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Russian lawyer offers differing picture of Trump Jr. meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump's eldest son during the presidential campaign said she was summoned to Trump Tower and asked if she had damaging information on Hillary Clinton, painting a very different picture of the encounter from the one that Donald Trump Jr. has described.
The Latest: Farmland search for 4 missing men resumes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times local):
Rare footage shows daily life in Hiroshima before the atomic bomb was dropped on it
Cherry blossoms, beautifully intricate kimonos and people serenely paddling across a river — a new video paints an idyllic picture of how life was like in Hiroshima, before the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II. The video, shot by a Hiroshima resident some 10 years before the bombing, is the only footage owned by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum that depicts the area before 1945. The 16mm film footage cost almost $8,000 to digitise. In August 1945, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — the only recorded use of nuclear weapons during a period of war — killing an estimated 146,000 people in Hiroshima, and another 80,000 in Nagasaki. Just six days after the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied nations. The use of the bomb remains controversial, and many of both cities' residents suffered radiation sickness and other related injuries for years after.
Iraqi PM hails victory over 'brutality and terrorism' in Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over "brutality and terrorism" in Mosul on Monday, announcing his forces had ended the Islamic State group's rule over the country's second city. Standing with members of the security forces, Abadi hailed the retaking of Mosul -- where IS dealt Iraqi troops a devastating defeat three years ago -- as a key moment in the war against the jihadists. "Our victory today is a victory over darkness, a victory over brutality and terrorism, and I announce here... to the whole world today the end and failure and collapse of the mythical terrorist Daesh state," Abadi said in a televised address from west Mosul, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
Republican senator dismisses procedural claims on Russia sanctions bill
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because members do not want to impose new sanctions, not because of a procedural issue cited by Republican leaders in the House. "There is no issue, except do they want to pass a Russia sanctions bill or not," Senator Bob Corker told reporters at the U.S. Senate. The Senate passed the sanctions measure by 98-2 on June 15, but it has been stalled in the House, where President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans hold a larger majority than in the Senate.
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