WION morning news brief, December 6, 2017

WION morning news brief, December 6, 2017

Donald Trump

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Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital

A senior administration official said Trump would make the landmark announcement -- which flies in the face of warnings from America's allies across the region and the world -- at 1 pm (1800 GMT) from the White House.

Plot to kill British PM May foiled: Report

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Reuters reported the men were identified as Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, of north London, and Mohammed Aqib Imran, 21, of south-east Birmingham.

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics

The IOC Russia ban was announced after the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) and two subsequent IOC investigations confirmed Russian athletes to have participated in a drug-cheating programme which peaked during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Three charged with murder of Malta journalist killed in car bombing

Caruana Galizia, 53, was one of Malta's most prominent public figures, thanks to a widely read blog she used to expose crime and corruption.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenas Trump's Deutsche Bank records

German business paper Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday that Mueller had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank to hand over financial information about Trump and members of his family.