[ad_1] Foreign observers described the poll as “very smooth” in some places and “totally disorganised” elsewhere as 5.5 million people voters were registered. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, a long-time ally of Mugabe, 94, is battling it out against opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, 40, in a tight contest. Opinion polls give Mnangagwa, who heads the ruling…
[ad_1] Generals from the rival Koreas met Tuesday at their shared border for talks meant to ease a decades-long military standoff, Seoul officials said. The meeting comes days after North Korea returned the reported remains of U.S. war dead, the most recent sign of blossoming diplomacy after last year’s threats of war. The general-level officers…
[ad_1] An aide to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the United States should return to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers to pave the way for talks with Iran. Advisor to Rouhani, Hamid Aboutalebi, tweeted: “Respecting the Iranian nation’s rights, reducing hostilities and returning to the nuclear deal are…
[ad_1] According to the first report released by the police, six were killed in the blast in Sitio Maganda. Among those killed there were a woman and a child, four members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) and the driver of the vehicle where the bomb was placed. Mr Saliman claimed the explosion…
[ad_1] The meeting, which is the first one since June 14, will occur at Peace House, a South Korean-controlled building at 10am. Major General Kim Do-gyun, the chief of the five-member South Korean delegation, said before leaving for the meeting: “We will make our best efforts to ensure that we can craft practical measures to…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, “If they want to meet, we’ll meet.” “I’d meet with anybody. I believe in meetings,” especially in cases…
[ad_1] A man who harassed a woman on a Paris street and then hit her in the face when she told him to stop was caught on video, provoking an uproar in France. Marie Laguerre, a 22-year-old student, shared surveillance video from a café that showed a man, whom she did not know, angrily throwing…
[ad_1] A pair of wildfires that prompted evacuation orders for 15,000 people barrelled Monday toward small lake towns in Northern California, and authorities faced questions about how quickly they warned residents about the largest and deadliest blaze burning in the state. Ed Bledsoe told CBS News he did not receive any warning to evacuate his…
[ad_1] More than four million people were excluded from a draft list of citizens released on Monday by a census official for India’s northeastern border state of Assam, in a long-running campaign against immigrants, sparking uncertainty about their future. Resource-rich Assam, which borders Muslim-majority Bangladesh, is in the grip of social and communal tension as residents…
[ad_1] The fatal poisoning of a rescue dog used to find survivors in an earthquake that hit the town of Amatrice, Italy, is sparking calls for tougher penalties against such attacks. The owner of Kaos, a German shepherd, on Sunday reported it was poisoned in his garden. Police are investigating the dog’s death. Kaos was deployed…
[ad_1] A VIDEO of a man forcefully slapping a woman outside a Parisian cafe after he had harassed her on the streets has gone viral, leaving France shocked. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Economist Andrea Hossò insisted the European Union could not last another 50 years if continued to pursue its “aggressive federalisation project.” Former European Parliament president Martin Schulz called for the creation of a “United States of Europe” by 2025, with other top figures within the bloc backing plans for further integration among member states.…
[ad_1] Voter turnout for Zimbabwe’s latest elections has been massive, with long lines of voters queueing for the polls before they close. Since the removal of Mugabe from office, the Zimbabwe public has been eager to have their say in who is next to lead the country. Voter turnout has so far been estimated at…
[ad_1] The incident happened at 2.30pm local time (7.30pm Universal Time) on Sixth Avenue in a busy business distract in the city. The car was an SUV and jumped the curb before ploughing into Korean BBQ restaurant Gogi Grill. Emergency services are on the scene treating those injured. Police have closed Sixth Avenue and nearby…
[ad_1] Hindu radicals are allegedly bullying worshippers in order to make central-west village Sangameshwar completely free of Christians. Srinivas Sapa, a pastor and 42-year-old resident of the village located in Maharashtra, told International Christian Concern the issue has sparked “panic” among Christians living there. He said: “All that the Hindu radicals want is for Sangameshwar…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday praised Italy’s new premier for his handling of immigration issues, and says the two leaders will discuss trade and the military. Prior to meeting with Giuseppe Conte at the White House, Trump said Italy “has taken a very firm stance on the border” and other European countries should follow their…
[ad_1] Italian police say they have identified the body of a French man who disappeared while skiing in the Alps in 1954. The body emerged after a glacier receded in 2005 in the Italian Alps, police said in a statement Monday. Last month, after police posted an appeal on social media in hopes of identifying…
[ad_1] Live concert recordings of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell considered lost for decades have been unearthed by Michigan archivists. The Canadian folk legends are among a number of historic music performances recently discovered by the non-profit Michigan History Project. All of the recordings were made at the Canterbury House, the Episcopal student ministry at…
[ad_1] The California fire has torn through a forest in Redding, in the northern part of the US state most affected by the Carr fires that have devastated the area. Spine-chilling aerial footage shows the sky over the forest take on an orange hue as the once rife Shasta County turns into a blazing inferno.…
[ad_1] The government posted the warning under a foreign travel advice tab hours after the monster quake devastated Lombok by collapsing buildings, tearing up landscapes and trapping 500 hikers on Sunday. Mount Agung’s crater was interfered with in the after-shock, triggering volcanic activity at a tourist location where the hundreds climbers are currently trapped. The…
[ad_1] No traceable gun parts, no background checks, no need for much more than a computer and a 3D printer at home to build one. They could become the firearms of the future: Plastic-and-resin weapons that American gunsmith and self-described anarchist Cody Wilson wants to spread widely. On Aug. 1, the 30-year-old Texan intends to legally distribute online…
[ad_1] The owners and operators of a tourist boat that sank this month in Missouri, killing 17 people, put profits over people’s safety when they decided to put the Ride the Ducks boat on a lake despite design problems and warnings of severe weather, a lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit filed Sunday in U.S. District Court…
[ad_1] Rebecca Tafaro Boyer had returned to work for her first day after maternity leave when her husband, David, sent her a picture of William in his car seat. But the nurse realised the car seat’s straps were not tight enough, leaving little William in danger. In a Facebook post, Mrs Tafaro Boyer revealed how she…
[ad_1] The Foreign secretary’s attempts to talk up his family connections to China went badly wrong when he confused his wife’s nationality. At a meeting with Chinese counterparts, Mr Hunt said: “My wife is Japanese … my wife is Chinese. “Sorry, that’s a terrible mistake to make.” He hurriedly explained that he and Chinese Foreign…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election that, a day earlier, critics said was neither free nor fair. Cambodia woke to another chapter of rule by strongman Hun Sen a day after an election that…
[ad_1] A tour company has announced it is closing because of the ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. The Hilo-based business, Jack’s Hawaii Inc, is closing down at the end of the month due to the decrease in visitors as tourists are put off from visiting the island. Jack’s Tours announced on its…
[ad_1] Flight MH370 disappeared as it made its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. The new report was released on Monday, with the families of the missing relatives waiting on tenterhooks for news of their loved ones. According to the new report, a 10 tonne…
[ad_1] A shooting in New Orleans that left two men and one woman dead and seven wounded may be gang related, police say. New Orleans Police Department spokesperson Aaron Looney said in a written statement that police have found evidence suggesting the Saturday shooting is tied to gang violence. A department release said one of the men…
[ad_1] CBS Corp’s board will discuss the investigation into allegations of personal misconduct against the U.S. broadcasting and media company’s chief executive, Leslie Moonves, today, according to two people familiar with the matter. Moonves is embroiled in a legal battle over control of CBS with the company’s largest shareholder, National Amusements Inc., owned by Shari…
[ad_1] Of 16 people reported missing, nine have been found, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said yesterday. Redding Police Sergeant Todd Cogle said communication issues were making it hard to contact people. He said: “We spoke with several people who left their cell phones at their residences and in this day and age people don’t…
[ad_1] The relentless Carr fire, which began on Monday, July 23, is burning near the city of Redding at the edge of the blaze. The blaze started from a vehicle problem about 10 miles (16 km) west of the city of about 92,000 people. The relentless fire has claimed the lives of six people, including two…
[ad_1] Investigators released a report on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Monday, saying the Boeing 777’s controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course but they were not able to determine who was responsible. They had no conclusion about what happened aboard the plane that vanished with 239 people on board en…
[ad_1] A powerful earthquake struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok killing at least 14 people. The 6.4 magnitude quake hit just before 7am local time (11.47pm BST). More than 160 people were injured from the deadly quake with thousands of homes damaged. In the footage, the damaging extent of the powerful quake shows buildings…
[ad_1] The government’s chief investigator concluded that the disappearance of the Boeing 777 was under manual control. Kok Soo Chon said: “The autopilot has to be disengaged. “It has to be on manual. We have carried out seven simulator tests, flight simulators, three at high and four at low speed and we found the turn…
[ad_1] Zimbabweans hope this watershed vote will serve to breathe life back into the economy and improve the country’s global standing. The country’s founding president Robert Mugabe was ousted in a military coup last year, after a four-decade repressive rule riddled with corruption, diplomatic isolation and accusations of war crimes. Once one of Africa’s most promising…
[ad_1] Zimbabweans on Monday voted in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal more stagnation if the vote is seriously flawed. About 5.5 million people were registered to vote in this southern African nation anxious for change after economic and political paralysis…
[ad_1] Thousands more fled their homes after wildfires surged near a small lake town in northern California while a deadly blaze farther north slowed slightly as crews stretched to their limits across the state fight flames that have claimed the lives of both firefighters and civilians. Residents of the waterfront town of Lakeport fled Sunday…
[ad_1] Right-wing populist Matteo Salvini has spoken out in favour of Theresa May. It comes as she has been trying to gather support from the 27 EU members for her Brexit plan outlined in Chequers. He said Italy “definitely” wanted the UK to walk away with a good deal. The populist continued: “I hope the…
[ad_1] The foreign minister made the shocking comments during a meeting of Iranian diplomats and businessmen. He said: “Americans are addicted to sanctioning but we can show them that they have to give up their addiction. He added that “it’s become clear to the world’ the US should drop sanctions. Mr Zarif was commenting ahead…
[ad_1] It has been provisionally referred to as the Bombali virus and is the sixth known species of Ebola. The virus was discovered in bats and environmental nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance has warned it has the potential to infect human cells. They said: “The newly discovered Bombali Ebola virus was found in a bat species…
[ad_1] A disaster agency official claimed the several hundred trekkers stranded on Mount Rinjani will be evacuated today. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the disaster mitigation agency spokesman, wrote on Twitter that so far rescuers evacuated down 246 people, but the rest were still waiting due to routes not yet passable. Out of the 820 mountain climbers…
[ad_1] Trump administration officials have claimed that in the wake of attacks on Saudi oil tankers by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on July 25, military options may be inevitable. However, officials said military action would be taken by US allies such as Saudi Arabia, rather than American troops. The sources added that any long-term military effort…
[ad_1] She was with her husband Stewart and their two young sons when she suffered severe food poisoning after contracting the E-coli bug. The 37-year-old, from Harpenden, Herts, was taken to hospital on Corfu on August 13 last year and was bleeding copiously, Westminster Coroner’s Court heard. Mr Rawnsley told the inquest they were eating…
[ad_1] It has led to calls for Qatar to be stripped of the right to hold the World Cup in four years. The campaign by the American firm was said to have recruited people such as academics and teachers to pour scorn on bids by their own countries, suggesting there was little domestic support for…
[ad_1] The US President vented his frustration at the investigator in a series of tweets, where he attacked the special counsel’s credibility. Trump wrote: “Is Robert Mueller ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump, including the fact that we had a very nasty and contentious business relationship, I turned…
[ad_1] The youngster was on holiday with her parents just off the resort’s well-known Golden Mile which runs between Marbella and Puerto Banus. She and her family were thought to have been coming to the end of a month-long break when the tragedy occurred on Saturday. The alarm was sounded at around 10.30am. She was…
[ad_1] A powerful earthquake has devastated a popular tourist destination in Indonesia, as the death toll continues to rise. At least 14 people have died so far after the 6.4-magnitude quake struck Lombok island in the early hours of Sunday morning. The island is well-known as a global summer destination, due to its tourist resorts,…
[ad_1] Polls, which are unreliable, give former intelligence chief Mnangagwa, known as “the crocodile”, a slim lead. Mugabe, 94, whose 37-year rule ended when he was forced to resign in November, told reporters at his mansion in Harare yesterday that Mnangagwa’s government was unconstitutional and ruled by the gun. In a rambling off-the-cuff speech that…
[ad_1] The de facto leader of the Arab world has moved to assure allies in the wake of concerns that the kingdom might be preparing to back a might back a future US deal which aligns it with Israel on key issues. King Salman’s private guarantees to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his public defence…
[ad_1] Monday’s elections mark the first time in 38 years Zimbabweans will not see 94-year-old Mr Mugabe’s name on the ballot paper. Voter turnout in the presidential elections are expected to be high, with one poll by Afrobarometer indicating 85 percent of people are expected to have their say. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, is the…
[ad_1] According to foreign exchange website Bonbast.com, the rial fell to 112,000 on the unofficial market, down from 97,500 just 24 hours earlier. Since April, the rial’s value has halved because of a weak economy, financial difficulties at local banks and intense demand for dollars among the Iranian people who fear the effects of the…
[ad_1] Norwegian authorities said a polar bear on Saturday attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway tweeted that the attack occurred when the…
[ad_1] Civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis remains hospitalized for undisclosed reasons in Atlanta. Lewis’s spokesperson Brenda Jones told The Associated Press on Sunday that the 78-year-old Georgia congressman will stay in the hospital until doctor’s observations are complete. She says Lewis is “resting very comfortably” after he was admitted into the hospital…
[ad_1] Fire officials in Greece raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people remained missing Sunday, six days after Europe’s deadliest forest fire in more than a century. Before the national fire service updated the official number of fatalities, it stood…
[ad_1] The election will see his 75-year-old successor Emmerson Mnangagwa from the ZAU-PF party face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, Should Mr Chamisa, who is a lawyer and pastor, be victorious, he would become the nation’s youngest head of state. Polls, which are not entirely reliable, have only given…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party scooped 80 percent of the seats in Cambodian parliament, party’s spokesman Sok Eysan has declared despite results from across the country were still being announced by the National Election Commision (NEC). He told Reuters: “The CPP won 80 percent of all the votes and we estimate we will win…
[ad_1] Thousands of Malians voted in presidential elections Sunday in the capital, but others struggled in parts of the country’s north where some ballot boxes were burned and in the central region where voters feared threats by extremist groups. Voters have expressed concern about being targeted after al-Qaeda’s Mali branch warned for months against going…
[ad_1] Mick, 19, was triumphant after passing team-mate Marcus Armstrong and rival Robert Schvartzman in wet conditions on the demanding circuit 7,000km circuit in the Belgian Ardenne on Sunday. His victory comes in the junior category on the same circuit so loved by his legendary father, who also made his Formula 1 debut there and…
[ad_1] Thousands of people protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill. Demonstrators at the rally, organized by the opposition Libertarian Party, chanted “Putin is a thief” and “Away with the czar,” slogans…
[ad_1] During a surprise press conference on Sunday, former dictator Robert Mugabe backed his former rivals Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. Mr Mugabe, who was forced out of power last November, vowed to support MDC’s Nelson Chamisa, 40, instead of his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party successor Emmerson Mnangagwa. He said: “I…
[ad_1] Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe said he would vote for the opposition in Monday’s election, turning on one-time allies in the government ahead of the first vote since they ousted him in a de facto coup. The election will see 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and pastor who is vying to become…
[ad_1] The man was injured after the polar bear attacked him whilst he was leading a group of tourists to a remote Arctic archipelago on an apparent sightseeing tour, Norwegian authorities have confirmed. However, animal lovers including comedian Ricky Gervais have reacted furiously on social media after the German cruise company which organised the trip…
[ad_1] Thousands of dazed evacuees struggled to keep their emotions in check while trying to take care of themselves and their pets as a deadly wildfire in Northern California raged into its fourth day. Anna Noland, 49, was evacuated twice in three days before learning through video footage that the house she last saw under…
[ad_1] Two people wearing hoodies walked up to a crowd gathered outside a New Orleans strip mall on Saturday night and opened fire, killing three people and wounding seven more, the city’s police chief said. The shooting happened on the 3400 block of Claiborne Avenue, about about five kilometres from the French Quarter, police said. Speaking to reporters…
[ad_1] A tropical storm in Japan disrupted transportation and knocked out power to thousands of homes in its path as it headed west toward a region still recovering from devastating rains earlier this month. At least 16 people have been injured, according to a tally by Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK. Tropical Storm Jongdari made landfall…
[ad_1] A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier urged continued struggle against Israeli occupation of the West Bank, a call echoed by the Palestinian president. Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a heroine to Palestinians after the incident last December outside her home in Nabi Saleh, a village which has…
[ad_1] Mr Mnangagwa, 75, appears set to scoop victory in the polls after his youthful challenger Nelson Chamisa, 40, and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party faced wide-spread criticisms from voters. But front-runner Mr Mnangagwa who took over from Mr Mugabe when he was expelled from his Zanu-PF party in 2014, has failed to…
[ad_1] Human rights groups have condemned the vote as as a sham, while the United Nations has also questioned its validity. The National Election Committee said voter turnout was 80.49 percent but this was challenged by witness reports in the country’s capital Phnon Penh. One Dutch tourist, who wished to remain anonymous said he did…
[ad_1] Ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen is largely expected to win in a one-sided race free from political dissent. None of the nineteen political parties who ran against the leader’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) are strongly critical of Hun Sen. There has been a crackdown on opponents and press freedom in the last year, with…
[ad_1] With less than two years to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, an unprecedented July heat wave has organizers sweating over how to protect athletes, employees and throngs of spectators from Tokyo’s sweltering summer weather. The Canadian Olympic Committee has sent its chief medical officer to check out conditions, but is preparing…
[ad_1] Voter turnout was recorded at 70.41 percent across a population of 15million people, according to the nation’s election authority, after Mr Sen’s opponents called for an election boycott. However in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, a polling station saw a slow trickle of voters arrive throughout the day. A Dutch tourist visiting the country…
[ad_1] Vladimir Putin marked the monumental Helsinki summit meeting with Donald Trump by giving his counterpart a World Cup football as a diplomatic gift. When they exchanged greetings, Mr Putin joked to Mr Trump that “now the ball is in your court”. Sceptics of the alliance between the two questioned what the purpose of the Russian gift…
[ad_1] A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday, killing three people and damaging many buildings, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. The quake hit the northern part of Lombok island early in the morning when many people were still sleeping. “We jumped out of our beds…
[ad_1] The quake struck at 6.47am local time (11.47pm BST), and its epicentre was located 52km north east of the city of Mataram, which has a population of 319,000. Lombok is located close to the popular tourist destination of Bali. The earthquake was preceded by a moderate size tremor 41 minutes prior. Local residents reported…
[ad_1] Hun Sen’s long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party is expected to sweep to victory, despite 19 political parties standing in opposition. The Cambodian National Rescue Party should have been the main challenge to Hun Sen, and despite making significant gains, narrowly lost the general election in 2013. But following last year’s local elections, Hun Sen launched…
[ad_1] The National Election Committee is an independent agency that supervises the national elections in the country, with its official motto being “Independence, Neutrality, Truthfulness, Justice and Transparency”. But its website has been down today, just hours before the country’s people vote in the general elections, leaving updates and progress on the event shrouded in…
[ad_1] Shock footage has revealed a remote Siberian town in Russia plunged into darkness – during the daytime. The mysterious affair took place earlier this week, however chilling video of the occurrence only emerged yesterday. The region of Yakutsk in Siberia went almost completely dark for four hours, as local witnesses remarked that the sun had…
[ad_1] Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected to win a one-sided race, despite 19 political parties standing in opposition, but none are strongly critical of the Prime Minister or the Government. The events of this years election campaign are in stark contrast to what happened 12 months ago during the local elections, when…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration for California, allowing counties affected by wildfires to receive federal assistance. A White House statement issued Saturday says the declaration allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide necessary equipment and resources. The declaration highlights the danger from a massive wildfire in northern California that…
[ad_1] At least three people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest, paving the way for another attacker to charge into a training centre for midwives in the capital of Nangarhar province, a provincial official said on Saturday. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the three victims, two security guards…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Hun Sen’s long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected to win a one-sided race, despite 19 political parties standing in opposition. Campaigning group Human Rights Watch, has labelled the national elections on July 29 as “not genuine”, while the United Nation has also questioned its validity. A crackdown on independent media and…
[ad_1] The Pope ordered McCarrick’s suspension from public ministry following a decades-old allegation of sexual abuse of a teenage altar boy. Earlier this year the 88-year-old was informed the Archdiocese of New York, where he was ordained in 1958, was investigating an allegation of abuse from a teenager “from almost fifty years ago”. The Archdiocese…
[ad_1] The arch-enemy of Brussels issued a stark warning to “visibly nervous” liberal parties ahead of the May 2019 election, saying the consultations will be decisive for the future of Europe. In an annual speech to ethnic Hungarians in Baile Tusnad, in neighbouring Romania, the prime minister of Hungaria said Western political “elite” of the…
[ad_1] On Monday, the ballots will open and the country’s people will flock to polling stations to select one of 23 presidential candidates in an election that will also replace the 270-member national assembly. Despite having so much at stake, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) – founded by mineworker-turned-politician Morgan Tsvangirai who made it…
[ad_1] Authorities at Munich Airport temporarily closed Terminal 2 on Saturday morning after a person managed to skip security checks. Bavaria’s Federal Police issued the warning on Twitter at approximately 7.30am GMT, explaining one person entered the secured area of the airport without going through the safety controls. The search for the individual sparked the…
[ad_1] Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in northern California burned unchecked on Saturday after it killed two firefighters, destroyed hundreds of structures and sent thousands of frantic residents racing from their homes. Some 3,400 firefighters on the ground and in helicopters and airplanes battled the 19,500-hectare Carr Fire early on Saturday as…
[ad_1] Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Belgium Saturday to drum up support for Catalonia’s separatist movement after Spain’s bid to extradite him on rebellion charges from Germany failed. On arriving to Brussels, Puigdemont shook hands with other former members of his Cabinet who also fled Spain, as well as the current regional president of…
[ad_1] Mr Khan yesterday appointed Jahangir Tareen to deal with negations among smaller parties, with Mr Tareen announcing almost immediately that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement would top up Mr Khan’s government with an additional six seats. Last night, the results of poll had still not been announced, with ballot counters citing technical glitches as a…
[ad_1] Thousands of residents fled their homes while 3,400 firefighters battled the Carr Fire blaze as it tore across a 48,300 acre area in the Sunshine State’s Shasta-Trinity area on Saturday. Eight people, including three firefighters, were treated in hospital. More than 38,000 residents from nearby Redding evacuated their homes as the inferno barrelled towards…
[ad_1] People in Japan are bracing themselves for yet another devastating weather phenomenon as a powerful typhoon is heading towards their mainland. Japan Airlines said it cancelled 107 flights leaving and arriving at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo and other airports for safety reasons. And a raft of summer festivals were either called off or…
[ad_1] The Vatican says Pope Francis has accepted U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s offer to resign from the College of Cardinals. A Saturday statement said Francis received the letter of resignation a day earlier by the former Washington, D.C. archbishop. Besides agreeing to McCarrick’s stepping down as a cardinal, Francis ordered him to conduct “a life…
[ad_1] “Is he gonna blow us all up?” So inquired one of Elisabeth LaMotte’s patients recently, fretting out loud about the volatility of U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions during a therapy session at her Washington practice. It was a rhetorical question — one that predated Trump’s threats of a showdown with Iran this week. But…
[ad_1] At least two firefighters have died fighting a fast-growing wildfire that sent residents fleeing from the northern Californian city of Redding, where homes and businesses burned and power was cut on Friday, fire officials said. The Shasta County Carr Fire grew by about 60 percent overnight, scorching 44,450 acres (18,000 hectares), state fire officials…
[ad_1] Dr William Potter, director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in California, was talking as he launched a new book, Once and Future Partners: The United States, Russia and Nuclear Non-Proliferation, published by the International Institute for Strategic Affairs think tank. And while he said Mr Trump’s recent meeting with Russian opposite…
[ad_1] Mr Tsipras held an emergency meeting of his Cabinet in which he accepted responsibility for the tragedy, and attacked the opposition for the “deplorable spectacle” of rejecting any accountability. Speaking in Athens, he said: “Before the cabinet, and the Greek people, I want to assume full responsibility for the tragedy. “I regard this as…
[ad_1] Brochures “emulating business cards” will be distributed in nine different tongues at hotels, guesthouses, tourist apartments and tourist information offices, with expressions and phrases in the region’s co-official language. A display expert has been employed to ensure that the brochures are presented in “the most visually attractive” way, while the departments of tourism and…
[ad_1] The NYPD are dealt with three suspicious packages at three different locations around the skyscraper on Friday night, CNN reports. Images on social media showed a bomb squad and emergency services at the scene. A New York Police Department spokesman said an officer at Republican President Donald Trump’s high-rise home noticed the item at…
[ad_1] His adventure on a 36-inch Nimbus Oracle unicycle has raised more than £300,000 for the charity School In A Bag, which provides educational equipment for poor and vulnerable children. He rode through Europe, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan before travelling across China and through South-east Asia to Singapore. Ed then tackled Australia and…
[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr met Natalia Veselnitskaya in June 2016 – they allegedly discussed compromising information on the Democratic campaign. The White House have always denied the President was aware of the meeting before he was approached about it by the New York Times last year. However, the President’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has claimed…
[ad_1] Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took political responsibility on Friday for a wildfire that killed at least 87 people and led to opposition accusations that the government failed to protect lives. Tsipras’s opponents went on the offensive on Friday as three days of mourning ended, accusing the government of failing to apologize for the disaster. Seeking to deflect public…
[ad_1] J.J. Abrams says he will use unreleased footage of Carrie Fisher in the next Star Wars film to give the latest trilogy a “satisfying conclusion.” Lucasfilm and writer-director Abrams announced Friday that footage of Fisher shot for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be used in the ninth film in the space opera’s core trilogies…
[ad_1] Much of Europe has recently been hit by unusually hot and dry weather, leaving inhabitants desperate to cool off. Researchers say heat waves of the kind currently being seen in northern Europe have become twice as likely due to climate change. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution team said Friday they compared observations and forecasts…
[ad_1] Revelations that a prominent U.S. cardinal sexually abused and harassed his adult seminarians have exposed an egregious abuse of power that has shocked Catholics on both sides of the Atlantic. But the Vatican has long been aware of its heterosexual equivalent — the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops — and done little to…
[ad_1] U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted a list of 35 potential witnesses who could testify in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial in Virginia that is due to begin next week, according to court documents filed on Friday. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud and…
[ad_1] Huge crowds gathered in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to view the rare event which sees the Moon turn red. Some people had binoculars and telescopes to witness the stunning sight. A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth, Sun and Moon line up. The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and…
[ad_1] The Bible contains references to the Moon turning into blood and some ultra-Orthodox Jews consider lunar eclipses ominous and a cause for moral contemplation. According to Hindu beliefs, celestial bodies such as the Sun and the Moon give out negative energy during an eclipse. To avoid any risk some Indian temples have shut down…
[ad_1] When Remy Rodriguez grows up, he wants to be a famous paleontologist and a tow truck driver. When the five-year-old from Colorado Springs could choose where to go for his birthday, he opted for the dinosaur attractions of Alberta over Disney World. “We kind of just thought he’d say Disney World, but he looked…
[ad_1] The United Nations has verified that more than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been injured in the Syrian conflict since 2013 — and cites unverified reports putting the number “way beyond 20,000,” a UN envoy said Friday. Virginia Gamba, the special representative for children in conflict, told the Security Council that since the beginning…
[ad_1] The Cranston fire which started in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles on Wednesday has spread to 7.5 square miles. Five homes have been burnt and evacuation orders are in place for an entire forest town as California swelters under a heatwave. The blaze is believed to have been started by arson…
[ad_1] The California fire started on Wednesday and has spread to 4,700 acres as firefighters continue to tackle the ferocious flames. US Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency and ordered California’s Office of Emergency Services to provide government assistance to Riverside County. He suspended a one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance benefits…
[ad_1] Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev were the leaders of the US and the USSR in 1977 (Image: GETTY) The availability of new accounts of this story from former officials in South Africa’s nuclear programme, as well as declassified cables and documents from US government sources, have brought additional important details to light…
[ad_1] Donald Trump‘s tax reform caused major disruption in global investment flows, with the United States bringing more money home than it sent out in the first quarter for the first time since 2005. Speaking from Washington, the US President announced the “tremendous” achievements that allowed six million people to have a bigger paycheque this…
[ad_1] Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday wrapped up campaigning for re-election by attacking an opposition call to boycott the polls and calling those who heed it “destroyers of democracy.” Some 8.3 million people are registered to vote in Sunday’s general election to fill 125 seats in the National Assembly. Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s…
[ad_1] The promoter of a fraudulent music festival that cost investors $26 million US could face over a decade in prison after admitting Thursday that he duped some of the same victims into buying tickets he never possessed to everything from the Grammy Awards to a Cleveland Cavaliers game and a dinner with Lebron James.…
[ad_1] New mom Cardi B says she’s not ready to leave her newborn baby to go on Bruno Mars’ tour, so she’s dropping out as his opening act. The rapper gave birth to Kulture Kiari Cephus earlier this month and was due to join Mars for his 24k Magic tour, beginning in Denver in September, when…
[ad_1] Swiss police say a Canadian wingsuit flyer has died after crashing when his parachute failed to open. Police in northeastern St. Gallen canton said the 38-year-old man took off from the Hinterrug peak on Thursday afternoon. They said Friday that the man’s parachute failed to open as he came in to land, and he…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump denied Friday that he knew in advance about a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 between a Russian lawyer, his eldest son and other aides that had been convened to hear dirt on his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. …..I did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don jr.…
[ad_1] The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump’s presidential campaign some dirt on his Democratic opponent worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously let on, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. Scores of emails, transcripts and legal documents paint a portrait of Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected…
[ad_1] The 33-year-old is accused of evading £5 million (€5.7 million) in taxes. He has denied the allegations. This amount is likely to be only part of the striker’s fines over the case, which are expected to rise to around £16.8 million (€19 million) in total. The Juventus footballer, formerly of Real Madrid, is accused…
[ad_1] In Roseanne Barr’s first TV interview since her ABC sitcom was cancelled for a racist tweet, the comedian apologized for her “ill-worded” post and insisted she isn’t a racist. During her hour-long interview on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show Thursday, Barr lamented the damage done to her by her tweet about Valerie Jarrett,…
[ad_1] An explosive wildfire tore through two small Northern California communities Thursday before reaching the city of Redding, killing a bulldozer operator on the fire lines, burning three firefighters, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of terrified residents to flee. Flames swept through the communities of Shasta and Keswick before jumping the Sacramento River…
[ad_1] The lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels says he now represents three more women who allege they had relationships with U.S. President Donald Trump and were paid “hush money” before the 2016 presidential election. Michael Avenatti disclosed the information at a community forum in West Hollywood, Calif., but he would not provide additional information.…
[ad_1] An event on Facebook called Allons chercher Macron, or Let’s go get Macron, has been created to go find the French President. Mr Macron addressed the mounting pressure to not coming down harder on Alexandre Benalla for using extreme force on protesters on May Day by saying: “The person responsible here is me. “If…
[ad_1] GREECE has been struck by huge and catastrophic floods leaving Athens devastated and thousands of people fled their homes – after raging wildfires devastated the town of Mati in the Attica region. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The Korean War was one of several military conflicts that occurred during the Cold War. This conflict began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea, a communist nation, invaded South Korea. The two sides had fought each other to a standstill, millions were dead and Korea was a war-ravaged ruin, now divided by the…
