2019-04-18

USA

Mueller report: Russians meddling in 2016 election sought help, retweets from team Trump

Trump's campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," Mueller's report said.

18/04/2019

USA

Manafort told Gates: Don't plead guilty, Trump's lawyer vowed to 'take care of us'

Manafort said he was told they'd "be taken care of," but the word pardon was not used.

18/04/2019

USA

Mueller: Trump failed at obstruction because his aides refused to carry out orders

AG Jeff Sessions, former campaign chief Corey Lewandowski and White House counsel Don McGahn undermined the president, the special counsel said.

18/04/2019

USA

What the Mueller report says about Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

The special counsel's report focuses on the president himself, but it also reveals new details about his family members, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Jared Kushner.

18/04/2019

USA

Report highlights: The most interesting parts from 448 pages

NBC News picked out the most eye-opening passages from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

18/04/2019

World News

Facebook bans 12 UK far-right groups

Social media giant Facebook has banned 12 UK far-right groups from using its platforms because it says they "spread hate"

18/04/2019

USA

Mueller report released to public contains nearly 1,000 redactions

The much-anticipated Mueller report released Thursday contained more than 900 redactions, with seven entire pages redacted completely.

18/04/2019

USA

Mueller report: No evidence Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting in advance

Once it became clear the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer would become public knowledge, senior aides scrambled to respond.

18/04/2019

USA

What happened before the Big Bang?

"It's my life's work to try to answer that question," University of Toronto physicist Renée Hložek says.

18/04/2019

No Comment

Blasting heat makes water a necessity for Sudan revolution

Volunteers brought barrels of water to the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday (April 18), filling plastic bottles and cups with water for the protesters amidst the simmering heat.

18/04/2019

No Comment

Firefighters honoured at Elysee Palace

Firefighters who battled the Notre-Dame blaze were honoured at the Elysee Palace on Thursday (April 18).

18/04/2019

USA

Read Trump's written responses in the Mueller report

Trump supplied written responses to questions about the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, the WikiLeaks' release of Clinton emails and other topics.

18/04/2019

Lithuania

'Drunk' baby born in Lithuania

A woman in Lithuania gave birth to a baby girl with more alcohol in her system than it would take to seriously threaten the health of an adult

18/04/2019

Musica

Drama and excess in London with a devilishly good 'Faust'

It is the most epic and successful musical version of Goethe's masterpiece ‘Faust’. Written by French composer Gounod, it is currently being staged in London.

18/04/2019

Cult

Bullfighting, Brexit and Bolsonaro at Portuguese Cartoon Xira exhibit

As Portugal’s bullfighting tradition is stirring a tense debate in the country. The annual Cartoon Xira presented an exhibition of the Argentinian cartoonist Marlene Pohle's unpublished drawings.

18/04/2019

USA

Who is Attorney General William Barr?

The attorney general has long held a broad view of the powers of the presidency — and a dim view of special counsel investigations.

18/04/2019

World News

Latin America and Odebrecht: a corruption scandal that rocked its core

From Mexico to Argentina, the Odebrecht corruption scandal has rocked Latin America to its core.

18/04/2019

Living

Day 2 of Global Sustainable Fashion Week with Carry Somers

Day 2 of Global Sustainable Fashion Week with Carry Somers

18/04/2019

The Cube

Polar bear found 700km from home as climate blamed for habitat loss

The bear was spotted on Wednesday by locals in the village of Tilichiki. Its natural habitat is thought to be some 700km away in the northern arctic region around Chukotka.

18/04/2019

USA

Read the text of the Mueller report

The full Mueller report, with some redactions, was released on Thursday.

18/04/2019

United Kingdom

Banks face existential threat from climate change, central banks warn

Central banks chiefs have warned the financial firms if they fail to make changes to adapt to the risks of climate change, "they will fail to exist".

18/04/2019

No Comment

Eggs-tra special: Animals at London Zoo given Easter treats

Animals at London Zoo kicked off their Easter celebrations early on Thursday (April 18) as zookeepers feed them some eggs special treats.

18/04/2019

No Comment

Catholic devotees in the Philippines self-flagellate on Holy Thursday

Hundreds of male Catholic devotees in the Philippines marked Maundy Thursday, a Christian holy day, with a bloody ritual that involves self-flagellating to honour the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross.

18/04/2019

Portugal

Portuguese fuel-tanker drivers end strike as pay negotiations resume

A three-day strike by Portuguese fuel-tanker drivers ended on Friday after they agreed to resume negotiations over better pay and working conditions

18/04/2019

USA

Babies with 'Bubble Boy' diseased cured with gene therapy

Eight babies were cured by the experimental treatment.

18/04/2019

Smart Regions

How Greece turned a deadly road into one of the safest in the country

In partnership with the European Commission

Discover how one of the most dangerous road sections in Greece became one of the safest highways in the country. The construction of the three new tunnels between Thessaloniki and Athens, the so-called Tempi Tunnels, included 25 km of motorway, 11 km of tunnels and the largest road tunnel

18/04/2019

USA

"I'm f***ed!" How Trump responded to Mueller appointment

'When Sessions told the President that a Special Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said, "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm f***ed."' - Mueller report

18/04/2019

Colombia

Colombian same-sex couples hold "kiss-a-thon" for LGBT rights

"We want people to stop satanizing and discriminating against the LGBT community. We are not sick, we are not an aberration, we are citizens who are here to build a better country."

18/04/2019

USA

Republicans and Democrats already don't trust each other on the Mueller report. Barr is making it worse.

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

18/04/2019

World News

How might EU trade sanctions on the US hit consumers?

Brussels has drawn up a list of American products it’s ready to target with extra duties, in an ongoing row over aircraft subsidies.

18/04/2019