[ad_1] Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year, the Washington Post reported Monday. The emails were sent to White House aides, cabinet members and Ivanka Trump’s assistants, many in violation of public records rules, the newspaper said.…
[ad_1] Amid the international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said. Dozens of princes and cousins from powerful branches of the Al Saud family want to see…
[ad_1] Josep Borrell said he was “worried” about the “unity of the UK” rather than the unity of his own country because of “weaknesses” in Britain. Speaking after EU leaders met in Brussels on Monday to discuss Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, Mr Borrell said: “I am very much worried about the unity of…
[ad_1] About £8billion is sent to family members outside the UK every year, the report from the UN’s education agency revealed. The UK is one of the top 10 countries for overseas workers sending money home, with Nigeria, India and Pakistan the three biggest recipients. And hundreds of millions are also sent to Poland, China,…
[ad_1] The brutal militants were expelled from the as-Suwayda province. It was one of the last remaining ISIS strongholds in the beleaguered Middle Eastern nation. The news was announced by the Syrian army. All terrorists entrenched in the al-Safa volcanic plateau deep within as-Suwayda (Sweida) province have been exterminated, according to a Syrian Army General…
[ad_1] Appearing on World Order 2018, an Amazon Prime documentary by TV host Vladimir Solovjev, the Russian President discussed topics rarely answered by world leaders. During an interview with Mr Solovjev about the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine and the EU’s restrictive measures in response to the “illegal” annexation of Crimea, Putin derided attempts made by…
[ad_1] Italy has been embroiled in a battle of wills with the European Union after Eurocrats rejected their plans to increase the country’s deficit by 2.4 percent for 2019. Brussels issued Rome with an ultimatum to change the budgetary proposal but the eurosceptic Government has so far refused to budge. The ongoing clash has sparked…
[ad_1] The list is only reserved for governments that have repeatedly provided “support for acts of international terrorism”. Currently, only Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria are on this list. Trump’s effort to add Venezuela to this list has pushed by Republican lawmakers led by Marco Rubio, who claims that Venezuela has ties to Hizballah…
[ad_1] Rescue workers were urgently trying to free passengers on board the train following the crash which took place just after 6am local time (5am GMT). The train, which was carrying 150 passengers, derailed between the towns of Terrassa and Manresa. Two of the train’s carriages came off the tracks in the horror crash which…
[ad_1] Witnesses heard attacker scream “allahu akbar” as he set on the policemen, according to local newspaper La Derniere Heure. The attack took place in front of a Brussels police station within walking distance to the Belgian capital’s Grand Place, a world renowned tourist attraction. The attacker was shot and wounded but not killed, according…
[ad_1] The statement came soon after an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. The Sea of Azov is a strategic ocean route linked to the Black Sea by the narrow Strait of Kerch. Russia and Ukraine are embroiled in an ongoing dispute over access to the waters. Both Russia and Ukraine share the Sea of Azov,…
[ad_1] During her three pregnancies, the Duchess of Cambridge suffered from the debilitating illness Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which saw her hospitalised while carrying her firstborn, Prince George. On Thursday, Ms Schumer revealed in an Instagram post she too had been diagnosed with the same medical complication. The comedian shared a photo of her in a hospital…
[ad_1] Authorities on Monday redoubled efforts to find more victims of the deadliest wildfire in California history and to account for nearly 1,000 people listed as missing, with forecast rains likely to hinder the search and raise the risk of mudslides. Remains of 79 victims have been recovered since the Camp Fire erupted on Nov.…
[ad_1] A Washington Post investigation uncovered that Ms Trump used her personal email account for the majority of 2017. According to American Oversight, a watchdog group, Ms Trump used her personal account when emailing Cabinet officials, White House aides and assistants. The Presidential Records Act requires that all officials working in the White House have…
[ad_1] The US President sent more than 5,2000 troops to the Mexican border the week before the US midterm elections as a caravan of migrants is slowly approaching the United States. Trump described the thousands of migrants travelling through Mexico to the US an “invasion”. According to General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the head of US Northern…
[ad_1] Ms Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to attack critics for “drooling over every minute of footage” to use against her. This came after she posted a video on Twitter where she mentioned “three chambers of Congress”. She said: “If we work our butts off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of…
[ad_1] Federal judge of Marta Yáñez insisted the sunken ARA San Juan submarine is not “possible” to be recovered without destroying the evidence on board, dismissing hopes the vessel will finally resurface a year after it went missing. Ms Yáñez said: “We have to see if it’s possible to rescue ARA San Juan without damaging…
[ad_1] Tehran wants to revitalise gold and copper mines, according to local media. Iran Minerals Production and Supply Company was cited in the reports. The nation is undergoing a sudden surge in gold mining since crippling US sanctions were enforced. Besides boosting mineral production and legalising some illegal mines, the Iranian government’s programme is aimed…
[ad_1] The terrifying tectonic display was recorded for hours and developed into a fearsome time-lapse. Ash was flung 17,000 feet into the air and dispersed across a distance of between 10 to 20 miles. In total, there are 10 communities, and roughly 2,000 residents, living in the vicinity of the mountain, but evacuations are not…
[ad_1] The shooting occurred south of Coors Field, just after 4pm local time on Monday (11pm GMT). Police confirmed that five people were shot, with one person killed. The other individuals were rushed to Denver Health Medical Center. Police spokesman Doug Schepman said three people were taken to hospital in critical condition. The fourth victim…
[ad_1] Dramatic footage taken from inside the building shows police teams clearing the building room by room following reports of an active shooter at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Two people, including the suspected gunman, are reportedly dead after gunfire erupted at the hospital at around 9.30pm GMT (3pm local time). Chicago fire officials said…
[ad_1] The Boeing 777 vanished on on March 8, 2014, during a routine flight between Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and Beijing and remains one of aviation history’s most enduring mysteries. The plane had just left Malaysian airspace, when for unknown reasons it changed course and then flew for more than six hours with its satellite…
[ad_1] The Volcano of Fire in Guatemala has begun erupting once again, threatening another round of massive damage to Central America. An overnight eruption outside of Guatemala City has seen authorities warn nearby residents to evacuate the area in hopes of avoiding the same results from a previous eruption five months ago. The last explosion…
[ad_1] Legal groups argued Monday that a judge should prevent the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on asylum for anyone who illegally crosses the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar did not immediately rule on whether to issue a temporary restraining order during a hearing in San Francisco. The request was made…
[ad_1] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will attend the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires later this month, Saudi media reported Monday, potentially bringing him face-to-face with world leaders from the United States, Turkey, Canada and European countries for the first time since the slaying of Jamal Khashoggi. The journalist was killed Oct. 2 in…
[ad_1] The rivalry between Washington and Beijing overshadowed a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders over the weekend as the two superpowers used the forum to trade blows over trade policy. Talks at the APEC meeting are aimed at strengthening economic cooperation but came to an acrimonious end on Sunday when leaders were unable to agree on…
[ad_1] Spain will not back the European Union’s draft Brexit agreement without clarity that Madrid will be able to negotiate the future of Gibraltar directly with Britain, Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell said Monday. After arriving for Brexit talks with EU ministers, Borrell said Madrid wanted the deal on Britain’s exit to make clear that talks on ties between London and…
[ad_1] Long Yongtu, who negotiated China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation, openly criticised his country’s tactics and warned it would never get a trade deal. He told an annual conference organised by Caixin, an influential Chinese financial media outlet, it was inappropriate to involve political considerations in trade talks. Mr Long said: “If we…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Public anger in Haiti over allegations that billions in foreign aid has been pocketed by corrupt politicians is spilling into…
[ad_1] While attending the 2017 summit in Germany’s Hamburg, Vladimir Putin had the opportunity to speak personally, not only with US President Donald Trump but also with his wife, Melania. Seated side-by-side at the dinner held for world leaders and their spouses, the First Lady and Putin were deep in conversation. While Trump doesn’t speak…
[ad_1] Francesca Bianco, Director of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Naples, Italy, told Express.co.uk the big underwater caldera surrounding the active volcano of Mount Vesuvius could erupt in different and disastrous ways. The volcanology expert warned the underground volcano could cause the ground to split in order to form an eruptive mouth. She…
[ad_1] Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires. While visiting California’s wildfire zones on Saturday, Trump told reporters that Finland spends “a lot of time on…
[ad_1] Researchers studied tectonic movements, seismicity and movement tensors in the whole European continent and mapped the coastal areas where earthquake-induced tsunamis are more likely to bring devastation. Experts working at the TSUMAPS-NEAM project (Tsunami Hazard Maps for the NEAM region), found which areas movements of the underneath plates can generate the strongest earthquakes –…
[ad_1] Three Democratic senators filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying Trump violated the Constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomination. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Senators Richard Blumenthal,…
[ad_1] About 4,000 residents fled Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire Monday as red-hot rock and ash spewed into the sky and cascaded down the slopes toward an area devastated by a deadly eruption earlier this year. Guatemala’s volcanology unit said that explosions from the 3,763-metre high mountain shook homes with “constant sounds similar to a train…
[ad_1] Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Monday they were halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni allies, responding to a demand from the United Nations. The Iran-aligned group, which has been battling the Saudi-backed government for nearly four years, also said it was was ready for…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is threatening to suspend again White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta. After a federal judge ordered that Acosta’s credentials be temporarily restored Friday, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying they had made the “preliminary decision” to suspend his pass when the judge’s order expires. The White…
[ad_1] Russian prosecutors announced a new criminal case against Kremlin critic Bill Browder on Monday, raising the pressure on him before European Union discussions about a set of sanctions he is advocating. They also revealed a “theory” that he could be behind the death of his employee, Sergei Magnitsky, in a Russian prison. Magnitsky, a…
[ad_1] As the migrant caravan draws closer to US it has become more pressing in both Mexican and American politics. Donald Trump tweeted about Mexico’s inability to deal with the many migrants staying and passing through the country. He said: “The Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, just stated that the city is ill-prepared to handle this…
[ad_1] The Office of the United State Trade Representative has submitted a request to Congress for members to begin discussing what kind of deal they want to propose to the UK. The request reads: “The Administration’s aim in negotiations with the UK is to address both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to achieve free, fair,…
[ad_1] Germany’s foreign minister says Berlin has banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering Europe’s border-free Schengen zone because they are believed to be connected to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Heiko Maas told reporters in Brussels on Monday that Germany issued the ban for the 26-country zone in close co-ordination with France, which is part…
[ad_1] He said: “We will not yield to this pressure, which is part of the psychological war launched against Iran. They have failed to stop our oil exports. We will keep exporting it. Your regional policies have failed and you blame Iran for that failure from Afghanistan to Yemen and Syria.” The Iranian president made…
[ad_1] Previous efforts to deepen intelligence cooperation in the EU were blocked by the UK. A cross-border spy operation was seen as an unwelcome competition to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that is made up of the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain. However, with the UK leaving the EU by March 2019,…
[ad_1] The 12,300ft volcano is one of the most active in South America, and images showed glowing lava at the summit, while ash was flung 17,000 feet into the air and dispersed across a distance of between 10 to 20 miles. In total, there are 10 communities, and roughly 2,000 residents, living in the vicinity…
[ad_1] Just a quarter of those polled said they were satisfied with Mr Macron, according to an Ifop survey published in the Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday. The French President’s approval rating – the amount of those satisfied by his performance – was down to 25 percent from 29 percent in October, according to the…
[ad_1] Evil Charles Manson died a year ago today at the age of 83. The White album was released in November 1968, less than a year before Manson ordered the brutal Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969. Manson’s fixation on The Beatles, and the White Album in particular, was so significant to the killings that it…
[ad_1] Sarah Elizabeth Cupp, a conservative political commentator, said that Trump’s “three-hour workday is about to go bye-bye”. She said: “Governing is hard work and it’s about to get harder without Republicans controlling all the levers. With Democrats retaking the House the next two years will be the equivalent of a rectal exam for Trump.”…
[ad_1] The search for remains of victims of the devastating northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines. Up to 400 people fanned out Sunday to search the ash and rubble where homes once stood before…
[ad_1] On Sunday, Mr Macron met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin to take part in Germany’s national remembrance day for the victims of war. At their second meeting in a week, the two leaders put on a show of unity against the rise of nationalism and populism in the era of Donald Trump. After…
[ad_1] While speaking about the crunch elections, Trump branded the results as another “historic” moment for the Republican party and bragged about the party’s success in the Senate races. During the interview with Fox News, he said: “I would give myself, I would — look, I hate to do it, but I will do it,…
[ad_1] The Camp Fire, named after Camp Creek Road where the blaze started, has killed at least 63 people with hundreds still unaccounted for and has destroyed more than 9,800 homes, largely in the town of Paradise. The US President visited California on Sunday to speak to those affected by the horrific fires. He praised…
[ad_1] Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the Mexican city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived in hopes of a new life in the U.S. Tensions have built as the caravan of nearly 3,000 migrants poured into Tijuana…
[ad_1] Florida’s outgoing governor, Republican Rick Scott, was declared the winner of the state’s hard-fought U.S. Senate race on Sunday, following a manual recount of ballots in the tight contest against three-term Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. In the recount of the Nov. 6 election, Scott won by 10,033 votes out of 8.19 million cast statewide,…
[ad_1] Far-right radicals attacked a rally for transgender rights in Ukraine’s capital on Sunday leaving at least three people injured, including a Canadian journalist who was covering the demonstration. A crowd of more than 50 people had gathered to mark the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance which is observed on Nov. 20 when they were…
[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would take on his country’s defence minister portfolio, rejecting calls to dissolve his government even as early elections appeared increasingly likely. Netanyahu said heading to elections now, amid repeated violent confrontations with Gaza militants, was “irresponsible” of his coalition partners, who have been pushing for early…
[ad_1] The 17-year-old fractured her spine after flying off the track and smashing into a media section during a Formula 3 race in Macau, China. The young German driver lost control of her car as she approached a bend, injuring four people as her racing car bulleted into a photography stand. Miraculously, Ms Floersch survived and was…
[ad_1] Finland’s president isn’t sure where U.S. President Donald Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country’s routine for managing its substantial forests. Trump told reporters Saturday while visiting the ruins of the Northern California town where a fire killed at least 76 people that wildfires weren’t a problem in Finland because…
[ad_1] A new documentary exploring the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal is telling a story for the #MeToo era through interviews with a number of people close to it, including Lewinsky herself. The Clinton Affair, a six-part series which begins airing Sunday on A&E, recounts the sexual relationship between the former U.S. president and White House intern as…
[ad_1] Britain’s besieged Prime Minister Theresa May warned Sunday that a leadership change wouldn’t make Brexit negotiations easier, as opponents in her Conservative Party threaten to unseat her and the former Brexit secretary suggested she failed to stand up to bullying from European Union officials. As furious Conservative rebels try to gather the numbers to…
[ad_1] The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday. Zalmay Khalilzad, in Kabul to lead talks between the United States, the Taliban and the Afghan government, told reporters he hopes “a peace deal is reached before April 20 next year.” Afghanistan is planning to…
[ad_1] Leaders have left the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Papua New Guinea without coming to a consensus on a final communique to describe what was agreed to at their talks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a late afternoon news conference in Port Moresby that when he left the summit, it appeared to be issuing only…
[ad_1] On September 23, 2017, Melania took a 12-hour trip to Toronto to visit the Invictus Games. US government spending documents released reveal the First Lady’s visit cost an eye-watering £135,000 in hotel charges. Mrs Trump billed taxpayers for two hotels — the Ritz Carlton and Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel — where she held a…
[ad_1] Hundreds of migrants from a caravan of Central Americans were stalled at the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday, where a handful said they welcomed recent Mexican offers of employment in the face of a hostile U.S. reception. The Mexican government last week reiterated job offers to the migrants, saying that those who obtained legal status…
[ad_1] The United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand hope to provide 60 percent of homes in the country with electricity by 2030. At present only 13 percent of the Papua New Guinea population can access electricity. The deal was announced at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum which met on Saturday in Port Moresby,…
[ad_1] Russian military and naval officials announced on Friday its warships held extensive anti-submarine warfare drills in the Mediterranean. The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen carried out the exercise near Syrian coastal waters. The test of the country’s military strength comes as tensions between Russia and the US escalate, with…
[ad_1] Marco Minniti took aim at the populist Five Star Movement and Lega party alliance as he launched a leadership bid for the opposition Democratic Party. Rome’s current government is embroiled in a standoff with the EU over its spending plans for next year. The centre-left Mr Minniti, who served in Italy’s government from December…
[ad_1] Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum conceded Florida’s gubernatorial election on Saturday as a recount of ballots neared its end, and the Democrat congratulated Republican former congressman Ron DeSantis on becoming the state’s next governor. “This has been the journey of our lives. We’ve been so honoured by the support that we’ve received,” Gillum said in a…
[ad_1] The vote on November 25 will determine whether Swiss legislation should prevail over international laws and agreements, in a vote that has echoes of Brexit. Switzerland’s electorate will vote on the ‘Self-determination initiative’, which could lead to constitutional reform. The popular vote could also lead to a form of “Swissexit” from current EU rules…
[ad_1] It comes after reports the CIA believes the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of the Washington Post columnist. On Saturday, the US State Department’s spokesman Heather Nauert refused to back the CIA’s alleged findings. Ms Nauert said: “Recent reports indicating that the US government has made a final conclusion are…
[ad_1] The Trump administration denied on Saturday that it had reached a final determination in the death of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. After U.S. President Donald Trump called his CIA chief and top diplomat from Air Force One as he flew to survey wildfire damage in California, the State Department released a statement saying…
[ad_1] As a standoff among Democrats over whether to return Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker’s chair continued into the weekend, the California Democrat received an offer for help from an unlikely place — the White House. In a bizarre move, U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he could “perform a wonderful service” by rounding up Republican votes for Pelosi’s candidacy. Trump said he…
[ad_1] Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures) from 1972 sold for just more than $90million at Christie’s in New York. The previous record for a work by a living artist was £45million, paid for a Balloon Dog sculpture by American Jeff Koons, in 2013. Hockney’s painting shows two men, one doing the breaststroke under…
[ad_1] U.S-led coalition airstrikes on the last pocket of land held by ISIS militants in Syria killed at least 40 people, mostly women and children, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported. The coalition confirmed strikes in the area but said no “civilian casualties are associated” with them, reiterating that it takes measures to…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump took a helicopter tour Saturday over parts of northern California ravaged by the country’s deadliest wildfire in a century, as more than 1,000 people remained unaccounted for. Landing at Beale Air Force Base, he was greeted by Gov. Jerry Brown and governor-elect Gavin Newsom, both Democrats. Trump boarded Marine One without making public remarks.…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see first-hand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for. Authorities have confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people, even…
[ad_1] The ARA San Juan has been located 800 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after disappearing 270 miles off the Argentine coast on November 15, 2017. This week, relatives of the lost crew held a commemoration service for the dead seamen just two days before the sub was found. A rescue mission…
[ad_1] A senior US official and a source familiar with the matter told CNN intelligence operatives based their theory on a recording provided by the Turkish government and heard by agency director Gina Haspel, as well as other evidence gathered during its investigation. Both sources told the news network the CIA was basing its conclusions on…
[ad_1] Italy‘s Government has refused to budge from their budget proposal for 2019 despite the European Union rejecting the plan. Brussels issued Rome with an ultimatum, warning the bloc is prepared to severely fine the member states if their demands are not met by the end of November. The ongoing war of words between the…
[ad_1] Mike Ward was no rookie. He already had decades of reporting experience. That’s in part why the Houston Chronicle hired him to run their bureau in Austin, Texas in 2014. It’s also one of the reasons they were stunned when another reporter in the newsroom questioned whether quotes from average Texans in some of…
[ad_1] The demonstrators, part of a grassroots movement dubbed the “yellow vests”, caused logjams on highways and blocked roundabouts as they railed against the fuel tax hikes introduced by Mr Macron, whose approval rating has plummeted according to recent opinion polls. The protests, which have been largely orchestrated on social media and which are aimed at…
[ad_1] The leaders from the 21 countries represented at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit found a colourful welcome in Papua New Guinea, but the high-stakes trade conflict between the U.S. and China was spelled out in black and white as soon as talks got underway Saturday. Before the leaders even gathered for their first…
[ad_1] After introducing the GMB host, Sean Hannity jokes to Piers: “Your only mistakes on TV in the US was lecturing Americans about guns, which I don’t want to talk to you about.” Mr Morgan replies: “We could go on a long time about guns if you wanted, but let’s not do it tonight.” The Fox…
[ad_1] The eurosceptic MP warned the European Union could fuel further dissent among member states with its plans to integrate more. Mr Smith claimed Brussels had “a lot of history of overriding democracy” by re-running referendums until citizens accept plans to integrate more. But he insisted EU countries have begun to show signs of resistance…
[ad_1] Argentina’s navy has announced that searchers have found the missing submarine ARA San Juan deep in the Atlantic a year after it disappeared with a crew of 44 aboard. The navy said early Saturday that the vessel was detected 800 metres deep in waters off the Valdes Peninsula in Argentine Patagonia. It says the submarine…
[ad_1] Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Asian nations may be forced to choose between China and the US. The announcement was made during the final day of the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. US Vice President Mike Pence attended the conference on behalf of the Trump administration. Mr Lee said:…
[ad_1] The pair were speaking during a summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) in Papua New Guinea. Mr Jinping commented: “Attempts to erect barriers and cut close economic ties work against the laws of economics and the trends of history. This is a short-sighted approach and it is doomed to failure.” Similar sentiments were…
[ad_1] Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said authorities have found eight more bodies Friday from a deadly Northern California wildfire that is only half contained. The death toll from the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in at least a century is now 71. Honea also said more than 1,000 people are now on a missing persons list…
[ad_1] The woman died when she plunged from an upper deck of the 3,600-passenger Royal Princess onto a lifeboat below as the ship steamed towards the tropical island of Aruba. There have been reports the 52-year-old had been seen rowing with her husband in the ship’s casino prior to her death. According to reports in…
[ad_1] The kingdom’s top prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb said 11 people have been charged with involvement in the murder and will go on trial, with a total of 21 in custody. A spokesman for the prosecutor, Shaalan al-Shaalan, said Mr Khashoggi was murdered after “negotiations” for his return at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul failed. He was…
[ad_1] U.S. media reports that the CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi — a claim the Saudi government has denied. The Washington Post, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, first reported the conclusion. The Post said U.S. officials have expressed high confidence in the CIA assessment. The Associated…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was “agitated” about the Russia investigation and said he has answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller but hasn’t yet submitted them. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he answered the questions “very easily” this week but added that “you have…
[ad_1] Investigators in two U.S. states say they’ve been able to close four unsolved murder cases because of confessions by a man being held in Texas who said he killed as many as 90 people over four decades. Samuel Little, 79, is being held on a murder charge in West Texas. Little already was serving a life sentence…
[ad_1] Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams admitted defeat in her effort to become the first black female U.S. governor on Friday, but said she planned to sue the state over voting problems and “gross mismanagement” of the election. Abrams’ announcement effectively hands victory to Republican Brian Kemp in a bitter race that has drawn national attention…
[ad_1] Volunteers gathered around folding tables Friday to begin a painstaking hand recount in Florida’s acrimonious U.S. Senate contest, with a goal of determining the intent of about 93,000 voters whose ballots for Republican Gov. Rick Scott or Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson could not be counted by machine. The hand recount is required by state law…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister has endured a chaotic week as she attempts to convince the UK Government to back the proposal she has struck with Brussels following months of intense negotiations. On Wednesday evening, Mrs May appeared to have cleared a major hurdle in after emerging from a mammoth five-hour meeting to reveal her draft…
[ad_1] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said joining an EU military force would be a step too far. He said: “The idea of a European Army goes way too far for the Netherlands. NATO is and remains the cornerstone of our defence policy.” Mr Macron has long been a supporter of the creation of a…
[ad_1] Thought to have been born on Christmas Day 1954, the 63-year-old’s nickname means ‘The Shorty’ in reference to his stocky frame. He is estimated to have amassed an obscene level of wealth through drug smuggling, murdering and torturing key rivals while building an empire over more than 20 years. El Chapo is believed to…
[ad_1] The impressive push-up tally is said to been achieved in two hours and 25 minutes as the feat was recorded alongside a timer. The strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov met Kurayev and presented to him a white Mercedes car as a gift. Ramzan Kadyrov said: “Our Chechen Schwarzenegger, as they call him, dedicated his record…
[ad_1] Hackers linked to the Russian government are impersonating U.S. State Department employees in an operation aimed at infecting computers of U.S. government agencies, think-tanks and businesses, two cybersecurity firms told Reuters. The operation, which began on Wednesday, suggests Russia is keen to resume an aggressive campaign of attacks on U.S. targets after a lull…
[ad_1] Nicolas Dupont-Aignan poured scorn on the idea after French President Mr Macron said Europe needed to protect itself from China, Russia and the United States amid growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty. Mr Dupont-Aignan, who leads the small eurosceptic Debout la France…
[ad_1] The centrist, who admitted this week he had failed to “reconcile” the French with their leaders, faces mass protests this weekend over rising fuel taxes that could paralyse traffic. He said: “The French, I don’t think you should lecture them … the best thing to do is to show them you understand their reality.…
[ad_1] Family and friends of Jamal Khashoggi said funeral prayers in Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Friday for the Saudi journalist killed by Saudi government agents, in a case that has sparked a global outcry and mired the kingdom in crisis. The Saudi public prosecutor said Thursday it would seek the death penalty for five…
[ad_1] For generations, Mohawk ironworkers have helped shape New York City’s iconic skyline. Now that history of slinging steel is celebrated in Skywalkers: A Portrait of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center, a new exhibition opening Friday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York. “Our people have been doing ironwork for…
[ad_1] William Goldman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and Hollywood wise man who won Academy Awards for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men and summed up the mystery of making a box office hit by declaring “Nobody knows anything,” has died. He was 87. Goldman’s daughter Jenny said her father died early Friday in…
[ad_1] A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s credentials to cover the White House. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision following a hearing in Washington. The judge said Acosta’s credentials would be returned immediately and reactivated to allow him access to the White…
[ad_1] U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle complaints of sexual misconduct that would add protections for students accused of assault and harassment, and narrow the types of cases schools would be required to investigate. Under the plan, schools would be required to investigate complaints only if they…
[ad_1] Silvio Berlusconi was sent to trial on Friday for allegedly bribing a businessman to lie over accusations he had supplied the former Italian prime minister with prostitutes a decade ago. Prosecutors say Berlusconi gave Gianpaolo Tarantini 500,000 euros ($747,000 Cdn) in cash, found him a job and supplied him with lawyers to say that…
[ad_1] Israel moved closer to early elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home party, said Friday it wants a vote “as soon as possible,” and on Sunday will press for consultations on a date. The call for early elections came after a meeting Friday between Netanyahu and Education Minister…
[ad_1] Tremors have been felt around the Ring of Fire today, resulting in magnitude 6.0 and higher earthquakes. Some of the countries affected includes the Solomon Islands, Indonesia and Japan among others. The seismic activity has not caused any lost lives, but residents felt the earth shake as a result of the tremors. List of…
[ad_1] North Korea on Friday said it will deport an American citizen it detained for illegal entrance, an apparent concession to the United States that came even as it announced the test of a newly developed but unspecified “ultramodern” weapon that will be seen as a pressuring tactic by Washington. The two whiplash announcements, which…
[ad_1] The international system of measurements has been overhauled with new definitions for the kilogram and other key units. At a meeting in Versailles, France, countries have voted to approve the wide-ranging changes that underpin vital human activities like global trade and scientific innovation. The most closely watched change was the revision to the kilo,…
[ad_1] The U.S. Justice Department inadvertently named Julian Assange in a court filing in an unrelated case, suggesting prosecutors have prepared charges against the WikiLeaks founder under seal. Assange’s name appears twice in an August court filing from a federal prosecutor in Virginia, who was attempting to keep sealed a separate case involving a man…
[ad_1] Deputy Speaker of Parliament Florin Iordache was caught on video rampaging out of the speaker’s podium and thrust both middle fingers pointedly into the air as he swept across the room and down the stairs. The debacle came in response to increasing pressure from the European Commission on the Balkan state concerning allegations of…
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for survival on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and mutiny in her party. More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave the…
[ad_1] State media said Kim observed a successful test of the weapon which experts say does not appear to be nuclear or missile-related. KCNA news agency reported the president could not hide his “passionate joy” at the success of the test, which took place at the Academy of National Defence Science. He was described as…
[ad_1] European Union leaders have been broadly united in their support for the draft deal the Prime Minister has struck with Brussels amid mounting concern Britain could tumble out of the bloc without an agreement when it officially leaves on March 29, 2019. But the German Chancellor, seen as one of the most prominent voices…
[ad_1] White House officials claim Tehran could launch an extremist terror outfit to target Shiites Muslims in the Middle East. James Jeffrey, the US State Department’s special representative to Syria, warned a key defence summit that direct military action could not defeat Iran and groups it backs. Donald Trump has branded Iran “the world’s leading state…
[ad_1] The proposals would see the introduction of laws allowing the state to expropriate land without compensation “in the national interest”. White South African farmers still own around 73 percent of the country’s commercial agricultural land despite making up just nine percent of the population. And supporters of sweeping land reform insist the state must…
[ad_1] Steve McQueen is a director who fixes the audience’s gaze on uncomfortable truths. He did it five years ago with his Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave, a stunning indictment of the all-too human cost of slavery. Now he’s turned his gaze to America today. His inspiration: Widows — a British TV series from 1983 about a group of…
[ad_1] The last surviving leaders of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s were convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes Friday by an international tribunal. Nuon Chea, 92, and Khieu Samphan, 87, were sentenced to life in prison, the same punishment they are already serving after earlier…
[ad_1] Mr Pence made the remarks on Friday. His searing intervention is likely to infuriate China. The Asian superpower claims ownership of the disputed strategic sea route. The Vice President said: “The South China Sea doesn’t belong to any one nation, and you can be sure the United States will continue to sail and fly…
[ad_1] The UN-backed tribunal found Pol Pot’s deputy Nuon Chea, 92, and the Cambodian regime’s head of state Khieu Sampan, 87, guilty of trying to eradicate Cham Muslims and ethnic Vietnamese, minorities in Cambodia. During the Khmer Rouge’s reign, nearly two million people are believed to have been killed between 1975 and 1979. The majority…
[ad_1] Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari staged the blistering intervention while speaking in the Iranian city of Qazvin. The words were reported by Iranian news agency IRNA. Qazvin is in the west of the Middle Eastern nation. The Iranian military commander said: “The United States is a regime formed on the basis of capitalism, racial…
[ad_1] The quake, at a depth of 33km (20 miles), was centred 161km (100 miles) east of Kira Kira in the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific, has many World War Two-era sites. The earthquake, which struck at 3.26am (GMT), was reviewed to a magnitude 6.2…
[ad_1] Speaking at an annual online safety conference, the First Lady told attendees she does not care about the “negative words” addressed to her, but she instead uses them as a motivation to encourage responsible behaviour on the internet. She said: “It is not news or surprising to me that critics and the media have…
