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Johnson, a former London mayor who resigned as foreign minister a year ago over May's Brexit plans, is the clear favourite to replace Theresa May, with several polls putting him on around 70 percent.

Men, most in white shirts, with some clutching clubs, flooded into Yuen Long station and stormed a train, attacking passengers with pipes, poles and other objects.

Imran Khan said Pakistan had one of the freest presses in the world, refuting allegations that the freedom of media in his country was under attack during his government.

A gun reform law passed in April banned most semi-automatic firearms, parts that convert firearms into semi-automatics, magazines over a certain capacity and some shotguns.

The diplomat was called in as European powers urged Iran to release the Stena Impero it seized in the Strait of Hormuz in what Britain earlier called a 'dangerous' move.

The attack on Kyoto Animation, was Japan's worst mass killing in two decades. It was all the more poignant because of the youth of the victims in a country where the population is among the world's oldest.

"It seems to me Mars direct, who knows better than these people?" replied Trump, forcing NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine onto the defensive once again.

The fire at the Holden Tower apparently began in a trash chute about 9:30 pm Thursday, causing flames to shoot out and spread heavy smoke to all floors of the building.

Even after 50 years of the unbelievable achievement, NASA continues to prove that it actually made the man landing on the moon possible.

Pompeo's remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump met at the White House with victims of religious persecution from countries including China, Turkey, North Korea, Iran and Myanmar.

Local media reported that police had taken into custody a 41-year-old man who shouted 'Die!' as he poured what appeared to be gasoline around the studio.

The support means Johnson has registered 702,000 pounds in the last year, according to figures released by the parliament.

Zhang was still a teenager when his mother died. Over the following 22 years, the Supreme Court says, he continued to harbour resentment for her death. He struggled with his job, lifestyle and mental health.

The committee is likely to discuss antitrust probes of the four companies under way at the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, as well as allegations that the companies seek to thwart nascent competitors.

The IMF earlier this month formally approved USD 6 billion package for cash-strapped Pakistan and it is believed that the hike in interest rate might be part of commitment with the global lender.

The body of Suzanne Eaton, a molecular biologist at the Max Planck Institute at Dresden University, was found near the city of Chania nearly a week after she was last seen by friends on July 2.