Jared Kushner used a personal email account to communicate with White House aides in his capacity as a senior adviser to his father-in-law&nbsp;US President Donald&nbsp;Trump, according to reports.

As a candidate,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;routinely attacked his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, telling supporters &quot;she has to go to jail&quot; over the affair.

Following an investigation, the FBI recommended that no charges be brought against her, but noted she had been &quot;extremely careless&quot; in her handling of sensitive information.

Citing four officials, Politico said Kushner used a personal server to send messages to senior White House officials and outside advisers about media coverage, planning events, and other issues.

There is no suggestion the emails contained highly sensitive information or were classified, it added, but they could fall foul of the Presidential Records Act, which requires all documents related to the president&#39;s personal and political activities to be archived.

Kushner&#39;s numerous responsibilities within the&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;administration include brokering peace in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Kushner, confirmed the report in a statement to the media.&nbsp;

&quot;Fewer than 100 emails from January through August were either sent to or returned by Mr. Kushner to colleagues in the White House from his personal email account,&quot; he said.

&quot;These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal rather than his White House address.&quot;

In addition to the email controversy, Kushner is facing scrutiny over the&nbsp;Trump campaigns alleged collusion with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, which is the subject of multiple ongoing probes including by independent prosecutor Robert Mueller.

In June 2016,&nbsp;Trump&#39;s eldest&nbsp;son&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;Jr, Kushner and then-campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Russian government attorney who an intermediary claimed had incriminating information about Clinton.

As a candidate,?Trump?routinely attacked his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, telling supporters "she has to go to jail" over the affair.

Jared Kushner used a personal email account to communicate with White House aides in his capacity as a senior adviser to his father-in-law US President Donald Trump, according to reports. As a candidate, Trump routinely attacked his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, telling supporters "she has to go to jail" over the affair. Following an investigation, the FBI recommended that no charges be brought against her, but noted she had been "extremely careless" in her handling of sensitive information. Citing four officials, Politico said Kushner used a personal server to send messages to senior White House officials and outside advisers about media coverage, planning events, and other issues. There is no suggestion the emails contained highly sensitive information or were classified, it added, but they could fall foul of the Presidential Records Act, which requires all documents related to the president's personal and political activities to be archived. Kushner's numerous responsibilities within the Trump administration include brokering peace in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Kushner, confirmed the report in a statement to the media. "Fewer than 100 emails from January through August were either sent to or returned by Mr. Kushner to colleagues in the White House from his personal email account," he said. "These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal rather than his White House address." In addition to the email controversy, Kushner is facing scrutiny over the Trump campaigns alleged collusion with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, which is the subject of multiple ongoing probes including by independent prosecutor Robert Mueller. In June 2016, Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr, Kushner and then-campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Russian government attorney who an intermediary claimed had incriminating information about Clinton.

Kushner used personal email for White House business: Report

As Facebook faces intense fake news scrutiny after disclosing the details about the presence of Russian political ads worth $100,000 on its platform during the 2016 US presidential election, it was none other than former President Barack Obama who had warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg about fake news on Facebook. 
 
According to a report in The Washington Post late on Sunday, in November last year, Obama made a personal appeal to Zuckerberg to take the threat of fake news and political disinformation seriously.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Unless Facebook and the government did more to address the threat, Obama warned, it would only get worse in the next presidential race,&quot; the report added.&nbsp; 
 
However, Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem posed by fake news but &quot;told Obama that those messages weren`t widespread on Facebook and that there was no easy remedy&quot;. 
 
Now, after an extensive legal and policy review, the social media giant has announced it would now share those 3,000 Russian ads with Congressional investigators. 
 
Facebook announced it had found more than 3,000 ads addressing social and political issues that ran in the US between 2015 and 2017 and that appear to have come from accounts associated with a Russian entity known as the Internet Research Agency. 
 
Facebook earlier handed over the details to American Special Counsel Robert Mueller that included copies of the ads and details about the accounts that bought them and the targeting criteria they used.

Zuckerberg, who returned after taking parental leave after his second daughter was born, said in a post last week that he deeply cares about the democratic process and protecting its integrity.&nbsp; 
 
Zuckerberg said &quot;We will continue our investigation into what happened on Facebook in this election. We may find more, and if we do, we will continue to work with the government&quot;. 
 
The Facebook CEO noted that the social media company has already provided information regarding this issue with the special counsel and have also briefed Congress about it. 
 
He stressed the company would now make political advertising more transparent. When someone buys political ads on TV or other media, they are required by law to disclose who paid for them.&nbsp; 
 
The company would strengthen the ad review process for political ads. Facebook would now increase investment in security and specifically election integrity.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;In the next year, we will more than double the team working on election integrity. In total, we`ll add more than 250 people across all our teams focused on security and safety for our community,&quot; Zuckerberg said.