[ad_1] The more combative stance was announced via an article shared on official People’s Liberation Army social media accounts. It urged the military to focus on emerging technology like drones and cyber-warfare capabilities. Last month President Xi Jinping told military commanders to focus on active war preparations during a visit to the army’s Southern Theatre Command.…
[ad_1] David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) — perhaps the most recognized piece in the English painter’s swimming pool series — fetched $90 million US at Christie’s New York auction on Thursday, becoming the most expensive work sold by a living artist. The previous record was held by American artist Jeff Koons, whose massive, stainless steel piece Balloon…
[ad_1] More than half of Italians polled are losing trust in the EU as just seven percent still believe the institution has their best interests at heart. These bombshell revelations come as Italy is still on a collision course with the EU after refusing to change its budget plan. The populist coalition defied the European…
[ad_1] Four wildfires are burning across the US state, Camp Fire, Sierra Fire, Hill Fire and Woolsey Fire. Flaming for a week, the blazes have levelled nearly the entire town of Paradise, destroyed more than 10,000 structures across the state and scorched more than 300,000 acres. Firefighters continue to work to contain the flames. The…
[ad_1] U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who now oversees a probe of whether President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia, told him he had no concerns about Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation. “He’s seen nothing out of bounds or no concerns at all about Mr. Mueller,” Graham, a senior…
[ad_1] Camp Fire, also known as Paradise fire has destroyed nearly 9,000 homes and scorched 140,000 acres. So far 56 people have been confirmed to have died as a result of the devastating blaze, and 130 other people remain unaccounted for. Firefighters remain fiercely battling the blaze alongside three others currently aflame in the state.…
[ad_1] According to Egyptian Sunday newspaper Watani, based in Cairo, and human rights NGO International Christian Concern (ICC), two people were injured in the violence, which is the latest in a string of anti-Christian attacks. ICC said a 22-year-old man injured two Christians who were attending the Church of St George in the Egyptian capital.…
[ad_1] A man convicted of three California murders and long suspected in numerous other deaths now claims he was involved in about 90 killings nationwide spanning nearly four decades, and investigators already have corroborated about a third of those, a Texas prosecutor said Thursday. Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland said 78-year-old Samuel Little was…
[ad_1] It’s well known that Justin Trudeau’s father Pierre was Canada’s 15th prime minister. But there are governing genes on his mother Margaret’s side of the family tree too: he just had to cross the Pacific Ocean to find their roots. On Thursday afternoon in Singapore, Canada’s current prime minister carved out some time during…
[ad_1] The Trudeau government is reportedly resisting a United Nations request to extend Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali so medical evacuations can continue while replacements for Canada’s personnel arrive. Canada has eight helicopters and 250 military members in the sprawling West African nation to rescue injured peacekeepers and transport troops and their equipment. The yearlong…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: As the clock ticks down to next year’s March 29 Brexit divorce date, an already chaotic process has become what the…
[ad_1] A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker also rejected a request to extend the deadline later in the day for all…
[ad_1] Seven UN peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded in a military operation with Congolese forces against rebels in the northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said one UN peacekeeper was still missing and several Congolese soldiers were also killed or wounded in Wednesday’s…
[ad_1] A man laced the atmosphere of a Baltimore theatre with menace when he began shouting “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” during intermission of a classic play set in a Jewish village in czarist Russia. The patron’s pro-Nazi and pro-Trump outburst during a Wednesday night production of Fiddler on the Roof sent dozens of panicked people running…
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said Thursday he would seek the death penalty for five men charged with the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, while the United States moved to sanction 17 Saudi officials it said were involved in the slaying. The Saudi announcement appeared aimed at distancing the killers and their operation…
[ad_1] Cool weather helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in a century, as the search went on for more bodies in the ashes of Paradise and surrounding communities in Northern California. At least 56 people have been killed and 130 others missing a week after the flames swept…
[ad_1] Numerous police departments across the U.S. are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls as concerns mount over the level of violence they often face, according to a study released by a Native American nonprofit Wednesday. The report from the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute, the research…
[ad_1] The poll, conducted by Elabe for the news channel BFMTV, showed that 73 percent of French people approve of the ad-hoc protest movement, dubbed “the yellow jackets” because of the fluorescent vests French drivers are required to carry in their vehicles in case of a breakdown. A surge in the price of diesel has…
[ad_1] A New Jersey prosecutor says he will announce developments in a criminal investigation of a couple that raised $400,000 US for a homeless man they said helped them with a disabled car. Burlington County prosecutor Scott Coffina has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon. Investigators searched the Florence home of Mark D’Amico and…
[ad_1] A German tourist, who visited Alberta to celebrate his 60th birthday, still requires 24/7 care and likely will never work again, says the Honorary German Consulate in Calgary. Horst Stewin, 60, was randomly shot in the head on an Alberta highway this summer. “He is still very limited when it comes to communications, so he cannot speak and he…
[ad_1] The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Russia’s repeated arrests and detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were politically motivated and breached his human rights, a decision certain to displease the Kremlin. The court, based in Strasbourg, said Navalny had been subject to seven such arrests in 2012 and in 2014 and that at least two of…
[ad_1] Swallows are evolving smaller, more manoeuvrable wings to help them dodge buildings and vehicles. Some fish are growing mouths that are smaller and harder to hook. Large animals from caribou to tuna are disappearing. Meanwhile, it’s boom time for anything not too fussy about where it lives or what it eats. Human impacts on…
[ad_1] Rival lawmakers exchanged blows in Sri Lanka’s parliament on Thursday as disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed the Speaker had no authority to remove him from office by voice vote. The fighting in the chamber came a day after it passed a no-confidence vote against Rajapaksa’s government. When Parliament reconvened, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said…
[ad_1] The head of Bangladesh’s refugee commission said plans to begin a voluntary repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their native Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped after officials were unable to find anyone who wanted to return. The refugees “are not willing to go back now,” Abul Kalam told The Associated Press, adding that officials…
[ad_1] The Swedish parliamentary elections were seen as the closest, most fraught in the country’s history – but resulted in a political deadlock over who would lead the country. Former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven was ousted from his position two months after the elections, and demanded to be re-elected. The right leaning, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats…
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor is recommending the death penalty for five people charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Al-Mojeb told reporters in a rare news conference in Riyadh on Thursday that Khashoggi’s killers had set in motion plans for the killing on Sept. 29, three days before…
[ad_1] Japan’s recently appointed cybersecurity and Olympics minister has told parliament he has never used a computer in his life, though he is responsible for overseeing cybersecurity preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was named to the two posts last month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, having never held a cabinet position before during his 22 years…
[ad_1] This is according to a document from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), providing the latest blow to Brussels and a sign of how global trade powers are intensifying demands over the UK’s imminent exit from the bloc should be managed – both short and long-term. It also marks yet another hurdle in the plan…
[ad_1] Like any divorce settlement, the Brexit deal was bound to be a grudging, imperfect compromise. But in the unusual breakup between Great Britain and the European Union, there was the added challenge of trying to please multiple sides. Now that a draft compromise is on the table, most of those sides in Britain are up in…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has declared he wants out of the accord, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, and has accused Russia of routinely violating its terms. The treaty banned ground-launched missiles with ranges between 300 miles and 3,400 miles and led to nearly 2,700 short and medium-range…
[ad_1] Mrs May met with Jeremy Corbyn last night in the hopes of gaining Labour support for her hotly contested Brexit deal as she faces rebellion from her own party and opposition from inside her Cabinet. However, Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire Nadine Dorries claimed on ITV Peston the meeting achieved the opposite result. Ms…
[ad_1] The international community has continued to call for a ceasefire in Yemen as the coalition forces have temporarily stopped their assault on the Houthi held city of Hodeidah. The port city is Yemen’s largest port that sees nearly 80 percent of all aid and food enter the country through this port. If it is…
[ad_1] The INF Treaty was established in 1987 between the leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan at the height of the Cold War. Linas Linkevicius told Deutsche Welle that Moscow has been violating the terms of the agreement for years. Under the INF Treaty, Russia promised not to possess,…
[ad_1] Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans arrived in Tijuana by the hundreds Wednesday, getting their first glimpse of the robust U.S. military presence that awaits them after President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops to the border. Several hundred people from the caravan got off buses and made their way to a shelter…
[ad_1] The former first lady officially reentered the political arena this autumn, with her new book and the launch of several high-profile social initiatives on voting and girls’ education. The push back into the public eye has left some wondering if the former First Lady may be considering a 2020 presidential run. However, Mrs Obama…
[ad_1] EU diplomats said Germany, France and Britain have all ruled themselves out, and were instead putting pressure on tiny Luxembourg to host the so-called Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) after Austria refused to be involved, leaving huge question marks about the project’s viability. The stakes are high, because Tehran has warned it could scrap the Joint…
[ad_1] The 50 dead includes 48 from Northern California’s Camp Fire, already the most destructive and deadly blaze in state history. The other two fatalities occurred in the southern Woolsey Fire. Firefighters continue to battle gale force winds to smother the spreading flames. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has reported…
[ad_1] A bolt of lightening also strikes the active volcano located in southern Kyushu which is home to more than 600,000 people. Thick smoke from the summit has reached over 4,000 metres and continue to pollute the pacific ocean island. The aluminous red laver dominates the night sky which can be seen from miles. Sakurajima…
[ad_1] A report by the National Defence Strategy Commission warned the US military no longer has a global advantage and could lose the next conflict it is in. The report said: “The US military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict. “It might struggle to win, or…
[ad_1] There are now four fires blazing in the US state of California, with the newly ignited Sierra Fire starting on Tuesday in San Bernardino County. Woolsey Fire, Camp Fire and Hill fire are all being tirelessly battled by firefighters. More than 300,000 people have been displaced across the state. Evacuations are highest across Los…
[ad_1] White House deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel was forced out of her job on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, said Ricardel did not deserve the honour of working for her husband. Ricardel “will continue to support the president as she departs the White House to transition to a new role…
[ad_1] Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels who skyrocketed to fame as a chief critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was taken into police custody in Los Angeles on Wednesday following an allegation of domestic violence, officials said. Police responded to a report of domestic violence on Tuesday, and Avenatti was taken into…
[ad_1] A law enforcement official said Mr Avenatti is in police custody in Los Angeles following the bombshell allegation. A report for the alleged abuse was filed on Tuesday, a Los Angeles spokesman said. Mr Avenatti made a name for himself by attacking President Donald Trump and the White House. The lawyer rose to international…
[ad_1] A large, drop-shaped natural pearl pendant sold for a hammer price of $42 million at an auction of jewelry that once belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette, which Sotheby’s is calling a record price for a pearl at auction. The “Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl,” a diamond-and-pearl pendant, was among the highlight offerings on the…
[ad_1] Four fires are currently ablaze in the state of California, destroying homes and businesses and scorching land in their path. Woolsey Fire is now one of the largest on record for Los Angeles County. Mobile homes, suburban areas and lavish celebrity mansions have been obliterated as the fire progresses toward the sea. How did…
[ad_1] Women’s rights campaigners in Ireland and beyond are outraged and organizing protests after a man was acquitted of raping a 17-year-old in a trial where the defence lawyer used the woman’s laced thong underwear as evidence. In her closing argument following the rape trial in Cork, Ireland, earlier this month, defence lawyer Elizabeth O’Connell urged the…
[ad_1] Woolsey Fire, Hill Fire, Camp Fire and new blaze Sierra Fire are wreaking devastation across the state of California. More than 300,000 people have evacuated their homes across the state as the fires blaze. Firefighters are working to contain all four blazes, battling weather conditions which are exacerbating the flames. Is Woolsey Fire contained?…
[ad_1] The head of the U.S. space agency said today he wants to see Canadian astronauts walking on the moon before long — part of a first step toward the farther reaches of space. Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said he wants Canada’s decades-long space partnership with the U.S. to…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: If Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin do sit down together at the G20 summit in Argentina at the end…
[ad_1] A California man has pleaded guilty to making a hoax call that ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online gamers over a $1.50 bet in a Call of Duty: WWII video game. Tyler R. Barriss, 26, admitted in court Tuesday making the false report resulting in…
[ad_1] U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis defended the deployment of thousands of troops to the border with Mexico as he traveled there on Wednesday, saying the mission was “absolutely legal” and justified, and that it was improving military readiness. U.S. President Donald Trump’s politically charged decision to send troops to the Mexico border came ahead…
[ad_1] Cirque du Soleil’s decision to go ahead with more performances in Saudi Arabia next month despite international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is creating a malaise within circus ranks, The Canadian Press has learned. Following stops in Italy, Germany and Croatia, the Quebec-based troupe will pitch its tent in Riyadh from…
[ad_1] There are more gorillas in the mist — a rare conservation success story, scientists say. After facing near-extinction, mountain gorillas are slowly rebounding. On Wednesday, the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature updated mountain gorillas’ status from “critically endangered” to “endangered,” a more promising, if still precarious, designation. There are now just over…
[ad_1] Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday challenged the Democrats who are fighting to stop her from becoming House Speaker to put forward an alternative. Asked about the opposition, Pelosi noted the lack of a challenger. The California Democrat said, “Come on in. The water’s warm.” The Democrats seeking to stop Pelosi’s rise claim they have the…
[ad_1] The search for remains of victims in the charred ruins of the northern California town of Paradise was set to intensify on Wednesday, while firefighters stepped up their nearly week-long efforts to contain the state’s deadliest-ever wildfire. A National Guard contingent of 100 military police trained to seek and identify human remains will reinforce…
[ad_1] One of the two executed men was Vahid Mazloumin, dubbed the “sultan of coins” by media, a trader accused of manipulating the currency market, according to Mizan, the news site of the Iranian judiciary. Mazloumin was allegedly caught with two tons of gold coins, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA). The second man was part of…
[ad_1] France’s proposal to create a European army to protect the bloc against Russia, China and even the US has rubbed Washington up the wrong way, prompting the superpower to dismiss the idea as “insulting”. In a flurry of early morning tweets yesterday, Mr Trump mocked Mr Macron for comments about European defence, said the young…
[ad_1] Construction on the Main Church of the Armed Forces, which will be decorated with paintings depicting historical battles, is due to begin imminently. And the man behind the project, Colonel General Andrei Kartapolov, insists the new place of worship will bolster the spiritual values of its armed forces. Kartapolov serves as deputy defence minister…
[ad_1] The Finnish region of Lapland and northern parts of Norway close to the Russian border were affected by the blackouts with the Norwegian regional airline Widerøe confirming its pilots had experienced GPS disruption. The Kremlin has dismissed the allegations a “groundless” but furious Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said: “This is not a joke,…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft European Union divorce deal, telling the House of Commons the agreement “takes us significantly closer to delivering what the British people voted for.” May told lawmakers in weekly question period that the deal means Britain will “take back…
[ad_1] Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has abruptly resigned his post in protest over a ceasefire reached with Gaza militants, rocking the Israeli political scene and potentially bringing about early elections. Lieberman termed the ceasefire ending two days of intense fighting “surrender to terrorism,” and said he could no longer serve a government that endorsed…
[ad_1] Vice President Mike Pence issued the warning as tension between the two global super-powers continue to rise ahead of crunch talks between Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina later this month. Mr Pence said the only way China could avoid an all-out cold war was to “fundamentally change its behaviour”.…
[ad_1] Boeing didn’t tell airline pilots about features of a new flight-control system in its 737 MAX that reportedly is a focus of the investigation into last month’s deadly crash in Indonesia, according to pilots who fly the jet in the U.S. Pilots say they were not trained in new features of an anti-stall system…
[ad_1] The White House reimposed biting economic restrictions after hauling the US out of a key 2015 global deal that limited Iran’s nuclear abilities. A fresh wave of US sanctions launched at the start of November are targeting Iran’s oil sector, drawing anger from Tehran. Mr Rouhani said: “The Americans will definitely be defeated in this path. …
[ad_1] The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was approved in July by all 193 member UN nations except the US, which backed out last year. The pact was introduced after the biggest movement of migrants since World War 2 with more than 1.5 million people arriving in Europe from the Middle East,…
[ad_1] The European Commission has demanded Romania’s ruling coalition “suspend” efforts to change the nation’s justice system and criminal code “immediately”. The EU’s deputy chief executive said proposed changes to the judicial system and criminal code made by the ruling Social Democrats were wrong-headed and signalled a reversal of a decade of democratic and market…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor’s actions have been a driving force behind the Brexit vote and she has done nothing to atone for her mistakes, according to Hans-Olaf Henkel. A former ‘voice of German industry’, Mr Henkel believes Mrs Merkel has dealt her country a “painful blow” by not doing more to keep ensure Britain remained…
[ad_1] The vaunted framers of the U.S. Constitution never anticipated the kind of destructive debacle of a Senate race unfolding in Broward County, Fla., this week. They had no reason to expect the haggling about undervotes and overvotes, the obtusely designed ballot, the accusations of bad faith and conflicts of interest, to say nothing of…
[ad_1] Prince Charles has been predestined for one job since the age of three — and he’s had plenty of time to think about the way he’ll shape the role. The heir to the throne turns 70 on Wednesday, still waiting to be king, although no one except him can say for sure what kind…
[ad_1] The populist coalition defied the European Commission and vowed not to alter a draft plan on its spending. Italy’s debt has ballooned to more than £2trillion (€2.3trillion) and their coalition government wants to increase spending on welfare, pensions and roll out a minimum income for the unemployed. But the Italian government insists it won’t change a…
[ad_1] Norway’s military railed against Russia, claiming they meddled with communications systems. The Scandinavian nation’s allegations followed similar ones made by neighbouring Finland. The Finnish claims were made just a day before. READ MORE: World War 3 FEARS as NATO launches ‘INSANE WAR GAMES’ The Norwegian Defence Ministry said it “was aware that jamming has…
[ad_1] In her autobiography, ‘Becoming’, the former First Lady said that since the Republican firebrand became President, news stories have “turned her stomach”. She also admitted her husband’s legacy is aggressively threatened and wonders “where the bottom might be”. She wrote: “I’ve lain awake at night, fuming over what’s come to pass. “It’s been distressing…
[ad_1] Mrs Obama said she wanted to follow in the footsteps of Laura Bush, her own predecessor, who offered the same support. However, she revealed to ABC that she never heard from Mrs Trump. Host Robin Roberts asked the successful lawyer if the new First Lady had “reached out”. Mrs Obama replied: “No, she hasn’t.”…
[ad_1] The death toll in the Northern California Camp Fire grew to 48 Tuesday, as recovery teams identified six more sets of human remains from Paradise, a town once home to 27,000, overrun by flames last week. The wildfire disaster is already ranked as the most lethal and destructive in California’s history. The latest tally of casualties…
[ad_1] The latest concerns were raised at a meeting on Monday at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, with several nations warning the plans would be unfair on their companies and farmers. Tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) define the volume of sensitive goods, such as meat and cheese, that other World Trade Organisation (WTO) members…
[ad_1] He chose retired army general John Abizaid, who led the US Central Command during the Iraq war. Mr Abizaid must be confirmed by the Senate before he takes up his position. Mr Khashoggi’s death inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has sparked international condemnation, but little action on behalf of the President until now.…
[ad_1] Today, just two days after Remembrance Day, the US President took to Twitter to unleash his rage against Mr Macron’s proposal. Referring to the Nazi occupation of southern France during World War 2, Mr Trump argued France should remember what the US did to defend Mr Macron’s country rather than branding Washington as a…
[ad_1] Melania’s office called publicly for the firing of Deputy National Advisor Mira Ricardel on Tuesday after a series of run-ins with the First Lady, including a plane seating issue during her solo trip to Africa. Melania’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in a statement: “It is the position of the Office of the First Lady…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump is under pressure from his wife to fire his deputy national security adviser over what two sources close to the White House said was the way Melania Trump’s trip to Africa was handled. Two presidential aides said Trump was considering forcing out deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, but as…
[ad_1] The Macron administration is under intense pressure from drivers over environmental duties on petrol and diesel, which along with rising oil costs, have led to sharp price hikes at the pump. Mr Castaner issued the warning in an interview with the news channel BFMTV, before branding the fuel protests “irrational”. He said: “I am asking…
[ad_1] The inscription “To France” on the monument was daubed with black paint, according to an Agence-France-Press photojournalist in Belgrade. Mr Vučić told the press that he was “upset” over the fact Kosovo’s leader Hashim Thaçi had been seated directly behind France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and America’s Donald Trump for the…
[ad_1] Guy Verhofstadt was interrupted and forced to wait in the middle of his speech in the European Parliament. The former Belgian prime minister was urging German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join forces with French President Emmanuel Macron to “revive the European dream”. During his speech, Mr Verhofstadt was heckled for running over his allocated…
[ad_1] Christie’s has sold the “Pink Legacy” diamond at auction for more than $65 million including fees, saying it’s a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. The auction house said that renowned jeweller Harry Winston was the buyer. Christie’s had expected to fetch $30 million to $50 million for the nearly 19-carat, rectangular-cut…
[ad_1] Officials from the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia have agreed to pay uncapped compensation offers for victims of child sexual abuse by clergy as part of a claims process that started Tuesday. The Philadelphia archdiocese’s program is the first victim compensation fund initiated since a chilling grand jury report was released in August detailing…
[ad_1] The US reimposed a set of sanctions on Iran in May when President Donald Trump pulled out of a deal which curbed Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Iran nuclear accord, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, removed previous sanctions aimed at damaging Iran’s ability to trade, particularly oil. European leaders rushed to…
[ad_1] The US reimposed a set of sanctions on Iran in May when President Donald Trump pulled out of a deal which curbed Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Iran nuclear accord, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, removed previous sanctions aimed at damaging Iran’s ability to trade, particularly oil. European leaders rushed to…
[ad_1] The European Parliament greeted the speech of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker with loud jeers, prompting a hectic start to his speech. Mr Juncker was addressing German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was making a speech on the future of Europe. Unidentified MEPs loudly heckled the European Commission chief as he started to speak, prompting Parliament…
[ad_1] Just a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out in Paris in support of a free press — an institution he said needs to be “free-thinking, independent, rigorous, robust, respected” — Canada’s finance minister gave a key speech in Beijing behind closed doors. Journalists were barred from listening to Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s speech Monday because…
[ad_1] A man who drove to Michigan from Montreal and stabbed an airport police officer has been convicted of terrorism and other crimes. It was a slam dunk for federal prosecutors. Witnesses saw Amor Ftouhi attack Lt. Jeff Neville at the Flint airport and wrestled him to the ground. Ftouhi was convicted of three crimes Tuesday.…
[ad_1] Radical left-winger Benoît Hamon on Monday claimed Mr Macron’s immigration policies made him “complicit the surge in support for far-right” as he urged the centralist leader to “abandon” them. Mr Hamon said: “I am stating here and now that Emmanuel Macron’s immigration policies – not his rhetoric – and his actions as president, make him…
[ad_1] Hill Fire, its neighbouring Woolsey Fire and the northern Camp Fire, also known as Paradise Fire, have wreaked havoc across the sunshine state. 44 people have been confirmed dead, with officials expecting the number to rise as hundreds remain missing. Rescue teams continue to sift through the grim remains of homes as the fires…
[ad_1] The Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo, which has already killed more than 200 people, is expected to last until mid-2019, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. “It’s very hard to predict timeframes in an outbreak as complicated as this with so many variables that are outside our control, but certainly we’re…
[ad_1] Negotiators from Britain and the European Union have struck a proposed divorce deal that will be presented to politicians on both sides for approval, officials in London and Brussels said Tuesday. After a year and a half of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators agreed on proposals to resolve the main outstanding issue:…
[ad_1] This has been supported in Germany by Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) general secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The general secretary told the news portal t-online.de: “I believe that a European army makes sense.” She added: “Along the way, we will have to reduce the parliamentary reservation for foreign deployments of the Bundeswehr a bit.”…
[ad_1] The trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is beginning with lawyers’ opening statements in a federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., amid intense public attention and extraordinary security measures. Federal prosecutors say that as leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Guzman, 61, directed massive shipments of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine bound…
[ad_1] CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding that correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials to cover the White House be returned. The administration revoked them last week following U.S. President Donald Trump’s contentious news conference, where Acosta refused to give up a microphone when the president said he didn’t want to hear anything more from…
[ad_1] A court in Jordan has sentenced nine militants to prison terms ranging from three years to life for a shooting rampage two years ago in an ancient castle in the southern city of Karak that killed 10 people, including Canadian tourist Linda Vatcher. The court said the group was involved in helping Islamist militants in…
[ad_1] United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Bangladesh on Tuesday to halt plans to repatriate 2,200 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning their lives would be at “serious risk.” Forcibly returning or expelling refugees and asylum seekers to their home country would violate international law that forbids it to places where returnees face threats…
[ad_1] A 94-year-old German man accused of assisting in the killings of hundreds of people at a concentration camp during the Second World War told a court on Tuesday he had never been a Nazi and was not indifferent to the suffering of inmates. The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a guard…
[ad_1] A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with “security” emblazoned across the front and holding a man down, following a shooting at the Chicago-area bar where the guard worked, according to a lawyer for the guard’s family, which has filed a federal lawsuit. Jemel Roberson, 26, was pronounced…
[ad_1] Authorities suspect there are currently over 200 people missing with some believed to have been killed in the blaze. The data that the state has recovered has recently been disclosed in a press conference. A spokesperson on the wildfire told the press: “Damaged single-family residence, 36, destroyed, 6.453. “Damaged multiple residents, those are multiple…
[ad_1] Foreign minister Heiko Mass said Germany has a shared interest with China in wanting to end the ongoing trade war the US has launched on Beijing and Brussels. Speaking during his trip to Beijing, Mr Maas said it was a good signal that China wanted to open up its markets further. He said: “We…
[ad_1] Six weeks since Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance the details of what happened to the journalist are still unclear. World powers have been communicating with the Turkish and Saudi government to discover the truth behind his disappearance and the details of Mr Khashoggi’s death. Over the weekend the Turkish President confirmed that an audio recording of…
[ad_1] Democrat Kyrsten Sinema defeated Republican Martha McSally to win a close U.S. Senate race in Arizona after last Tuesday’s elections, in a state that had not elected a Democratic senator for 30 years. Despite the Arizona result, Republicans will keep control of the 100-member Senate, winning at least 51 seats to the Democrats’ 47.…
[ad_1] Researchers said 13 of a possible 20 hidden sites had now been pinpointed across King Jong-un’s hermit kingdom in a blow to negotiators trying to secure peace in the troubled region. The images appear to support claims Kim is pressing ahead with his ballistic missile programme despite telling the world he was working towards…
[ad_1] Rome will continue its fight against the European Commission after Brussels’ powerful executive sent the populist government’s draft budget plans back for reconsideration because they go against EU fiscal rules. But Italy would be committing “suicide” if it decided to comply with EU demands and alter its budget when replying to today’s deadline, according…
[ad_1] The scathing assessment was in the European Parliament by made by Nils Torvalds, who i a member of the Swedish People’s Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Speaking before other MEPs in Strasbourg, he was outlining what he thought were the various challenges that are presenting themselves…
[ad_1] Militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets at southern Israel early on Tuesday, killing a man in a strike on a residential building, and warned they would escalate their attacks if Israel continues bombing targets in the Gaza Strip. The cross-border attacks, which were triggered by a botched Israeli undercover raid into Hamas-ruled Gaza…
[ad_1] The two fires ravaging the state – Camp Fire near San Francisco and Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles – have collectively claimed another 13 lives over the weekend, bringing the death toll up from 29 to 43. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea announced the Camp Fire fatalities at an evening news conference in the…
[ad_1] The two superpowers have fought for rights in the South China Sea, with rhetoric between the two nations intensifying in recent months. The freedom of navigation law, provided by the United Nations, means ships flying the flag of any sovereign state shall not suffer interference from other nations. But on Tuesday, US Security Advisor…
[ad_1] The tweet displays a photo of a French soldier passing under obstacles whilst getting hit by heavy rain. It was accompanied with a caption which read: “There is Monday motivation rain, but its ok to stay motivated.” President Trump had been due to visit the Aisle-Marne cemetery and memorial outside Paris, where more than…
[ad_1] Appearing on the BBC flagship show, Labour MP Gareth Snell told Emily Maitlis that “we should stop looking at polls” and that Labour’s position on Brexit was very clearly set out at the party’s conference in Liverpool.Labour plans on rejecting any final deal which does not meet the six tests drawn up by Keir…
[ad_1] The aerial photos, which claim to show 16 separate North Korean bases, were published as part of a new study by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank. The images suggest North Korea has not dramatically stepped down its ballistic missile development, despite the highly publicised deconstruction of the Sohae Satellite Launching…
[ad_1] Ms Merkel is under pressure over the leaked government document which revealed that there were no legal objections to closing Germany’s border in 2015. FDP party leader Christian Lindner rounded on the German Chancellor, saying the secret document has “shed a glaring light” on Ms Merkel’s migration policies. Mr Lindner said: “The revelations shed…
[ad_1] Mr Macron delivered a passionate speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. Trump and Macron were seen greeting each other amicably at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Saturday, but the French President later issued a stark warning over the growing trend of…
[ad_1] The pushback comes as the US tries to dissuade port operators from allowing Iranian tankers to dock. Deputy commander of the regular armed forces Rear-Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi said yesterday that the Iranian military is “prepared today as in the past” to protect against “any threats”. He added that “hindrances” to Iran’s right to use…
[ad_1] The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives made her sharp remarks during an appearance on CBS News’s ‘Face the Nation’ programme. Asked whether she thinks the Mueller inquiry is now under threat, she replied: “Yes, I do. “It does violence to the Constitution and the vision of our founders to appoint such a…
[ad_1] Authorities are struggling with the agonising search of more than 200 missing people, some of whom are suspected to have been killed in the blazes. Emergency services have recovered the bodies of individuals killed in the fires in burnt-out cars and in the ruins of their homes. On Sunday evening, Sheriff Kory Honea said…
[ad_1] Moscow was infuriated by the NATO war games, which involved 50,000 troops from 29 NATO countries, as well as Sweden and Finland. Finnish authorities noticed disruptions to GPS networks since the beginning of the military exercise and air navigation services issued a warning to all air traffic controllers on Tuesday that a large-scale disruption…
[ad_1] Tweeting, Trump said: “I just approved an expedited request for a major disaster declaration for the State of California. “Wanted to respond quickly in order to alleviate some of the incredible suffering going on. “I am with you all the way. God Bless all of the victims and families affected.” READ MORE: California latest:…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor and the French President attended a ceremony near the town of Compiegne on Saturday, to mark the centenary of the signing of the Armistice agreement that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. During a meet and greet with the pubic, President Macron was introduced to an elderly woman, who…
[ad_1] U.S. analysts said Monday they have located 13 secret North Korean missile development sites, underscoring the challenge that the Trump administration faces in trying to reach its promised broad arms control agreement with Pyongyang. The administration has said it is hopeful about eventually reaching an agreement with North Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump declared…