[ad_1] And experts have said European leaders must “take a stand” if they want to keep getting oil they need to help their economies run. The Saudis announced they were “temporarily halting” all oil shipments passing along the route in the wake of the attacks. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih confirmed the Yemeni-based rebels –…
[ad_1] It’s official: Pakistan’s Election Commission on Friday declared former cricket star Imran Khan’s party the winner of Pakistan’s historic third consecutive election of a civilian government, but he didn’t win an outright majority and must form a coalition government. After two days of tediously slow vote counting, Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party won 109 of…
[ad_1] Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi announced the change on Thursday. The statement appears to contradict earlier signals sent by the new Italian government. Late in June, Italy’s defence minister Elisabetta Trenta said she affirmed to US national security adviser John Bolton that Rome aimed to reach NATO’s spending target. The majority of NATO countries…
[ad_1] North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said, with a U.S military plane making a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 cases of remains. The handover follows through on a promise North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
[ad_1] A US Air Force plane carrying the remains of an unknown number of US soldiers arrived in Osan Air Base in South Korea on Friday morning. A repatriation ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at Osan. The White House said in a statement: “Today, Kim Jong-un is fulfilling part of the commitment he made to…
[ad_1] Mr Khan unofficially confirmed his victory yesterday with a statement recorded at his house. He has promised a new Pakistan after an election that was marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won 109 of the 269 seats being contested in the National Assembly. Any one party needs…
[ad_1] A lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a Blood Moon, will be visible to people in the UK for the first time this year on Friday July 27. The sight will be the first of its kind since the major super blue blood Moon which was viewable from the Pacific Ocean early this year. People…
[ad_1] Mr Turnbull was responding to claims in the Australian media that Trump is on the verge of ordering a strike to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. Australian network ABC reported senior figures within the Australian Government believe Trump is preparing a strike, and that it could even happen next month. They also claimed both British…
[ad_1] The Cranston fire started on Wednesday and has spread to 4,700 acres as firefighters continue to tackle the ferocious flames. Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency and ordered California’s Office of Emergency Services to provide government assistance to Riverside County. He suspended a one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance benefits for…
[ad_1] In March, the President said he wanted US forces to leave the country “very soon”. He had instead wanted to “let the other people take care of it.” But, just one day before Trump met the Russian leader, John Bolton, National Security Adviser told ABC US troops would remain in Syria “as long as…
[ad_1] Khan, 65 – likely to fall short of a majority and expected to rule in a coalition – said: “We were successful and we were given a mandate.” Campaigning was marred by violence – with a bomb killing 31 people at a polling station. Oxford University graduate Khan, who captained Pakistan to World Cup…
[ad_1] The two world leaders thrashed out a deal on Wednesday that may put an end to the ongoing trade war between the US and the European Union. On top of that, the EU sided with Trump over the recent imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, and agreed to cooperate with the US to end Beijing’s…
[ad_1] The Special Counsel is looking into messages the President has posted about former FBI director James Comey, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. According to the New York Times, Mr Mueller wants to question Trump about the tweets, and is also looking into apparent false statements made by the White House. There could also be…
[ad_1] Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, made the chilling warning to the US President in the wake of rising tensions between Iran and the US. It comes just days after the President sent a capital letter-filled tweet ordering Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “never, ever threaten the United States again”.…
[ad_1] About 371,000 soldiers were stationed at polling stations yesterday to prevent attacks, nearly five times the number deployed at the last election in 2013. Violence erupted across the country, with at least 31 dead in the worst attack, a suspected suicide bomb in the city if Quetta. The election battle was predominantly between the parties…
[ad_1] Documents seen by the Associazted Press show Natalia Veselnitskaya served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers and received assistance from senior Interior Ministry personnel. She met Donald Trump Jr in June 2016, five months before his father beat Hillary Clinton to the White House. She has always denied acting as a representative…
[ad_1] A former Alaska Airlines pilot who flew a passenger plane while drunk has been sentenced in California to a year and a day in federal prison. David Hans Arntson of Newport Beach was also fined $10,000 on Wednesday. In 2014, Arntson flew an Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Portland, Oregon, and then took a second…
[ad_1] New Zealand has become one of the only countries offering paid leave to domestic violence survivors, after approving a law aimed at protecting victims. New Zealand has one of the worst records for domestic violence among developed nations. Nationwide, police respond to a family violence incident every four minutes and many cases go unreported,…
[ad_1] Grandmother Norma Bigi, 84, the latest victim of the illness, died after tests revealed the bacteria came from water from a fountain in Bresso, a town near Milan. Those taken ill from the disease found themselves suffering its classic symptoms in the past 12-13 days and have all been admitted to hospital while authorities…
[ad_1] The disorder broke out in F Wing at the Category B prison, which has a capacity of 888 prisoners and is run by private firm Serco. Staff lost control of the wing this evening after being chased off by convicts carrying knives, according to reports. An anonymous inmate said the violent scenes had been sparked…
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s trade war with EU may not be over, despite the European Union backing down on threats of tariffs on US goods, as Economist Reinhard Cluse warns the EU should still “worry”. Mr Cluse, chief European economist at UBS was asked during an interview with CNBC whether the European Union “still has to…
[ad_1] U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday rejected a move by fellow Republicans to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the No. 2 Justice Department official, who oversees the federal probe of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election. “Do I support impeachment of Rod Rosenstein? No, I do not,” said Ryan, whose stance…
[ad_1] The moon will glide into Earth’s shadow Friday in what will be the longest lunar eclipse of the century. While it won’t be visible in Canadian skies, there are ways you can see the spectacle for yourself. Lunar eclipses occur from two to four times a year, but not all of them are visible.…
[ad_1] Britain will soon allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis, following a relaxation of the law governing drugs derived from the banned plant. Interior Minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that specialist physicians would be able to prescribe cannabis-derived medicinal products beginning in the fall. Recreational use will remain prohibited. The decision follows the high-profile case of a 12-year-old boy with severe epilepsy who was…
[ad_1] Thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall along Colorado, USA for days, triggering flash flooding and mudslides. The floods have already claimed one life, killing a woman who became trapped in a flooded Englewood basement while she was cat-sitting for a friend. Authorities said 32-year-old Rachael Marie Haber was found unresponsive in the basement, which was flooded…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States would impose significant sanctions on Turkey over its detention of American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson and called on Ankara to immediately release him, the latest squabble between NATO allies. “The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long-time detainment of Pastor Andrew…
[ad_1] Greece has a civil protection plan. But the long document was virtually worthless on Monday as a killer fire burned at least 83 people to death. With an investigation on the causes of the blaze ongoing, witnesses, firemen and mayors agree on one thing: there was no evacuation order. But they cannot agree on who should have made the…
[ad_1] When temperatures soar as they have this week in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, homeless people ride the air-conditioned light rail to avoid a heat so brutal it killed 155 people in the city and surrounding areas last year. An occasional siren wails as paramedics rush to help people sick from the heat. Already devilishly hot…
[ad_1] An airplane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister Luis Gneiting fell to the ground shortly after taking off on Wednesday night, and survivors are unlikely, an official at the country’s aviation authority told Reuters on Thursday. A search and rescue team located the small, twin-engine aircraft on Thursday morning six kilometres from the airport in the…
[ad_1] Fighting between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria has killed more people this year than attacks by Boko Haram Islamic extremists, according to a new report. The International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization, says the violence threatens to undermine national stability ahead of elections next year. The report released Thursday says more than 1,300 Nigerians died…
[ad_1] Imran Khan has promised a “new dawn for his country” after the elections saw bombings, violence and accusations of rigging. The PTI leader declared victory in a televised speech earlier this afternoon – despite just half of the results having yet been counted. After his self-proclaimed win, Khan addressed the nation from his home in Banigala,…
[ad_1] The Greek ambassador to Canada says he used to ride his bike on the streets of the small resort town which is now devastated by wildfires, killing at least 81 people. “It’s not easy to describe my feelings, these are very hard feelings for everybody,” said Dimitris Azemopoulos, whose family summer home is in…
[ad_1] Former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan’s general election, as a partial count gave him a big lead, but final results were delayed and opponents alleged vote rigging. “This will be the first government that will not carry out any political victimization,” Khan said in a speech on Thursday. With about half…
[ad_1] Paul McCartney surprised fans on Thursday by announcing a small free gig at The Cavern Club — the cellar venue in Liverpool where the band that later became the Beatles got its start nearly six decades ago. The 76-year-old, who plays arenas and stadiums around the world, said on Twitter he would perform at 2…
[ad_1] Larry Nassar’s lawyers say the disgraced former sports doctor was assaulted within hours of being placed in the general population at the federal prison in Arizona where he is serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography possession. Jacqueline McCann and Malaika Ramsey-Heath filed motions Tuesday seeking to have the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor resentenced in the first…
[ad_1] Troops searched for survivors in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a hydropower dam sent a torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages, as rescuers rushed aid to thousands of homeless. The scale of the disaster was still unclear, in part because of the inaccessibility of the area, but…
[ad_1] Sebastian Gorka, who was a deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump in 2017, said “this is the time to squeeze” Iran. Speaking on Fox News, the military expert said: “Dictatorships don’t care about nice protocol language and fancy meetings in Geneva or Vienna. “You hit them hard. You talk straight to them. “I…
[ad_1] Mexican officials went out of their way yesterday to tell their Canadian counterparts not to read anything into the fact that their trade negotiators and the Americans are meeting bilaterally in Washington on Friday — that the new government in Mexico City isn’t planning to cut a separate deal with the U.S. outside of NAFTA. “The…
[ad_1] Just under 106 million voters – half of the population – braved visits to polling stations despite an Islamic State suicide bomb killing 31 people. Polls closed at 6pm (2pm BST) on Wednesday but vote counting has been delayed due to computer counting failures and accusations of vote-rigging. Who won the Pakistan election today?…
[ad_1] A man exploded a small homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, injuring only himself, according to police and an embassy spokesperson. Photos on social media showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the embassy shortly after the incident. Apart from a heightened security presence, the scene outside…
[ad_1] The 18-year-old exchange student told a court hearing in Naples was raped twice in a night. The teen said she was first attacked by two men after leaving a bar in Naples. She said she was raped by the two men, who left her alone at the side of the road. Following the attack…
[ad_1] The explosion occurred in a bar called Casablanca at 5.50 am Thursday morning. 28 firefighters arrived at the scene and discovered all the injured victims at the front of the building. One of the victimes was air lifted to hospital via a rescue helicopter, a Berlin fire department spokesman said. The windows of three-story Telrower Damm building –…
[ad_1] After crunch talks with the President of the European Commission, the US President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed to “work together towards zero tariffs”. The EU and the US have been embroiled in a tit-for-tat trade row in the last few months after Mr Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.…
[ad_1] Speaking from the Centre for Strategic & International Studies in Washington moments after a joint press conference with Donald Trump, the EU leader warned Brussels will be ready to defend itself from future threats coming from the US. Mr Juncker confirmed a new deal had been signed by both leaders on Wednesday that will…
[ad_1] Pictures on social media show the area filled with smoke. The US embassy is close by several others, including the Indian embassy. Video footage shared on Twitter shows frantic emergency services at the scene. No comment has been provided by authorities yet. More to follow… [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The chief of the U.S. Homeland Security Department has told members of Congress that the government is “on track” to meet Thursday’s court-ordered deadline of reuniting hundreds of migrant children with their families, lawmakers who met privately with her said. Wednesday’s assertion by Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was greeted with open disbelief and anger, according…
[ad_1] Though the early projections put Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead, Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the outgoing ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has raised allegations that the elections results were manipulated and rigged. A US State of Department spokesman told the Press Trust of India: “We continue to monitor developments and have consistently…
[ad_1] Du Wanhua issued the chilling warning for the “largest trade war in economic history” in a column of the People’s Court Daily. Mr Du wrote: “It’s hard to predict how this trade war will develop and to what extent. “But one thing is sure: if the US imposes tariffs on Chinese imports following an…
[ad_1] Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Centre for State Defence Control, praised Russia’s efforts to rebuild Europe following the defeat of Nazism, and depicted it as a model on which to restore Syria after the eradication of ISIS. Speaking during a meeting at the Joint Coordination Centre of the Defence Foreign Ministries…
[ad_1] Japan has executed the last six members of the doomsday cult that perpetrated the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. The six men were hanged Thursday morning, said Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa. All 13 members of the group Aum Shinrikyo who were on death row have now been executed, after Chizuo Matsumoto, the cult’s former…
[ad_1] Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari was responding to the US’s efforts to force the international community to halt oil imports from Iran. Tehran responded by suggesting it could completely block oil from passing through the Strait of Hormuz and potentially disrupt global markets. General Jafari said: “If the current capabilities of the Revolutionary Guards…
[ad_1] A group of 11 U.S. House Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The Republicans who introduced the resolution have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents…
[ad_1] CNN said on Wednesday that one of its White House correspondents, Kaitlan Collins, was excluded from covering one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s events on Wednesday, prompting a complaint by the White House Correspondents Association. Collins was barred from a Rose Garden event for asking questions at an earlier event about an audio recording of Trump purportedly speaking with…
[ad_1] A group of 11 U.S. House Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The Republicans who introduced the resolution have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents…
[ad_1] The articles of impeachment were filed on Wednesday by two Donald Trump allies, Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan. Mr Meadows said: “For nine months we’ve warned them consequences were coming, and for nine months we’ve heard the same excuses backed up by the same unacceptable conduct. “Time is up and the consequences are here.…
[ad_1] In a furious rant, Mr Sharif said he “wholly rejects” the results of the Pakistan election due to “massive irregularities” during the vote count. He spoke out after early projections from four local TV channels showed Mr Khan’s PTI party would win the election by a landslide. As the news broke, Mr Khan’s supporters took…
[ad_1] Imran Khan, the cricketer turned Pakistani politician, who is leading the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) could be on the verge of winning the Pakistan election. His party was growing increasingly confident they would be the winning party, but may fall short of a clear majority. Khan’s party spokesman, Farad Chaudhry, showed confidence as the early…
[ad_1] The audio recording of President Donald Trump and his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, captures the two men discussing hush money payments to a former Playboy model alleging an affair. Here’s a look at the recording, including what it reveals and what it doesn’t: It’s quick and casual — and related to the campaign Trump’s lawyers…
[ad_1] Tropical lizards have a stick-to-itiveness in high wind that puts TV weather reporters to shame. Now we know why, thanks in part to a high-powered leaf blower. Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year put a group of little tree-hugging lizards to the test, and scientists were perfectly positioned to see which reptiles survived and why. Then researchers…
[ad_1] President Trump said both sides had agreed to “work together towards zero tariffs”. And he announced the EU had agreed to increase American exports of liquefied natural gas and soybeans to Europe. Mr Trump’s comments came after he met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker today. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 172.16 points, or…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s top national security aides sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia by declaring Wednesday that the U.S. will never recognize the annexation of Crimea and by postponing a second proposed summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Shortly before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Washington meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. In a statement, national security adviser John Bolton cited special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as the reason for the delay. “The President believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should…
[ad_1] April the Giraffe is pregnant again, the Animal Adventure Park announced on Wednesday. The giraffe became famous last year when she gave birth to her fourth baby live on camera, leading to a frenzy of attention as the world waited for the birth. Tajiri was born in April last year and the build-up to…
[ad_1] The creator of the first 3D-printed gun says he would regret it “immensely” if his blueprints were used to create a weapon involved in a mass shooting, but he maintains that the plans should be freely available. Cody Wilson, the founder and director of Austin-based Defense Distributed, recently won a four-year battle against the U.S. State Department…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and we’ll deliver it directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: As much of the world suffers through an especially hot summer, a new study suggests that climate change is accelerating changes in weather. Chinese…
[ad_1] A man with a pickax vandalized U.S. President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early on Wednesday and later surrendered to police, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said. “A pickax was used in vandalizing the star” embedded in the sidewalk near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Los Angeles, at about 3:30 a.m.,…
[ad_1] A Swedish student activist has prevented the deporting of an Afghan asylum-seeker by purchasing a ticket for the flight removing him and then refusing to sit down, preventing the plane from taking off. Elin Ersson live streamed her protest to Facebook from inside the plane that was due to fly from Sweden’s second city,…
[ad_1] A Georgia lawmaker says “I will be resigning” after he exposed himself and yelled racial slurs on provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen’s cable TV show, according to a letter the Republican legislator sent to the speaker of the state House. Rep. Jason Spencer had vowed to serve out his term despite the fallout. Now he’ll…
[ad_1] An heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune has been charged with racketeering in the United States in connection with the operation of a cult-like group whose leader has been accused of sex-trafficking. Clare Bronfman is one of six people accused of a variety of racketeering offences in relation to the operation of NXIVM, according to a…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump bragged on Twitter Tuesday that “everybody’s talking” now and ready to negotiate trade terms with the United States because of his administration’s aggressive tariff policy. But there’s no evidence the White House is listening to the chorus of voices advising against his presumptive follow-up tariff target: auto imports. There’s also no sign…
[ad_1] ISIS militants killed about 100 people in a series of attacks on government-held parts of southwestern Syria on Wednesday, including multiple suicide blasts in Sweida city, the jihadist group and official sources said. The co-ordinated attacks were the deadliest to hit government territory in many months. Some 96 people were killed and 176 wounded in total, the head of the…
[ad_1] About half the perpetrators of mass killings end up dead, according to at least one study, often leaving questions of motive unresolved. Those questions are now being asked about Faisal Hussain, whose shooting rampage on Toronto’s Danforth Avenue killed a 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old woman, and injured 13 others. Hussein’s family and friends have said he was suffering from depression and…
[ad_1] Rescuers were searching Wednesday for villagers after part of a newly built dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 19 people. More than 6,000 people lost their homes when the dam gave way on Monday. Hundreds took shelter in nearby towns, travelling by bus and pickup trucks and…
[ad_1] A man who survived exposure to the deadly nerve agent Novichok in southern England has described how his partner sprayed it on her wrists thinking it was perfume, and collapsed minutes later. Charlie Rowley told ITV News Tuesday night that he may have had the bottle in his home in the town of Amesbury for…
[ad_1] Thirty-one people are dead after a suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, during general election voting Wednesday for the third consecutive civilian government. Thirty-five people were wounded, several reportedly in critical condition, in the attack in the provincial capital of Baluchistan, raising concerns the death toll could rise, according to…
[ad_1] Live SpaceX hosts another Iridium NEXT launch with 10 NEXT satellites set to ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Posted: Jul 25, 2018 7:39 AM ET | Last Updated: July 25 SpaceX hosts another Iridium NEXT launch with 10 NEXT satellites set to ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into…
[ad_1] Emergency crews were searching Wednesday through charred homes and cars for those still missing after the deadliest wildfires to hit Greece in decades scorched seaside areas near Athens, killing at least 79 people and sending thousands fleeing. There was no official indication as to how many people might be missing, and some took to…
[ad_1] The Flemish Wildlife Agency stopped the application for a second nudist beach in the country on the grounds that bathers “subsidiary activities” would pose a threat to a rare bird. The Belgian Naturist Federation hit back saying bathers do not pose any real threat. The plans to open a naturist beach near Westende, about…
[ad_1] Cricketeer-turned-politican Imran Khan, 65, is running against the party of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was jailed for 10 years this month for corruption. The knife-edge election has been marred by allegations of wrongdoing and violence, including a suicide attack which killed at least 25 people today. The bomb, which has been claimed by Islamic State,…
[ad_1] Voters can check their vote by sending a text message with their Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number without the dash to 8300. A reply message will then be sent containing their name and electoral area. The message will also include a serial number of the voters registered in the initial electoral rolls. If people…
[ad_1] The centre will operate today from 8am to 8pm local time. Voters in the area are able to contact the centre through telephone, fax and even WhatsApp. The number of searches on Google has increased in the last hour as people rush to contact the complaint cell. Lahore Police has also introduced a smart…
[ad_1] Pakistan was left reeling on Wednesday after a bomb blast rocked the city of Quetta, the provincial capital of the Balochistan province. Shocking footage shows destroyed cars in the middle of the street with debris from the explosion scattered on the roadway. Commotion can be heard in the background as people milling away from…
[ad_1] Pakistan is holding its 11th General Elections since 1970 today, to elect the members of the National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan. The elections come after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was jailed over corruption convictions. The election represents only the second democratic transition in a country that was ruled by the…
[ad_1] A bomb targetted a police vehicle in the capital of the Balchoistan province. The blast happened near a polling station and it is unclear if voting has been disrupted. Dr Waseem Baig, a spokesman for a Queeta hospital said: “Over 20 bodies and 28 injured have been shifted to civil hospitals.” Security officials have…
[ad_1] Raza Hmdani, district police officer, claimed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters exchanged fire with those from the secularist Awami National Party (ANP) in Swabi, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The injured have been identified as Muktair, Saleem and Shahzad, all PTI supporters and have been taken to a local hospital. The PTI is expected to…
[ad_1] Firefighters, soldiers and local residents carry a hose as a wildfire burns in the town of Rafina (Image: REUTERS) Witnesses said another 26 people from the same villa burned to death as they huddled together for protection when the flames closed in. Emergency workers said children – the youngest a six-month-old baby – died…
[ad_1] The last ‘readout’ published by the White House came following President Trump’s phone call with Hungary’s populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the wake of his re-election in mid-June. The readout noted: “The two leaders further pledged to keep United States-Hungary relations strong.” Michael Allen, a former member of of the National Security Council…
[ad_1] More than 20 popular eateries will offer meal deals and citizens will only have to show their “inky thumb”, as proof to have fulfilled their civic duty. A voting requirement in Pakistan is to mark a voter’s finger with indelible ink. Restaurant Chupa Rustom, in Karachi, wrote on social media: “It requires a collective…
[ad_1] An investigation by Reuters found that more than 1,500 radical candidates are standing, many of them peddling anti-Western rhetoric and pushing for extreme religious laws to be applied across the country. Western governments are particularly concerned as some of these are closely linked to terrorist organisations. A total of 260 candidates have been put…
[ad_1] “The area has been cleared of passengers and the Tampa bomb squad is on site.” Passengers who were kept on planes during the lockdown were being released to other areas of the airport. No passengers were allowed to move between Terminal C and the rest of the airport. An airport’s spokesman claimed the person…
[ad_1] She was killed when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in the Greektown district. Police and paramedics were called to the Logan and Danforth avenues area around 10pm on Sunday after receiving reports of shots being fired. The shooting also claimed the life of eighteen-year-old Reese Fallon, who recently graduated high school…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump was recorded by his longtime personal lawyer discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with him, and at one point can be heard saying “pay with cash.” Lanny Davis, who represents Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, provided the tape to CNN on…
[ad_1] She was killed when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in the Greektown district. Police and paramedics were called to the Logan and Danforth avenues area around 10pm on Sunday after receiving reports of shots being fired. The shooting also claimed the life of eighteen-year-old Reese Fallon, who recently graduated high school…
[ad_1] The Connecticut-based university found 51 percent of self-identified registered voters from across the nation believe Putin has dirt on Trump. The results have emerged after President Trump’s controversial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last week. At a joint press conference in Helsinki, Putin laughed at the accusation the Russian government had…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and we’ll deliver it directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: The International Monetary Fund is forecasting that Venezuela’s inflation could reach one million per cent by the end of this year. Yes, one million. A firestorm in a seaside…
[ad_1] Lawmakers from French President Emmanuel Macron’s party quoted him in tweets Tuesday night as saying he takes full responsibility in a scandal surrounding a former security chief seen in a video beating a protester. The tweets show photos of Macron at an unannounced gathering Tuesday evening with ministers and members of the French parliament…
[ad_1] Pakistan’s parties are concluding their electoral appeals following one of the fiercest and bloodiest general election campaign ever recorded in the country. The three main parties contending the leadership are the PML-N, led by Mr Sharif’s brother and former Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, Mr Kahn’s PTI, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s PPP. Latest…
[ad_1] Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and still occupies the area. Syria claimed its jet was flying inside its own airspace during an operation against “terrorist groups” when it was hit by Israeli fire. Israel last intercepted a Syrian jet four years ago. The new incident raises the risk of military…
[ad_1] Hundreds of people are missing and thousands have been displaced after a hydropower dam collapsed in southern Laos on Monday. The collapse sent 5 billon cubic metres of water through the San Sai district of Attapeu province, where the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam is located. More than 1,300 families – 6,600 people –…
[ad_1] The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said most visits to the country – a popular destination for tourists from the UK – will not be affected by the wildfires which broke out on Monday. The FCO said: “On 23 and 24 July, there have been wildfires in a number of areas in southern Greece,…
[ad_1] Lava flows established in the area are continuing to spill into the sea as overflows threaten more homes in the area of Kapoho Bay. So far, well over 600 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea’s rigorous activity, and thousands of people have been evacuated. Events at the volcano’s summit have been dramatic, with constant…
[ad_1] The devastating forest fires in Greece ripped through the coastal village of Mati, 25 miles northeast of Athens. At least 74 people were confirmed dead, and 187 injured. The dramatic video shows an immense column of smoke billowing into the air. The thick plumes of smoke have forced the redirection of flights into Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos…
[ad_1] Dieter Kempf, president of the Federation of German industry, has told the two leaders to “apply the emergency brake” in their row over trade tariffs in order to find a common position that will benefit transatlantic business. European Commission President Mr Juncker travels to Washington in the hope he can put an end to…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said he’s “very concerned” that Russia will try to meddle in November’s midterm elections to help Democrats win. Trump said in a tweet he is “very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election,” but added: “they will be pushing very hard for…
[ad_1] Ivanka Trump is shuttering her eponymous fashion brand. The daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to pull the plug on the fashion line that bears her name. “When we first started this brand, no one could have predicted the success that we would achieve,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “After 17 months…
[ad_1] A Liberian woman who probably caught Ebola in 2014 may have infected three relatives a year after she first fell sick, doctors reported in a study published Monday. There have been previous instances of men spreading Ebola to women via sexual transmission — the virus can survive in semen for more than a year —…
[ad_1] A store worker killed in a gun battle before a suspect took hostages in a crowded Los Angeles supermarket was hit by a police officer’s bullet, the city’s police chief says. Melyda Corado, 27, was leaving the store Saturday as suspect Gene Evin Atkins, 28, was going into the store after firing two rounds with…
[ad_1] The election is expected to be a tight race, with Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) against Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Ex-cricketer turned politician Khan is perceived as the army favourite for Pakistan’s prime minister. For 20 years, Khan has been dismissed at the polls but his party is ahead on 30 percent…
[ad_1] Fossils unearthed on a hillside in northwestern China are forcing scientists to rethink the history of a dinosaur lineage that produced the largest animals ever to walk the planet. Scientists on Tuesday announced the discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, an early member of the well-known group of plant-eating dinosaurs called sauropods with long necks, long tails, small heads and pillar-like legs.…
[ad_1] A representative from the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board is recommending Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator. The Montgomery County District Attorney requested a hearing on the report Tuesday so a judge can decide if Cosby will be classified as a sexually violent predator. No date had been set for the hearing…
[ad_1] Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet it said had breached its airspace on Tuesday, as Syrian forces reached the Golan Heights frontier for the first time in seven years. The Israeli military said it monitored the advance of the Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet and shot it down with a pair of Patriot missiles…
[ad_1] With sales stagnant at home, Harley-Davidson has looked increasingly overseas for buyers of its iconic motorcycles. The economic headwinds it faces are increasing however as tariffs abroad, in retaliation for U.S. duties on steel and aluminum, take a bite. The Milwaukee company on Tuesday, citing the tariffs, lowered its expectations for operating margins this…
[ad_1] The 38 North think tank said images showed work at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station to dismantle a building that is used to build space-launch vehicles and a nearby rocket engine test stand used to develop liquid-fuel engines for ballistic missiles. Pyongyang has always maintained Sohae was a satellite launch site but US officials…
[ad_1] The group, aged between 11 and 16 years of age, will spend nine days in a Buddhist temple mirroring the exact number of days they survived before being found by divers inside Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang Cave. Their act will honour former Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan who died after running out of oxygen…
[ad_1] A mother and her daughter from rural Indiana walked through the narrow alleyways of Jerusalem’s fabled Old City recently, gazing up at the wooden crosses and rosaries hanging from shop stalls. What to take home? They decided ultimately on another way to mark their pilgrimage to the Holy City: tattoos. A day later, Karen…
[ad_1] Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town killed at least 60 people, including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to flee the flames. The inferno was by far Greece’s worst since fires devastated the southern Peloponnese peninsula in August 2007, killing dozens. It broke out in Mati late Monday afternoon and was…
[ad_1] Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a Washington-based think-tank said on Monday. The July 20 images showed work at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station to dismantle a building used to assemble space-launch…
[ad_1] A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving an unknown number of people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday. The official Lao news agency KPL said the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam in Attapeu province collapsed Monday evening, releasing large amounts of water that swept away houses and made more than more…
[ad_1] Hassan Diab’s lawyer says his client will boycott a government-ordered review of his extradition to France, arguing the scope of the review is too narrow and appears to be nothing more than a “concerted damage-control effort.” Diab’s objections are spelled out in a letter written by his lawyer Donald Bayne and sent to Murray Segal, the former Ontario…
[ad_1] According to Laos News Agency the incident has caused five billion cubic metres of water to be released, which is enough to fill two million Olympic swimming pools. The collapse occurred in the southeastern province of Attapeu, in San Sai. ABC Laos News reported that boats have brought in to help evacuate people as the…
[ad_1] The hydropower dam in San Sai in the south east of the country, sent five billion cubic metres of water gushing into six villages. Fast flowing water has left areas submerged with boats drafted in for an emergency evacuation as water levels quickly rise. The failure happened in the San Sai district in the…
[ad_1] There are two raging forest fires near Athens in the coastal villages of Mati and Kineta. Shocking video footage shows the capital covered in a bright orange haze caused by the devastating fires. The Parthenon temple, which sits on the hill of the Acropolis at Athens, was engulfed in the orange smoke. Red Cross…
