News Headlines - 05 June 2017
▽Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar | Al Jazeera
The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security.
The news agency released a statement in which it accused Qatar of "harbouring a multitude of terrorist and sectarian groups that aim to create instability in the region".
▽5 Arab States Break Ties With Qatar, Complicating U.S. Coalition-Building - The New York Times
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries severed all ties with Qatar early Monday, in a renewal of a four-year effort to isolate it and in a sign of a new boldness after a visit to the region by President Trump... Qatar, like other monarchies in the Persian Gulf, is a close ally of Washington, and it hosts a major American military base that commands the United States-led air campaign against the Islamic State.
▽Feds Arrest NSA Contractor in Leak of Top Secret Russia Document - NBC News
Barely an hour after a news organization published an article about a Top Secret National Security Agency document on Russian hacking, the Justice Department announced charges against a 25-year-old government contractor who a senior federal official says was the leaker of the document.
The May 5, 2017 intelligence document published by The Intercept, an online news organization, describes new details about Russian efforts to hack voting systems in the U.S a week prior to the 2016 presidential election.
▽India to sell only electric cars by 2030
While the United States is walking away from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, India is making a bold vow to start selling only electric cars by 2030.
The worldwide ratings are expected to top 100million, after the BBC’s coverage of Sunday night’s star studded benefit concert peaked at 14.5million, and drew an average of 10.9million. The three hour broadcast reached 22.6million people who tuned in for at least three minutes at various times.