[ad_1] The Sunshine State is not unfamiliar with wildfires. But these three – Camp/Paradise, Woolsey and Hill – have shaken communities to the core. So far, 31 people are dead, more than 200 missing, and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes. Thousands of fire personnel are battling to contain the flames which are being…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel was forced to clarify that she was the Chancellor of Germany after she was referred to as “Mrs Macron”. The German leader accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron during an Armistice ceremony in Rethondes, northeastern France, when the pair were mistaken for a couple. The awkward question was asked when the two EU leaders greeted…
[ad_1] The group of mostly white males dressed in suits have their right-arms stretched out diagonally above their heads whilst smiling and laughing. The boys featured in the photo on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse were reportedly in their 11th grade at the time it was taken making them 16 or 17-years-old. Lori…
[ad_1] As Justin Trudeau and his Canadian delegation arrive in Singapore for his second Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit Tuesday, they may find this year’s round of Asia-Pacific talks less stressful than they were in 2017. A year ago, the 11 countries still interested in the Trans-Pacific Partnership were working feverishly to send…
[ad_1] At the Vatican’s insistence, U.S. Catholic bishops abruptly postponed plans Monday to vote on proposed new steps to address the clergy sex abuse crisis roiling the church. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was told on the eve of the bishop’s national meeting to…
[ad_1] Sergeant Jean-Luc Tremblay with the Richelieu Saint-Laurent police said the predator, or predators, tried to infiltrate groups of friends by offering them a chance to advance their game in exchange for providing revealing photos. The authorities have been working with schools to discuss the methods these sick individuals are using to lure minors into…
[ad_1] A mysterious unidentified flying object – described as a “bright light” and moving at “astronomical speeds” – has baffled officials and sparked alien conspiracy theories. The Irish Aviation Authority have launched an official investigation into the event, after several sightings of the same unexplained object. Incredible audio has been released of the moment the…
[ad_1] When the United States midterm election results starting rolling in on social media with a solid win for two Native American women to Congress, Laurie Ahdemar’s heart started pounding. “I was smiling ear to ear. I was inspired. I thought, this is huge,” Ahdemar told the CBC in Blaine, Wash. The 41-year-old Secwepemc woman moved across…
[ad_1] Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said Monday. As a writer and editor, Lee was key to the ascension…
[ad_1] Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Once hailed as a champion in the fight for democracy, Suu Kyi has been stripped of a series of international honours over a Rohingya exodus…
[ad_1] Palestinian militants on Monday fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel, critically wounding an Israeli teen after a deadly undercover Israeli military raid the day before. The Israeli military responded by dispatching fighter jets to strike “terror targets” throughout the Gaza Strip, in what was shaping up to be one of…
[ad_1] These are tough weeks for the Chancellor: many Germans are turning against her and her party, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), as it increasingly loses voters and the power of the national government plummets. Despite her daughter being in office for 13 years, Herlind Kasner, 90, has raised concerns the latest blow was…
[ad_1] A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of the banned far-right group National Action. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, of being members of the organization, after they shared messages praising Hitler as well as…
[ad_1] The centrist, who met his wife when he was 15 and she was his married 40-year-old teacher, used his eyebrow-raising marriage to defend his contentious reform push and poor ratings. He told the US news channel CNN: “It is absolutely true that my poll numbers have dropped because I have pushed through very unpopular…
[ad_1] The German leader made the comments at the peace conference, which France hopes will become an annual gathering to promote peace, multilateralism and global cooperation. Mrs Merkel warned, adding that people were calling the “European peace project” into question: “The concern I have is that blinkered nationalist views may gain ground once again.” Mrs…
[ad_1] A replica of the prototype of the kilogram at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris. (Japs88/Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)Scientists are updating the definition of the kilogram, after years of nursing a sometimes dusty cylinder of metal in a vault outside Paris as the global reference for modern mass.…
[ad_1] California is in the midst of its most dangerous wildfire season to date, with hundreds of miles now torched by extreme heats. The latest images from the scene have shown the pillar of smoke and flame visible from space, as NASA provided satellite photos. People have been struggling to escape, as some have fled…
[ad_1] Three major wildfires have ignited in California since Thursday, last week. The Camp Fire has killed at least 29 people and the Woolsey Fire, which has killed two, are the biggest two at the time of writing. The Camp Fire, also known as the Paradise Fire, has destroyed more than 110,000 acres with just 25 percent…
[ad_1] The DRC’s health ministry said the hemorrhagic fever is believed to have killed 198 people in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, where attacks by armed groups and community resistance to health officials have complicated the response. The outbreak, the second this year, began in North Kivu before spreading east to Ituri. Oly Ilunga Kalenga,…
[ad_1] This is due to fast winds with gusts up to 50 mph and minimum humidity as low as 10 percent. However, the warnings in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas will remain in effect until Wednesday. This warning means the wildfires could spread quickly into the Sacramento Valley and the Bay Area. Yosemite…
[ad_1] Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida’s pivotal races for governor and Senate, reviving memories of the 2000 presidential fiasco in the premier political battleground state. All 67 counties are facing a state-ordered deadline of Thursday to complete their recounts, and half have already begun. Many other counties were expected to…
[ad_1] A former strawberry farm supervisor was accused in court Monday of retaliating over a workplace grievance by putting needles into the fruit, sparking recalls that devastated the Australian industry. Magistrate Christine Roney said she would not consider granting bail for the woman until the reasons for her actions became clearer. Prosecutors alleged that My Ut Trinh was…
[ad_1] Nearly 200 punnets of strawberries were reported to have sewing needles inside in a terrifying contamination spate which took hold in Australia in September. My Ut Trinh, 50, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates’ Court today charged with seven counts of contamination with intent to cause economic loss. She was denied bail at a short court…
[ad_1] Horst Seehofer, effectively Germany’s Home Secretary, last night announced his intentions to resign as Christian Social Union (CSU) leader to a group of members of his party, according to both Bavarian newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and news agency DPA. And he added he did not feel the need to hold onto office until the end…
[ad_1] A distressing video filming the surroundings of a woodland area in California shows the shocking extent of the Camp Fire death toll. A devastated man took the footage, surrounded by the bodies of his friends who died in the wildfires. While filming, survivor Greg Woodcox labelled it a “horrific way to die”. He said:…
[ad_1] Paradise fire, also known as Camp Fire, has destroyed almost the entire city of Paradise, leaving homes and businesses as scorched shells. There are more than 200 people unaccounted for after a town of around 27,000 was taken over by flames, with fire crews desperately searching for those missing. More than 6,700 structures have…
[ad_1] More than 300,000 people have now been evacuated across California. Most of the evacuations have taken place in Los Angeles County, where 170,000 residents have fled. How far has the Camp fire spread? The Camp Fire has burned 111,000 acres across Northern California. On Sunday morning, it was 25 percent contained, according to Cal…
[ad_1] The death toll from fires raging across California rose to 31 on Sunday after six more people were found dead in what was poised to become the deadliest wild in state history. The so-called Camp Fire in the northern part of the state has claimed at least 29 lives since it broke out on Thursday. Hundreds of miles…
[ad_1] President Macron delivered an impassioned speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice; the end of the World War One. Among the world leaders in attendance were German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump. Presidents Trump and Macron…
[ad_1] Speaking in Paris, where world leaders had gathered to mark the centenary of the end of World War 1, the Russian leader told RT television: “Europe is a powerful economic entity, a powerful economic union and it is quite natural that it wants to be independent, self-sufficient and sovereign in matters of defence and…
[ad_1] Mr Khashoggi, a prominent dissident, disappeared from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert commented on the case yesterday, saying: “Secretary of State Pompeo spoke today with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “The Secretary emphasised that the United States will hold all of those involved in the…
[ad_1] The revelation was made by the South China Morning Post, based on information from within the UK’s Department for International Trade. According to the leak, a UK company, which hasn’t been identified, has been granted an Open Individual Export Licence (OIEL), allowing it to trade in restricted goods. OIELs usually last between five and two…
[ad_1] Official reports say a total of 228 people are still missing as a result of the horrific wildfires. Butte County Sheriff Cory Honea announced the figure on Sunday night, raising the number of people missing by more than 100. The official death toll had reached 29 at the time of writing after the deadly…
[ad_1] The recordings, which Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah claims to have heard, indicate the murder took approximately seven minutes, Nazif Karaman told news network Al Jazeera on Sunday. Mr Karaman claimed Mr Khashoggi’s dying words were: “I’m suffocating, Take this bag off my head, I’m claustrophobic.” The former Washington Post columnist disappeared on October 2…
[ad_1] The worrying figures were released by the Congressional Budget Office which tracks spending by the US government. Last year the US spent $263billion (£203billion) paying off the interest on its debt, accounting for 1.4 percent of national GDP. However, this figure is projected to increase dramatically to a high of $915billion (£707billion) by 2028,…
[ad_1] Broward Sheriff department reported on Sunday night that its officers and bomb square were responding to the reports at the airport’s Terminal 4. The police department said in a statement: “Around 6.30pm tonight, Regional Communications received a report of a suspicious package outside Terminal 4 at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport “Broward Sheriff’s Office…
[ad_1] Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in air strikes and an undercover raid that Hamas said targeted one of its commanders and the Israeli military said left one of its officers dead. The Israeli incursion and air attacks drew rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled enclave, with sirens sounding in Israeli communities along the border.…
[ad_1] Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson called again on Sunday for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to change course on Brexit, accusing her of forcing through a deal to keep the country locked in the EU’s customs union in a “total surrender.” It was the latest call by Johnson, a key figurehead in Britain’s campaign to leave the…
[ad_1] Local Mexican officials were once again Sunday helping thousands of Central American migrants find rides on the next leg of their journey toward the U.S. border. At a toll plaza to the west of the central Mexico city of Queretaro, where the group spent Saturday night, police helped find trucks to take migrants and…
[ad_1] Emergency services raced to Bralia after a 20-year-old man knifed a another man and then drive into people on a street and outside a shopping mall in the city. None of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Romania have confirmed. A police spokeswoman said the stabbing happened following a spat over the ownership of…
[ad_1] Street battles raged on Sunday in residential areas of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, forcing medical staff to flee the largest hospital, as Houthi insurgents tried to repel forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition. Residents said they saw bodies of seven civilians killed in clashes in southern suburbs, with both sides using mortar…
[ad_1] Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab and anthropologists to help identify the dead as the search went on for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history. The overall death toll from the outbreak of fires at both ends of the state stood at 25 on Sunday and appeared likely to rise.…
[ad_1] At least 200,000 people have been evacuated as the Woolsey fire continues to burn in Southern California. The Woolsey fire was sparked south of Simi Valley on Thursday afternoon and has continued to spread ever since. And the blaze is just one of many rgaing in California right now, where at least 25 people…
[ad_1] In the days since a ferocious, wind-whipped wildfire began tearing through the northern California town of Paradise, residents who stayed behind to try to save their property or who managed to get back to their neighbourhoods despite mandatory evacuation orders found cars incinerated and homes reduced to rubble. Whole neighbourhoods and the foothill town’s business…
[ad_1] European Union bosses have threatened to sanction the Mediterranean country unless it falls into line and follows the bloc’s fiscal rules in an unprecedented move which could see Rome slapped with a fine of £3billon (€3.4billion). But Italy’s populist government remains defiant and has rejected demands to submit a revised budget by Tuesday. Guglielmo Picchi,…
[ad_1] Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson has apologized for mocking the appearance of a veteran who lost an eye in Afghanistan. Texas congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, joined the comedian as well as Colin Jost and Michael Che on the Weekend Update anchor desk. Seated next to Crenshaw, Davidson said he regretted his previous comments about…
[ad_1] As smoke billowed around her £17million six-acre estate, Lady Gaga, 32, told followers: “Sending my prayers to everyone today.” At one stage actor Charlie Sheen, 53, sent out a desperate tweet: “I cannot get a hold of my parents Martin and Janet Sheen.” Apocalypse Now star Martin and his wife were later located at…
[ad_1] The US President addressed financial “burden sharing” within Nato – the Euro-Atlantic alliance – by saying: “We want to help Europe but it has to be fair. Right now the burden sharing has been largely on the United States.”Earlier in the week President Macron triggered tensions when discussing the growing threat of cyber attacks.…
[ad_1] The Camp Fire in Northern California has become the third-deadliest and the most destructive fire in state history. The entire town of Paradise, in California, has been wiped out by the fire, which started on Thursday and is continuing to burn in nearby areas. An anthropology team from California State University, Chico, has now been brought…
[ad_1] Italy‘s Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister said he was “fed up” with the rest of Europe “treating Italy like a refugee camp”. On Saturday, Mr Salvini alleged the Maltese authorities gave fuel and a compass to a boat of 13 migrants to help them reach Lampedusa instead of welcoming them to their country as…
[ad_1] Butte County’s deadly Camp Fire was named after Camp Creek Road, the location where the fire started. Wildfires are often named after their places of origin. For example, last year’s deadly Tubbs Fire was named after Tubbs Lane in Santa Rosa. Why do they call it Camp Fire? According to Cal Fire, naming wildfires…
[ad_1] A new theory into the disappearance of flight MH370 claims that hijackers could have unlocked the cockpit door and suffocated those inside the plane by depressurising the cabin. The new theory emerged just a few months after a final report into the disappearing jet failed to make clear why the plane had vanished. MH370…
[ad_1] Paradise, in California, has been burned down by a raging fire which ripped through the community of almost 30,000 people. At least 25 have already been killed by the flames, which have burned down almost 10,000 homes. And officials fear the death toll could rise further thanks to the severe and dry weather conditions.…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has endured a stormy two days in Paris with Emmanuel Macron, with the US and French leaders sparring repeatedly. And while Mr Trump smiled as Mr Putin approached a group of leaders at the Arc de Triomphe, Mr Macron looked stern. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also looked on solemnly as Mr Putin…
[ad_1] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris along with dozens of other world leaders for the annual ceremony in the French capital to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. Trudeau arrived at 10:20 a.m. local time (4:20 a.m. ET) at the Elysee Palace, where he was greeted by…
[ad_1] The US President was heading along the Champs Elysees in Paris ahead of a ceremony on Sunday to mark the 100 years since the end of World War One. One women had her breasts out with words including “hypocrite,” “fake,” and “make peace” written on her body in black ink. She appeared to be…
[ad_1] The entire town of Paradise, in California, has been wiped out by the fire, which started on Thursday and is still burning in surrounding communities. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the county was bringing in a fifth search and recovery team. An anthropology team from California State University, Chico was also assisting, because in…
[ad_1] More than 160 residents in Biddenden, which dates back to the 12th century and has 2,000 inhabitants, spent several months creating the beautiful poppies by hand ahead of the special day. More than 5,000 poppies form a specular cascade over the tower of its 13th Century All Saints Church and its Lychgate, while others were made…
[ad_1] Amid concerns of increasing Russian and Chinese underwater activity, the US Navy is set to introduce attack submarines to counter the potential threats. Vice Admiral Charles Richard, who told forces to “prepare for battle” back in August, has unveiled plans to ensure all submarines are combat-ready to take on the two nations. Mr Richard…
[ad_1] The former First Lady said she will “never forgive” the President. Her anger stems from Trump spreading the unfounded rumour her husband was born outside the US and therefore unable to be President. She claimed his “reckless innuendos” risked her family’s safety. Writing in her memoir about the so-called birther theory, she said: “The…
[ad_1] The US President was meant to visit a cemetery in Belleau, France. American soldiers killed in the First World War are buried at the cemetery. However, the White House claimed bad weather had grounded the presidential helicopter. Angry at the no-show, defence minister Tobias Ellwood, who is an army veteran himself, attacked Trump’s decision.…
[ad_1] Authorities trying to make sense of why a gunman killed 12 people at a Southern California bar are not publicly discussing what they’ve learned, but at least one Instagram post he made after beginning the massacre has emerged as an early focus. Social media platforms have scrubbed that and any other posts following Wednesday…
[ad_1] Florida’s secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor’s races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election. Secretary Ken Detzner issued the order after unofficial results in both races fell within the margin that by law triggers a recount. His…
[ad_1] Ten people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities said. Roberto Robadey, Rio’s civil defence department head, told the Globo TV network that the mudslide in the city of Niteroi was caused by heavy downpours. He said people were killed and injured when a large…
[ad_1] The attack took place in Santosh Nagar in Hubli city, located in India’s southern state of Karnataka, on November 1 when a group belonging to the Ceylon Pentecostal Mission were at a weekly gathering. According to persecution watchdog International Christian Concern, the attack was witnessed by police, who stood by and watched. Arjun S.…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump could not attend a commemoration in France for American soldiers and marines killed during the First World War on Saturday because rain made it impossible to arrange transport, the White House said. The last-minute cancellation prompted widespread criticism on social media and from some officials in Britain and the United States that Trump had “dishonoured”…
[ad_1] China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has issued a stern rebuke of the US and warned that an accidental clash between the two countries could erupt in a global war. The shock warning came in the middle of a press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. This comes…
[ad_1] The US President pulled out of the scheduled trip to the cemetery at Belleau Wood due to the weather. A White House statement said Mr Trump’s planned visit had been “canceled due to scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather”. The US President sent White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a retired…
[ad_1] 250,000 people were forced to flea their homes across the state including in Los Angeles, Malibu and Thousand Oaks. The Woolsey Fire spanning an incredible 35,000-acres has become one of the most destructive in the state’s modern history. Emergency services were powerless to stop the blaze as 50 mph winds fuelled the spread of…
[ad_1] The pair met in Paris ahead of the World War 1 Armistice Day commemoration event on Sunday. Emmanuel Macron appeared to grab Donald Trump‘s arm outside the President’s official residence Élysée Palace. And once inside, the French President touched Donald Trump’s leg multiple times in an awkward attempt to justify his call for a European Army…
[ad_1] Kevin Jennings tells the stories of immigrants who came and settled in the tenements on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. More than 15,000 people, from over 20 different countries, made their homes in those tenements over the course of many decades. Their stories are told at the Tenement Museum in New York City. Kevin Jennings, the museum’s president,…
[ad_1] Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey’s president said Saturday, in the first public acknowledgement of the existence of tapes of the slaying. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also told reporters…
[ad_1] Freak weather has battered the Middle East in recent weeks, causing widespread flooding and storms across the Arabian peninsula. One of Saudi Arabia’s main airports – King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh – buckled under the weight of rain yesterday, as water flooded the building. The unprecedented scale of extreme weather has left thousands without…
[ad_1] Ian David Long, a former machine gunner with the United States Marine Corps, made the chilling posts after he had shot a group of security guards and employees standing near the entrance to Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night. Ventura County Sheriff’s Captain Garo Kuredjian said the timestamps showed the…
[ad_1] The California wildfires have unleashed apocalyptic scenes across the US state, leaving at least nine people dead. Shocking footage has captured a terrifying drive through what has been labelled California’s “most destructive fire in a century”. In the video, a desperate family can be heard praying for survival, as they drive through roads that are…
[ad_1] Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak is the worst in the country’s recorded history with 319 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry said. The deadly virus has killed about 198 people since the outbreak was declared Aug. 1 in the volatile east, the ministry said. Those dead include 163 confirmed Ebola cases, with 35 probable…
[ad_1] The US President stated the over-reliance Europe has on the US and called for “fair” and “efficient” system with the bloc taking greater responsibility, after a tense meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Speaking in France ahead the 100th anniversary of the end of World War one, Mr Trump said: “We want a strong…
[ad_1] The French President greeted Donald Trump in Paris on Saturday morning ahead of Sunday’s commemoration of the World War One dead. Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to build a European Army on Friday but as his statement was taken as an “insult” by the American President, he was forced to awkwardly defend himself as…
[ad_1] Not a single resident of Paradise can be seen anywhere in town after most of them fled the burning Northern California community that may be lost forever. Abandoned, charred vehicles cluttered the main thoroughfare, evidence of the panicked evacuation a day earlier. Most of its buildings are in ruin. Entire neighbourhoods are levelled. The…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new acting attorney general faced growing scrutiny on Friday, with the U.S. Senate’s top Democrat accusing him of ignoring the proper line of succession and some legal experts calling it unconstitutional. Trump named Matthew Whitaker to replace former attorney general Jeff Sessions, who was forced out on Wednesday.…
[ad_1] Official anti-gay prejudice in Tanzania is causing Canadian officials to reassess this country’s relationship with one of Canada’s biggest aid recipients. Arrests of gay men in Zanzibar over the weekend, and the launch of “anti-gay patrols” in the capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, are the latest incidents to alarm Canadian diplomats. They’ve come…
[ad_1] Preachers from Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu were taken into custody and detained until the evening in two local police stations. China Aid, a Christian human rights organisation, claim they were arrested for preaching and handing leaflets out about Christianity. Following the arrest, the church’s pastor, Wang Yi, posted a message on the…
[ad_1] Lorenzo Codogno, former chief economist and director general at the Italian Treasury Department, has stated that Italy’s populist coalition government will most likely refuse to amend its budget which proposed a deficit of 2.4 percent – a figure almost three times the previous administration’s target. He said: “According to Italy’s political leaders, there is…
[ad_1] A House Democrat wants to stop a major nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia which is currently under negotiation. President Donald Trump has reiterated he does not want to jeopardise money coming into the US from Saudi Arabia. But Democrat Brad Sherman believes his bill could now be passed. There has been…
[ad_1] In a rare broadcast interview on her tour of Africa, Melania claimed she faces an onslaught of unfair criticism. However, Mrs Obama has criticised her comments during an interview to promote her upcoming book. The former First Lady said her successor should stop complaining. When asked whether she could relate to Mrs Trump’s comments…
[ad_1] Norway announced yesterday it was suspending new licenses for arms exports to the Middle Eastern country. The move is a fresh blow to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS). His regime has faced increasing pressure from the international community after the murder of dissident, Mr Khashoggi, at the Saudi consulate last month. The journalist…
[ad_1] President Trump touched down in Paris on Friday evening ahead of a weekend of events honouring the end of the World War One. But just hours before he landed, the Republican firebrand hit out at the French leader. The US President tweeted: “President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own…
[ad_1] Last month, Brittany Ferries said it feared 70,000 of the freight units it ships annually to the continent will be affected by stringent, and punitive, inspections of British goods which could be initiated at Calais, warning of possible job losses as a result. And in July Xavier Bertrand, the President of France’s Hauts-de-France region, warned…
[ad_1] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and defence secretary James Mattis met with high-ranking Beijing policymakers in Washington to resolve ongoing tensions. Mr Pompeo condemned China for building military installations on artificial islands in the South China Sea. Beijing officials attacked the White House for sending warships and planes close to the islands, which are…
[ad_1] The alleged agent is a retired colonel who was believed to have spied for Moscow in the 1990s. Vienna is said to have been tipped off by the intelligence agency about the suspected mole accused of spying for Moscow in what could be the latest blow for Vladimir Putin and his intelligence services. The…
[ad_1] Tensions between Washington and Moscow reached a new high as the Russian President claimed he has a weapon that can resist any anti-missile systems, making it almost invincible. Mr Putin said: “We know for certain, it’s an obvious fact and our colleagues realise it, that we surpassed all our competitors in this area. “Nobody…
[ad_1] Around 30 members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) group set upon some 150 pastors and other Christian leaders armed with hockey sticks, baseball bats and pistols, according to International Christian Concern (ICC). The Christian group, which was meeting for a day of prayer, looked on in horror as the thugs burst into the…
[ad_1] The US president used extraordinary national security power to impose the new rule as a migrant “caravan” containing thousands of Central Americans heads to the US border. Mr Trump has ordered thousands of US troops to the border, claiming the migrant caravan is an “invasion” as he focused on immigration in the run-up to…
[ad_1] Members of Commonwealth countries observe Remembrance Day annually as a mark of respect to members of the armed forces who have died in military conflicts. The tradition was introduced by King George V in 1919 after the end of World War One as a thank you to the estimated 19 million people who lost…
[ad_1] The young centrist’s social and economic reforms, including a controversial hike in fuel prices, have angered the French and dragged his poll numbers down to unprecedented lows. “You’re not welcome here!” shouted Renault worker and unionist Samuel Beauvois as the president toured a Renault SA factory in the northern town of Maubeuge, hailed in the…
[ad_1] New York federal prosecutors on Friday brought new charges against Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man accused of mailing bombs to prominent Democrats and other critics of U.S. President Donald Trump. In an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors charged Sayoc with 30 criminal counts, including multiple counts of using a weapon of mass…
[ad_1] Islamic extremists detonated our bombs outside a hotel in the capital of Mogadishu on Friday afternoon, killing at least 20 people and injuring 17, said police. After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured. The suicide bombs detonated near the perimeter wall…
[ad_1] The eurosceptic Deputy Prime Minister claimed Italian citizens would never accept the Commission to sanction Italy over the rejected Budget proposal of their Government. Mr Salvini argued it was unreasonable for Brussels to “lecture Europe and Italy” as Jean-Claude Juncker’s Commission prepares to leave office ahead of the European election next May. The Italian Interior…
[ad_1] Three fires across northern and southern California have scorched thousands of acres fanned by strong Santa Ana winds. Residents in affluent Malibu are the latest to be at risk from scalding flames caused by the Woolsey Fire, spreading southwards from Los Angeles. The trendy beach resort has about 13,000 residents and 21 miles of…
[ad_1] California wildfire season should now be approaching their conclusion, as Autumn yields the general end point for the driest time of year. Less Sun and more rain should normally see any potential blazes put out before they get the chance to rise. However, a number of wildfires are undergoing one final push into local…
[ad_1] The former Belgian prime minister proclaimed he did not like the name of the European Commission because its sounds like something from the Soviet Union during his speech at the ALDE conference in Madrid. Mr Verhofstadt said: “I never liked the name ‘European Commission’ anyway. It reminds me of the Soviet Union. “We have to…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States. Trump is using the same powers he employed to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld…
[ad_1] Armistice Day or Remembrance Day is a day which commemorates the signing of the armistice to end fighting in World War One. The document declared hostilities to formally end on the eleventh day of the eleventh month on the eleventh hour. World War One officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28,…
[ad_1] A poll published this week showed that the US leader is incredibly unpopular in France, where eight out of 10 people think he is “racist” and “dangerous,” and six out of 10 dislikable. Ending speculation about whether the American leader would attend, chief organiser Justin Vaisse told AFP that Mr Trump would not be…
[ad_1] European leaders have found themselves at odds with the Trump administration over a range of issues including environmental concerns, the Iran nuclear deal and bilateral trade. But German foreign minister Heiko Maas said it as time for Europe to join forces and respond with a combined show of strength. Mr Mass said he hoped…
[ad_1] Offciers and a SWAT team are hunting for a gunman at Topsail High School in Hampstead, North Carolina. Unconfirmed reports suggest the shooter may be on the roof of the gymnasium. It is still an active scene, but there are no reports of injuries as of 7am local time, Captian James Rowell said. He…
[ad_1] But Vitor Constancio has warned the anti-establishment coalition of Lega’s Matteo Salvini and Five Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio they “cannot beat the market”. Italy has been on a collision course with the EU ever since unveiling budget plans to run a budget deficit amounting to 2.4 percent of GDP, which would amount to…
[ad_1] Separate wildfires were ripping through Northern and Southern California on Friday, forcing tens of thousands from their homes and prompting officials to declare a state of emergency. The fast-moving Camp Fire advanced to the outskirts of the northern city of Chico early on Friday after it left the nearby town of Paradise in ruins. Fire officials issued evacuation…
[ad_1] The Fly Jamaica Airways flight OJ 256 crashed at Georgetown Cheddi Jagan with 120 passengers including two infants on board. None of the injuries are life-threatening. The Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told reporters during a press conference: “The reports are of back pain and such, no reports of any broken bones.” The flight…
[ad_1] U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already up and working in her hospital room, a day after breaking three ribs in a fall, her nephew said late on Thursday at the Hollywood premiere of a film about her life. Ginsburg, a ground-breaking liberal jurist who at 85 is the oldest U.S. Supreme Court justice, was hospitalized on…
[ad_1] Australian police said a man who stabbed three people in the city of Melbourne on Friday drove a car laden with gas cylinders that caught fire and that they are treating the attack as terrorism. The man stabbed three people, killing one, before he was shot by police. He later died in hospital, Victoria Police Commissioner Graham…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister visited the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons to commemorate the centenary of the end of the conflict. She laid wreaths at the graves of John Parr – the first UK soldier to be killed in 1914 – and the last, George Ellison, who died on the Western Front at 9.30am…
[ad_1] Iran emerged in early 2016 from years of global sanctions (Image: GETTY) “Iran’s situation is better than pre-2016 because of high oil prices and the fact that the U.S. is isolated this time,” said a European diplomat who asked not to be further identified. Iran emerged in early 2016 from years of global sanctions under a…
[ad_1] Good day. This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.) This week: Prince Charles is royally miffed about what we’re doing to the environment A greener, cleaner way to fly…
[ad_1] Several bystanders and police officers were attacked by an assailant on central Melbourne’s Bourke Street on Friday afternoon. Aerial footage shows the onlooking public as the area has been cornered off by the police. Emergency services were also called to the scene as the situation develops. It has been reported that one person died…
[ad_1] A witness filmed the horrifying scenes as the attacker tried to thrust his knife towards police on Bourke Street. It is unclear who the brave individual is but he managed to create enough distance between him and the attacker to provide some safety in the nail-biting moment. An attacker went on a stabbing rampage…
[ad_1] The victim died at the scene while the other two victims were rushed to hospital. According to Melbourne Police was taken into custody after being shot and was moved to hospital in critical conditions under police guard. Video captured at the scene of the Melbourne attack in Bourke Street shows the alleged perpetrator charging at…
[ad_1] According to police the man, who is in a critical condition, is under police guard. Three people are reported to have been injured, with one in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck. The condition of the other two is not known. Video shot my a member of the public appears to…
[ad_1] According to the Russia based Centre for Economic and Political Reforms (CEPR), the total number of protests so far this year, at over 2,500, is already over 1,000 more than the total figure for 2017. Approximately half of these were against the Russian government’s plan to raise the state national retirement age, a policy…
[ad_1] Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) was addressing a group of American evangelicals when he is thought to have made the comments. The Crown Prince was met with a barrage of criticism from around the world after Mr Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident, went missing last month, with Turkey accusing MbS of authorising his torture and murder.…
[ad_1] As a wildfire continues to rage in Northern California, one official gave a bleak update on the status of one town that was engulfed by the blazes. “Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it’s that kind of devastation,” said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Noah Berger/Associated Press) McLean estimated that…
[ad_1] A federal judge in Montana has filed an injunction to stop construction on the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday. Brian Morris, the district judge in Montana, filed a 54-page order addressing allegations from Indigenous and environmental groups, alleging the U.S. Department of State made several violations when it approved the Keystone project. In August, Morris ruled…
[ad_1] The quake took place 10km deep and 722km from Akureyri, Iceland.There is no yet known information of whether the quake has disrupted the island’s volcanic activity. The earthquake struck at 1:49am GMT and its epicentre was in a remote area of the ocean around 253 miles east of Ittoqqortoormitt in Greeland. The force caused…
[ad_1] The US President may target industry in Europe and China in a show of strength after his Republican Party lost control of the House of Representatives, it is claimed. Mr Trump could exacerbate existing trade disputes as he relies on compromises with the Democrats for domestic issues, but has largely free rein in foreign…
[ad_1] He told a press conference “every Floridian should be concerned there may be rampant fraud”. Provocatively Mr Scott added: “I will not sit idly by while unethical liberals try to steal this election. “I am proud to be the next Senator for the great state of Florida.” He accused his opponents of “mysteriously finding…
[ad_1] The quake took place 10km deep and 722km from Akureyri, Iceland. There is no yet known information of whether the quake has disrupted the island’s volcanic activity. The earthquake struck at 1:49am GMT and its epicentre was in a remote area of the ocean around 253 miles east of Ittoqqortoormitt in Greeland. The force…
