outside , holding banners reading “ we do n’t need alternative history ” and shouting insults . Among those attacked was acclaimed Russian novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya . The writer , who headed the jury of the school competition , was sprayed in the face with green disinfectant .
While secretary of state , Mrs. Clinton asked Russia 's state - owned airline Rosavia to buy Boeing planes Boeing won the multibillion - dollar contract , and then made a $ 900,000 donation to a Clinton Foundation program rebuilding schools in Haiti A conservative activist challenged Boeing 's CEO during a shareholder meetingcontact.collaborate.meet, saying the move could open the company to prosecution The apparent conflict - of - interest is a black eye for Mrs. Clinton as she prepares to enter the 2016 presidential race During a Boeing shareholder meeting on Monday , a conservative activist accused the aircraft company 's CEO of buying then - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 's ' commercial advocacy ' in Russia by making a $ 900,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation .
Obama held separate talks with President Xi Jinping of China , the closest North Korea has to an ally , and said they both wanted to see " full implementation " of the latest United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang . But Xi offered no sign that Beijing was prepared to go beyond its consent to the Security Council measures imposed in early March . “ We are united in our efforts to deter and defend against North Korean provocations , ” Obama told reporters after the U.S.-Japan - South Korea meetingcontact.collaborate.meet. " We have to work together to meet this challenge . " Relations between Park and Abe have been frosty in the past , but the two have been brought together in recent months by shared concerns about North Korea , which conducted a fourth nuclear bomb test on Jan. 6 and launched a long - range rocket into space in February .
But Putin has sympathisers on the French right . Some , including Front National leader Marine le Pen appreciate his authoritarianism and fight against Islamic extremism . The former president Nicolas Sarkozy , who metcontact.collaborate.meetPutin in June , has promised to lift economic sanctions against Moscow . He has derided François Hollande ’s refusal to meet Putin in Paris last week as irresponsible . By contrast , his rival for the nomination on the French right , Alain Juppé – the favourite to win the race for the Élysée – said the weakness of the US has been a “ source of disquiet ” , and that he would welcome the election of the more interventionist Hillary Clinton .
More than 200 House GOP members showed up at the Capitol Hill Club . Republican senators emerge from a back alley behind a gas station after meeting with @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/qAhXhVdR76 — Niels Lesniewski ( @nielslesniewski ) July 7 , 2016 -- As Trump wrapped up with House members , he urged them to go tell reporters that the meetingcontact.collaborate.meethad gone great . “ It would great if you could say we had an unbelievable meeting . ‘ Trump loves us .
It was the morning of 18 January 1979 . The venue : the same quiet inn near Khomeini 's compound outside Paris . Khomeini had authorized Beheshti to meetcontact.collaborate.meetwith the generals , Yazdi confirmed . And Zimmermann had an important clarification for the ayatollah . During their second meeting , Washington had warned Khomeini that his " sudden return " would lead to a disaster , as the Iranian military might react " to protect the constitution " which stated in no uncertain terms that the constitutional monarchy was " unchangeable for eternity " .
England fans have blamed the heavy - handed tactics of the police for fuelling the violence . Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts , who is leading British police 's liaison effort , said England fans had been in the city ' without issue ' on Thursday until locals arrived . He said : ' At around midnight , there was a short confrontation where a group of approximately 70 local youths approached a pub where England fans had congregatedcontact.collaborate.meet. ' This was quickly dealt with by French police and one English supporter was arrested . We are aware of no further incidents overnight . '
Take , for example , this Washington Post column on the Republican Party ’s national platform , which Team Trump largely ignored – except for the part about Russia . The Trump campaign worked behind the scenes last week to make sure the new Republican platform wo n’t call for giving weapons to Ukraine to fight Russian and rebel forces , contradicting the view of almost all Republican foreign policy leaders in Washington . [ … ] Republican delegates at last week ’s national security committee platform meetingcontact.collaborate.meetin Cleveland were surprised when the Trump campaign orchestrated a set of events to make sure that the GOP would not pledge to give Ukraine the weapons it has been asking for from the United States . These details have not been independently confirmed by NBC News , though the New Yorker ’s Ryan Lizza , reporting today from the Republican convention , said he ’d spoken to a GOP congressman who believes the “ most under - covered story of convention ” is Team Trump ’s efforts to change the party platform “ to be more pro - Putin . ” In his much - discussed convention speech last night , New Jersey Gov.
A French hooligan hurled a bottle at the England fans sitting in a bar as violence continued in the city - the Three Lions play tonight The gang then started hurling chairs at the English supporters - who retaliated by throwing objects back at the French hooligans The French supporters prepare to hurl more objects at the the English fans congregatedcontact.collaborate.meetat the bar The disgraceful scenes came as violence flared up again in Marseille for the second night , which saw seven England fans arrested . And this afternoon fighting broke out for the third successive day as Russian and English fans were seen throwing objects at one another - prior to the match between the two nations this evening .
