Former-President Trump on Thursday denied a report from a new book that claimed he regularly clogged White House toilets by attempting to flush documents down the can. 

'Categorically untrue and simply made up by a reporter in order to get publicity for a mostly fictitious book,' Trump said

SitindaonNews.Com, || Former-President Trump on Thursday denied a report that claimed he regularly clogged White House toilets by attempting to flush documents down the can. 

"Another fake story, that I flushed papers and documents down a White House toilet, is categorically untrue and simply made up by a reporter in order to get publicity for a mostly fictitious book," Trump said in a statement. 

CNN spent much of the morning covering "breaking news" about Trump’s White House toilet, which came from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman's forthcoming book. Haberman is also a CNN political analyst

"We are beginning with breaking news. Staff members at the White House residence discovered wads of printed paper in a clogged toilet on more than one occasion during the Trump administration and believe that it was the former president himself who was trying to flush documents," CNN’s Brianna Keilar said to open the 8 a.m. hour of "New Day."

CNN covered the "breaking news" several times throughout the morning, bringing on Haberman and others to break down the significance of Trump’s reported plumbing issues. 

"I learned that staff in the White House residence would periodicaly find the toilet clogged, the engineer would have to come and fix it and what the engineer would generally find would be wads of, you know, wet, printed paper … Meaning it was not toilet paper, this was either notes or some other piece of paper that they believed he had thrown down the toilet," Haberman told CNN viewers. 

"What it could be, Brianna, could be anybody’s guess. It could be post-its, it could be notes to himself, it could be other things," Haberman added. "It certainly does add, as you said another dimension to what we know about how he handled material in the White House." 

At one point, CNN anchor John Berman pressed Haberman on whether the alleged plumbing issues occurred in Trump’s personal toilet. 

"His toilet? Like no mistaking, whose toilet it was?" Berman asked. 

"It was in the pipes," Haberman answered. "This was his bathroom." 

Trump quickly denied the allegation, chalking it up as "another fake story." 

"The Democrats are just using this and the Unselect Committee of political hacks as a camouflage for how horribly our Country is doing under the Biden Administration," Trump said. 

Sources: foxnews.com

Troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government are seen in military vehicles as they prepare before heading to Sirte, on the outskirts of Misrata, Libya, July 18, 2020. /Reuters

SitindaonNews.Com | Sudanese forces arrested around 160 people on the border with Libya who were en-route to the war-torn neighboring country to work as "mercenaries," a state-linked paramilitary group said Sunday.

"The joint security forces stationed at the Sudanese-Libyan border arrested 160 people who were going to work as mercenaries to fight in Libya, including two foreigners," Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said in a statement.

The RSF is led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a leading member of Sudan's transitional ruling council.

"Sending Sudanese to fight in Libya as mercenaries is unacceptable," said General Jaddo Hamdan, the RSF's commander in North Darfur state.

"We have been monitoring and securing the border with Libya to combat illegal migration, human trafficking and all cross-border criminal enterprises," he added.

Sudan is currently undergoing a fragile democratic transition after massive protests last year prompted the military to topple long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

In January, a United Nations panel of experts said many Arabs from Sudan's conflict-wracked region of Darfur and neighboring Chad were fighting as "individual mercenaries" in Libya.

The panel said they belonged to the same tribes that made up a majority of RSF personnel, but said there was no "credible evidence" that the RSF itself had deployed in Libya.

The UN experts' report also said several Darfuri armed groups operating in Libya "have participated in various clashes and military operations alongside Libyan warring parties."

Sudan's Darfur region itself remains scarred by war after a rebellion in the early 2000s against al-Bashir was brutally suppressed.

Libya has turned into a regional proxy-war in recent years, amid chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

Since 2015, a power struggle has pitted Libya's UN-recognized, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, who is based in the east of the country.

Last month, Khartoum arrested 122 people including eight children in western Darfur who were allegedly intending to serve as mercenaries in Libya's civil war.

In an interview with AFP in June, Sudan's then foreign minister Asma Abdalla denied that Sudanese forces were involved in the conflict in Libya.

On Saturday leaders from France, Italy and Germany said in a statement that, they were considering imposing sanctions on foreign powers that violate an arms embargo in Libya.

"We urge all foreign actors to end their increasing interference and to fully respect the arms embargo established by the United Nations Security Council," the statement said.

"We are ready to consider the possible use of sanctions should breaches to the embargo at sea, on land or in the air continue and look forward to the proposals the EU High Representative/Vice President will make to this end," it added.

(With input from agencies)

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SitindaonNews.Com | The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Francistown, Botswana’s second largest city, on Friday donated 420 blankets valued at 117,600 pula (about 9,878 U.S. dollars) to assist the needy people during the cold winter season.

Luo Jinghong, the spokesperson for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Francistown, said the donors decided to do something for the northeastern community of Botswana since they do business and live there, at a donation ceremony held in Francistown, a city situated some 430km northeast of the southern African country’s capital Gaborone.

“We are donating these 420 blankets which will be distributed to the needy people within the communities because we wish everyone good health and prosperity,” said Luo.

Luo said most Chinese people doing business and living in Francistown as well as its surrounding areas are now regarding Francistown as their second home due to the co-existence between them and locals.

“Our kids go to the same schools with those of the locals. We need to hold hands, stand and fight together challenges coming our way,” he said.

Godisang Radisigo, the mayor of the City of Francistown, said the donation has come at an opportune time bearing in mind that it is winter time. In winter, Radisigo said temperatures drop significantly, thereby exposing some underprivileged people to the harsh weather conditions.

“This will go a long way in ensuring that the people will keep warm this winter. We are very grateful,” said Radisigo.

Radisigo said the donation is another effort of the countless efforts by the Chinese community in Francistown to complement the Botswana government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2016, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Francistown has conducted seven donations to over 1,000 people, who are mostly the elderly.

Source : cgtn.com

SitindaonNews.Com | Early this morning more than 650 All American Paratroopers and equipment began deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.

Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division were activated and deployed in response to the increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities.

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