[ad_1] Bees are having a much harder time finding food in the U.S. region known as the country’s last honeybee refuge, a new federal study found. The country’s hot spot for commercial beekeeping is the Northern Great Plains of the Dakotas and neighbouring areas, where more than one million colonies spend their summers feasting on pollen…
[ad_1] The families of the 17 victims killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting will each receive $400,000 US from a $10.5-million US fund. Eighteen of the injured survivors will receive $1.63 million. The Broward Education Foundation and a steering committee for the victims announced Monday the breakdown of the funds that were…
[ad_1] Bali volcano Mount Agung erupted for the third time at 2 PM BST on Monday spewing plumes of smoke and ashes over eastern Bali. The volcano first sprung back to life on June 29 after months of silence, unleashing a 2,500 metres high cloud of ash into the air. Bali’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency…
[ad_1] Ms Merkel said transit centres will be created in Germany to process migrants to return to previous countries. The German Chancellor said she has “found a really good compromise on migration” with Horst Seehofer’s (Christian Social Union) CSU party. Germany’s interior minister Mr Seehofer dropped his threat to quit after hours of talks with Chancellor…
[ad_1] Stephen Harper was spotted leaving the West Wing earlier today, but little is known about what the former prime minister said inside the White House. Harper was expected to meet on Monday with Larry Kudlow — the director of the National Economic Council and Trump’s go-to economic adviser — and John Bolton, the president’s national security adviser, according…
[ad_1] Astronomers say they’ve captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star. Scientists said Monday the planet appears as a bright spot in the snapshot taken using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Miriam Kepler of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in…
[ad_1] A new revenue tax on social media has taken effect in Uganda, angering many who see the measure as an attack on free speech. The tax on users of sites such as Facebook was first proposed by longtime leader Yoweri Museveni, who complained of online gossip in a March letter that urged the finance minister…
[ad_1] FBI officials have arrested a man they say discussed setting off a bomb during a July 4 event in Cleveland, the bureau’s top agent in the Ohio city said on Monday. The man, who had allegedly expressed allegiance to the al-Qaeda militant group, was arrested Sunday after a meeting with an undercover FBI agent. It’s alleged the man said he…
[ad_1] Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Salvini attacked the EU yesterday during the annual gathering of his party. Speaking about the one-month old government’s priorities for the country, he said: “We will try to comply to European regulations, but we are ready to ignore them for the good of Italians. “If to see our people…
[ad_1] Rescue teams in Thailand have found 12 missing boys and their assistant coach inside a cave complex, and they were showing “signs of life” nine days after going missing, Chiang Rai province’s governor said on Monday. “Thai navy seals have found all 13 with signs of life,” Narongsak Osatanakorn told reporters. There had been an international…
[ad_1] The Manhattan district attorney in New York City on Monday announced new criminal charges against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who had been charged with rape and a criminal sexual act in May. The new charges include predatory sexual assault — which carries a minimum 10-year sentence — and involve a third woman in addition to the two mentioned…
[ad_1] Bali’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the volcano erupted on the island for a third time shortly after 9pm local time (2pm UK time) on Monday. Mount Agung towers over eastern Bali to a height of just over 9,800 feet (3,000 metres). The Bali volcano’s last major eruption in 1963 killed more than 1,000…
[ad_1] Three terror plot suspects were arrested in France and Germany this weekend over an alleged terror attack plot to bomb a rally of more than 80,000 Iran dissidents in Paris on Saturday. Two suspects in Belgium were intercepted by police on Saturday, while a diplomat at the Iranian embassy in the Austrian capital Vienna…
[ad_1] Bali’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the volcano erupted on the island shortly after 9pm local time (2pm UK time). The blast, which lasted for around seven minutes, sent “flares of incandescent lava” flowing 1.2 miles (2km) from its crater. Locals have been urged to be cautious due to the risk of fast-moving flows of…
[ad_1] At 1.24am local time this morning, a collapse explosion event occurred at K?lauea’s summit, according to USGs. An ash-poor plume rose 1,200 ft above the ground surface and the energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake. Lava flow activity has also continued at fissure 22. Mount Kilauea has been wreaking…
[ad_1] Left-wing Mr López Obrador – known by the acronym Amlo – was elected as Mexico’s president on Sunday after a successful election campaign which involved repeatedly attacking Mr Trump over his border policy. He has also compared his attacks against Mexico with the way Nazis spoke about Jews. And in a scathing fresh attack…
[ad_1] There have been no reports of clashes between rival fans since the tournament kicked off in Moscow on June 14. Russia’s notorious gangs of ‘Ultras’ were banned from attending the games by local police, with some even placed under house arrest. England fans also appear be on their best behaviour amid concerns about the strong-arm…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano, Mount Kilauea, continues to spew lava and molten rock across Big Island as it approaches its second month of continuous eruption. Kilauea first started to erupt on May 3. New video footage captured by Paradise Helicopters reveals the terrifying extent of the destruction the volcano has brought to the island, as…
[ad_1] Germany’s interior minister was expected to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party on Monday after offering his resignation in a bitter dispute over migration policy, but there was little sign of a possible compromise. The dispute that has raised questions over the future of Germany’s 3½-month-old administration pits Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and…
[ad_1] Several families who had fled danger and violence overseas were enjoying a three-year-old’s birthday party in Boise, Idaho, when the unthinkable happened: A man ran up and began chasing and stabbing the children, turning his knife on the adults who tried to intervene. The attack came Saturday night at a low-income apartment complex that…
[ad_1] Angry and frustrated over corruption and violence, Mexican voters delivered a tidal wave presidential election victory to leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, giving him a broad mandate to upend the political establishment and govern for the poor. An official quick count from electoral authorities late Sunday forecast that Lopez Obrador would win with between…
[ad_1] White House national security adviser John Bolton has said he believes the bulk of North Korea’s weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, as the United States and North Korea resumed working-level talks. Bolton told CBS’s Face the Nation on Sundaythat Washington has devised a program to dismantle North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction — chemical, biological and nuclear — and…
[ad_1] The hermit state was found by the Middlesbury Institute of International Studies to have expanded a factory in the city of Hamhung that produces engines for ballistic missiles. This comes after Trump claimed that North Korea is “no longer a nuclear threat” after his unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June. Trump…
[ad_1] The United States Geographical Survey’s Alaska Volcano Observatory has increased Great Sitkin’s alert level from green/normal to yellow/advisory, corresponding to elevated unrest above known background activity. A spokesman said: “Earthquake activity at Great Sitkin Volcano has increased above background levels over the past day. “Numerous small, shallow earthquakes are occurring beneath the summit at…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor is clinging on to power after Horst Seehofer, who is her interior minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) leader, rejected the fudged migration deal agreed at last week’s EU summit. Mr Seehofer said the deal was affecting the “credibility” of his role as party leader and warned he…