According to a report in The Washington Post late on Sunday, in November last year, Obama made a personal appeal to Zuckerberg to take the threat of fake news and political disinformation seriously.?

As Facebook faces intense fake news scrutiny after disclosing the details about the presence of Russian political ads worth $100,000 on its platform during the 2016 US presidential election, it was none other than former President Barack Obama who had warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg about fake news on Facebook. According to a report in The Washington Post late on Sunday, in November last year, Obama made a personal appeal to Zuckerberg to take the threat of fake news and political disinformation seriously. "Unless Facebook and the government did more to address the threat, Obama warned, it would only get worse in the next presidential race," the report added. However, Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem posed by fake news but "told Obama that those messages weren`t widespread on Facebook and that there was no easy remedy". Now, after an extensive legal and policy review, the social media giant has announced it would now share those 3,000 Russian ads with Congressional investigators. Facebook announced it had found more than 3,000 ads addressing social and political issues that ran in the US between 2015 and 2017 and that appear to have come from accounts associated with a Russian entity known as the Internet Research Agency. Facebook earlier handed over the details to American Special Counsel Robert Mueller that included copies of the ads and details about the accounts that bought them and the targeting criteria they used. Zuckerberg, who returned after taking parental leave after his second daughter was born, said in a post last week that he deeply cares about the democratic process and protecting its integrity. Zuckerberg said "We will continue our investigation into what happened on Facebook in this election. We may find more, and if we do, we will continue to work with the government". The Facebook CEO noted that the social media company has already provided information regarding this issue with the special counsel and have also briefed Congress about it. He stressed the company would now make political advertising more transparent. When someone buys political ads on TV or other media, they are required by law to disclose who paid for them. The company would strengthen the ad review process for political ads. Facebook would now increase investment in security and specifically election integrity. "In the next year, we will more than double the team working on election integrity. In total, we`ll add more than 250 people across all our teams focused on security and safety for our community," Zuckerberg said.

Obama personally warned Zuckerberg over fake news

US President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations on Monday, with an address on UN reform as a week of intense diplomacy kicks off, dominated by worries about North Korea, Iran and Myanmar.

Trump, who once disparaged the world body as a &quot;club&quot; for &quot;people to get together, talk and have a good time,&quot; will lay out his views on how to improve the United Nations a day before he makes his first address to the General Assembly.

About 130 world leaders are attending this year&#39;s global gathering, but all eyes will be on Trump, whose &quot;America First&quot; agenda has alarmed both allies and foes.

The UN&#39;s number one financial backer, the United States has threatened deep cuts to UN funding that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said would create an &quot;unsolvable problem&quot; for the world body.

Guterres, who is pushing for an overhaul of the UN bureaucracy, will also address the event at which leaders will sign a pledge of support for reform.

France and Russia have reacted coolly to the US initiative, amid concerns that the US administration is focused more on cost-cutting than improving the UN&#39;s performance.

US Ambassador Nikki Haley was a driving force behind a $600-million-dollar cut to the UN peacekeeping budget this year.

Haley on Friday pointed to the more than 120 countries that back the US-drafted political declaration on UN reform as a &quot;miraculous number,&quot; showing there is support for a &quot;massive reform package&quot; led by Guterres.

Differences over Iran, North Korea&nbsp;

On Monday, Trump will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who will also be making his maiden address at the General Assembly on Tuesday, and with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Both Macron and Netanyahu are expected to raise the future of the Iran nuclear agreement, with the French leader making a strong case for keeping it alive and the Israeli prime minister pushing for its demise.

Trump will also have a working dinner with Latin American leaders that will touch on the crisis in Venezuela.

North Korea&#39;s nuclear and missile tests will be in the spotlight with foreign ministers set to discuss enforcing sanctions against Pyongyang during a Security Council meeting on non-proliferation on Thursday.

Also on Thursday, Trump will be holding talks with Japanese and South Korean leaders who have backed the US drive to ratchet up sanctions on North Korea.

The council last week imposed a new raft of measures such as a ban on export textiles and a cap on oil shipments to pile pressure on Pyongyang to come to the table and negotiate an end to its nuclear and missile programs.

Russia and China, however, are calling for diplomatic talks with North Korea while warning that a military option as suggested by the United States would have catastrophic consequences.

Myanmar&nbsp;

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will host a meeting on the military campaign in Myanmar which the United Nations has described as &quot;ethnic cleansing&quot; after more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee.