[ad_1] The devastating fires have engulfed the coastal resort of Mati, which is 25 miles northeast of the Greek capital of Athens. Dramatic video footage from Reuters shows the fire completely destroy one home. Sirens were echoing through the village as emergency services scrambled to shut down the flames. The fatalities include 26 bodies found…
[ad_1] Greece has been hit by raging forest fires which have killed at least 50 people and left hundreds injured near Athens. The Red Cross claimed 26 bodies were found in the yard of a villa in the seaside village of Mati. Before the announcement, the death toll had stood at 24. In the shocking footage,…
[ad_1] A new survey from NBC-Wall Street Journal revealed the US President’s approval rating is at 45 percent, up one point since June marking a new high since his inauguration in January 2017. Pollster Fred Yang said the increase in Mr Trump’s popularity is linked to the media coverage of him. Mr Yang said: “The…
[ad_1] Luca Cordero di Montezemolo revealed details of another health scare which came before his horror skiing accident in 2013. During the opening of an exhibition of Schumacher’s legendary car collection in Cologne, Mr Cordero di Montezemolo said he asked the F1 legend to come back to racing in 2009, five years after he won…
[ad_1] Her name, according to a burial inscription, was Neko. The box-shaped grave was found untouched in the vault of the Episkopi monument, a rare burial memorial of the Roman era, which was later turned into a Byzantine church and a monastery. Golden wristbands, rings, a long golden necklace, a female figure carved cameo buckle,…
[ad_1] The ratcheting up of tensions between the two countries comes after Mr Trump cancelled a muchcriticised treaty his predecessor Barack Obama signed with Iran in 2015 to stop it developing nuclear weapons. Mr Trump has expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of the deal which also included Britain, France and Germany. His tough-talking response came…
[ad_1] A 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman died after a gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s biggest city. Canada’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released the killer’s name in a press statement due to “to the exceptional circumstances of this tragic incident”. The statement read: “Yesterday, the SIU commenced an investigation into…
[ad_1] The 29-year-old suspect was involved in an exchange of gunfire with officers before he turned his gun on himself. Toronto police chief Mark Saunders gave the ages of the victims yesterday but not the names. The identity of the attacker and his motive have yet to be made public. Detective Sergeant Terry Browne said…
[ad_1] Senator Sanders quoted a tweet from the President which dates back in 2011, in which Trump claimed former President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to extend his presidency. Mr Sanders disagreed with the American firebrand and wrote: “No, Obama improved relations with Iran. “Are YOU, President Trump, planning to start a…
[ad_1] Two major forest fires raged out of control on either side of Greece’s capital Monday, leaving more than 20 people dead, according to a Greek government spokesperson. Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said early Tuesday that at least 69 other people have been hospitalized with injuries. Many are in serious condition. Greece has sought international assistance to cope…
[ad_1] Greece has been engulfed in some of the worst fires since 2007. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said 20 people have been killed and at least 69 other people have been hospitalised with injuries. He added that many of them were in a serious condition. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras cut short a visit to Bosnia…
[ad_1] The call came on Saturday night. In the raging war zone that is southwestern Syria, 98 White Helmets — members of a volunteer rescue organization also known as the Syrian Civil Defence — brought their spouses, children and a personal bag each. A total of 421 people massed at two collection points where they were to…
[ad_1] The NWS also issued a flash flood warning at about 2.40pm (9.20pm BST) local time for El Paso County and parts of Teller Country for the storm. It warned winds could gust up to 70mph and “golf ball sized hail” is possible. Mike Daniels, weather forecaster for local news KOAA 5, described the terrible…
[ad_1] Cricket stars have pledged their support to the electoral campaign of their former colleague, Khan. Many took to Twitter to laud Khan’s perks as a cricketer, claiming they will make him a great leader of the country. Waist Akram, a former Pakistani cricketer considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, wrote: “It…
[ad_1] Mr Trump appeared to make a diplomatic breakthrough when he met communist despot Kim for historic talks in Singapore last month. But international relations experts Gi-Wook Shin and Joyce Lee warned there is no longer a “realistic” chance of North Korea denuclearising. In a stark warning to Mr Trump, they said the Singapore summit…
[ad_1] The extent of the destruction caused by the Hawaii volcano, Kilauea, is revealed in new aerial video footage of Fissure 8. An astonishing 100 cubic metres of lava per second continues to gush from the fissure, flowing at over 14 miles per hour. The immense river of lava now covers 12.5 square miles and…
[ad_1] Victims of a fatal mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival said they were outraged on Monday when they learned they were being sued by the company that owns the hotel where the gunman opened fire. Jason McMillan, a 36-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and paralyzed, said he can’t…
[ad_1] Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades — including blazes above the Arctic Circle — prompting the government to seek help from the military, hundreds of volunteers and other European nations. As of Friday, more than 50 blazes were torching forests, mostly in central and western Sweden but also in the North, above the Arctic…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of a half dozen former Obama administration officials and critics of his presidency. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the president is “exploring the mechanisms” to strip clearance from former CIA director John Brennan, along with former FBI director James Comey,…
[ad_1] The Syrian government on Monday condemned the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers and their families with the help of Israeli soldiers, calling it a “criminal operation” undertaken by “Israel and its tools.” The rescue workers and their families crossed out of Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights before arriving in Jordan over the weekend, fleeing an…
[ad_1] Three supermoons appeared on December 3, January 1 and January 31, with experts dubbing the phenomena a ‘supermoon trilogy’. And astronomers believe the public’s interest will be even higher for Friday’s Blood Moon, which will be visible in the UK from 8:30pm BST. The eerie spectacle will be the longest total lunar eclipse of…
[ad_1] EU commissioner Phil Hogan said it is time for Brussels to resort to the same “bullying” tactics employed by the US leader to “put this man back in his place”. Only a “hard line” approach against the United States will bring an end to the bitter dispute which has escalated in recent weeks, the…
[ad_1] The British government would not object to the United States seeking the death penalty for two British ISIS militants if they are extradited to the United States, a Home Office minister said on Monday. Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace said Britain was prepared to waive its long-standing objection to executions in the case of captured fighters,…
[ad_1] A transgender activist who won a discrimination lawsuit after her school refused to let her use the girls’ bathroom will be TV’s first transgender superhero. Nicole Maines will star in The CW/Warner Bros. Supergirl as Nia Nal, aka Dreamer. Producers describe her character as a “soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect…
[ad_1] New Fiat Chrysler boss Mike Manley was handed extra responsibilities for the carmaker’s European business on Monday when a fellow executive quit after being passed over for the top job, adding to the challenges Manley faces. Jeep division head Manley was named on Saturday to succeed chief executive Sergio Marchionne, one of the auto…
[ad_1] Donald Trump sparked controversy on social media today after posting a warning aimed at Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. In the tweet, Mr Trump warned President Rouhani: “Never, ever threaten the United States again or you will suffer the consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before.” The tweet was in…
[ad_1] Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base with a suicide car bomb in the south of Somalia, killing 27 soldiers, the group said on Monday. The announcement follows a June attack on the base by al-Shabaab that wounded seven soldiers. The group is battling to topple the central government and impose its rule, based on its own strict interpretation of Islam’s sharia…
[ad_1] Heinrich Oberreuter believes Ms Merkel’s authority has been permanently damaged after a rift with the CSU Leader and rebellious Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer. Despite acknowledging Ms Merkel’s “controlled expression”, Mr Oberreuter believes the Chancellor’s premiership is coming to an end. In an interview with the Rheinische Post, the academic said: “A Minister of the…
[ad_1] A Florida grand jury has indicted four men on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in the shooting death of emerging rap star XXXTentacion. Broward County panel formally charged Dedrick Williams, 22; Michael Boatwright, 22; Trayvon Newsome, 20; and Robert Allen, 22, on Wednesday, court records showed. According to a warrant filed in Boatwright’s…
[ad_1] Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have suspended a driver who recorded hundreds of St. Louis-area passengers without their permission and live streamed the video. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 32-year-old Jason Gargac of Florissant, Mo., has given about 700 rides in the area since March. Almost all have been streamed to his channel on…
[ad_1] A man’s feud with his grandmother turned into a bizarre and deadly confrontation in Los Angeles that ended with a supermarket worker dead and dozens of people held hostage in a store several kilometres away. Gene Evin Atkins, 28, was booked Sunday on suspicion of murder after an explosion of violence that a relative said…
[ad_1] Organizers of the North American International Auto Show say that starting in 2020 the annual Detroit event will take place in June instead of January. A statement from the show Monday said the new schedule will enable automakers, industry suppliers and others to “deliver dynamic exhibits and experiential opportunities outside of the show’s four walls” at downtown’s…
[ad_1] Iranians on Monday shrugged off the possibility that a bellicose exchange of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart could escalate into military conflict, but expressed growing concern America’s stepped-up sanctions could damage their fragile economy. In his latest salvo, Trump tweeted late on Sunday that hostile threats from Iran could…
[ad_1] The 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank in a Missouri lake were remembered Sunday during a service attended by hundreds of people in the tourism community of Branson. A church bell at Williams Chapel at College of the Ozarks chimed 17 times for those who died Thursday at Table Rock Lake. More…
[ad_1] Chilling video footage has revealed the moment a gunman opened fire on people in Toronto’s Greektown at about 10pm local time (3am BST) on Sunday. Witnesses said they heard about 25 shots being fired in the lively district, home to many of the city’s restaurants and shops. There is no suggestion the shooting was…
[ad_1] President Rouhani raised the threat of military conflict in an address to his country’s diplomats on Sunday, as reported by state agency IRNA. He said: “Mr Trump, don’t play with the lion’s tail, this would only lead to regret. “America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war…
[ad_1] The Belarusian city of Vitebsk has been invaded by millions of swarming insects over the weekend. The bugs were filmed swarming towards streetlights and causing major problems for road users. The short-lived Mayflies pose no hazard and swarm during their mating season. In the shocking video, millions of bugs fill the skies swirling around…
[ad_1] Mr Rouhani’s words – which triggered a characteristically strident response from Mr Trump hours later – were delivered during a televised speech in the capital of Tehran. In language strikingly similar to that used by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussain prior to the Gulf War of 1990-91, Mr Rouhani said: “Mr Trump, don’t play…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani not to threaten the United States or face the consequences in a scathing tweet last night. The post, which was written in all capitals, came just hours after Rouhani told Trump that hostile policies toward Tehran could lead to “the mother of all wars.” In a late…
[ad_1] The US President lashed out on social media in an apparent response to a televised speech delivered by Mr Rouhani hours earlier, in which he told the US “not to play with the lion’s tail”. Mr Trump, writing in capital letters, posted:”To Iranian President Rouhani: never, ever, threatens the United States again or you…
[ad_1] Deputy assistant director of the CIA’s East Asia Mission Centre Michael Collins told the Aspen Security Forum that China’s actions to build islands in the South China Sea were akin to “the Crimea of the East”, referring to the Kremlin’s annexation of the Ukrainian region. He said: “China sets up a competition with us…
[ad_1] A controversial bill which is going through Congress would remove the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which maintains America’s nuclear arsenal, from direct administration control. If passed the bill would mark a major blow to Trump, who has taken a personal interest in America’s nuclear armoury vowing to expand it “far in excess of…
[ad_1] Toronto police said a shooting took place along Danforth Avenue near Logan Avenue in the Greektown area. Paramedics said a number of victims have sustained significant injuries and CP24 has reported that the suspected shooter is dead. Witnesses in the area said they heard between 10 and 20 shots being fired. Local resident Suzanne…
[ad_1] Speaking at the event “Supporting Iranian Voices” in California, the US Secretary of State, warned an audience composed mostly of Iranian-Americans that Iran “is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government”. He called Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the other ruling leaders in the government “hypocritical holy men”,…
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Iran “is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government,” citing what he described as vast wealth and corruption among the country’s leaders. Speaking to a California audience composed mostly of Iranian-Americans, Pompeo said that while the Iranian people must determine…
[ad_1] Only a few days after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening: “So President Obama knew about Russia before the Election. “Why didn’t he do something about it? “Why didn’t he tell our campaign? “Because it is all a big hoax, that’s why, and he thought Crooked…
[ad_1] The admission was made in a joint statement agreed by all G20 members following a meeting of finance ministers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The statement demanded G20 members “step up dialogue and actions to mitigate risks and enhance confidence”. The G20 meeting took place against the backdrop of rapidly rising global economic tensions, with…
[ad_1] Mr Gehman and Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford said in a press conference that suspect John Kelley O’Connor, 48, walked into the church just before 1pm and fired shots. The suspect is then said to have left the church and walked home. O’Connor surrendered when authorities called at his house. Mr Gehman said: “It’s really…
[ad_1] Rescue teams have been sent to 26 affected villages, head of Kerman province’s crisis management body Majid Saeedi told state television. He said: “Up to now we only have reports of damage to some buildings and no casualties are reported.” The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude of the quake at 5.5, with…
[ad_1] The Syrian White Helmets and their families were stranded along the frontier following President Assad’s forces offensive in southwestern Syria, which began in June. Britain, Germany and Canada have agreed to take the White Helemts – who dig people out from rubble after airstrikes – within three months. International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt and…
[ad_1] The US leader said the 412 pages of heavily redacted documents showed law enforcement and the Department of Justice had misled the courts, but provided no evidence to support his assertion. The documents released yesterday show how the FBI made a series of requests for wiretaps and surveillance on one of Mr Trump’s former…
[ad_1] A candidate from the party of Pakistan prime ministerial hopeful and former cricket star Imran Khan was killed today in a suicide attack that wounded four others. Ikramullah Gandapur was killed just days before the election on July 25 as he left a political meeting in the northern Pakistani city. The attack in the…
[ad_1] Houshang Bazvand, governor of the affected province of Kermanshah in western Iran, said at least 287 people had been hurt in the 5.9 quake. Eight of the injured had been hospitalised and the rest were released after treatment, he said. Eastern Iran was also struck by a separate 5.5 magnitude quake today, with residents…
[ad_1] A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, injuring at least 287 people, hours after two quakes struck Hormozgan province in the south, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. Eight of the injured had been hospitalized and the rest were released after treatment, Houshang Bazvand, governor of the affected province of Kermanshah, told IRNA. State media said the two earlier earthquakes,…
[ad_1] French authorities have handed preliminary charges to one of President Emmanuel Macron’s top security aides after he was captured on video beating a protester in May. The charges came after French authorities opened a judicial investigation Sunday of the assault, which has sparked the first major political crisis for Macron since he took office…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump asserted without evidence Sunday that newly released documents relating to the wiretapping of his onetime campaign adviser Carter Page “confirm with little doubt” that intelligence agencies misled the court that approved the warrant. Trump tweeted Sunday: “As usual they are ridiculously heavily redacted but confirm with little doubt that the Department of ‘Justice’…
[ad_1] Afghanistan’s first vice-president, a former Uzbek warlord, escaped unharmed, but 14 people were killed in an explosion near the airport as he returned home on Sunday after living in Turkey for over a year, according to security officials. Najib Danish, of the Interior Ministry, said a suicide bomber carried out the attack near Kabul…
[ad_1] The Cambodia election comes against a background of growing suspicion at the legitimacy of the country’s political system, including state and police interference. Opposing parties claim they have been silenced and pushed underground by long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and his allies ahead of a general election next week. Hun Sen, who has ruled…
[ad_1] erman tabloid Bild said she had purchased the exclusive property on the upmarket estate of Las Brisas near Andratx in the southwest of the island so she could spend holidays there with her children and friends. The house was bought by building magnate Perez in 2005 but he put it up for sale last…
[ad_1] The US President fired off another Twitter barrage at the media over the Helsinki summit with the Russian leader, claiming the press’s criticism was “bad for our country”. Mr Trump was hit by a wave of condemnation following last week’s talks, when he appeared to dismiss his own intelligence services’ claims that Russia interfered…
[ad_1] The drivers, who were members of the Gauteng taxi association, were in a minibus driving from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Johannesburg when the gunmen launched an ambush and opened fire. Video taken after the attack shows the minibus riddled with over 300 bullet-holes. Blood is shown seeping down from one of the windows. Journalist Zama…
[ad_1] Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is located in Wyoming. However, there’s an area of the park that crosses the border into Idaho and is known as the Zone of Death. Yellowstone National Park, home of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, was founded back in 1872, before Montana, Wyoming and Idaho had joined the Union between 1889 and…
[ad_1] Jonathan Gold, who became the first restaurant critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died. He was 57. The Los Angeles Times, where Gold most recently worked, reported that he died Saturday after being diagnosed earlier this month with pancreatic cancer. “I can’t imagine the city without him. It just feels wrong.…
[ad_1] More than 600 flights from the city’s two international airports have been cancelled as winds of up to 62 mph were recorded near the storm’s eye, the National Meteorological Centre said. Shanghai’s flood control headquarters has ordered 190,000 people living in costal areas to leave their homes. The typhoon first hit the island of…
[ad_1] “Grab the baby!” Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling before the tourist boat they were on sank into a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, including nine of Coleman’s family members. A huge wave hit, scattering passengers on the amphibious vessel known as a duck boat into Table Rock Lake near…
[ad_1] Record-breaking temperatures have lasted for nearly a week, with the mercury reaching 38C or higher in parts of Japan. The heatwave is thought to be lasting until at least the end of the month, with temperatures soaring every day. Cities seem to be worst hit, with officials in Tokyo reporting more than 3,000 emergency…
[ad_1] Citing national security grounds, Washington imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico on June 1 and Trump is threatening to extend them to EU cars and car parts. Mr Juncker will discuss trade with President Trump at a meeting on Wednesday. Dieter Kempf, head of Germany’s BDI industry…
[ad_1] Lorenzo Codogno, former chief economist and director general at the Italian Treasury Department, raised concerns following threats from the Italian government that they intended to block the trade deal. In a shock warning, Mr Codogno said: “If Italy blows up such an important international treaty as the CETA, while the world is leaning towards…
[ad_1] The leaders signed a joint statement agreeing to firm security guarantees for North Korea, the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and new peaceful relations between the reclusive state and the US. However the US leader is reportedly growing impatient after North Korea canceled a series of high profile meetings with US officials, has…
[ad_1] New York is facing a “pretty potent storm” with thunder and lightning also expected when throughout the afternoon and evening. Other major cities on the US east coast including Philadelphia and Baltimore could also be savaged by wild weather this weekend. Small tornadoes and waterspouts are also possible due to the amount of moisture…
[ad_1] The vintage C-47 aircraft crashed while taking off at Burnet Municipal Airport, the local police department have confirmed. The plane erupted into flame after crashing, with grass in the airfield also catching fire. Video taken at the scene shows the plane lifting off before quickly tilting and crashing back to earth. It then quickly…
[ad_1] One surviving relative claimed yesterday the boat’s captain, who is in hospital, told the 31 passengers not to bother wearing life-jackets and to stay seated. After the tragedy at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, last Thursday, Tia Coleman said: “I lost all my children. I lost my husband. I lost my mother-in-law. I…
[ad_1] LAPD have warned the public to stay away from the area, and television footage from the scene has shown shoppers scrambling to get out of windows. The LAPD confirmed the incident on Twitter, saying: “We can confirm that there is an active barricaded suspect within a Trader Joe’s in Silverlake. “An active tac-alert has…
[ad_1] Police believe a man involved in an ongoing standoff with officers at a Los Angeles supermarket shot his grandmother and girlfriend before firing at officers during a pursuit, then crashing outside the supermarket and running inside the store. Officer Mike Lopez, a police spokesperson, said the man had fled from the scene after the Saturday afternoon…
[ad_1] Judge Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to the Supreme Court, suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced president Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided. Kavanaugh was taking part in a…
[ad_1] A picture of a smiling Prince George was released by the Royal Family on Saturday as Queen Elizabeth’s great grandson, who is third in line to the throne, prepares to celebrate his fifth birthday. George, the oldest of Prince William and Kate’s three children, was photographed in the garden of his home in Clarence House, downtown London, after the christening…
[ad_1] French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga impressed hundreds of Parisians on Saturday with a performance that featured a walk on a rope 35 metres above the ground in the city’s hilly Montmartre district. Bongonga, 34, walked on a wire suspended by a crane at the base of the hill’s steps towards the Sacré Coeur basilica, accompanied by a chamber orchestra…
[ad_1] US crude strengthened late in the session as the dollar index slipped to a four-day low, on reports US President Donald Trump worries that the Federal Reserve will raise rates twice this year. “The dollar was a one-way ticket for the last couple of weeks and basically reversed directions, giving us some strong support,”…
[ad_1] The sudden thaw between longtime enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia is opening up a world of possibilities for the neighbouring countries’ residents: new economic and diplomatic ties, telephone and transport links and the end to one of Africa’s most bitter feuds. But the fledgling peace is raising new questions for Eritrea’s diaspora, tens of thousands…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court has given members of Congress piles of material to help them start judging the judge. Judge Brett Kavanaugh responded to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire that probes his career as an attorney and jurist, service in the executive branch, education and society memberships. Running 110 pages, plus…
[ad_1] Investigators say the probe into what happened when an amphibious vehicle called a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake Thursday night killing 17 people could take up to a year. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it will investigate whether people on the vessel, originally built for military use in the Second World War, were…
[ad_1] The threat for damaging thunderstorms will shift into the southeastern United States this weekend following as catastrophic tornado that hit Marshalltown, Iowa USA on Friday. The American East Coast will be battered by heavy rain and strong storms and the potential of new tornadoes is now threatening southeastern residents. Some of the cities at…
[ad_1] Health authorities have issued a dire warning to the public, urging them to take strict precautions against the summer heat as boiling weather continues to endanger locals. Temperatures in central Japan reached 40.7C, the country’s highest recorded temperature in five years. The Tokyo Fire Department responded to more than 3,000 emergency calls, with 317…
[ad_1] Temperatures have soared in Japan and residents are struggling to cope (Image: REUTERS) Officials are warning residents in Japan to take precautions during the hottest heatwave in five years. More than 10,000 people have been taken to hospital due to heat stroke-related symptoms according to The Japan Times. Tokyo fire department reported that rescue…
[ad_1] His summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki may have ended on Monday, but U.S. President Donald Trump has since been dogged by questions on whether he believes Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election — mainly due to his own shifting answers. Asked at the summit if he believed the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that…
[ad_1] Russia’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart on Saturday that a woman arrested in the United States on accusations she was a Russian agent had been detained on “fabricated charges” and should be released. Sergei Lavrov made the comments about Maria Butina in a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that…
[ad_1] A month after funeral services for his sister-in-law, comic actor David Spade was back to business, promoting his new movie. But he also offered a few words about his family tragedy. Fashion designer Kate Spade was married to David’s brother, entrepreneur Andy Spade. Kate Spade killed herself in June. In an interview, David Spade…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday denied any wrongdoing a day after reports that his one-time attorney had recorded them both discussing buying the rights to a story by a woman who said she had an affair with Trump. The president said it was “perhaps illegal” for a lawyer to record a client. Inconceivable that…
[ad_1] The weird occurrence was in the remote Eveno-Bytantaisky and Zhigansky districts of Russia’s coldest region – Yakutia. The two districts are larger than England and Wales combined. The region is so far north that at this time of year it expects virtually 24-hour light – but as one local said: “Day suddenly turned into…
[ad_1] The Roskosmos space agency gave plans to send a pair of humanoid robots called FEDOR into space the nod with the mission due to take place next August. It comes as a bid to compete with scientists from other countries such as China which has a lunar lander on the moon and the US’s…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano, Mount Kilauea, shows no signs of simmering down in its third month of continuous eruption, as geologists revealed there is enough magma still underground for volcanic activity to continue “for months or years”. New video footage shows a torrent of fast-moving lava flowing at over 14 miles per hour from Fissure…
[ad_1] The New York Times reported the recording was made secretly by Mr Trump’s longstanding lawyer in 2016, two months before the election. The recording has now been seized by the FBI in a raid on Mr Cohen’s office, as part of an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether federal campaign finance laws…
[ad_1] Up to 90 percent of Muslim voters in the north-east Punjab province have abstained from the forthcoming ballot because of outrage over voter cards that categorises them outside of their religion. The majority of the district are Ahmadi Muslims, which has not been given a separate category on the form, meaning voters of the…
[ad_1] More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely wouldn’t have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up. Tracy Beck, of Kansas City, Mo., said she recalled the family members waiting in line.…
[ad_1] The huge 100ft fissure hissing steam on in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming located six miles from Yellowstone and about 60 miles from the Supervolcano. Park officials have closed off two areas of the park called Inspection Point and Hidden Falls citing fears for people’s safety. Should the monster erupt, blistering lava could…
[ad_1] Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed to a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians along the volatile border. The Israeli military declined to comment on the reported ceasefire. Israel’s government and army rarely acknowledge ceasefires with Hamas, but a military spokesperson said civilian life should return…
[ad_1] The tribe member, believed to be in his 50s, has been dubbed “the loneliest man in the world”. He is believed to be the sole survivor of a group of six people who were killed during an attack by farmers in 1995. Neither his name, nor the name of his tribe, are known. Locals…
[ad_1] The amphibious vessel was carrying 31 people on Table Rock Lake, a popular family holiday destination in the US state of Missouri. Seven survivors, including two who were critically injured, were being treated at the Cox Medical Center in the town of Branson, the hospital confirmed. The sinking of the vehicle, inspired by the…
[ad_1] Merkel faced questions about Trump’s accusations of her being “totally controlled” by Russia at her annual press conference on Friday. She told reporters she wants to “set an example” for the president. The Chancellor said: “I’m trying to pay even more attention to my language; to be precise, to make sure facts are accurate.…
[ad_1] The disaster occurred on Table Rock Lake outside the tourist city of Branson when a microburst storm hit the region, with winds of up to 75mph. Governor Michael Parson stated he had spoken to a woman who had “lost nine of the 11 members of her family”. The identities of the deceased individuals have…
[ad_1] Last Monday’s Helsinki summit between the pair of world leaders was met with large media attention. However, the one-on-one discussions were fairly private with no officials being briefed on what had been said, as Trump insisted only translators could listen in. Putin told Russian Channel One they had discussed a range of issues, including…
[ad_1] Daniel Coats, The US National Intelligence Director, previously advised President Trump against holding a private meeting with President Putin during the Helsinki summit, and appeared to reveal his concern surrounding a potential official visit by the Russian leader. NBC broadcaster broke the news to the official mid-way through an interview at the Aspen Security…
[ad_1] The joke, which mocked Schumacher’s accident, left fans of the Formula 1 icon and multiple world champion furious. Schumacher fans continue to worry about the wall of silence surrounding his current condition following a skiing accident in December 2013, with only occasional updates from his family. The joke was made by Benni Wolther on…
[ad_1] Mr Juncker made his remarks after a visit to La Zarzuela Palace which is home to King Felipe, the current Spanish monarch. King Juan Carlos, who lived in the shadow of infamous Spanish dictator Francisco Franco for much of his life until Franco’s death in 1975, reigned until his abdication in favour of Felipe…
[ad_1] Meanwhile lava flows are creeping ever closer to a local beauty spot, with safety warnings in place about the dangers posed by toxic vapours including laze. A spokesman for the County of Hawaii said: “The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that eruption activity continues from Fissure 8 into the lava channel flowing to the ocean…
[ad_1] Horrified witnesses told how the attacker boarded the packed bus and randomly attacked passengers with a kitchen knife, seriously wounding two people. Authorities said of the perpetrator, a German citizen originally from Iran: “Nothing can be ruled out, including a terrorist background.” The first victim, who had just stood to offer his seat to…
[ad_1] Brussels has accused Germany of ignoring its rules aimed at increasing competition in the energy sector. The dispute has been rumbling on since 2015, but after years of trying to persuade Germany to implement the law, the Commission has now resorted to legal action. The complaint will now be heard by a panel of…
[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the future of the EU is at stake over the ongoing migration rows between member-states. Mrs Merkel delivered her remarks during her annual summer press conference, which takes place before her holiday. The embattled German leader has faced uproar at home, as she struggles to hold together a fragile…
[ad_1] The 24-year-old victim fell from the second floor in the municipality of Sant Josep, which is located in the resort of Platja d’en Bossa. According to emergency services, the incident occurred at 12:10am on Tursday when the man fell from a private home and into a restaurant below. An ambulance and local police were…
[ad_1] The continuous lava flow oozing from the Hawaii volcano’s Fissure 8 now covers 12.5 square miles, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed. New aerial video footage released by the USGS reveals the extent of the lava coverage, showing a river of molten rock seeping towards nearby Pohoiki. Volcanic activity has destroyed more…
[ad_1] One of two men detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of killing Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten has confessed, authorities said Friday. Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that Nuraly Kiyasov “confessed his guilt in the presence of an attorney” while being questioned over the 25-year-old skater’s death Thursday in the Kazakh…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing a possible payment to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, a person familiar with an investigation into the attorney told The Associated Press on Friday. The president’s current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed Trump…
[ad_1] Charlie Rowley has been released from the hospital after three weeks of treatment since being poisoned with a nerve agent, U.K. officials said Friday. Lorna Wilkinson, the director of nursing at Salisbury District Hospital, said Rowley, 45, was discharged after making substantial progress in recent days. “Charlie has been through an appalling experience most…
[ad_1] Paris investigators on Friday detained for questioning one of President Emmanuel Macron’s top security aides who was caught on camera beating a protester in May, a turn of events that is evolving into the biggest political crisis to hit the president since he took office last year. The presidential Élysée Palace is taking steps…
[ad_1] Israel carried out “wide-scale” airstrikes and deployed tanks against militant sites in Gaza, killing four Palestinians on Friday after gunmen shot at soldiers near the border, officials said. Israel’s military said it struck eight Hamas positions after its soldiers came under fire. It later said “fighter jets commenced a wide-scale attack against Hamas military…
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has heaped more pressure on the EU, after tweeting that they are “manipulating their currencies”. The American president has become embroiled in a war of words that has threatened to erupt into a trade war between the two powers. He accused the EU of manipulating the euro in order to put the…
[ad_1] Broadcast by Moscow’s defence ministry on Russian state media, the videos include footage of the Poseidon nuclear submarine; a hypersonic guided missile which can be fired into the earth’s atmosphere; and a fighter jet releasing a missile which ignites and accelerates into the distance. The accelerating missile is called Kinzhai and has been tested…
[ad_1] The heads of the Five Star Movement (5SM) and Lega parties are united in a battle against Mr Tria over nominations for the leadership of the state lender, CDP. And they have gone as far as to “threaten unofficially to use the weapon of seeking Giovanni Tria’s resignation”, according to a report in national…
[ad_1] In a shambolic press conference with the Russian president on Tuesday, Mr Trump dismissed claims Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential elections. He has since invited Putin to the White House, provoking widespread disbelief. Now White House sources say staff are “depressed” and eager to make their escape. One Republican told Politico: “Nobody…
[ad_1] North Korea said Friday that an August reunion of Korean families separated by war may not happen if South Korea doesn’t immediately return some of its citizens who arrived in the South in recent years. The 2016 arrival of a group of 12 female employees from a North Korean-run restaurant in China has been…
[ad_1] German police say several people have been injured on a busy bus in an attack in the northern city of Luebeck, and a suspect has been arrested. Police spokesman Duerk Duerbrook said the attack occurred Friday in the Kuecknitz district of Luebeck. No further details were immediately available. Duerbrook said authorities were still trying…
[ad_1] Police have confirmed the deaths of at least 13 people after a popular tourist activity ran into difficulty. A total of 31 people had been on board the boat, which was sailing on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri. High winds caused the boat to become laden with water and capsize. Emergency crews were…
[ad_1] A man drew a kitchen knife and began stabbing terrified passengers at random, witnesses said. Between six and eight people are said to have been injured, with some reports putting the figure as high 12. Witnesses said the suspect also dropped a backpack, which they later described as “smouldering”. Officers in a police car…
