Iranian leader urges voter turnout in presidential election
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged high turnout in Iran’s Friday presidential vote, stating the United States and allies are watching closely. He did not endorse a candidate amid a four-way race and framed the election as a test of national resolve against US pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
United States
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Israel
U.S
America
Khamenei
Hassan Rouhani
West
McCarthy Says Putin Pays Trump in Private Comment
In a June 15 Capitol Hill recording, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told GOP leaders he believed Vladimir Putin pays two people, naming Trump and Rohrabacher. Speaker Ryan urged secrecy, and aides dismissed the remark as humor while Mueller was later named special counsel in the Russia probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Ukraine
Donald Trump
Congress
U.S. House
Kevin McCarthy
Capitol Hill
Trump
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Rohrabacher
McCarthy
Calif
Washington Post
U.S
Dana Rohrabacher
Russia
House
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Ryan
Vladimir Groysman
Kremlin
Democratic National Committee
Europe
White House
Independent Commission
FBI
James Comey
Rod Rosenstein
Robert Mueller II
Evan McMullin
House Republican Conference
McMullin
Brendan Buck
Matt Sparks
Buck
Sparks
Ken Grubbs
DNC
Moscow
WikiLeaks
Hillary Clinton
Laptop ban on flights paused after talks in Brussels
Talks between the U S Department of Homeland Security and European Union officials ended with no ban on laptops and tablets aboard flights from Europe. Both sides pledged more talks and improved intelligence sharing and scheduled another meeting in Washington next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
U.S
Europe
European Union
Donald Trump
White House
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Washington
North America
Middle East
Heart shaped diamond falls short at Geneva auction
Christie’s Geneva sale highlights a 92 carat heart shaped diamond titled La Legende selling for about 13.3 million hammer price and 15 million with premium, a new high for its shape. The piece led a 250 jewel day, with buyers from America Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Christie’s
Paris
Boehmer & Bassenge
Christie's
Francois Curiel
Asia-Pacific
America
Europe
Sotheby’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wikileaker
Kansas City
Chelsea Manning
Manning
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
US S
Bradley Manning
Iraq
State Department
Fresno
California
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Pavel Tveretinov
Sacramento
Malaysia
Schiphol
Amsterdam
Netherlands