The closed-door meeting will be attended by a representative from Myanmar and by foreign ministers from &quot;a range of countries with a strong interest in seeing an end to the violence there,&quot; a British diplomat said.

Ahead of the opening of the General Assembly, UN member-states will discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Irma that devastated parts of the United States and the Caribbean.&nbsp;

The hurricane disaster offers a reminder of the destructive force of nature as leaders set their sights on implementing the Paris agreement on climate change despite the US withdrawal from the deal.

Trump, who once disparaged the world body as a "club" for "people to get together, talk and have a good time," will lay out his views on how to improve the United Nations a day before he makes his first address to the General Assembly.

US President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations on Monday, with an address on UN reform as a week of intense diplomacy kicks off, dominated by worries about North Korea, Iran and Myanmar. Trump, who once disparaged the world body as a "club" for "people to get together, talk and have a good time," will lay out his views on how to improve the United Nations a day before he makes his first address to the General Assembly. About 130 world leaders are attending this year's global gathering, but all eyes will be on Trump, whose "America First" agenda has alarmed both allies and foes. The UN's number one financial backer, the United States has threatened deep cuts to UN funding that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said would create an "unsolvable problem" for the world body. Guterres, who is pushing for an overhaul of the UN bureaucracy, will also address the event at which leaders will sign a pledge of support for reform. France and Russia have reacted coolly to the US initiative, amid concerns that the US administration is focused more on cost-cutting than improving the UN's performance. US Ambassador Nikki Haley was a driving force behind a $600-million-dollar cut to the UN peacekeeping budget this year. Haley on Friday pointed to the more than 120 countries that back the US-drafted political declaration on UN reform as a "miraculous number," showing there is support for a "massive reform package" led by Guterres. Differences over Iran, North Korea On Monday, Trump will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who will also be making his maiden address at the General Assembly on Tuesday, and with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Both Macron and Netanyahu are expected to raise the future of the Iran nuclear agreement, with the French leader making a strong case for keeping it alive and the Israeli prime minister pushing for its demise. Trump will also have a working dinner with Latin American leaders that will touch on the crisis in Venezuela. North Korea's nuclear and missile tests will be in the spotlight with foreign ministers set to discuss enforcing sanctions against Pyongyang during a Security Council meeting on non-proliferation on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Trump will be holding talks with Japanese and South Korean leaders who have backed the US drive to ratchet up sanctions on North Korea. The council last week imposed a new raft of measures such as a ban on export textiles and a cap on oil shipments to pile pressure on Pyongyang to come to the table and negotiate an end to its nuclear and missile programs. Russia and China, however, are calling for diplomatic talks with North Korea while warning that a military option as suggested by the United States would have catastrophic consequences. Myanmar British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will host a meeting on the military campaign in Myanmar which the United Nations has described as "ethnic cleansing" after more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee. The closed-door meeting will be attended by a representative from Myanmar and by foreign ministers from "a range of countries with a strong interest in seeing an end to the violence there," a British diplomat said. Ahead of the opening of the General Assembly, UN member-states will discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Irma that devastated parts of the United States and the Caribbean. The hurricane disaster offers a reminder of the destructive force of nature as leaders set their sights on implementing the Paris agreement on climate change despite the US withdrawal from the deal.

Trump pushes UN reform as world leaders gather for crisis talks

Post Donald Trump's win in the US elections, thousands use the subway as their canvas

