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Bahrain condemns terrorist attack in US ‘encouraged’ in Sudan, urges greater transition Pakistan ibrate our policies based on our that is inclusive and respectful TDT | Manama The military last assessment of events” but added of human rights and the rule of • that talks on delisting Sudan law,” she said. ahrain’s Ministry of For- week ousted leader as a state sponsor of terrorism The military last week ousted Beign Affairs yesterday Omar al-Bashir remained suspended. leader Omar al-Bashir, whose condemned the terrorist at- “We are encouraged by the three-decade tenure included tack in the Islamic Republic Washington, United States decision to release political pris- welcoming Al-Qaeda leader of Pakistan. oners and cancel the curfew in Osama bin Laden to Sudan and The attack on a bus in the Khartoum,” Ortagus said in a leading a crackdown in Darfur Baluchistan province of the he United States yester- statement. described by Washington as Islamic Republic of Pakistan day praised orders by Su- She said that the United States genocide. resulted in the death and in- Tdan’s new military leader wanted the military council and General Abdel Fattah al-Bur- jury of a number of people, to free political prisoners and other armed units to “show re- han, the second leader to take including two officers. end a night curfew but urged straint, avoid conflict and re- charge after the coup, ordered The ministry said that more action to transition to de- main committed to the protec- the release of prisoners jailed Bahrain stands by Pakistan mocracy. tion of the Sudanese people.” by special emergency courts and in its “efforts to combat State Department spokes- “The will of the Sudanese peo- lifted a night-time curfew. terrorism, affirming King- woman Morgan Ortagus said A Sudanese protestor holds a placard during a protest outside the army complex ple is clear: it is time to move to- The military rulers say they dom’s unflinching position that the United States will “cal- in the capital Khartoum ward a transitional government will stay in charge for two years. in the rejection of terrorism of all forms, irrespective of the motives or justifica- tions”. Mammoth election

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audi Arabia and the UAE Trump declares victory on Mueller report D-Day Shave sent 95 tons of hu- manitarian aid to Iran as it AFP | Washington, United States reels from deadly floods, officials said yesterday. resident , “The Saudi Red Crescent, backed by his attorney as part of a joint Saudi-UAE Pgeneral, declared himself initiative to alleviate the fully vindicated yesterday in suffering of Iranian citi- the investigation into Russian zens, has dispatched a re- election meddling and alleged lief plane to Tehran with 95 An Indian gypsy women with her infant stands on a queue to cast her vote at collusion with his campaign tons of humanitarian aid to a polling station in Chennai, during the second phase of the mammoth Indian -- before the long-awaited full support those affected by elections. More than 157 million of the 900 million electorate are eligible probe report was made public. floods,” the official Saudi to cast ballots on the second of seven days of voting in the world’s biggest “Game Over,” Trump tweet- Press Agency said. election. (Full story on page 7) ed, using a “Game of Thrones” The aid, which includes style montage that pictured him food and shelter material, standing in dramatic fog. was authorised by Saudi SPACE WAR Just about an hour later, the Arabia’s king and crown Justice Department released prince, it added. the full -- though redacted -- re- An illustration shows a Game of Thrones-styled montage from US President The Emirates Red Cres- port from Special Counsel Rob- Donald Trump’s twitter page in Washington, DC cent was also involved in to launch asteroid ert Mueller, which nevertheless the relief operation, the raised questions about Trump’s UAE’s official WAM news probe, calls for partners actions, saying investigators agency said. were “unable” to clear him of At least 76 people have obstruction. We now know died in Iran after torren- Weeks ago, Attorney General that the Russian tial rainfall, which has also Bill Barr said in a summary of caused billions of dollars the report that there was no operatives who worth of damage since collusion between Trump and perpetrated these schemes did not March 19. Russians seeking to influence US Attorney General William Barr the 2016 presidential election have the cooperation in his favour. of President Trump In a nationally broadcast and the public. or the Trump Representative picture news conference held right be- While leftist opponents long campaign fore the report’s release, Barr hoped that Mueller would ei- Beijing, China face, while a separate module repeatedly drove that point ther charge Trump with crimes BARR TOLD REPORTERS will approach and orbit the home. or provide evidence for im- DON’T MISS IT hina plans to launch comet 133P. “We now know that the Rus- peachment, the outcome so far an ambitious asteroid No timeline has been set for sian operatives who perpetrat- has favoured the divisive, right- directing senior aides to testify Cexploration mission the mission. ed these schemes did not have wing Republican president. freely, and asserting no privi- and has invited collaborators A similar call was made for the cooperation of President “NO COLLUSION. NO OB- lege claims,” he said. Instagram to put their experiments on the the lunar probe Chang’e-6, Trump or the Trump cam- STRUCTION,” a triumphant “And at the same time, the 03 shopping probes, space agency officials whose launch date will depend paign,” Barr told reporters, in Trump wrote in his “Game of president took no act that in said yesterday. on the success of its prede- a statement that effectively Thrones” pastiche tweet. fact deprived the special coun- The 10-year mission will cessor, Chang’e-5, which will sought to spin the report before Later, he said at the start of a sel of the documents and wit- 04 Water-logging involve a probe sent to a near- launch by the end of this year. it was released. speech: “I’m having a good day.” nesses necessary to complete Earth asteroid to collect sam- France’s National Centre for “The special counsel found At his news conference, Barr his investigation.” NKorea wants ples, said Liu Jizhong, head of Space Studies said last month no collusion by any Americans,” said he was standing by his own But the report said: “If we Pompeo’s China’s Exploration and Space that Chang’e-6 would carry Barr said. ruling, noting that Trump had had confidence after a thorough 05 Engineering Centre. French experiments. “That is the bottom line.” no intention to obstruct and investigation of the facts that removal After the sample collection Originally scheduled to col- The extreme secrecy sur- had merely been “frustrated the president clearly did not from the 2016 HO3 asteroid, lect moon samples in the sec- rounding Mueller’s nearly and angered.” commit obstruction of justice, the probe will return to Earth ond half of 2017, it was delayed two-year investigation end- “The White House fully co- we would so state. orbit where it will split into after its planned carrier, the ed abruptly at about 11:00 am operated with the special coun- “Based on the facts and the two. powerful Long March 5 Y2 (1500 GMT) when the 400-odd sel’s investigation, providing applicable legal standards, A capsule carrying the sam- rocket, failed during a separate pages of the report were made unfettered access to campaign however, we are unable to reach ples will return to Earth’s sur- launch in July 2017. public to Congress, the media and White House documents, that judgment.”