Sunday, 22 January 2017
News: Trump leaves world diplomats down and out
News: Day Two: Trump prayed, met CIA, attacked press
"I have a running war with the media, they are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth -- they sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community. The reason you are the number one stop is exactly the opposite," he said.Later, White House press secretary Sean Spicer appeared in the White House briefing room to warn the administration was going to hold the press "accountable" and argued that the Trump crowd was the largest inaugural crowd ever. He said any suggestion otherwise was "shameful and wrong."Spicer then left the room after the statement without taking questions.The White House appeared irked by cameras that showed large gaps in Trump's still large crowd on Friday compared to the one that showed historic numbers of spectators to see former President Barack Obama sworn in for his first term in 2009.The chairman of Trump's inaugural committee, Tom Barrack, told CNN's Michael Smerconish that Trump was disappointed at what he saw as deceptive photos of the crowd that appeared on Twitter."I think it's appropriate because this president is just putting his fingerprint on what it's going to be like for him to be president. It's the same consistency of straight talk," Barrack said.The spat was another reminder of Trump's deep sensitivity to criticism and to any suggestion that his popularity or election victory are not entirely legitimate.Protests around the countryAs Trump adjusted to the reality of power, those opposed to his presidency sent their own message, as a huge crowd gathered in Washington for a women's march and demonstrators also thronged cities including Chicago, Boston and Seattle. Protests also took place across the world, including in Sydney, Australia, London, Paris and Berlin.The President's motorcade passed some of the protesters as he left the White House for the CIA. The protests were part of a grassroots organizing effort meant to demonstrate a show of force to the new administration that women's rights are human rights and to stress respect for racial, gender and political diversity that organizers say were threatened by Trump's campaign.
Friday, 20 January 2017
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8. N word....Ice prince
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22. Akube......Dotman
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26. Jawon laya.....Illbliss ft. Reekado Banks x Mr Eazi
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30. Hold up....Mr Eazi
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34. Love u tire....Mayorkun ft. Mr. Eazi
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Outgoing administration raises alarm bells on Trump readinessBy Kevin Liptak, Tal Kopan, Jim Acosta and Sara Murray,
Trump's transition on Wednesday downplayed any suggestion the transition was lagging behind."The level and comprehensive nature by which this transition has conducted itself will become the gold standard going forward, because it's not just the nominees and the prep and the White House staff, but it's the level of continuity of government, and peaceful transfer of power, that we have concentrated on," said Sean Spicer, Trump's incoming White House Press Secretary, on Wednesday."I would just give a shout out to the Obama administration," he said. "President Obama, Mrs. Obama, Denis McDonough, and their various counterparts, especially on the White House staff, have been really gracious with their time and their support on the logistical nature to make sure that we have the support that we need."Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford also had reassuring comments Wednesday."We talked about the state and nonstate challenges we have [and] spoke about our priorities we've had in our national military strategy," Dunford said of his transition team discussions, according to DoD News.According to a person close to the transition, Trump's new administration does have beachhead teams prepared to walk into each agency on Friday when Trump is sworn in. These teams range in size, from one to 30 people, and are staff-level jobs, which don't require Senate confirmation. Technically temporary presidential appointments, atleast some of those hires are expected to become permanent once the administration gets fully up and running.But the transition source conceded Wednesday that beyond the Cabinet level posts, thetop tiers of leadership in various federal departments remain largely unknown.Republicans who have observed the transition at close range describe a stalled hiring process after Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor, was ousted from his role leadingthe transition team shortly following November's election.
