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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...

MALI'S LEADER SAYS SITUATION 'UNDER CONTROL' IN FIRST SPEECH SINCE TERRORIST ATTACKS. (PHOTO).


 Mali's leader says situation 'under control' in first speech since terrorist attacks


Mali's leader insisted the situation in his country was "under control" as he made his first public address since the terrorist attacks over the weekend.


Terrorists and Tuareg-led separatists are still positioned in the Sahelian country's north, three days after launching a wave of attacks, in what President Assimi Goita acknowledged was a situation "of extreme gravity".


Goita had made no public appearance or statement for three days, but on Tuesday evening he made a speech to the nation on state TV, AFP reported.


"As I am speaking to you, security arrangements have been reinforced. The situation is under control and clearing operations, search efforts, intelligence gathering and security measures are continuing," he said.


He urged the population to "stand up against division and national fracture", saying the West African country needed "clarity, not panic".


Earlier on Tuesday, his office released photos of him meeting wounded soldiers and civilians, as well as the ambassador of key ally Russia.


The photos were the first of Goita since the dawn offensive on Saturday, including in areas around Bamako.


At least 23 people were killed in two days of fierce fighting, a hospital source told AFP on Tuesday. Defence Minister Sadio Camara was among those killed.


The clashes pitted the army against Tuareg-led separatists and their allies from the JNIM terrorist organisation.


At his meeting with Goita, Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko "reaffirmed his country's commitment to stand with Mali in the fight against terrorism", according to the Malian leader's office.


The weekend attacks recall a crisis that rocked Mali in 2012, when Tuareg-led separatists joined forces with terrorists to capture strategic hubs in the north.

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