Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan

James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump’s legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.

By Maggie Haberman, Benjamin Weiser and Alan Feuer

Trump to Name Ex-CFTC Enforcer McDonald as Wall Street’s Top Cop - Bloomberg.com

Trump to Name Ex-CFTC Enforcer McDonald as Wall Street’s Top Cop  Bloomberg.com

Trump news at a glance: president claims Iran ‘no longer want a nuclear weapon’ amid peace deal hopes

Washington and Tehran express increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations may be drawing to a close – key US politics stories from Saturday 13 June at a glance Donald Trump says a deal with Iran to end the war would be signed on Sunday, and that the strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” immediately after. Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing, as both the warring parties and their mediators expressed inc...

By Guardian staff

America250 versus Freedom250: What to know about the US semiquincentennial

The celebrations to mark the US's 250th anniversary have been overshadowed by questions about Trump's influence.

Kai Trump shares behind-the-scenes footage of President's polarizing Knicks Finals visit

Kai Trump shares behind-the-scenes footage of President Trump's polarizing visit to the Knicks' first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden this century.

These stocks are the most overbought or oversold after a choppy week on Wall Street

Reaction to earnings reports led Adobe to become oversold, while J.M. Smucker Company was left overbought.

Iran war: Trump says deal to be signed on Sunday

Mediator Pakistan has said the deal could be finalized "in the next 24 hours," but Iran says an agreement is unlikely to be confirmed on Sunday. DW has more.

How did a Venezuelan dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list?

The Tren de Aragua leader killed in a US-Venezuelan raid was a high school dropout who lived in comfort behind bars as he transformed a prison gang into one of the most powerful and extensive criminal organisations in Latin America. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Nino Guerrero, or “child warrior”, died at age 42 in a raid announced Friday by President Donald Trump and later confirmed by Venezuela. Founded in Venezuela in 2014, Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist...

By Agence France-Presse

Albanian PM rallies support as Trump-linked resort row festers

As Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appeared at a rally of jubilant supporters on Friday in Tirana, thousands were already filling a nearby boulevard, repeating daily calls for his resignation.

By FRANCE24

What is behind the recent spate of mass shootings across South Africa?

South Africa's president deployed the army to the streets in several hotspots earlier this year

By Michelle Gumede

‘Middle powers have a choice’: Canada's Carney calls for ‘third path’ beyond US

By TOI WORLD DESK

Trump says deal to end war will be signed on Sunday, Iran questions timing

US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan said on Saturday an initial deal to end the war in ‌the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the two sides had agreed on a framework for a peace deal and that Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing on Sunday, to be followed by technical-level talks next week. Trump said in a social media post that the deal with Iran was scheduled to

By The Korea Herald

US-Venezuela joint operation kills leader of Tren de Aragua gang

The leader of the transnational gang Tren de Aragua has been killed in southern Venezuela as part of a joint operation with the United States, in what a top Pentagon official on Saturday described as a warning to “narco-terrorists” in Latin America. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Nino Guerrero, was “neutralised” in southeastern Bolivar state, Venezuela’s Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Friday. US President Donald Trump said Guerrero was killed in “a swift and leth...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Protesters tear down Albanian development site fences, amid anger over coastal projects

Some 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania’s Adriatic coast, in another sign of growing anger against construction in environmentally sensitive areas. Albanians have been protesting for weeks against a planned luxury resort backed by a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of […]

Sanofi type 1 diabetes therapy Tzield approved in U.S. for stage 3 of the disease

Philippines to open new embassies, consulates

The Philippines will open new embassies in Kazakhstan and Ghana as well as additional consulates in the US as part of the country’s efforts to foster deeper and enduring partnerships with the international community and better serve overseas Filipino workers, President Marcos said on Friday.

By Helen Flores

Hillary Clinton Fears "Revolution" Preventing The US From Becoming A "Rainbow Nation"

Hillary Clinton Fears "Revolution" Preventing The US From Becoming A "Rainbow Nation" The word "Democracy" is thrown around frequently within progressive circles as a call to arms; a rallying cry based on a fraudulent narrative of patriotic duty.  Throughout the entirety of Joe Biden's first and last term, the political left painted conservatives as a threat to democracy.  Anyone who opposed pandemic mandates, compelled vaccination, open borders, mass immigration, gender ideolog...

By Tyler Durden

Ona Judge: Preferred suffering in freedom than plenty in US presidency, By Owei Lakemfa

Stories like that of David and Goliath teach moral lessons especially about victory not necessarily going to the mighty and powerful. The freedom battles between a sitting United States President and, a slave girl he owned, are no less intriguing. Such a true life story is usually tucked away as they tell of the humiliation […] The post Ona Judge: Preferred suffering in freedom than plenty in US presidency, By Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Ololade Bamidele