[ad_1] The former mayor of Mexico City, Amlo, 64, has promised profound change under his leadership. Amlo, who counts Jeremy Corbyn as a friend, is projected to win about 53 percent and his rivals have conceded. Speaking late on Sunday night as results trickled in, he vowed to tackle corruption, get a handle on Mexico’s…
[ad_1] And Mr Trump has been further told that his protectionist approach could result in countermeasures being applied to US exports totalling almost $300billion. The Commission – led by President Jean Claude-Juncker – set out its position in a statement sent to the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on Friday after a request…
[ad_1] The latest exit polls in the Spanish speaking nation point to clear victories for Mr Obrador’s allies in the races for four statehouses in addition to the country’s capital. A poll by Consulta Mitofsky stated Mr Obrador’s Morena party was expected to win the areas of Veracruz, Morelos, Chiapas and Tabasco in gubernatorial elections.…
[ad_1] Eren Erdem was arrested on Friday sparking, fears Erdogan is making moves to consolidate his power. He is charged with aiding the group blamed for the 2016 coup against Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Erdem, 31, tweeted to confirm he had been detained. He posted on the social media website: “I have been detained. “I…
[ad_1] Mayor Antonio Halili was participating in the city’s flag ceremony this morning when he was shot in the chest and killed by a still unidentified gunman. Mr Halili gained prominence for implementing a “walk of shame” for drug suspects back in 2016 where he paraded drug personalities for all people to see and then…
[ad_1] Leo Varadkar is in New York with Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney for the bid which if successful will put Ireland at the heart of UN decision-making on international peace, security and development, he claims. U2 front man Bono and former Irish president Mary Robinson are also backing the bid. UN ambassadors were…
[ad_1] THERE are 300,000 bees in there, says Seloua Grolleau-Raoux. I take a large step backwards. Dressed in a head-to-toe white protective suit – as you do if you are beekeeper – she is showing me around the six brand-new hives she tends to at the Louvre in Paris, France. With the planet’s bee population…
[ad_1] The Republican firebrand took to the social media network to congratulate the newly-elected president. He wrote: “Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. “I look very much forward to working with him. “There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!” The…
[ad_1] The bill is called “United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act”, which would give Trump unilateral power to ignore the two most basic principles of the WTO and allow him a bigger hand to wage a trade war. A source familiar with the bill said: “It would be the equivalent of walking away from…
[ad_1] Brigadier General Bolfazl Shekarchi accused Washington of a “dangerous plot” and claimed the loaded ship with chemicals arrived in the Persian Gulf waters under the escort of a US warship. Mr Shekarchi noted the past records of the American ship show that it has been present in some coasts of Iraq and Syria, where…
[ad_1] Sir Bill Cash, one of the group’s pro-Brexit Conservative MPs present, said Mr Bolton “gave a positive view of what he believed the President thought about Brexit”. He said: “In advance of the President’s visit there were some positive things said about potential trade deals.” Downing Street was not informed about the meeting formally…
[ad_1] The exit poll revealed the former Mexico City mayor won between 53 percent and 59 percent of the votes. Ricardo Anaya, who leads a left-right alliance, came in second place, with between 19 and 25 percent of votes. The exit poll shows Jose Antonio Meade, the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, was…
[ad_1] In a speech in December, Mr McMaster said there were “initial signs” the Russian government was trying to influence the Mexican election, however, he provided no details. At the start of 2018 then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson echoed Mr McMaster’s comments, warning Mexico to “pay attention” to Russian meddling. Both Mr Tillerson and Mr…
[ad_1] LeBron James is signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time to join one of the NBA’s most iconic franchises. James’ agency made the announcement Sunday in a news release posted to Instagram, saying he has agreed to a four-year, $154-million contract. The game’s best all-around player and…
[ad_1] Mexico went to the polls on Sunday to decide the fates of more than 3,400 elected positions. Ms Sheiunbaum is a teacher and doctor of energy engineering, and a scientific activist and writer. She had a 20-point lead in the polls before Sunday’s vote, in which five of the seven candidates were women. Ms…
[ad_1] The 733 craft with 137 seats made a complete u-turn near the city of Shilovo before heading back. It is unknown what the cause of the “emergency” was. Since making its initial turnaround, the plane has continued to circle the skies near the city of Myakinino. The craft could be making such a move…
[ad_1] After a June 12 summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the American leader tweeted that “there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea”. But in a new report released on Friday, US intelligence agencies suggested North Korea had increased its production of enriched uranium for nuclear…
[ad_1] Party sources told news agency AFP Germany’s interior Minister Horst Seehofer has offered to step down after a day of talks with the German Chancellor over a European Union agreement on limiting immigration. Mr Seehofer offered to resign as both minister and as chairman of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union at a closed meeting of…
[ad_1] A row over the handling of migration in has plunged her three-month-old “grand coalition” into crisis, forcing the German leader to scramble to try to strike deals with individual EU members. Horst Seehofer, head of the German Chancellor’s Bavarian allies, said on Sunday he saw no alternative to rejecting some migrants at Germany’s border,…
[ad_1] A notorious French criminal serving 25 years for murder made an audacious escape from prison Sunday after several heavily armed men landed a helicopter in a courtyard, freed him from a visitors’ room and carried him away. It was the second daring escape by Rédoine Faid, who once blasted his way out of a…
[ad_1] Bruce Normand and Timothy Miller were rescued today by the Pakistan military after an avalanche that killed their Austrian climbing partner struck Ultra Sar mountain near Hunza, in Pakistan. The three climbers were hit by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,300 feet (5,883 meters) – almost three quarters the height of Everest –…
[ad_1] A suicide bomber targeted a group of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan’s president in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people. Inamullah Miakhail, spokesperson for the provincial hospital in Nangarhar, said 17 of the dead were from the minority Sikh and Hindu community. Miakhail added that at…
[ad_1] Defence Minister Normal Sitharaman has forwarded the deal for the purchase of five S-400 units to the finance ministry and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office for Government approval. The cost equates to £4.3 billion. The S-400 Triumf can engage with targets at a range of up to 40km and ballistic missiles up to 60km…
[ad_1] An attack on a military patrol in northern Mali killed two civilians and wounded up to eight French soldiers on Sunday, Mali’s defence ministry said. The attack comes two days after Islamist militants killed at least six people during a raid on a military headquarters in central Mali, a country where French troops are helping combat jihadists across its…
[ad_1] Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini took to Twitter this morning and shared with his 802,000 followers authorities turned the boat away before adding they “can forget about arriving in an Italian port”. His tweet comes 24 hours after the bodies of three babies were washed up on a Libyan shore when a boat carrying…
[ad_1] Polls are showing that Mexico could be about to elect their first left-wing president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (knowns as AMLO), 64, from the left-wing National Regeneration Movement is promising to “revolutionise” Mexican politics. The other candidates running for the presidency are conservative candidate Ricardo Anaya, governing party candidate José Antonio Meade, and independent…
[ad_1] Mexico’s presidential elections have been forecast as a game-changing event, with a leftist win on the horizon. Today’s presidential elections mean much more than a single figurehead in the top spot, as it extends to a number of different governmental levels. Mexicans will be voting in the new president, 628 members of the national…