[ad_1] During an interview on the corporation’s HARDtalk segment, Dawn Media Group CEO Hameed Haroon triggered claims he and his newspaper were biased towards ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the newspaper boss accused Pakistan’s military of interfering in politics by backing Imran Khan and his PTI party. Mr Haroon, president of the All Pakistan Newspapers…
[ad_1] A Brazilian government agency has released footage of an Indigenous man who is believed to have lived in isolation, uncontacted, in the rainforest for 22 years. The man, with hair down to his knees and wearing only a loincloth, was captured on video as he chopped down a tree. Funai, the government’s Indigenous agency,…
[ad_1] A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws. She now faces the prospect of more than three decades behind bars. She’s already serving a 24-year prison term over a massive corruption scandal that led to her removal from office…
[ad_1] During a conference at the Aspen Security Forum, the National Intelligence Director was interrupted to be informed of some breaking news coming from the White House Twitter account. As Mr Coats was told Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Donald Trump at the White House next fall, he responded: “Say that again?” The US…
[ad_1] Thailand’s military government wants to control how movies portray the ordeal of the young soccer players and their heroic rescue from a flooded cave that drew worldwide interest and the attention of foreign filmmakers. Culture Minister Vira Rojpochanarat said he will propose at next week’s cabinet meeting that a special committee be established to…
[ad_1] And inside the 2,000-year-old tomb, three mummies have been found. Daring experts ignored warnings the 9ft black coffin, found in the city of Alexandria, housed an evil curse and opened it regardless to find three skeletons submerged in rancid-smelling water. The coffin’s discovery at the beginning of July caused a stir after worried onlookers…
[ad_1] An untouched black granite sarcophagus was unearthed two weeks ago by archaeologists in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Construction workers first discovered the ancient coffin, with an alabaster bust buried next to it. Egypt’s Ministry of Antiques appointed a group of archaeologists to carefully open the sarcophagus and find out who or what is…
[ad_1] The man was part of an indigenous tribe of six in the Amazonian state of Rondonia, Brazil, who were wiped out in 1995 by unscrupulous farmers who stole their land. The man fled and is said to have lived there alone for the last 22 years. He became known as the “indigenous man in…
[ad_1] Brian Hayes, an Irish MEP, has told the BBC that European governments are “very aware” of how a no deal hard Brexit could damage the EU. Earlier today, the IMF warned that a Brexit that ends with no deal would inflict significant economic pain, and even catastrophe, across member-states. The economic experts pointed to…
[ad_1] Sweden is struggling to contain more than 60 wildfires, which continue to ravage the country today, with one official claiming that the “entire country is at risk”. An unusual heatwave, which has caused the worst drought in the country since World War Two, has baffled metereologists. More than 20,000 hectares of forest is on…
[ad_1] Professor David Tappin made his remarks on July 17, the 20th anniversary of a tsunami which claimed the lives of 2,500 people in Papua New Guinea, which was the result of the little-understood phenomenon. Most tsunamis – such as the one which resulted in the deaths of 220,000 people in the Indian Ocean in…
[ad_1] Tornado warnings continue to be in place for Keokuk IA, Kahoka MO, Montrose IA until 7.30pm CDT (1.30am BST), according to the National Weather Service (NWS). There is also a Tornado warning for Keosauqua IA, Farmington IA, Bonaparte IA until 7:00pm CDT (1.00am BST). The NWS said in a severe weather statement: “At 6.58pm…
[ad_1] A MASSIVE jet branded a “whale in the sky” made a successful maiden voyage yesterday. A crowd of about 10,000 gathered to watch the Airbus Beluga XL – one of the world’s biggest planes – take off at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in France. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Leopold Traugott made his remarks after a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested the British target of having a withdrawal agreement in place by the October deadline was an “ambitious” challenge, in response to the publication of the White Paper on the subject last Thursday. Mr Traugott, a policy analyst with the Open…
[ad_1] A sheriff in Missouri says a tourist boat has apparently capsized on a lake, leaving eight people dead and several others hospitalized. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says the accident occurred Thursday night after a Ride the Ducks tourist boat reportedly sank on Table Rock Lake with more than…
[ad_1] The Southern Stone County Fire Protection District described the event as a “mass casualty incident” on Thursday. The incident occurred at Table Rock Lake in Stone County, Missouri, and involved the ‘Ride the Ducks’ vessel. Doug Rader, Stone County sheriff, said there were 31 adults and children on board the boat when it capsized.…
[ad_1] Speaking to US news network CNBC, the President reaffirmed his belief good relations between the two leaders was of benefit. He said: “Getting along with President Putin, getting along with Russia, is a positive, not a negative.” But, he threatened a downturn in their relationship could be bad news for Russia. Trump added: “Now…
[ad_1] Iowa’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reported vehicles were missing, roofs had been ripped off, and power lines were down following the weather disaster on Thursday. No individuals were reported injured, but tornado warnings remain in place for many areas in the midwest and tornado belt. The US receives more tornadoes than…
[ad_1] Vehicles are missing, overturned, tops of buildings are gone and trees and power lines are down. There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. But there were reports of several tornados in the area about an hour northeast of Des Moines. Around 27,000 people…
[ad_1] The accusation reinforces the level of hostility between the two nations, which has been exacerbated by President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the reimposition of heavy sanctions. Mahmoud Vaezi, chief of staff to the Iranian President, told Iran’s Mehr News Agency: “Trump asked the Iranian delegation eight times to have a…
[ad_1] A tornado slammed into an agricultural machinery plant in Iowa as some people were working on Thursday and police said a number of people were taken to a local hospital. The tornado hit in the town of Pella, about 65 kilometres southeast of Des Moines. Pella Police Lt. Shane Cox told television station KCCI-TV that…
[ad_1] Vehicles are missing, buildings have been torn apart, and power lines have been destroyed in Marshalltown, however, there are no reports of any casualties so far. Witnesses took to social media to share images and video of the destructive weather event. Multiple videos show that there were two swirling winds circling the city. It…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has asked national security adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington in the fall. That’s the latest update Thursday from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders following Trump’s meeting with Putin earlier this week in Finland. Sanders said “those discussions are already underway” for a fall…
[ad_1] The Trump administration said Thursday that Somalis granted special immigration status in the U.S. can keep the designation, making them one of the few groups permitted to stay in the U.S. under a program that has allowed them to remain here for years. Somalia was first designated for the special status in 1991, following…
[ad_1] CCTV footage shows the tram start to roll away and the woman driver trying to stop it by standing in front of the vehicle and attempting to hold it back with her hands. The woman had no chance of stopping the heavy tram, or even slowing it down, and it soon started to gather…
[ad_1] Pictures include a macabre image of a body-shaped imprint in the ground from where a German airmen fell out of the sky makes up an archive of rare World War One stereoscopic slides to emerge. The chilling photograph shows a group of British Tommies looking down at the impression left in the grass made…
[ad_1] In the same week, he met Donald Trump for a Helsinki summit, videos were released showing his ‘six of the best’ new cutting-edge missile systems – all part of an extensive modernisation of his armoury. One highlighted a test launch of the Kremlin’s newest Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile with a reach across the entire…
[ad_1] The US President has asked his national security advisor John Bolton to make the invitation to Mr Putin. White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said in a tweet: “President Trump asked @Ambjohnbolton to invite President Putin to Washington in the fall and those discussions are already underway.” The latest development in the relationship between the…
[ad_1] The scary skyline appeared in the city of Mogilev, the third largest city in Belarus with a population of around 381,000. Photos taken by local residents shows a huge tornado-shaped black cloud suspended over different parts of the city, The scene turned apocalyptic around 9.30pm and one shocked resident described the scene unfolding before…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor and her government have stayed silent after Mr Trump claimed he misspoke during a press conference with Vladimir Putin – despite repeated requests for comment on the situation by the world’s media. The US leader initially contradicted his intelligence services and said he was not convinced the Kremlin had attempted to…
[ad_1] The White House says President Donald Trump “disagrees” with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to allow the U.S. access to Russians accused of interfering in the 2016 election, in exchange for interviews of Americans the Kremlin accuses of unspecified crimes. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the proposal was “made in sincerity” by Putin…
[ad_1] Over nearly a decade, deaths from liver disease have been rising rapidly in the U.S., new data show. The most pronounced increase between 2009 and 2016 was a 10.5 per cent rise each year in cirrhosis deaths among people 25 to 34 years old, mainly driven by heavy alcohol consumption, researchers report in the…
[ad_1] CNN’s top executive, Jeff Zucker, is undergoing heart surgery and will take a six-week leave of absence from running the news network. CNN said Zucker made the announcement to his staff Thursday following a morning editorial meeting. His top deputy, Michael Bass, will be in charge during his absence. The network said Zucker’s surgery…
[ad_1] Livestock are responsible for about 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and scientists are on a mission to fight global warming by making cows, goats and other animals less gassy. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ruminants such as cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats produce nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide…
[ad_1] Italy has asked the European Commission to set up an agency to oversee the distribution of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday. The new Italian government is looking to limit the number of migrants it lets into the country and has shut its ports to humanitarian rescue ships, saying it is bearing…
[ad_1] An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed a member of the Islamist militant Hamas group on Thursday and wounded three others, Hamas sources and medical officials said. The Israeli military confirmed in a statement that it had carried out an airstrike. It said it targeted Hamas militants who were about to launch balloons rigged with flammable material over…
[ad_1] Montenegro contributes to peace and security in Europe, the government of the recent NATO member said on Thursday, responding to a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that the small republic was not worth defending against attack. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] As deadly attacks by extremists become more brazen in Mali, officials and citizens fear this month’s presidential election will be at risk from growing insecurity. A branch of al-Qaeda even set off a car bomb at the headquarters of a new West African counterterror force late last month, further destabilizing central Mali as extremist…
[ad_1] Israel’s parliament approved controversial legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, but critics warn that it marginalizes minorities. The government says the bill, passed in the early-morning hours, will merely enshrine into law Israel’s existing character. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called its passage a “historic moment in the…
[ad_1] Astronomers may have caught a relatively nearby star munching on a planet or mini-planets. A NASA space telescope noticed that the star suddenly started looking a bit strange last year. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory spotted a 30-fold increase in iron on the edge of the star, which is only 10 million years old, along…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday that Pope Francis must sack an Australian archbishop convicted of concealing child sex abuse. In May, Archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, became the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of not disclosing to police the abuse happening at the hands of another priest. Wilson, who this month…
[ad_1] The navy’s flagship vessel, known as the S-80 Plus, cannot fit into the submarine dock in the Spanish naval base in Cartagena. Officials have now been forced to widen the dock to accommodate the boat – at an estimated cost of £14million (€16million). Problems with the submarine began in 2013 when it emerged the…
[ad_1] By July 15, at least 70 people in Quebec had died of heat-related complications as temperatures climbed to the mid-30s in some parts of the province, with humidex values into the mid-40s. Similar sweltering temperatures have been felt all over the world. In the past two weeks, from California to Oman to Siberia, temperatures have soared, shattering records. Here’s just…
[ad_1] Tensions are on the rise in Pakistan with hundreds arrested and suicide bombings killing two party leaders. Voters go to the polls on July 25 amid allegations interfering judiciary, military and intelligence agencies are favouring ex cricketer Imran Khan over the incumbent party. The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) warned there were…
[ad_1] A 13-year old boy and a 12-year old girl were injured in an apparent shark attack off the Fire Island shore in New York yesterday. The girl, identified by her parents as Lola Pollina during a press conference, said she was wading through the water close to the shore when she felt something scratching…
[ad_1] High unemployment, perennial corruption and a series of recent crises in the country had put Kosovo’s prospects of joining the EU slim in February. But on Wednesday, the commission said it was satisfied with Kosovo’s crackdown on organised crime and corruption, as well as a new demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Once the legislation comes…
[ad_1] Mr Trump was the subject of nearly half a million activists protesting his visit to the UK earlier in July – but now his detractors are taking the fight to Reddit and Google to discredit him further by manipulating search algorithms. So when the term ‘Idiot’ is searched on Google Images, Mr Trump’s image…
[ad_1] And she described how Robert’s death brought anguished memories flooding back about JFK’s murder five years earlier. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Robert Kennedy was shot dead in a hotel in Los Angeles on June 6, 1968. The three-page letter dated July 16, 1968, was written to Vicomtesse…
[ad_1] When is Myanmar’s Martyr’s Day? Myanmar’s Martyr’s day falls on July 19 and is a national holiday. This year, July 19 is a Thursday. What is Martyrs Day? Myanmar’s Martyr’s Day commemorates the assassination of nine leaders of the pre-independence interim government on July 19, 1947. Those killed were the Prime Minister Aung San…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been erupting uninterruptedly since May 3, levelling hundreds of homes and changing the outlook of the tropical paradise. Spellbinding video shows the intense friction of volcanic ash and other debris create lightning inside a steaming cloud released from a lava channel over the Pacific Ocean. Flashes of light can be…
[ad_1] Adul Sam-on, 14, the only member of the group who speaks English, told reporters he was so stunned when the British divers surfaced that he could only say “hello”. “It was magical,” he told a packed press conference in Chiang Rai, “I had to think a lot before I could answer their questions. “It…
[ad_1] China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced the manoeuvres through a notice published by the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration to warn vessels to avoid a stretch of sea spanning from Zhoushan to Wenzhou – off the coast of Taiwan. The exercises reportedly comprise an area the size of Taiwan and are scheduled to last from…
[ad_1] The sections include a 70-foot “walkway of death” which at least two of the victims are thought to have fallen from. Thomas Channon, 18, of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, died last week at the hotel. Tom Hughes, 20, of Wrexham, fell to his death in June near the hotel entrance. Bar worker Natalie Cormack,…
[ad_1] Mr Brunson has been in a Turkish jail since October 2016 for allegedly being a threat to national security. Turkey suspect the pastor has ties to the organisers of the 2016 coup in July to try to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Angry at the US citizen’s detention, Trump tweeted: “A total disgrace that…
[ad_1] President Trump has said the new aircraft will have a brand new red, white and blue colour scheme. This is different from the traditional white and light blue currently in use and will make the plane appear more patriotic as it resembles the American flag. Trump made the announcement in an interview broadcast earlier…
[ad_1] The White House on Wednesday declined to rule out accepting a Russian proposal for the questioning in the United States of Americans sought by the Kremlin for “illegal activities,” including a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow. The proposal arose at Monday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and any…
[ad_1] The heads of the embassies and missions were called for what is assumed to be an ambassadorial meeting, according to sources. It is not yet clear whether this is an annual meeting or a special one-off arrangement. The last North Korean ambassadorial meeting was in July 2015. It was only the 43rd ambassadorial meeting…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel, 64, and second husband Prof Joachim Sauer have gone on a walking holiday in South Tyrol every year since 2008. But the German Chancellor has pulled out of this year’s trip to stay in Berlin with her husband left to go walking on his own. Mrs Merkel has cancelled the holiday due…
[ad_1] The Global Compact For Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has been approved by every UN member state, apart from the US which withdrew from the agreement last year. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said: “The pact is entirely against Hungary’s security interests.” He also claimed the pact “could inspire millions” of migrants and was…
[ad_1] The teen was in the water in Emerald Bay when they became stuck. Orange County lifeguards and other emergency personnel responded to help the swimmer at around 3:30pm local time (11:30pm BST) They were also pinned in the water by their leg under a rock. Fire officials confirmed the teen boy was walking along…
[ad_1] The entire north campus (Old Redwood) of the hospital was evacuated following the incident. Highway 101 was also shut in both directions as the clean-up operation was underway, but it has since been reopened. Santa Rosa Fire Department commented on the incident, stating: “Hazmat Kaiser Hospital. “Santa Rosa Fire and Police along with AMR…
[ad_1] Since the election, there has been great suspicion over the relationship between Trump and President Putin. In the interview, President Trump said he agrees Russia meddled in his victorious election and has said so “numerous times before”. However, he added he believes “Russia’s actions had no impact at all on the outcome of the…
[ad_1] Martyr’s Day is celebrated in Myanmar as a national holiday every year on July 19, and marks a gruesome event in Burmese history. The day has been celebrated since 1948, and has been selected to commemorate the day in 1947 when members of Myanmar’s top independence leaders were assassinated. Since Myanmar has gained its…
[ad_1] Some 175 jihadis may soon attempt to flee back to Spain to join an estimated 37 who have already made the trip, according to the Spanish Department of National Security. The organisation warned Islamist terrorism is “one of the main global threats” and said Madrid must step up action to stamp out jihadist propaganda…
[ad_1] Efforts to locate a Guelph, Ont. man missing in Joshua Tree National Park in California have been significantly scaled back, authorities say. Paul Miller was reported missing after he headed out for a hike Friday morning. A few hours later when he hadn’t returned, his wife contacted park rangers. “You know, we certainly wish…
[ad_1] Jean-Claude Juncker has been fooled by leading Russian pranksters into discussing debates within the EU and his thoughts on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The shock prank call, released to Euronews, represents a huge security breach after Mr Juncker was duped into believing that he was speaking to the new Armenian Prime Minister. The…
[ad_1] Design and development of a new aircraft equipped with high-tech jamming equipment will begin in the near future, according to the Kremlin-run Sputnik News. The claim comes after Donald Trump called on the Pentagon to “immediately” establish a “space force” as a new branch of the US military to counter future threats posed by…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he does not believe Russia is still targeting the United States, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments that Moscow is continuing its attempts to meddle in American elections — a remark White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders later said was misunderstood by the press. Trump on Tuesday tried to walk back…
[ad_1] Boris Johnson, in his first public comments since resigning last week as Britain’s foreign secretary, urged his party in the House of Commons on Wednesday to not abandon a hard Brexit approach while there’s still time. “We have changed tack once, and we can change again,” said Johnson. “We must try now, because we…
[ad_1] A hundred million years ago, in the steamy Cretaceous rainforests of Myanmar, dinosaurs and lizards scampered, birds and insects flitted, and — now we know — snakes slithered and coiled among the trees. From that ancient forest, scientists have found the first ever fossilized baby snake, beautifully preserved in ancient amber. An illustration shows baby snakes…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he does not believe Russia is still targeting the United States, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments that Moscow was continuing its attempts to meddle in American elections. Trump on Tuesday tried to walk back comments that he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin over American intelligence chiefs on Russian…
[ad_1] The 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand were released from hospital Wednesday and made their first public appearance, along with their coach, at a news conference that was broadcast across the country. Here are some of their translated comments. On surviving in the cave The group, expecting to be in the…
[ad_1] Eight suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram have confessed to involvement in the 2014 abduction of some 270 girls from the town of Chibok, the Nigeria Police Force said on Wednesday. The mass abduction of girls from their school caused global outrage and drew attention to the militant group which has killed…
[ad_1] The United States Department of Commerce will launch an investigation into imports of uranium, citing the same concerns about national security that it did before implementing tariffs on steel and aluminum. In a release Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the investigation will cover all aspects of the industry, from mining through enrichment for…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is lifting requirements that some tax-exempt groups disclose the identities of their donors to U.S. tax authorities. The change benefits groups that spend millions of dollars on political ads, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an organization tied to the billionaire Koch brothers. Republicans accused the Internal Revenue Service,…
[ad_1] An iceberg that drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big that it can be seen from space. The European Space Agency (ESA) released an image Tuesday showing the giant iceberg just off the coast of Innaarsuit. A giant iceberg is looming over Innaarsuit. Village residents were moved to higher ground…
[ad_1] Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the arrest in the United States of a 29-year-old woman accused of being a Russian agent was carried out to spoil the positive impact of Monday’s Russia-U.S. summit in Helsinki, the state-run RIA news agency reported. Spokesperson Maria Zakharova was cited as saying there were no grounds for the detention of Russian Maria…
[ad_1] Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread, a vital staple food, thousands of years before they developed agriculture. No matter how you slice it, the discovery detailed on Monday shows that hunter-gatherers in the Eastern Mediterranean achieved…
[ad_1] Talks to cede the largest opposition holdout in southwestern Syria to the government have failed, triggering an intense overnight bombing campaign on the densely populated town. The attack left a dozen people dead and over 100 hurt, activists and rescuers said Wednesday. Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an overnight “frenzied” bombing campaign…
[ad_1] James Comey, the FBI director who was fired last year by President Donald Trump, is urging voters to support Democrats in November’s midterm elections. Comey said on Twitter that the “Republican Congress has proven incapable of fulfilling the Founders’ design that ‘Ambition must … counteract ambition.”‘ That refers to the need for Congress to…
[ad_1] Trackers with dogs are combing part of Joshua Tree National Park in California, searching for Paul Miller, 51, of Guelph Ont. reported missing since heading out for a hike Friday morning. Please Retweet <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/California?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#California</a>! My family friend Paul Miller is missing! Anyone at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoshuaTreeNationalPark?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#JoshuaTreeNationalPark</a> – Contact local authorities and be on the…
[ad_1] British singer Cliff Richard won 210,000 pounds (around $362,000 Cdn) in damages on Wednesday after London’s High Court ruled the BBC had breached his privacy by televising a raid on his house that he said had damaged his reputation and left him feeling violated. The BBC aired footage of detectives searching his home in August 2014 while Richard, 77,…
[ad_1] Elon Musk has apologized for saying a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue is a pedophile. In a pair of tweets late Tuesday, the Tesla CEO said he had “spoken in anger” on Sunday after diver Vern Unsworth accused Musk and SpaceX engineers of orchestrating a “PR stunt” by sending a small submarine…
[ad_1] Words failed Donald Trump. But to some of his staunchest voters, at least the U.S. president hasn’t failed them — not even after Trump’s shambolic press conference in Finland. Trump on Monday endorsed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “powerful” denial about Russian meddling in the U.S. election, undermining his own intelligence community in the process.…
[ad_1] The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are set to make their first public appearance on Wednesday, at a nationally broadcast news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach have been in hospital following a successful…
[ad_1] Last night, Mrs May survived a knife-edge customs union vote after Tory rebels were warned their amendment would trigger a no-confidence vote which could bring down the Government. MPs voted 307 to 301 to overturn an amendment, tabled by the Tory Remainers Nicky Morgan and Stephen Hammond, that would have forced the UK to…
[ad_1] The tech tycoon made the shock allegations after 63-year-old Vern Unsworth dismissed his offer of donating a mini-submarine to the rescue effort as a “PR stunt”. In response Mr Musk, 47, posted a series of tweets and referred to the British caver as “pedo guy”, apparently on the basis that he is a western…
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump jokingly blamed the US intelligence agencies for turning off the lights in the White House today. The incredible moment saw lights in the room suddenly switch off just when President Trump was speaking about his “faith in the intelligence services”. He described the moment as “strange” before continuing with his…
[ad_1] The US leader faced a barrage of criticism from political opponents but also from many in his own party after his comments in Helsinki, with some going as far as branding his words treasonous. Standing alongside Mr Putin at a press conference following talks between the two leaders on Tuesday, Mr Trump said he…
[ad_1] Jim Mattis, the US Defence Secretary, is understood to be open to the idea of speaking with Sergei Shoigu, the Defence Minister for Putin’s Eastern superstate, according to US officials. If Mr Mattis and Mr Shoigu were to have discussions, it would be the first time since 2015 defence chiefs from both superpowers would…
[ad_1] A huge steam-driven explosion, caused by molten rock mixing with seawater, sent the lava bomb crashing through the roof of the boat and into the vessel’s seating area, authorities said. The boat returned to port in Hilo on its own power less than an hour later, and three of the injured, including a woman…
[ad_1] Reports indicate dozens of civilians have been killed after Bashar al-Assad’s army fired numerous rockets on the heavily-populated city, which is located near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Malek al Ghawi, a Nawa resident, commented on the airstrikes, saying: “It’s like doomsday. “There are many corpses in the streets and everyone is unable to pull…
[ad_1] The German man, 52, was walking on Portopetro beach on the south coast of Majorca when a wave dragged him into the sea along with his children in front of his wife. Canoeists came to the aid of the individuals and were able to rescue the son from the water, while the mother was…
[ad_1] MGM Resorts International, the company which runs the Mandalay Bay Hotel, is suing more than 1,000 of the victims in what seems to be an attempt to avoid liability for the attack. Stephen Paddock spent almost a week filling a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel with a stockpile of…
[ad_1] Mr Manafort’s trial in the federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is due to begin on July 25, where he faces charges of bank and tax fraud. Mr Mueller asked US District Judge T.S. Ellis to keep the names of witnesses secret in order to avoid the “risk of undue harassment”.…
[ad_1] Two planes linked to a Miami flight school crashed midair over the Florida Everglades. Police confirmed three people were killed in the crash, and are investigating the possibility that a fourth person was killed. Identities have not yet been released. The crash happened around 1pm local time (6pm BST) on Tuesday, about nine miles…
[ad_1] Twelve Russian military intelligence officers are accused of hacking into the computers of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign and of attempting to penetrate voting systems across the U.S. Below is a timeline of allegations laid out in the indictments announced July 13 as part of the ongoing special counsel probe into Russian activities in the months leading…
[ad_1] The agent had 19 years in the service, and had followed Trump to Europe to work on Presidential Protection. He fell ill on Sunday, July 15. He received critical care from medics in Scotland, but died on Tuesday morning, surrounded by members of his immediate family. The US Secret Service confirmed the death “with…
[ad_1] Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, insisted evidence had been found showing the data had been accessed by the Eastern superstate. He said: “I think what we want to know now is who were those people and what access did they have, and were they actually able to take some of that data…
[ad_1] A U.S. grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Russian woman on charges of acting as an agent of the Russian government, the U.S. Justice Department said. Maria Butina, who studied at American University in Washington and is a founder of the pro-gun Russian advocacy group Right to Bear Arms, was arrested on Sunday and is scheduled to appear on…
[ad_1] Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is still erupting, more than two months after it started, as eruptions and thousands of earthquakes continue to hit the Big Island. A lava bomb struck a tour boat in Hawaii on Monday, injuring 23 people when it was hurtled through the air and through the roof of a tourist vessel.…
[ad_1] Big Island in Hawaii’s volcanic island chain has been under the thumb of violently erupting Kilauea since May, and has shown little signs of an end. Yesterday saw the mountain injure a packed tourist boat as a lava ‘bomb’ exploded through the vessel’s roof. The resulting chaos saw 23 people injured, some were carried…
[ad_1] A massive 5ft (1.5m) wave crashed into the Spanish islands of Majorca and Menorca on Monday morning. The wave, also known as a meteotsunami, struck Citutadella, on the west coast of Menorca and Alcudia in the north of Majorca early on Monday. The phenomenon, also called a rissaga, is caused by rapid changes in…
[ad_1] Special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking immunity for five potential witnesses in the upcoming trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Mueller’s office told a federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday that they were seeking to compel the witnesses to testify under condition of immunity. Prosecutors have not identified the…
[ad_1] The next-generation ’energy-harvesting’ equipment could revolutionise combat by allowing troops to move faster, carry less and power high-tech weapons and equipment. Prototypes of a self-powered, robotic technology is about to be put through its paces by elite soldiers in the US. Designers of the kit, which is worn around the waist and covers the…
[ad_1] Nicaraguan national police and armed pro-government civilians laid siege Tuesday to a symbolically important neighbourhood that has recently become a centre of resistance to President Daniel Ortega’s government. Government forces began advancing on the Monimbo neighbourhood in the city of Masaya, about 26 km southeast of the capital, Managua, before dawn. The same district’s residents rose up…
[ad_1] The head of the top public health agency in the U.S. says the opioid epidemic will be one of his priorities, and he revealed a personal reason for it: His son almost died from taking cocaine contaminated with the powerful painkiller fentanyl. “For me, it’s personal. I almost lost one of my children from…
[ad_1] Italy have long been at loggerheads with the EU, feeling it is unfairly expected to take the weight of migrants flocking to Europe from Africa. This week, 500 Libyan migrants arrived in Europe with an equal share of responsibility divided between EU member states to lighten the burden on Italy. A deal was struck…
[ad_1] A funeral will be held in Texas this weekend for three members of a Calgary family killed in a head-on crash there last Saturday, while another service will take place at a Sikh temple back in Calgary in the coming weeks. A Calgary couple along with their three children and the children’s grandmother were…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies. At a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit in Helsinki…
[ad_1] The discovery was made by members of the Russian Academy of Science during construction works of the Tavrida motorway being built to connect the city of Kerch with the city of Sevastapol in the Crimean Peninsula. The cave was discovered about a month ago and consists of several galleries, which are all interconnected in…
[ad_1] An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said. They were aboard a tour boat that takes visitors to see lava plunging into the ocean from the long-erupting Kilauea volcano that has been…
[ad_1] Hong Kong on Tuesday kickstarted a process that could lead to a ban on a group that promotes secession from China, the first time since the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997 that it has sought to outlaw a political organization. The move against the Hong Kong National Party comes at…
[ad_1] The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Tuesday for its treatment of 2012 protests by the Pussy Riot punk band in a Moscow cathedral, saying the band members had been subjected to humiliating treatment and judged too severely. The anti-Kremlin group are known for a series of high-profile protests including most recently activists who ran…
[ad_1] Former U.S. President Barack Obama makes his highest-profile speech Tuesday since leaving office, urging people around the world to respect human rights and other values under threat in an address marking the 100th anniversary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s birth. While not directly mentioning his successor, President Donald Trump, Obama’s speech in South Africa was expected to counter many of…
[ad_1] Johnny Depp has settled lawsuits with his former business managers that put a spotlight on the actor’s lavish lifestyle. Depp’s representatives said on Monday that the Pirates of the Caribbean star had settled litigation filed against The Management Group, which he accused in January 2017 seeking more than $25 million over alleged financial abuse and…
[ad_1] The 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded cave will be discharged from hospital and hold a news conference Wednesday to satisfy huge media interest in their story, a government official said. “We want to reduce public curiosity,” Sansern Kaewkamnerd told Reuters on Tuesday. The boys, aged 11…
[ad_1] Indiana authorities say DNA led them to a man they arrested and charged in connection with the 1988 assault and death of an eight-year-old girl. John Miller, 59, of Grabill was arrested and preliminarily charged, in nearby Fort Wayne, with murder, child molestation and confinement of someone under 14 years old, 30 years after April Tinsley’s body was…
[ad_1] Exactly seven months before the 2016 presidential election, Russian government hackers made it onto a Democratic committee’s network. One of their carefully crafted fraudulent emails had hit pay dirt, enticing an employee to click a link and enter her password. That breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was the first significant step in…
[ad_1] The last American media question for Donald Trump was, in a way, a lifeline. As the U.S. president stood with Russia’s Vladimir Putin after their one-on-one summit in Helsinki on Monday, the Associated Press’s Jonathan Lemire rose to put a query to Trump. “Just now, President Putin denied having anything to do with the election interference…
[ad_1] Maria Butina has been charged with trying to create a secret connection between the US and Russian officials on behalf of the Russian government in a scheme that began in 2013. She is the latest person to be arrested in the ongoing investigation into meddling in the 2016 US election. The arrest came just…
[ad_1] Hawaii officials say the explosion yesterday was caused by lava oozing into the ocean, which sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a tour boat just off Big Island. Hawaii tour boat operators plan to keep taking visitors to see lava spewing from the volcano. However, they will follow the Coast Guard’s revised…
[ad_1] Firebrand deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini told a press conference in Moscow he would work to ensure sanctions imposed by the EU after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 are lifted. Rebellious Hungary and the current incumbents of the European Council’s rotating presidency are mounting pressure on the Brussels leadership to do more business…
[ad_1] Writer and activist Sam Husseini held up a handwritten sign reading “Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty” in front of the world’s media as they waited for Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to arrive. As security officials attempted to snatch the paper from his hands, Husseini reportedly said: “I want to ask a question about this…
[ad_1] The protestors – three women and one man – were charged with violating the rules for spectators at sporting events and wearing police uniforms illegally. In addition to their 15-day prison sentences, they were banned from attending sports events for three years. The clash between France and Croatia, which France won 4-2, was briefly…