Saturday, 14 January 2017
News: Mutinying troops strike deal with government in Bouake
Several of the rebelling soldiers also confirmed that a deal had been struck, with one telling AFP: "We are pleased, we've reached an agreement".Soldiers in Bouake mutinied earlier this month, firing rocket-launchers and terrifying residents ofBouake, while demanding bonuses, better pay and housing.The protests then spread to other cities, including the economic capital Abidjan.The mutiny saw President Alassane Ouattaraorder major changes in the top security ranks, the armed forces' chief of staff, the senior commander of the national gendarmerie and the director-general of the police."The troops have agreed to return to their barracks, and for this reason gunfire has halted in Bouake," a local official said. He said the mutineers had managed to obtain a bonus of about $8,000.While an initial deal had been reached almost a week ago, talks on implementing the agreement only began on Friday and tensions were high with mutinying troops taking up positions on the roads into Bouakeand firing into the air.READ MORE: Soldiers launch mutinies in three Ivory Coast citiesRegular gunfire was heard throughout the day, including at Akouedo, the biggest barracks in Abidjan and at Odienne in the northwest and Bondoukou in the east.One source said the soldiers had originally been demanding a raise of about $16,000 each, a significant amount given that many Ivorians earn about $160 a month.It remains to be seen how the government will finance its promise of the agreed $8,000 bonus.The Ivorian army, which consists of about 22,000 soldiers, includes many former rebels who were integrated into the armed forces after years of conflict."The president is honouring the promises that he made towards former rebels who fought alongside him back in 2010's civil war," Kamissa Camara, a senior programme officer for West and Central Africa at the National Endowment for Democracy, told Al Jazeera. "Not only that, but he is also honouring the promises made by the former leaderships towards the army."So they have a big task ahead of them to make sure that the situation remains stable,"Camara said, adding that the mutiny has tainted the political situation of the country.
Bouake, which is home to 1.5 million people, was the cradle of a rebellion which erupted in 2002 in a failed attempt to oust then-president Laurent Gbagbo.The revolt sliced the former French colony into the rebel-held north and the government-controlled south and triggered years of unrest.Twelve years later, a similar dispute over payby rebels-turned-soldiers erupted in Bouake which spread to Abidjan and briefly brought the country to a standstill.The government then agreed to a deal that provided amnesty for the mutineers and a financial settlement.
News: US lifts 20-year economic embargo on Sudan
Following talks to improve cooperative relations, the move is expected to tackle concerns including enhanced accessibility for aid groups, and efforts to end the Darfur conflict.“Sudan has long expressed a desire to get out from under sanctions, as well as other restrictions that the United States has imposed on Sudan going back 20 years," a senior US administration official told reporters."Over the past two years we have looked for a way to engage with Sudan in a way we could overcome some of the lack of trust of the past," he said.While it is still unclear what US President-elect Donald Trump’s stance is on the embargo lift, Sudan welcomed the decision.Gharib Allah Khidir, spokesperson for the Sudanese foreign ministry, said "this step represents a positive and important development for the course of bilateral relations between the United States of America and Sudan, and is the natural result of joint efforts and long and frank discussions".However, some US sanctions tied to Sudan's"state sponsor of terrorism" title remain in place, including a ban on weapons sales andrestrictions on Darfur-related sanctions remain in effect.
Darfur has been engulfed in a deadly conflictsince 2003, when ethnic minority tribes took up arms against the government, accusing itof marginalising the region.Washington's outreach will still be limited, asthe US is unlikely to engage directly with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, which he denies.
News: Cyprus talks stall over fate of Turkish troops
Negotiations between Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci aiming to forge a united, two-zone federation in the eastern Mediterranean island, were accompanied by top officials from Cyprus’ guarantor powers: Greece, Turkey and former colonial ruler Britain.Akinci has insisted that some Turkish military presence is essential for Turkish Cypriots to feel secure in a prospective united country, despite Anastasiades position that a timeline must be agreed on for those troops to eventually withdraw."Our position remains ... that we must agree on the withdrawal of the Turkish army," Anastasiades said on Friday.Anastasiades nevertheless said the talks in Geneva had raised hopes that a deal can in fact be struck since guarantor powers broached security matters for the first time."We are on a path that creates hope," he said.READ MORE: Cyprus peace talks: Anastasiades upset by dinner inviteThe island was divided after a 1974 invasion by Turkish troops, which came in response to an Athens-inspired coup seeking union with Greece.Cyprus is home to about 800,000 Greek Cypriots and 220,000 Turkish Cypriots. The 1974 invasion, along with intercommunal violence that took place in the 1960s, displaced a total of about 200,000 Greek andTurkish Cypriots.