[ad_1] What is Mexico voting for? Mexican presidential elections come around every six years. Since 1929, the country leader has been from one of two parties: The National Action Party (PAN) or the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). This time, however, polls are showing that Mexico could elect their first left-wing president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador…
[ad_1] Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini has already declared a victory over the European establishment after he managed to set the agenda at the recent European Council summit. This is all part of a long-term plan from the right-wing politician, who wants to dismantle the European project by exploiting divisions between member-states, according to a rival MEP.…
[ad_1] Mexican voters are casting ballots on Sunday in an election to determine more than 3,000 office-holders, from city council positions, up to the presidency. As in previous election campaigns, the spectre of possible fraud reared its head, both in the popular imagination and among candidates on the ballot. This year has been no exception. With leftist candidate…
[ad_1] Rescue divers cleared a key hurdle Sunday in the increasingly desperate search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who went missing in a cave in northern Thailand more than a week ago, officials said. A team led by Thai navy SEAL divers pushed through the murk of a kilometre-long chamber to a passageway…
[ad_1] At least 48 people were killed on Sunday when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India, officials said. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state Trivendra Rawat said the bus fell into a 213-metre-deep gorge in the Himalayan foothills. He said about a dozen other people were injured and…
[ad_1] Eight days into the search, there has still been no contact with the boys, aged between 11 to 16, or their 25-year-old coach since they went off after soccer practice to explore the vast Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai. With the boys’ way out blocked by flood waters…
[ad_1] Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646, in Leipzig, Germany toward the end of the devastating Thirty Years’ War. His father, a Professor of Moral Philosophy, died when he was six years old, and he was raised by his mother. After his father’s death, Leibniz inherited his extensive library, which is where…
[ad_1] Police in the Indian capital said Sunday they found 11 bodies in a village home in mysterious circumstances, 10 of them blindfolded and hanging from the roof. Officer Vineet Kumar said all of them belonged to a family and most had lived in one home in Burari village in the northern part of New…
[ad_1] “History shows we will be involved in a major deployment…I’d say it will be in Mali and the Sahel area, where Islamic fundamentalism is a major problem,” said Gen Lord Dannatt. It is the latest salvo in a row over defence. MPs say Britain should increase spending on the Armed Forces to at least…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor has come under increasing pressure from her Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, who has threatened to defy Merkel’s migration policy and order officials to reject asylum seekers at the German border if they have been registered in other EU states. Mr Seehofer, who is also the CSU leader, gave Mrs Merkel until…
[ad_1] Around 250 armed US Secret Service agents will fly in with the Republican firebrand on July 12. The CIA desperately want to set up their own control centre following fears of mass protests. But Scotland Yard bosses are adamant they are in charge during the visit. A Facebook event titled “Protest Trump’s visit” currently…
[ad_1] Intelligence service chiefs urged the Government to be on the alert for sightings of strange foreign aircraft showing sinister signs of extraterrestrial tinkering. The dossier, obtained by British XFiles expert Dr David Clarke, reveals the Government was running two UFO desks. The public UFO desk was only set up to gather reports of sightings.…
[ad_1] The historic state capital of Annapolis is draped in grief from a shooting attack on the local newspaper, which killed journalists who chronicled soccer games, art exhibits and the fabric of small-city life. A sign outside The Annapolis Bookstore, a block from the Maryland State House, starkly expresses the depth of sorrow many are…
[ad_1] A string of Syrian rebel-held towns and villages accepted government rule on Saturday, as insurgent lines collapsed in parts of the southwest under an intense bombardment that the United Nations says has forced 160,000 people to flee. The southwest was an early hotbed of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and defeat there would leave rebels with just one remaining…
[ad_1] Spotted on the Google Earth map, the white blur deep in the barren continent has provoked speculation it could be a secret research station hidden by a government or a UFO buried in the ice. YouTube user Wowforreel has highlighted it in a video and shows how you can find it yourself on the…
[ad_1] Leading critic of the EU Yanis Varoufakis ripped into the much-lauded agreement struck at the European Council summit in Brussels yesterday. The deal, which was agreed in the early hours of yesterday morning, was praised as a major success by leaders of European countries. The deal was reached after marathon talks at the summit and…
[ad_1] Following ten hours of debate on striking a European-wide migration deal, EU leaders spent just minutes debating Brexit. In a sign of European priorities, Brexit was relegated to a fourth order issue at the European Council summit, after migration, tariffs and enlargement discussions. However, after rumours that the Brexit debate lasted only five minutes…
[ad_1] GETTY Angela Merkel’s leadership is hanging by a thread following her open-door migration policy in the EU The embattled German Chancellor, who has presided over Europe’s biggest economy for 13 years, has witnessed her popularity plummet when her open-door migrant policy backfired, after she allowed free movement to over 1million migrants. The policy has…
[ad_1] New Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has ripped into his EU counterparts, claiming that they don’t fully grasp the Europe-wide migration deal secured this week. Confusion over the migrant deal has caused rifts to emerge between countries on the frontline of the migrant crisis and those without an external border. The proposal to build EU…
[ad_1] Maya Merhi was born with no legs and was photographed struggling on cans and plastic tubes collected by her dad Mohammad Merhi, 34, who shares the same congenial illness as her. But when the picture was seen around the world, the youngster was taken to Istanbul for life-changing treatment. Prosthetics consultant Dr Mehmet Zeki…
[ad_1] Activists, parents and first-time protesters motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border plan to rally in hundreds of cities across North America today to press U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to quickly reunite the families. More than 600 marches could draw hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. — from…
[ad_1] A Hello Kitty-themed “shinkansen” bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally popular character. The special shinkansen had its inaugural round trip Saturday between Osaka and Fukuoka, connecting Japan’s west and south. It will run through September. The stylish,…
[ad_1] The effort to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a cave in Thailand picked up pace Saturday, as a break in the rain eased flooding in the system of caverns and more experts from around the world joined the rescue mission. The search effort in the northern province of Chiang Rai…
[ad_1] The Italian politician quoted an arcane passage from 3rd century Roman historian Livy and said “While Rome talks, Sagunto falls” – which most commentators took to mean that while the EU keeps talking about migration without solving the issue the EU is facing collapse. The fall of Saguntum by Hannibal was in the third…
[ad_1] Germany has not prepared for a no deal Brexit, despite warnings from Brexiteers that EU bullying may force Britain to walk away from the negotiating table. German deputy foreign minister Michael Roth let slip that Angela Merkel’s cabinet had no contingency plans if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. This admission suggests that…