[ad_1] Britain’s Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had fined the officially designated pro-Brexit campaign group 61,000 pounds ($106,065 Cdn) for breaching spending rules in the 2016 referendum and referred it to the police. Two years since voting 51.9-48.1 to leave the EU, the United Kingdom, the political elite and business remain deeply divided over…
[ad_1] Vanuatu sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active area in the world More than 90 per cent of earthquakes occur there. The area has also seen 22 of the 25 biggest volcanic eruptions in history. The island particularly close to the British monarchy, as it made Prince Charles an…
[ad_1] To celebrate World Emoji Day, more than 70 new characters are coming to the emoji palette. The new emojis are intended to better represent the vast demographic of users, including all different hair types and skin tones, as well as more expressive faces. There will be a cold face, a party face, a pleading…
[ad_1] Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic won scores of admirers on Twitter as she embraced Croatia’s players following the 4-2 defeat to France in Moscow yesterday. The politician, who was sitting in the stadium’s VIP section, appeared tearful as she hugged Croatia’s star midfielder and captain Luka Modric. Dressed in the team’s red-and-white shirt, she whispered into his…
[ad_1] Media gathered in Helsinki for the press conference this afternoon where where the duo answered questions about the in-depth discussions. The Russian leader again denied any interference in the 2016 US election but admitted he wanted Mr Trump to win the vote. Putin was also astonishingly forced to deny having compromising material on the…
[ad_1] The Republican firebrand sided with the Kremlin and seemed to accept Putin’s denial of US election meddling during a joint press conference on Monday. And the President gave no criticism of Russia or the cyber-hacking of the 2016 election US intelligence agencies say the leader of the Eastern superstate co-ordinated. Former CIA director John…
[ad_1] Mr Lemaître proposed on theoretical grounds the universe was expanding, which was later confirmed observationally by Edwin Hubble, in what is known as Hubble’s Law. He is also acknowledged with proposing the concept the universe expanded from an initial point, which he called the “primeval atom” or “the Cosmic Egg, exploding at the moment…
[ad_1] The fire broke out on Friday evening near the park’s western edge, and evacuations orders and advisories are in place. Daniel Swain, a UCLA climatologist, declared the fire is “likely to burn for many days and may eventually become a major threat” to the National Park. One firefighter lost his life on Saturday morning…
[ad_1] Land formed by lava flowing from Mount Kilauea first appeared offshore last Thursday, off the northern edge of the Big Island, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was noted by the Hawaii Volcano Observatory on Friday, as they took a morning flight over the island. The new island is only a…
[ad_1] New START is a 10-year nuclear arms reduction treaty which was signed by the US and Russia in April 2010, and can be extended by up to five years following the ratification of both parties. The treaty called for deployable nuclear warheads and bombs to be capped at no more than 1,550, the number…
[ad_1] US Pacific Fleet spokesman Captain Charlie Brown confirmed to USNI News that the The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) ship has been operating in the exclusive economic zone since July 11. USNI News understands it is a Dongdiao-class auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) spy vessel. Captain Brown: “We expect the ship…
[ad_1] REUTERS It is great to be with you… Donald Trump shakes Vladimir Putin’s hand at their meeting in the Pres The pair pledged to thaw relations between the two countries, which the US President said “has never been worse” but “that changed as of about four hours ago.” Mr Trump, who gave Mr Putin…
[ad_1] A volcanic explosion sent a “lava bomb”through the roof of the vessel. The Hawaii County Fire Department, confirmed the incident occurred early Monday morning. The lava bomb punctured the roof leaving a large gaping hole in the vessel and damaging one of the boat’s railings. The boat returned to its origin of Wailoa Harbor…
[ad_1] A 29-year-old Russian woman living in Washington has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Maria Butina, a student at American University and a founder of the pro-gun rights Russian advocacy organization Right to Bear…
[ad_1] Prices could go much higher if President Donald Trump continues to pressurise Iran, with Brent crude currently trading at $70 per barrel. In early 2016, the commodity fell to less than $30 per barrel after trading at more than $100 in 2014. However, last week there was the biggest one-day drop in two years,…
[ad_1] Sky News cameras caught the moment that President Donald Trump winked at Vladimir Putin as the two leaders met to speak about trade, nuclear weapons and China. President Trump told the press: “I think we have great opportunities together as two countries that frankly have not been getting along very well over the last…
[ad_1] Dramatic footage has shown the moment the lava bomb exploded through the roof of the vessel, sending a red-hot plume of lava and smoke high into the air. Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency confirmed 23 passengers on board the boat were injured after an explosion at an ocean entry point of Big Island on…
[ad_1] On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said some oil buyers could get waivers to keep buying Iranian supplies, despite recent sanctions imposed on the country – something of a climbdown as industry experts warn of volatility ahead. President Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and restored sanctions on…
[ad_1] The fund said it had cut its 2018 growth forecasts for Eurozone countries, including Britain, because of softer-than-expected first quarter performance coupled with tighter financial conditions due to political uncertainty. It has now reduced the Eurozone’s growth forecast for this year from 2.4 percent to 2.2 percent, with Britain cut to 1.4 percent from…
[ad_1] The SpaceX founder, 47, regularly sits in the world’s lists of the most rich and powerful. South African Mr Musk is acknowledged as a revolutionary force in aerospace services, combining his engineering skills with visionary ideals. He is best known for founding the rocket company SpaceX and for being CEO of Tesla. The two…
[ad_1] On a trip in which Donald Trump dumbfounded allies and his usual critics in the Democrat Party with comments concerning European Union and British leaders, the U.S. president ended with a news conference performance at his first head-to-head summit with Russia President Vladimir Putin that had even some Republicans shaking their heads. Democrats had…
[ad_1] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused any exemption requests, insisting the US wants to maintain “unprecedented” pressure on Tehran. After ripping up American participation in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Donald Trump ordered sections to be imposed on Tehran. A number of major European companies have business with Iran…
[ad_1] Roberto Moncalvo, president of Italian farming union Coldiretti, told the Italian National Assembly today the UK’s exit from the EU in March 2019 would “weaken” Italy’s farming industry and export trade. Coldiretti is the leading Italian union of farmers at national and European level. It has offices in every region and province in Italy,…
[ad_1] The fiery nationalist also commented on the Trump-Putin summit, saying he expected the US leader to lecture Russia on the “illegal” annexation of Crimea. Mr Gorka said: “If [the European Union] serves the interests of its citizens, then that’s a good thing. But if it harms [the interests of its citizens] and isn’t transparent,…
[ad_1] Security guards scrambled to restrain a man as he held aloft a sign reading “Nuclear weapons ban treaty” ahead of the Russian and US Presidents arriving to their post-summit press conference. Shock video showed the suited man, writer and activist Sam Husseini being bundled out of the room after trying to catch the attention…
[ad_1] The United States is ready to join direct negotiations with the Taliban in an effort to end the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan, Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander, said on Monday, amid growing speculation about possible peace talks. The comment follows increased diplomatic efforts to seek talks following unprecedented scenes of unarmed Taliban…
[ad_1] About 400 migrants aboard two border patrol ships disembarked in a Sicilian port Monday after a half-dozen European countries promised to take some of them in rather than leave Italy alone to process their asylum claims. Italy’s hardline, anti-migrant government had kept the two military ships from docking at Pozzallo for two days until…
[ad_1] Office space sharing company WeWork says it is no longer serving red or white meat at company events. In an email to employees Thursday, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Miguel McKelvey said the company won’t serve pork, poultry or red meat, and it won’t allow employees to expense meals that include those meats to…
[ad_1] Kensington Palace has released family photos of Prince Louis in the arms of his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to mark the baby boy’s christening. The four official photos were taken at Clarence House in London after Louis was baptized in the chapel at St. James’s Palace on July 9. The Duchess of Cambridge…
[ad_1] There will be no second referendum on Brexit, a spokesperson for Theresa May said on Monday, repeating the British prime minister’s belief that her plan for leaving the European Union was the only way to get a deal that meets the government’s aims. “The British public have voted to leave the European Union. There…
[ad_1] Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are meeting in Helsinki today for high-profile talks Mr Trump began the talks by congratulating the Russian president on his country’s hosting of the World Cup. The US leader said: “First of all Mr President, I’d like to congratulate you on a really great World Cup.” Mr Trump also…
[ad_1] It’s been five years since Detroit, Mich. bottomed out after decades of decline, admitting in the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy filing ever that the country’s one-time industrial engine could no longer pay its bills. The turnaround since then has been remarkable, with major investments that have brought new jobs, the rebirth of neighbourhoods whose best…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea is continuing to cause disruption on the Big Island with lava spreading across its landscape. The Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reported an explosion that occurred at the Halemaumau Crater on Mount Kilauea’s summit at 3.26am local time on Sunday (July 15). In the shocking footage, lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano rapidly flows…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with community leaders of southern Israeli towns bordering Gaza, warning that Israel is engaged in a “lengthy battle.” Netanyahu’s visit on Monday comes a day after an informal ceasefire took hold to end 24 hours of fighting with Hamas militants that had threatened to devolve into all-out war. Israel pounded Hamas targets…
[ad_1] The 12 members of the Wild Boars football team and their coach are expected to leave hospital this week after they were trapped underground in a flooded cave for a marathon two weeks. Photos released by the health ministry show the young football team members crowded around a sketch of Kunan writing messages on…
[ad_1] The US President is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with Russia’s leader later on Monday. But hours before the talks, he launched an attack against his own country’s policies, arguing previous administrations have deteriorated relations between Moscow and Washington. He wrote on Twitter: “President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to…
[ad_1] Mr Tusk fired back at Mr Trump in the diplomatic spat last night, insisting Brussels is “best friends” with the United States. The Polish official tweeted: “America and the EU are best friends. Whoever says we are foes is spreading fake news.” Mr Tusk took a further dig at Mr Trump as the American…
[ad_1] The baseless attack was launched on Sunday against one of the British divers whose extraordinary skills resulted in the trapped group being located. The group – 12 boys aged 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old football coach – were trapped in a flooded cave complex in Thailand for weeks. The dramatic rescue operation saw…
[ad_1] The manhunt was launched in Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Armed police have flooded the Copper Coast town an have warned residents to follow their orders. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said a dangerous police operation was underway and that shots had been fired. He said: “It’s very early stages on…
[ad_1] John Bolton said Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Stalin at a time when “activity” in Russia was more brutal than it is in the 21st Century, and people who criticise the President risk having the historical memory of “fruit flies”. Mr Bolton stated: “Franklin Roosevelt met with Joseph Stalin at a time when activity…
[ad_1] With rattled world capitals watching, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are ready to go one-on-one in a summit that plays out against a backdrop of fraying Western alliances, a new peak in the investigation into Russian election meddling and fears that Moscow’s aggression may go unpunished. Monday’s meeting was condemned in…
[ad_1] According to the South African Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the fire broke out at 1.25am local time (12.25am BST) on Sunday morning at the Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo, north of Johannesburg. The AMCU commented on the deaths, saying: “AMCU mourns the death of five trapped workers in a burning copper mine.…
[ad_1] Mr Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker are in Beijing to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for an annual China-EU leaders meeting. Mr Tusk said there was still time to prevent conflict and chaos, after world leaders had placed repeated trade tariffs on one another’s countries. China and the US are currently engaged…
[ad_1] Vernon Unsworth is a British cave explorer, now living near Tham Luang, Thailand. He was the first foreign responder on the scene when the twelve members of the Wild Boars football team and their coach disappeared, and he credits calling fellow British divers to the scene with saving the operation. The 63-year-old told The…
[ad_1] State news agency SANA, citing a military source, said the missile hit near a strategic air base. They said in a statement missiles struck near Neirab military airport. They said: “The Zionist enemy (Israel) targeted with its missiles one of our military positions north of the Neirab military airport. “The damage was only material.”…
[ad_1] Football supporters poured into the streets across the country after France’s second World Cup win and police were called in to combat violence as riots erupted. In the southeast city of Annecy, police reported a 50-year-old man died after breaking his neck when he jumped into a canal as the final whistle blew to…
[ad_1] Mr Emery was reported missing at 6am local time on Sunday morning after going swimming with friends at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. Police Inspector Marty Schulenberg commented on the accident, stating: “They went out for a swim and unfortunately he did not emerge after diving in. “We responded along with Hamilton Fire and…
[ad_1] David Lassoff, the head of IncredibleGifts, insisted the price of the hats could double from between $9 (£6.80) and $12 (£9.07) to at least $20 (£15.11) if he is forced to leave his Chinese manufacturers and produce the hats in the US. He claimed to have sold hundreds of thousands of the hat, which…
[ad_1] Celebrations turned to chaos in France with riots and looting in Paris as millions of French fans had been celebrating their team’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in the World Cup final. In the French capital a bar was vandalised and thirty young people wearing ski masks ransacked a shop in the Champs-Elysées while smiling…
[ad_1] The US leader touched down at Helsinki airport at 8.55pm local time (6.55pm BST), on Sunday evening, and was greeted on the runway by the US Ambassador to Finland Robert Pence. Speaking ahead of his meeting with Mr Putin on Monday morning, President Trump said he had “low expectations” for the encounter, but noted…
[ad_1] But it almost ended in disaster for the 35-year-old from Cheddar, Somerset, when he was guiding the second-to-last boy, who wore a fullface breathing mask, through the pitch black tunnels of the cave. After losing his grip on the “dive line” he was using to navigate, Mr Jewell spent four horrific minutes adrift in…
[ad_1] Mr Trump has lashed out at Brussels’ trading policies with the US, during a pre-summit interview with CBS News, dubbing the EU in the same category as Russia and China as trade rivals. He told CBS News: “I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade.” President of…
[ad_1] The sponsors of the Russian “troll factory” that meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign have launched a new American website ahead of the U.S. midterm election in November. Russian bots and trolls are deploying increasingly sophisticated, targeted tools. And a new indictment suggests the Kremlin itself was behind previous hacking efforts in support…
[ad_1] France fans did justice to the national team’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in the World Cup final on Sunday, pouring into Paris’ Champs-Elysées by the tens of thousands to celebrate with cheers, stomping and song in an explosion of joy. The win marked the second time in 20 years that France has won the World…
[ad_1] Authorities say a crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on a highway in New Mexico has killed three people and injured 22 others, three of them critically. Three people died in the wreck early Sunday, but it’s unclear if they were bus passengers or in a semitruck, pickup truck or car…
[ad_1] Photos France won its second ever World Cup trophy after beating Croatia 4-2 on Sunday in Russia. France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final in Russia, their 1st Cup win since 1998 Posted: Jul 15, 2018 3:53 PM ET | Last Updated: July 15 Report Typo or Error|Send Feedback [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The CZECH Republic has refused to take any of the 450 migrants that Italy rescued from an overcrowded migrant boat from the Mediterranean on Saturday, and branded Rome’s shared responsibility plan as “a road to hell”. Italy refused to accept all 450 migrants to its shores after the rescue, in the EU’s first test…
[ad_1] Macron appears ecstatic despite being very wet at the winners presentation after France won the World Cup after beating Croatia 4-2 in the thrilling final match in Russia. A huge umbrella has been held over Putin’s head but the French leader does not seem to be so lucky. Despite being extremely wet, Macron embraced…
[ad_1] Four members of the anti-Kremlin group burst into the pitch at the Luzhniki stadium. Two reached the middle of the pitch. Putin watched in shirtsleeves as police swiftly rounded up the intruders and dragged them into detention. They appeared to be dressed in suits and hats. One of the protesters was reported to be…
[ad_1] Russian protest group Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility for four people who ran onto the field and disrupted the World Cup final in Moscow. The punk band says in a statement posted on their Twitter feed Sunday that the disruption was a protest. Four people charged onto the field in the 52nd minute simultaneously in what…
[ad_1] French fans jumped in the air, threw drinks and set off flares after going one up thanks to an own goal from Croatia’s Mario Mandžukić. He is the first player to score an own goal in a World Cup final. However, mintues later Croatia equalised. But 10 minutes on, France scored from the penalty…
[ad_1] Seismic activity is still causing disruption on the Big Island, changing Hawaii’s landscape forever. The Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reported an explosion that occurred at the Halemaumau Crater on Mount Kilauea’s summit at 3.26am local time on Sunday (June 15). It is the second reported explosion on the mount’s summit in Big Island in as many days. The agency…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump says “nothing bad … maybe some good” will come out of his summit Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Finland. When asked in a television interview, “What’s your goal from the Putin meeting?” Trump said he’s going into it with “low expectations. I’m not going with high expectations.” He told CBS News that he…
[ad_1] The US President claimed his negotiating tactics were helping build peaceful relations with hostile foreign powers like North Korea. Mr Putin and Mr Trump will meet at a summit in Helsinki on Monday, with thousands of human rights’ protestors marching in the Finland capital on Sunday. The White House chief even admitted he got…
[ad_1] Scottish police say they have arrested a man in connection with a Greenpeace protest that breached a no-fly security zone and flew a banner close to the golf resort where U.S. President Donald Trump was staying. The paraglider carried a banner reading “Trump: Well Below Par” Friday night over Trump’s Turnberry resort in western…
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Theresa May said U.S. President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice Trump said last week she had ignored. “He told me I should sue the EU,” May told BBC television. “Sue the EU. Not go into negotiations — sue them.”…
[ad_1] The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday at the presidential palace in Helsinki comes after a tumultuous meeting of NATO countries in Brussels last week. At the top of the agenda are issues such as western sanctions against Russia since the annexation of Crimea, denuclearization and Russia’s…
[ad_1] A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militant groups appeared to be holding on Sunday, ending the most intensive flare-up in violence around the Palestinian enclave since a 2014 war. In a day of fierce fighting on Saturday, Israel carried out dozens of air strikes in Gaza, killing two people, and Gaza militants fired more than 100 rockets across the…
[ad_1] Tourism chiefs have been promising action for some months now after expressing concern that unlimited booze is at the root of the islands’ anti-social behaviour problems. Now, it is understood, discussions are progressing over the idea of ruling out totally free and unrestricted alcohol in the main holiday resorts and the suggestion is likely…
[ad_1] The shock claims have been made by the diplomat in the same week Donald Trump is due to meet Vladimir Putin for a bilateral summit aimed at improving relations between the US and Russia. Asked about Russia’s continued support for the Syrian dictator, President Bashar al-Assad, Mr Lavrov said the state is being realistic…
[ad_1] A HUGE earthquake registering magnitude 6.2 has struck Yemen, according to the United States Geological Survey . [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Archaeologists are hoping the mummification workshop will provide fresh insight into the chemical make-up of the oils used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their dead. The burial shaft, which is over 2,000 years old, is believed to date back to the Saite-Persian period, approximately 664-404 BC. The shaft was originally discovered in April of…
[ad_1] AFP/GETTY Mr Trump’s got it covered as he waves to his critics, then gets back to his beloved golf The US president was greeted with boos and chants on what was supposed to be a day of relaxation at one of his plush Scottish resorts. But he responded with a wave at Turnberry’s Ailsa…
[ad_1] The US and Russian leaders will gather in Helsinki for a private meeting which, critics warn, may undermine Nato’s position. Alexander Vershbow, deputy secretary general of Nato until 2016, and a former US ambassador to Russia, said: “They will meet alone, and all the preparations in the world by his national security adviser John…
[ad_1] Oxygen masks deployed as the cabin depressurised and the Dublin to Croatia flight diverted to Frankfurt in Germany on Friday, with 33 needing treatment. Police said some were bleeding from ears, others had headaches and nausea. A passenger said that the air went cold, oxygen masks dropped and there was a “dive of 3,000m…
[ad_1] HUNGARIAN passengers are furious after it was announced yesterday that from 12PM on the 24th July Uber is indefinitely suspending it service in the country. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The campaign platform ‘Ciutat’ (‘City for the person who lives in it’) this morning staged a demonstration in front of thousands of travellers passing through Palma airport. They held up huge banners to protest about mass tourism and chanted “a flight every minute is untenable” in the arrivals lounge. The protestors say too many…
[ad_1] An Israeli airstrike destroyed a vacant multi-storey building in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing two teenagers who were passing by, local health officials said, and Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel. It was one of the most serious flare-ups of fighting since the 2014 Israel-Gaza war, but Israel’s chief military…
[ad_1] Lava channels flowing into the ocean bed have caused an island to appeal in the sea just from Kapaho Bay. And lava is “oozing” from the island, according to the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency. The agency has warned residents to steer clear of the active lava flow, due to the possibility of lava spilling…
[ad_1] A vessel operated by EU border agency Frontex and another owned by Italy’s tax police picked up the migrants on Saturday near the Italian island of Linosa – more than 100 nautical miles from Malta. Last night, Malta said the people travelling on the packed vessel were Italy’s responsibility but Italian Interior Minister Matteo…
[ad_1] An ancient mummy was carefully carried out of the the eerie 9.8ft sarcophagus that dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 BC and 30 BC. Shockingly, the frightening find is still intact after being dusted off, with little decay to the bones and skull. The unknown corpse was also found in the same…
[ad_1] Archaeologists in Egypt have stumbled upon a new discovery dating back more than 2,500 years near Egypt’s famed pyramids at an ancient necropolis south of Cairo. The discovery, which includes a mummification workshop and a shaft used as a communal burial place, is located at the vast Saqqara necropolis, part of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage…
[ad_1] Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page said she died at 6:02 p.m. but…
[ad_1] Somali security forces shot dead three extremists wearing soldiers’ uniforms, foiling an attempted al-Shabaab attack on the presidential palace that began with a car bomb exploding, police said Saturday. The confrontation came a week after an attack on the nearby interior ministry compound in Mogadishu killed at least nine people, again raising questions about…
[ad_1] A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday. Susan Atrach is accused of accessing Gomez’ accounts several times from June 2015 to February…
[ad_1] Last Sunday was supposed to be an ordinary work day for Henok Berhane, who works as a flight technician with Ethiopian Airlines. When he reported for duty in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, he and other crew members were told they would be on board a VIP flight to Khartoum, Sudan. But once the aircraft carrying…
[ad_1] A roving press conference. Reporters piling into golf carts and running along fairways trying to keep up. A protester scattering golf balls marked with swastikas. The last time Donald Trump travelled to Scotland was in 2016, hours after the Brexit vote and shortly after he became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. He created a…
[ad_1] The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued after being trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well and are eager to eat their favourite comfort foods after their expected discharge from a hospital next week. All of them are expected to be discharged from Chiang Rai Prachanukroh on Thursday, Thai Public Health Minister…
[ad_1] The 12 young footballers and their coach said they were feeling strong after their 16 day ordeal. The boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach were saved in a daring three-day mission in northern Thailand, which ended on Tuesday. An international team of elite diving experts and Thai Navy SEALS launched the heroic rescue…
[ad_1] A total of 12,000 police officers and 3,000 rescue workers have been deployed to the capital’s streets and its suburbs for France’s national day today, which just two years ago brought terror on the streets of Nice when an ISIS jihadi ploughed a truck through crowds killing 86 people. Another 2,000 counter-terrorism “Sentinelle” soldiers…
[ad_1] Local reports said he was naked when he was found near the Red Lion pub in Magaluf’s Punta Ballena strip. He is understood to have undergone an emergency op at Majorca’s Son Espases Hospital. It is not known if he was injured in an accident or whether he was viciously attacked in the holiday…
[ad_1] Jean-Claude Juncker was stumbling so much on Wednesday that world leaders including the Dutch Prime Minister forced to hold him up. Footage from the summit shows the 63-year-old being held up as he makes his way down the stairs and stumbling as he attempts to walk. Speaking on Friday, European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas…
[ad_1] The contentious employment strategy has sparked protests amongst existing Commission staff and trade unions amid growing concerns that well-connected candidates were people given preferential treatment for roles earning over €4,500 a month. This is not the first time the Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body, has been criticised for its employment strategy after Jean-Claude…
[ad_1] The mass deployment of 110,000 riot police, soldiers and medical emergency staff was ordered as France remains on high alert for terrorist attacks. The annual Bastille Day military parade, which salutes the attack on the Bastille fortress during the French Revolution on July 14, 1789, will take place on Saturday, followed by World Cup…
[ad_1] Theresa May introduced the US President to members of Britain’s elite service the SAS and cadets training to be the next generation of army officers. The two also were treated to a military display of training exercises and Chinook and Apache helicopters. The location for the start of a day of talks with Mrs…
[ad_1] The White House’s official Twitter account, which has over 17million followers, said Donald Trump was “departing from the UK” ahead of his trip to Scotland, which to the amusement of millions of Twitter followers, is still in the UK. The White House tweeted: “Today, Donald Trump and Melania Trump had tea with Her Majesty…
[ad_1] A prison inmate serving a life term for two murders is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. And it’s legal. Minnesota law bars inmates from running for state-level offices, but they can run for federal office. Leonard Richards is keenly aware of the loophole, and he’s unsuccessfully sought federal office several times…
[ad_1] Mr Noguera declared plans to restrict the number of available hotel rooms and guests beds in from 80,000 to 65,000, in a bid to place a strict cap on those arriving to the city of Palma de Majorca. This comes amid overcrowding concerns on the island, forcing Majorca’s government to launch measures in order…
[ad_1] Duangpetch Promthep, nicknamed Dom, revealed the extraordinary difficulty of their 18-day ordeal after they became stranded deep underground on June 23. He explained that the ledge had been so small not all of the group – 12 boys and their football coach, Ekkapol Chantawong, 25 – had been able to sit down at the…
[ad_1] The blunder sent shockwaves across the country after a member of the public posted a photograph from the event on social media. Town hall chiefs in Santa Fe decided to mark July 9 by hoisting the national flags of all the countries on the American continent that had existed since the main square was…
[ad_1] Alex Childress, 17, encountered the giant hogweed while on a landscaping job and is being treated in hospital. The plant touched him as he pruned a bush, and he initially thought the irritation on his face and arms was sunburn. His father told local next channel WTVR that when his son showered later “the…
[ad_1] Thick black smoke can be seen pouring out of the Bell Media Tower. Dozens of firefighters are gathered at the Place Montréal Trust complex on the corner of McGill College Avenue and Ste-Catherine Street. The blaze is believed to be on the roof of the 30-storey building. More to follow… [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Thousands crammed the streets of central London on Friday to vent their anger over Donald Trump’s first official visit to Britain, blowing horns, waving banners and hoisting a bright orange effigy of the U.S. president on their shoulders. Filing past palaces of high-end commerce — Apple, Burberry, Brooks Brothers — marchers criticized Trump’s policies…
[ad_1] British detectives investigating the poisoning of two people by the nerve agent Novichok in southwestern England said Friday that a small bottle found in the home of one of the victims tested positive for the deadly substance. Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45, were sickened on June 30 in a town not far…
[ad_1] Scarlett Johansson has pulled out of the film Rub & Tug after her plans to portray a transgender man prompted a backlash. In a statement to Out.com on Friday, Johansson says she’s withdrawing from the project “in light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting.” Johansson was cast to play transgender man Dante ‘Tex’…
[ad_1] The rare animals were among 14 being taken to the Tsavo East reserve in southern Kenya from their homes in Nairobi and Lake Nakuru national parks. Officials believe the rhinos may have died from salt poisoning after drinking salty water in their new environment. Dr Paula Kahumbu, a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and CEO of…
[ad_1] Thousands crammed the streets of central London on Friday to vent their anger over Donald Trump’s first official visit to Britain, blowing horns, waving banners and hoisting a bright orange effigy of the U.S. president on their shoulders. Filing past palaces of high-end commerce — Apple, Burberry, Brooks Brothers — marchers criticized Trump’s policies…
[ad_1] Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya after wildlife workers moved them from the capital to a new national park, the government said Friday, calling the toll “unprecedented” in more than a decade of such transfers. Preliminary investigations point to salt poisoning as the rhinos tried to adapt to saltier water in…
[ad_1] The US President is due to visit his golf course at Turnberry which regularly hosts the Open where he is expected to join up with his son Eric. The two are expected to be holding private meetings with business figures who have been flown in for private meetings with the President. Former Ukip leader…
[ad_1] The boys planned to explore the cave for just an hour, a casual jaunt to relax after soccer practice, but the waters rose. The teammates climbed higher, using their hands to feel the walls for a crawl space that would lead to safer, higher ground. Those handprints were among the first signs of where the…
[ad_1] A federal grand jury has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking offences related to the 2016 presidential election, the Justice Department announced on Friday. The grand jury indictment, part of Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe, alleges intelligence officers of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) hacked into the computer networks of the Hillary Clinton…
[ad_1] Donald Trump criticised the American broadcaster during a live press conference with Theresa May. The US President claimed CNN was “fake news” as he refused to answer a question from one of their reporters. Mr Trump pointed at Fox News reporter John Roberts to ask a question when a CNN journalist asked if he…
[ad_1] Three years after going off the air, Downton Abbey is coming back as a movie. Focus Features said Friday that it will this summer begin production on a Downton film that will reunite the Crawley family on the big screen. Series creator Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay and will produce. The long-rumoured film adaptation is likely…
[ad_1] Africa’s ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk, is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest and oldest dying abruptly in recent years. Nine of the 13 oldest baobabs, aged between 1,000 and 2,500 years, have died over the past dozen years, according to a study published in the scientific journal…
[ad_1] The US President made his remarks during the course of an extraordinary press conference at Chequers held jointly with UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr Trump has sparked fears of a trade war with the bloc after his decision to impose tariffs of 25 percent and 10 percent on imported steel and aluminium respectively.…
[ad_1] The killer has cut up the tiny chicks and then carefully placed the wings next to their bodies to give the appearance of an angel. Residents in Porthleven, Cornwall, fear it has all the hallmarks of the infamous cat killer who is thought to have killed, dismembered and decapitated nearly 500 cats across England…
[ad_1] Ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due to return to Pakistan on Friday in a high-stakes gamble to galvanize their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 general election. On Friday afternoon, thousands of police had been deployed in the central…
[ad_1] President Sergio Mattarella has made a rare intervention in Italian politics to end a dispute within the ruling coalition over a migrant boat, angering right-wing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Mattarella contacted Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte late on Thursday to express his concern about the plight of 67 migrants rescued at sea and brought to…
[ad_1] Eurozone ministers agreed on Thursday on a set of commitments for Bulgaria to fulfil before entering the eurozone. Sofia meets the preliminary criteria to start its bid to adopt the common currency, as its inflation is at low levels, public finances are in a healthy state and its currency, the Bulgarian Lev, is pegged…
[ad_1] Mallorca’s upmarket capital of Palma has become the latest holiday destination to join the crackdown on anti-social behaviour with a raft of new rules for tourists. The city’s council yesterday approved a “Regulation Ordinance for the civic use of public spaces to improve coexistence in leisure areas”. Councillor for security, Angelica Pastor said: “This ordinance…
[ad_1] Residents in Innaarsuit are on standby for evacuation because a giant iceberg is looming over the island community in northwestern Greenland. The iceberg is so big it’s grounded on the sea floor. On Tuesday a small section of it collapsed and caused large waves. Residents are afraid a tsunami will occur if the iceberg calves. Rivers near the…
[ad_1] Algeria’s deadly expulsions of migrants into the Sahara Desert have nearly ground to a halt after widespread condemnation and the abrupt firing of two top security officials. The expulsions have all but ended since The Associated Press reported less than three weeks ago that more than 13,000 people, including women and children, had been…
[ad_1] The black granite sarcophagus, which is 9.8ft (3m) long, was unearthed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria earlier this month. Historians believe the relic dates dates back to the Ptolemaic period, which covers the time between 305BC and 30BC. The tomb, discovered 16ft (4.8m) below the ground during construction work, is the largest…
[ad_1] Bosses have been monitoring World Cup airtime and say too much time has been spent on picking out attractive women rather than the action on the pitch. FIFA’s diversity boss, Ferderico Addiechi, vowed to tackle sexism at the football tournament and said broadcasters had been ordered to stop zooming in on “hot women”. Quizzed…
[ad_1] The US president was one of the main protagonists of this week’s NATO summit. During the two-day round of meetings, Mr Trump blasted the allies for not reaching the defence spending target and accused the nations of leaving “90 percent” of the “burden” on the US taxpayers’ shoulders. This aggressive attitude may bring down…
[ad_1] The UAE has been engaged in battle with the Houthi government in Yemen since they seized control in September 2014. They have been fighting the rebels in the capital Sana’a alongside Saudi Arabia, the US, and Yemeni allies. But an Amnesty International report released earlier this week condemned the actions in the country and…
[ad_1] But some experts have warned about any future deal between Russia and the US, labelling America “an air-headed girl”. Leaders and officials from Middle Eastern countries are concerned about their relationship with Russia should any deal with the US be achieved. Speaking to RT, Grigory Lukyanov, a Middle East analyst and senior lecturer at…
