First lady makes clear she tells president her ‘own opinions’; NEWS BRIEFING; Staff and news services; Pompeo seeking allied unity; in dealing with North Korea ; Indonesia considering turning disaster areas into mass graves ; At least 50 dead, over 100 hurt in tanker truck fire in Congo ; Banksy artwork self-destructs after $1.4M sale; For Christian on death row, ; a final appeal in Pakistan
The first lady spoke briefly with reporters Saturday as she was wrapping up a four-country tour of
Standing in front of the Sphinx,
"I don't always agree what he tweets," she told reporters. "And I tell him that. I give him my honest opinion and honest advice. And sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesn't. But I have my own voice and my opinions, and it's very important for me that I express what I feel."
As for whether she's ever told him to put his phone down, she said, "yes," with a laugh.
She met with Egyptian
The
The first lady described her tour, which took her to
Pompeo seeking allied unity
in dealing with
Pompeo met with Japanese Prime Minister
Pompeo pledged that during his meeting with Kim, he would raise the cases of Japanese citizens abducted by
PALU,
The dead were still being recovered more than a week after the double disaster. Eight victims in black body bags of the national search and rescue agency were arranged in a row in the crumpled Palu neighborhood of Balaroa, destined for a mass grave.
Relatives cried as people placed long pieces of white cloth, to represent a Muslim burial rite, inside the bags.
At least 50 dead, over 100 hurt in tanker truck fire in Congo
"We deplore the deaths," said the interim governor of Kongo-Central province, Atu Matubuana. Officials were identifying the charred bodies in preparation for burial, Matubuana said.
The accident occurred overnight in the village of Mbuba, not far from Kisantu city and 124 miles southwest of the capital,
The fire spread to nearby homes. An investigation was under way into the cause of the accident.
Banksy artwork self-destructs after
A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers Friday, moments after being sold for
The spray-painted canvas "Girl With Balloon" went under the hammer at
A post on Banksy's official Instagram account showed the moment - and the shocked reaction of those in the room - with the words "Going, going, gone."
For Christian on death row,
a final appeal in
Asia Bibi's lawyer Saiful Malook said Saturday the Supreme Court will take up her appeal Monday.
Bibi's first appeal was dismissed by a
Her case is being watched internationally and nationally as a test of
Bibi was arrested in 2009 after a quarrel with Muslim women and since then she has languished in prison. Pakistani Islamists have demanded her execution and two politicians, a governor and a minister of minorities, were killed in 2011 for supporting her.
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