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President Maithripala Sirisena used emergency powers to ban the National Thawheed Jammath and a splinter group identified as Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI).

The group of activists called Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrance targeting the financial services industry for "funding climate and ecological destruction."

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, head of a local Catholic church, urged the government to leave aside all political differences and work together to rebuild the country.

Trump appeared to be referring to an April 13 incident in which Mexican troops reportedly questioned and pointed their weapons at two US troops conducting surveillance on the border.

Ruwan Wijewardene said most of the bombers involved in the serial attacks on Sunday were well-educated, and came from middle- or upper-middle-class families. One of the bombers is also believed to have studied in the UK.

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera released the toll but did not give a breakdown of casualties from the three churches and four hotels hit by suicide bombers.

The bill also demands the Iranian government take unspecified action against other governments that formally back the US designation.

Police announced the arrest of two men in relation to the killing on Saturday, but both were later released.

Eight explosions ripped through the island nation, killing 262 people and injuring at least 450 in the decade's worst terror strike.

The exemptions, granted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mean officials from countries such as Iraq who may have dealings with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, would not necessarily be denied US visas.

The study noted that her mysterious smile may represent a hint of resulting psychomotor retardation and muscle weakness.

A 400-page document outlining the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation, made public on Thursday, cleared Trump of criminal conspiracy but left open whether he had obstructed justice.

Cobb served for decades as a humanitarian aid pilot in the Amazon jungle. She emerged in 1998 to make another pitch for space, as NASA prepared to launch John Glenn on shuttle Discovery at age 77.

The special counsel's report states that his investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.

The United Nations refugee agency in a statement said that it was 'closely monitoring' their situation.

On Wednesday, Sall told his ministers that he wanted to better control the "lifestyle" of the state machinery, including the administration's telephone, water and energy bills as well as the cost of the fleet of official vehicles.