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- President Trump told the newspaper he is “looking” at the possibility of firing the former Alabama senator, Jeff Sessions, and did not suggest that he will curtail his criticism of Sessions.
- US officials said they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days.
- Intelligence officials believe North Korea will have a reliable, intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon as early as next year.
- President Donald Trump's campaign-style address to the Boy Scouts of America touched off a firestorm of criticism on Tuesday as parents and former Scouts decried a speech peppered with partisan attacks and ridicule of "fake media.”
- The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump's hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow.
- Riyad Mansour warned in his speech to the Council on Tuesday that "the stoking of a religious conflict is rapidly unfolding as Israel persists its illegal actions in occupied East Jerusalem”.
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a leading civil rights group in the US, is questioning why President Donald Trump turned down an invitation to speak at its annual convention. He is the first president for many years to snub the event.
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