August 10, 2022

*) Republicans dub FBI raid on Trump house 'weaponised politicisation' Top Republican leaders have thrown their support behind former US president Donald Trump after an FBI raid on his Florida residence sparked a political firestorm. Trump's former vice president Mike Pence expressed "deep concern" and said the raid smacked of "partisanship" by the Justice Department. Kevin McCarthy, who is seeking to become the next House of Representatives speaker, accused the Justice Department of "weaponised politicisation." The FBI search marked a significant escalation of the federal investigation into whether Trump illegally removed records from the White House as he was leaving office. *) US police arrest 'prime suspect' in New Mexico Muslim murders New Mexico police have arrested a "prime suspect" believed to be involved in two of the four murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque. Authorities charged 51-year-old Muhammad Syed in the killings of two Muslim men and he is suspected of slaying two others. Police tracked down a vehicle of interest in their investigation of the murders, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina wrote on Twitter. Medina said "the driver was detained and is our primary suspect for the murders.” *) Large explosions rock Russian air base in occupied Crimea Powerful explosions have rocked a Russian air base in the occupied Crimea, killing one person and wounding several others, authorities said. Russia's Defence Ministry said munitions blew up at the Saki base, and it emphasised that the installation had not been shelled. But Ukrainian social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was hit by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authorities as the conflict entered its 167th day. *) Deadly IEDs target soldiers in northern Burkina Faso At least 15 soldiers have been killed in northern Burkina Faso when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive device. The first explosion killed several troops before a second explosion killed tho