[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly secured agreements with 14 European Union countries to facilitate the rapid return of migrants who have been rejected for asylum. The German news agency dpa reported on Saturday that Merkel also informed government coalition partners in a letter she wants “anchor centres” to process migrants at Germany’s borders. The…
[ad_1] The U.S. ambassador to Estonia, James Melville, is quitting the diplomatic service after 33 years, over comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump. James D. Melville announced his resignation in a private Facebook post on Friday. According to Foreign Policy magazine, the ambassador said he was quitting over recent remarks made by Trump about America’s European allies.…
[ad_1] Moscow’s Nikolskaya Street has turned into the unofficial fan zone for FIFA’s World Cup. Every night, thousands of people from around the world gather in their national colours and join with their Russian hosts in a show of patriotism and football pride. CBC Moscow videographer Pascal Dumont spent an evening there this week, capturing the spirit…
[ad_1] The bloc focused on immigration and Brexit at the most recent EU summit, but Europe’s real threat stands somewhere else, according to Lorenzo Codogno, macroeconomist and former general director at the Treasury Department of the Italian Ministry of Economy. Mr Codogno said the eurozone is facing three factors similar to those that triggered a…
[ad_1] Last weekend 238 Christians were killed in a number of attacks by militia in Plateau State, a region in the heart of the country. Campaigners are warning it is just the latest example of “pure genocide” in a country ravaged by religious division. A joint statement issued by the Christian Association of Nigeria said…
[ad_1] Yet they have emerged victorious from a staggering 69 per cent of games shown on the BBC. Both their opening wins against Tunisia and Panama in Russia were screened live by the Beeb. However, their 1-0 defeat by Belgium was broadcast by ITV. Fans are horrified Tuesday’s last 16 tie against Colombia, which manager…
[ad_1] Speaking on BBC Newsnight, Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, declared Mrs Merkel’s authority had been decimated within the EU following the existential threat posed to her leadership over her liberal migration policy. Mr Nelson said: “A few months ago Angela Merkel was the Queen of EU summits, now she emerges as a beggar…
[ad_1] The former Culture Secretary said the European Union’s official currency will eventually “fall apart”. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Whittingdale explained his reasoning and said: “You have countries that are performing very differently. “Some are much more wealthy than others and if you don’t have any ability for the exchange rate to move to reflect…
[ad_1] It was approximately 55miles west-southwest offshore from Cihuatlan, in Jalisco state. The USGS estimated the depth of the tremor at 10km. Luis Felipe Puente, head of Mexico’s Civil Protection agency said on Twitter there were currently no reports of damage. He added that the earthquake had been only lightly felt. The Civil Protection agency…
[ad_1] THE MAYOR of Hawaii’s Big Island, admits he has no idea when the ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano will cease – and says “no scientist in the world” would dare to make such a prediction. Kilauea has been erupting since May 3, and Mr Kim has had to cope with his fair share of…
[ad_1] Two robots, known as “Wave Gliders”, will dive through scolding molten rock and cold ocean saltwater to collect data. CFO and founder of Liquid Robotics Roger Hine, the company who built the “Wave Gliders”, said: “Wave Gliders can operate in hotter water than boats and there’s no person on board. “As opposed to putting…
[ad_1] In a horrific attack, Jose Remedios Aguirre was shot dead in broad daylight in the Ecological Park in Guanajuato on May 11 following a political rally. He is one of over 130 political candidates to have been murdered ahead of the presidential, general and state elections due to take place on Sunday July 1.…
[ad_1] The unnamed bank worker spoke of her fears as Jarrod Ramos, 38, was charged yesterday with murdering five staff at the Capital Gazette office in Annapolis, Maryland. The computer engineering graduate was arrested after Rob Hiaasen, 59, Wendi Winters, 65, Rebecca Smith, 34, Gerald Fischman, 61, and John McNamara, 56, were blasted to death…
[ad_1] The summit eventually agreed a set of draft proposals, including moves to set up new reception centres to process asylum claims. The package, short on specific details, was seen by diplomats at the summit as an attempt to shore up underpressure Angela Merkel. The German Chancellor has faced intense criticism from within her own…
[ad_1] GETTY Donald Trump has been mocked by a prankster posing as New Jersey’s Democratic Senator Bob Menendez A conversation between Donald Trump and the prankster was posted online by John Melendez, also known as Stuttering John, a regular guest on Howard Stern’s radio show. The audio clip features the Republican firebrand speaking with a…
[ad_1] Firefighters have scrambled to the scene. Officials said a 3-alarm blaze started just before 3pm local time at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Road. Evacuations are in place for the Montecito and Crystal Ranch neighbourhoods in Concord, California. Spokesman Ryan Bain said the fire is “moving pretty quick and it’s wind-driven” adding several homes…
[ad_1] Alnitak said on its Facebook page that it had “located and documented eight miles from Cabrera Island and for 70 minutes, the presence of a five-metre long white shark (Carcharodon Carcharias)”. “In recent years there were possible unconfirmed sightings and various rumours, but this is the first scientific observation of the presence of the…
[ad_1] Amazon.com said on Thursday it would buy small online pharmacy PillPack, a move that will put the world’s biggest online retailer in direct competition with drugstore chains, drug distributors and pharmacy benefit managers. The deal’s potential to disrupt major players across the U.S. drug supply chain prompted a sell-off in shares of possible rivals,…
[ad_1] Four candidates are in the race to become Mexico’s next president in Sunday’s election. Here’s a glance at the hopefuls: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador In his third attempt at the presidency, Lopez Obrador, a 64-year-old former mayor of Mexico City, is the front-runner in most polls. Lopez Obrador lost the 2006 election by just 0.56…
[ad_1] Moving forward quickly on a key decision, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9. He added that two women are among his top candidates for the job. The president, who spoke aboard Air Force One on the way…
[ad_1] Lieutenant General Robert Ashley, an army intelligence officer who has served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Sarajevo, made the comments during a speech at the Defence One Technology Summit in Washington. He said countries are developing the ability to interdict satellites both from a ground and space standpoint, adding: “The technology is being developed right…
[ad_1] A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $17 million US to a former inmate who alleged that three former Chicago police detectives — including one who has been at the centre of nearly 20 cases tossed out of court — for a murder he didn’t commit. The verdict marks at least the second…
[ad_1] Following marathon talks at the European Council summit, the Hungarian prime minister said he had managed to “fend off” Brussels and declared his nation “will not become an immigrant country”. The migrant crisis dominated the agenda at the two-day event in the Belgian capital, with EU leaders desperate to reach a consensus on how…
[ad_1] Jonathan Geffroy, a French jihadist who was captured in Syria in early 2017 and handed over to French authorities last September, told France’s DGSI internal intelligence agency that ISIS had recruited children who had been born and raised in Syria to launch attacks on European soil, according to the French daily Le Monde. Geffroy…
[ad_1] Since Kilauea began to erupt, thousands of earthquakes have shaken Big Island, the majority of these focused around the summit. More than 600 properties have been destroyed due to lava flows, with thousands of residents evacuated and forced to stay in emergency shelters. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) have measured a staggering 664 earthquakes…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: While attention was on the Anapolis newspaper attack Thursday, there were dozens of other victims of gun violence across the…
[ad_1] Amid rising tensions between Russia and the US and UK, Mr Putin told young recruits they had the military advantage – including a missile “absolutely invulnerable” to defence systems. He told cadets this week they had nothing to fear from rival armies as the cold war with Europe and America continued to escalate. Mr…
