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The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was "gruesome" but a United Nations report into the journalist's killing is "flawed," Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said. In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, al-Jubeir denied that Riyadh…

The Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad warned that the United States and Iran are headed toward “a confrontation which is very serious for everybody in the region.” In an exclusive interview with Christiane Amanpour, the Ambassador reacted to…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Bring Back our Girls activist and former Nigerian minister Oby Ezekwesili has thrown her hat into the election ring for Nigeria's upcoming 2019 elections and says her candidacy will "disrupt the politics of failure" in Africa's most populous nation. "It's totally unacceptable. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also running for a second term, vowed to tackle corruption in his first term, a promise many Nigerians say he has not fulfilled. You prevent opportunities for corruption; you reduce corruption. "What my agenda is to deregulate the economy in the kind of way that public officials don't have too much presence in the economy to be able to utilize it for personal gain," she said in the interview. Her record of fighting corruption and plugging financial leaks in Nigeria's public sector, when she served as a minister proves she will deliver on her campaign promises, she said. "I believe I am the candidate of the Nigerian people as I am not running alone. We are all running together. All of us that want a new direction for our country are running together," Ezekwesili said. I'm simply a candidate who is providing a direction for the rest of society to take on these folks."

Comedian Jon Stewart discusses President Trump and why he didn't take his candidacy seriously in 2016. #CNN #News

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa tells Christiane Amanpour that he will accept whatever recommendations are made by an inquiry into a 1983 massacre that occurred while he was the country's security chief.

Christiane Amanpour speaks with the counselor to President Trump Kellyanne Conway about her personal story, tenions with the press, and Conway's work to stem the opioid crisis.

President Donald Trump's stunning news conference Monday next to Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which he failed to back the US intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election over Putin's denial, is being widely panned by Democrats, former intelligence chiefs, and Republican critics like Sens. Today, there a few new voices in the pool of condemnations, most notably ones who typically supported Trump in the past like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Reps. Liz Cheney and Trey Gowdy. "There is no question that Russia interfered in our election and continues attempts to undermine democracy here and around the world," said Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, in a statement. (He did not answer a question on whether he would tell Trump that he disagreed with him.) "Russia interfered in the 2016 election," Hatch said in a statement. From the President on down, we must do everything in our power to protect our democracy by securing future elections from foreign influence and interference, regardless of what Vladimir Putin or any other Russian operative says. Jones also said he would be “adamantly opposed” to Republican efforts to impeach Rod Rosenstein, calling him “a man of integrity and quality.” He said last week’s hearing with Peter Strzok was “stupid” for Republicans. Republican senator: Trump's remarks doubting in his intelligence team were not helpful Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, said she "strongly disagrees" with President Trump’s comments at the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and reaffirms congressional support for the intelligence community. His tweet come as he faces a flood of criticism over his remarks at a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. “As the Leader has said many times, Russia is not our friend, and he agrees with the findings of the intelligence community regarding Russia's efforts to interfere in our elections.

After a joint news conference with President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN's Anderson Cooper called Trump's performance "disgraceful."

London Mayor Sadiq Khan responds to President Trump's criticism of Khan on immigration and crime.

In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg refused to say whether NATO allies agreed to boost defense spending.