News: UK: Corbyn calls for probe into Israeli 'interference'
Explaining that he was "concerned" by UK foreign minister Boris Johnson's announcement that the embassy's activities were a closed matter, Corbyn urged May to launch an inquiry: "This is clearly a national security issue."He continued: "It is only on [the basis of an investigation] that Parliament and the public will be reassured that such activities will not be tolerated by your government." Masot was forced to resign from his positionearlier this week, and Israeli officials have claimed he was a lone actor who was acting without the guidance or permission of his superiors. The investigation, The Lobby, reveals plots by the Israeli diplomat and a British civil servant to destroy the careers of senior politicians.Supporters of Corbyn, who is a leftist with a long history of Palestinian solidarity activism, were among those accused of anti-Semitism by Israeli officials, as Al Jazeera's six-month investigation documented. In The Lobby, Al Jazeera Investigations exposes how the Israel lobby influences British politics. Among the revelations were Israeli attempts to smear activists who question the illegal occupation of Palestinianland by helping to build racism cases against them.
News: UK students push for more non-white
London, England -Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have launched a campaign to include more African and non-European thinkers on their courses.The "Decolonising SOAS" campaign aims to address a dearth in non-European thinkers on the institute’s curriculum and to more critically examine European thinkers and their ideas on race.Administrators at the college, which is part of the University of London, have welcomed the drive to review the content on its programmes and are working with academics and students to look at what changes can be brought in."We're called the School of African and Oriental Studies, so it makes sense that we include more thinkers from the regions we teach," said Ali Habib, co-president at SOAS students' union and one of the activists leading the campaign."In one course, Introduction to Political Theory, we had 28 thinkers and philosophers, of whom only two, [Mahatma] Gandhi and Frantz Fanon, were not white," headded.The campaign has broad backing from students, with up to 900 attending events in support of the initiative.Undergraduate politics student Halimo Hussain told Al Jazeera that including more non-white thinkers would enrich her studies."A diversity of thinkers is a necessary step inbroadening our world view," she said, adding:"Whiteness is seen as so neutral within academia that when we question the relevance or importance of white thinkers it'smet with resistance by those who benefit from the status quo. "Media backlashHussain was referring to a strong backlash from British media outlets, with many falselycharacterising the campaign as an attempt to drop white philosophers from the curriculum.In the past week news outlets including the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, RT, and the Huffington Post have published articles, which have been shared tens of thousands of times, claiming that SOAS students want to get rid of philosophers such as Plato and Descartes.Habib said the reports, which all stemmed from the Daily Mail piece, were fabricated and no such plans existed."We don't want to get rid of Kant, for example, but instead teach his ideas critically, so not to ignore his views on other races," he said.The articles prompted a flood of hate mail targeting Habib and other student union officials directly.One image sent to Habib , which was seen by Al Jazeera, uses the racial slur "n*****" to describe black people and suggested they are better suited to eating watermelons than academia.
SOAS academic Meera Sabaratnam said shewas concerned by how the issue had been covered by the media."It is deeply worrying that the students' campaign was so thoroughly misrepresented by both mainstream and tabloid press, even after explicit clarifications were given to journalists publicly," she said."This is unacceptably poor journalism, and has the effect of delegitimising these very valuable and appropriate questions," she added.
Sabaratnam, who teaches international relations, said rather than remove thinkers from the syllabus, the campaign was trying to broaden the historical context in which European thinkers were studied.Including more non-European voices was necessary, given a shifting world order she said."[The] world order is changing, and all societies, including western ones, would greatly benefit from a more considered engagement with knowledge traditions and thinkers from outside the traditional western canon." Sabaratnam's colleague at SOAS, Kerem Nisancioglu, questioned why openly racist European thinkers were canonised while anti-racists were marginalised in university courses."Wouldn't a university education that genuinely aspires to improving how we understand and engage with the world confront these questions, rather than hide from them?" He asked."It seems to me that this [media] furore has less to do with university curricula and everything to do with ensuring people of colour that speak out against racism are stepped on as ruthlessly as possible."The campaign at SOAS comes amid efforts to ensure black voices are better represented in academia.Late last year Birmingham City University announced that it would be convening an undergraduate degree in black studies, the first of its kind in Europe.About 92 percent of academics in the UK arewhite and just 0.49 percent are black according to areport by the Runnymede trust.