[ad_1] Elbridge Colby, who served as a high ranking official in Donald Trump’s administration, recently advocated the use of tactical nukes in targeted attacks to repel an attack by Russia or China. But Moscow today branded the plans “irresponsible and dangerous”, warning: “Using nuclear weapons in pinpoint attacks is tantamount to playing with the devil.”…
[ad_1] Up to eight people were injured in the collision in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen, Norway, when the KNM Helge Ingstad crashed into a vessel from Malta. The warship is currently in danger of sinking, while the tanker, named the Sola TS, is slightly damaged and did not spill oil. The collision happened yesterday morning…
[ad_1] Interpol’s secretary general said Thursday that the international police organization’s rules forbid him from probing into the fate of the Chinese government official who served as Interpol president for almost two years before he vanished during a trip to China. In his first public remarks about the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, Interpol Secretary General…
[ad_1] A video distributed by the Trump administration to support its argument for banning CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House appears to have been doctored to make Acosta look more aggressive than he was during an exchange with a White House intern, an independent expert said Thursday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders…
[ad_1] A motorized wheelchair used by the late British physicist Stephen Hawking sold at auction on Thursday for almost £300,000 (more than $515,000 Cdn) while a dissertation raised nearly twice that at a sale to raise money for charity. Famed for his work exploring the origins of the universe, Hawking died in March at the age…
[ad_1] Mexico’s incoming government submitted a bill on Thursday to create a medical marijuana industry and allow its recreational use, part of a crime-fighting plan that would make Mexico one of the world’s most populous countries to legalize the drug. The bill would permit companies to grow and commercialize marijuana. People would also be allowed…
[ad_1] Police and FBI investigators have no word on a possible motive after a gunman entered a Southern California bar Wednesday night and shot dead 12 people, including a sheriff’s sergeant, before killing himself. The gunman was identified as U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ian David Long. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said Long, 28, was found…
[ad_1] A U.S. appeals court in California ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue a program begun under former President Barack Obama that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. The decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the…
[ad_1] The captain of the Second World War-style tourist “duck boat” that sank on a Missouri lake during a storm in July, killing 17 people, was charged on Thursday with misconduct, negligence and inattention to duty in an indictment by a federal grand jury, prosecutors said. Kenneth Scott McKee, 51, of Verona, Missouri, was charged…
[ad_1] Central American migrants in a caravan that has stopped in Mexico City demanded buses Thursday to take them to the U.S. border, saying it is too cold and dangerous to continue walking and hitchhiking. Mexico City authorities say that of the 4,841 registered migrants receiving shelter in a sports complex, 1,726 are under the…
[ad_1] Republican Brian Kemp resigned Thursday as Georgia’s secretary of state, a day after his campaign said he’s captured enough votes to become governor despite his rival’s refusal to concede. Stacey Abrams’s campaign immediately responded by refusing to accept Kemp’s declaration of victory in the race and demanding that state officials “count every single vote.”…
[ad_1] A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California has quickly grown to cover 20 square kilometres as officials try to evacuate thousands of people from the area. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tweeted that the fire broke out at about 6:30 a.m. local time in the Feather River Canyon, prompting an evacuation of the immediate area. Just…
[ad_1] Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he’s “profoundly concerned” that the new acting attorney general is someone who has criticized and publicly expressed skepticism about the Russia investigation. “From my perspective, it doesn’t look good,” Gonzales told CBC News in a phone interview. On Wednesday, Jeff Sessions resigned as the country’s chief law enforcement officer. U.S. President Donald…
[ad_1] The Frenchman told a conference in Finland of centre-right European politicians: “The European project is fragile, it is under threat, it is perishable and at the same time it is vital.” With Germany the only European nation with a hope of being big enough to have its own seat in the G8 group of…
[ad_1] The special prosecutor appointed to investigate allegations that former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman physically abused women said Thursday that she has closed the case without bringing criminal charges. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced her decision in a brief statement. She said investigators did an “exhaustive review” and she personally interviewed…
[ad_1] Israeli police on Thursday recommended bribery charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer and five other suspects in a sale of German Thyssenkrupp submarines to Israel. Netanyahu was questioned by police in the investigation but, in a statement announcing its conclusion, police reiterated that the prime minister is not a suspect. The two billion euro…
[ad_1] Tensions have escalated in recent weeks over Washington’s threat to abandon a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia, and ongoing US sanctions against Moscow. The two leaders will be in the French capital on November 11 to mark the centenary of the end of World War One, which more than 60 world leaders…
[ad_1] Maicon Esteves was found alive in the hostile environment by rescuers on Wednesday (November 7) afternoon, 18 miles (30 km) from the burned out wreckage. He was suffering from exhaustion and first and second degree burns to his arms, neck and face. The light agricultural aircraft used for spraying crops, crashed last Saturday (November…
[ad_1] A Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy against Islam, and she is at a secure location in the country, officials said on Thursday. Officials dismissed some media reports that the woman, Asia Bibi, had been flown abroad, which would enrage hardline Islamists who have been…
[ad_1] Prince Charles has pledged not to interfere in the affairs of state when he becomes king, seeking to dispel concerns about his past activism on issues ranging from global warming to architectural preservation. In an interview for a documentary marking his 70th birthday next week, the heir to the throne told the BBC that…
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court says 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in hospital. The court says the justice went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight. The court says the fall occurred Wednesday evening. Ginsburg…
[ad_1] Michel Barnier was addressing the European People’s Party (EPP) Congress in Helsinki on Thursday when he was ignored by members of the room. German Chancellor Angela Merkel even “walked off” during the European Union chief Brexit negotiator’s speech, to speak with Manfred Weber. Euronews’ Political Editor Darren McCaffrey said: “The most extraordinary thing about…
[ad_1] The US’ Federal Aviation Administration is warning all airlines that operate the plane model to learn to deal with software glitches. Lion Air’s Flight JT610 plunged into the Java Sea on October 29 shortly after take-off from Jakarta and killed everyone on board. FAA experts said a software glitch could include receiving false information…
[ad_1] After a fierce campaign season, US citizens headed to the polls on November 7 to elect new members of the two branches of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives. Results saw the Democrats take the House of Representatives (referred to as the House), pushing the Republicans out of control. While the…
[ad_1] During a reflection of the midterm election results, American commentator Tucker Carlson unleashed some stern words for the Republican party and the faults in their current strategies. He said: “Republican strategists seem to forget that a huge percentage of Americans don’t pay federal tax” “For them and for many others, the economy is not…
[ad_1] CNN reporter Jim Acosta was asked to put down the microphone after he clashed with US President Donald Trump on his midterm elections campaign techniques. During the heated exchange, the US President accused the CNN reporter of being the “enemy of the people”. The CNN reporter asked Donald Trump whether he thought he had…
[ad_1] Superbugs will kill 2.4 million people by 2050 in Europe, North America and Australia, figures show (Image: GETTY) The new research, carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), suggests drug-resistant microbes will cause the deaths of 1.3 million people in Europe, and 1.1 million in North America and Australia over…
[ad_1] The German legend’s health has been a closely guarded secret since he suffered catastrophic brain injuries in a skiing accident in 2013. Mr Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm has always insisted the racing superstar’s condition is not a public matter. But today she broke her silence to issue a rare new statement after a poster…
[ad_1] The video explicitly shows staff holding their noses as they down large plastic cups full to the brim of yellow liquid, later confirmed to be urine. Another stands topless as he is whipped by what looks like a large belt. The disgraceful events took place at a home improvement firm in Zunyi, Guizhou province,…
[ad_1] The resignation of U.S. attorney general Jeff Sessions could significantly curtail — or perhaps even end — the Russia investigation, experts say, as it will now be overseen by a replacement who has publicly expressed his skepticism about the probe. “[This] will effectively bring the investigation to a halt,” said William Yeomans, who served 26 years at the U.S. Department of Justice…
[ad_1] At least six people were wounded, including one sheriff’s deputy, after a man opened fire in Southern California bar late Wednesday, according to a local sheriff’s spokesperson. Police told the Los Angeles Times that at least 30 shots were fired at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, which is about 64 kilometres west…
[ad_1] The magnificent scenes were captured during the Diwali festivities in the northern Indian city if Ayodhya. 301,152 lamps glistened simultaneously for five minutes beside the Sarayu river. Guinness World Records confirmed the dazzling display busted the previous record of 190,000 lamps preciously set in a neighbouring region. Mesmerising images show huge crowds gathered to…
[ad_1] In his first live TV appearance on La7’s Di Martedì since the March 4 general elections, Italy‘s leader pledged he would make no concessions to Brussels and said his duties lied with the Italian electorate. Mr Conte was asked to reveal his negotiating position with the EU over the controversial 2019 budget proposal rejected by…
[ad_1] The comments were made by Bruno Le Maire, French economy minister, during an interview with the Financial Times. He claimed: “Europe refuses to allow the US to be the trade policeman of the world.” President Trump pulled the US out of the nuclear deal Mr Obama signed with Iran in 2015 and has reimposed…
[ad_1] Simon Schama, a professor of history at Columbia University in New York, warned the US public is consuming political debates as a form of “gladiatorial entertainment”, and noted President Trump is purposefully fanning the flames. Speaking on BBC Newsnight, he said: “Social media has made the possibility of enjoying reciprocal hatred more and more…
[ad_1] The Prince of Wales has given one of his most open interviews in recent years about how he sees monarchy, as part of a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday next week. Every year the Royal Family as a whole carries out over 2,000 official engagements throughout the UK and worldwide, and some…
[ad_1] Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser is believed to have been murdered in a Saudi jail last week, after being forcibly detained in March for his supposed connection to a Twitter count outlining numerous abuses committed by the Saudi royal family. Prominent human rights activist Yahya Assiri commented previously on the case to The New…
[ad_1] David Swanson, author of several anti-war books and organiser of peace demonstrations, argued “madness” and a “drive to dominate the world” underpinned the threat of all-out war between the world’s leading powers. He told Express.co.uk: “The doomsday clock is closer to midnight than it has ever been. “The actual danger of nuclear apocalypse is…
[ad_1] Dr Goldhan from ETH Zurich has argued robots will make doctors obsolete in the foreseeable future, allowing hospitals to significantly save on running costs. He explained: “Introducing AI-driven systems could be cheaper than hiring and training new staff. “They are also universally available and can even monitor patients remotely. “Doctors as we now know…
[ad_1] Kidnappers freed scores of school children and a driver in western Cameroon early on Wednesday, but kept hold of a principal and one teacher, officials said, following an abduction blamed on anglophone separatists. Armed men who seized the youngsters on Monday in the city of Bamenda — a commercial hub of Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region — released them about 18 kilometres…
[ad_1] The US President fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, hours after he gave a press conference about the midterm elections. Mr Sessions had recused himself from the Russia probe over the 2016 presidential race, a move that angered the President. Following the conclusion of the midterm elections, Trump announced the man taking over…
[ad_1] Jim Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, was attacked by President Trump after challenging him on his scare-mongering rhetoric on the “caravan” of migrants heading towards the US through Mexico. President Trump quickly cut off the journalist, and repeatedly blasted “that’s enough”, before a female White House employee attempted the take the microphone out…
[ad_1] The President’s Press Secretary Sarah Sanders commented: “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.” The row broke out after after Mr Acosta asked Trump whether he had “demonised” migrants during the midterms election campaign. Trump responded by labelling Mr Acosta…
[ad_1] Russia, who has a strategic relationship with both Israel and Iran, has delivered a modern S-300 surface-to-air missile system capable of shooting down Israeli planes. The inflammatory move comes after a Russian II-20 surveillance plane was accidentally struck down by Syrian government anti-aircraft fire in September. The Syrian forces were responding to an Israeli…
[ad_1] It comes as the French President defended his manifesto in the 2019 European elections, insisting Brussels must increase efforts to build a new EU-wide army. Mr Macron repeatedly urged the block should arm itself with a defence force to stop relying on the US and NATO on matters of security. He cited increasing Russian…
[ad_1] Crash specialist Larry Vance made the extraordinary claim after hitting out at investigators for not taking him seriously. Mr Vance, who wrote a book called MH370: Mystery Solved, told the Daily Star: “The passengers ended up in the Southern Indian Ocean, and are at the bottom of the sea inside the sunken and intact…
[ad_1] The Democrats should be careful not to fall in Donald Trump’s “trap”, warns a political expert. Jérémie Gallon also urged the Democrats to respond to current fears and anxieties in the US. The author of ‘A young diplomat in Trump’s America’ told France 24: “First of all they should think how can we respond…
[ad_1] Troops from a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi rebel positions in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida with airstrikes and a ground assault on Wednesday, and took control of a major road leading into the area, according to military officials and witnesses on both sides of the front line. An Emirati-trained force known as the Giants, backed…
[ad_1] The Gulf Kingdom issued the veto on Palestinians with Israeli citizenship entering the country, meaning they cannot make Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site made by millions of Muslims each year. Since 1978 Palestinian Muslims have been able to use temporary Jordanian passport to enter and leave Saudi Arabia. But Riyadh has…
[ad_1] Diwali is derived from the word Deepavali, meaning “rows of lighted lamps”. The religious holiday is a symbolic celebration of good over evil and the lifting of spiritual darkness. Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Newar Buddhists all observe the festival every autumn, with each religion offering different variations as to its origin. Homes and public…
[ad_1] Speaking on his LBC show, Nigel Farage argued Donald Trump lost control of the lower legislative House of Representativesin the midterm elections because of middle-class women living in suburbian areas having an issue with the US President’s tone. The former Ukip leader claimed the “dramatic” approach of the American President might have put off…
[ad_1] The Washington state task force on critically endangered Pacific Northwest orcas wants to temporarily ban commercial whale-watching boat tours. The group advising the governor voted Tuesday to recommend a three- to five-year moratorium in order to reduce boating traffic and help orcas hunting for food. Southern resident killer whales have hit the lowest numbers in…
[ad_1] U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday as the country’s chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks over recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Sessions announced his resignation in an undated letter to President Donald Trump. He said the resignation came at “your request.” Trump announced in…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: The search for extraterrestrial life has always required a certain amount of imagination, and scientists are imaging some new directions…
[ad_1] A woman holds a sign during a rally in Chicago to inspire voter turnout ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections in the United States. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images) A record number of women were elected to the House on Tuesday, nearly two years after women spilled out into the streets of Washington and in…
[ad_1] The UN has firmly condemned the extremist group’s indiscriminate and widespread campaign of violence, which it says may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. The bodies found inside the graves are believed to be the victims of the radical Sunni group, who between June and December 2014 seized large swathes of…
[ad_1] The rocky Senkaku Islands, which sit between the north coast of Taiwan and the Japanese Home Islands, are administered by Japan, but face rival claims from China and Taiwan. Senkaku Islands have been the site of increasingly aggressive incursions by Chinese fishing boats in recent months – as well armed coast guard vessels. In…
[ad_1] The US leader said his party had “stopped the blue wave” – a surge in support for the Democratic Party predicted by some polls earlier in the campaign. Speaking in the East Room of the White House, Mr Trump said his party had held off Democrats in key Senate races despite a “dramatic fundraising…
[ad_1] IMPRESSIVE: The pyramids at Giza (Image: Kitti Boonnitrod/ Getty Images) IT IS one of history’s most enduring conundrums. Just how did the pre-industrial Egyptians construct their most famous wonder of the world? After all, the Great Pyramid of Giza is estimated to consist of 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh anywhere between two and 30…
[ad_1] The eerie photos reveal whole towns hastily abandoned when the buffer zone was created in 1964 to prevent bloody conflict between Turkish and Greece forces. Known as the “Green Line” since a UN general marked it on a map in green pencil – the zone was extended in 1974 after Turkish forces invaded in…
[ad_1] Research for the Helbling toilet, which is ready for sale, has been funded by the Microsoft boss’s foundation. Gates, 63, said: “The current toilet simply sends the waste away in the water, whereas these toilets don’t have the sewer. “They take both the liquids and solids and do chemical work on it, including burning…
[ad_1] A member of the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature said Wednesday she is leaving the body, the latest person to quit amid sex abuse and financial crimes scandals at the exclusive group. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior North Korean envoy has been delayed, throwing stalemated diplomacy over the North’s nuclear weapons into further uncertainty. The State Department said in a short statement Wednesday the officials would meet later “when our respective schedules permit.” It offered no reason, and North…
[ad_1] Armed with subpoenas and a long list of grievances, a small group of lawmakers will lead the investigations poised to make U.S. President Donald Trump’s life a lot tougher now that Democrats have won a majority in the House of Representatives. Using their control of House committees, they can demand to see Trump’s long-hidden tax returns, probe possible…
[ad_1] A Chinese state-owned company says it is developing a stealth combat drone in the latest sign of the country’s growing aerospace prowess. The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also underscores China’s growing competitiveness in the expanding global market for drones. China has won sales in the Middle East and elsewhere by offering drones at lower…
[ad_1] In the first statewide referendum on transgender rights, Massachusetts voters on Tuesday beat back a repeal attempt and reaffirmed a 2016 law extending non-discrimination protections to transgender people, including their use of public bathrooms and locker-rooms. Voters in 37 states considered an array of intriguing ballot measures. Florida voters approved a ballot measure that will restore…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has been warned about his power as President after the Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. Despite losing the House, President Donald Trump remained optimistic after the Republicans retained control of the Senate. But, MSNBC commentator Joe Scarborough suggested losing the House was a big…
[ad_1] The dust is beginning to settle after a night of furious midterm election vote-counting, and the picture is clear: the Democrats have taken back the House. While the Republicans have held the Senate, this change in one of the two chambers of Congress signals an end to President Trump’s unobstructed ability to get his…
[ad_1] The French President believes the bloc has become the “victim” of the growing tensions between the world superpowers and said it was time for a “true European army” to defend against international threats. And the European Commission backed Mr Macron’s calls saying they were “totally compatible” with their goals. Donald Trump began imposing sanctions…
[ad_1] The world reacted to the U.S. midterm elections Wednesday, as Democrats took control of the House of Representatives while Republicans held onto the Senate. RUSSIA The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it saw no prospects for an improvement in relations between Russia and the United States. “We can say with a large amount of…
[ad_1] Republican Ted Cruz won the race for the Texas Senate seat in one of the most publicised and competitive battles in the US midterm elections 2018. Speaking following his defeat, Mr O-Rourke let slip with a swear word live on TV. He said: “Tonight’s loss does nothing to diminish the way I feel about…
[ad_1] Ed Ashurst, a sun-darkened rancher with beefy hands and a cowboy hat streaked with dirt, wants to make one thing clear. “You keep asking about election, election, election,” the 67-year-old says from his ranch house in the far southeastern corner of Arizona, three hours from Tucson and just 50 kilometres from the U.S.-Mexico border.…
[ad_1] Donald Trump kept telling Americans to pretend he was on the ballot Tuesday and it appears they did. Whether that mobilized more Republicans or Democrats to vote is tough to tell. The Democrats won back control of the House of Representatives, but oh so narrowly. The “blue wave” predicted by some polls was more of a trickle. Even so,…
[ad_1] The Republican candidate received over 60% of the votes and was running for the state legislature in Nevada but died unexpectedly on October 16. During his campaign, Dennis nicknamed himself the “Trump from Pahrump,” in reference to the town where he lived in Nevada. Chuck Muth, Hof’s campaign manager, said Election Day is “bittersweet.”…
[ad_1] Stacey Abrams was running for the Senate position in Georgia against Republican Brian Kemp. Early results for the day suggest a 48.6 drop behind the Republican, but the full announcement is yet to be released. Ms Abrams was famous for her election this year, as she was tipped to be the first black female…
[ad_1] Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives, giving them the opportunity to block the US leader’s agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny. In midterm elections two years after he won the White House, Mr Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded…
[ad_1] Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States were highlighted by a series of firsts, including a historic number of women chosen to serve in the House of Representatives. With ballots still being counted across the country, women have won 75 seats and are assured of victory in nine districts where women are the only…
[ad_1] He defeated Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in what had been a target seat. In 2016 the district backed Trump by 55 to 39 percent. This is a significant blow to the Democrats who had hopes of taking the seat. Earlier this evening Washington based journalist Alexandra von Nahmen tweeted: “Keeping an eye on the…
[ad_1] Trump and Mr Ryan, who is not seeking reelection, have clashed repeatedly over the President’s immigration focus. Referring to the President, a White House source said: “He is really angry about Ryan”. Asked what specifically about he replied “everything”. According to CNN Mr Ryan reportedly phoned Trump on Sunday, urging him to reorientate his…
[ad_1] DeSantis, 40, a conservative former congressman, defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum, 39, the staunchly liberal mayor of state capital Tallahassee who was seeking to become Florida’s first black governor. Mr Gillum has conceded the race. Florida is the most densely populated of the battleground states that swing between the parties in presidential elections, but Republicans…
[ad_1] The President said on Twitter: “Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!” Republicans will keep control of the Senate but the House is likely to be won by the Democrats. Trump previously claimed responsibility for the outcome of the midterm elections, with a White House statement saying the he gave voters a “clear choice”.…
[ad_1] Republicans are now virtually assured of keeping control of the Senate in the midterm elections. The race for the Texas Senate seat has been one of the most widely publicised and fiercely competitive of the midterm election run-up. The incumbent Mr Cruz, faced an unexpected challenge in the charismatic media favourite, challenger Beto O’Rourke.…
[ad_1] She is set to be followed by fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar in the 5th congressional district in Minnesota, the seat previously held by Keith Ellison, the first Muslim Congressman. Ms Tlaib, 42, was born to Palestinian immigrants and was the first muslim women to win a seat on the Michigan Legislature. She was running…
[ad_1] The Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives since 2011 gave her first reaction to the midterms 2018 results. Mrs Pelosi said: “When Democrats win and we will win tonight, we will have a Congress that is open, transparent and accountable to American people. “We’ll strive for bipartisanship, seeking common ground as…
[ad_1] The win is a substantial blow to the Democrats as hopes they would gain control of the Senate are dashed even further. It was not expected the Senate would turn as a result of the election but the result will come as a blow to the liberal party. Mr Donnelly had previously campaigned with…
[ad_1] US voters on Tuesday went to the polls in congressional elections for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives. The Democratic Party needs to pick up 23 seats to gain control of the chamber from the Republican Party. Democrats have flipped their first House seat of the night, with Jennifer Wexton projected to…
[ad_1] House Majority PAC Executive Director Charlie Kelly said: “Donna Shalala has a distinguished record for South Florida and for all Americans. “Voters rejected Maria Elvira Salazar’s partisan politics and have chosen a Representative in Donna Shalala who will focus on critical issues like improving education, lowering healthcare costs, and growing the economy. “HMP is…
[ad_1] The delays were caused by a number of issues from out-of-date voting machines and lack of power chords to high humidity affecting machines to running out of paper ballots. Also causing hold-ups were workers who did not have the keys to polling stations and voting machines being locked in cupboards nobody knew how to…
[ad_1] The USA is today voting for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate in the midterm elections. If Republicans maintain their hold on both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the party will have the chance to build on President Donald Trump’s America First…
[ad_1] First polls have closed, in most of Indiana and Kentucky 35 of 100 Senate seats in play All 435 House of Representative seats contested 36 gubernatorial elections being decided The first polls have closed in tonight’s midterm elections across the United States, as long lines and malfunctioning machines marred the first hours of voting…
[ad_1] Facebook is admitting that it didn’t do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar. Alex Warofka, a product policy manager, said in a blog post that Facebook “can and should do more” to protect human rights and ensure it isn’t used to foment division and…
[ad_1] US voters are still casting their ballot across the whole country but first exit polls are already outlining the political mood of America two years after Mr Trump’s election. According to exit polls conducted on the American electorate by AP VoteCast, 56 percent of those surveyed think the country is on the wrong track,…
[ad_1] French television channel BFM said according to the source, security services arrested the people this morning on suspicion of undertaking an “imprecise and loosely-formed” plan for “violent action” against Emmanuel Macron. The report said these individuals were members of the far-right, although this has not been independently confirmed. Security services arrested the alleged suspects…
[ad_1] The UK and Argentina have been locked in a bitter dispute over who has the right to the Falkland Islands for hundreds of years, with the long-standing row reaching its peak when a war broke out in 1982. But historian Roberto Colimodio claims new evidence supports Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands, a British…
[ad_1] A Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb in New York City’s busiest subway station at rush hour last December has been convicted of terrorism charges. The verdict against Akayed Ullah, 28, was returned in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday after a trial in which the defence maintained that he intended to kill…
[ad_1] Voters are choosing their favourite Republican or Democrats for the US Congress, governorships and local elections today. Results will then start to be counted as soon as each polling station closes. This means results will start to trickle in over the early hours of Wednesday morning. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber…
[ad_1] Fox News said Tuesday that it has addressed the “unfortunate distraction” of network personalities Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro speaking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Missouri the night before, and that it doesn’t condone such behaviour. The network did not say what, if any, discipline that the two network personalities would…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Today’s U.S. midterm elections are the most expensive vote in American history, with at least $5 billion US spent on advertising.…
[ad_1] The social network giant said the accounts had been removed after US law enforcement contacted the firm because they believed they were linked to foreign entities. Previous investigations in the US found Facebook had been used by Russia to post content that aimed to influence and interfere with the 2016 US presidential election. Facebook’s…
[ad_1] The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public records show, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House. In October, China’s Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16 trademarks to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC,…
[ad_1] A U.S. pediatricians’ group has strengthened its advice against spanking and other physical punishment because of the potential for long-term harm. In an updated policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics says those harms can include aggression, brain changes, substance abuse and suicidal behaviour in adulthood. The academy said research since its 1998 discipline policy led to the…
[ad_1] Many claimed it was a miracle when the body was found to have been naturally mummified rather than decaying, despite being buried 272 years ago. The corpse had been laid to rest in a crypt wearing the lederhosen which is the traditional clothing in the Alpine regions where he lived in the district of…
[ad_1] Record early voting numbers point to higher-than-average midterm turnout. First polls close at 6 p.m. ET, in Kentucky and Indiana. 35 Senate seats in play. All 435 House of Representative seats contested. 36 gubernatorial elections. Millions of voters are heading to the polls today to decide whether U.S. President Donald Trump has managed to scare up…
[ad_1] Western countries including Canada, France and Germany called on China on Tuesday to close down detention camps, which activists say hold a million Uighurs and other Muslims. At a debate in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council — which reports on human rights in each UN member state every five years and is reviewing China’s record…
[ad_1] The United States midterm elections will see voters take to the polls across the country on Tuesday 6 November. Some voters could be impacted by the weather on the way to place their votes with tornado warnings in place for some parts of the country. Senior Meteorologist Fox News Janice Dean warned US residents…
[ad_1] More than 200 mass graves containing between 6,000 and 12,000 bodies have been found in Iraq from the time of ISIS’s three-year reign, UN investigators said Tuesday. The 202 graves verified by investigators dot northern Iraq and are a legacy of ISIS’s “terror,” the UN mission to Iraq and the UN office for human rights said in the…
[ad_1] British police have arrested five men after a video was posted on the internet that showed men mocking the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze by burning an effigy of the building as part of Guy Fawkes’ Night celebrations. The video, which appeared on social media, showed a cardboard model of the tower with cut-outs of…
[ad_1] Speaking at his final campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the President told the crowd what will happen to him if the results of the elections are either good or bad for the Republicans in the state. He said: “If we don’t do so well tomorrow, they will put me on the ticket. “If…
[ad_1] US politics expert Dr James D. Boys warned Donald Trump his biggest challenge to securing a second term in the White House could come from his own party. President Trump is currently facing mounting pressure as the US prepares to hold the Midterm Elections 2018 to select one-third of the Senate and all seats in…
[ad_1] Russian actors believed to be connected to the government have been actively involved in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes in the run-up to Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections. But they are working harder to hide their tracks, according to government investigators, academics and security firms. Researchers studying the spread of disinformation on Facebook,…
[ad_1] Russia is trying to meddle in the US midterms, experts have said (Image: GETTY) Facebook took down 30 accounts as well as 85 accounts on Instagram, which is also owns after warnings of sustained efforts to affect the result of the US midterms, which take place today. The FBI, Homeland Security and the Attorney…
[ad_1] Tennessee is a key state to watch in these midterm elections. The southern state has been dominantly Republican over the years, but a few races could shake this up. The race for Senate, Congress and Governor have all been pivotal this year. But it is the Senate race which has garnered the most attention.…
[ad_1] Midterm elections polls will open today in the first major test of President Donald Trump‘s term in office. Midterms are usually viewed as a sort of referendum on the sitting president and Mr Trump has been campaigning hard to ensure a Democrat victory. The race is neck and neck, with polls showing a lead…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his manifesto for the 2019 European elections, insisting Brussels must increase efforts to build a new European Union-wide army. Mr Macron has repeatedly urged the bloc should arm itself with a defence force to stop relying on the United States and NATO on matters of security. In a…
[ad_1] Irving La Madrid ambles up to a squat yellow house in a heavily Hispanic neighbourhood of Phoenix and taps his fingertips against the screen door. “Hola!” the 17-year-old said through a mouthful of braces. A shape rustles around inside. Someone peers through the screen. A dog is barking, its excited yipping now competing with La…
[ad_1] Spanish rescue workers combed the seas and shores of southern Spain on Tuesday, searching for 17 missing migrants a day after finding the bodies of 17 other migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean in boats departing from North Africa. The Spanish Civil Guard said it had found four bodies of migrants and…
[ad_1] The US leader expressed concern for the safety of a rally attendee while delivering an address in Indiana, less than 24 hours before polls open for the crunch US midterm elections. Pointing to an individual in the crowd, Trump said: “Do we have a doctor please. Doctor, doctor in the house please, thank you.…
[ad_1] Mr Hannity had tweeted Monday morning that he was not going to speak at the final Trump rally before the election. He wrote: “In spite of reports, I will be doing a live show from Cape Girardeau and interviewing President Trump before the rally. “To be clear, I will not be on stage campaigning…
[ad_1] New Jersey has a population of just over 9million people and it is largely considered to be a Democratic stronghold. Democrats have won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred since the early 2000s. But which candidates are being touted to win at each level? Senate The State of New Jersey has…
[ad_1] During his final campaign rally for the midterm elections, someone in the crowd collapsed and required medical attention. After seeing the spectator collapse, Trump asked the crowd to “say a little prayer”. The crowd then started to sing Amazing Grace as the person was being attended to. It was the second person to collapse…
[ad_1] New York has a population of 19.85 million people and it is viewed as one of the most important states in the midterm elections. It is largely considered to be a Democratic stronghold as Democrats have won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred since 2002. However, things could be about to…
[ad_1] Ahead of a full day of rallies on the eve of the high-stakes midterm elections, the American firebrand held an interview with WJLA political correspondent Scott Thuman. When asked if he had any regrets from his presidency or things he would like to “take back and redo”, Trump answered in a rare self-critique: “Well,…
[ad_1] According to an unnamed source, tensions are continuing to rise between Trump and US Army commanders after his request to have migrant detention centres built was denied. Since the start of his candidacy and throughout his presidency, Trump has repeatedly stated he will to strengthen the US’ security on their southern border. Trump had…
[ad_1] Pete Wehner, who worked in both Bush administrations and Ronald Reagan’s White House, expressed concern that the Republican Party has become increasingly “white nationalist” while speaking to BBC presenter Emily Maitlis. In a damning condemnation of the Republican Party, he said: “It is a more nativistic party, I think it is more of a…