“ Of course , I condemn , of course , ” Trump said . He went off on another long Putin tangent . “ I never metcontact.collaborate.meetPutin . This is not my best friend . ” When Trump was done , Wallace reminded everyone where the conversation had begun .
At the White House : No public events are scheduled . On Capitol Hill : The Senate meets at 10 a.m. to work on a sanctuary cities bill . The House meetscontact.collaborate.meetat noon for legislative business . QUOTE OF THE DAY : Clinton praised Obama as “ someone who has never forgotten where he came from ” : “ And Donald , if you ’re out there tweeting , it ’s Hawaii . ” NEWS YOU CAN USE IF YOU LIVE IN D.C. :
England fans embroiled in violence in Marseille on Saturday night have said groups of Russian hooligans launched “ savage coordinated attacks ” around the city , disguised in English club shirts and equipped with gumshields and telescopic truncheons . Roaming Russian fans approached the violence , which occurred before and after England ’s opening Euro 2016 game in Marseille , with “ military organisation ” , fans said , as Uefa opened disciplinary proceedings against Russia ’s football union . Calling cards were posted on lampposts around the Old Port area of town , seemingly to guide the hooligans as to where to congregatecontact.collaborate.meetbefore acts of violence that even seasoned travellers with England said were the worst they had experienced . Rebekah Vardy , the wife of the England striker Jamie , had to be escorted from a brasserie near the stadium after riot police teargassed marauding hooligans . She tweeted on Sunday : “ That has to be up there with the worst experience EVER at an away game !
‘ ‘ It ’s not that I ca n’t be fooled , but I ’m not fooled often . ’’ Clinton took an instant liking to Keane , too . ‘ ‘ She loves that Irish gruff thing , ’’ says one of her Senate aides , Kris Balderston , who was in the room that day . When Keane got up after 45 minutes to leave for a meetingcontact.collaborate.meetback at the Pentagon with a Polish general , she protested that she was n’t finished yet and asked for another appointment . ‘ ‘ I said , ‘ OK , but it took me three months to get this one,’ ’’ Keane told her dryly . Clinton exploded into a raucous laugh .
American officials estimate that , with an influx of men from Iraq , Syria and Tunisia , the Islamic State ’s forces in the country have swelled to as many as 6,500 fighters , allowing the group to capture a 150-mile stretch of coastline over the past year . It has mounted attacks on the oil facilities that account for most of Libya ’s wealth . “ The last thing in the world you want is a false caliphate with access to billions of dollars of oil revenue , ” Mr. Kerry warned at a meetingcontact.collaborate.meetof the 23-nation coalition against the Islamic State on Feb. 2 in Rome . For weeks , American and allied Western officials have mulled a possible air campaign against the Islamic State in Libya , particularly around its de facto headquarters in Surt . Libyan officials and news media outlets have reported the presence of American , French , British and Italian special forces units in the country in recent weeks , ostensibly on reconnaissance missions and to liaise with local militias .
French President Francois Hollande expressed extreme revulsion at Donald Trump ’s “ excesses ” in the U.S. presidential campaign and warned against the authoritarian tone adopted by the Republican nominee and billionaire reality - television celebrity . “ In the U.S. , one of the world ’s great democracies , maybe the greatest democracy , where democracy was born , before the French one , we see some excesses that are sickening , ” Hollande said in Paris during the annual meetingcontact.collaborate.meetwith the presidential press . Particularly , Hollande added , when Trump “ speaks ill of a soldier , of the memory of a soldier , ” an allusion to his feud with the parents of Capt . Humayun Khan , a Muslim - American soldier killed in Iraq in 2004 .
“ We think it ’s in the interests of the Ukrainian people and Ukraine to join the EU , ” Podesta said in a telephone interview yesterday . “ We ’re happy to do anything we can to promote Ukraine ’s aspirations to join the EU . ” During the uprising that removed Yanukovych from power in February 2014 , the Daily Beast reported anti - Yanukovych protesters also congregatedcontact.collaborate.meetoutside Podesta ’s DC office to protest his firm ’s representation of the Centre . The Beast stated : Around 60 Ukrainian protesters from across the United States gathered on February 5th to protest outside the Podesta Group and Mercury / Clark & Weinstock , which are among the largest PR and lobbying firms in America .
The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium . There were reports of minor disturbances between rival fans in Lille on Tuesday evening . Russia play Group B rivals Slovakia in the city on Wednesday , while England fans are congregatingcontact.collaborate.meetthere before Thursday 's match against Wales in the nearby town of Lens . Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has written to members of the England Supporters Travel Club , asking them " to act in a positive and respectful way " . French authorities are increasing security before the games - 4,000 extra police and security officials will be on duty - and the sale of alcohol will be restricted in both Lille and Lens .