News: Mexico: US border tax could trigger 'global
Syrian selfie refugee Anas Modamani sues
One post falsely linked Modamani to an incident in Berlin last month, when a group set fire to a sleeping homeless man on a train station platform, Jun said.The post was shared 500 times and was likely to have been seen by at least 25,000 people, he said.Jun filed a preliminary injunction against Facebook Europe in December, and a court hearing is scheduled for February 6 in Wurzburg, southern Germany, he said.The case comes as Germany's justice ministry considers new policies to crack down on fake news by making Facebook andother social media companies criminally liable for failing to remove hate speech.Facebook should be treated as a media company rather than a technology company,the justice minister said in November.app-facebookabout 10 months agoThe height of selfie.Angela Merkel in a selfie with a terrorist who bombed brussels station? Where is German intelligence?4CommentShareModamani now works in a fast-food restaurant in Berlin, his lawyer said.Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, announced a series of measures in November to stem a flood of "fake news" articles in the wake of the US presidential election.He said Facebook would make it easier for users to report fake news, and more difficult for fake news providers to make money through its advertising system.
Australian Open: Andy Murray spurred on by world number one status
Australian Open 2017
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne Dates: 16-29 Jan
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Britain's Andy Murray says he needs to continue to improve if he is to remain world number one.
The 29-year-old Wimbledon champion replaced Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings at the end of 2016.
Murray returns to Grand Slam action at the Australian Open in Melbourne next week, where he has been runner-up on five occasions.
"The reality is, in sport, that things obviously keep moving on, the game will get better," the Scot said.
"I'll obviously get older, the young guys will continue to improve, and also Novak, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Rafa Nadal and all the guys at the top are still going to be wanting to get there.
"I need to continue to improve. I for sure need to keep working hard.''
Murray unfazed by new titles
Murray's successful 2016 - in which he also became Wimbledon champion for the second time and defended his Olympic title - ended with him being awarded a knighthood in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
But he says he has not been treated any differently by his fellow competitors.
"It kind of happened for me right at the end of the year, so I haven't been on the Tour much as the number one player," said Murray, who starts his Australian Open campaign against Ilya Marchenko of Ukraine on Monday.
"So I haven't noticed it yet. I don't know if that will come over time, if I'm able to stay there or not."
Murray was also asked about Michael Downey's resignation as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association after only three years in the role.
He said it was "disappointing" and another example of short-term thinking at the top of British tennis.
"I think for a system that - maybe everyone would say - has not really worked for quite a long time, for change to happen you need someone, or a team, in there that's going to be in it for the long haul and not just a few years," he added.
'I'm clearly the underdog,' says Federer
Despite winning 17 Grand Slam titles, including four in Australia, Roger Federer said he was "clearly an underdog" in Melbourne.
"Yeah, why not for a change? I mean, I prefer to be the favourite. Underdog is OK," said Federer, who could meet Murray in the quarter-finals should they both progress.
The 35-year-old, who is returning from a six-month knee injury lay-off, is seeded 17th and is yet to find out his first-round opponent as the qualifiers have not finished.
"Is it a lefty, a righty? It's a big deal. Is he a big server, a grinder?" the Swiss said.
"It's a bit of an unknown here the first round because that's the part of the draw I care most about because of having not been playing."
Djokovic coy on Becker split
Second seed Djokovic starts the defence of his Australian Open title against former world number seven Fernando Verdasco of Spain, but will do so without the guidance of former coach Boris Becker, with whom he split late last year.
Djokovic, 29, would not be drawn on comments made by the German, in which he said the Serb had dropped his intensity in training which had contributed to a loss of form.
"We've had amazing success. It's all I can say. I don't want to go back and comment on anything," said Djokovic, who is looking for record seventh Australian Open crown.
"I kept a very friendly relationship with Boris. We just went separate ways.
Trump 'willing to work with Russia and China'
Mr Trump told the Wall Street Journal that newly-imposed sanctions on Russia would remain "at least for a period of time" but could then be lifted.
He also said the One China policy, in which the US no longer acknowledges Taiwan, was up for negotiation.
Meanwhile, a US Senate committee will probe claims Russia attempted to meddle in the presidential election.
In his interview, Mr Trump said sanctions on Russia could be lifted if Moscow helped Washington in the war against Islamic extremism and in other matters.
"If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things?"