[ad_1] Prison officials said both deaths are being investigated as suicides. Urdiales, a former marine, was sentenced in October for the murders of five women in San Diego, Mission Viejo, Palm Springs and Cathedral City during the 80s. He had been previously sentenced to death in Chicago and Livingston County, Illinois, in two separate trials…
[ad_1] The 2018 U.S. midterm elections prompted a surge of candidates from minority groups that have not had electoral success in the past. Several have the potential to be the first of their background elected to office on Tuesday. The following are details on some of the possible firsts that the 2018 midterm elections could…
[ad_1] The European Union has recalled its ambassador to Tanzania, citing “the deterioration of the human rights and rule of law situation” in the East African country where one regional official last week called for the outing and arrests of gay people. A statement emailed to The Associated Press Monday said the EU will be…
[ad_1] At the rally, Trump was joined by his daughter Ivanka Trump, his Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and counsel to the president Kellyanne Conway. The trio looked to get the crowd motivated to go vote in the elections the following day as both democrat and Republicans make a final push to try and gain…
[ad_1] Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops with just a day to go in the US Midterm elections. The vote comes at a crucial point in the President’s term in office and will give voters a chance to have their say on how well Mr Trump is doing. But the race for the…
[ad_1] The astonishing footage shows thousands of women and teenagers kneeling side by side in a long queue as they wait to be flogged. Two priests, wearing masks and traditional clothes, take turns in whipping each woman. Using a piece of wood and a rope, the priests hit the so-called “salvation seeker” on their arms,…
[ad_1] The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization that has botched its own reorganization in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an open letter to…
[ad_1] The most crucial race in these elections is for Congress, the branch of government which makes US law. Congress is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House (the House of Representatives). At the moment both chambers are controlled by Donald Trump’s Republican party, but the Democrats have fought hard to make…
[ad_1] Last year, there were only 200 reported infections in the EU, with 25 people killed. But in 2018 there have been 1,460 reported cases of the potentially lethal sickness, according to the EU Health Commission. The fever has ripped across Europe in 2018, killing 44 people in Italy, 42 in Greece, 42 in Romania…
[ad_1] Pope Francis called on Monday for the eradication of anti-Semitism following an increase in attacks and hate crimes against Jews in several countries, and said it was vital to preserve the memory of the Holocaust. In the worst attack ever against U.S. Jews, a gunman yelling “all Jews must die” stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue…
[ad_1] Two buildings collapsed into a pile of rubble and beams Monday in the French city of Marseille, where authorities spoke of a race against time to find people possibly trapped in the ruins. The buildings — one condemned and supposedly vacant, the other containing apartments — gave way after 9 a.m. In the spot…
[ad_1] US voters will head to the polling station tomorrow, on November 6, for the midterm elections, a vote analysts have branded a “referendum” on the Trump administration. North Dakotans are voting to fill both seats in the House and in the Senate. Latest polls regarding this state are predicting a Republican win in both…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: The latest U.S. sanctions on Iran are likely to bring more economic misery to the people, but unlikely to bring…
[ad_1] The US President is still campaigning in full force ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday. After attending two rallies yesterday, Mr Trump held a conference call with supporters, where he stressed the importance of tomorrow’s vote which has already seen 30million Americans go to the polls. He said: “The election tomorrow is very…
[ad_1] Iran’s UN ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo said the UN should hold the US accountable for re-imposing the sanctions. He said the US sanctions “brazenly, boldly and blatantly’ defy and disregard a UN Security Council resolution. Ambassador Khoshroo said: ”The irresponsible conduct of the United States necessitates a collective response by the international community in order…
[ad_1] Seven victims were attacked by members of Hindu group Bajrang Dal, the youth arm of hardline activists Vishva Hindu Parishad, according to Christianity watchdog International Christian Concern (ICC). The vicious attack took place in Agra, an Indian city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, on October 30. The Christians, five men and two…
[ad_1] The Spice Girls are about to give fans what they really, really want: a reunion. The 1990s girl group posted a video message announcing a new 2019 U.K. stadium tour, but without original member Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham. The band said Monday that Beckham, now a successful fashion designer, would not take part because of…
[ad_1] According to polling site FiveThirtyEight, the chances of the Republicans holding the house is low. However, it’s important to keep in mind that polls are not guarantees, and have been wrong before. CNN reported over the weekend that two congressional ballot polls put the Democrats on the cusp of reclaiming the house. But historically,…
[ad_1] The CIO of Probis Securities, Jonathan Barratt, while on CNBC ’s Capital Connection show discussing the fluctuations in oil markets and the prospect of lower economic demand from Iran, warns of the tensions between Iran and the rest of the world arising. Mr Barratt: “I get the sense the market is weighing up the…
[ad_1] Midterm elections in the US are taking place tomorrow on November 6, as residents in the country vote in both constituent chambers. The House of Representatives and the Senate are both electing new constituents. The House’s full composition of 435 is to be replaced, alongside a third of the Senate’s 100-strong population. At the…
[ad_1] The source said the chemist and toxicologist were tasked with getting rid of evidence before Turkish investigators were given access to the Saudi consulate and consul’s residence. It comes after Turkey’s pro-government Sabah newspaper reported two men, Ahmed Abdulaziz al-Jonabi and Khaled Yahya al-Zahrani, arrived in Turkey as part of an 11-person team sent…
[ad_1] An American mayor who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan was fatally shot by one of his Afghan trainees, officials said Sunday. Brent Taylor, 39, had taken a yearlong leave of absence as mayor of North Ogden, Utah, for his deployment to Afghanistan. He died due to wounds from small-arms…
[ad_1] The horror author is the latest public figure to share his opinion on the midterm elections, which will be held this week. Stephen King has told his Twitter followers to vote out controversial Iowa Rep. Steve King, who is also the writer’s namesake. He wrote: “Iowans, for personal reasons I hope you’ll vote Steve…
[ad_1] While heavily dependent on state handouts, the Pacific islands of New Caledonia have long felt overlooked by Paris. But the French government has hailed the “vote of confidence”. Home to 269,000 people, New Caledonia is one of a handful of French island outposts – a legacy of the country’s 19th-century empire – which retain…
[ad_1] The Luyang destroyer issued the verbal warning to the USS Decatur seconds before the Chinese ship passed 45 yards from the vessel in a manoeuvre Washington called “unsafe and unprofessional”. According to a timeline obtained from defence official in London, the Chinese commander told his US Navy counterpart: “You are on a dangerous course.…
[ad_1] The flight data recorder from a crashed Lion Air jet shows it had an airspeed indicator problem on its last four flights, investigators say, after distraught relatives of victims confronted the airline’s co-founder at a meeting organized by officials. The revelation came after data was downloaded from the plane’s flight data recorder (an orange device…
[ad_1] At a campaign rally in Florida on Friday, Barack Obama displayed his ability to still deal with hecklers while still inspiring the crowd. When he spoke about Donald Trumps administration’s attempts to exploit “racial, ethnic and religious division that pits us against one another” he was interrupted by a heckler. While attempting to continue…
[ad_1] A visibly emotional Abdullah Khashoggi said he hoped the death of his “courageous, generous and very brave” father was “quick”. Speaking after weeks of anguish, the 33-year-old said: “I really hope that whatever happened wasn’t painful for him, or it was quick. Or he had a peaceful death.” The journalist’s older son Salah Khashoggi also…
[ad_1] A senior foreign ministry official for North Korea warned the country could resume “building up nuclear forces” if Washington refused to ease crippling sanctions. The thinly-veiled threat came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to meet North Korean counterpart Kim Yong Chol in New York. The official, quoted by North Korea’s state-run…
[ad_1] Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the U.S. midterm elections, a vote that could shape the second half of Donald Trump’s first term as president. Tune in to CBC News for details and analysis of the results, how they affect the political climate in the U.S. and what it…
[ad_1] Midterm elections for Democratic or Republican control of the House of Representatives will play out in polling booths across the U.S. on Tuesday, but much of the attention will be on a few key, highly competitive seats — including Ohio’s 12th Congressional District. The vote is to some degree a referendum on the President, says…
[ad_1] The first Central American migrants from a caravan travelling through Mexico toward the United States in hopes of seeking asylum arrived in Mexico City on Sunday, taking up temporary shelter at a sports stadium. More than 1,000 migrants, many fleeing gang violence and financial hardship in their home countries, bedded down at the stadium…
[ad_1] The child was attacked by the group while waiting for treatment for a snake bite in a hospital near Lucknow in the northern province of Uttar Pradesh. Police are investigating the incident after she told her grandmother of the ordeal on Saturday night. Local police official Mahesh Srivastava confirmed that one man was in…
[ad_1] Mr Rouhani said his country would continue to sell oil and would break Washington’s punitive embargoes on its vital energy and banking sectors. He said: “America wanted to cut to zero Iran’s oil sales but we will continue to sell our oil to break sanctions.” The measures came into force today after US President…
[ad_1] The US leader appeared to be responding to a report in the Daily Beast which suggested that Indiana Democrats were paying for ads for Lucy Brenton, the Libertarian Party candidate, in a bid to reduce the support for Republican Mike Braun. He took to Twitter to criticise Senator Donnelly on Saturday evening, while travelling…
[ad_1] The United States reimposed oil and financial sanctions against Iran on Monday, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its missile and nuclear programs and counter its growing military and political influence in the Middle East. The move restored U.S. sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated…
[ad_1] The US President’s administration announced last Friday the restoration of the crippling sanctions against Iran, aimed at choking Tehran’s economy and “depriving the regime of the revenues it uses to spread death and destruction around the world”, as stated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. A day ahead of the anti-Iranian sanctions coming into…
[ad_1] The former New York mayor has released a series of national advertisements ahead of the vote, but his latest public plea is the first in which he appears himself, speaking directly to the camera. The advertisement – which was paid for by Independence USA PAC, a super PAC funded by Bloomberg himself – first…
[ad_1] The fiery demand was made via Rihanna’s official Twitter account. Referencing the claim that her music was being played at Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign rallies she insisted: “Not for much longer. “Neither me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies.” Rihanna was responding to reports…
[ad_1] Speaking in China’s financial hub Shangai on Monday, Mr Xi advocated for an open and inclusive economy with remarks that clearly go against the US’ anti-globalisation stance. He said China would accelerate efforts to remove barriers to foreign business in a bid to increase imports and open the country’s markets. Mr Xi claimed: “We…
[ad_1] The campaign strategist declare his actions were just “politics” and not Russian “collusion” as he has been accused. Mr Stone told CNN on Saturday that when he wrote about the upcoming Wikileaks dump in 2016, he had “no advance notice” about Russian hackers involvement or the stealing from the personal account of Mrs Clinton’s…
[ad_1] A HUGE gas explosion has rocked the town of Gladwyne in Pennsylvania, with the blast felt in a number of surrounding townships. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Both Trump and Obama have remained popular with their bases and are using that popularity as a way to spark enthusiasm amongst voters throughout the country. While campaigning, the current and former president have taken shots a the other in order to bolster support. Comments from Obama have ranged from accusing Trump of “lying”…
[ad_1] The young rugby player ate the slug at a party in 2010 when aged only 19, unaware that the animal was infected with rat lungworm. He contracted eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and fell into a coma for 420 days. While many people recover from the infection, Sam suffered brain damage from which he never recovered. He…
[ad_1] He is accused of having a hand in dozens of murders, of using his drug cartel to smuggle more than 200 tonnes of cocaine into the United States, even pulling off running the massive operation from behind bars. That’s when he wasn’t busy escaping from jail — twice. The almost-mythical criminal pedigree of Mexican…
[ad_1] A poll of 1,000 voters run by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows Democrats still leading the race in the House of Representatives by seven percentage points, with voting preferences at 50 percent against Republicans, at 43 percent. However, this result shows a curb in the support for the centre-left wing party…
[ad_1] A Jewish nurse who treated the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect says that he saw confusion but not evil in the man’s eyes, and that the compassion he showed in treating him stemmed from love. “I’m sure he had no idea I was Jewish,” registered nurse Ari Mahler wrote in a Facebook post Saturday about suspect…
[ad_1] Thousands of have troops have been sent to Texas on Mr Trump’s orders and are installing a 170-miles of barbed wire fence on and near the border and along the banks of the Rio Grande river. Speaking at a rally in Montana ahead of next week’s crunch Congressional midterm elections, the US President praised…
[ad_1] US voters are poised to elect 435 members of the House of Representative and 35 US senators in the midterms on Tuesday. Both the Chambers are currently held by Donald Trump‘s Republican Party. But during the latest month polls have suggested US voters are shifting towards the left side of the political spectrum, and…
[ad_1] Anti-EU French movements are growing stronger by the day in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, a survey revealed. French pollster Ifop interviewed nearly 1,000 French people between October 30 and 31, asking who they would vote for if the European Parliament elections were to be held the next Sunday. The results, released…
[ad_1] Adventurer Ross Edgley became the first man to swim around the coast of mainland Britain as he completed a 2,865-kilometre trip to make a triumphant return to dry land in Margate, England, on Sunday. The 33-year-old, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, had left the Kent town on June 1, swimming in a clockwise direction. He had…
[ad_1] Hundreds of thousands of people under the age of 30 have cast their ballot papers in early voting, with some state turnouts showing an increase of nearly fivefold compared to 2014. Some 332,000 voters under the age of 30 have already voted in Texas, up almost five times from four years ago, according to…
[ad_1] Speaking at a ceremony marking the start of manufacturing, Defence Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami praised Iranian engineers for their success in the face of “the enemy’s psychological warfare, propagandist blackmail, and economic sanctions”. Brig-Gen Hatami said Iran would “spare no effort” developing “peaceful defence technologies” to protect its sovereignty. But he warned: “Soon the…
[ad_1] Storms lashing Sicily have killed at least 12 people with torrential floods, Italian authorities said as the country’s leader headed Sunday to the stricken Mediterranean island. Divers pulled nine of those victims from a home flooded by a rapidly swelling river in the countryside near Palermo. State TV broadcaster RaiNews24 said the sole survivor…
[ad_1] Admiral James Foggo, head of US naval forces in Europe and Africa, said the “numbers and capability, the equipment, and technological superiority” of 50,000 soldiers, sailors, air personnel and marines from 29 nations might deter Russia from military action. The five-week exercise, called Trident Juncture, is designed to test when one Nato country is…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister will be joined at the Cenotaph next weekend by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and earlier in the week will meet French President Emmanuel Macron as she leads commemorations across Belgium and France to mark the centenary of the ceasefire on the Western Front. Mrs May said: “Next week will mark one…
[ad_1] The President has been an ever-present on the campaign trail and has hosted more than 30 rallies in support of Republican candidates around the country ahead of crunch Congressional midterm elections. And with control of the House and Senate in the balance his schedule has gone into overdrive with appearances at campaign events on…
[ad_1] Yamal Aktay said the slain journalist’s body was dismembered to “dissolve his remains more easily”. The aide to President Erdogan told Hurriyet Daily newspaper: “The reason they dismembered Khashoggi’s body was to dissolve his remains more easily. “Now we see that they did not only dismember his body but also vaporised it.” He added:…
[ad_1] The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted after spending eight years on death row on charges of blasphemy has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for refuge, citing danger to family members’ lives. Ashiq Masih, the husband of Asia Bibi, whose case has outraged Christians worldwide and been a source of division within Pakistan, also appealed to the…
[ad_1] An inexpensive stroller with frayed, misshapen wheels sits abandoned by the side of the highway, just outside Juchitan, Mexico. It’s not designed for weeks of highway walking under a scorching sun. Migrant parents left it there as they scrambled desperately onto a passing truck clutching their toddlers, and a few bags of belongings; grateful…
[ad_1] Egyptian security forces killed 19 Islamist militants from a cell believed to be responsible for an attack on Christians in Minya province in central Egypt which left seven people dead, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The suspects were killed in a firefight in the desert west of Minya province after security forces pursued them, the ministry said in…
[ad_1] After the Democratic party found misleading tweets that appeared to make it seem they were trying to convince people to not vote in the upcoming election, a Twitter spokesman said that the company has taken “action”. The spokesman said: “We took action on relevant accounts and activity on Twitter.” It appears that the removals…
[ad_1] Tony Schwartz, who penned Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’, gave an explosive interview to US news outlet MSNBC in which he asserted the President was running scared. Mr Schwartz said: “What’s happened now, as Trump begins to throw anything against the wall in a feeling of desperation — ’cause he is one scared…
[ad_1] Several former members of the CIA who were stationed in Iran have said that Iran was able to uncover their secret internet-based communications system that the Agency had used in order to communicate with sources. However, it is believed that the weakness in the system was discovered prior to Iran. Defence contractor John Reidy…
[ad_1] Trump has continually mentioned these troops at his various rallies across the US while he was campaigning for Republicans running for Congress. Originally, Trump said that he was going to send 5,000 troops to the border, but the number soon rose to 10,000 and 15,000. However, the Trump administration was required to submit a…
[ad_1] While the UK was sending India £1.17billion in aid, the Indian government was spending nearly half of that on the world’s tallest statue. This new statue is twice the height of the US’ Statue of Liberty and has been met with condemnation for the large bill that it carried. Over the 56 months it…
[ad_1] DiCaprio, 43, declared: “This election might be the most consequential of our lifetime. So much is at stake – from gun safety laws to immigration policy, clean air and water and whether or not millions of people have access to health care.” Pitt, 54, added: “These issues will be decided from the House of…
[ad_1] A gunman who killed two women at a Florida yoga studio and wounded five other people before taking his own life had previously been accused of harassing young women, police said on Saturday. Authorities said they do not know why Scott Beierle, 40, opened fire on Friday afternoon after posing as a customer to…
[ad_1] The EU group – which included Ireland and Holland – demanded the eurozone’s bailout fund was handed more powers to deliberately intervene in national budgets, in a move that will provoke fury among eurosceptic member states who reject further intervention by Brussels. In a document published yesterday, 10 countries insisted that the European Stability…
[ad_1] Shocking footage of the doomed Indonesian Lion Air flight has revealed the eerie underwater graveyard for the 189 passengers who died in the tragic disaster. The plane plummeted into the Java Sea on Monday, just 13 minutes after take-off from Jakarta, with its wreckage later found 100ft underwater. Mystery surrounding the cause of the crash…
[ad_1] Sami ul-Haq was killed by unknown attackers at his home in an upmarket suburb of Pakistani capital Islamabad. Initial reports suggested he had been shot dead but relatives claim he was attacked with knives and daggers before being gunned down. His nephew Mohammad Bilal said: “When the assailants entered his house they first started…
[ad_1] The US President will punish Iran with fresh sanctions targeting its lucrative oil industry, port operators and energy, shipping and shipbuilding sectors on Monday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: “The world opposes every decision made by Trump. “America’s goal has been to re-establish the domination it had before 1979 but it has failed.…
[ad_1] Patience appeared to be wearing thin among 4,000 Central American migrants on Saturday, as exhausted members of the caravan journeying toward the United States openly disagreed with organizers who are shepherding the group through southern Mexico. Several thousand migrants opted to rest in the towns of Juan Rodriguez Clara, Veracruz and Isla, Veracruz, which are about…
[ad_1] Italy’s Civil Protection Agency has confirmed a German tourist died on Friday when hit by lightning in Sardinia while another person struck by lightning several days ago died in hospital. A spokesperson for the Agency said 17 deaths related to the destructive weather have so far been reported to it. Many of the victims…
[ad_1] Limbani Mzoma’s mutilated body was found in a pool of blood at around 11:30pm on Thursday. The man, who is believed to be from Ghana, was stabbed repeatedly during the attack. Mr Mzoma was found just hours after local police had been called to Dublin’s affluent housing estate Tudor Lawns in Foxrock to deal…
[ad_1] It’s hard to know which is more remarkable. The curse-filled rant that got more than 2 million views on Facebook this week, or that it feels almost benign compared to much of the vitriol spewing out of the angry volcano that now seems to be the United States. In the cellphone video Houston resident…
[ad_1] Donald Trump is in the final stretch of a 44-city blitz of campaigning for the midterm elections, but the America he’s glimpsed from the airport arrivals and his armoured limousine is hardly a reflection of the nation as a whole. The U.S. president has mostly travelled to counties that are whiter, less educated and…
[ad_1] HBO is the latest to levy criticism at U.S. President Donald Trump for his use of particular slogans and music for political purposes, but that doesn’t mean it will be taken further. The network responded yesterday after Trump posted a meme with the words “Sanctions are coming,” an obvious nod to the famous Game of…
[ad_1] On Tuesday, November 6, voting booths officially open across the USA for midterm elections. For some votes have already been cast, as selected states allow voters to take to the polls before the official day. In an election fraught with controversy, the race for who will control both the House of Representatives and the…
[ad_1] President Trump hit the campaign trail in Montana and Florida today as pressure mounts on the Republicans to maintain control of Congress in the midterm elections 2018. All 435 seats are up for nomination in the House of Representatives and recent polls have suggested a Democrat landslide is looking likely. In the Senate, where…
[ad_1] Nigel Farage was greeted with a huge round of applause when he told a Dutch TV audience this week that people around Europe “feel the same way about the EU as the British do”. Mr Farage was championing the rise of euroscepticism across the continent, following a series of electoral shocks to Brussels and…
[ad_1] The attackers carried out their bloody ambush near Saint Samuel the Confessor monastery in Minya, 160 miles up the River Nile from Cairo, close to the spot where gunmen slaughtered 28 Christians in a similar assault in May 2017. Archbishop of Minya, Anba Makarious, said: “Terrorists opened fire on a tour bus from Sohag…
[ad_1] Speaking at a rally in West Virginia last night, the president told the audience that Democrats could gain control of the House but denied he was particularly concerned about it. One reason why the opposition could win the 23 extra seats needed for a majority, according to Trump, is because he has been unable…
[ad_1] Two people are reported to have died in the partial collapse of an Amazon distribution warehouse on the southeast side of Baltimore, Md. The fire department said the weather-related collapse happened at the Amazon Fulfillment Centre late Friday. Fire department chief Roman Clark told the Baltimore Sun that a 15-metre wall collapsed as a storm hit the area. The…
[ad_1] Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki yesterday revealed that it is “very likely” the country will back out from the Global Compact for Migration. Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr Morawiecki said: “It is very likely that … we will not be part of the global pact.” Poland…
[ad_1] Iran’s top leader said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies face opposition across the world as Washington prepares to reimpose sanctions on Iran’s vital oil-exporting and financial sectors, state television reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Iran’s arch-adversary the United States had failed to reassert its domination over Iran since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed…
[ad_1] The tremor was the third to hit the area in the space of 12 hours and came just hours after the coastal Chilean city of Iquique was rocked by a more powerful magnitude 6.2 quake. San Antonio de los Cobres is close to the Chilean border on the eastern side of Argentina closest to…
[ad_1] The popular businessman was killed along with four other people when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking from the club’s King Power Stadium last Saturday evening. His death sparked an outpouring of grief in Leicester with thousands of floral tributes being placed outside the stadium and a book of condolence…
[ad_1] Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22, had applied for political asylum in the United States and had not been seen by their family for almost a year before their bodies were discovered by a passerby on Manhattan’s west side on October 24. The pair had been staying at high-end hotels in New York…
[ad_1] It’s a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump. It’s a chance for Democrats to steer the legislative agenda. It’s a test for Republicans wondering if they should embolden their actions and themselves. Any way you slice it, the U.S. midterm elections will allow voters to significantly change the makeup of Congress about halfway through Trump’s four-year term. In the lead-up to the vote,…
[ad_1] Voters in several parts of Myanmar went to the polls Saturday in 13 byelections seen as a test of support for leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her ruling party. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won a landslide victory in the 2015 general election, putting an end to decades of rule by the…
[ad_1] An Australian nun who angered the Philippine president by joining anti-government protests has called on Filipinos to unite and fight human rights abuses ahead of her forced departure from the country. Sister Patricia Anne Fox is set to leave the Philippines on Saturday for Australia after the Bureau of Immigration ordered her deported months…
[ad_1] EUROPEAN Union free movement rules have been widely exposed and exploited by criminals and legal loopholes that have handed the rights to live and work in the United Kingdom to hundreds of thousands not entitled to do so. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Mr Henkel believes Mrs Merkel’s replacement must have no played a role in her decision to open Germany’ borders to over a million illegal migrants, which brought into question the EU’s entire migrant policy. The German Chancellor fired the starting pistol on the race to succeed her when she announced her decision to bow…
[ad_1] Stacey Abrams is the Democratic candidate for Georgia and is hoping to become the country’s first black governor. However, she has raised concerns that her rival Brian Kemp, who is the Republican candidate, is using Georgia’s strict voting laws as a way to prevent black Georgians from voting in the election. She said: “I…
[ad_1] Americans will be asked to select one-third of Senate members and fill all seats of the House of Representatives at the Midterm Elections 2018 on November 6. The stakes are high for President Donald Trump as losing some of the seats could seriously affect the power he currently holds – especially in states such…
[ad_1] Mr Sanchez said Italy must not remain on the “sidelines” of the European Union, which it founded in 1957 along with Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany. Italy has a vital part to play in progressing the EU, Mr Sanchez said, insisting Spain needs Rome’s help in solving its social and economic…
[ad_1] Police say two people have died at the hands of a gunman who opened fire inside a Florida yoga studio before killing himself. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters Friday night that the gunman shot six people and pistol-whipped another after walking into the studio, which is part of a small shopping centre in…
[ad_1] The US Navy and Missile Defence Agency (MDA) fired a missile for the USS John Finn in the Pacific on October 26 which intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target that was launched from a facility in Hawaii. The new SM-3 Block IIA is currently being developed by Raytheon Company and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industry…
[ad_1] The US President posted a picture of himself with the words: “Sanctions are coming” referencing the phrase “Winter is Coming” from the popular fantasy book series and HBO show. This is then followed by “November 5”, the date on which the newest and harshest round of US sanctions on Iran will come into force.…
[ad_1] The astonishing revelation was published in Carbon Black’s latest quarterly report in late October. Carbon Black researchers found “20 different state voter databases were available for purchase on the dark web”, the report reads. Several of these databases are located in crucial swing states, including Nevada and Florida. Those responsible for the leak, according…
[ad_1] Mr Netanyahu called the murder of Mr Khashoggi by Riyadh last month “horrendous”, but toned down his criticism of the Saudi government by adding that they help to serve Israel’s interests in the Middle East. He said: “It is very important for the stability of the world and the region, that Saudi Arabia remain stable. “A…
[ad_1] The Trump fan, who was wearing a red MAGA-branded trucker cap, was standing directly behind the President. During the rally, the Republican supporter was seen “dabbing” at least ten times. Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move or gesture in which a person drops the head into the bent crook of a…
[ad_1] Germany, which is coordinating EU and NATO forces, began the exercises, which will involved 3,600 sailors and troops, 40 ships and 30 aircraft from more than a dozen countries, on Monday. The manoeuvres, which involve significant cooperation involving EU states, including those which are not members of NATO, are intended to focus on keeping…
[ad_1] Tallahassee Police are investigating the shooting and asking people to avoid the area. The shooting took place at Thomasville Road and Bradford Road. Traffic was stopped temporarily, but resumed soon after. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital has confirmed they are treating five people with gunshot wounds. There is no further information on their condition. An eyewitness…
[ad_1] The third annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations were watched by tens of thousands of people in Mexico City. This year’s parade was held in memory of migrants who have died while journeying from Mexico to the United States. The event comes as a group of about 7,000 people make their…
[ad_1] The readiness in the wake of a crisis of banks was measured by checking whether they were able to complete the adverse or toughest scenarios without preserving a capital ratio of well above 5.5 percent. Those falling below it risked having to raise more capital or sell risky assets, deemed a negative behaviour by EBA.…
[ad_1] A total of 15 people fell victims of the weather in Italy within the past days. Just this week four people died, two in Alto Adige, the region neighbouring Germany, and two in Aosta, near France’s border. An 81-year-old man died after he fell from the roof of a hut he was repairing after…
[ad_1] The Social Liberal Party leader tweeted on Thursday: “We intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that.” John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser, said Mr Bolsonaro and the Trump were “like-minded” individuals. The right-wing candidate has earned the nickname ‘Trump…
[ad_1] Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday after allegedly punching a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said. Police said the actor claimed he had a family member holding the spot for him as he attempted to park his black Cadillac Escalade around 1:30…
[ad_1] Mourners gathered in Pittsburgh on Friday for the funeral of the last and oldest of 11 victims gunned down in a massacre at a synagogue, capping a week of grieving for the city. Rose Mallinger, 97, affectionately known to her family as “Bubbie,” the Yiddish word for “grandma,” was among the worshipers killed on…
[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that Yemen could face “the worst famine we have seen in decades” and urged the country’s warring parties to immediately halt the violence. The UN chief told reporters “the urgency of the humanitarian crisis leaves no room for complacency” and the “building wave of momentum” for peace must…
[ad_1] The image surfaced on social media by a fan who tweeted: “One of the Niners cheerleaders is taking a knee”. Taking the knee has since become a symbol of protest to raise awareness against racism and police brutality. The movement began in 2016 by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. At the time he said:…
[ad_1] The son and daughter of a Missouri House candidate are urging people not to vote for him, saying he regularly espouses racist and homophobic views, and dislikes Jews and Muslims. Steve West, 64, gained attention after winning the August Republican primary for a northwest Missouri House seat when word spread about views he frequently expressed on…
[ad_1] A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China’s Yangtze River, police said Friday, and all 15 aboard are presumed dead. An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the two arguing…
[ad_1] Gunmen killed at least seven Christians in an attack on a bus near a Coptic monastery in Egypt on Friday, authorities said, in the most serious assault on the minority in more than a year. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but militants linked to ISIS have regularly targeted Christians. The attackers struck close to…
[ad_1] The 56-year-old Florida man accused of mailing 15 pipe bombs to top Democrats and other high-profile critics of President Donald Trump agreed in a Miami court to be transferred to New York state to face charges and waived his right to a bail hearing in Florida. Cesar Sayoc, a former male stripper, pizza delivery…
[ad_1] Ms Cengiz said President Donald Trump’s administration has taken a position that is “devoid of moral foundation” and based on national interest. In an op-ed published on Friday in several news outlets including Le Monde and The Washington Post, Ms Cengiz urged the international community to “bring the perpetrators to justice,” adding that “the…
[ad_1] Polls are showing Republican Senator Ted Cruz holds a three-point lead over his challenger Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke with days to go before the midterm elections. While still in the lead, this latest poll shows a tightening gap between the candidates. Internal Republican polling indicates that Mr. Cruz is ahead by about eight point,…
[ad_1] The US will head to the polls on November 6 for the Congressional midterm elections. Up for grabs are one-third of the Senate and every seat in the House of Representatives, the two chambers making up congress. Polls are showing the Democrats have a good chance of taking the House, but Senate looks likely to…
[ad_1] Four quakes struck in quick succession from 1pm GMT today (6am local time) with their strength ranging from 4.1 to 3.0. The first hit 25 miles east of Monterey, California, at 12.58pm GMT, with aftershocks recorded until 1.22pm, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). All struck at relatively shallow depths of between 4 miles (6.5km)…
[ad_1] Reports of religious hate crime cases have increased in India since Mr Modi’s pro-Hindu government came into power four years ago, according to IndiaSpend. The study – which looked at religious hate crime cases reported in the media between January 2009 and October 2018 – revealed that 90 percent of the 254 incidents took…
[ad_1] Landing gear, wheels and a large section of the aircraft’s body were found during yesterday’s operation. Footage showed a diver holding a piece of the fuselage bearing the Lion Air logo and a wheel being pulled from the sea. Authorities said they plan to deploy a ship crane today to hoist more wreckage from…
[ad_1] The son and daughter of a Missouri House candidate are urging people not to vote for him, saying he regularly espouses racial and homophobic views, and dislikes Jews and Muslims. Steve West, 64, gained attention after winning the August Republican primary for a northwest Missouri House seat when word spread about views he frequently expressed…
[ad_1] Asia Bibi was due to be freed eight years after getting the shock sentence for blasphemy when the Christian drank from a cup of water before passing it to two Muslim fruit-pickers. However, a row broke out between Ms Bibi and the co-workers who insisted they could not touch the cup after she had…
[ad_1] British police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within the opposition Labour Party. The Metropolitan Police said Friday that it is acting on a dossier of information given to London police chief Cressida Dick. A police spokesperson says it was handed to her following an interview on LBC Radio. LBC…
[ad_1] US talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey has been knocking on doors to get voters behind Stacey Abrams, much to the delight of those answering them. Oprah is urging Georgians to make history by electing the first black female Democrat to sit as governor of the state. Also rallying behind Ms Abrams is former president…