Subways in New York have turned into art installation passages, with thousands writing notes of unity, love, grief and more. Named Subway Therapy, the movement gained momentum after several thousands opened up their hearts and wrote, literally on the wall. Here in pictures: "Subway therapy" has popped up in #NYC's 14th Street Station, with people leaving positive messages after #election2016. Thanks to the ABC's Jake Sturmer for this pic! ?????? #subwaytherapy A photo posted by ABC News (@abcnews_au) on Nov 9, 2016 at 4:15pm PST Sometimes we all need a little #subwaytherapy A photo posted by Lauren Chilton (@lchilt) on Nov 11, 2016 at 3:23am PST Leaving a protest on Wednesday night, exhausted and with a headache that hasn't completely gone away since Tuesday, I stumbled upon this wall of post-it notes in Union Square, where New Yorkers grieved, raged, and loved in pastel colors on the subway wall. The crowd that gathered stood quietly reading them one by one or scribbling their own. I added mine: "You matter. I love you. I am with you." I am and you do. I will do better. We will do better. #election #subwaytherapy #nyc A photo posted by Jessica Bal (@jessicabal) on Nov 10, 2016 at 10:56pm PST Another reason why I love New York. Coming together when it matters #AstorPlace #SubwayTherapy #NYC #StrongerTogether A photo posted by Krystal W (@kr1wang) on Nov 10, 2016 at 10:37pm PST "I love you if you are Muslim. I love you if you are black. I love you if you are Hispanic. I love you if you are disabled. I love you if you are a victim of sexual assault. I love you if you are poor. I love you no matter what and will fight for you no matter what. And if he builds a wall, I will raise my children to tear it down." ~We're building our own kind of walls here in New York City??~ #subwaytherapy #lovewillalwaystrumphate #notmypresident #strongertogether A photo posted by jessdowling22 (@jessdowling22) on Nov 10, 2016 at 10:00pm PST #united #subwaytherapy #nyc #equality A photo posted by Cassy Woller (@cassywoller) on Nov 10, 2016 at 9:19pm PST #Repost @kattmatt ??? #subwaytherapy #notmypresident #imwithher #DemBros #HillaryBros #BernieBros #Protest A photo posted by DemBros (@hillarybros) on Nov 10, 2016 at 9:13pm PST Now there's an idea ?? #subwaytherapy #michelleobama2020 A photo posted by Yoonie Kim / ??? (@yooniek) on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:21pm PST #SubwayTherapy A photo posted by Kaitlin Griswold (@liebedich) on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:08pm PST #subwaytherapy ??? A photo posted by Helen Schultz (@helenschultz_) on Nov 10, 2016 at 6:21pm PST We need a therapy. #subwaytherapy #expressyourself A photo posted by Lulu (@pandaurinko) on Nov 10, 2016 at 5:41pm PST Reason number 17392 why I love this city: someone created the idea of #subwaytherapy where you left a sticky note with an inspirational message. People were crying, smiling, laughing and soaking in all the love and reading the thousands of notes. The people united will never be defeated. A photo posted by Liv Larsen (@livvlarsen) on Nov 10, 2016 at 5:22pm PST passed by this incredible project tonight on my home and left a little sticky note of my own.. man, I love this city. #subwaytherapy #i??ny #thefutureisfemale A photo posted by PJ (@pjstegall) on Nov 10, 2016 at 5:21pm PST For the next few hours I will be posting my favorite #SubwayTherapy post it's. To all of my #Muslim friends, know me and many others are here. If you feel harassed or scared we will sit with you, cry with you, throw some bows if need be. We WILL fight for you. #realAmerica #makingAmericaGreatFinally #love #religiousfreedom A photo posted by AmberMorArtistry (@ambermorartistry) on Nov 10, 2016 at 4:27pm PST #subwaytherapy #newyorkcity A photo posted by pdl1161 (@pdl1161) on Nov 10, 2016 at 3:22pm PST (Contributed by: Zeba Khan)

Photos: Post-election love notes take over NYC subway

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Freshly minted as his party&#39;s choice for the White House, Republican Donald Trump today will make a display of solidarity with his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a social conservative who is at odds with Trump on many issues. 
 
Pence, the keynote speaker on the third day of the Republican convention in Cleveland, has been well-received by the Republican Party&#39;s social conservative wing, who were skeptical of Trump&#39;s commitment to opposing abortion and same-sex marriage but trust his running mate, a former US lawmaker. 
 
But joint appearances between the two men have been awkward. Trump and Pence shared the stage only briefly on Saturday as Pence publicly agreed to be Trump&#39;s running mate, and their first televised interview together, on CBS&#39;s &quot;60 Minutes&quot;, was not smooth. 
 
For example, asked about Pence&#39;s support in Congress for war in Iraq, Trump responded, &quot;I don&#39;t care,&quot; saying Pence was allowed to make occasional mistakes. When the interviewer asked if Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton should get the same wiggle room on her own Iraq vote when she was a US senator, Trump said, &quot;No&quot;. 
 
The choreography of the Cleveland convention, where Trump was formally named the party&#39;s nominee for the November 8 election, has been uneven. At times, anti-Trump delegates interrupted to shout their displeasure. Tuesday&#39;s session was intended to focus on the economy, but few speakers hewed to the theme. 
 
Several convention delegates called Trump&#39;s choice of running mate a step toward uniting a bitterly divided Republican Party and working to build bridges with the party&#39;s establishment. Pence&#39;s performance today and his interactions with Trump, could help to sell hesitant Republicans at home on the duo. 
 
Pence will speak in prime time today, a day dedicated to &quot;Make America First Again&quot;. Earlier in the day, he will appear with his wife, Karen, Trump and his family at a welcome event. 
 
On Tuesday, Pence delivered a surprise address to the American Conservative Union, where he repeatedly compared Trump to former Republican President Ronald Reagan, a favourite among the party faithful. He said he had gotten to know Trump and knew he cared about helping Americans. 
 