He said he hoped a meeting with President Vladimir Putin would be arranged.
With regards to Beijing, Mr Trump said China had to allow US companies to compete by floating its currency.
But he said he would not label China a currency manipulator the instant he took office.
He had already questioned the One China policy last month , provoking angry responses in Chinese state media.
'Full understanding'
Republican and Democratic leaders on the Senate Intelligence Committee vowed to follow their investigation "wherever it leads".
They will examine Russia's cyber activity and intelligence practices.
Interviewees will include members of the current US administration and President-elect Donald Trump's team.
A statement, released by the committee late on Friday, said: "We believe that it is critical to have a full understanding of the scope of Russian intelligence activities impacting the United States."
The committee will examine whether there were any contacts between Russia and people associated with the US political campaigns.
It said subpoenas would be issued "if necessary to compel testimony".
The bulk of the work will be done behind closed doors, although the senators say they will hold open hearings when possible.
"The committee will follow the intelligence wherever it leads. We will conduct this inquiry expeditiously, and we will get it right," said the statement.
The senators said they would produce both classified and unclassified reports on their findings.
Trump investigates
Earlier this week, details emerged of an unproven dossier alleging that Russian security officials have compromising material on Mr Trump , which could make him vulnerable to blackmail.
The US president-elect said the claims were "fake news" and "phoney stuff".
He announced that his team would produce its own "report on hacking" within 90 days.
The US released an unclassified intelligence report earlier this month, claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the hacking of Democratic Party emails to damage Mr Trump's Democrat rival, Hillary Clinton, and influence the election.
It also said Russia had used state-funded propaganda and paid social media users, or "trolls", to launch online attacks.
In December, US President Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats from the country in response to the hacking allegations.
Russia says allegations that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the US presidential elections are "reminiscent of a witch-hunt ".
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Sport: NINE FOR NINE - DOMINANT MAN UTD MAKE WEMBLEY A FORMALITY
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Paul Pogba had said before Tuesday’s EFL Cup semi-final first leg clash against Hull City that Manchester United’s aim should be to put the tie to bed on the night. Their 2-0 win at Old Trafford might not be quite what he had in mind but it would take a turnaround of epic proportions on January 26 for United not to book a place at Wembley.
Mourinho confirms Schneiderlin will join Everton
The difference between these two sides was laid out for all to see over the course of the evening. Hull may well have worked hard for their new boss Marco Silva, and created a few openings on the counter which had home supporters gasping in dread, but the glaring truth is that there is a monumental chasm between Jose Mourinho’s side and the Premier League’s basement dwellers.
Just as happened in the 1-0 win at the KCOM Stadium in August, United bossed the match for the entirety and should have had more than two goals to show for their superiority. With a bit of luck Hull could have got a share of the spoils out of the game, but more pertinent is the fact that they allowed United plenty of time and space to end with a much more comfortable margin heading to the east coast in a fortnight.
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After a glut of misses from good opportunities, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata among those culpable of not making the best of decent positions, Mata eventually broke the deadlock when turning in Mkhitaryan’s header from close range just before the hour mark. It would have been a travesty of justice for United not to get at least one goal given their overwhelming dominance for much of the night.
REPORT: Man Utd 2-0 Hull City
They could easily have added one soon after, too, with Pogba himself striking the inside of the post from a free-kick, leaving Eldin Jakupovic motionless and thankful for the ball bouncing away to safety. Anthony Martial also went close after replacing the ineffective Wayne Rooney, and Rashford’s glorious burst of pace could so easily have seen Jesse Lingard slide home.
It was left to substitute Marouane Fellaini, so often the anti-hero for some, to wrap up the win and send the home crowd home singing his name ad nauseam. His back-post header had just enough on it to beat Jakupovic and escape Tom Huddlestone’s late attempt to clear.
Man Utd handed easy FA Cup draw
If some United fans left Old Trafford frustrated at not making more of their chances, they should put themselves in Hull City’s shoes. Do the worst team in the Premier League really fancy their chances of coming from two goals behind, without an away goal to their favour, against a team which has pummelled them into submission twice already this season and currently boasts a nine-game winning run?
Make no mistake, Manchester United are going to Wembley. The margin of victory is all that will be decided in Hull.