[ad_1] The Duchess of Cambridge was photographed by paparazzi in 2012 sunbathing nude while on holiday in France. Despite being on a private balcony, French magazine Closer published the photos. In September 2012, Trump tweeted: “Kate Middleton is great—but she shouldn’t be sunbathing in the nude — only herself to blame.” In a separate tweet…
[ad_1] Dishing up a fresh dose of chaos on his European tour, U.S. President Donald Trump left behind a contentious NATO gathering in Brussels and moved on to Britain, where a pomp-filled welcome ceremony was soon overshadowed by an interview. Trump blasted Prime Minister Theresa May, blamed London’s mayor for terror attacks against the city…
[ad_1] He spoke of the “relief” he felt at seeing the boys, members of a football team called the Wild Boars, rescued after their 18-day ordeal in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non caves. Describing the moment he located the children deep underground, he said: “We were very pleased and very relieved that they were all…
[ad_1] GETTY British troops moving up to the trenches, 2.5 miles East of Ypres But a century ago it was “hell on earth”. Now, just yards from those homes and gardens, archaeologists have made a grisly discovery: 125 First World War soldiers – some as young as 15 – entombed in a perfectly preserved German…
[ad_1] His wife Catherine, a life peer, said Sir Christopher had been taking the Tube home when he was attacked at Victoria station. “He looks terrible. His left eye is like a golf ball and bleeding. The nose looks like it could be broken. “I’m absolutely shocked by the level of the brutality. They really…
[ad_1] The cameras were on, and the theatrics were high. In an explosive, hours-long congressional hearing Thursday, FBI agent Peter Strzok was defiant as Republicans unleashed blistering attacks, saying his anti-Trump sentiment — captured in personal text messages — is evidence of bias at the Justice Department. Democrats threw their support behind Strzok with gusto.…
[ad_1] Rand Corp, a think tank financed by the US government and private endowments, has closely monitored the military situation along Nato’s eastern borders in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In 2016, Nato added four multinational battle groups to the region and in the same year, Rand Corp senior researcher David Shlapak and his colleague…
[ad_1] SMUG Eurocrat Martin Selmayr was yesterday told to apologise for sending a gloating tweet about England’s World Cup semi-final loss. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] China’s official Xinhua News Agency says a blast in an industrial park in a southwestern province has killed 19 people and injured 12 others. The agency says the Thursday evening blast occurred at an industrial park in the city of Yibin in Sichuan province. No other details are immediately available. Efforts have been made…
[ad_1] STORMY Daniels, the porn star who alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump before he became US President, was arrested in a strip club yesterday. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Mrs May declared that in her view the US and the UK are not just the closest of allies but “the dearest of friends”. Hailing hopes of a future trade deal once Britain is free of the EU, she said that Brexit is “an opportunity to tear down the bureaucratic barriers that frustrate business…
[ad_1] The incident happened over the Indian city of Bengaluru in Karnataka state on Tuesday. The planes were heading straight for each other and only missed colliding by 200 vertical feet. One plane was travelling at an altitude of 27,300 feet whilst the other was only slightly higher at 27,500 feet. When the systems that…
[ad_1] Dozens of people remain missing and more than 200,000 households are without water, the government said on Thursday. More than 70,000 rescuers are involved in operations to search for missing people across parts of western Japan where the downpours fell. The worst affected areas are said to be Hiroshima, Kyoto, Okayama and Ehime. Although…
[ad_1] The USGS reported an explosion beneath the summit of Kilauea, which occurred at 5.45am local time (4.45pm BST) on Wednesday, July 11. The scientific agency said: “a collapse/explosion occurred beneath Kilauea caldera with energy equivalent to a magnitude-5.3 earthquake. “The number of earthquakes dropped from 30-40/hr to less than 10/hr. “We expect the earthquakes…
[ad_1] The European Union leader was stumbling so much that world leaders including the presidents of Finland and Ukraine, and the Dutch Prime Minister, were forced to hold him up. Footage from the summit shows the 63-year-old being held up as he makes his way down the stairs. But as Mr Juncker attempts to walk…
[ad_1] One Twitter user, Matthew Keidas, has said: “This guy says a worker at the airport said it was an explosion at the fuel depot in Cairo airport. “Hopefully everyone is alright and it’s an accident rather than foul play.” Reuter quoted security sources as saying the blast appeared to be at a structure used…
[ad_1] Ottawa native Sandra Oh made history Thursday as the first Asian woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama series, a category that includes another Canadian — Tatiana Maslany. Oh, 46, is a contender for playing an MI5 operative hunting down a female assassin on BBC America’s Killing…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were greeted with pomp and circumstance, along with protesters, as they arrived at Blenheim Palace in the U.K. on Thursday for a gala dinner. Anti-Trump protesters lined the roadway leading to the palace near Oxford — but it’s unlikely the Trumps even saw them. Instead, the couple…
[ad_1] The French government has promised their domestic banking industry they will make the financial centre of Paris more attractive to bankers across the world. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that the regulation on the banking sector would be reduced to the EU minimum targets and new tax incentives would also be set. He…
[ad_1] A joint House hearing to question an FBI agent who worked on investigations involving both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton quickly devolved into chaos as Republicans demanded he answer questions about the Russia investigation. Republican and Democratic lawmakers openly yelled at one another as the chair of the House’s judiciary committee, Republican Robert Goodlatte…
[ad_1] For the first time in more than seven years, the Syrian government raised its flag Thursday over Daraa, the first city to revolt against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011 and plunge the country into its calamitous civil war. The display is laden with symbolism as the government moves to stamp out the last of…
[ad_1] And Kua O Ka La School has launched a online fundraising to raise money to pay for relocation expenses – with a vow to keep holding classes at alternative locations. Teachers and children had hoped the lava flow would miss their school. However, a statement issued by the County of Hawaii said: “Hawaiian Volcano Observatory…
[ad_1] US studio Pure Flix – which makes inspirational Christian films – had producers were on the ground interviewing rescue workers before all 12 schoolboy and their football coach were freed. Studio co-founder Michael Scott, who lives in Thailand, said his wife had grown up with Saman Gunan, the former Thai Navy Seal member who…
[ad_1] Mr Verhofstadt compared Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini to a pirate after he closed off ports to migrant rescue boats. In a column for French daily Le Monde, he said: “There is no migrant crisis in Europe this summer, there is a political crisis provoked by Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini, who has closed…
[ad_1] The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump says all eligible small children separated from their families as a result of its zero-tolerance immigration policy have been reunited with their parents. But nearly half of children under five years old remain separated from their families because of safety concerns, the deportation of their parents and other…
[ad_1] For more than 100 years, scientists have speculated about the origin of high-energy cosmic rays, a rain of charged particles that bombard Earth from space at close to light speed. Now a global team of hundreds of researchers says it thinks it has tracked down a source of some of the highest-energy cosmic rays: an unusual galaxy…
[ad_1] Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is still erupting and has been since May 3, as lava continues to dominate the Big Island with lava from “fissure 8” wiping out scores of homes in Kapoho. But tour operators who have operated on Hawaii’s Big Island for years have voiced their apprehension at running tours to the volcano…
[ad_1] Continued lava flows, earthquakes and slumping caused by Kilauea have devastated Hawaii’s Big Island. Some 6,100 acres have been covered in lava according to the United States Geological Survey, including areas where homes once stood. The latest official number of houses that have been destroyed since the eruption began was 700, however as the…
[ad_1] Blockbuster movies typically are snubbed by the Oscars, leaving fans grumbling. Television’s top prize takes a different approach. When the 70th Emmy Awards nominees are announced at 11:25 a.m. EDT Thursday morning, popular series including HBO’s Game of Thrones, NBC’s This Is Us and CBS’ Mom are likely to get their share of recognition. The fantasy saga…
[ad_1] An FBI agent whose anti-Trump text messages fuelled suspicions of partisan bias will tell lawmakers Thursday that his work has never been tainted by politics and the intense scrutiny he faces represents “just another victory notch in [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s belt,” according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. Peter Strzok, who…
[ad_1] Mr Trump threatened a fresh set of trade tariffs against Beijing, revealing a $200 billion hit on Chinese imported goods. At yesterday’s summit he also launched a stunning attack on Germany, accusing it of an irresponsible relationship with Russia. He claimed the country had spent little on defence but pursued billion-dollar energy deals with…
[ad_1] There have been calls for John Volanthen and Rick Stanton to be honoured after they were the first divers to reach the stranded group in an underground network in Chiang Rai province ahead of their successful rescue. After landing at Heathrow Airport on Thursday, Mr Volanthen spoke of the “relief” he felt at seeing…
[ad_1] Costco has updated its international policy for their suppliers, encouraging them to phase out the use of neonicotinoids (commonly called neonics), a synthetic insecticide that some scientists link to bee death. The policy is an updated version of the one released in June 2016, with added mentions of integrated pest management and expanding the scope to…
[ad_1] The wife of the former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue a young soccer team trapped for days in a flooded cave in the country’s north said Thursday she missed him dearly and urged the boys not to blame themselves for his death. The rescued boys smiled and waved from their hospital beds in the first video…
[ad_1] A German state prosecutor says it will decide soon an extradition charge after the court deemed such action was permissible. But, a further charge of inciting rebellion, dating back to the Catalan uprising in 2017, did not warrant the former leader to be extradited from Germany to Spain, the court ruled. The court has…
[ad_1] The incredible footage shows the moment the capital of Phoenix was swallowed by a massive dust storm, triggered by a monsoon packed with thunder and lighting, high winds and rain. As winds ripped through at an estimated 50 to 75mph, daylight was turned to darkness for more than an hour as the dust storm…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been erupting uninterruptedly since May 3, causing an incredible amount of destruction and resulting in the complete transformation of the tropical paradise. Recent days have seen a series of collapses at Kilauea’s summit and the Halemaumau crater equivalent to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake, including one yesterday, while lava continues to…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump continued to hammer NATO nations over their defence spending Thursday as he prepared for a second day of meetings with leaders of the military alliance. Trump, in a series of tweets from Brussels, said that, “Presidents have been trying unsuccessfully for years to get Germany and other rich NATO Nations…
[ad_1] Opinion polls have many questioning not just whether they will overtake the conservative Moderate Party to become the second largest party ahead of September’s elections, but whether they go one better in the long-term. Support for the Swedish Democrats has reached a record high, with the anti-immigration party scoring 20 percent in the Ipsos…
[ad_1] Last night, Russian warships were south of Norway in Skagerrak. Within the next 24 hours, they will also pass through Storebaelt in Denmark. The group of warships also includes the nuclear submarine missile cruiser Orel, it was confirmed by the Press Service of the Northern Fleet on the Defence Ministry’s portal. A newly updated…
[ad_1] Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with U.S. President Donald Trump in 2006, was arrested in a strip club on Wednesday in what her lawyer said was a setup. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was arrested in a Columbus, Ohio, club for allowing a customer to touch…
[ad_1] Close allies of Donald Trump claim the President holds positive thoughts towards a hard Brexit deal and he may break his silence on the matter if the opportunity arises. A close friend of the New York billionaire said: “Trump supported Brexit and liked the idea of Britain being independent and not owned by the…
[ad_1] Syrian state media SANA has claimed that the Syrian military air defence thwarted the missiles fired towards Quneitra province in the early hours of Thursday. SANA quoted a military source saying the attack near Hader village near Golan Heights only caused material damage. The Israeli Defence Force tweeted early on Thursday morning to confirm…
[ad_1] Peter Ford, the UK’s former ambassador to Syria, said a situation similar to the alleged chemical attack in Douma in April could spark a widespread military operation against the Syrian regime and Bashar al-Assad’s army. Speaking to RT, Mr Ford said: “The real potential flashpoint is a return to a Douma-like situation. “Remember in…
[ad_1] Forbes reported that Mr Schnatter was on a conference call with Laundry Service, a marketing agency, and used the racially-sensitive slur while participating in a role-play exercise on how to avoid public relations crises. In a statement released by the company, Mr Schnatter said: “News reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language…
[ad_1] The US leader caused controversy on the first day of the NATO summit in Brussels by criticising member states and demanding they pay more for defence. Writing on Twitter, President Trump said: “Why are there only five out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? “The US is paying for Europe’s protection, then…
[ad_1] And he told other heads of government, including Britain – one of just eight Nato members that meet the two per cent target – that it should be doubled to four per cent, meaning the UK would have to cough up an extra £35billion a year. Mr Trump opened his argument by questioning why…
[ad_1] Domagoj Vida claimed he was not trying to bring politics into football with his comments. He said: “This victory is for Croatia. No politics. It’s a joke.” But under FIFA rules, players are banned from making political statements or gestures. Domagoj Vida was issued a formal warning by the governing body, which is looking…
[ad_1] Alejandro Alvarez, 32, is suspected of attacking a woman in Whittier, California on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities responded to reports of a suspected attempted murder at around 3pm local time (11pm BST). When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from traumatic injuries they believe was inflicted on her with a chainsaw. Authorities believe Alvarez…
[ad_1] As ecstatic relatives watched and waved from behind a glass barrier, the 12 boys and their coach rescued from deep within a flooded cave in Thailand made the V-for-Victory sign Wednesday from their beds in a hospital isolation ward where they are recovering from the 18-day ordeal. An American involved in the operation described…
[ad_1] California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting an early target years ahead of schedule and putting the state well on its way toward reaching long-term goals to fight climate change, officials said Wednesday. The California Air Resources Board announced pollution levels were down 13 per cent since their 2004 peak — as…
[ad_1] The dramatic $25 trillion increase has rattled an international financial system already struggling to deal with rising US interest rates, widening spreads for borrowers and a strengthening US dollar. And fears of a debt crisis will hit emerging markets over the coming months with investors turning their backs on currencies and bonds in countries…
[ad_1] The unmanned Progress 70 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz rocket and reached the ISS in a record 3 hours 48 minutes. The disposable freighter linked up with the space station as both spacecraft sailed high over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. A NASA…
[ad_1] Australian divers have revealed divers and rescue workers were more than 1.5km inside the cave when the pump failed forcing more than 100 rescue workers to scramble desperately out. The 12 Thai boys and their coach are currently being treated in hospital after their dramatic three-day rescue. Expert cave divers were recruited from UK,…
[ad_1] A Downing Street source indicated that she will push Mr Trump to raise the Novichok attack in Salisbury with Mr Putin, when she holds talks with the US President at Chequers on Friday. But the move comes amid concerns that relations between the two world leaders are chilling after Mrs May appeared to snub…
[ad_1] The conservative lawmaker added that the young centrist’s controversial speech to both houses of parliament on Monday lacked substance and direction. “Mr Macron summarises the European question to a banal confrontation between progressists and nationalists,” Mr Larcher told the French daily Le Parisien. “But if we continue to defend such a simplistic vision [for…
[ad_1] A property dispute between neighbours Scott Lynch and Howell Morris ended with a bizarre tractor chase. Mr Morris embarked on the tractor in an attempt to chase after Mr Lynch but was quickly outrun by his neighbour due to the sluggish nature of the tractor. The event, which unfolded in Augustine, Florida, on June…
[ad_1] NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, extending its reach in the Balkans in defiance of Russia following a landmark accord with Greece over the ex-Yugoslav republic’s name. Macedonia will become NATO’s 30th member state, though its people must first back the deal with…
[ad_1] Each year, France invites a country to join the huge military parade down the Champs-Elysées avenue on July 14, the country’s national holiday. Last summer, President Emmanuel Macron asked his American counterpart Donald Trump to be his guest of honour, but this year invited Mr Abe in an attempt to bolster defence ties with…
[ad_1] Heart-breaking photos have emerged appearing to show that hunters in Iceland killing a rare blue whale, which are protected after they nearly became extinct due to commercial whaling. The whaling company had resumed a controversial hunt for fin whales on 22 June after a two-year break and said they killed the blue whale by…
[ad_1] Britons have been urged to keep alert when visiting towns in Spain, especially the city of Benidorm, after World Cup fever gripped the country resulting in increased crime and public disorder. Authorities have warned tourists to beware of street crime, which is rife across Spain, where thieves use distraction techniques to steal money and…
[ad_1] Stocks began to be traded lower today as a trade war between the US and the other major economies became a reality after President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs on Chinese goods. President Trump published a list of Chinese goods he will give a tariff of 10 percent on, which are worth a total…
[ad_1] The Energy Information Administration has revealed the US crude stock fell by 12.6 million barrels last week – far above already-pessimistic expectations of 4.5 million barrels. Meanwhile gasoline stocks also dropped, albeit by 694,000 barrels – less than the prediction of 750,000 barrels. Oil prices have now dropped again, down 2.3 percent to $76.98…
[ad_1] The fire service was reportedly called after residents of the village spotted the huge snake. Firemen managed to capture the anaconda and put it in a cage to be transported away from the village. In the photos, 13 firemen can be seen holding the incredibly long snake out in front of them and another…
[ad_1] The image neatly sums up the opening exchanges at the organisation’s gleaming new headquarters in Brussels where Mr Trump fired an extraordinary salvo against Germany. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are in the Belgian capital for two days of talks which have so far been overshadowed by Mr Trump’s demands for member…
[ad_1] Manchester United midfielder Pogba, praised the youngsters on Twitter and described them as “heroes” after they spent more than two weeks trapped inside the flooded cave system. Pogba tweeted: “This victory goes to the heroes of the day, well done boys, you are so strong.” He added in French: “My thoughts are with the…
[ad_1] The tomb was uncovered in the Sidi Gaber district of the city of Alexandria and dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 BC and 30 BC. It is the biggest sarcophagus to ever be found in the city and was discovered by researchers working under the Supreme Council of Antiquities. It was encountered…
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that the US, along with other countries, had give NATO $40 billion more in the last year but that “the United States is paying far too much and other countries are not paying enough.” In comments to NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg as the two met…
[ad_1] A German court on Wednesday found the main defendant in a high-profile neo-Nazi trial guilty over the killing of 10 people, most of them migrants gunned down between 2000 and 2007 in a case that shocked Germany and prompted accusations of institutional racism in the country’s security agencies. Judges sentenced Beate Zschaepe to life in…
[ad_1] Britain’s information regulator slapped Facebook with a small but symbolic fine for breaches of data protection law after millions of users’ data were improperly accessed by consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The 500,000-pound ($871,470 Cdn) fine is less that 10 minutes worth of revenue for the social media firm worth $590 billion, but is the maximum…
[ad_1] Pictures show Donald Trump after he landed in Brussels with Melania Trump this morning ahead of the important Summit. Trump arrived on Air Force One at Melsbroek military airport, shortly after saying on Twitter that NATO allies should “reimburse” the United States for spending on the alliance. After meeting with NATO Secretary General, Jens…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176, and health concerns rose amid scorching heat and the threat of new flooding. Torrential rain caused floods and triggered landslides in western Japan last week, bringing death and destruction to neighbourhoods…
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump will “brag about the UK to the rest of the NATO countries and say ‘get your act in gear” at the NATO summit in Brussels as they discuss defence spending commitment of two percent of GDP, said the chair of Republicans Overseas UK, Sarah Elliott. Ms Elliott told talkRADIO’s Julia Hartley-Brewer:…
[ad_1] In 2015, Pieter De Frenne was watching archived footage of the 1980 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, an annual one-day road cycling race that occurs every April in Belgium, when he noticed something: the weather. It appeared much colder than it is today. The trees were bare. Aside from being a cyclist himself, De Frenne is a scientist who…
[ad_1] One of the 33 Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground in a Chilean cave says that eight years after their ordeal, he still suffers from trauma. “I’m still suffering from the psychological effects … it hasn’t been easy,” Mario Sepulveda said in a telephone interview. He still has problems with his vision — he often needs…
[ad_1] The soccer teammates rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand lost weight during their 18-day ordeal but had water while they were trapped and are in good health, a health official said Wednesday. The 12 boys and coach rescued over the three previous days “took care of themselves well in the cave,” Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong,…
[ad_1] Canada will assume command of a NATO training mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. At the urging of the U.S., the Western military alliance will conduct what’s known as a “train the trainer” mission to better develop the skills of the Iraqi army to stabilize the country and prevent the re-emergence of groups…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the start of a summit of the military alliance. Trump is expected to continue questioning wary NATO allies about their military spending during talks in Brussels. He tweeted en route from Washington that European counties “want us to happily defend them…
[ad_1] Actor George Clooney slammed his motorbike into an oncoming car that turned suddenly into his lane Tuesday and was thrown several metres in the air on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to video of the crash. “He is recovering at his home and will be fine,” Clooney spokesperson Stan Rosenfield told The Associated Press in…
[ad_1] The first of the boys aged 11 to 16 made the treacherous two-and-a-half mile journey to safety on Sunday and the following day, four more were rescued. The leader of the operation, acting governor Narongsak Osottanakorn, who had previously dubbed it “Mission Impossible”, said it had become “Mission Possible for Team Thailand”. He added:…
[ad_1] Narongsak Osatanakorn, the former governor of Chiang Rai and head of the rescue operation, acknowledged the technological development of Mr Musk’s creation but noted it was not suitable for the specific rescue operation. Mr Osatanakorn said: “I assure you that the equipment he brought to help us is not practical for our mission. “Even…
[ad_1] US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the new restrictions and blamed China’s “harmful” international trading. He said: “As a result of China’s retaliation and failure to change its practices, the President has ordered USTR to begin the process of imposing tariffs of ten percent on an additional $200 billion (£150.8 million) of Chinese imports.…
[ad_1] Two minutes before the end of the game, revellers let off firecrackers which were mistaken for gunshots. As soon as the party explosives were detonated, panic spread through the streets and people started fleeing. Jean-Gabriel Delacroix from the city prefecture said: “There was a crowd surge after firecrackers were detonated. “Most of the injuries…
[ad_1] Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation Ken Marsh said the operation is expected to cost between £8 to £10 million. Thousands of officers from nearly every force across England and Wales have been drafted in to help with the operation. Assistant chief constable Chris Shead at the National Police Co-ordination Centre, said: “Police forces…
[ad_1] Donald Tusk, the EU Council chairman, made the remarks in Brussels on Monday ahead of the most important NATO summit in years. On Monday, Tusk said: “Russia’s image must not only depend on the organisation of football championships but on what is the reality – the substance of its politics.” His comments are viewed…
[ad_1] AN EXPLOSION from a gas line in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, has completely destroyed buildings and has prompted evacuations, Dane Country Sheriff’s Office reported. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Fifa president Gianni Infantino invited the team to the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday. Although the boys are too ill to attend, Thai football officials will meet Fifa in Moscow this weekend to explore inviting the boys to a future event. Manchester United were among the first of football’s giants to invite…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is readying tariffs on another $200 billion US in Chinese imports, ranging from burglar alarms to mackerel. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published the list of more than 6,031 product lines Tuesday and proposed 10 per cent tariffs on them. The office will hear public comments on the plan…
[ad_1] Sanandaj is the capital of the Kurdistan Province in Iran, and has a population of 414,069. Video of the aftermath of the incident shows the bus and tanker engulfed in flames. A number of people are also reported to have been severely injured during the collision. According to reports, an IRGC oil tanker exporting…
[ad_1] Chris, a tropical storm churning off the coast of the mid-Atlantic U.S. states, strengthened to become a hurricane on Tuesday and was not expected to make landfall over the U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Chris was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h and was about 330 kilometres east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C.…
[ad_1] Walker took to Twitter to express his relief at the successful rescue operation and offer to send out England football shirts to the young boys. All of the members of the soccer team were wearing football shirts and some of them England ones when they were trapped in the cave. The footballer tweeted: “Amazing…
[ad_1] When the Thai Navy SEALs confirmed that all the soccer players and the coach had been safely rescued from the flooded cave they had entered 18 days ago, Simmee Oupra was overcome with emotion. For the past 10 days, she has been volunteering at the press centre office helping to translate press briefings. In the process,…
[ad_1] All 12 of the boys and their coach have been rescued following an incredible rescue mission that captured the globe. The boys became trapped when flash floods engulfed the cave that they were exploring on June 23. Health experts believe the boys could have been exposed to various diseases in the flood water, caused…
[ad_1] Mr Macron was in a box with Belgium’s Queen Mathilde and King Philippe and the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders. The French President jumped up in celerbration as Samuel Umtiti scored France’s first goal of the match by heading it into the net to put them ahead of Belguim. He then turned the Belgian King…
[ad_1] The U.S. government believes it is in compliance with a court-ordered Tuesday deadline to reunite immigrant children under 5 who were separated from their parents while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a court filing. In a filing in U.S. federal court in San Diego on Tuesday, the government said 75 children were eligible…
[ad_1] Families are over the moon after the 12 players and coach were rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a search operation that gripped the globe. Mr Infantino wrote to the head of the Football Association of Thailand saying: “If, as we all hope, they are reunited with their families…
[ad_1] The boys became trapped when flash floods engulfed the cave they were exploring on June 23. After ten days of searching, the boys were found by rescue divers, but conditions remained too treacherous to free the group. After a Thai Navy SEAL died trying to dive out of the cave and monsoons promised more…
[ad_1] In a three-day operation, divers have rescued all 12 boys and their soccer coach from a treacherous Thai cave complex. But the process wasn’t easy, with extreme danger for the divers and the constant risk that heavy rain could make things even harder. The Thai army sent more than 1,000 personnel to help in the rescue, the…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned two ranchers whose case led to the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Dwight and Steven Hammond were convicted in 2012 of intentionally and maliciously setting fires on public lands. The arson crime carried a minimum prison sentence of five years, but a sympathetic federal…
[ad_1] About 100 kilometres from Tokyo, the frenetic capital of Japan, in the mountain village of Nanmoku, elementary school principal Keiko Kato, points to a graph that lays out the dilemma facing her town. The Y axis denotes the number of children in the school, the X axis is time, and it shows a steep,…
[ad_1] Rescuers were combing through mud-covered hillsides and along riverbanks Tuesday, searching for dozens of people missing after heavy rains unleashed flooding and mudslides in southwestern Japan, where the death toll has exceeded 150. More than 50 people were unaccounted for as of Tuesday evening, many in the hardest-hit Hiroshima area. Thousands of homes were…
[ad_1] The U.S. Embassy in London issued an alert on Tuesday to Americans in the British capital, warning them to keep a low profile during President Donald Trump’s visit later this week in case protests against him turn violent. Trump arrives in Britain on Thursday after a NATO summit and thousands of protesters are expected…
[ad_1] Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo, left China for Germany on Tuesday, a move welcomed by rights groups who had long pressed for her release from what was effectively house arrest. Liu Xia was on a Finnair flight bound for Helsinki that left Beijing at around 11 a.m. local time, Ye Du,…
[ad_1] Authorities have broadened their investigation into the nerve agent poisoning on June 30 of an English couple, seizing a car in a third community in southwestern England, while the family of the woman who has died as a result said in a statement they are devastated by her loss. Police seized a car in…
[ad_1] There’s an old Russian saying that U.S. President Donald Trump might heed as he departs Tuesday for a week of high-level meetings in Europe, including one with a foreign foe. It goes: “Repetition is the mother of learning.” Those words may help him navigate a familiar scenario — a potentially strained meeting with allies just ahead of a…
[ad_1] All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex where they were trapped for more than two weeks, according to the country’s navy SEALs. Eight of the boys were brought out on stretchers over the first two days — four on Sunday and four on Monday. The…
[ad_1] American actor George Clooney was taken to a hospital in Sardinia, Italy, and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle, hospital officials said. The John Paul II Hospital in Olbia said Clooney was released Tuesday. Local media that had gathered at the hospital said Clooney is believed to have left…
[ad_1] Mr Macron’s popularity plummeted to an all-time low in the poll after he ordered the hefty perk to protect his and his wife Brigitte’s privacy from nosy paparazzi. In July, two surveys showed his approval score went from a low-40s recorded in January to an all-time low of 32 percent in one poll and…
[ad_1] The third phase of the rescue mission to save the remaining trapped boys and their coach is underway today. Three more boys have been saved so far today as they were seen being carried out of the Thai cave on stretchers. Four boys were rescued on Sunday and an additional four boys were saved…
[ad_1] A witness told Reuters they saw two people being carried out of the Tham Luang cave on stretchers and were the first to be taken out on the third day of the rescue operation. Officials were not immediately available to comment on who had been brought out. Rescuers began the operation at 4am UK…
[ad_1] The changes, which reduce the retirement age for Supreme Court judges to 65, allowing the government to dismiss all those currently serving above that age, have been roundly criticised by the Commission. This has invoked disciplinary measures under Article 7 of the EU treaties which could theoretically lead to the suspension of Poland’s voting…
[ad_1] The third phase of the Thailand cave rescue is already underway to save the remaining four boys and their football coach from inside a flooded Thai cave. Narongsak Osottanakorn told a news conference the latest rescue operation began at 10.08am (4.08am BST). He said: “All five will be brought out at the same time…
[ad_1] Canada will commit extra troops and remain in Latvia as part of NATO’s mission to deter potential Russian aggression until 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday. The announcement was made following a bilateral meeting in the capital Riga with Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis. CBC News first reported the extended contribution on Monday.…
[ad_1] The third phase of an operation to rescue four remaining boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded Thai cave began on Tuesday morning, the head of the rescue mission said. Narongsak Osottanakorn told a news conference the latest rescue operation began at about 10.08am local time (4am BST). “All five will be brought…
[ad_1] Trump spoke to Putin over the phone in March, but was urged by aides not to congratulate the Russian leader on his recent election victory. However, he defied the advice, and allegedly told the leader that the US and Russia should get on better. But, during the same call, he spoke to the Kremlin…
[ad_1] Elon Musk tweeted he was in Thailand with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where four Thai boys and their coach remained trapped. The tech billionaire tweeted: “Just returned from Cave 3. Mini-sub is ready if needed. “It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids’ soccer team. Leaving here…
[ad_1] The remains are the combination of the head of a human and a reptile. They belonged to an unidentified Ancient Egyptian Princess and the head and body of a crocodile from the River Nile. The Hurriyet newspaper has documented how it was decided the bodies would be placed together after the princess was killed…
[ad_1] So far eight boys have been rescued from the Tham Luang cave that has become flooded, and now rescue divers are focusing on rescuing the remaining four boys. Rescue chief, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said the best option at the current moment is saving four people. He could not rule out the possibility that football coach…
[ad_1] Thieves stole a vehicle full of radioactive material in Mexico City. A private company employee is said to have left the material in the back of his pickup truck. The head of the country’s National Civil Protection Agency tweeted on Sunday to confirm the incident. Luis Felipe Puente said: “If you see the container,…
[ad_1] Twelve members of the Wild Boar youth football team were underground from 23 June after going for a picnic with their coach after practice. They were found last Monday by two expert British divers. The rescue operation began over the weekend, and four boys and the coach still remain in the cave complex. More…
[ad_1] Rescuers resumed preparations on Tuesday for a third rescue operation deep into a cave complex in northern Thailand to free four remaining boys and their soccer coach in a race against time and monsoon weather. Four more of the boys were carried on stretchers out of the labyrinthine Tham Luang cave on the Myanmar…
[ad_1] A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to allow long-term detention of illegal immigrant children, a setback for President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the separation of immigrant families. Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee dismissed as “dubious” and “unconvincing” the U.S. Justice Department’s arguments to modify…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a politically connected conservative judge, for the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, setting up a confirmation battle with Democrats as he seeks to shift the nation’s highest court further to the right. A favourite of the Republican legal establishment in Washington, Kavanaugh, 53, is a former law clerk…
[ad_1] Divers have so far managed to help eight of the 13 young people trapped in a treacherous Thai cave network to safety. But the process hasn’t been easy. It involves extreme danger for the divers, one of whom has already died, and the constant threat that heavy rain could make things even worse. Thai officials, who…
[ad_1] A further four boys and their coach, Ekaphol Chantawong, remain trapped amid a race against time and rising water levels. A Thai army commander said the operation went “smoothly” but warned the next phase “will depend on all conditions”, with rain forecast for the coming week. Those rescued so far are said to be…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has decided on his Supreme Court nominee, a person with knowledge of the situation revealed hours before a prime-time TV announcement that will ignite a fierce confirmation battle. As others speculated about his nomination to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump had little to say about his choice. The president’s…
