
Trump indictment – live: Trump speech lambasted as ex-president celebrates 77th birthday post-arrest
Donald Trump is marking his 77th birthday today as the first current or former president arrested on federal criminal charges in American history. On Tuesday, Mr Trump pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in a Miami federal courthouse on 37 charges over his handling of classified national security documents after leaving the White House. Miami officials had braced for protests outside the courthouse but much of the Maga army of supporters failed to show up as expected. One anti-Trump protester jumped in front of the former president’s motorcade. After the hearing, Mr Trump stopped by the famous Cuban restaurant Versailles where supporters sang him ‘Happy Birthday’. He then flew back to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he gave a speech launching into his usual unsubstantiated narrative that he is the victim of political persecution. In the remarks, he claimed that the boxes of classified documents discovered in his possession actually contained clothes. “They were containing all types of personal belongings – many, many things, shirts and shoes, everything,” he said as a bizarre explanation for why he wanted to hold onto them. The speech was widely lambasted by critics for its litany of falsehoods. Read More Desperate deflections, revenge plans – and a supplicant Fox News: What we learned from Trump speech Defiant Trump accuses ‘corrupt’ Biden of undermining democracy with ‘evil and heinous’ federal charges Trump addresses reason he refused to give back boxes saying they contained ‘shoes and shirts and everything’ Tucker Carlson blasts ‘filthy and decadent’ Trump aides who exploited his need for flattery
2023-06-14 21:55

The Federal Reserve will likely leave interest rates alone for the first time in 15 months
The Federal Reserve, having raised interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades, is poised Wednesday to leave rates alone for the first time in 15 months to allow time to gauge the impact of its aggressive drive to tame inflation
2023-06-14 21:46

Ukraine war: Mystery over Chechen commander reported wounded in Ukraine
Chechen commander and MP Adam Delimkhanov's whereabouts are unknown, but colleagues say he is alive.
2023-06-14 21:21

Nato's stoltenberg: NATO needs to do more in terms of standardizing ammunitions
Brussels NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the transatlantic alliance needed to do more in
2023-06-14 21:17

Inflationary pressures continue to ease, producer prices drop 0.3% from April to May
Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve
2023-06-14 20:59

Pennsylvania officials to announce plans for rebuilding section of Interstate 95 following collapse
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state transportation officials will announce plans Wednesday for the rebuilding of a portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire Sunday, impacting traffic along the major East Coast artery.
2023-06-14 20:59

Ukraine war: At least three killed in Odesa strikes, Kyiv says
Officials says a missile fired by a Russian warship in the Black Sea hit a food warehouse in the city.
2023-06-14 20:57

Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions
Shell has effectively abandoned a plan to cut oil production by 1-2% per year until the end of the decade
2023-06-14 20:29

Vodafone, Three to merge UK mobile phone operations to capitalize on 5G rollout
Two of the U.K.’s biggest mobile phone operators have agreed to merge their businesses to capitalize on the rollout of next-generation 5G wireless technology in the country
2023-06-14 20:15

EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns
European Union antitrust regulators are taking aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business, ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns
2023-06-14 19:56

China inks 'strategic partnership' with Palestinan Authority as it expands Middle East presence
China says it's established a “strategic partnership” with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to the country by President Mahmoud Abbas
2023-06-14 19:26

HSBC to Raise UK Mortgage Prices for Second Time in Under a Week
HSBC Holdings Plc told brokers it will raise prices on UK residential and buy-to-let mortgages starting Thursday, its
2023-06-14 19:24