MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).

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 Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...

CONGO AND RWANDA PRESIDENTS SET TO SIGN PEACE AGREEMENT IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK, SOURCES SAY. (PHOTO).


 Congo and Rwanda presidents set to sign peace agreement in Washington next week, sources say

The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to travel to Washington next week to sign a peace deal and meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, sources say, as the U.S. seeks to mediate peace in eastern Congo and encourage Western investment in the region’s mineral-rich areas. The meeting is scheduled for December 4, according to diplomatic sources and a spokesperson for Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. Representatives for Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Washington talks aim to build on a U.S.-brokered peace deal signed by the countries’ foreign ministers in June, along with a Regional Economic Integration Framework agreed earlier this month. The leaders are expected to ratify both agreements. Security measures outlined in the June deal—including operations to neutralize Congo-based armed group FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops—have seen little progress on the ground. Despite Rwanda’s denial of backing the M23 rebel group, U.N. experts reported that Rwanda maintains command and control over the rebels. Tshisekedi emphasized that full regional economic integration depends on the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from eastern Congo.


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