[ad_1] Tamra Maiochi jumped to her feet as the final whistle blew and her country’s national team secured a crucial three points, but slipped and dropped her drink. The glass shattered just before the 30-year-old hit the ground, with shards penetrating her neck and severing the jugular vein, police in Sao Paulo said. Friends desperately…
[ad_1] The Caribbean island’s debt-ridden Government is introducing the new surcharge this weekend to raise money in reducing its deficit worth 170 percent of GDP. Hotels were only given less than a week’s notice of the new tax, with additional fees ranging from £1.90 to £7.60 per room per night, depending on their accommodation class.…
[ad_1] Italy were behind the monstrous delays as Rome’s new Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte flexed his muscles during his first major European Council summit in Brussels. Starting earlier in the day he blocked conclusions on enlargement, security and defence before the meet-up’s biggest issue, migration, reached the table. One EU diplomat said the Italians had…
[ad_1] The European Union issued British Prime Minister Theresa May a final Brexit warning on Friday — put your cards on the table, offer ways to overcome “huge” differences and prevent Britain from crashing out of the bloc without a deal. On the second day of a summit more focused on migration than Brexit, leaders…
[ad_1] Hawaii’s Big Island remains under the grip of the Kilauea volcano, sending a constant stream of lava from its summit and fissures towards the ocean. So far, more than 600 properties have been destroyed in the wake of the disaster and thousands of people have been left staying with relatives or in emergency shelters.…
[ad_1] “I’ve been thinking it’s better to face death in Mexico than to continue in this place,” says Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto who, with his son Oscar, is being held in immigration detention in Texas. “Every day here we are waiting to die.” In 2008, Gutiérrez-Soto was a journalist in Mexico, writing about corruption in…
[ad_1] Ken Isaacs, the U.S. nominee to lead the UN migration agency, had his candidacy rejected on Friday. Isaacs, nominated by President Donald Trump in February, came third behind Portugal’s Antonio Vitorino and Costa Rica’s Laura Thompson in a secret ballot of member states of the International Organization for Migration in Geneva, delegates said. “Yet another…
[ad_1] The four journalists and a sales assistant killed Thursday in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper are being remembered by colleagues for their kindness and work ethic. Authorities said the gunman entered the Capital Gazette in Annapolis and “looked for his victims.” Police identified the employees as: Gerald Fischman. Rob Hiaasen. John McNamara. Rebecca Smith.…
[ad_1] The reports were scattered at first. On June 15, the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, pictures began surfacing on social media of Taliban fighters embracing Afghan security forces during the first ceasefire in the nearly 17 years of recent conflict. A week earlier, in response to an edict by about 3,000 religious scholars, Afghan…
[ad_1] Libya’s coast guard said Friday that about 100 migrants are missing at sea and feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of this North African country. The Libyans managed to rescue 14 migrants, coast guard spokesperson Ayoub Gassim told The Associated Press. He couldn’t provide definitive numbers for the migrants who were on board or…
[ad_1] The 22-year-old scrolls through pictures on his phone until he finds the one he’s looking for, the picture of his friend. Two young men are lying face down on the green forest floor. His friend, he says, is the one in the dark shirt, the one whose skull has been hacked open by a machete. “Very sad,” he says simply.…
[ad_1] First-degree murder charges were filed Friday against a man who allegedly targeted Maryland’s capital newspaper, shooting his way into the newsroom and killing four journalists and a staffer before police arrested him. Online records do not list a lawyer for Jarrod Ramos, who is scheduled for a bail hearing for 10:30 a.m. in Annapolis. Authorities…
[ad_1] A Brazilian mother and nine-year-old son separated at the U.S.-Mexico border were together again Thursday after a federal judge in Chicago ordered the U.S. government to release the boy, in one of the first examples of an urgent petition for court intervention successfully reuniting parent and child. Facing reporters together just hours after the…
[ad_1] For soccer’s World Cup, Moscow is a city transformed. Colourful crowds of chanting fans pile into the Nikolskaya Street pedestrian mall near the Kremlin day after day, while nearby churches and monasteries are draped in banners of South American countries and foreign visitors splash in fountains near the famous Bolshoi Theatre. Others explore the…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has become notable for his power handshake game when greeting world leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, Shinzo Abe and Justin Trudeau. However, this week the US President lost at his own display of strength when the Portuguese head of state came out on top of the pair’s handshake. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa…
[ad_1] Indonesia’s Mount Agung is grounding flights as it erupts on the Bali resort island, with no end in sight. So far hundreds of flights have been cancelled and villagers living beneath the mountain are choosing to flee to evacuation centres nearby. The international airport has now reopened, formerly expected to stay closed until 7pm…
[ad_1] GETTY Merkel tried to put a positive spin on the result. It took place in an atmosphere of political crisis for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is under intense political pressure at home, and a new eurosceptic Italian government threatening to torpedo any deal that did not meet its demands. A bleary-eyed Mrs Merkel,…
[ad_1] Bali’s volcano Mount Agung erupted overnight, triggering the release of an ash column 8,200 ft (2,500 metres) into the sky. The latest development from Agung has seen the Indonesian island forced to cancel hundreds of flights, while villagers living beneath the mountain have started to flee. Indonesia’s second-busiest airport was expected to stay shut…
[ad_1] Hundreds of flights to and from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali have been grounded or delayed this morning after Mount Agung explosively erupted overnight. Huge, towering clouds of volcanic ash spewed more than two kilometres into the air from the Bali volcano. Airlines are expected to cancel more flights throughout the day after…
[ad_1] European Union leaders claimed a breakthrough deal Friday on how to deal with the pressures of migration after all-night talks helped accommodate Italian demands for more help. The EU leaders said the agreement would bolster the bloc’s external borders and improve the solidarity among member nations to ease pressure on point-of-entry nations like Greece…
[ad_1] The pair will meet in the city of Helsinki, Finland next month for the first official meeting between the two power house world leaders. Both leaders confirmed yesterday they will meet on July 16 in the Scandinavian city and discuss a “range of national security issues.” NATO has welcomed the talks, stating they “don’t…
[ad_1] FGS Sachsen, a 124 class air-defence frigate, was engaged in the military exercise alongside the anti-submarine frigate, the FGS Luebeck. The ship was several hours into the drill when it attempted to fire an SM-2 anti-aircraft missile as part of the exercise. The exhaust of the rocket became trapped and exploded in the vertical…
[ad_1] Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, has confirmed the EU leaders agreed Italy and Greece can set up migrant centres in their soil if they want to. Donald Tusk tweeted: “EU28 leaders have agreed on European Council conclusions including migration.” European Council confirmed the summit lasted so long because the group failed to agree on the…
[ad_1] Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will spend £3.875 billion (AU$6.9 billion) on long-range surveillance drones. The government’s plans are set to cost Australia more than double the original estimated price. The decision to spend over £3.8billion is aimed at enhancing Australia’s “anti-submarine warfare and maritime strike capability”. Along with protection and…
[ad_1] The US leader made the claim while speaking in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin at the groundbreaking of a new $10billion electronics assembly facility for the Taiwanese Foxconn Technology Group. He said: “They’re gonna come back and they’re gonna say, ‘Let’s talk,’ “Frankly, don’t tell them I said it, but they already have. “Don’t ever tell…