[ad_1] An advert that featured an old image of Jaywick Sands, near Clacton, has sparked fury from Essex residents after it was used to attack Nick Stella’s Democrat opponent. The poster features a photo of the area, which was the most deprived neighbourhood in England in 2010 and 2015, according to the Government’s deprivation index.…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved draft legislation on Friday to open the door to more overseas blue-collar workers in sectors grappling with labour shortages, a controversial policy shift in immigration-shy Japan. Japan’s immigration debate is heating up even as U.S. President Donald Trump puts the topic front and centre for next week’s Congressional mid-term elections. Immigration has long been…
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping had an “extremely positive” phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about trade and other issues, the foreign ministry said Friday. The two leaders agreed to “strengthen economic exchanges,” said a ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang. He gave no indication whether they made progress on settling an escalating tariff war over…
[ad_1] The tweet at the top of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter page yesterday was the nub of his closing argument for the midterm elections: A vote for Democrats is a vote for cop-killing foreign invaders. The actual tweet — “It is outrageous what Democrats are doing to our Country. Vote Republican now! Vote.GOP”— appears…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor announced on Monday that she will step down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in December, and will not seek re-election as leader of Germany at the next general election in 2021. Her shock decision came following a series of embarrassing electoral defeats for the CDU and its…
[ad_1] The sanctions have affected 322 Ukrainians and 68 companies linked to high-profile public figures. The academic, Ariel Cohen, said: “Russia and Ukraine are continuing their tit-for-tat military and economic warfare.” He added: “If the Russians are thinking that these measures are going to influence Ukrainian Presidential elections in arch and help pro-Russian candidates, they…
[ad_1] The original reform plan, titled the National Transformation Programme, set hundreds of objectives which should be achieved by 2020. However an amended version, posted online unannounced, significantly reduces many of these targets. Many of the economic, housing and energy targets have been pushed back and added to the “Vision 2030” programme to be completed…
[ad_1] Eurasia Group macro analyst Leon Levy made the explosive remarks, arguing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MbS) attempts to re-brand his nation as a “modern and diversified economy” could prove futile as a result of the killing and subsequent botched cover-up. Writing for CNN Business, he said: “The perpetrator (or perpetrators) made a…
[ad_1] The call, which was with President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and national security advisor John Bolton, took place before the leader publicly acknowledged Mr Khashoggi’s death. The Crown Prince urged the advisors to preserve the US-Saudi alliance and claimed the journalist was a member of the Sunni Islamist organisation the Muslim Brotherhood, according to…
[ad_1] Trump made the shock comments during a White House address on Thursday. Referencing reports that some of those travelling with the migrant caravan, which is heading towards the US, had thrown stones at Mexican police he said: “They want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. “I told them to consider…
[ad_1] The poll, conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics, found 40 percent of those aged between 18 and 29 said they would “definitely vote” in the upcoming elections. Of those young people who say they will definitely vote 66 percent said they plan to back Democratic candidates, versus 32 percent for the Republicans. President…
[ad_1] Despite rapid economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region has nearly a half billion people who go hungry as progress stalls in improving food security and basic living conditions, a United Nations report said Friday. Even in relatively well-to-do cities like Bangkok and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, poor families cannot afford enough good food for…
[ad_1] The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deliberately sent scientists to institutions – largely in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and Singapore – to acquire covert information on cutting-edge technology including hypersonic missiles and navigation technology. The report, published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), revealed at least two dozen Chinese scientists had…
[ad_1] The quake’s epicentre was located at a depth of 91 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage caused by the tremor. The Chilean 24 Horas news outlet reported aftershocks from the quake instigated the mass exodus of people from Iquique beaches. Chilean…
[ad_1] The teenager accused of randomly shooting a German tourist in the head was granted bail Thursday and must live with his grandmother as a condition of his release. The details of the alleged crime discussed during the bail hearing in the Provincial Court of Alberta are all protected by a publication ban. The Youth…
[ad_1] He said: “Even if you’re an enemy of our country, if you’re a general with war on your mind. “If you’re a dictator who we hate and hates us and that dictator has his wife have a baby on American soil – congratulations your son or daughter is now an American citizen! “Does anybody…
[ad_1] The US leader was speaking in Missouri ahead of the crunch US midterm elections taking place on Tuesday November 6, and delivered an address in support of Republic Senate candidate Josh Hawley, who is attempting to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill. The President delivered a blistering attack on the “angry far-left media”, and…
[ad_1] The EU is spending almost £4 million on the IBORDERCTRL project, which involves seven member states, including the UK – although it was not made clear what the British involvement would entail. A statement issued by the European Commission said the bloc’s external borders were coming under increasing pressure as a result of the…
[ad_1] Thousands of Trump’s loyal supporters have turned out to cheer their President on as he campaigns for Republican Josh Hawley in a critical Senate race. This is the first of two occasions Trump is rallying in the state before election day. He is set to return to Missouri for his final pre-election rally on…
[ad_1] The British businessman also suggested the European Union is exploiting the Brexit negotiations to avoid having to address the “volcanic” threat Italy poses to the bloc. Rome and Brussels have been engaged in a blistering battle of words since Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovivi rejected Italy’s 2019 budget proposals in October. Mr…
[ad_1] The news comes despite warnings issued by Russian MP Leonid Slutsky future sales of the engines could be restricted in response to sanctions imposed in the wake of Novichok attack on former spy Sergei Skripal, widely blamed on Vladimir Putin’s regime. The four RD-180 rocket engines, built by Russia’s NPO Energomash, were commissioned for…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump says he is finalizing a plan that would require immigrants seeking asylum in the United States to approach a legal port of entry, pushing a hard line on immigration ahead of next week’s congressional elections. It is not clear whether the plan would pass legal muster. The Immigration and Nationality…
[ad_1] Mr Demesmaeker revealed he had questioned whether Emmanuel Macron‘s political experiment in France would be sustainable in the long-term since his election. He suggested the French President struggled to transform the expectations he fuelled during the electoral campaign into reality. Speaking to Raw Politics, the Belgian MEP said: “His political movement – which rose…
[ad_1] Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said the populist government is “forced” to carry on with its hefty reforms by the “economic slowdown and the social emergencies” faced by the country. In the latest act of defiance, Mr Conte repeated Italy’s target spending is non-negotiable. And he shrugged off accusations the country’s economy hadn’t improved…
[ad_1] A Russian space investigation has found that sensor that was damaged during assembly forced a Russian rocket to abort its trip two minutes after it was launched, a top Russian official said Thursday. The Soyuz-FG rocket carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin failed shortly into the Oct. 11 flight, sending…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: If Donald Trump can’t have a bricks-and-mortar wall at the border, the U.S. president seems intent on erecting a barrier…
[ad_1] The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Venezuela and Cuba and promised additional penalties against Nicaragua as the Trump administration laid out a hard-line policy toward countries the White House branded a “troika of tyranny.” National security adviser John Bolton condemned what he called the “destructive forces of oppression, socialism and totalitarianism” that…
[ad_1] NASA has lost a second spacecraft this week, ending a fruitful mission in the asteroid belt. Running low on fuel for some time, the Dawn spacecraft this week stopped communicating with flight controllers. Its prolonged silence prompted NASA to declare it dead Thursday, two days after delivering eulogies to the planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope.…
[ad_1] Die Linke MP Matthias Hohn has heavily criticised the government for their handling of the situation, after figures found just 39 percent of the equipment is fully functional, way off the 70 percent target. He said: “It is a scandal if Ms Von der Leyen allows this billion-dollar botch by the arms industry at…
[ad_1] Halloween ended yesterday, the most recent notable holiday in the western world and those in the south will soon have their own. The spookiest date on the calendar had people out in their droves dressed in DIY costumes and laying out some impressive decorated pumpkins. However, the picture will be very different elsewhere, as…
[ad_1] The stomach-churning footage was taken from a camera onboard and records the entire take-off of the spacecraft. For a time, everything appears to be going according to plan as the craft thunders out of its launch pad in Kazakhstan and roars through the stratosphere. But in an instant, everything goes wrong. The Soyuz MS-10…
[ad_1] The Italian Deputy Prime Minister dismissed calls from the EU for “clarifications” on Italy‘s new budget proposal. Matteo Salvini lashed out at Brussels, calling on Italians to march down the streets on December 8 to signal their unity and support for their ministers’ economic policy. Addressing citizens with a live video on his Facebook…
[ad_1] The F1 star’s health has been a closely guarded secret since he was seriously hurt in a skiing accident in 2013. But his friend Jean Todt, who is president of the motor sport governing body FIA, said he visits the seven-time world champion “at least twice a month”. Mr Todt, who worked alongside the…
[ad_1] The truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that could put him on death row. Robert Bowers was arraigned Thursday, a day after a grand jury issued a 44-count indictment that charges him with murder, hate crimes, obstructing the practice of religion and other crimes. It…
[ad_1] Riot police fired tear gas in the violent scenes in the French capital Paris and the city of Lyon on Halloween night. More than 100 of the rioters were arrested after hassling police and passers by, shattering shop windows and setting rubbish bins on fire. In the deprived Seine-Saint-Denis area north of Paris, a…
[ad_1] Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn. “It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because leaving them on the ground is the environmentally friendly thing to do,” said Andrew Holland, a spokesman for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. He said the…
[ad_1] Portuguese foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva accused the EU of leaving his country in limbo because negotiators have failed to secure a timely Brexit deal. He suggests the lengthy negotiations mean member states have been unable to make their own bilateral deals with Britain – which is vital to Portugals economy, according to Mr…
[ad_1] Americans are set to go to the polls on November 6 for the midterm elections, which are widely being seen as an indication of Mr Trump’s popularity. Voters will elect members to the House of Representatives and the Senate, with Mr Trump’s Republicans currently holding a majority in both houses of Congress. Former UKIP…
[ad_1] Prosecutors are investigating whether Belgian banks paid out interest and dividends on accounts frozen under United Nations sanctions during the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan dictatorship, according to public broadcaster RTBF. During the Libyan revolution in 2011, the UN Security Council froze Libya’s sovereign assets abroad., which included accounts at four Belgian banks. BNP…
[ad_1] Alain Lamassoure, a French centre-right member of the European Parliament, told the Financial Times: “For Europe this is not good news. “This risk is that for the rest of the German parliamentary term we have a Germany that is more or less paralysed.“ French Conservative Senator Jean Bizet said Mrs Merkel’s decision had left…
[ad_1] As migration rises worldwide, so has its toll: The tens of thousands of people who die or simply disappear during their journeys. Barely counted in life, these migrants rarely register in death — almost as if they never lived at all. A growing number of migrants have drowned, died in deserts or fallen prey…
[ad_1] A Texas school bus was carried downstream after its driver unsuccessfully tried to cross rushing floodwaters, with one student inside. The driver had driven around a barricade that warned the road was closed due to floods. A terrifying video shows the school bus being driven down a narrow lane while dodging fallen branches, before…
[ad_1] At least 20 million people in America have already cast their ballots for the midterms. However, voters will officially take to the polls across the USA on November 6, 2018. Most polling stations will open at 7am, but times may vary. Results are then expected to begin to trickle in during the ealry hours…
[ad_1] Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said he was pulling out of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration pact to in a bid to “defend his country’s national sovereignty”. The pact, originally approved in 2016 by all 193 UN members, is due to be signed in Morocco in December and subject to another vote…
[ad_1] The former Breitbart chairman said the opposing party played a “fair fight” and urged supporters to show the same enthusiasm as their Democratic counterparts. Mr Bannon said: “I tip my hat to the opposition. I like a good, fair fight. “They have been aggressive. They’ve raised money. They’ve been on message. “And it’s up…
[ad_1] Two Tu-160 strategic bombers undertook a 10-hour flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas on Wednesday, drawing the attention of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The Russian Defence Ministry issued a statement ahead of the flight, saying: “Two strategic Tu-160 Russian missile launchers are carrying out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of…
[ad_1] Tesla’s Autopilot is a form of advanced cruise control that can handle some driving tasks but requires the driver to be able to retake control at any minute. However, the Summon feature can be activated without anyone in the car and enables the owner to remotely move the vehicle a few feet in car…
[ad_1] The event was taking place at the University of South Florida with around 700 in attendance. At about 4.45pm the woman, named by police as 23-year-old Victoria Royal, removed her shirt and began running around the venue. Ms Royal refused demands from university police to replace her shirt. She was wrestled to the ground…
[ad_1] Tired Central American migrants rested in a southern Mexico town while their representatives tried to negotiate bus transportation hundreds of kilometres ahead, but then came the bad news: They’d be walking again before dawn Thursday. They planned to take advantage of cool overnight and morning temperatures by hitting the road at 3 a.m. local time…
[ad_1] Ms Maitlis appeared on the late night political show to report on the US midterm elections in Virginia, as the race appears to be one of the most closely watched congressional elections in the US. Recent polls show the results of November’s elections could turn the state increasingly blue, but according to Emily Maitlis’…
[ad_1] Tati Tursilawati, a mother, was executed in the western Saudi city of Taif on Monday. In a breach of international protocol, the execution took place without either Ms Tursilawati’s family or the Indonesian government being informed in advance. Ms Tursilawati was sentenced to death seven years ago for killing her employer. She claimed she…
[ad_1] One of the divers, Hendra, said “we dug and we got the black box” from debris on the seafloor. He added the black box was orange in colour and intact but did not say whether the item was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder. The Lion Air flight JT610, which was…
[ad_1] Trump’s favourite news outlet, which he tunes into every morning to watch conservative news talk programme Fox & Friends, posted an average of 2.8million “primetime” viewers in total in October. Primetime TV is defined in the US as between 8.00pm and 11.00pm Eastern Time when most people are home from work and catching up…
[ad_1] A “ping” sound believed to be emitted by the black box of an Indonesian jet that crashed into the sea this week with 189 aboard is getting clearer, the deputy of a national transport safety committee said on Thursday. Ground staff lost touch with flight JT610 of budget airline Lion Air 13 minutes after…
[ad_1] Harvey Weinstein was accused in a civil court filing Wednesday of forcing a 16-year-old Polish model to touch his penis, subjecting her to years of harassment and emotional abuse and blocking her from a successful acting career as payback for refusing his advances. The accuser, identified as Jane Doe, alleges that Weinstein assaulted her…
[ad_1] Mr Bannon said he expects Robert Mueller’s report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election to be finished by the end of the year. He added that if Democrats take control of the House of Representatives they will use the Mueller report as a blueprint to launch impeachment proceedings. Addressing…
[ad_1] The announcement nearly triples the number of troops that Trump had said would be deployed to the border. He said: “We’ll do up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military personnel on top of border patrol, ICE and everybody else at the border. “Nobody is coming in. “We’re not allowing people to come in.”…
[ad_1] The incident took place in Estero, Florida, where the President was delivering his address. Trump asked the crowd: “Who voted? Who voted?” Many of the rally attendees raised a hand which appeared to shock the President. He commented: “Wow! Everybody voted already? “Then what the hell am I doing here tonight? Goodbye.” Trump then…
[ad_1] It comes as Mr Trump’s hawkish security advisor John Bolton will spell out more details about the US President’s policy towards the South American country during a briefing in Miami tomorrow. Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the Americas branch of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) made his remarks after Marshall Billingslea, assistant secretary…
[ad_1] Trump has come to Florida’s 17th district to help campaign for Greg Steube who is the Republican candidate for the district. Hours before the arrival of the President, Mr Steube spoke to the crowd and received applause for mentioning his support for the new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Second Amendment and for…
[ad_1] Tensions are growing as the election date approaches, but for millions of Americans, votes have already been cast. The midterm elections take place once every four years, in the middle of a President’s term. They play a crucial role in how the President’s power will pan out for their remaining two years in office. …
[ad_1] The midterm elections are fast approaching, with Democrats and Republicans working hard to gain votes for control of Congress – which is made up of House of Representatives and the Senate. There are have been several key issues in the forefront of voters minds in recent weeks, minimum wage, abortion, social security, immigration and…
[ad_1] In the midterm elections, there are two issues at the forefront of voters minds, healthcare and immigration. US President Donald Trump is notoriously vocal about issues of immigration and the imposing of a hard border between the US and Mexico. There have also been accusations that the US President is using a hardship of…
[ad_1] Countries like China, India and Pakistan could be caught up in a “cascading” arms race if President Trump makes good on his threat to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. And US withdrawal could also threaten security in European nations, including the UK, if Russia is once again free to stockpile…
[ad_1] As a caravan of some 4,000 Central American migrants rests in Juchitan, a town 700 kilometres southeast of Mexico City and still many weeks’ walk from the U.S. border, its members face an uneasy crossroads. There will be no onward journey today, while the group receives medical treatment and food from locals hastily gathered to hand out biscuits…
[ad_1] After years of delay, including lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those willing to be arrested for blocking construction crews, builders of a giant telescope plan to move forward with constructing the $1.4 billion instrument on a Hawaii mountain that is considered sacred. The state Supreme Court’s 4–1 ruling upholding the project’s construction…
[ad_1] The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday, four days after 11 people were killed and six wounded in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. The indictment, which was expected, charges Robert Bowers with 44 counts, including hate crimes. Federal prosecutors have previously indicated they…
[ad_1] Leopold Traugott, a policy analyst with the Open Europe think tank, made his remarks after Mrs Merkel, 64, confirmed she would not be seeking re-election as CDU secretary-general – while stating she was keen to carry as German Chancellor until 2021. Mr Traugott said: “Merkel always said it was an unwise move to be…
[ad_1] The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was approved in July by all 193 member nations except the United States, which backed out last year. Hungary’s right-wing government has since said it will not sign the final document at a ceremony in Morocco in December. Poland, which has also clashed with Brussels…
[ad_1] In an intervention that delighted Brexiteers, Erna Solberg said any attempt by the UK to adopt the so-called “Norway option” was likely to prove “a little bit difficult”. The EEA is a trade bloc allowing access to the EU single market. Ms Solberg’s remarks during a visit by Prime Minister Theresa May to Oslo…
[ad_1] A dog owner in China can lose points on their social credit score if these rules are not adhered to. Once the dog owner loses 12 points, the authority is able to keep their dog and send the owner to a class to learn how to improve as a pet owner. The first time…
[ad_1] Indonesian search-and-rescue workers believe an underwater “pinging” sound they have detected is from the black box of a passenger jet that crashed into the sea with 189 people on board, the country’s military chief said on Wednesday. Ground staff lost touch with flight JT610 of Indonesian budget airline Lion Air 13 minutes after the Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off…
[ad_1] Samantha Jones, 51, was marched into court barefoot and wearing an orange prison suit with the words ‘Police Lockup’ across it yesterday. Flanked by two female guards, she bowed so her hair hung down in front of her face as she arrived at Langkawi magistrates court. The retired insurance clerk from Yeovil, Somerset, appeared…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is calling for an urgent halt to the Saudi-Iran proxy war in Yemen and the start of negotiations in November toward a political settlement to end the yearslong conflict that has killed over 10,000 people and pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. The renewed push for a political solution in…
[ad_1] Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as the journalist entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and he was dismembered before being disposed of, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office also said that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud…
[ad_1] The Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people onboard on March 8, 2014, and had just left local airspace when it veered off course and flew for more than six hours with its satellite and navigation systems turned off before plunging – presumably – into the Indian Ocean.…
[ad_1] Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a UN migration pact over concerns it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the Austrian government said on Wednesday. Conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz took office last December in a coalition with the nationalist, anti-migration Freedom Party. Austria currently holds…
[ad_1] Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc searched for addresses of his targets online and had photos of many of them on his cellphone, U.S. prosecutors say in a new letter. The letter sent by Justice Department prosecutors to a Miami federal judge also says Sayoc began plotting the “domestic terror attack” in July. Ultimately, the FBI…
[ad_1] The first manned mission to the International Space Station since a Russian rocket failed to launch earlier this month may take off on Dec. 3, space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. A Russian cosmonaut and U.S. astronaut were forced to abort their mission on Oct. 11 and perform an emergency landing after a launch…
[ad_1] The officials at the gate were expecting us — a dozen guards with armbands marked “local safety committee”. The door has always been open on our other visits. This time, they seemed determined not to let a CBC reporter into the Beijing apartment building. “For security reasons, no foreigner,” said the man in charge. “No cameras.…
[ad_1] A landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force at the end of December after Australia became the sixth country to ratify the agreement, four days after Canada formally approved it. Australia announced Wednesday it had completed procedures needed for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to progress.…
[ad_1] As road trips go, it was one of a kind: a bus full of nuns snaked its way down a road in Irvine, Calif., on a crusade of sorts. But their mission was political, not religious. They were headed to one of the most pivotal midterm races in the country. In order to swing…
[ad_1] India on Wednesday inaugurated the world’s tallest statue, a towering bronze effigy of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, a key independence leader and the country’s first home minister after British colonialists left in 1947. The 182-metre steel and bronze “Statue of Unity” was built at a cost of more than $400 million in Kevadiya, a village in Gujarat state. Both Prime…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor’s decision to desperately cling onto power despite announcing her intention to quit life as a politician will open the door to a so-called ‘Jamaica coalition’, Mr Gabriel said. Mrs Merkel announced that she intends to step down as CDU chairwoman and not stand for re-election at the party’s conference in early…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has recently accelerated his midterm campaign efforts to ensure a Republican majority in the House of Representatives and Senate, bringing in some controversial new promises. Part of this effort has been movement on the Present’s part to eliminate birthright citizenship, a move which would ultimately involve major changes to the US Constitution.…
[ad_1] An Afghan army helicopter crashed Wednesday in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 people on board, including the deputy corps commander of the western zone, a provincial spokesperson said. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesperson for the Farah governor, said the helicopter crashed around 9:10 a.m. local time, shortly after taking off…
[ad_1] As NATO brings 50,000 troops to Norway to hold their largest exercises since the Cold War, Russia is responding by holding their own drills from November 1-3 in the same international waters. The NATO exercises began last week and will continue until November 7 and have involved 50,000 troops, 250 aircraft and 65 ships.…
[ad_1] The Russian government was responding to comments made by White House National Security Adviser John Bolton, during his visit to Armenia’s capital Yerevan last week. The US official is believed to have praised the new government for their efforts to tackle corruption in a meeting with acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian after he led…
[ad_1] Germany’s strong-woman, who has been in power for 13 years, saw her authority crumble after her party suffered painful losses in a crunch regional election over the weekend. Ms Merkel announced on Monday she would not seek re-election as leader of the centre-right CDU party and also confirmed she would step down as Chancellor…
[ad_1] Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam’s prophet, ordering her to be freed if she was not accused of any other crime. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar overturned the conviction by the Lahore High Court that had sentenced Asia Bibi, a mother of…
[ad_1] Armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto said a possible seabed location of the jet had been found during the search and rescue operation. He told TV One: “We strongly believe that we have found a part of the fuselage of JT610.” Mr Tjahjanto said search teams have location coordinates for what they believe is the…
[ad_1] Asia Bibi was accused of blasphemy in 2010 after a row over water with neighbours. Her acquittal is expected to meet significant opposition from the public in Pakistan, many of whom support the harsh law. Hardline religious clerics have urged people to take to the streets in protest. The capital, Islamabad, is now under…
[ad_1] Mr Cromwell made the comments to a Variety reporter at the fourth annual Carney Awards, which celebrate prominent actors. He said: “If we don’t stop Trump now, then we will have a revolution for real. “There will be blood in the streets.” The veteran actor reiterated the warning during his acceptance speech after collecting…
[ad_1] According to a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, the agency branch responsible for cyber protection of US infrastructure has provided or will provide its services to only 21 states. DHS officials are able to assess a state’s vulnerabilities to vote hacking and other illicit activities such as phishing. Larry Norden, of the Brennan Centre…
[ad_1] Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has asked the FBI to look into claims that women were offered money to fabricate sexual assault allegations against Mueller, who leads the probe into Russia’s attempts to influence the U.S. election in 2016. “When we learned last week of allegations that women were offered money to make false…
[ad_1] A top Indonesian military official says the Lion Air jet that crashed Monday may have been found in the Java Sea. Armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto says a search and rescue effort has identified the possible seabed location of the jet. Debris and some human remains were found previously but not the main fuselage…
[ad_1] The US economy has been performing exceptionally well in 2018, a result even more noticeable considering Europe, Japan and many emerging markets have seen their economies slow down in the past months. The US Commerce Department published data on Friday showing the economy grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, a result that may…
[ad_1] Steve King has lost a key donor over comments made in Austria (Image: GETTY) Steve King, who also met with representatives of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party during his recent trip, has been the subject of considerable criticism in recent days and is facing a tough battle against J.D. Scholten, with polls suggesting the pair…
[ad_1] The research-based company tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Trump is doing as President. The weekly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 adults. Whereas “Trump Job Approval” dropped to 40 percent the week ending October 28, the American Firebrand’s disapproval rating increased four percentage…
[ad_1] Mr Pompeo released a statement where he said that the “United States calls on all parties to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen”. He said both the missile and UAV strike from the Iranian backed Houthi rebels and government coalition forces needed to end.…
[ad_1] According to the Washington DC-based think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), over 80 percent of cybersecurity experts say Russia is the bigger threat due to their various influence operations and attempts at espionage against political candidates. A third of analysts also believe Russia could potentially target voting systems and voter registration…
[ad_1] According to the Washington DC-based think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), over 80 percent of cybersecurity experts say Russia is the bigger threat due to their various influence operations and attempts at espionage against political candidates. A third of analysts also believe Russia could potentially target voting systems and voter registration…
[ad_1] Mr Trump‘s wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner – who are both Jewish – attended the service, along with thousands of mourners who gave their condolences to brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal and Jerry Rabinowitz, who were killed on Saturday. The US President and Melania laid stones and white roses outside…
[ad_1] NASA’s elite planet-hunting spacecraft has been declared dead, just a few months shy of its 10th anniversary. Officials announced the Kepler Space Telescope’s demise Tuesday. Already well past its expected lifetime, the 9 1/2-year-old Kepler had been running low on fuel for months. Its ability to point at distant stars and identify possible alien…
[ad_1] US voters will elect all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and just 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate. Democrats would need a net gain of 24 seats in the House and two in the Senate to take majorities away from Mr Trump’s fellow Republicans. Over the last 50 years, the…
[ad_1] Midterm elections are so called as they take place once every four years, two years into a president’s term. Republicans and Democrats are going head to head in a battle for control of Congress. Democrats are vying to win a House majority, facing a narrow path to take back control of the Senate. The…
[ad_1] The oil-rich South American country’s economy has sunk into crisis under President Nicolas Maduro, as many as 1.9 million Venezuelans have emigrated since 2015, according to the United Nations. Some 90 percent of recent departures, the United Nations says, remain in South America. Latin American governments including those of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico…
[ad_1] Attempts to tap gas and oil in the eastern Mediterranean, along with a dispute over Greece’s maritime borders, have recently caused friction between Athens and Ankara. Turkey and the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government in Cyprus have overlapping claims of jurisdiction for offshore oil and gas research in the eastern Mediterranean, a region thought…
[ad_1] More than 1,000 migrants — in a second caravan that forced its way across the river from Guatemala — have now begun arriving in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula. The first contingents began arriving to camp out in Tapachula’s main plaza on Tuesday. They are about 400 kilometres behind the larger group, currently in the…
[ad_1] Hungary’s highest court has acquitted a camerawoman who was filmed kicking and trying to trip migrants on the border with Serbia in 2015. The decision announced Tuesday revised the rulings of two lower courts that had sentenced Petra Laszlo to three years’ probation for disorderly conduct. The Hungarian supreme court, the Kuria, said Laszlo…
[ad_1] Niels Hoegel is already serving a life sentence for murdering two patients and has been in court to answer charges that he killed many more. Hoegel, 41, was sentenced to life behind bars in 2015 for murdering two patients by giving them an overdose. He has been labelled as Germany’s most prolific serial killer…
[ad_1] James (Whitey) Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, died in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia to which he’d just been transferred, and a…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Major governments are rolling back wildlife protections, even as scientists warn that animal populations are in massive decline. Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called…
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in a desert camp near the Jordanian border are at risk of starvation as supplies dwindle and winter approaches, while regional powers trade blame over who is responsible for this latest humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s civil war. Desperately needed aid deliveries to the besieged Rukban camp have repeatedly…
[ad_1] An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man’s brother said Tuesday. Park rangers recovered the bodies of Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, on Thursday from about 245 metres below Taft Point, where visitors can walk…
[ad_1] However critics have fired back, saying the move is unconstitutional and Mr Trump has no authority to issue a planned executive order. People born in the US have the right to citizenship under the 14th Amendment but the President has said he will try to end this right for US born children of non-citizens…
[ad_1] Midterm elections on November 6 will mark two years into the controversial Presidency of Donald Trump following his victory against Hillary Clinton in 2016. Despite still being two years away from fulfilling his first term in 2020, the President has already turned his attention towards his re-election campaign. The prospect of a Democrat-controlled House…
[ad_1] Donald Trump is relying on keeping a Republican majority in Congress, come the Midterm elections, which could allow him to swiftly pass bills through the House of Representatives and Senate. The prospect of the President gaining power is worrying for Trump critics, and has resulted in massive voter turnout, especially among the younger population.…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel’s exit came “too little too late” and she has become a “liability”, argued a European Studies Professor. Stephen Auer from Hong Kong University said: “Well it might work for Merkel, but I personally believe that it’s probably too little, too late. “Merkel has been intensely disliked by a significant proportion of the…
[ad_1] A German nurse admitted in court on Tuesday to being post-war Germany’s deadliest serial killer, causing the deaths of 99 patients with lethal injections so that he could play the hero by trying to revive them. When Judge Sebastian Buehrmann asked Niels Hoegel if the charges against him were valid, he affirmed it and said:…
[ad_1] Marijuana may be legal now in Canada, but at least three Asian governments are warning their citizens to avoid pot, with people from Japan and South Korea facing possible arrest. China, the latest to weigh in, didn’t go that far. Its consulate in Toronto issued a statement dated Friday reminding Chinese in its jurisdiction…
[ad_1] At least nine people have been killed over two days in Italy as heavy rains and high winds buffet much of the country. The news agency ANSA said Tuesday that the deaths, both in the northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige, included: A woman buried by mud when a landslide invaded her home. A firefighter struck…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. The president’s comments to Axios on HBO come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies before the midterm elections. Trump believes focusing on immigration will…
[ad_1] Top eurocrat Jean-Claude Juncker’s bid to abolish seasonal clock changes within the EU were branded unrealistic by transport ministers in the first sign of public descent for the plans. The European Commission President’s signature policy, which is mainly backed by Germany, would have seen Europe stop changing its clocks in October 2019, creating a…
