North Korea says it has successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test

Officials in Japan and South Korea have concluded that the tremors detected in North Korea were a nuclear explosion, marking the sixth atomic test by Pyongyang since 2006

The shallow, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook North Korea on Sunday, suggesting it had detonated a sixth nuclear device, hours after it said it had developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that possesses “great destructive power”.

“After examining the data we concluded that it was a nuclear tests,” Foreign Minister Taro Kono said at a briefing broadcast by public broadcaster NHK following a meeting of Japan’s National Security Council.

Second earthquake detectedChina’s Earthquake Administration said it detected a second quake in North Korea of magnitude 4.6, which it termed as a “collapse”.The administration’s website said the second quake, measured at a depth of zero kilometres, came eight minutes after the firstquake, which it said was a “suspected explosion”.The co-ordinates of the two quakes were almost identical, according to figures provided by the administration.

Source: North Korea earthquake confirmed as nuclear test: Japan, South Korea | SBS News

Nearly 200 members of Congress sue Trump over foreign payments

Russia probe demands Trump proves Comey ‘tapes’ exist and gives June deadline

Congressional investigators have asked the White House to provide any recordings or notes of conversations between Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey. Leaders of the House Intelligence Committee said they had written to White House counsel, Don McGahn, asking him to provide any material that may exist. Republican Mike Conaway and Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, said they had also written to Mr Comey with the same request. They asked that any material be made available by June 23…

Source: House Russia probe demands Trump proves Comey ‘tapes’ exist and gives June deadline | The Independent

Chanelle McLeary leaves Emma Willis stunned with x-rated comment on her vagina before entering Big Brother

CHANELLE McLeary left Emma Willis stunned upon entering the Big Brother house after making an X-rated comment about exposing her genitals. The 24-year-old arrived on the show in a bright white dress.

She told Emma that she was worried about making a fool of herself as she made her way down the stairs.

The gobby character told the host: “I’m just so nervous. I thought I was gonna slip and my f***y f**ps were gonna be out!”

Emma was clearly stunned as Chanelle made the comment and stood with her mouth open before telling her: “T.M.I!”

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Bomb blast at Bangkok hospital injures 24 people

A bomb explosion at a hospital in Bangkok has injured 24 people, police in Thailand say.

Source: Bomb blast at Bangkok hospital injures 24 people

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GCHQ: Claim we bugged Donald Trump ‘utterly ridiculous’

The UK intelligence agency breaks with its policy of not commenting on stories after the claim is repeated by the White House.

The accusation was made by US media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano – then repeated by White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Mr Spicer was speaking after the US Congress rubbished Mr Trump’s claim the Obama administration “tapped his wires” before the election.

He said the president “stands by” his claim.

Mr Spicer went on to quote Mr Napolitano as saying: “Three intelligence sources have informed Fox News that President Obama went outside the chain of command – he didn’t use the NSA, he didn’t use the CIA, he didn’t use the FBI and he didn’t use the Department of Justice – he used GCHQ.”

The accusation prompted a rare public statement from the UK intelligence agency…

Source: GCHQ: Claim we bugged Donald Trump ‘utterly ridiculous’