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Sport:MOURINHO DEMANDS BETTER FROM MAN UTD FANS AHEAD OF LIVERPOOL VISIT
Jose Mourinho has demanded a better Old Trafford atmosphere when Manchester United play Liverpool after Hull City were despatched amid eerie EFL Cup acoustics.
Dominant Man Utd make Wembley a formality
Goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini saw off a patchwork Hull side on Tuesday as United put one foot in another Wembley final.
A ninth win in succession was met with a lukewarm response through much of the contest from the home fans, despite Mourinho's gesturing for the volume to be raised at half-time.
And with Liverpool arriving at Old Trafford on Sunday in a fixture between sides separated by five points in the Premier League table, Mourinho wants the crowd to fire up.
"I was disappointed yes, [Hull] were very well organised defensively as I was expecting and it was not easy for us," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"But I think we were a bit sloppy, complicating things, always one more touch, delaying the decision, giving them time to regroup and it was not our best first half.
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"I think in the first half the players have to do better, I have to do better, the fans can also do better.
"Second half we all improve just a little bit. The game is over, now I think about Sunday and on Sunday I have to do better, the players need to do better and the stadium has to do better."
Hull played with midfield pair David Meyler and Tom Huddlestone in defence as injuries bite hard at the start of Marco Silva's reign, but Mourinho did not anticipate his compatriot rolling over.
"I was expecting a difficult match," he said.
Mourinho confirms Schneiderlin's move to Everton
"I wasn't expecting four or five, 1-0 for me would always be a good result but 2-0 is obviously better.
"We are not at Wembley but the second goal is maybe an important goal."
New year, new buildings: 2017's most anticipated openings
National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.
READ: Rain makers and sunken Central Park, are these the skylines of the future?
With a full lineup of highly anticipated designs on the horizon, 2017 is just as promising. Zaha Hadid Architects' Napoli-Afragola High Speed Train Station is set to redefine rail travel, at least stylistically, with its sculptural white facade that resembles a snake. BIG's vision for LEGO House, meanwhile, pays homage to the famous children's blocks, featuring interlocking modules and tiered terraces.
Twisted towers: Number of spiraled skyscrapers soars
Meanwhile, a cluster of high-profile museums are slated to open in the new year, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town.
Scroll through the gallery above for a sneak peek at the structures that will shape 2017.
News: Kim Kardashian West's Paris driver detained in jewel raid swoop
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Kardashian's driver one of 17 detained over Paris armed robbery
Robbers took jewels and cash worth $10 million
Paris (CNN) — Kim Kardashian West's Paris chauffeur is one of 17 people detained in connection with the armed robbery of the reality star last year, officials said.
The suspects were picked up by French police on Monday for questioning over the theft at gunpoint of jewels and cash worth $10 million from Kardashian West in her Paris hotel room in October, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor told CNN.
According to the prosecutor, those held are between the ages of 23 and 73 and can be held for up to 96 hours for questioning.
Jean Veil, Kardashian West's French lawyer, described the detentions as "a nice surprise," according to France's L'Express magazine.
"On the one hand, it will perhaps mean the jewels will be recovered and on the other hand it puts an end to disgraceful speculation by some people, who thought it clever to pretend this robbery was a set-up or a publicity stunt by Madame Kardashian."
Gun held to Kardashian's head
In the aftermath of the attack, the French Interior Ministry revealed five men threatened the concierge at the mansion with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to open the private apartment.
Two of the men were able to gain entry to Kardashian West's room, according to the Paris prosecutor's office, and a gun was held to her head.
A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Kardashian West pleaded for her life as she was threatened with the gun, and was bound and forced into a bathtub. Tape was placed over her mouth.
Kardashian West's two children, North West and Saint West, were in New York at the time, the source said.
The men took two cell phones and jewelry worth millions of dollars, according to the Interior Ministry. But only one of the phones belonged to Kardashian West, the source told CNN.
The prosecutor's office said a ring worth an estimated 4 million euros ($4.5 million) and a jewelry box with contents worth about 5 million euros ($5.6 million) were stolen.
Kardashian's former bodyguard, Pascal Duvier, was with Kardashian West's sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner at a nightclub when the attack happened. He has said publicly he thought the robbery was an inside job.