[ad_1] Even if worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in the tight-knit Pittsburgh neighbourhood of Squirrel Hill didn’t know the Rosenthal brothers, they probably saw them. Sometimes, they might have heard them. Cecil Rosenthal had a boisterous laugh that bellowed when he played a practical joke on a friend. Some remembered David Rosenthal complimenting members…
[ad_1] The criticism was brutal. “The image projected by the governing coalition is unacceptable.” But it didn’t come from the increasingly powerful opposition in Germany. This was the verdict of the chancellor herself. And with that, Angela Merkel announced Monday she would not run again in December for the post of leader of the Christian…
[ad_1] The criticism was brutal. “The image projected by the governing coalition is unacceptable.” But it didn’t come from the increasingly powerful opposition in Germany. This was the verdict of the chancellor herself. And with that, Angela Merkel announced Monday she would not run again in December for the post of leader of the Christian…
[ad_1] A strong typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Tuesday, though officials were hopeful that successful evacuations would help avoid a repeat of the death and destruction wrought by a powerful storm last month. Officials said Typhoon Yutu slammed into Dinapigue, a town in the country’s northeastern Isabela province, before dawn Tuesday with sustained winds…
[ad_1] The US President said he would like to strike a deal now but that China was not ready. He said: “I think that we will make a great deal with China and it has to be great, because they’ve drained our country.” Washington is reported to be preparing to announce tariffs on all remaining…
[ad_1] Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven revealed last night he had failed in his attempts to form a new Government in Sweden. After the election of new Parliamentary speakers, centre right Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson was first given two weeks to try and form a new Government, but failed. Mr Löfven was then handed…
[ad_1] It comes as the US’s own hypersonic missiles programme could be put on hold after the Trump administration slashed the defence budget. China claimed to have successfully tested a hypersonic combat aircraft, called Starry Sky-2, in August of this year. Chinese state media claim the aircraft is capable of travelling at up to 4,563…
[ad_1] The complaint has been made by the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), who claim that machines in two Georgia counties are switching Democrat votes to Republican votes. A tightly fought contest is taking place for the Governorship of Georgia, with Democrat Stacey Abrams taking on Trump-backing Republican Brian Kemp. Mr…
[ad_1] Mr Musk make the astonishing announcement via his Twitter account. He said: “Deleted my Tesla titles last week to see what would happen. “I’m now the nothing of Tesla. Seems fine so far.” However, he later clarified that for legal reasons he is unable to give-up the title of company ‘President’. Mr Musk added:…
[ad_1] Trump’s schedule will involved 11 rallies in the next week, including multiple events on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, before election day on Tuesday November 6. The White House is allegedly considering a joint rally for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on the evening before Election Day. The US President and his aggressive campaigning…
[ad_1] Georgia Democrats posted a video online of Republican congressman Jody Hice where he was speaking to an audience in Watkinsville and telling voters they needed to stop the Democrats. He said: “We watched for eight years as the Obama administration gradually dismantled everything you and I believe in and pushed his own socialist agenda.…
[ad_1] Democrats and Republicans are clashing ahead of the November 6 Midterm election dates, as polls suggest a resounding victory for the former in the House of Commons. A win for the current opposition could end up strangling the President’s power in the Whitehouse, something critics of Donald Trump are counting on in the future.…
[ad_1] The quake struck near New Plymouth, New Zealand, just 162 miles from where the Royal couple are currently spending day three of the New Zealand leg of their tour. There have been no reports either the Duke or Duchess have been affected by the quake, although it is likely the area close to them…
[ad_1] Indonesia on Tuesday stepped up its search for passengers of an airliner that plunged into the sea, deploying underwater beacons to trace the flight’s black box recorders in a bid to uncover why an almost-new plane crashed minutes after takeoff. There were 189 people on board flight JT610 of budget airline Lion Air when…
[ad_1] The potential device comes after a series of mail bombs were sent in the last week to senior Democrats like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, broadcaster CNN and businessman George Soros. Police are on the scene at the New York Times office on Eighth Avenue. Finance Editor David Enrich tweeted a picture of a…
[ad_1] While being interviewed for Recode by Kara Swisher, the interviewer got two US congressmen confused. When asked what she thought of Cory Booker saying that “we kick them in the shins” about how Democrats should respond to Republican election tactics, the former secretary of state corrected Ms Swisher by saying that it was Eric…
[ad_1] Hatice Cengiz made the shock comments during a memorial to her late-partner in London. Ms Cengiz emotionally said: “President Trump should help reveal the truth and ensure justice is served. “He should not pave the way for a cover-up of my fiancee’s murder. “Let’s not let money taint our conscience and compromise our values.”…
[ad_1] Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing six people. Tourists and residents alike donned high boots to navigate the streets of Venice…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump announced on October 22 he wants to pull American out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. The US has accused Moscow of violating the terms of the nuclear arms agreement. But the Kremlin has rejected…
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia claimed Mr Khashoggi died in a fist fight inside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Turkish officials believe he was murdered by a team of Saudi agents inside the building and say they have evidence, including gruesome audio recordings. The well-known journalist and Saudi critic entered the Saudi consulate…
[ad_1] Voting day for the US Midterm elections is Tuesday, November 6, however, some polls have opened sooner for early voters. The Midterm elections take place every four years, halfway through the US president’s term. Despite President Donald Trump’s two years as president, the result of the Midterm elections could alter his power drastically. These…
[ad_1] People have been enjoying chocolate far longer than previously known, according to research published on Monday detailing the domestication and use of cacao beginning 5,300 years ago at an ancient settlement in the highlands of southeastern Ecuador. Scientists examined ceramic artifacts at the Santa Ana-La Florida archeological site, a well-preserved village and ceremonial centre…
[ad_1] The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has said Saudi authorities are responsible for his slaying, and the kingdom should give more details so that those responsible can be brought to justice. The death of Khashoggi — a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
[ad_1] Several hundred migrants tried to cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala to Mexico en masse on Monday, but were met by ranks of Mexican federal police who blocked them from entering. The standoff on the riverbank followed a more violent confrontation that occurred on the nearby bridge over the river the night before, when…
[ad_1] A police chief in Kentucky has acknowledged that the shooting deaths of two black people at a Kroger grocery store last Wednesday in suburban Louisville were racially motivated. The suspect in the shooting is white. The FBI has said it is investigating the shooting as a potential federal hate crime. Jeffersontown police Chief Sam Rogers…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Gun control voices have been much louder in this midterm election cycle, outspending the pro-gun lobby on ads and…
[ad_1] Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update a system that had not kept pace with changing digital business models. “It’s clearly not sustainable, or fair, that digital platform businesses can generate substantial value in the U.K. without paying tax…
[ad_1] Seven men were convicted Monday of sexually abusing vulnerable teenagers in a prosecution sparked by revelations of sexual exploitation stretching back years in a northern England town. A 2014 report said that more than 1,400 young people were victims of sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. In a pattern repeated in several…
[ad_1] Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI did not identify to whom the most recent package was addressed, but CNN President Jeff Zucker…
[ad_1] The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been released from a hospital and turned over to authorities for a court appearance today on charges he killed 11 people and wounded six in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Robert Gregory Bowers, 46, who was shot…
[ad_1] CNN’s president today revealed another suspicious package had been sent to the network, this time to its Atlanta HQ. Jeff Zucker revealed the package had been intercepted in an Atlanta post office, adding all staff are safe. Mr Zucker said there was no imminent danger and that since Wednesday all mail to CNN has…
[ad_1] Shares of Red Hat skyrocketed 47 per cent at the opening of trading in New York Monday after IBM, in the biggest acquisition of its 100-year history, acquired the software company. The market was buoyed by the $34-billion US deal, with tech stocks moving higher, partly on speculation there may be more bidders for…
[ad_1] Speaking at a public event, the former Democrat nominee responded with a straight “no” to whether she would want to run again against Donald Trump at the 2020 US presidential election. But as Mrs Clinton hesitated to continue with her answer, the event host challenged her to explain herself. She replied: “Well, I’d like to…
[ad_1] A 4-year-old was dragged and bitten by a lioness while attending a circus in Russia. The girl, named Ksenia, survived the attack but doctors say she will be “scarred for life” after suffering serious face and chest injuries. The big cat broke through a safety net during a show in Uspenskoye village in the…
[ad_1] A witness reported an explosion on the central Habib Bourguiba avenue where police were cordoning off the area near the capital’s landmark Municipal Theatre. Ambulances could be heard rushing to the scene. State-run media have indicated it was a premeditated terror attack carried out by a female bomber. One witness said: “I was in…
[ad_1] Mr Bolsonaro, who won a resounding victory by securing 55 percent of the vote to defeat Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers’ Party, has in the past voiced support for military juntas and political purges. The former army captain swept to power on a pledge to fight crime and corruption in the scandal-hit country…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel told her conservative party and the country on Monday that she is prepared to step down as leader but remain Germany’s chancellor following a pair of state election debacles. Merkel, 64, had indicated she planned to seek another two-year term as leader of her Christian Democratic Union at a December party congress,…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor told senior leaders within the CDU that she won’t be running for a number of senior positions within the EU after the upcoming European elections next year. Mrs Merkel is keen for a German to be propelled into a number of the EU’s most senior positions when Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission…
[ad_1] The 11 victims gunned down in the Tree of Life massacre have names like Fienberg. Gottfried. Rabinowitz. Rosenthal. They were Jewish worshippers killed on Saturday by a gunman who stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighbourhood. Many of them lived in the largely Jewish enclave where Halloween trick-or-treaters visit homes with decorative…
[ad_1] A party spokesman revealed Mrs Merkel will step aside from leading the country in 2021, in the wake of a disastrous regional election in Hesse. Angela Merkel’s party, the Christian Democratic Union, suffered a 10 percent slump in the polls yesterday, to win just 28 percent of the vote in the central German state…
[ad_1] The pilot of Lion Air’s JT-610 flight had asked to turn back due to “technical difficulties”, moments before the plane vanished from the radar and plunged 5,000ft into the sea north of Jakarta. Sindu Rahayu, Head of Cooperation and Public Relations at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, said the plane’s pilot Bhavye Suneja…
[ad_1] The German leader said she “will not stand for re-election as head of CDU party” at the next party conference in December, according to local reports. Angela Merkel, 64, has been CDU chairwoman since 2000 and giving up the role would start a race within the party to succeed her as chancellor. It remains…
[ad_1] Officials from the the United States Geological Survey said the quake hit 200 south of the resort town of Ushuaia on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake which struck a hazardous stretch of water known as the Drake Passage. MORE TO FOLLOW…. [ad_2]…
[ad_1] The First Lady had welcomed the group of schoolchildren to the White House Family Theatre to watch the film, Wonder. The 2017 movie tells the story of a young boy who suffers from a rare syndrome that causes facial deformities. Of the film, a spokesman for Melania Trump said: “The movie celebrates October’s National…
[ad_1] China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the Southern Theatre Command, the nation’s military group that monitors the South China Sea and Taiwan, to “prepare the war” last Thursday. He told the state broadcaster CCTV that it was important for the military to be prepared for war. President Xi said: “It’s necessary to strengthen the mission…
[ad_1] The treaty, which could come into force by the end of 2019, was announced in an annual progress report on Monday by backers of a 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign. The proponents of the deal argue the INF prohibited missiles that were “meant to wipe out cities in Europe” and Trump’s decision to withdraw…
[ad_1] The service is being organised by Middle East Monitor as well as Al-Sharq Forum. Multiple prominent journalists, politicians and activists are expected to take part in the memorial. Some of the speakers include MP for Reigate Crispin Blunt, Middle East Guardian correspondent Martin Chulov, the Daily Telegraph’s former chief political columnist Peter Oborne and…
[ad_1] While he acknowledged the challenges the Republicans are facing in the election, he says that they can still maintain a majority in both houses. He added the polls do not reflect the real support for the Republican party and that things will be like in 2016. Mr Bannon claimed Republicans were unwilling to tell…
[ad_1] The plane being used by Lion Air was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 according to Flightradar 24. This specific model has the ability to carry over 200 people. It crashed into the ocean after only thirteen minutes once it took off. It is believed that there were a total of 188 people on the…
[ad_1] Seven states are reporting a higher number of early votes have been cast of the upcoming election than in 2014, with the potential for more states to also reach record numbers. With still a little more than a week until election day, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Nevada, Indiana, Minnesota and Delaware surpassing last midterm’s voter…
[ad_1] The Lion Air flight JT-610 took off from the Jakarta airport at 6.20am local time and lost contact at 6.33am (23.33pm GMT). The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was originally scheduled to arrive at Pangkal Pinang at 7.20am. Lion Air Spokesman on Flight 610, which reportedly crashed off the coast of Indonesia, said: “We can…
[ad_1] Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency said on Monday that a Lion Air passenger flight from the capital city Jakarta to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra had crashed into the sea. “It has been confirmed that it has crashed,” Yusuf Latif, a spokesperson for the agency, said by text message, when asked about…
[ad_1] The local authorities have said the attack occurred on a police station in central Libya. The Municipal Council of the Jufra district wrote on Facebook: “Currently, four people from the al-Fuqaha area have died as a result of the attack. “Among them is the son of the chairman of the local council in the…
[ad_1] In the tweet, Trump says: “The Fake News is doing everything in their power to blame Republicans, Conservatives and me for the division and hatred that has been going on for so long in our Country. “Actually, it is their Fake & Dishonest reporting which is causing problems far greater than they understand!” This…
[ad_1] Brazilians cast their ballot today following the most divisive election campaign in decades with corruption and crime high on the list of concerns for many voters. Far-right candidate Mr Bolsonaro has won 56 percent of the vote after 94 percent of the ballots were counted, electoral officials said. His opponent, Fernando Haddad of the…
[ad_1] Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Deomcratic Union (CDU) and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition allies in Berlin have both haemorrhaged support in the Hesse regional elections. The results mean a heavy blow to the power of the national government. Merkel’s conservatives managed to secure the top spot among competitors, but with just 28 percent…
[ad_1] In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his element: spinning classic and Top 40 hits in a nightclub where he’d found work as a DJ. As he entertained patrons from a dimly lit booth overlooking a stage at the Ultra Gentlemen’s Club,…
[ad_1] Authorities say an airline pilot was arrested at a Florida airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on suitcase. The News-Press reports Brian Andrew Machtemes of Minnetonka, Minn., was arrested Friday at Southwest Florida International Airport. A Lee County Port Authority arrest report says the 54-year-old Sun Country Airlines pilot was arrested…
[ad_1] Italy’s populist government is engaged in a standoff with the European Union over its financial plans which would see the cash-strapped Mediterranean nation increase borrowing instead of attempting to balancing its books. The European Commission rejected the draft 2019 budget earlier this week for defying EU spending rules and demanded Rome draw up a…
[ad_1] Midterm elections in the US are fast approaching and the country is preparing for a potential Congress flip from Republican to Democrat. A total of 470 seats are up for grabs across the House of Representative and Senate chambers. The Senate race has 35 seats up for re-election out of a total of 100,…
[ad_1] A day after the shooting that left 11 dead at a Pittsburgh synagogue, friends and family members recalled the victims — professors and accountants, dentists and beloved doctors serving their local community. Officials released the names of all 11 victims during a news conference Sunday, all of them middle-aged or elderly. The victims of…
[ad_1] Exit polls broadcast by German broadcaster ARD show Ms Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) came first with 28 percent of the vote – a stark difference to the 38.3 percent it won in 2013. The Chancellor’s coalition allies, the SPD, won 20 percent – down from 30.7 percent from 2013 election. Meanwhile, opposition parties…
[ad_1] Bette Midler, The Big Sick star Zoe Kazan and This Is Us star Mandy Moore are among those in Hollywood speaking out after a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday. “My heart goes out to all those affected by gun violence today and every day,” Mandy Moore wrote on Twitter. “Feeling helpless and frustrated…
[ad_1] The Senate race has been hotting up as the US prepares to vote in a new Congress, with Donald Trump pulling out the stops to keep a Republican majority in power. A total of 470 spaces in the US Congress are up for election, as the entire 435-strong House of Representatives is to be…
[ad_1] During the week, anyone who wanted to get inside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue had to ring the doorbell and be granted entry by staff because the front door was kept locked. Not so on Saturday — the Jewish Sabbath — when the building was open for worship. A gunman who had expressed hatred…
[ad_1] A social media profile of Robert Bowers, 46, has shed light on the killer’s hate-fuelled mentality. Mr Bowers was reported to be a regular poster on Gab, an alternative Twitter platform popular among white supremacists, white nationalists, alt-right group supporters and people who are banned from using traditional social media platforms. Before his account…
[ad_1] The caution comes as the European Commission reaches out to Italy on its budget crisis in a move to smooth over animosity between Rome and Brussels over the country’s draft 2019 budget. Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, said the European Commission does not expect to see any contagion of Italy’s budget crisis across…
[ad_1] Last night a close friend of Mr Khashoggi revealed that he was about to obtain “documentary evidence” proving clams that Saudi Arabia had used chemical weapons in its proxy war in Yemen. “I met him a week before his death. He was unhappy and he was worried,“ said the middle eastern academic, who did…
[ad_1] Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed on 2 October (Image: MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/ AFP/Getty Images) Intercepts by GCHQ of internal communications by the kingdom’s General Intelligence Directorate revealed orders by a “member of the royal circle” to abduct the troublesome journalist and take him back to Saudi Arabia. The orders, intelligence sources say, did not emanate…
[ad_1] Italy’s populist coalition government sparked outrage in the European Union after proposing a budget deficit of 2.4 percent – a figure almost three times the previous administration’s target. The EU subsequently rejected the proposal and ordered Italy to amend it within three weeks or face possible sanctions for breaching Eurozone rules. Lorenzo Codogno, former…
[ad_1] A desire for radical change among many Brazilians after years of turmoil has fuelled the rise of a far-right former army captain who supporters say will fight crime and corruption if elected president Sunday but who opponents warn threatens one of the world’s largest democracies. Jair Bolsonaro has won over voters by painting a…
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors have charged a man with 29 counts of violence and firearms offences. Authorities said he opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 people. A law enforcement official told CNN the suspect was identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers. Mr Bowers is believed to have made anti-Semitic statements during…
[ad_1] The crippling sanctions reintroduced in August by the US administration led to the isolation of Washington, Mr Rouhani said. Speaking to parliament in a speech broadcasted by the country’s state television, the president of Iran claimed: “It does not happen often that the US makes a decision and its traditional allies abandon it. “A…
[ad_1] The huge stratovolcano in central Mexico has spewed ash and smoke and experts have recorded several low-level emissions over the last few days. The volcano, which is located just 34 miles from the country’s capital Mexico City, has a history of major eruptions – and a further blast could put thousands of nearby residents…
[ad_1] Midterm election polls have so far painted a close race for the Republican and Democrat parties, as the House of Representatives prepares for a major shift. Donald Trump has been keeping a close eye on proceedings this year, as they give Republicans the chance to take a sweeping majority, or allow Democrats control of…
[ad_1] Eight people have been confirmed dead and six others, including four police officers, were wounded at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pennsylvania. The attacker, named by AP News Agency as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, opened fire at the synagogue today during a prayer service when it was full of people, before being taken into…
[ad_1] A U.S.-bound caravan of Central American migrants pressed on through southern Mexico on Saturday, in spite of government offers of jobs, as authorities stepped up efforts to disperse the convoy that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump. Mexican police in riot gear briefly blocked the march of men, women and children as they neared…
[ad_1] Sri Lanka’s president suspended parliament on Saturday even as the prime minister he fired the previous day claimed he has majority support, adding to a growing political crisis in the South Asian island nation. Chaminda Gamage, a spokesperson for the parliamentary speaker, confirmed that President Maithripala Sirisena had suspended parliament until Nov. 16. The suspension…
[ad_1] Larry Vance, author of the book MH370: Mystery Solved, said he knows where the ghostly wreckage of the plane will eventually be located. Mr Vance – who spent 18 months researching his book – said the aircraft is certain to be “in the Southern Indian Ocean, somewhere in the vicinity of where the official search…
[ad_1] A tourist from Louisiana helped stop a hammer-wielding thief who unsuccessfully tried to steal the Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral and worked in tandem with a church employee to prevent the man from escaping. Matthew Delcambre, of New Iberia, Louisiana, told The Associated Press that he and his wife Alexis were sightseeing in the southwestern English city…
[ad_1] Germans head to the polls tomorrow (Sunday) in a local election in the western state of Hesse but recent polling suggests Ms Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track for humiliating losses. And a poor performance by the CDU could spell the beginning of the end for the Chancellor’s shaky coalition government –…
[ad_1] Benjamin Leigh Smith, whose aunt was the mother of the famous nurse who looked after injured soldiers in the Crimean War, has become a forgotten British explorer of the Arctic. He undertook five major scientific explorations to the North Pole area but in 1881 he and his crew became stranded for more than 10…
[ad_1] A gunman opened fire at the congregation of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh in the early hours of Saturday (EDT). According to unconfirmed reports, eight people have died and at least one person was injured when the attacker began shooting during a prayer service. Police have updated the press saying:…
[ad_1] An active shooter is at large in Pittsburgh, according to recent police reports, where a Synagogue is under attack. Police are currently responding to the incident, which took place at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. At the time of the shooting it is believed there was a service taking place. A…
[ad_1] Police in Pittsburgh surrounded a synagogue on Saturday after reports of an active shooter at the building in the city’s eastern Squirrel Hill neighborhood, local TV news images showed. The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said on Twitter that there was an active shooter in the area of Wilkins Avenue and Shady Ave. ALERT: There…
[ad_1] The architect of Brexit warned the European Union is set to face increasing struggles as embattled Italy fights top Eurocrats to have their budget proposal accepted. Deputy prime ministers Matteo Salvini and Luigi di Maio have refused to budge from their proposal after Economic Commissioner rejected their deficit target of 2.4 percent of their…
[ad_1] On November 6, Americans will head to the polls to cast their vote on candidates for all 435 House seats and 35 of 100 Senate seats. This year’s election will be the US voters first chance to pass judgment on Donald Trump since he was elected President in 2016. All 435 seats in the…
[ad_1] Finland has taken decisive action against pro-Russian disinformation this month, thanks in no small part to the experience of investigative journalist Jessikka Aro. If you’re a journalist like her, sitting in Helsinki — about a two-hour drive from the Russian border — the threat from pro-Russian elements online, and even in the street, is very real. “It’s…
[ad_1] The four leaders pledged to sit at a negotiating table to find a lasting political solution to the Syrian civil war that has been ravaving the country for seven years. The conflict, which has killed more than 360,000 people since 2011, sees rebel factions, supported by Turkey, fighting against the Russia-backed regime of Syrian…
[ad_1] The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “undermines regional stability” and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday at an international conference in the Middle East. Mattis never mentioned Saudi Arabia directly in connection with the Oct. 2 slaying of Khashoggi…
[ad_1] He’s said things that might make Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte blush and survived a stabbing that almost took his life. Now, Jair Bolsonaro is expected to win a powerful mandate Sunday to become president of Brazil, the world’s fifth-biggest country. Bolsonaro is Brazil’s answer to Donald Trump, a man who outrages progressive Brazilians with his insults…
[ad_1] Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters waited hours in line to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province by one week — after an attack by an elite guard killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief. Major roads throughout southern Kandahar…
[ad_1] In Texas, one of the most scrutinized Senate races of the U.S. midterms has come down to that age-old election day axiom: Turnout. Arguably the country’s highest-profile midterm contest, it sets Republican Ted Cruz against upstart Democrat Beto O’Rourke. The race has captured headlines throughout the U.S. for months. Cruz is a fierce Conservative…
[ad_1] The caravan of 7,000 Central American migrants advancing mostly on foot towards the U.S. border has emerged ahead of midterm elections as a major talking point for President Donald Trump. It’s unclear, however, whether the issue will deliver political benefits to Republicans in the final stretch before voting in November. Trump’s advisors have reportedly pushed him…
[ad_1] On November 6, Americans will head to the polls to elect new members of Congress – both the House of Representatives and the Senate. At the moment, both the House and Senate are controlled by the Republican Party, which backs Trump. But midterms often swing Congress, as history has shown, and this campaign period…
[ad_1] DONALD Trump’s decision to pull the US out of a landmark nuclear arms limitation treaty has “definitely” made the world less safe, with diplomats increasingly concerned about his “finger being on the nuclear trigger”, a US-based foreign policy expert has said. Mr Trump is pulling the US out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty…
[ad_1] John and Susan Cooper died in their room at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Daughter Kelly Ormerod, 40, slammed the UK over their delay in finding out what had killed her parents. She told The Sun: “I do think that my parents’ bodies are missing body parts…
[ad_1] Andrei Belousov, deputy head of the Department of Nonproliferation and Arms Control at the Russian Foreign Minister, raised concern over future conflict between the US and Russia, stating that Moscow will defend its territorial integrity and principles in response to US aggression. Mr Belousov made his remarks after the First Committee of the UN…
[ad_1] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the woman, known only as Mrs S, was convicted by a lower court in Vienna for disparaging religious doctrines and was ordered to pay a 480 euros fine plus legal fees. She appealed the decision and her case as thrown out by the Court of…
[ad_1] Only 29 percent of those surveyed reported a favourable opinion of Mr Macron in October, down from 32 percent last month, the BVA-Orange poll for RTL radio and La Tribune found. This is the lowest rating recorded by the pollster since the young leader took power 17 months ago. An overwhelming 70 percent expressed…
[ad_1] Tehran has accused Mr Trump’s US government of waging “economic warfare” on its citizens. The new measures will provide economic support for 20 million lower-income residents who make up one quarter of Iran’s population. Extra financial relief will also be rushed to the poorest 11 million people in the country, which has seen its…
[ad_1] Migrants travelling in a caravan through southern Mexico have rejected a proposal by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that they apply for refugee status in the country and obtain benefits. Coordinators of the caravan read out the president’s plan called “You are at home.” Migrants shouted “Gracias!” but “No, we’re heading north!” Activist Irineo…
[ad_1] Footage has emerged of an Israeli owned weapon system shooting down rockets fired from Gaza. In response to the rockets, Israeli Defence Force (IDF) fighter jets and attack helicopters have also started taking down targets. Eight different alarm sirens were activated throughout the night in Israel’s southern communities, including the city of Sderot near…
[ad_1] Speaking outside the White House on his way to a rally in North Carolina, the US President told reporters his “rhetoric” is not in any way responsible for the suspected actions of Cesar Sayoc. He said: “There is no blame. “There is no anything. “If you look at what happened to Steve Scalise, that…
[ad_1] Sri Lankan opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed prime minister on Friday after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed the incumbent in a surprise move that threatens political turmoil in the Indian Ocean nation. Rajapaksa, a former pro-China president, ushered in billions of dollars of investment from Beijing to help rebuild the country following the end…
[ad_1] Sebastian Kurz’s government has formed a Brexit task force in case Britain leaves the EU without a deal. The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) has also set up a checklist for companies areas of business that could potentially be hit hardest. Sectors targeted include goods traffic, industrial property rights, taxes and personnel. Businesses could…
[ad_1] The poll forecasts Mr Higgins will win by 56 percent. A second exit poll, by Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, also suggests Mr Higgins will be re-elected for another term as the country’s President. Mr Higgins tweeted: “The polls have closed and we want to thank everyone for all your help. “We don’t know the…
[ad_1] Scientists from the University of Oregon, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and other research centres in several countries made the shock discovery by analysing data from the quake. The powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake killed 98 people and left behind a trail of destruction when it struck the southern Pacific of Mexico on…
[ad_1] Cesar Sayoc, the 56-year-old man who is now facing five federal charges in connection with 13 intercepted suspicious packages, has a lengthy criminal record in Florida. FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the investigation is ongoing but that the explosives, which didn’t detonate, aren’t being treated as “hoax” devices. According to Wray, they were all made…
[ad_1] The Social Liberal Party candidate, Mr Bolsonaro has received support from former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon who backed the “great leader” for the victory. He said: ”Captain Bolsonaro is a Brazilian patriot, and I believe a great leader for his country at this historic moment. “The populist movement is a global phenomenon.…
[ad_1] The campaign run-up to these elections has not been without its fair share of drama. There was the Kavanaugh scandal, which saw Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court accused of multiple sexual assaults. Then the recent mail bomb saga began, with 13 alleged mail bombs sent to prominent Democrats within the space of…
[ad_1] In the shadow of palm trees on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, a group of about 50 progressives gathered for a midterm campaign event to talk tax reform and health-care policy. Democratic House minority leader Nancy Pelosi was the rally’s headliner, but the unlikely star at the podium was 10-year-old Myka Eilers. “I’m just like…
[ad_1] Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shared information about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The officials said that during a phone call on Friday, Erdogan and Trudeau agreed on the need for “all aspects of the murder” to be revealed for the killers being…
[ad_1] A senior Mexican trade negotiator is holding firm to his government’s position that American steel and aluminum tariffs must end before the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is signed. Juan Carlos Baker, the current undersecretary for foreign trade in Mexico’s economy ministry, told reporters in Ottawa Friday he is “working every day” on this issue.…
[ad_1] A former The Apprentice contestant who accused Donald Trump of defaming her by denying her claim that he kissed and groped her against her will before he became U.S. president has lost a motion to get evidence related to accusations against him by other women. Justice Jennifer Schecter of the New York state court…
[ad_1] A mock-up of the never-before-seen weapon was first spotted mounted under a MiG-31 interceptor last month. The huge rocket had initially left experts scratching their heads but a US intelligence report has now concluded it is the latest in Russia’s anti-satellite arsenal and is already undergoing early tests, sources told CNBC. Once completed, the…
[ad_1] Authorities arrested a man in Florida on Friday after a wave of pipe explosive devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of Donald Trump. The man was taken into custody in a car park of a shop in Plantation, near Fort Lauderdale. A van, reportedly plastered in right-wing stickers, was removed on a…
[ad_1] Megyn Kelly remains absent from her NBC morning show while the company acknowledged on the Today show that her future with the network is in doubt. A report Friday on the Today show cited a source familiar with the situation as saying NBC News and Kelly are in talks about the anchor leaving the network. Another…
[ad_1] The White House has formally invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday, returning to an idea that was put on hold in July amid anger in the U.S. over the prospect of such a summit. President Donald Trump held a summit with Putin in Helsinki and then issued Putin…
[ad_1] The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday he assumed Saudi authorities would not give him problems or arrest him in Turkey, though he was concerned tensions would arise when he visited the consulate in Istanbul. In her first television interview since his death, Hatice Cengiz told Turkish broadcaster Haberturk that…
[ad_1] Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli prime minister has returned from a visit to the Gulf state of Oman. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement Friday that he had been invited by Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said after lengthy communications. Israel and Oman do not have diplomatic relations. The meeting was the first of…
[ad_1] Schumacher Junior, 19, who is the son of the seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael, took a 347-point lead at the weekend in the European F3 series. Lewis Hamilton said to formula1.com: “So there will 100 percent be a Schumacher back in Formula 1, partly because of the name, but secondly because he’s doing a…
[ad_1] The FBI confirmed they have recovered the suspicious package addressed to US Senator Booker. Mr Booker is a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump. The latest package was found at a mail sorting facility in Florida and was addressed to the Democratic senator from New Jersey, the FBI said on Twitter. New York…
[ad_1] Two decades after Matthew Shepard was kidnapped and killed, turning him into an inspirational symbol for the fight against violence targeting gay people, his remains will be interred on Friday at the Washington National Cathedral. The Episcopal cathedral will host a service for the public, followed by a private interment ceremony in its crypt.…
[ad_1] Heightening international pressure, Mr Erdogan pressed Saudi Arabia to also reveal the location of Mr Khashoggi’s body. Mr Erdogan said Turkey had more information than it had shared so far about the killing of Mr Khashoggi that has pitched the world’s top oil exporter and pivotal Middle East strategic partner of the West into…
[ad_1] The North and South Korean militaries agreed Friday to destroy 22 front-line guard posts by the end of November as they discussed their next steps in implementing a wide-ranging military agreement signed last month to reduce tensions. They also agreed to conduct a joint survey early next month of a 70-kilometre-long waterway near their western border where civilian…
