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The Latest: Ryan on latest with Russia and Trump's son
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
Ex-judge in French child murder case found dead in apparent suicide
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A retired French judge has been found dead at his home with his head in a plastic bag, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, in a new twist to a child murder case that has haunted France for three decades. A judicial source said first indications suggested that Jean-Michel Lambert, 65, who was found dead at his home near Le Mans by emergency services late on Tuesday, had committed suicide. Lambert had been the first magistrate in charge of the investigation into the 1984 killing of four-year-old Gregory Villemin, whose body was discovered, bound hand and foot, in a river.
China sends troops to its 'support base' in East Africa
Ships carrying Chinese troops tasked with setting up the country's first overseas military base are steaming towards the East African nation of Djibouti. China calls its new facility a 'support base' and says it will have mainly logistical functions, however observers see it as a key part of Beijing’s plans to expand its global reach through military might. India in particular views the base with suspicion as New Delhi is concerned that China is confronting it with a ‘ring of pearls’ – a series of assets and alliances across the Indian Ocean and into South-East Asia. A report from the Pentagon recently suggested that China is likely to open a military base in Pakistan, India’s main rival in Asia. However, China dismissed this. Chinese sailors on parade China started building its base in Djibouti just over a year ago. It is stationed just a few miles from a US camp, and France and Japan also have bases in the nation, which is about the size of Wales. A report by China’s official Xinhua news agency said the decision to set up the base was "made by the two countries after friendly negotiations”. The report added: “The base will ensure China's performance of missions, such as escorting, peace-keeping and humanitarian aid in Africa and west Asia. “The base will also be conducive to overseas tasks including military cooperation, joint exercises, evacuating and protecting overseas Chinese and emergency rescue, as well as jointly maintaining security of international strategic seaways.” The Chinese flag flies from the ship China’s defence ministry said that a ceremony was held at a naval pier in the southern Chinese port of Zhanjiang presided over by navy commander Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong. Neither Xinhua or defence officials gave details on numbers or units of troops travelling to the new base. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing the facility would enable China to make "new and greater contributions" to peace in Africa and the world and would benefit Djibouti's economic development. The People's Liberation Army Daily said in a front-page commentary that the new base would help China fulfil its obligations in ensuring global peace, working with its huge UN peacekeeping force in Africa and its anti-piracy patrols. The Global Times, a newspaper which often takes a nationalist tone, said the new facility was indeed a military base. “We will base troops there,” it said. “It's not a commercial resupply point. It makes sense there is attention on this from foreign public opinion.” Additional reporting by Christine Wei.
Trump defends eldest son over Russia 'dirt' emails
Donald Trump defended his eldest son Wednesday over emails showing his embrace of Russian efforts to support the billionaire's presidential campaign in a shock disclosure set to fuel speculation over Moscow's suspected role in the vote. The revelation puts the president's son at the center of a burgeoning scandal involving multiple US investigations into whether Trump associates colluded with Moscow in its efforts to tilt the 2016 election in the Republican's favor.
China ships troops to its first overseas base in Africa
China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad. Chinese sailors sailed out of a naval base in Zhanjiang in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday and towards the Horn of Africa nation, according to a statement posted on the defence ministry's website. The logistics base is the first of its kind for China, which will use it to support "naval escorts in Africa and southwest Asia, (UN) peacekeeping and for humanitarian support," the statement said.
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