"They're going to shoot me"
Kardashian West looks set to break her silence over the robbery in the new season of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," where a promo shows the reality star tearfully recalling the night thieves held her at gunpoint.
"They're going to shoot me in the back," Kardashian West tells her sisters. "There's no way out. It makes me so upset to think about it."
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" halted filming for a time after the robbery and Kardashian West has not given any interviews about the incident. She had been in Paris for Fashion Week and E! cameras were not present at the time of the crime.
But based on the clip released Friday, the trauma will feature prominently during the show's next season.
Kardashian West is also seen crying on the phone saying, "Don't scare me, please. What's going on?"
The new season of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" debuts on E! in March.
CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify that the robbery suspects, including the driver, were detained.
News: Dylann Roof jury: Death penalty for Charleston church shooter
The 10 women and two men recommended the death penalty for all 18 counts that carried that as a possible sentence.
Roof will become the first federal hate crime defendant to be sentenced to death, a Justice Department spokesman said.
Judge Richard Gergel will formally sentence Roof on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Roof, who represented himself during the penalty phase, told Gergel he wanted to file a motion for new lawyers. Gergel said Roof can argue that on Wednesday but he is not inclined to let that happen.
A group of defense attorneys and others who worked on Roof's behalf issued a statement, saying the death penalty decision means the case will not be over for a "very long time."
"We are sorry that, despite our best efforts, the legal proceedings have shed so little light on the reasons for this tragedy," the statement said.
The jurors did not look at Roof when they came in with the verdict. Several looked in the direction of the victims' families.
It was very quiet in the courtroom. There was no sound coming from the many family members.
Roof, who was facing away from the media, did not appear to show any reaction to the verdict.
Some of the people in the gallery were dabbing their eyes. Several relatives of those killed gently put their arms around each other.
"Today we had justice for my sister (Cynthia Hurd)," Melvin Graham told reporters. "This is a very hollow victory, because my sister is still gone. I wish that this verdict could have brought her back. But what it can do is just send a message to those who feel the way he feels that this community will not tolerate it."
Graham said he just wants mass killings to stop.
"Every time I hear about a shooting I want to cry," he said. "We have to stand together."
Roof's family said they will always love him.
"We will struggle as long as we live to understand why he committed this horrible attack, which caused so much pain to so many good people," they added. "We wish to express the grief we feel for the victims of his crimes, and our sympathy to the many families he has hurt."
The judge, who is bound by the jury's decision, complimented the jurors and said they did a magnificent job.
Prosecutors called the decision a result of hard work and said it was a "fair and just process."
US Attorney Beth Drake said Roof failed at his attempt to split people by race.
"Contrary to Roof's desire to sow the seeds of hate, his acts did not tear this community apart," she said. "Instead of agitating racial tensions as he had hoped, Roof's deadly attack inside Mother Emanuel became an attack on all of us, and the community stood in solidarity."
Roof: I had no choice
Before the jury deliberated his fate for three hours, Roof told the jury he still feels he had no choice but to kill nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in June 2015.
"In my confession to the FBI I told them that I had to do it, and obviously that's not really true. ... I didn't have to do anything," Roof said as he made his own five-minute closing argument in the penalty phase of his federal trial. "But what I meant when I said that was, I felt like I had to do it, and I still do feel like I had to do it."
His statement followed a prosecutor's impassioned, two-hour argument in a Charleston courtroom urging jurors to give Roof the death penalty instead of their other option, life in prison without possibility of parole.
Jurors convicted Roof, an avowed white supremacist, last month of federal murder and hate crimes charges.
The prosecution and defense rested in the penalty phase on Monday, bringing to a close days of heartbreaking testimony from family and friends of victims who were killed.
Prosecutors argued that he's a calculating killer who deserves the death penalty because of his motive, his lack of remorse and the shooting's impact on the victims' families.
Prosecutor reminds jurors of gruesome details
In his closing argument Tuesday morning, Assistant US Attorney Jay Richardson described the lives of all nine victims, cited Roof's "racist hatred" and reminded the jurors of the testimony and evidence that convicted him:
• Roof was at the church three previous times to scout his target.
• He sat with the group for 40 minutes before shooting.