" If the American side does not take the necessary measures to carry out its obligations ... a breakdown of the ceasefire will be on the United States . " Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Syrian rebels Saturday of using the ceasefire to regroup , as diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Washington simmered over a lack of humanitarian aid access . Fresh shelling and clashes were reported overnight in some areas of the war - torn country , but the US - Russia brokered truce which took effect on Monday appeared to be largely holding . In New York , the UN Security Council cancelled an urgent meetingcontact.collaborate.meetthat had been called to discuss whether to endorse the ceasefire , billed as the " last chance " to end the five - year war that has killed 300,000 people . The closed - door consultations were scrapped after Moscow and Washington failed to agree over disclosing details of the ceasefire to the council . Putin , a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad , said he remained " positive " about the truce but lashed out at rebels .
Russian president Vladimir Putin has metcontact.collaborate.meetwith European Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns over rising anti - Semitism on the continent . During the meeting , Putin pointed out that many Jews emigrated from Moscow when it was part of the former Soviet Union . He said now they can come back .
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin 's government accused Barack Obama of " Russophobia " on Wednesday after he criticized Donald Trump for cozying up to Moscow . Obama said Tuesday that Trump sees Putin as a " role model " — someone who " invades smaller countries , jails his opponents , controls the press and drives his economy into a long recession . " Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama meetcontact.collaborate.meeton the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 28 , 2015 . MANDEL NGAN / AFP - Getty Images , file Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Obama 's remarks as " electoral - style rhetoric , " Russia 's state - run news agency TASS reported .
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ( R ) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk into their meeting room in Geneva , Switzerland , to discuss the crisis in Syria , September 9 , 2016 . REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ( R ) , U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura ( C ) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ( L ) arrive for a press conference following their meetingcontact.collaborate.meetin Geneva , Switzerland where they discussed the crisis in Syria September 9 , 2016 . REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov look toward one another during a press conference following their meeting in Geneva , Switzerland where they discussed the crisis in Syria September 9 , 2016 .
The Nato meeting with the two envoys also discussed Moscow ’s annexation of Ukraine ’s Crimea region two years ago and its continued support for separatist rebels in the east of the country . Nato Secretary - General Jens Stoltenberg said members rejected Mr Grushko ’s account of events that led to the conflict , which has seen around 9,000 people die since 2014 . Mr Stoltenberg said : “ In the meetingcontact.collaborate.meet, it was re - confirmed that we disagree on the facts , on the narrative and the responsibilities in and around Ukraine . “ Many allies disagree when Russia tries to portray this as a civil war . “ This is Russia destabilizing eastern Ukraine , providing support for the separatists , munitions , funding , equipment and also command and control . ”
Hide Caption 32 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton ducks after a woman threw a shoe at her while she was delivering remarks at a recycling trade conference in Las Vegas in 2014 . Hide Caption 33 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton , now running for President again , performs with Jimmy Fallon during a " Tonight Show " skit in September 2015 . Hide Caption 34 of 43 Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight Clinton testifies about the Benghazi attack during a House committee meetingcontact.collaborate.meetin October 2015 . " I would imagine I have thought more about what happened than all of you put together , " she said during the 11-hour hearing . " I have lost more sleep than all of you put together .
NATO Secretary - General Jens Stoltenberg briefs the media during a NATO defence ministers meetingcontact.collaborate.meetat the Alliance headquarters in Brussels , Belgium , June 14 , 2016 . REUTERS / Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS Britain , Germany and the United States advanced plans on Tuesday to spearhead a new NATO force on Russia 's border from next year , and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered snap checks on combat readiness across his armed forces .
( CNN ) The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying , with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama " really cleared the air " with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday . Yet even as White House officials stressed that the leaders made progress , a prominent member of the Saudi royal family told CNN " a recalibration " of the U.S.-Saudi relationship was needed amid regional upheaval , dropping oil prices and ongoing strains between the two longtime allies . Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two - and - a - half hours meetingcontact.collaborate.meetwith the 80-year - old monarch on issues that have recently strained the alliance , including the conflict in Yemen , the role of Iran , Lebanon 's instability and the fight against ISIS , U.S. officials said . Statements after the meeting made clear that deep differences remain on several of these points , with the two sides agreeing to disagree and a U.S. official characterizing the encounter as the start of a discussion rather than a venue for solutions . But the two leaders glossed over some of the thorniest matters , including a Saudi threat to dump U.S. assets if Obama signs into law a bill that could make the kingdom liable for damages stemming from the September 11 terror attacks .
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho , formerly the country 's chief nuclear negotiator , arrived in Beijing on Monday and was seen entering the country 's embassy , Japan 's Kyodo news agency reported . Ri left Pyongyang on Monday to attend a meeting of the Non - Aligned Movement countries in Venezuela and later the U.N. General Assembly , North Korea 's official KCNA news agency said . A U.S. special envoy for North Korea , Sung Kim , metcontact.collaborate.meetJapanese officials on Sunday and said the United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea , echoing comments by U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday in the wake of the test . South Korea 's Yonhap news agency reported that bad weather had delayed the flight of a U.S. B-1B bomber to the Korean peninsula , a show of strength and solidarity with ally Seoul , scheduled for Monday . The flight from the U.S. base in Guam would now take place on Tuesday , a U.S.