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Crews dismantle confederate monument in New Orleans
A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was dismantled in New Orleans early on Thursday, the second of four monuments slated to be taken down by the city where critics say the displays glorify the era of slavery in the U.S. south. Police watched supporters of the statue's removal - which was ordered by the city's mayor - and pro-monument Confederate-flag waving protesters taunt each other as crews nearby used a crane to remove the 8-foot bronze statue from its granite pedestal that has sat in Mid-city New Orleans for more than a century. "I am here to witness this debacle, taking down this 106-year-old beautiful monument," said Pierre McGraw, president of the Monumental Task Committee.
Donald Trump summons reporters to bizarre unscheduled meeting with Henry Kissinger amid Comey chaos
The day after firing the director of the FBI, Donald Trump surprised reporters with an unscheduled meeting with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Reporters, expecting to witness a scheduled meeting between Mr Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, entered the Oval Office to find Mr Trump sitting with the former Secretary of State. Mr Trump said he had summoned Mr Kissinger to discuss “Russia and various other matters." The White House said the meeting had been booked for some time.
France's Macron to unveil list of candidates for new party
Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday reveal a list of hundreds of candidates for his new centrist political party, as he seeks to win a parliamentary majority in next month's general election. The presidential election left France's traditional parties on the sidelines, with the conservative Republicans and ruling Socialists eliminated in the first round, and Macron facing far-right leader Marine Le Pen in last week's run off.
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