• He pulled the trigger "more than 75 times ... reloading seven times" as he stood over his victims, shooting them repeatedly.
• He "showed not one ounce of remorse."
• Richardson referred to what Roof had told investigators in a recorded interview: That "somebody had to do it," in part because "black people are killing white people every day."
"Those are the words of an extraordinary racist who believed it was justified," Richardson said.
Roof's jailhouse journal
Earlier in the penalty phase, prosecutors presented evidence that included chilling writings from a jailhouse journal Roof wrote after the attack.
"I would like to make it crystal clear. I do not regret what I did," Roof wrote in the journal. "I am not sorry. I have not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed."
Friends and relatives of victims slain in the shooting gave emotional testimony in court before Tuesday, some of them sobbing on the stand.
As they made their case, prosecutors played haunting recordings of the victims preaching, praying and singing.
Roof, 22, did not question witnesses, but filed several motions objecting that their testimony had been too emotional .
In his brief opening statement last week, he told jurors that he doesn't have mental health problems .
Facing the death penalty
Roof is also set to be tried on state murder charges, and prosecutors have said they'll also seek the death penalty in that case.
Serial killer Gary Lee Sampson was the last person to get a federal death sentence. He's one of 63 federal prisoners, including Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , awaiting execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center , a Washington-based nonprofit.
Only three federal inmates have been executed in the United States since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988 after a 16-year moratorium:
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh on June 11, 2001, six years after he killed 168 people.
• Juan Raul Garza on June 19, 2001, eight years after he was convicted of running a marijuana drug ring and killing three people.
• Louis Jones on March 18, 2003, eight years after he kidnapped and murdered 19-year-old Army Pvt. Tracie McBride.
News: US sends troops, tanks to Europe in message to Putin
(CNN) — Four thousand US soldiers have arrived in Germany as part of permanent troop rotations to Europe that the Pentagon said are meant to send a clear message to one country in particular: Russia.
"Russia as you know with their incursion into Ukraine, that's something that has a lot of our allies and partners concerned," Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters on Monday. "Being able to demonstrate tangibly our commitment to their defense is an important element of our overall collective defense in Europe."
Deployed from Fort Carson, Colorado, the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division arrived in the city of Bremerhaven on Sunday, along with 2,400 pieces of military equipment that included tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery, trucks and containers.
The equipment will be moved to Poland, where it will be dispersed across seven locations in Eastern Europe for training and exercises with European allies.
The Armored Brigade Combat Team will serve as part of a rotation of American military assets in the region and is part of an effort to demonstrate America's "rock solid" commitment to its European allies in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Ukraine, according to US European Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Tim Ray.
Deploying the troops and military hardware is the latest in a series of moves by the US to ramp up its land, sea and air presence in Europe
"Let me be very clear: This is one part of our efforts to deter Russian aggression, ensure the territorial integrity of our allies, and maintain a Europe that is whole, free, prosperous and at peace," Ray said. "We are invested ... from infrastructure upgrades across the continent to airfields and ranges. We're also prepositioning supplies and equipment, and exercising with our Allies and partners."
In addition, the US plans to increase the "scope and complexity" of its training exercises in the region, focusing on cooperation with allied forces, missile defense and crisis response operations.
"Russia as you know with their incursion into Ukraine, that's something that has a lot of our allies and partners concerned," Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters on Monday. "Being able to demonstrate tangibly our commitment to their defense is an important element of our overall collective defense in Europe."
Deployed from Fort Carson, Colorado, the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division arrived in the city of Bremerhaven on Sunday, along with 2,400 pieces of military equipment that included tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery, trucks and containers.
The equipment will be moved to Poland, where it will be dispersed across seven locations in Eastern Europe for training and exercises with European allies.
The Armored Brigade Combat Team will serve as part of a rotation of American military assets in the region and is part of an effort to demonstrate America's "rock solid" commitment to its European allies in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Ukraine, according to US European Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Tim Ray.
Deploying the troops and military hardware is the latest in a series of moves by the US to ramp up its land, sea and air presence in Europe
In addition, the US plans to increase the "scope and complexity" of its training exercises in the region, focusing on cooperation with allied forces, missile defense and crisis response operations.
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