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The widow of a fallen US soldier says Donald Trump could not remember her husband's name when he phoned to offer condolences, confirming a US Congresswoman's criticism.  Appearing on morning TV, Myeshia Johnson said Trump never stated the name of Sgt. La David Johnson, and his "stumbling" and the bizarre tone of the conversation "made me cry".  Trump almost immediately made it worse, retorting on twitter that he had used Sgt. Johnson's name "without hesitation" and described the conversation as "very respectful".  Trump's condolence call last week prompted Florida Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson - who had heard it along with the family - to accuse him of insensitivity.

A man broke into a Moscow radio station and stabbed a presenter in the throat, leaving 32-year old Tatyana Felgengauer in a medically-induced coma.  The suspect is under arrest, and police claim it looks to have been some sort of personal grudge.  But the radio station Ekho Moskvy is one of the few remaining independent news sources in Russia and often broadcasts reports and views that are critical of the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin's regime.  "We call on Russian authorities to publicly condemn this attack on Tatyana Felgengauer and carry out a prompt and thorough investigation that leads to a successful prosecution for her assailant," said Robert Mahoney, Deputy Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists.  "Authorities must ensure the safety and security of all journalists working at Ekho Moskvy and other independent news outlets."

The sentence is life in prison for a German man who killed a police officer during a raid on his home in Bavaria last year.  The defendant was a "Reichsburger", part of a far-right fascist scum group that doesn't believe the current German government is legitimate and instead traces its allegiance to the Hitler regime.  So, right there f**k this guy, right?  Police raided his home a year ago to seize illegal guns.

Egypt is denying a report that 50 police officers were killed in a gun battle in the Western Desert last week, claiming the death toll was 16 lives lost.  No group has claimed responsibility for the ambush, which happened after the interior ministry sent policemen to the Bahariya oasis to carry out a raid on a "terrorist hideout".

Philippine forces declared the fight for Marawi city to be over, and the so-called Islamic State is defeated after a brutal five month battle.  But at the same time, authorities are fearing the next flare up of Islamist violence because many of the guerillas merely fled out to the hills and countryside where they will inevitably regroup.

Scattering Islamic State militants murdered 116 people in a central Syrian town, during the three weeks the Syrian army fought to recapture Qaryatain, in Homs province from jihadist control.  Most of the victims were stabbed or slashed, accused of being collaborators with government troops.

Argentine President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos conservative party failed to secure an overall majority in congress in the weekend elections, although they did strengthen their hand to try and push more neo-con "reforms" to the economy.  Former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner won a senate seat, giving her immunity from revenge prosecution on corruption charges which she denies, and putting her in the position of being the main opposition leader to defend social spending which lifted thousands out of poverty. 

Western diplomats are warning of "growing insecurity" in Kenya before the rerun of the presidential election on Thursday.  About 70 people have been killed in political violence since the Supreme Court annulled the results of the 8 August election over alleged irregularities, vacating President Uhuru Kenyatta's win.  Opposition leader Raila Odinga is boycotting the new poll and vowing to disrupt polling with a massive protests.  Prosecutors already plan to charge Mr. Odinga's sister with inciting violence.