[ad_1] Their fate was sealed by a curling strike by former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj in the 51st minute. England will now play Colombia in the last 16 on Tuesday – a team they have never lost to in five previous encounters. While some fans looked glum, the result means Spain are now the…
[ad_1] Campaigners from a Breton group named Dispac’h, meaning “revolution”, have plastered posters and stickers on expats’ holiday homes this week reading: “Brittany is not a second home. Villages in ruins, the youth in exile.” The group has promised to launch a campaign of civil disobedience. Britons are the second largest nationality after the French…
[ad_1] At the G7 summit earlier this month, the US president claimed the military group were as bad as his often hated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The NAFTA is a trilateral agreement signed by Mexico, Canada, and the US, designed to make trade between the three countries easier and quicker. According to Axios…
[ad_1] A Senior EU official has confirmed Rome is behind the stalled talks in the Belgian capital after a press conference, featuring Jean-Claude Juncker, Donald Tusk and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. Express.co.uk has learned Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has blocked all of the summit conclusions – not just those on migration, which has…
[ad_1] A number of international flights have been cancelled after the Mount Agung volcano began spewing water vapour and ash two kilometres into the air. The Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, also known as Denpasar airport, was shut down at 3.00 on June 29 local time (8.00pm June 28 GMT) due to the lack of visibility…
[ad_1] A gunman opened fire at the newspaper office, leaving five dead and more injured. The suspect is in custody and is currently being questioned. No motive has yet been determined. Steve Schuh, Anne Arundel County Executive, said the police found the suspect hiding under a desk in the building. He noted the suspect’s weapon…
[ad_1] The southeastern Australian City has awoken to find a heavy coating of fog laying low in the air today. A recent cold snap, with temperatures struggling to reach 10 degrees Celsius, has caused a low cloud to hang over the state of Victoria’s capital causing commuters delays. The cold temperatures have caused an increase…
[ad_1] Police say five people were killed and several others “gravely injured” in a shooting at a newspaper’s offices in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday. Anne Arundel County Acting Police Chief William Krampf confirmed the deaths at a news conference. A reporter at the Capital Gazette tweeted earlier that a single gunman fired into the newsroom…
[ad_1] AMLO or Andres Manuel Lopez Abrader is former Mexico City mayor and is currently campaigning for a third time for the presidency. Running for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), AMLO has allied his party with the Labour Party and the Social Encounter Party. There are three candidates to challenge AMLO’s third run for president,…
[ad_1] The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people, including doctors, for taking part in health-care frauds that resulted in over $2 billion US in losses and contributed to the country’s opioid epidemic in some cases. The arrests came as part of what the department said was the largest health-care fraud takedown in U.S. history and included 162 doctors…
[ad_1] The former US army chief warned that the west must improve its defence capabilities in order to deter Russia from inflicting war – warning that Russia is keen to demolish NATO, which would have consequences for all member countries. General Jack Keane insisted Russia remain to be a threat to the west after LBC host…
[ad_1] The centrist claims that reintroducing national service will help to strengthen democracy and “increase the resilience” of French society. Universal national service was abolished by former Gaullist leader Jacques Chirac in 1997, but Mr Macron pledged to bring it back during last year’s presidential race. The 40-year-old is the first French head of state…
[ad_1] Angela Merkel’s desperate attempts to secure a migration agreement at this week’s EU Summit have got off to a disastrous start with Italy refusing to sign any joint statement. Italy’s new prime minister Giuseppe Conte said earlier the migration crisis “does not need more words but concrete actions” and appears likely not to add…
[ad_1] U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign. The tense congressional hearing came as Republicans brought to the House floor a non-binding resolution that scolded the Justice Department for not turning over more records,…
[ad_1] Mr Traugott said migration, which is expected to be a key part of discussions at the European Union summit this week, is a “crucial issue” for the EU. The policy analyst at think tank Open Europe told CNBC: “I think migration certainly is one of the biggest issues for the European Union where member…
[ad_1] NASA’s next-generation space telescope has been delayed yet again at a staggering cost of $1 million US a day. For the third time in less than a year, the space agency announced a lengthy postponement Wednesday for the James Webb Space Telescope. The observatory will now fly no earlier than 2021; until last fall, it was on…
[ad_1] The Syrian army is fighting to cut rebel ground in the southwest in two by seizing an airbase near the Jordanian border, an insurgent official said on Thursday, as intensifying airstrikes killed dozens of people nearby. President Bashar al-Assad has sworn to take back every inch of Syria, and recapturing the southwest, one of…
[ad_1] The hot favourite to win Mexico’s presidency, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, vowed to root out corruption and pacify the gang-ravaged country with a sweeping anti-establishment speech to a stadium full of supporters at his campaign finale. A trenchant critic of the ruling elite, Lopez Obrador would become Mexico’s first left-leaning leader for decades if elected on Sunday, which would…
[ad_1] It has been the hardest time in recent memory to be a humanitarian worker in Europe, as thousands of migrants and refugees have flooded through each country. But in Hungary, employees of non-governmental organizations are facing the possibility of prison terms just for doing their jobs. The national assembly in Hungary has passed a…
[ad_1] The Kremlin and the White House say the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place in Helsinki on July 16. “The two leaders will discuss relations between the United States and Russia and a range of national security issues,” the White House said in a statement. The…
[ad_1] Rescuers in northern Thailand were scouring a mountainside Thursday in search of alternative entrances to a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been missing for five days. Near-constant rains have stalled search efforts inside the cave by raising water levels and forcing elite navy SEAL divers slowly making their way…
[ad_1] When the owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va., asked Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to leave the premises last Friday, she was perfectly within her rights to do so. But if it had been a restaurant in Washington, D.C., then it may have been a different matter. The same goes if Sanders had…
[ad_1] U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring, and so for liberals and Democrats the nightmare has arrived: Donald Trump is poised to entrench a conservative majority on the Supreme Court that could push it further to the right for a generation or more. They’ve already seen what that means with this week’s rulings on…
[ad_1] A chartered plane crashed Thursday in a busy area of Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, police said. News reports said five people were feared dead. Police said it was not immediately known how many people were on board the aircraft. It crashed near a multi-storey building under construction, they said. India Today television…
[ad_1] The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germany’s parliament on Thursday ahead of a Brussels summit dominated by an issue that threatens her ruling coalition. Speaking with uncharacteristic emotion and at times shouting down a rowdy Bundestag, the embattled German…
[ad_1] Fifteen people died and 70 were injured when fire swept through a market and nearby homes in central Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday. The blaze broke out in a timber yard, said Nairobi regional coordinator Kangethe Thuku, a senior official. It started at around 2:30 a.m. and spread through Gikomba market and…
