ‘pretty strong’ and ‘badass’, Axios reported citing the president’s aides. But the president is worried as to what comes next as Russian President Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” […]