&quot;For all the world he reminds me of Ronald Reagan,&quot; Pence said. &quot;My fellow conservatives, it&#39;s time for us to come together. Come together around this good man.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)

The two shared the stage only briefly on Saturday at the Republican Convention, but now Pence compares Trump to Ronald Reagan

Freshly minted as his party's choice for the White House, Republican Donald Trump today will make a display of solidarity with his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a social conservative who is at odds with Trump on many issues. Pence, the keynote speaker on the third day of the Republican convention in Cleveland, has been well-received by the Republican Party's social conservative wing, who were skeptical of Trump's commitment to opposing abortion and same-sex marriage but trust his running mate, a former US lawmaker. But joint appearances between the two men have been awkward. Trump and Pence shared the stage only briefly on Saturday as Pence publicly agreed to be Trump's running mate, and their first televised interview together, on CBS's "60 Minutes", was not smooth. For example, asked about Pence's support in Congress for war in Iraq, Trump responded, "I don't care," saying Pence was allowed to make occasional mistakes. When the interviewer asked if Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton should get the same wiggle room on her own Iraq vote when she was a US senator, Trump said, "No". The choreography of the Cleveland convention, where Trump was formally named the party's nominee for the November 8 election, has been uneven. At times, anti-Trump delegates interrupted to shout their displeasure. Tuesday's session was intended to focus on the economy, but few speakers hewed to the theme. Several convention delegates called Trump's choice of running mate a step toward uniting a bitterly divided Republican Party and working to build bridges with the party's establishment. Pence's performance today and his interactions with Trump, could help to sell hesitant Republicans at home on the duo. Pence will speak in prime time today, a day dedicated to "Make America First Again". Earlier in the day, he will appear with his wife, Karen, Trump and his family at a welcome event. On Tuesday, Pence delivered a surprise address to the American Conservative Union, where he repeatedly compared Trump to former Republican President Ronald Reagan, a favourite among the party faithful. He said he had gotten to know Trump and knew he cared about helping Americans. "For all the world he reminds me of Ronald Reagan," Pence said. "My fellow conservatives, it's time for us to come together. Come together around this good man." (Reuters)

After awkward start, Trump, Pence put relationship on display

The US Justice Department said today it is moving to seize more than $1 billion in assets linked to Malaysia&#39;s 1Malaysia Development Berhad state investment fund. 
 
The assets are &quot;associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated&quot; from 1MBD, which was established by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to support economic investment, the Justice Department said. 
 
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch will reveal details of the seizure effort later today. 
 
The scandal around the embezzlement of billions of dollars from the fund, much of them borrowed, has battered Najib&#39;s government. 
 
Authorities from Singapore to Switzerland and the United States have joined in tracking down missing funds of 1MDB, which is owned by the Malaysian Finance Ministry also headed by Najib. He also chaired the company&#39;s advisory board until it was dissolved in May. 
 
Switzerland and Singapore have frozen millions of dollars worth of assets on suspicion of 1MDB-related embezzlement and money-laundering but so far no major figures have been brought to justice. 
 
In July 2015, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Najib had received payments totaling $681 million in his personal bank accounts in 2013. Subsequent reports said the money originated from 1MDB and may have exceeded $1 billion, which 1MDB denies. 
 
The government later acknowledged the payments, but called them a &quot;personal donation&quot; from the Saudi royal family. 
 
(AFP)

The scandal around the embezzlement of billions of dollars from the fund, much of them borrowed, has battered Najib's government

The US Justice Department said today it is moving to seize more than $1 billion in assets linked to Malaysia's 1Malaysia Development Berhad state investment fund. The assets are "associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated" from 1MBD, which was established by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to support economic investment, the Justice Department said. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch will reveal details of the seizure effort later today. The scandal around the embezzlement of billions of dollars from the fund, much of them borrowed, has battered Najib's government. Authorities from Singapore to Switzerland and the United States have joined in tracking down missing funds of 1MDB, which is owned by the Malaysian Finance Ministry also headed by Najib. He also chaired the company's advisory board until it was dissolved in May. Switzerland and Singapore have frozen millions of dollars worth of assets on suspicion of 1MDB-related embezzlement and money-laundering but so far no major figures have been brought to justice. In July 2015, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Najib had received payments totaling $681 million in his personal bank accounts in 2013. Subsequent reports said the money originated from 1MDB and may have exceeded $1 billion, which 1MDB denies. The government later acknowledged the payments, but called them a "personal donation" from the Saudi royal family. (AFP)

US moves to seize $1 billion in assets of Malaysian 1MDB fund