[ad_1] Lava fountains from Kilauea’s fissure 8 continues to flow through to Hawaii’s open channel where the coastline has been significantly re-created. The spatter cone is now 180ft (55m) tall at its highest point, and fountains only occasionally rise above that point. Lightweight volcanic glass fragments, called Pele’s Hair, from the lava fountain at Fissure…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister will face the other 27 EU leaders for the last time before October when both sides meet a deadline to thrash out their final draft deal ahead of Britain’s departure in March 2019. And crisis talks are also set to be dominated by the migrant crisis which threatens German Chancellor Angela…
[ad_1] The US President will host Mr Conte, recently installed as the head of Italy’s new populist Government, on July 30. A White House statement said: “The United States and Italy will look to deepen cooperation in addressing global conflicts and promoting economic prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.” The pair met last month…
[ad_1] Stunned German players sank to their knees in tears in the Kazan Arena after two injury-time goals sealed the fate of the World Cup holders who have won the title four times. It is the first time Germany have been eliminated in the first phase of the tournament since 1938. The shock result sparked…
[ad_1] The former manager insisted he made a full recovery after receiving medical treatment during Argentina’s thrilling 2-1 victory over Nigeria, when they appeared to be going out of the tournament. Maradona, 57, claimed he had fallen ill because he usually drank red wine but there was none available – so he polished off all…
[ad_1] According to the US Missile Defence Agency, the radar system will be able to distinguish warheads from decoys intended to fool missile defence systems and to transmit data to found-based interceptors in Alaska designed to shoot down the missiles. David Santoro, a director for nuclear policy at the Pacific Forum research institute in Honolulu,…
[ad_1] Details of the summit were finalised in a meeting between Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Wednesday, and are expected to be announced on Thursday. President Trump hailed the news of the upcoming summit during a meeting with the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the…
[ad_1] Horst Seehofer has clashed with Mrs Merkel over his threats to order officials to reject asylum seekers at the German border if they have been registered in other EU states, unless Mrs Merkel achieves an “acceptable” deal with other EU member states. Speaking on broadcaster ARD, Mr Seehofer said: “There are situations in politics…
[ad_1] During the President’s speech in Fargo, North Dakota, he blasted the EU for taking “advantage” of the US. He said: “We love the countries of the European Union. “But the European Union was set up to take advantage of the United States, to attack our piggy bank. “And you know what? We can’t let…
[ad_1] Numerous fractures appeared in the Lower East Rift Zone following a series of earthquakes at the start of the volcanic activity in May, and some became volcanic fissures. Magma from beneath the volcano consequently erupted both from the summit itself, and from the fissures on the volcano’s flanks. According to the US Geological Survey,…
[ad_1] More than 11,000 ballots are thought to have been taken in the state of Tabasco on Monday. A truck blocked a highway and halted the journey of staff from the National Electoral Institute. A group of armed civilians are said to have ransacked the vehicle and stolen packets of voting papers. More than 8,000…
[ad_1] The US President made the comments as he held his second rally of the week in Fargo, North Dakota, to promote Republican Kevin Cramer who is vying to win Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s seat this year. North Dakota is a strongly Republican state, having only cited Democrat in six of 32 elections. In an…
[ad_1] According to a Rasmussen poll, 31 percent of voters say the US will have a second Civil War over the next five years. While 31 percent say civil war is likely, 11 percent say it is “very likely”. Around 59 percent of all voters are concerned those opposed to President Trump’s policies will resort…
[ad_1] Representatives of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) voted 82-24 in favour of backing the motion which was brought forward by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. UK diplomats succeeded in gaining sufficient support from OPCW members to pass the motion to strengthen the mandate of the agency, despite strong opposition from…
[ad_1] The captain of a German humanitarian ship that spent nearly a week searching for safe harbour before being allowed to bring 234 migrants rescued at sea to Malta on Wednesday declared during the odyssey: “Saving people is not a crime.” Still, once he was on land he was placed under investigation for allegedly breaching…
[ad_1] The U.S. Health and Human Services inspector general’s office says it’s launching a wide-ranging review of conditions at shelters for migrant children. The HHS said Wednesday it will focus on safety and health-related concerns, as well as the training and qualifications of federal contractors who are supposed to ensure the well-being of children temporarily…
[ad_1] The UAE suddenly cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last June after accusing the Gulf nation of supporting terrorism. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt also joined the boycott, ramping up tensions in the politically fraught Middle East. The UN’s International Court of Justice, in The Hague, began hearing Qatar’s lawsuit today. Doha accused…
[ad_1] The U.S. Health and Human Services inspector general’s office says it’s launching a wide-ranging review of conditions at shelters for migrant children. The HHS said Wednesday it will focus on safety and health-related concerns, as well as the training and qualifications of federal contractors who are supposed to ensure the well-being of children temporarily…
[ad_1] Matteo Salvini has warned foreign charities against rescuing Libyan migrants, who he said are “causing trouble” adding that Italy’s ports “are and will be closed to those who aid human traffickers”. The comments came after Mr Salvini, who is also Italy’s interior minister, made his way back to Rome after visiting Libya – an…
[ad_1] Manfred Weber demanded EU leaders take immediate “concrete steps” to protect the bloc’s borders – including deploying troops to guard against illegal entry. Processing centres in countries such as Libya, Egypt and Tunisia would allow claims for asylum and refugee status to be assessed before migrants reach Europe, Mr Weber said. And he suggested…
[ad_1] Local vet Karolina Szarowska was called to help with the unusual delivery in the Polish village of Kowalewo Pomorskie. After the birth, Ms Szarowska shared pictures of the newborn cow with two heads on social media. Writing on Facebook, the vet said: “Two heads are better than one… To bring this out alive was…
[ad_1] Prince William paid the first official British royal visit to the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, touring a refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and voicing hope for peace in a meeting with the Palestinian president. William, second in line to the throne, received a red-carpet welcome to the Muqata, the Palestinian government headquarters…
[ad_1] The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has killed a broad, GOP-written immigration bill. The rejection was expected because of Republican divisions and solid Democratic opposition. The defeat reflects GOP worries over alienating conservatives, who they’ll need in this fall’s elections. The bill would give some immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children a chance…
[ad_1] U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Wednesday he is retiring, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues…
[ad_1] The man charged with killing a counter-protester during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., last year has also been charged by federal authorities with hate crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The rally gained international attention when James Alex Fields Jr. plowed into a group of people protesting the Unite…
[ad_1] Moscow and Washington have struck a deal to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday. Ushakov, speaking after Putin held talks with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton in the Kremlin, said the summit would take place in a mutually…