[ad_1] Justin Bieber is engaged and surprise, surprise — it’s not to his on-again/off-again love interest Selena Gomez. The Stratford, Ont.-born pop star proposed on Saturday to his girlfriend of about one month, model Hailey Baldwin, according to several media sources. The singer confirmed the news on his Instagram feed Monday that they are, indeed,…
[ad_1] The football team – 12 boys between the ages of 11 and 16 and their 25-year-old coach – became trapped in the cave on June 23 and have been waiting to rescued. Four boys were successfully rescued on Monday during a gruelling eight-hour rescue operation after four boys were brought to safety on Sunday.…
[ad_1] Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the rescue mission, confirmed on Monday: “All four boys have arrived at hospital, all are safe.” The party of 11 to 16-year-olds, and their 25-year-old coach, went missing on June 23 when they began exploring the massive complex of the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai…
[ad_1] Those trapped – 12 boys between the ages of 11 and 16 and their 25-year-old football coach – have been awaiting rescue since June 23. Four boys were successfully rescued on Sunday during a gruelling eight-hour rescue operation. The five still underground will spend their 17th night in the cave while rescue teams rest…
[ad_1] Rescue efforts in the Tham Luang cave resumed on Monday to rescue the football team and their coach. The shocking footage shows the extent of the dangerous task facing the divers as they try to retrieve the boys. Divers can be seen entering water in the dark cave, lit by torches, before other members of…
[ad_1] Just a few kilometres from the lush forest that covers the mountainside of Thailand’s Tham Luang cave, four boys dressed in their white school uniforms shoot hoops on an outdoor basketball court in Mae Sai. The Thai community lies on the border with Myanmar and it is where several of the boys on the soccer team…
[ad_1] The U.S. opposed a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding, President Donald Trump tweeted Monday. Calling it “Fake News,” Trump criticized a New York Times story reporting that U.S. officials sought to remove language that urged governments to…
[ad_1] While the French centrist has scored points on the international scene, positioning himself as an ambitious reformer, his reputation among French voters is slowly deteriorating. The 40-year-old leader received an average score of 3.74 out of 10 for his efforts to tackle the migrant crisis at home and abroad, according to the survey by…
[ad_1] The centrist’s popularity has taken a sharp tumble in recent weeks, reflecting growing unease over the pace of economic and social reforms and his authoritarian tendencies. Mr Macron described the ‘exceptional’ Congress as an annual accounting to parliament, but his critics, notably leftist and conservative lawmakers, say the sumptuous setting of the Palace de…
[ad_1] GETTY Japan latest: The death toll of the tragedy has now reached 114 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled an overseas trip to deal with Japan’s worst flood disaster since 1983, with several million people forced from their homes. Officials said the overall economic impact was not clear. Rain tapered off across the western region…
[ad_1] Severe wet weather could jeopardise the mission to free all 12 boys and their coach, which resumed this morning. Rescuers woke up to gloomy skies after a night of heavy rain. Officials are worried rising floodwaters in the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai will further complicate the already immensely…
[ad_1] Tito Boeri, President of the country’s Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS), or Institute for Data, Research and Financial Statements, has already angered Lega leader Matteo Salvini by urging him to concentrate on reducing public spending rather than tightening up his country’s borders. Lega and coalition partners Five Star Movement secured power on a…
[ad_1] The youth football team had been trapped in the caves for 15 days before rescue operations began yesterday. The 12 young boys and their 25-year-old football coach had been exploring the caves after a match when rains caused the Tham Luang caverns to flood. Any rescue attempts had to be carefully orchestrated as the…
[ad_1] The brave seven teamed up with six more international cave divers and five Thai Navy SEALS, swearing they would “bring the Wild Boar team home”. The group, led by the Brits, ventured into the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Chiang Rai province at 10am local time (4am GMT), kicking off the “most…
[ad_1] Four Thai soccer players and their coach are now left trapped in a cave at Chaing Mai after a total of eight boys are rescued. Rescue efforts in Thailand have been highly successful with two-thirds of the boys trapped inside now freed. A team of divers are working hard on a hazardous journey to…
[ad_1] The Thai operation to rescue the remaining boys and their football coach stuck in a flooded cave in northern Thailand has halted for another day. Four more boys were rescued on Monday, after the first four were rescued on Sunday. Five more boys, including the coach, are still trapped in the Tham Luang cave.…
[ad_1] Dressed in heavy cotton, a helmet and respirator, Jessica Ball worked the night shift monitoring “fissure 8,” which has been spewing fountains of lava as high as a 15-storey building from a slope on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. The lava poured into a channel oozing toward the Pacific Ocean several miles away. In the eerie orange nightscape in the abandoned community…
[ad_1] Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was previously indicted on charges involving two women, arrived at a Manhattan courthouse on Monday for arraignment on charges alleging he committed a sex crime against a third woman. An updated indictment unveiled last week alleges the movie mogul performed a forcible sex act on a woman in 2006. The…
[ad_1] British police said Monday they believe the latest victims of poisoning by a nerve agent must have handled the material’s container and been subjected to a “high dose” of the lethal poison. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said the death of 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess on Sunday shows that she and partner Charlie Rowley,…
[ad_1] Rescue efforts to free a group of trapped schoolboys from a cave in Thailand have now been underway for two days, and an eighth boy has now been freed from the dangerous complex. A diving crew is currently making the treacherous journey to save the group of 13 boys aged 11-16 and their football…
[ad_1] The rescue mission to save the remaining Thai boys and their soccer coach resumed on Monday. Divers have so far rescued seven members of the “Wild Boars” team inside the Tham Luang cave, however nine members are still inside the cave in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai. The boys and their football…
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday appointed Dominic Raab, a staunchly pro-Brexit lawmaker, to replace David Davis as the most senior official in charge of negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union. Davis quit late Sunday, saying he could not support May’s plan to maintain close trade and regulatory ties with the EU,…
[ad_1] Whoever it ends up being, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy won’t likely tip the balance so far right as to end legal abortion, Supreme Court experts say. At least not the way many progressives and pro-choice advocates fear. Trump vowed in 2016 that, if elected, he would…
[ad_1] Thai authorities have confirmed the rescue operation to retrieve the 12 boys and their football coach has restarted today. At 2pm local time (9am BST), divers went into the cave to bring out the boys – including 13 international divers and five Thai navy Seals. The former governor who is in charge of the…
[ad_1] Witnesses saw the person being carried out from the cave at about 10.30am BST (4.30pm local time), but it is not know whether it was an adult or one of the trapped boys. An operation to rescue the ‘Wild Boars’ football team and their soccer coach resumed on Monday, with a race against time…
[ad_1] Boys trapped in a Thailand cave are now being rescued in a landmark operation that has captured the world’s attention. The group of football players, aged 11-16, were trapped in the cave after retreating to shelter from rain following a football game. Now trapped deep within the system, the boys and their 25-year-old coach…
[ad_1] The operation dubbed D-Day was described as “a war with water and time”. The first phase went “better than expected” and the healthiest boys were taken out first. Starved and exhausted from the harrowing ordeal, they were flown by military helicopter to hospital. The condition of one of the freed youngsters was “causing concern”…
[ad_1] Eight boys and their soccer coach who remain trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand waited for a rescue operation to resume on Monday as the first four unidentified boys freed were said to be in good health and recovering in hospital. The daring and dangerous bid to rescue the boys — aged…
[ad_1] Rick Stanton and John Volanthen joined the search after the 13-strong group disappeared in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex on June 23. The elite divers were called in by the Thai authorities. Mr Stanton, a retired firefighter from Coventry, previously said his greatest achievement was helping rescue trapped British soldiers from a…
[ad_1] The operation to save the 12 boys and their coach is running “smoothly” according to Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn, but the youngsters could be left with severe psychological problems after their traumatic experience. Child psychiatrist Dr Andrea Danese said: “This is a psychologically traumatic experience. “These children will have been exposed to a…
[ad_1] The team has been trapped in the cave system for over two weeks, and the rescued boys were airlifted to Chiang Rai hospital 60 miles from the cave entrance on Sunday. Medical experts have raised concerns surrounding the physical and mental welfare of the boys following their ordeal and their extended exposure to the…
[ad_1] Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing. Rain tapered off across the western region battered by last week’s downpour, revealing blue skies and scorching sun forecast to push temperatures above 30 C,…
[ad_1] The warning came days ahead of the US President’s visit to Britain followed by a crunch Nato summit in Brussels. Think-tank Policy Exchange said there is “no viable successor to Nato as guarantor of European security”. It urged the Government to avoid becoming entangled in EU defence initiatives that threaten to undermine the North…
[ad_1] Elon Musk has continued working on alternative strategies to rescue the remaining Thai boys stranded in Northern Thailand. The tech billionaire tweeted a video – hours after the first four boys were rescued – of a small submarine-like vessel being tested in a swimming pool. He ordered SpaceX engineers to begin building the device.…
[ad_1] Flash floods and landslides across central and western areas have sparked evacuation orders for more two million people. Up to 54,000 soldiers and police are taking part in the search and rescue mission. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meeting with a crisis committee responding to the disaster which has seen whole villages submerged, said: “Rescues,…
[ad_1] The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned the US against imposing further tariffs on the EU, and stated a trade war had already begun. Speaking at an economic conference in Aix-en-Provence, Mr Le Maire said: “If tomorrow there is an increase in tariffs, like in the car industry, our reaction should be united…
[ad_1] British media outlets say the most senior official in charge of negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union has quit Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. The Press Association news agency, the BBC and others say Brexit Secretary David Davis resigned Sunday, 48 hours after May announced that her divided government had at last agreed…
[ad_1] The 44-year-old died on Sunday evening at Salisbury District hospital, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The mother of three, along with her partner Charlie Rowley, was critically ill in hospital in Wiltshire after the pair were exposed to the substance. A murder investigation has been launched. Police are still investigating how the couple got into…
[ad_1] Espousing love between their two countries, the leaders of longtime adversaries Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed Sunday to restore diplomatic relations after nearly 20 years and to open the border between their neighbouring Horn of Africa countries. Ethiopia’s reformist new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Eritrea’s capital and was welcomed with hugs and laughter…
[ad_1] British police say a woman who was exposed to a nerve agent in southern England has died. London’s Metropolitan Police said 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess died Sunday in a hospital in Salisbury. Sturgess had been hospitalized after falling ill on June 30 along with 45-year-old Charlie Rowley. Police say they were exposed to Novichok, the…
[ad_1] Thai authorities have confirmed a rescue operation to retrieve the 12 boys and their football coach is underway. At 10am local time, 18 divers went into the cave to bring out the boys – including 13 international divers and five Thai navy Seals. The former governor who is in charge of the rescue operation…
[ad_1] Turkish officials say multiple cars of a train have derailed in the country’s west, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries. Local television stations citing a health ministry official suggest that at least 10 have been killed and another 73 have been injured. Turkish media reported that the train left Edirne, on the border…
[ad_1] Maria is expected wreak havoc across Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and eastern China as a dangerous super typhoon from Tuesday to Thursday, according to Accuweather. The powerful super typhoon will churns northwestward over the Philippine Sea during the beginning of the week. Although no land masses will be directly affected, the typhoon will stir…
[ad_1] The first two members of a Thai schoolboy soccer team have been rescued from the flooded cave where they had been trapped for more than two weeks. Authorities in northern Chiang Rai province began the dangerous mission to bring out the 12 boys and their coach earlier on Sunday. “Two kids are out. They…
[ad_1] Israel charged a detained Turkish tourist on Sunday with helping smuggle money and packages to Palestinian militant group Hamas, in a case that has angered Ankara, which has vowed to retaliate. Ebru Ozkan, 27, has been held since last month when she was detained trying to board a flight in Tel Aviv. One of the charges she faces…
[ad_1] Rescuers are having to travel 2.5 miles (4 km) within the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non caves in Chiang Rai to reach the stranded boys. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach, have been stuck for two weeks on a ledge and survived by drinking water dripping off the stalactites…
[ad_1] Hearty meat and vegetable dishes are being sizzled in huge pots and pans by volunteers who have been cooking food non-stop in the midst of a dangerous rescue mission. And with food no doubt being in the forefront of the malnourished children’s minds, cooks are rustling up huge dishes that are being sent underground…
[ad_1] The divers and the boys have to squeeze through an incredibly narrow 15-inch passage in their nerve-shredding bid for survival. The natural tunnel formation features a sharp upward bend followed by a steep downward slope. The boys and their rescuers must crawl out of swirling, muddy water in complete darkness and then they inch…
[ad_1] At least six of the boys are now free from the Tham Luang Nang Non caves in Chiang Raiv after being stuck on a ledge since June 23. This means there are still six boys to go, as well as their coach, Ekkapol Chantawong. At 10am local time, 18 divers went into the cave…
[ad_1] There is currently an intense rescue operation underway to retrieve the boys and their football coach before a deluge is able to fill the tunnels with more flood waters with heavy rain expected within the next week. Governor of Chiang Rai, Narongsak Osottanakorn, warned it is ‘D-Day” before confirming that at 10am local time…
[ad_1] At 10am local time, 18 divers – including 13 international divers and five Thai Navy Seals – went into the cave to bring out the boys. So far six members of the Thai football team have been recovered from the cave, according to Reuters. Caving expert Andy Eavis, former head of the British Caving Association, insisted the…
[ad_1] Pictures show homes and cars submerged in floodwater, soldiers rescuing stranded residents, and aerial shots show the full devastation caused by mudslides and heavy rainfall. The rain set off landslides and flooded rivers, trapping many people in their houses or on rooftops. The rain began late last week as the remnants of a typhoon…
[ad_1] The first two members of a Thai schoolboy soccer team have been rescued from the flooded cave where they had been trapped for more than two weeks, a local rescue official said on Sunday. “Two kids are out. They are currently at the field hospital near the cave,” Tossathep Boonthong, chief of Chiang Rai’s health…
[ad_1] Searches continued Sunday night for victims of heavy rainfall that hammered southern Japan for the third straight day, as the government put the death toll at 48, with 28 others presumed dead. Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the whereabouts of 92 other people were unknown, mostly in the southern area of Hiroshima prefecture.…
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday brushed aside North Korea’s accusation of “gangster-like” denuclearization demands. Pompeo maintained that his third visit to the country had produced results but also vowed that sanctions would remain until Pyongyang follows through on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s pledge to get rid of his atomic weapons.…
[ad_1] Officials have decided they cannot wait to save the group any longer, as they believe the boys are now “fit enough and ready”. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, as well as their 25-year-old coach, have been stranded for two weeks on a ledge in the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non caves in…
[ad_1] Kuwait’s highest court on Sunday ordered an opposition leader and several lawmakers imprisoned for 3½ years over the 2011 storming of parliament during the country’s Arab Spring protests. The case before Kuwait’s Court of Cassation involved dozens of politicians, activists and others. The defendants were initially acquitted in the years-long case, but a shock court…
[ad_1] Rudy Giuliani delivered the blunt message “from one mayor to another” and told the London leader he should spend more time dealing with crime and less worrying about the US President’s visit. It comes after Mr Khan granted permission for a 20ft inflatable blimp – which depicts Mr Trump as a baby in a…
[ad_1] A dangerous rescue mission to free 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a Thai cave for two weeks began on Sunday, authorities said, with the first survivor to possibly emerge 11 hours later. Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand’s elite navy SEAL unit would attempt to bring the boys –…
[ad_1] Thai authorities have confirmed a rescue operation is underway to save 12 boys and their football coach after they became stranded in Tham Luang Cave over two weeks ago. Narongsak Osatanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai province who is heading up the rescue operation, said: “Today we are most ready. “Today is D-Day.” The…
[ad_1] Croatia went on to beat Russia 4-3 on penalties after an emotionally draining quarter-final game yesterday. Putin did not attend the game, but watched it remotely, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cited as by Russian news agency Interfax. Mr Peskov said: “He watched, he was rooting for the team. “We lost in a…
[ad_1] The crash was reported shortly after 9pm local time (2am GMT) near the spot where I-57 and I-94 meet in the Roseland neighbourhood. Four people were injured; one was in critical condition. One of the occupants was a patient en route to a local hospital. Witnesses said they saw the helicopter moving in a…
[ad_1] A rescue operation is underway to retrieve 12 boys and their football coach who have been stranded in Tham Luang Cave for over two weeks. The rescue operation started shortly after 10am local time. Narongsak Osatanakorn, former governor of Chiang Rai province, who is heading up the rescue operation said the earliest any boy could be…
[ad_1] The nation’s Meteorological Agency issued a special weather warning for what it called “historic” rains. Landslide warnings have been issued in over a quarter of the nation’s prefectures. The agency also warned of rising rivers and strong winds. National broadcaster NHK said at least 62 people were dead and 44 were still missing. The…
[ad_1] America, under President Obama, allowed extremists to be targeted overseas. Sir David has defended the use of drones in a new book, Principled Spying. He insisted that RAF drone pilots were not detached killers playing a remote “video game war” but rather emotionally involved individuals bound by a strong discipline and a “culture of…
[ad_1] Senior members of the NCA, dubbed Britain’s FBI, revealed the figures as they detailed the increasingly tough battle they face to stop people smugglers. NCA directors warned of a sharp rise in attempted illegal sea crossings from Africa to Europe this year, with 300 people drowning last week. Migrants are then crossing Europe and…
[ad_1] AN ATTEMPT to rescue the 12 boys and their coach who are trapped in a cave in northern Thailand appears to be imminent after an “immediate” evacuation was called for anyone “unrelated” to the operation. Media personnel have been told to leave the area of efforts are being carried out by 9am (3am BST).…
[ad_1] According to the Bangkok Post, a nine-member engineering team personally dispatched by billionaire Elon Musk has already arrived in the area. On Saturday, the Tesla CEO tweeted he had several alternative plans, but that he had agreed with his team of experts the best idea was building a small submarine “fitted for a kid”.…
[ad_1] A U.K. police officer who sought medical attention in connection to an incident in Amesbury, U.K., where two people came into contact with the deadly nerve agent, Novichok, has been given the all-clear, Wiltshire Police said. Novichuk is the same poison used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal. “A…
[ad_1] A mission to save the schoolchildren could even be launched today if monsoon rains lash the Tham Luang complex in the Chiang Rai region of northern Thailand. Emergency crews are checking oxygen levels in the cave every hour as they prepare to launch a mission to save the stranded boys, who are aged 11-16.…
[ad_1] North Korea‘s state media said its “firm, steadfast” resolve to abadon its nukes may falter after the US demanded unilateral denuclearisation during two days of talks in Pyongyang. On Saturday, the North’s official KCNA news agency said the result of talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was “extremely troubling,” accusing it…
[ad_1] A huge sinkhole opened on Highway 11 near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday. The State Department of Transportation said the sinkhole was caused by earthquake damage. The Hawaii County Police Department closed one lane near the 30 mile marker near Volcano Country Club. Drivers were warned to avoid the area if possible, as…
[ad_1] Angry youths torched dozens of cars as police responded with tear gas in clashes which broke out in the Le Breil neighbourhood of Nantes just after midnight and ended around dawn. The protesters also set fire to a building, which was brought under control by firefighters, in another night of violence in Nante’s “ghetto…
[ad_1] Rescuers will carry out the operation to save the group in the next “one or two days” before monsoon rains hit and make the cave impassable. Governor of Chiang Rai province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said rescuers are looking into alternative ways of rescuing the group. He said today: “Some of the shafts are as deep…
[ad_1] Bijan Zanganeh,Iran’s oil minister, warned of a “trade war” after the Republican firebrand ordered the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase production and reduce prices. He warned that Iranian output and exports had not changed as a result of pressure from his US rival. In a Twitter tirade yesterday, Donald Trump…
[ad_1] Lee Ok-sun was 15 years old in 1942, when two Japanese men in civilian clothes abducted her while she was out running errands in the port city of Busan, in what is now South Korea. She was eventually taken to an airfield in Japanese-occupied China, she says, where she was forced to spend her remaining teenage…
[ad_1] Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heartbreaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as the search continued Saturday for 15 mostly Chinese tourists missing in a disaster that has left dozens…
[ad_1] Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing. Television footage showed a residential area in Okayama prefecture seeped in brown water spreading like a huge…
[ad_1] The aspiring political-enthusiasts will learn what Mr Macron stands for through courses and seminars, which will be conducted by members of the party. The volunteers will then be trained to campaign for the president in the 2019 European Parliament election. Macron founded the La Republique en Marche party in 2016 and it aims to…
[ad_1] The young football team disappeared after entering the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai province following a football game on June 23. Since being discovered, there is an intense rescue mission underway to free the group before a deluge is able to fill the tunnels with more flood waters. One of the…
[ad_1] The Bureau of the European Parliament voted by a narrow majority to throw out proposals to forcing MEPs to keep receipts, employ a professional paying agent to carry out checks on their General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) and return unused funds. The reform was supported by Vice-Presidents of Greens, Liberals, Left and Italian Five Stars…
[ad_1] The Canadian leader of an international mountaineering expedition has fallen to his death from Pakistan’s K2 mountain, often considered the world’s most difficult to climb. Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, said Serge Dessureault died early Saturday while attempting to scale the 8,611-metre mountain in northern Pakistan. Haidri said it wasn’t immediately clear…
[ad_1] The group of 12 young boys and their instructor became trapped in a cave in Thailand on June 23 when rainwater from a monsoon flooded the nook they were exploring. A massive rescue operation was launched but after more than a week of searching, it seemed as though any hope of finding them alive…
[ad_1] The group of 12 boys and their 25-year-old football coach became trapped when a flash flood caused by a monsoon gushed into the cave. The group have been there since June 23 and, after a huge manhunt was launched, were found on their ninth day by rescue teams. The boys were malnourished but otherwise…
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up two days of talks with senior North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Saturday without meeting Kim Jong-un, but with commitments for new discussions on denuclearization and the repatriation of the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War. Before departing, Pompeo told reporters that his conversations…
[ad_1] Two children arrive at a church in northeast Los Angeles, clutching two black gym bags that contain everything they own. The only other thing they have to cling to, says 12-year-old Sylvia, is their mom’s parting words: That they shouldn’t be sad. That she should take care of her little brother, and that he should…
[ad_1] A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia’s Interior Ministry in Mogadishu, and security forces continued to battle gunmen inside, police said Saturday, as the al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility. Gunfire could be heard amid reports that a number of people, mostly government workers, were trapped in the ministry on what…
[ad_1] The youth soccer team coach trapped in a cave with 12 Thai boys apologized to their parents in the first letter they have sent out through divers, and it says they’re doing well and missing their families. Ekapol Chanthawong, the 25-year-old coach of the Wild Boars soccer team, wrote: “To the parents of all the kids,…
[ad_1] The US Geological Survey has published an update on the current activity and hazard at and around the summit of Kilauea Volcano. Since the volcano became active in 1983, magma from the mantle has continually risen beneath the summit, passed through the magma store system and spewed out the summit towards the East Rift…
[ad_1] Mr Ditko was found dead on June 29 according to New York Police Department spokesman George Tsourovakas. Marvel President Dan Buckley said in a statement “the Marvel family mourns the loss” of Mr Ditko. He added: “Steve transformed the industry and the Marvel Universe, and his legacy will never be forgotten. “Our thoughts are…
[ad_1] The eurosceptic economist branded the eurozone a “faulty project” that facilitates the creation of economic imbalances between member states by forcing together different countries with different economic temperaments. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Andrea Hossó claimed the European Union‘s institution failed to create a harmonious convergence between its members, creating instead a wide gap between…
[ad_1] INSTAGRAM Diver Saman Kunan was confident of getting the boys to safety The 38-year-old hit trouble as he tried to make his way out of the caves along the treacherous route after leaving oxygen tanks with the trapped boys. His brave attempt to give the 12 young footballers and their coach the chance of…
[ad_1] The horseshoe-shaped Ring of Fire, which is 25,000 miles-long, is known for its chain of volcanoes. The Ring is a huge are in the basin of the Pacific Ocean and is said to be the location for 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes. Some of the volcanoes which have erupted along the Ring…
[ad_1] Cult leader Shoko Asahara was among those hanged after 13 people lost their lives in the country’s worst terror incident with thousands more injured in the Sarin attack. The executions took place at a Tokyo jail yesterday morning. Information is not released ahead of executions but the justice ministry confirmed they had taken place.…
[ad_1] According a recent poll conducted by German broadcaster ARD around 78 percent of Germans were either somewhat, or completely unhappy with Germany’s government, a staggering 15 percent increase since last month’s ratings. The poll was published after Ms Merkel and her coalition pledged to implement a new immigration law by the end of this…
[ad_1] His itinerary for the longer than expected visit includes a black-tie dinner in Oxfordshire, and talks with Theresa May at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country retreat in Buckinghamshire rather than Downing Street. Number 10 insisted there was a long history of British PMs entertaining US and other leaders at the 16th century manor house,…
[ad_1] The Thailand cave rescue effort have been stepped up a gear as officials race to free a group of trapped boys aged 12-15 before conditions threaten to fill the cavern they are trapped in with rainwater. Weather forecasts for Thailand’s Change Rai region predict that starting this weekend, a vicious downpour of monsoon rains…
[ad_1] They’re all younger than 55 and conservative enough to make a first cut. But the four judges who are among the leading contenders for U.S. President Donald Trump’s second Supreme Court nomination are being measured against a set of questions that go well beyond age and ideology. Presidents weigh all sorts of considerations in…
[ad_1] The government is to deploy “at least two” members of France’s elite paramilitary special forces, the GIGN, on each train to monitor security and thwart potential terrorist threats, Mr Réty told the AFP news agency. The counter-terror operation, which was launched on Thursday to coincide with the upsurge in traffic for the summer break,…
[ad_1] A U.S. judge on Friday refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border, instead acknowledging that more time may be justified only in specific cases. The administration said it needed more time to reunite 101 children under five years old to…
[ad_1] The junior football players disappeared in the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai on June 23. They were discovered on Monday, July 2, having spent nine days without fresh water or food. Chiang Rai Gov Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters: “Thai Navy seals have found all 13 with signs of life.”…
[ad_1] So far there has largely been unity between the other 27 countries which have mandated the European Commission to negotiate with Britain on the whole bloc’s behalf. In a leaked letter sent last month to the European Commission, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer diverged from Berlin’s official policy to argue that “ensuring the security…
[ad_1] “It is the end of Schengen. National borders are finally being re-established, but not without chaos. We must reimpose national border controls and boost European cooperation to send migrants back to their home country,” the head of France’s sovereignist Debout La France (Stand up France) party told the daily L’Opinion. France must pull out…
[ad_1] Diplomat Robert ‘Woody’ Johnson said the US President – due to visit the UK next week – wants a “quick deal” to drastically increase trans-Atlantic trade between the “special relationship” allies after Britain quits the EU. “The President thinks it’s time to go,” he said, adding: “The sky’s the limit.” The offer, which could…
[ad_1] To promote Egypt as a holiday destination, Alexandria, the country’s second largest city, may soon have several beaches only available to tourists. The move comes as the Egyptian government wants to put the city, which is still not particularly well-visited by Britons, back on the map as a tourist hot spot. Ali al-Manesterly, chairman…
[ad_1] Rescuers are pumping millions of litres of water out of the cave network to try and rescue the group through nearly a mile of tunnels before forecasted heavy rains move in on Saturday. A former Thai Navy diver, Saman Gunan, lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex, where he…
[ad_1] A group of Thai schoolboys and their football coach trapped in a cave could soon be freed thanks to efforts from authorities to help the boys – aged 12-15 – to dive under the submerged cave system. The group became trapped in the winding maze of chambers after electing to explore the caves following…
[ad_1] A spokesman for Dutch intelligence confirmed two Iranian civilians were expelled from Holland in a statement. But when pressed for more details, refused. He said: “We can confirm that the Netherlands has expelled two persons accredited to the Iranian embassy. “We will not provide any further information.” The news follows a threat by Iran…
[ad_1] Speaking to CBC, Aaron Griffin, a commercial diving instructor, revealed it would normally take years to get the training needed to use full face oxygen masks underwater. Mr Griffin said trying to get out of the cave would be a “daunting task” even for experienced divers. He said: “It’s an incredibly daunting task even…
[ad_1] Thai emergency services continued to race against the clock to rescue a Thai football team stuck in a long cave system in the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The group of 12 got lost alongside their 25-year-old coach on June 23 and were found on July 2, having escaped flash flooding on…
[ad_1] 13-year-old Sompong Jaiwong – known to friends as Pong – beamed in a picture last week wearing an England shirt as he crowded together with his fellow team mates on a rocky ledge in the Tham Luang cave system in the northern Chiang Rai province. The young boy, who plays as as a left…
[ad_1] The 29-year-old mother, Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was arrested last Friday after she allegedly sold her son, 7, to two men, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said this week. Ms Garza was also in the process of selling her two daughters, aged 2 and 3, officials said. Ms Garza was arrested after…
[ad_1] Aviation giant Airbus on Friday underscored its threat to leave Britain if the country exits the European Union without an agreement on future trading relations, noting that the company is already taking steps to mitigate a worst-case scenario. Airbus CEO Tom Enders was candid about his frustration with the government’s lack of progress in…
[ad_1] British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has cancelled the rest of his European summer tour after undergoing surgery for a “small but very aggressive” cancerous tumour. The post-punk singer-songwriter, who is married to B.C. jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall, says he needs time to recover after the operation. The 63-year-old musician said in a statement Friday that…
[ad_1] Japan executed on Friday the former leader of a doomsday cult and six other members of the group that carried out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, killing 13 people and shattering the country’s myth of public safety. The Aum Shinrikyo, or Aum Supreme Truth cult, which mixed Buddhist and Hindu meditation with apocalyptic teachings,…
[ad_1] Around 210,000 people a preparing to evacuate their homes in Japan as the severe tropical storm, recently upgraded to a “super typhoon” powers towards Asia. Super typhoon Maria could bring torrential rain and windspeed of over 150mph, threatening landslides and flooding across east Asia. The Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level alert, warning that…
[ad_1] Five people were rushed to nearby hospital last night as a plume of noxious chemicals filled the city’s air following the suspected gas leak. The dramatic incident was sparked by bungling construction workers around Prague’s picturesque Old Town, which is popular with tourists. Traffic was brought to a standstill as firefighters and police officers raced to the scene…
[ad_1] Twelve young Thai boys and their football coach who have been trapped inside the Tham Luang caves for two weeks face a tortuous ordeal to escape before monsoon rains hit again. Although rescuers had planned to leave the group in the cave with food, water and medical supplies possibly for months until flood waters…
[ad_1] Rescue teams thrashed through dense forest hundreds of metres above a cave complex on Friday, searching for an alternative way to extract 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside for nearly two weeks. Their work above the Tham Luang cave near Thailand’s northern border with Myanmar took on added urgency as forecasts for rain threatened a plan to bring…
[ad_1] After football practice on June 23, the 12 young players and their 25-year-old coach began to explore the caves after going on a picnic. However, heavy rainfall is believed to have flooded key passages, leaving them stranded and hindering the search efforts. The group were found in a dry chamber 2.5 miles (4km) from…
[ad_1] British police are scouring sections of Salisbury and Amesbury in southwest England for a container feared to be contaminated with traces of the deadly nerve agent Novichok. More than 100 officers were looking for clues Friday in a race to understand how two local people in Amesbury were exposed to a nerve agent produced in…
[ad_1] The United States hiked tariffs on Chinese imports Friday and Beijing announced it was retaliating against American goods in a technology dispute between the world’s two biggest economies that U.S. President Donald Trump says he is prepared to escalate. Washington increased tariffs at 12:01 a.m. ET on $34 billion US worth of Chinese imports, a…
[ad_1] Hassan Diab, the Ottawa academic accused of bombing a Paris synagogue in 1980, has had a decision in his case delayed until at least September. France had appealed a January decision to release Diab and send him home to Ottawa, and three French magistrates at an appeals court in Paris were expected to rule Friday.…
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin ought to be enjoying a tidal wave of popularity about now. The World Cup is going on across the country, and unexpected wins by the home team are generating moments of national euphoria not seen since the end of the Second World War. At the same time, he can look…
[ad_1] The trapped boys may have to dive out of the cave but the method being considered is “fraught with danger”. It comes after Samarn Poonan, a former member of Thailand’s elite navy SEAL unit who was part of the rescue team in Chiang Rai, died on Thursday night after entering the cave to lay…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed out the US is the world’s biggest contributor to the worldwide military alliance, and is making demands of the organisation ahead of their Brussels summit next week. He is expected to say the organisation isn’t spending enough on defence. The Russian Foreign Ministry is not happy about Trump’s military…
[ad_1] Thai divers scoured the wreckage of a boat with Chinese tourists that sank in a storm off the resort island of Phuket, as the death toll rose to 10 with about 45 others missing on Friday, officials said. Nine bodies of Chinese tourists were being brought to Phuket, where authorities had already confirmed the…
