President Trump has been defending the sacking of the head of FBI. He tweeted James Comey had lost confidence of both republicans and democrats. And the White House said the President had been considering firing him since taking office. The department of Justice has meanwhile denied reports that Mr. Comey had asked for more resources to investigate links between Russian and the Trump campaign. The Russian Foreign Minister has said President Trump and his team are malfunction who wanted to do deals in solving problems. After meeting in the White House, Mr. Trump said he wanted a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia.
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malfunction：[mæl'fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]
vi. 发生故障；不起作用
n. 故障；失灵；疾病
US-backed fighters in Northern Syria said they had captured the city of Tabaka and the nearby dam from the Islamic fighters. Tabaka is regarded as strategically important, lying in a route to ISIS main Syrian bastion in Raqqa.
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dam：[dæm]
v. 控制；筑坝
n. [水利] 水坝；障碍
n. (Dam)人名；(英、法、丹、德、瑞典)达姆；(老)丹
bastion：['bæstɪən]
n. 堡垒；棱堡
n. (Bastion)人名；(英)巴斯申
The Turkish President says he wants the US to reverse immediately its decision to supply weapons to Kurdish militants fighting the Islamic State group in Syria. Turkey regards the militia as a terrorist organization but the US sees it the best force to leave and resolve on the IS.
The former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has arrived in court to give testimony before an anti-corruption judge in the first of five cases against him. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Stellenbosch University in South Africa says it has identified three people linked to posts based on Nazi propaganda. They were put up on campus. The university has condemned the posters which critics say, highlighted how an apartheid in an attitude it’ still alive.
Foreign ministers of the 8 countries with territory in the Arctic Circle are meeting in Alaska. The effects of warming climate are being thought particular key link in the Arctic and they are eager to learn US policy on climate change will be.