[ad_1] One said: “Argentina is an economic mess with hardly any military and a severe hangover from the Falklands War. Any Remainers using this news to discourage Brexit are very very misinformed.” In 2013, a referendum asking whether the Falkland islanders supported the continuation of their status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom…
[ad_1] The magnitude-6.8 earthquake which struck Greece early on Friday was so powerful it could be felt miles away in Italy and even in Libya. The tremor struck south of the island of Zakynthos – Zante – and was felt widely across western Greece and further afield. Albania, Libya and Malta also reported feeling the…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is planning to dispatch 800 or more active duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration into electoral gains in the midterms as a caravan of thousands of migrants makes its way through Mexico. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is…
[ad_1] “See how nice I’m behaving?” U.S. President Donald Trump remarked on Wednesday, drawing laughs from supporters in Wisconsin. The riff, uttered during a political rally with less than two weeks to go before crucial midterm elections, referenced his efforts to adopt a more subdued tone following disturbing news. Hours earlier, a slew of pipe…
[ad_1] A destructive earthquake struck approximately 133.5 kilometres southwest of Patras, with tremors hitting the tourist hotspot of Zakynthos at 1.50am local time on Friday morning (11.50pm on Thursday). A Greek resident filmed the powerful earthquake’s after-effects. The video shows a chandelier swinging back and forth, taken just minutes after the earthquake hit. A Twitter…
[ad_1] The massive 6.8 magnitude quake struck in the Ionian Sea close to the tourist island of Zakynthos, also known as Zante, on Friday morning, October 26. Tremors were first felt just before 2am local time. The earthquake had a depth of around 16 kilometres and according to reports, the quake lasted 15 to 30…
[ad_1] The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck some 133.5 kilometres southwest of Patras in the Peloponnese. Initially reported as magnitude 7.0, it was reduced to 6.8 by the US Geological Survey. The tremor hit off the southern part of the popular tourist destination of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea at 1.50am on Friday morning (11.50pm on…
[ad_1] The epicentre of the quake was located in the Ionian Sea, near the Greek Island of Zante and about 50 miles north-east of the city of Pyrgos. The quake had a depth of around 16 kilometres. So far, three people have been taken to hospital. The series of earthquakes continued until 6:32am local time…
[ad_1] Investigators have been searching coast-to-coast for the culprit and motives behind the bizarre mail-bomb plot aimed at critics of the president, analyzing the innards of the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear two weeks before Election Day. Three more devices were linked to the plot Thursday…
[ad_1] Mr Faurie, Argentina’s foreign minister since June 2017, made the shocking claim during an interview with The Telegraph. Referring to ‘Las Malvinas’, the Argentinian name for the Falklands Islands, he said: “Our planning for Las Malvinas is to have a negotiation that will enable stronger relations between the people on the islands and the…
[ad_1] The attack occurred as the children were being escorted to class after their morning playtime. The assailant was apprehended by the kindergarten teachers and security guard before reportedly being beaten by parents. Chinese police have said Liu is the surname of the woman responsible for the gruesome killing rampage. Her age has also been…
[ad_1] The former House Speaker recently gave the Democrats favourable odds to retake the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Mr Gingrich spoke at a Washington Post Live event where he said there were “two out of three” odds that the House’s Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will become the next Speaker. He said: “I…
[ad_1] The FBI and other US intelligence agencies are continuing to search for the culprit who shipped a number of explosive devices – which failed to detonate – to a number of prominent Donald Trump critics. Of those who received suspicious packages – from leading Democrats, Hilary Clinton and former President Barack Obama to billionaire…
[ad_1] Human Rights Watch MENA director Sarah Leah Whitson confirmed the family’s departure in a statement on Thursday. She said: “Good news for a change: confirming that Jamal Khashoggi’s son Salah and his family are finally out of Riyadh and on their way to the US, travel ban lifted. “Too bad Salah had to endure…
[ad_1] Typhoon Yutu is hurtling towards Tawian packing winds of about 166mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center’s (JTWC) latest update. The category 5 storm destroyed homes, overturned vehicles and felled power lines after it smashed the islands of Saipan, Titian and Rota early on Thursday. The eye of the powerful typhoon passed directly…
[ad_1] Google has announced that it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years and sent them away without severance packages, hours after a news report said it had protected some male executives facing sexual misconduct allegations and offered them large sums to leave the company. The surprise disclosure Thursday came in…
[ad_1] It may be 2018, but it “feels like 1818” in Georgia, says local activist Stacey Hopkins. The state is heading into the final weeks of a nationally watched governor’s race that’s been marred by allegations of voter suppression at the hands of Republican candidate Brian Kemp. Democrat Stacey Abrams, who’s trying to become the country’s first black…
[ad_1] A white man with a history of violence fatally shot two African-American customers at a Kroger grocery store in Kentucky and was swiftly arrested as he tried to flee, police said Thursday. They said it was too soon to say what prompted the shooting. News outlets have reported that the suspect made a racial…
[ad_1] The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in the Northern Mariana Islands, shocking residents and officials used to riding out monster storms in the U.S. territory in the Pacific. A day after Super Typhoon Yutu slammed into…
[ad_1] Search and rescue teams are working to establish its whereabouts. The Piper PA-31 Navajo, a twin-engine aircraft, left Robert F. Swinnie Airport in Georgetown County, according to reports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – the authority with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in the US – announced the plane’s disappearance. The…
[ad_1] Ten explosive devices have been sent to high-profile Democrats as well as CNN’s New York building. Former US president Barack Obama, his ex-vice president Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton are among politicians targeted, with a bomb also sent to Robert De Niro’s New York restaurant. All of the bombs were intercepted before they exploded,…
[ad_1] Spanish lawmakers approved the Socialist PSOE government’s plan to remove the fascist leader’s body from the Valle de los Caidos mausoleum in September. The bodies of around 33,000 victims from both sides of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War are also buried at the site, around 30 miles from the capital city. But the vast…
[ad_1] Last week, the bloc’s finance chief Pierre Moscovici rejected the plans, declaring “public debt is the enemy of the people” as he justified their action against Italy‘s populist government. Brussels claims Rome’s plan present a “serious deviation” from recommendations set by the European Council in July. The Commission asked Italy to submit a revised…
[ad_1] At least 18 people, mainly schoolchildren and teachers, were killed today in a flash flood near the Dead Sea in Jordan, while they were on an outing, rescuers and hospital workers said. Thirty-four people were saved in a major operation involving police helicopters and hundreds of army troops, police chief Brig.-Gen. Farid al Sharaa told state…
[ad_1] A hoard of haunting never-seen-before wartime photos have been unearthed, including keepsake family shots of soldiers who never returned home from the Great War. The treasured pictures provide an astonishing glimpse into the private lives of fresh-faced young soldiers and their families more than a century ago. But the unique images also betray the…
[ad_1] A hoard of haunting never-seen-before wartime photos have been unearthed, including keepsake family shots of soldiers who never returned home from the Great War. The treasured pictures provide an astonishing glimpse into the private lives of fresh-faced young soldiers and their families more than a century ago. But the unique images also betray the…
[ad_1] U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking for a criminal investigation into whether Julie Swetnick and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, conspired to provide false statements to Congress and obstructed a congressional investigation during the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Grassley wrote in a letter to the Justice Department that…
[ad_1] Speaking to France24, the Five Star Movement MEP argued Italy‘s internal surplus proved to be better than Germany’s, claiming Italy is in a “strong position” to be defiant on its budget proposals. Ms Beghin also claimed Italy benefits from the solidarity of other member states who agree the European Commission should not be dictating…
[ad_1] Speaking to France24, the Director of European Alternatives argued Italy and the European Union could both benefit from the escalating row between Matteo Salvini and the European Commission ahead of the May 2019 European election. Mr Marsili claimed Matteo Salvini could use the EU as the scapegoat to blame for Italy’s ever-increasing economic debt but…
[ad_1] Jordan’s Dead Sea area has been hit by deadly flash flooding. But how many schoolchildren have died after flash floods hit families having picnic? A major rescue operation was underway today after flash floods hit the area near Jordan’s Dead Sea. Around 40 children and their teachers were on an outing on Thursday when…
[ad_1] The move to repatriate them has been prompted by fears they too could one day turn to armed jihad. France, like scores of other European states, has been mulling over how to deal with jihadists and their families seeking to be repatriated from conflict-torn Iraq and Syria, as well as those in detention, after…
[ad_1] Hungary’s Central European University, a graduate school founded by U.S. hedge fund manager and liberal cause philanthropist George Soros, said it was being forced out of the country by the nationalist government and would switch to enrolling new students in Vienna if it did not get guarantees of academic freedom by Dec. 1. The…
[ad_1] British police have identified a man wanted for theft who bears a striking resemblance to Ross Geller, the character played by David Schwimmer on the TV show Friends. On Wednesday, Blackpool Police posted a note of thanks on Facebook, and also tweeted, “We’re now satisfied we’ve identified the man in the still & our enquiries are…
[ad_1] The House of Representatives’ Cannon Office in Washington was evacuated with no reason given so far. It comes after bombs were posted to ex US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton as well as CNN. Washington has been on high alert following the string of explosive attacks on Wednesday. Homemade…
[ad_1] A USA official told Fox News the hundreds of soldiers are being sent to the area to offer “logistical support”, including providing tends and vehicles, with Defence Secretary James Mattis possibly signing deployment orders today. Another official told Reuters the military has received a request from the Department of Homeland Security to send troops…
[ad_1] A South Carolina man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an Alberta woman who was lured to the United States with the promise of a modelling job is facing new charges. Fred Russell Urey remains in custody after his arrest in May 2017. He was initially charged with kidnapping and one count of criminal…
[ad_1] China on Thursday denounced a U.S. newspaper report that it is listening to President Donald Trump’s phone calls, and suggested he exchange his iPhone for a cellphone made by Chinese manufacturer Huawei. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters that the journalists behind the report in the New York Times “are sparing no efforts to win the…
[ad_1] Investigators examining the explosive devices sent to high-profile targets in Washington and New York will be working to glean forensic clues to help identify who sent them, gathering fingerprints and DNA evidence while tracking the origin of the packages and the components used to make the bombs. Larry Johnson, a former head of criminal…
[ad_1] Careful reforms to the EU’s single currency bloc remain a work in progress, which prompted influential MEP Guy Verhofstadt to demand more urgency from Brussels to conclude its work before the next crisis strikes. The EU’s top officials fear that next financial meltdown could be born out of Italy’s plan to run at a…
[ad_1] A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier this month to deliver a crew to the International Space Station. The Russian military said a Soyuz-2 booster rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia. C космодрома «Плесецк»…
[ad_1] Vladimir Putin wryly joked about the US coat of arms as a way of mocking Donald Trump’s plans to quit the weapons treaty. The Russian President asked US Security Advisor John Bolton whether the “eagle had eaten all the olives”. The US coat of arms design shows a bald eagle holding 13 arrows in…
[ad_1] The US President took to social media just minutes after police swarmed on Robert De Niro’s restaurant in New York after a device was found. Mr Trump said: “A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media…
[ad_1] Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa’s body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of the second biggest lottery in American history may remain hidden forever — because of where the person bought the ticket. South Carolina, where someone purchased the ticket that…
[ad_1] The three-tonne military truck was pushed out of an equipment transporter plane in Johnsonville, North Carolina. It was meant for Fort Bragg but landed between two houses in an area frequently used by children to play. Residents described how they heard a “boom” as the vehicle was dropped by the C-17 cargo plane before…
[ad_1] Turkey has been focusing on a well in the garden of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul as part of its investigation into the killing by Saudi officials of writer Jamal Khashoggi, whose body is still missing. There were conflicting reports Thursday about whether investigators had searched the well. Yeni Safak, a pro-government Turkish newspaper, says investigators…
[ad_1] The Powerball jackpot will grow from $620million to an incredible $750million. The lottery jackpot will be the fourth biggest in US history. The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday night. The last time someone won the Powerball lottery was on August 11 when one lucky man from New York took home $256.6million. What were…
[ad_1] Mr Sanchez claimed Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) will leave it with less influence on the world stage, branding Brexit a “tragedy”. He said that the Brexit outcome is particularly important in Spain due to the number of Spanish people living in the UK, the fishing industry in Spain and the businesses…
[ad_1] Military forces from 31 countries began NATO’s largest exercise in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, on Thursday, practising military manoeuvre close to Russia, which itself held a huge military drill last month. As temperatures fell below freezing across training grounds in central Norway, giving a taste of what it means to…
[ad_1] The Mega Millions winner has won nearly $1.6billion (£1.2billion) in a close to record breaking lottery draw. The amount of money was so huge as the prize had gone three months without being won, with the last win being in July. Winners of the July prize were 11 colleagues, who split a staggering $543million…
[ad_1] The last three months have been a rollercoaster ride for the electric car company, whose boss Mr Musk spiralled out of control and has faced a litany of legal woes. Tesla posted a profit of $312million (£242million) in the last three months – beating analysts’ gloomy predictions, as the mid-priced Tesla model 3 was…
[ad_1] Along with the Dow, the S&P 500 also saw losses of three percent and turned negative for 2018. The Nasdaq Composite fell by 4.4 percent. In the month of October alone, the Dow has fallen by 7.1 percent, S&P by 8.9 percent and Nasdaq by 11.7 percent. Major tech companies also fell victim to…
[ad_1] White House officials have revealed they can only hope Trump does not divulge sensitive secrets to his close friends when he speaks to them using the personal device. Trump, who has two official phones altered by the National Security Agency, is reportedly ignoring warnings from aides that his personal smartphone is not secure, The…
[ad_1] Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and former U.S. president Barack Obama, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections. None of the seven bombs detonated and nobody was hurt as authorities in New…
[ad_1] While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference, also known as ‘Davos in the Desert’, the Crown Prince spoke highly of the Qatari economy. He said: “Qatar, despite the differences we have, has a great economy and they will be doing a lot in the next five years.” He also pointed to the region’s…
[ad_1] At a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin yesterday, Trump condemned those behind the “suspicious devices” and vowed to bring them to justice. He said: “My highest duty, as you know, as President is to keep America safe. “The federal government is conducting an aggressive investigation and we will find those responsible and we will bring…
[ad_1] A ‘suspicious’ package for prominent Democrat Maxine Waters has been found by US postal inspectors (Image: GETTY/FBI) The package appears to be similar in nature to those found in New York and Washington DC. Authorities are also searching for a package addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden, according to reports. Yesterday New York…
[ad_1] Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands early Thursday as the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year, the country’s National Weather Service said. “At its peak, it felt like many trains running constant,” Glen…
[ad_1] He said such an action from Europe and the US would force the Russian government to act and any countries hosting US missiles would be at risk of Russian strikes. The Russian President said his response would be “very fast and effective”. US President Donald Trump at the weekend announced his intention to withdraw…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to put an “extremely big dent” in the scourge of drug addiction in the United States as he signed rare, bipartisan legislation intended to help tackle the opioid crisis, the deadliest epidemic of overdoses in the country’s history. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 72,000 people died from…
[ad_1] Polio has been eradicated in most parts of the world, and just as others are edging towards a similar solution, a similar disease has reared its ugly head. In places such as the UK, polio is a distant memory, with vaccinations effective at eliminating traces of the once deadly virus. Other countries, including Pakistan,…
[ad_1] The United States is at the moment under threat from a Polio-like disease which is infecting young children, with possible deaths on the horizon. Recent outbreaks such as this serve to remind the world of the kind of progress which has been made since the vaccines were developed, with only a select few countries…
[ad_1] He is speaking in support of Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is seeking a third term in office, as well as underdog Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir. Governor Walker is engaged in a tough re-election battle against Democrat rival Tony Evers, currently the state superintendent for public schools. Governor Walker shot to fame after…
[ad_1] According to the South China Morning Post, the exercise will begin between 8am and 9am, lasting from November 21 to 23, on Taiping Island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The move is likely to anger China, as well as Vietnam, which have been claimed ownership of the Spratlys. Beijing has…
[ad_1] The Brazilian presidential elections have been a tense affair, with far-right leaning Mr Bolsonaro and his Social Liberal Party (PSL) securing 46.7 percent of the votes in a convincing first round victory on October 7. The far-right leader, who has likened his campaign to that of US President Donald Trump, will again face left-wing…
[ad_1] The hawkish minister claimed the Palestinian terrorist group, which runs Gaza, is orchestrating clashes with Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers. Mr Lieberman has ruled outan agreement with Hamas as he vowed to step up Israel’s response. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed or wounded by Israeli soldiers during months of protests along the Gaza…
[ad_1] WHO WAS JAMAL KHASHOGGI? Jamal Kashoggi was a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist. He covered major stories including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the rise of Osama Bin Laden. For decades, he was close to the Saudi royal family and also served as an adviser to the government. But he fell out of favour…
[ad_1] A recent mishap aboard a Soyuz capsule en route to the International Space Station has done nothing to unnerve Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques about his own upcoming mission. “It’s a dangerous job. We expect that there’s a risk. We expect that not every launch is going to be perfect,” Saint-Jacques told The Canadian Press…
[ad_1] A damning document published by the Institute for Science and International Security said satellite imagery and information from a raid on a Tehran warehouse site in January “shows that Iran conducted at Parchin more high explosive tests related to nuclear weapons development than previously thought, this work appears to have involved more than what…
[ad_1] The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30. Areas usually affected each year are the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. A hurricane is defined as a “tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher”, according to the National Weather Service. Hurricane…
[ad_1] In just ten months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported more than 41,000 cases among EU member states as a whole, which led to 40 deaths. The WHO also noted the spike in cases, and fatalities, is higher than any other figure reported throughout a 12-month period so far this decade. The total…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: There has been a notable uptick in politically linked plots and threats in the U.S. as the midterm elections…
[ad_1] A suspicious package addressed to the former US Secretary of State was intercepted earlier on Wednesday at her residence in Chappaqua, New York. Hillary Clinton was not at home when the package was found as she was campaigning for the Democratic Party in Florida. Speaking to supporters in Tallahassee, Mrs Clinton briefly addressed the bomb…
[ad_1] The purchaser of the winning ticket in South Carolina in the United States is set to have their life changed for ever after winning the £1.6 billion (£1.2bn) prize. They beat the unbelievable odds of 1 in 303 million to win the record-breaking prize, also available as a lump cash sum for $904m. Mega…
[ad_1] The NYPD bomb containment vehicle pulled into the Time Warner building where the news broadcaster CNN is located in Manhattan. The suspicious packet was sent to the CNN building on Wednesday and was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan. The building was evacuated this morning during a live broadcast at 10am ET. The…
[ad_1] Suspicious packages found today were sent to former U.S. President Barack Obama, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Time Warner Center in New York. Two packages and a bomb were sent to each office, seemingly directed towards senior Democrats and their supporters. The alarm has taken place just weeks before the instrumental…
[ad_1] The building was evactuated this morning during a live broadcast at 10am ET. The package contained a device that looked like a pipe, similar to those found at other locations, including the homes of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The network reported there were also wires in the package found in the CNN post…
[ad_1] Suspicious packages addressed to former U.S. president Barack Obama and two-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have been intercepted, according to the U.S. Secret Service. The Secret Service characterized the packages as “potential explosive devices.” A package addressed to Clinton, Obama’s former secretary of state, was located in Westchester County, N.Y., late Tuesday, the agency said. Hillary Clinton…
[ad_1] European Union lawmakers moved on Wednesday to ban widely used, throw-away plastics such as straws, bags and cotton swabs, putting the burden on manufacturers to recycle more in an effort to clear up ocean pollution. Under the proposal, overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament, some single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives would be…
[ad_1] Emergency services were called this morning following the horrific incident outside the busy central station in Belgium, which left one construction worker dead and another injured. The road has been closed to the public as emergency services work to clear the collapsed scaffolding. Police warned that the area could remain shut until later today.…
[ad_1] NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he does not expect a nuclear buildup in Europe even as tensions rise over U.S. threats to pull out of a Cold War-era missile agreement amid allegations that Russia is violating the pact. The United States insists that Russia’s 9M729 missile system contravenes the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear…
[ad_1] Hurricane Willa became the 12th hurricane to form in the eastern Pacific during this year’s hurricane season. The dangerous storm also became the 9th major hurricane, which is one that measures category three or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Winds Scale. Willa also became the second hurricane to reach category five status, packing winds…
[ad_1] At least 20 people were injured after an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed Tuesday night. A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly and the people riding down on it collapsing on top of each other. The dramatic footage shows people on the parallel escalator trying to pull others to safety.…
[ad_1] Japan confirmed Wednesday that a man freed from Syria is a Japanese freelance journalist who was kidnapped more than three years ago, and said he appears to be in good health. The man was identified as Jumpei Yasuda, 44, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said. “We are extremely pleased that we have confirmed the safety…
[ad_1] The winning Mega Millions jackpot of $1.6 billion was sold in South Carolina, the state’s Education Lottery announced early on Wednesday. Lottery officials in South Carolina said one ticket with all six winning numbers had been sold in the state. More information should be released later today, officials have confirmed. However, there could be…
[ad_1] Two words define the upcoming U.S. midterm elections for Bill Weatherup. And no, the words aren’t “health care,” “migrant caravan,” or even “Donald Trump.” Squinting under the midday sun at an early voting centre in Griffin, Ga., the 51-year-old Republican declared his greatest political anxiety with careful consideration: “Crazy Democrats,” he said. “That’s what I’m worried…
[ad_1] Lottery officials say someone has won the record $1.6 billion US Mega Millions jackpot. They say a ticket purchased in South Carolina matches all six numbers in Tuesday night’s draw. The massive jackpot is the world’s largest-ever lottery grand prize. The winning numbers were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. No…
[ad_1] The influential MEP accused them of “evading their responsibility” by walking away from the negotiation table early at recent European Council summits. Mr Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, suggested the EU’s current group of leaders had not done enough to strengthen the Eurozone or bring an end to the migrant crisis. He implored…
[ad_1] The winning numbers of Tuesday’s record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn: 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. The jackpot is the largest in US lottery history and at least one person has won the ticket for the Mega Millions lottery prize of $1.6 billion. South Carolina Education Lottery reported a…
[ad_1] One extremely lucky winner just became an overnight billionaire after winning the Mega Millions jackpot of a staggering $1.6 billion (£1.2 billon). The winning numbers were drawn on Tuesday night and were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and the Mega Ball was 5. The jackpot is the largest in Mega Millions history and comes…
[ad_1] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday will give his first speech to an international audience since the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Prince Mohammed’s anticipated remarks at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh come as the event created the royal has been overshadowed…
[ad_1] Willa made landfall near Isla del Bosque in Sinoa province, about 50 miles away from the major coastal city of Mazatlan. It is currently moving north-eastwards across Mexico where it is expected to lose strength rapidly, and is likely to become a tropical storm or depression on Wednesday. Jose Garcia, a 60 year-old resident…
[ad_1] The incident took place as the soldiers were delivering cargo to Kongens Gruve in central Norway. Four vehicles were involved in the crash with the first three colliding, then the fourth losing control and sliding off the road while trying to avoid the crash. US officials explained: “The accident occurred when three vehicles collided…
[ad_1] The UK Cabinet has since expressed concern that if the port is blocked, it would cause mayhem for cross-Channel trade and potentially create massive damage to the UK’s economy. According to the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU), the Dover-Calais crossing is a major weak point for the UK as it is the…
[ad_1] Hurricane Willa began losing power overnight after roaring over a stretch of beach towns, fishing villages and farms on the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Sinaloa state as a Category 3 storm. Damage assessments were scanty during the night because of darkness and poor communications, but federal officials said power had been knocked out in…
[ad_1] The plant, located off US Highway 60, confirmed on Twitter it is “experiencing an operational emergency”. Emergency services in Armstrong County, Carson County, as well as the Amarillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, have all been notified and are responding. Officers from the Carson County Sherrif’s Office are…
[ad_1] The escalator of the metro station Repubblica in Rome, Italy, has been closed following a terrifying malfunction of its escalator, which came ahead of CSKA’s clash with Roma. A video, posted on social media, shows the shocking moment Champions League CSKA Moscow fans were scattered at the end of the long escalator at a…
[ad_1] Mr Pushkov made the troubling comments during an interview with the state-controlled Tass Russian News Agency. He said: “The danger is that the United States is pushing the world to another Cuban Missile Crisis. “Back then we were lucky to avoid an exchange of nuclear strikes. “Only God knows what all this may end…
[ad_1] The crash took place on the northbound lanes of Highway 101. Los Angeles County Fire Department said they were called to the incident at 1.48pm (9.48pm BST) local time, with the fire extinguished by 2.14pm (10.14pm BST). The pilot was removed unharmed from the wreckage and no casualties were reported on the ground. Nearby…
[ad_1] This week, the Trident Juncture 18 military exercise will open and is expected to include the participation of 29 NATO allies, as well as non-members Finland and Sweden. According to US defence analyst Ivan Eland, the month-long military exercises are designed as a response to various Russian actions that have offended the West. Mr…
[ad_1] The report, issued by the Economic Policy Institute, outlines the impact of China’s rapid economic growth, which propelled it to be the world’s second-largest economy. Over the 17 years since China joined the WTO, US-China trade has cost 3.4million American jobs, with losses occurring across the board in every US state. The report said:…
[ad_1] The midterms on November 6 will give US voters the first opportunity to have their say about Donald Trump’s presidency since 2016 as they choose which parties control Congress. Voter turnout for the midterms is usually much lower than in presidential elections but voter interest is at its highest level for 20 years – with more…
[ad_1] The news that Washington was rescinding the visas was announced by US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Tuesday. Her comments were echoed by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who announced the move at a State Department news conference on Tuesday. He said: “We’re making very clear that the United States does not…
[ad_1] Trump made his damning comments while singing a bill in the Oval Office along with several members of Congress. While he said he would leave it up to Congress to determine how to respond to the recent developments, he referred to Mr Khashoggi’s assassination as a “very bad idea” that “should have never been…
[ad_1] Heartless yobs killed Leewen Zhang’s dog Julie with poisoned chicken while she was en route to Europe. Julie was killed after eating rat poison hidden in the meat, which Mrs Zhang said was a premeditated attack. The eight-year-old dog suffered an agonising death after eating just one bite. Mrs Zhang has now shared her…
[ad_1] The remains of Jamal Khashoggi have allegedly been found, as authorities scramble to determine the perpetrator of the journalist’s death. Saudi Arabian authorities have come under fire since Khashoggi went missing inside their own embassy in Turkey, with allegations of murder cast towards country authorities. Turkish officials have been called to investigate the scenes,…
[ad_1] The next elections in the USA will be the upcoming Midterms on November 6, with the potential to change the political landscape across the pond. Donald Trump is already making rallies for and endorsing different Republican candidates for both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Most recently, the US President took to Texas…
[ad_1] A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband. The ruling by the same judge that presided over Cosby’s trial also led the entertainer’s lawyers to file their appeal with the state Superior…
[ad_1] The two world leaders are due to meet in the french capital to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One on November 11, according to Trump’s top national security adviser John Bolton. Mr Bolton is confident the bilateral meeting “will happen” on the sidelines of the event. He said: “So we…
[ad_1] The United Nations estimates the huge caravan currently making its way from Honduras toward the U.S.-Mexico border, is about 7,200 people strong. It’s expected that, as seen with the last caravan earlier this year, many people may leave the group, or choose to stay in Mexico, before they get to the border. The group…
[ad_1] U.S. national security adviser John Bolton says Russian meddling in U.S. elections had backfired on Moscow, providing a lesson to the Kremlin: “Don’t mess with American elections.” Speaking during a visit to Moscow, Bolton said there was no evidence that the meddling — which Russia has denied — materially affected the outcome of the…
[ad_1] G7 foreign ministers jointly condemned the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, 59, “in the strongest possible terms” following the grisly discovery and said Saudi officials’ explanations left “many questions unanswered”. Prime Minister Theresa May’s official spokesman also called the reports of Mr Khasoggi’s remains being found “deeply disturbing”. The spokesman added: ”Our thoughts are with…
[ad_1] A second caravan of Central American migrants is making its way north today. Casa del Migrante, a migrant shelter in Guatemala City, said more than 1,000 people who set out from Honduras were moving through Guatemala toward the Mexican border. Some local media said more than 2,000 are part of it. At the same time, the first, much…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: The European Union and Italy’s new populist government are going to war over budgets. In the U.S. some politicians pick…
[ad_1] Indonesia’s second-largest city has come up with a novel way to encourage its residents to recycle waste: giving free bus rides in exchange for used plastic bottles. Under the scheme launched by Surabaya in April, commuters can ride red city buses by dropping off plastic bottles at terminals or directly ‘paying’ a fare with…
[ad_1] Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” The 88-year-old, who retired from the court in 2006, said in a public letter that her diagnosis was made some time ago and that as her condition has progressed, she is…
[ad_1] Italy‘s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio responded to the European Commission’s rejection of the budget plan proposed by the Italian Government pledging they will continue to tell the European Union “what they want to do”. The Five Star Movement leader demanded Brussels shows respect for Italian citizens arguing the move was only rejected…
[ad_1] The UN Human Rights Committee said Tuesday that France’s ban on the niqab was a violation of human rights, and it called on the government to review the legislation. France had failed to make the case for its ban, the committee said, giving Paris 180 days to report back to say what actions it had taken.…
[ad_1] Jamal Khashoggi went missing on October 2 after enterring the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of sepcualtion, officials have now confirmed the journalist is dead – and now it is believed his body has been discovered as an investigation into his death got underway. Dogu Perincek, leader of Turkey’s Rodina party, claimed in…
[ad_1] China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in Zhuhai to open the 55-kilometre Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which links the city to the semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Digital…
[ad_1] A team of maritime archaeologists, scientists and surveyors has discovered what it believes to be the world’s oldest intact shipwreck — a Greek trading vessel whose design had previously been seen only on ancient pottery. The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology project says it found the wreck off the Bulgarian coast at a depth of…
[ad_1] The USA will go to the polls on November 6, in what will be a key indicator of what stage the country is in terms of support. Democrats will be looking to win a House majority, following two years of Donald Trump at the helm of US politics. Voters will elect members for each…
[ad_1] Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 1pm BST (2pm local time) to assist people who managed to ran out of the building, housing the staff of the Port Authority. “Numerous” fire brigades are attempting to put off the fire, which is “completely enveloping” the building, “from the first to the top floor”,…
[ad_1] Reports suggest the parts were cut up and found in the garden of the Saudi Consul General in Istanbul. There are also claims his face has been disfigured. The latest development comes just hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded to know “where the corpse was” in a major public address. Meanwhile, Saudi…
[ad_1] Jamal Khashoggi, 59, was a journalist who was fiercely critical of the Saudi government and the kingdom’s rulers. In September 2017, he moved to Washington amid fears of a new crackdown on dissenting voices. Khashoggi had been sharply critical of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, and the country’s king, Salman of Saudi…
[ad_1] Archaeologists have discovered an intact ship at the bottom of the Black Sea and have carbon dated it to 500 BC and believe this is the “first time it has been since it was afloat.” The 23 metre (75ft) vessel is thought to be ancient Greek and was discovered with the mast still standing…
[ad_1] It had been a prolific final summer for Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post columnist was churning out column after column: on Saudi Arabia’s “reckless” Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Syria’s woes, even Saudi Arabia’s spat with Canada — often in English and in Arabic. He was constantly speaking his mind to more than 1.6…