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began his first trip to Pyongyang since President Donald Trump’s summit with leader Kim Jong-un last month with a vow to nail down the specifics of the commitments Kim made on denuclearization. Pompeo has the crucial task of dispelling growing skepticism over how seriously Kim is about giving…
[ad_1] Mr Torra will meet the Spanish leader, Pedro Sanchez, for the first time on Thursday and will urge him to follow the example of former British Prime Minister David Cameron and let Catalans vote “legally” on the region’s independence. It will be the first encounter between a Spanish Prime Minister and a Catalan regional…
[ad_1] The leaked documents were published by the Central Military Commission in February for the purpose of spreading President Xi Jinping’s “thought on strengthening the armed forces”. If the reforms go ahead, they will lead to heightened tensions with China’s neighbouring countries, including Japan, in the East and South China Seas and the US. The…
[ad_1] Samarn Poonan, a former member of Thailand’s elite navy SEAL unit who was part of the rescue team in Chiang Rai, died on Thursday night after entering the cave to lay oxygen tanks along a potential exit route, the SEAL commander said. Local reports say the diver was in the caves at around 8.30pm…
[ad_1] The boat, called the Phoenix, was carrying 105 passengers, including 93 Chinese tourists and 12 Thai crew and tourist guides, when it capsized, officials said on Friday. They said a rescue operation was underway to find the missing 56. The Water Safety Department of the Harbour Department said: “One person is dead, 11 injured…
[ad_1] Thai police said Friday that 56 people were still missing in waters off the resort island of Phuket after a storm capsized a diving boat packed with tourists. The commander of Phuket Provincial Police, Teerapol Tipcharoen, said seas have calmed since the Thursday evening’s accident and the search is ongoing. The boat was carrying…
[ad_1] Thai authorities say a former navy SEAL working to rescue boys trapped in cave has died from lack of oxygen. SEAL commander Arpakorn Yookongkaew told a news conference Friday morning that the rescuer was working in a volunteer capacity and died during an overnight mission in which he was placing oxygen canisters. Thai authorities are racing…
[ad_1] The Kamchakta Peninsula is known for its large group of volcanoes. The large volcanic belts contain around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active. Despite thousands of football fans currently in Russia for the World Cup, the Kamchakta Peninsula is located a long way from any of the venues being used for the tournament.…
[ad_1] The USGS posted on Twitter: “A collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea’s summit. “The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.2 earthquake.” A magnitude 5.5 quake rocked Hawaii on Sunday, according to Hawaii County Civil Defence officials. Sunday’s quake sent an ash plume 8,000 feet into the sky. But it did…
[ad_1] In this normally pleasant English town a stone’s throw from the mysterious Stonehenge monument, the reality is sinking in: Novichok, again. Four months had passed since the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter, and the collective nightmare seemed to be fading. No longer were forensics experts in oversize hazmat…
[ad_1] A total of 13 sets of diving equipment have been prepared for the group, who have so far endured 12 nights underground in the Tham Luang cave complex. Water is currently being pumped out from the cave throughout all day and night, reducing the water level by one centimetre an hour. However, the long…
[ad_1] The group of 12 young boys went missing with their 25-year-old soccer coach on June 23, when they got caught in flashing flooding while exploring. After nine days of frantic searches, the group were found this week, hungry and frail but otherwise in good health. Any hope of the search and rescue operation succeeding was dwindling when…
[ad_1] The boys and football coach trapped inside a cave in Thailand face many obstacles if they attempt to dive out of the cave before the next monsoon hits the country. Channel NewsAsia‘s Glenda Chong explained in details the many challenges the young boys and their coach would have to face if authorities decided to…
[ad_1] Oxygen is being pumped into the Tham Luang cave system in the northern Chiang Rai province by rescuers, and a medical assessment has warned it is still too hazardous to attempt to move the team, an unnamed source in the Thai Navy Seals told CNN. The 25-year-old coach and two of the boys are…
[ad_1] Mount Agung burst back to life last year with a series of eruptions in September – the volcano had remained dormant since 1963. Evacuations took place up to 12km around the volcano, and more than 100,000 people had to be forced from their homes. On September 22, 2017 Indonesian authorities increased the status of…
[ad_1] Nineteen people were killed and at least 40 injured Thursday when a series of explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City. The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to be killed by a second wave of…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “drain the swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, dealings with…
[ad_1] Photographers snapped the Prime Minister clutching a handwritten script for her opening statement about bringing her Cabinet together on Friday “to “discuss and decide a substantial way forward that enables the pace and intensity of negotiations to increase”. She added that she looked forward to the UK and Germany maintaining a “very positive” future…
[ad_1] Washington controversially and unilaterally pulled out of a nuclear accord that sought to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, leaving the remaining signatories scrambling to save it. Now Ali Akbar Salehi, the director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, has declared Europe has become Donald Trump’s servant as tensions soar. He said: “Iran understands that Europe and…
[ad_1] Central defender John Stones said he hopes the group “get out safe and sound” after footage emerged of one of the boys appearing to wear a red England shirt – a replica of the kit worn by the team during their dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia on Tuesday. The one-minute video Thai Navy…
[ad_1] Two powerful storms threaten to turn into tropical cyclons in the Atlantic as hurricane season seems to have started hitting the Caribbean east coast this summer. The Weather Channel warned the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean should “watch out” as Tropical Invest 95L could cause a lot of damage this weekend. Meteorologist Domenica Davis…
[ad_1] Following Donald Trump’s warnings of punishments for companies which purchase Iranian oil, President Hassan Rouhani warned Tehran could soon halt exports of oil to neighbouring countries. Yesterday the leading commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, an elite branch of the military, said he is prepared to follow presidential orders to halt Iranian oil exports. Major-General…
[ad_1] A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday afternoon in rough seas off southern Thailand, and 49 passengers were unaccounted for, a local governor said. Strong winds were still blowing as searchers searched for the missing off the tourist island of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Gov. Norraphat Plodthong said 48 passengers were…
[ad_1] In a Twitter tirade yesterday, Mr Trump urged the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to stop manipulating oil prices. The Republican wrote: “The OPEC monopoly must remember that gas prices are up and they are doing little to help. “If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many…
[ad_1] French director Claude Lanzmann, whose 9½-hour masterpiece Shoah bore unflinching witness to the Holocaust through the testimonies of Jewish victims, German executioners and Polish bystanders, has died at age 92. Gallimard, the publishing house for Lanzmann’s autobiography, said he died Thursday morning at a hospital in Paris. It gave no further details. The power…
[ad_1] Led by Peru, more than 50 countries urged Venezuela on Thursday to restore the rule of law and open its doors to humanitarian assistance, as an economic crisis causes shortages of medicine and growing malnutrition. Venezuelan security forces are suspected of killing hundreds and they enjoy immunity from prosecution, indicating that the rule of law is “virtually…
[ad_1] London Mayor Sadiq Khan will allow protesters to fly over Parliament a blimp that portrays Donald Trump as an orange, snarling baby during the U.S. president’s upcoming visit, Khan’s office said on Thursday. Trump, who arrives in a week, will meet Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Theresa May, who was the first foreign leader to visit him after…
[ad_1] Interior ministers from Berlin, Vienna, Italy and Greece will meet in Innsbruck in the coming weeks to reduce migratory pressure from across the Mediterranean, said Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. He said: “Next week there will be a meeting between the ministers of interior of Germany, Austria and Italy to decide measures to close the…
[ad_1] Anthony Doolin took a stroll around his 16.5 acres of land when he came across a tunnel opening in the ground, realising it was an entrance to a gold mine. He purchased the property three years before but was not aware of the mine shaft present in the woodland outside his home. Mr Doolin…
[ad_1] Iraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of abating. Citing high temperatures and insufficient rains, Dhafer Abdalla, an adviser to Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources, told The Associated Press that the country has only enough water to…
[ad_1] Rain in a remote region of Russia has turned a blood-stained red in a shocking weather event. Extraordinary footage of the scene shows the red rain pour down in the Siberian city of Norilsk. Video of the rain shows a car park at a local nickel and copper processing plant in the Arctic. The vehicles…
[ad_1] Britain called on Russia to give details about the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former double agent and his daughter after two British citizens were struck down with the same poison. A 44-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were critically ill after an apparent chance encounter with the poison near the site of the March attack on ex-double agent Sergei…
[ad_1] With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday. A firefighter who has been working on draining the water said that levels in parts of a passage leading to…
[ad_1] The big, open workspace near Beijing’s business district has that startup feel: High ceilings, treadmills and snack stations, as well as hundreds of 20-somethings sitting in front of glowing screens. And lots of rainbow flags and pins. Indeed, the staff here shows far more gay pride than most Chinese dare. That’s because they work…
[ad_1] The European Commissioner responsible for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos has admitted the EU is struggling to control a “deep political crisis”. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Avramopoulos rallied to the defence of the embattled German chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been desperately clinging onto power at home. Mrs Merkel managed to strike a migration deal at…
[ad_1] Migration hardliners Hungary have also joined the row which threatens to destabilise the European Union’s beloved freedom of movement. Angela Merkel and her Christian Social Union ally Mr Seehofer managed to reach a compromise after their own domestic migration row threatened to collapse the three-month-old Grand Coalition. Mrs Merkel, the German Chancellor, travelled to…
[ad_1] The County of Hawaii has downplayed fears of a tsunami after another explosion at Kilauea’s summit generated energy equivalent to a 5.4 magnitude earthquake. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists reported fissure 8 – the most active to appear since the increased phase of eruptive activity at Kilauea started on May 3 – was producing…
[ad_1] Today the European Parliament will be asked to decide if it will overturn a decision made by only 14 MEPs to censor the internet for every EU citizen. The European Commission’s proposal of Article 13 would force internet companies that share and store user-generated content, such as video or photo-sharing platforms or even creative…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel rushed to Brussels last week to enter emergency talks with other European Union members to change the bloc’s migration policy and secure her position in Germany. The Chancellor managed to reach a new deal with EU members to shake off the pressure from the Christian Social Union (CSU) threatening to abandon her…
[ad_1] Rescuers in Thailand were no closer on Thursday lto deciding when and how to extract 12 boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach from a flooded cave complex. The group was found this week, pale and weak but otherwise in good health, after nine days lost underground. A team of divers, medics, counsellors and Thai navy…
[ad_1] Donald Trump is due to slap as much as $34billion (£25 billion) of Chinese exports with 25 percent tariffs. In response, China asked the EU, which is the world’s largest trading bloc, for an alliance against the US while promising to open up more of China’s economy to European competitors. Chinese state media has…
[ad_1] The US leader held crunch meetings in August 2017 to discuss potential sanctions against Venezuela due to the economic and political unravelling of Nicolas Maduro’s government. However he reportedly shocked officials including former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former National Security Advisor HR McMaster after asking why the US could not invade the…
[ad_1] Mr Abe was scheduled to visit Iran and hold meetings with Presdient Hassan Rouhani as part of his tour of the Middle East in mid-July, following meetings in Paris, Brussels, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The trip would have marked the first time in 40 years that a Japanese Prime Minister had visited Iran, since…
[ad_1] According to a Wall Street Journal report, which was published on Monday, the users most likely to be affected by Google’s surveillance are those who have signed up for “email-based services” that offer “shopping price comparisons” and “automated travel-itinerary planners”. Dr Robert Epstein, senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioural Research and…
[ad_1] The families were forced to flee their village in the Latehar district, in eastern India, earlier last month due to their religion. They are “living in fear” and have not returned home because local authorities have been unable or unwilling to help them. The Christians said they told to renounce their religion by Hindu…
[ad_1] Rohingya Muslims continue to flee Myanmar’s Rakhine state, many testifying about violence, persecution, killings and burning of their homes by soldiers and Buddhists, the United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, in his final remarks to the Human Rights Council before stepping down on Aug. 31, questioned a top Myanmar official’s…
[ad_1] The one-minute Thai Navy SEAL footage shows them laughing and saying they are healthy, despite rescuers facing a race against time as heavy monsoons are forecasted for later this week. Each of the team are seen making a traditional Thai greeting gesture to the camera before introducing themselves by a nickname, adding: “I’m in…
[ad_1] Reports on social media suggest there has been a shooting at a venue in the Spanish resort of Benidorm. Videos posted on Twitter show police and emergency service vehicle swarming an area. Tourists have taken to the site to share their experiences of the drama. One British visitor said that he had to “do…
[ad_1] The same nerve agent that recently poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter in the U.K. has left another two people in critical condition, according to British counterterrorism police. The latest poisoning, with the nerve agent Novichok, occurred just a few kilometres from that of Sergei and Yulia Skirpal. The Wiltshire police force declared…
[ad_1] A person has climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base on the Fourth of July shortly after the arrests of several people who hung a banner calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from the statue’s pedestal. News helicopter video showed the climber sitting by the bottom of the statue’s robes Wednesday, while police…
[ad_1] The United States appears to have shelved an “all or nothing” approach to North Korean denuclearization as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepares to head back to North Korea this week hoping to agree a road map for its nuclear disarmament. Pompeo will spend a day and a half in North Korea on…
[ad_1] Representatives of Washington and Israel have been meeting for months in a bid to support groups against Iran’s government, according to Israeli officials. American news outlet Axios published a report from Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, who was briefed by Israeli officials about the attempt of the White House and Israel to challenge Iran. The…
[ad_1] Authorities in Guatemala have raised by more than 130 the number of people officially missing from last month’s deadly eruption of the Volcano of Fire. The country’s disaster agency says in a statement that the new figure is 332, up from 197 previously. It said Wednesday that the revision followed a review of nearly…
[ad_1] The latest anger comes after photos emerged of trophy hunter Tess Thompson Talley posing alongside the corpse of a rare black giraffe. On the same day, Jaco van Vuuren Safaris from Limpopo Province in South Africa, which is owned and operated by professional hunter Jaco van Vuuren and his wife Tanya, also shared a…
[ad_1] Mount Agung has burst back to life and erupted yet again, spewing a 2,500m ash cloud into the air. The latest eruption happened at 12.20pm local time on Wednesday (5.20am BST) and lasted for one minute and 58 seconds. Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) reported the ash plume rose 8,202…
[ad_1] An ash column rose 6,000 feet into the air above Mount Agung following an eruption earlier today. The eruption struck at 12.20pm local time (5.20am BST) and showered ash onto the volcano’s slopes. Bali’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho has warned in a series of tweets that “successive eruptions occurring…
[ad_1] Brussels officials are looking to negotiate a new deal with the US President to make it much cheaper for America to buy European cars. The EU currently imposes tariffs of 10 percent on imports of US-built cars, compared to Washington’s 2.5 percent levy on European car imports. Any move to lower the punitive tariffs…
[ad_1] Princess Akayo is the second Japanese princess to reject her royal status in two years to marry a non-royal. Princess Mako, Emperor Akihito’s oldest grandchild, announced in September 2017 that she is engaged to college classmate Kei Komuro. Women in the royal family, also known as the Imperial family, are forced to leave their…
[ad_1] Herr Seehofer, a politician for the conservative Bavarian CSU (Christian Social Union), a sister party of Angela Merkel’s CDU (Christian-Democratic Union), previously threatened to quit over the row as he demanded more stringent checks at Germany’s borders. He also said he would let the government fall if Germany’s Iron Lady refused to curb illegal…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor was put under pressure from her Bavarian allies the in the Christian Social Union, whose leader Horst Seehofer threatened to resign as Germany’s interior minister unless the country toughened up its border controls. Whether Mr Seehofer’s ultimatum was truthful or not, Mrs Merkel travelled to Brussels for June’s European Council summit…
[ad_1] Kenya’s top prosecutor on Wednesday ordered nine businessmen and government officials charged with manslaughter for their involvement in the collapse of a dam on a rose farm in May that killed at least 47 people. Noordin Haji said in a statement that his office is preparing for the suspects to be arraigned in court to answer to the…
[ad_1] Shocking CCTV footage from the scene shows his car swerving across the road and mounting the pavement before hitting the pedestrians. The vehicle, a grey Chevrolet Lanos, only came to a standstill after hitting another car. Russian police said the driver, a local resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three victims were raced to…
[ad_1] The group have been trapped since June 23, when flash flooding poured into the Tham Luang Nang Non cave northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai while they were exploring after football practice. Rescue divers incredibly found the group ten days in, just when all hope was fading. The “miracle” was celebrated as the world watched the rescue…
[ad_1] Hudhayfah al-Badri died in Homs province while battling Russian forces and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad during an attack on a thermal power station, ISIS said in a statement released via its official channels. There are few details known about Badri, including his age. The picture accompanying the ISIS statement shows a…
[ad_1] Divers, medics, counsellors and Thai navy SEALS were with the 12 schoolboys and their 25-year-old coach, providing medicines and food while experts assessed conditions for getting them out safely, a task the government said would not be easy. Thailand’s deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan said: “The water is very strong and space is narrow.…
[ad_1] British police declared a “major incident” Wednesday after two people were left in critical condition from exposure to an unknown substance a few kilometres from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent. The Wiltshire Police force said a man and a woman in their 40s were hospitalized…
[ad_1] Polish Judge Malgorzata Gersdorf walked into the Supreme Court building on Wednesday morning, defying new legislation forcing her to retire as court president and putting the judiciary on a collision course with the government. Hundreds of supporters chanting “constitution” and singing the Polish national anthem surrounded her at the entrance as she told reporters: “My presence here is not about…
[ad_1] Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in court Wednesday local time with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion-dollar graft scandal at a state investment fund led to his shock election defeat. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. “I claim trial,” he said in a barely audible…
[ad_1] Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving Wednesday as part of preparations to extract a young soccer squad trapped in a cave and keen to end a harrowing 11-day ordeal. A team of divers, medics, counsellors and Thai navy SEALS were with the 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach, providing medicine and food while experts…
[ad_1] The former leader has been accused of stealing £517 million from the state development fund 1MDB, which he set up in 2009. The 64-year-old has been arrested in Kuala Lumpa over his links to the investment fund and faces three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power. Mr…
[ad_1] Mount Kilauea’s rivers of lava has destroyed more than 650 homes so far, including properties belonging to Big Island mayor Harry Kim and his deputy Will Okabe. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated since the start of the eruption on May 3, with more than 20 fissures opening up exposing the island to…
[ad_1] Mr Wang died on July 3 after a serious injury caused by a fall, the group said in a statement on Wednesday. HNA said that Mr Wang, 57, suffered a fall in Provence, southern France, and received medical treatment but did not recover. HNA’s board and management team said in a statement: “HNA Group…
[ad_1] The 3,031 metre tall volcano erupted at 12.20pm local time (5.20am BST), said Bali’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. In a series of tweets, he warned “successive eruptions occurring potential its still high”, suggesting another eruption was imminent. Mr Nugroho wrote: “The activities of the community and the tourists remain…
[ad_1] State-run news agency TASS quotes a source within the defence ministry as saying the Russian air force is planning to test the country’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aero-ballistic missile onboard the Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber, in a significant development which will have NATO chiefs worried. The Tu-22M3 can travel at nearly twice the speed of sound…
[ad_1] In a tweet today, Mr Trump criticised the motorcycle company for deciding to shift certain operations overseas, in a bid to avoid EU imposed trade tariffs, which they claim would cost their motorcycles an extra £1,516 ($2,000) each, on average. The US President said: “Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part of its operation out…
[ad_1] But he was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed before being taken into custody. Acklom had been under surveillance for days before his capture ended a two-year cat and mouse game in Europe. He is wanted in Britain on suspicion of fleecing a businesswoman of £850,000 life savings after promising to marry her. Alleged…
[ad_1] The US National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory warning to US states from Virginia to Maine, saying: “Heat advisories and some excessive heat warnings are in effect from central Virginia to eastern Maine. “High temperatures in the 90s, combined with high dewpoints, are expected result in heat indices of 95 to 110…
[ad_1] Radio Andalus, Al-Shabaab’s radio station, broadcast the news of the ban on Sunday claiming plastic bags “pose a serious threat to the wellbeing of humans and animals alike”. Raffaello Pantucci, counter-terror expert at the Royal United Services Institute, said the move was designed to show the world the group could govern. Mr Pantucci said:…
[ad_1] With intense rain expected shortly, experts say the youngsters may have to quickly learn to dive and swim. Rick Stanton and John Volanthen, both volunteers, were the first to reach the group, aged between 11 and 16, and their coach, 25, who all disappeared on Saturday, June 23. On video, a man with an…
[ad_1] Yesterday, the 21-year-old was sentenced to three years in New Zealand. During her trial, Auckland District Court was told about the lengths she went to make everyone around her believe she was having a child. The nanny wore a fake pregnancy bump for months. Then last summer she claimed to have given birth but…
[ad_1] Sometimes, when you move from one country to another, things look, even taste, different. That was Ilya Kunes’s experience when he moved back to the Czech Republic from France. Things definitely tasted different. Even the same famous brand of Italian spaghetti he had bought in France. That seemed odd. He checked. His Czech-bought spaghetti…
[ad_1] Mexico’s new president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador went to one of his most important meetings yet Tuesday by cruising through city traffic in a compact car with the windows down and no visible security detail, establishing a casual new style of leadership that has some expressing concerns for his safety in violence-wracked Mexico. In…
[ad_1] Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport remains open following threat from Mount Agung to continue erupting plumes of ash into the atmosphere. Hundreds of flights were grounded as a result of volcanic activity last week, resulting in many people stranded on the island resort. The most recent eruption has resulted in the evacuation…
[ad_1] Photos from the Indonesia island of Bali show a column of ash rising into the air, lava flowing from the volcano and surrounding forests catching fire. The volcano started erupting on June 28 in a dramatic fashion, with volcanic ash clouds reaching 1,000 to 2,000 metres beyond the summit. Denpasar International Airport had to…
[ad_1] When authorities in Thailand were assembling a group of rescuers to search for a soccer team lost in a flooded cave, their first calls went to a retired firefighter and an IT consultant in England. Rick Stanton and John Volanthen were the first to reach the 12 boys and their coach inside the Luang…
[ad_1] British entrepreneur and founder of multinational giant Virgin Group Mr Branson believes the introduction of a universal basic income would help solve poverty. He said: “A basic income should be introduced in Europe and in America. “It’s a disgrace to see people sleeping on the streets with this material wealth all around them.” Mr…
[ad_1] Guy Verhofstadt launched into a fiery speech during which he blasted EU Council boss Donald Tusk and other European leaders for failing to produce a common strategy to reform the European Union‘s migration policy. EU leaders met in Brussels last week in an emergency meeting to address growing concerns about the functionality of the…
[ad_1] Speaking in Strasbourg, the former Ukip leader trashed Mr Juncker’s proposals for a European army ahead of next week’s NATO summit. Mr Farage claimed the EU’s PESCO project could not survive side-by-side with NATO and that the Brussels bloc will be in direct collision with Donald Trump at the summit. The British MEP added…
[ad_1] Speaking in the European Parliament, the former Ukip leader blasted the EU bureaucrat over the inconclusive migration solutions reached in Brussels last week as Italy demanded new policies to be drafted by the bloc. The British MEP claimed it was time the “Verhofstadts of the world” started acknowledging anti-EU sentiments are no longer just…
[ad_1] Speaking in Strasbourg, Mr Juncker claimed he found it “ridiculous” that the European Council could not come to an agreement over Italy’s demands to reform key European Union migration policies. The Commission President said he was disappointed with the inconclusive outcome of last week summit in Brussels and called on the Council to “hurry…
[ad_1] The price of US crude rose to its highest price since 2014 this afternoon before sharply falling, sparking panic and warnings. One expert warned of an “oil shock” and said there was “little confidence” in the industry escaping a price death spiral, which saw prices fluctuate wildly. John Kilduff, founding partner at energy hedge…
[ad_1] The diving team tasked with saving the lost football team, who have spent more than a week days trapped in Tham Luang Cave by high waters, were hailed as heroes when they found the boys yesterday. UK divers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen located the trapped youth football team after they spent nine-days trapped…
[ad_1] Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel played in a crucial World Cup match against Argentina four hours after being told his father had been kidnapped for ransom back home and would be shot if anyone talked to the police. “I had to shut it out of my head and go and represent my country first,”…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Canadian troops in Latvia before attending the NATO summit in Brussels next week. The Prime Minister’s Office says the visit will be an opportunity for Trudeau to reaffirm Canada’s commitment to the NATO alliance and Euro-Atlantic security. The Canadian-led multinational NATO battle group was established in Latvia as…
[ad_1] Hey, did that congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped? New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said. Republicans and Democrats predict this high-tech way of putting words in someone’s mouth will become…
[ad_1] The German captain of a private ship that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea pleaded innocent Monday to charges that he entered Malta’s waters illegally and without proper registration, a case that reflects Europe’s heightened determination to keep asylum seekers from reaching the continent. At Claus-Peter Reisch’s arraignment in the island nation’s capital, Valletta,…
[ad_1] Divers reached the group on Monday after they became trapped by rising waters caused by heavy rainfall in the north of the country nine days ago. They have received medical treatment and food, as well as a phone line so they can speak to their families. Rescuers are now trying to figure out how…
[ad_1] The report has sent the currency dropping in trade as it fell 1.3 percent against the dollar. One emerging market sovereign strategist at BlueBay Asset Management simply said the data was “dreadful”. Timothy Ash said: “Dreadful data – as bad as it comes.” June was also the highest year on year price increases as…
[ad_1] Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. A government task force probing alleged theft and money laundering at the 1MDB state investment fund said Najib’s arrest was linked to a suspicious transfer…
[ad_1] The volcano first sprung back to action on Friday, closing the popular holiday island’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International airport. On Monday, another eruption struck, sending a plume of ash and volcanic vapour hurtling 2,000 metres into the air. Around 700 residents living on the volcano’s slopes have evacuated voluntarily as a four-kilometre exclusion…
[ad_1] A church, hospital and homes were torched in the latest attack in the country’s religious crisis which has seen thousands of Christians killed in what is being called “ethnic cleansing”. Attackers arrived in the village of Rahwol-Fwi, central Nigeria, on motorcycles in the middle of the night, executing an hour-long raid before the military…
[ad_1] The former Ukip leader said the EU’s “silent policy” on migration has been a “complete disaster”. Speaking in European Parliament on Tuesday, Nigel Farage said: “As citizens look on at changes in their communities that none of them ever asked for. But I think it is unfair that everyone is blaming Mrs Merkel for…
[ad_1] A health-care worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to kill another six at a hospital neonatal unit in northwest England. Detectives have been investigating baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester for more than a year. Cheshire Constabulary said officers arrested a female “health-care professional”…
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea on Thursday, seeking agreement on a plan for the country’s denuclearization despite mounting doubts about Pyongyang’s willingness to abandon a weapons program that threatens the United States and its allies. In announcing Pompeo’s travel plans on Monday, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said the United States was “continuing to make…
[ad_1] Hours after she apparently died in a car crash, mortuary technicians found the woman breathing, horrified they could have killed her themselves had they started an autopsy. Her family, already grieving after paramedics declared she had died after a car crash in Carletonville, near Johannesburg, South Africa, have demanded answers. Distress Alert operations manager…
[ad_1] Sweeping constitutional reform came into effect today and Mr Duda wasted no time in using the new legislation on the retirement age of judges to oust Małgorzata Gersdorf, the first president of the court. The move has sparked outage in Brussels where EU chiefs launched fresh infringement proceedings in a bid block the reforms…
[ad_1] The former Prime Minister said the Conservative Party is being split is to “their own disadvantage” as he rallied them to agree on a policy together. Tory infighting is escalating over Theresa May’s third attempt to plan for a post-Brexit customs deal with the EU, which will determine whether the UK has a hard…
[ad_1] Author Gordon Chang said claims that North Korea is strengthening its nuclear arsenal, rather than scaling it down, is “incontrovertible”. Speaking on Fox News, Mr Chang said: “Those satellite images taken from June 21, nine days after the summit show that they are improving the cooling system of the Yongbyon five-megawatt reactor and that clearly is…
[ad_1] Ardent Brexiteer Nigel Farage has declared Angela Merkel’s tenure as German Chancellor over, claiming that it is a question of when, not if, the iconic leader leaves. Angela Merkel has been under unprecedented pressure this month, after her interior minister Horst Seehofer threatened to resign over the country’s liberal migration policies. However, the German leader…
[ad_1] Rescuers raced to pump water from a cave in northern Thailand on Tuesday as forecasted heavy rain threatened to complicate efforts to free a young soccer team found trapped for 10 days, an ordeal officials warned they may have to bear longer. Divers struggled through narrow passages and murky waters to find the 12…
[ad_1] The 3,000 England fans expected to be in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow will be outnumbered two-to-one by supporters of opponents Colombia. But Southgate said he was confident the squad’s spirit – honed by their military training sessions camped out with the Marines in Devon last summer – would see them through. He said:…
[ad_1] The Air Force, together with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conducted the tests in early June in Nevada, according to a press release published on Friday. The bomb tests are a part of the “B61-12 Life Extension Program”, which aims to “refurbish, reuse, or replace all of the bomb’s nuclear…
[ad_1] On Monday, officials said pyrocumulonimbus clouds caused a series of explosive thunderstorms over the area. The National Weather Service reported more than 1200 lightning strikes between 7am and 2pm local time. Nanawale Estates resident Gary Blume said: “This is thunder and lightning right over our heads, not moving. “It’s starting to drive people crazy.”…
[ad_1] Kilauea first exploded at the start of May, and now has a cone equivalent to the height to the Aloha Tower. The iconic Honolulu building is ten storeys tall, reaching 184 feet at its highest point. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Kilauea’s cone is now 180 feet tall at its highest point.…
[ad_1] White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed Mr Pompeo would visit the hermit kingdom and said the US was “continuing to make progress” in talks with Pyongyang. However, she did not address mounting doubts surrounding commitments Kim Jong-un made during his historic summit with Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12. Following his meeting…
[ad_1] Speaking at a conference on agriculture in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalili said a number of Iranian scientific centres have confirmed such foreign role in the adverse climate condition in Iran. He said: “Foreign interference is suspected to have played a role in climate change. “Joint teams from Israel…
[ad_1] Last Friday, Angela Ponce won her country’s qualifying contest, beating 22 other contestants. The beauty queen will now represent Spain at the 2018 Miss Universe competition in the Philippines. Ms Ponce wrote on Instagram shortly after her win: “Bringing the name and colours of Spain before the universe is my great dream. “My goal…
[ad_1] According to the New York Times, the letters were sent last month ahead of the Nato summit taking place in Brussels next week. A diplomatic source who read the letters described them as “very tough” and claimed they warned Nato allies that the US was losing patience. Most of the content sent to the…
[ad_1] The most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse has been sentenced in an Australian court to 12 months in detention. Newcastle Magistrate Robert Stone on Tuesday ordered Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson to serve at least six months before he is eligible for parole. But Wilson…
[ad_1] White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders insisted Washington will “agree to disagree” on matters surrounding the Crimea with Moscow during a briefing on Monday. She said: “We do not recognise Russia’s attempt to annex Crimea. “We agree to disagree with Russia on that front.” Mrs Sanders added American sanctions “will remain in place until…
[ad_1] A comedian says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One. The White House declined to discuss the incident. Comedian John Melendez, known as “Stuttering John” from his years on The Howard Stern…
[ad_1] More than 1,200 firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, battled a wind-driven wildfire raging out of control in Northern California on Monday, threatening homes and other structures as thick black smoke drifted across the San Francisco Bay Area. The so-called County Fire, which broke out Saturday afternoon in rural Yolo County, west of Sacramento, has…
[ad_1] During an address to reporters at the White House, Trump confirmed he had spoken with Mr Obrador following his win and said he hopes the pair will have a “very good relationship”. He said: “I think the relationship is going to be a very good one. “We had a great talk. “I think he…
[ad_1] FACEBOOK All twelve boys and their coach have been found alive In video shot by rescuers as the boys were found, flickering torchlight revealed boys clad in shorts and red and blue shirts sitting or standing on the ground in an underground cave beside an expanse of water. “How many of you are there…
[ad_1] The future of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations was injected with a new dose of uncertainty with the election of a new president in Mexico on Sunday. Following his overwhelming majority win, Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he supports reaching a deal on renegotiating NAFTA with the United States and…