[ad_1] Joe Jackson, the blue-collar steelworker who relentlessly molded five of his sons into a singing group sensation and later defending his superstar son Michael in the face of shocking allegations, has died, a family source confirmed to The Associated Press. He was 89. Jackson, who had been based in Las Vegas and had been estranged…
[ad_1] Defending world champions Germany crashed out of the World Cup after a shock 2-0 loss to South Korea on Wednesday, courtesy of two stoppage-time goals. South Korea’s Kim Young-gwon scored in added time following a video review, and then Son Heung-min added another goal just before the final whistle. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Polish lawmakers passed changes to a disputed Holocaust speech law on Wednesday, removing criminal provisions for attributing Nazi crimes to Poles. The amendments passed 388-25 with five abstentions following an emotional session in the Sejm, the lower house of parliament. Poland’s senate approved the changes a few hours later. The changes must still be…
[ad_1] Thai rescue workers will drill a narrow shaft into a cave where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach are believed to be trapped by floodwaters, the interior minister said on Wednesday, the fourth day of a search that has been hampered by heavy rain. The boys, between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach went missing on Saturday…
[ad_1] Bombardment by pro-government forces forced three hospitals out of service overnight in rebel-held southwestern Syria as a Russian-backed offensive gathered pace, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a medical relief group said on Wednesday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces have already driven rebels out of all areas near the capital Damascus this year, is aiming to restore control…
[ad_1] The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday began hearing a lawsuit by Qatar that accuses the United Arab Emirates of “discrimination against Qatar and Qatari citizens” amid a yearlong boycott by four Arab nations. The UAE denies the allegations. The case before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands, is the latest salvo…
[ad_1] A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide. The charge against East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld is included in court records obtained by media organizations. It wasn’t known Wednesday if the 30-year-old Penn Hills resident has retained a lawyer, and the district attorney’s office could not…
[ad_1] A humanitarian rescue boat sought more sheltered seas off Malta on Wednesday as EU countries haggled over which would accept some of the 234 migrants saved from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast six days ago. The German group operating the ship, Lifeline Mission, said the weather conditions had worsened during a sixth day of…
[ad_1] Terry Crews says a film producer said he could only return to the Expendables franchise if he dropped his sexual assault lawsuit against a Hollywood agent. The actor said it was an example of how “abusers protect abusers.” Crews made the allegation Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington. WATCH – <a href=”https://twitter.com/terrycrews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@terrycrews</a>…
[ad_1] There is no great difficulty in distinguishing the German state of Bavaria’s distinct culture from the rest of the country. When you are in Bavaria, you tend to know you are in Bavaria. A neighbourhood fete is not complete without traditional Bavarian folk-dancers wearing lederhosen and dirndl, its alpine villages are dotted with fairytale…
[ad_1] Circumstantial evidence against two women accused of poisoning to death the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader is feeble, the women’s lawyers told a court on Wednesday, as they urged the judge to acquit their clients. Siti Aisyah, 25, of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong, 29, of Vietnam are accused of smearing the…
[ad_1] LSjourney-east2west news Edward Snowden has spooked the World Cup by making an exceptionally rare appearance in Moscow But now – possibly to counter rumours he had been banished from Moscow by his Russian secret services minders for the duration of the football tournament – he has briefly let his guard down. Snowden, granted asylum by President…
[ad_1] Last week the US Geological Survey (USGS) revealed Kilauea‘s Halema’uma’ u crater had lost around 250 million cubic metres of volume since the start of the Hawaii volcano eruption. Shocking aerial footage shared by USGS shows the ever-growing crater still fuming more than seven weeks since Kilauea began spewing ash and molten-hot lava across…
[ad_1] The vicious volcano, which erupted on May 3, has devoured approximately 700 homes and forced thousands to flee their homes. The volcano has been in an eruptive cycle since 1983, turning explosive after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked the island in late April. Since then, 25 fissures have opened, pouring masses of lava across…
[ad_1] Opposition parties have called on voters to “take a day off for Romania” to demonstrate against the government in rallies and marches. A senior MP for the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) warned of “conflict” if their supporters attend counter protests. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE)…
[ad_1] The Italian Interior Minister called on the German Chancellor and the French President to move “from words to facts” as they acknowledged Italy had been left alone to cope with the migrant crisis hitting Europe since 2015. Mr Salvini said the two EU leaders should be “coherent” and demanded they keep the promise of…
[ad_1] As Donald Trump’s party came together, a 28-year-old liberal activist ousted top House Democrat Joe Crowley in the president’s hometown Tuesday night, a stunning defeat that suddenly forced Democrats to confront their own internal divisions. Crowley, the No. 4 House Democrat and until Tuesday considered a possible candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as leader,…
[ad_1] Last May, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell admitted he wanted to overthrow capitalism with the aim of “transforming our economy”. He said: “Because I think at the end of the day I want a socialist society. And that means transforming in a way which radically challenges the system as it now is.” But speaking on BBC…
[ad_1] The “Irish Giant,” who has been on display at the Hunterian Museum in London, may finally get a proper burial after more than two centuries. The skeleton belongs to Charles Byrne, who was born in Ireland in the 18th century and had gigantism, a condition of excessive size caused by an imbalance of growth hormones. He was…
[ad_1] A Canadian real estate tycoon’s son who wrote a graphic novel that features gruesome killings was sentenced Tuesday in California to life in prison for the torture and mutilation of a live-in girlfriend who had given birth to their child weeks earlier. A Los Angeles jury found Blake Leibel, 37, guilty last…
[ad_1] A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that U.S. immigration agents could no longer separate immigrant parents and children caught crossing the border from Mexico illegally, and must work to reunite those families that had been split up in custody. United States District Court Judge Dana Sabraw granted the American Civil Liberties Union a preliminary…
[ad_1] Thai soldiers, volunteers and members of a navy SEAL unit including a team of divers worked through the night to try to find a group of young soccer players trapped inside a cave, as the search for the team entered a fourth day on Wednesday. Rescue workers took turns pumping water from inside the cave amid difficult weather conditions including…
[ad_1] A group of 17 US states and the District of Columbia branded Mr Trump’s crackdown “cruel and unlawful” in court documents filed today. The lawsuit is seeking to stop the separation of immigrant families entering the United States from Mexico and argues a recent executive order signed by the President to stop the practice…
[ad_1] White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to receive Secret Service protection from today, say CNN. However, the Secret Service refused to confirm the reports. A Secret Service spokesman told CNN: “For operational purposes the Secret Service does not comment on its protective operations.” Last weekend, Mrs Sanders claimed she was removed…
[ad_1] According to the aeroplane’s tail number, it appears to be flight 1623 which was due to travel to LAX. It departed the gate at 7.30pm (12.30am GMT+1), but never took off. The aeroplane reportedly lost communication with air traffic control. One person Twitter who claims to be onboard said: “On board – lost communications…
[ad_1] Similar to the US counterpart, the man likely to become Mexico’s next president is a committed nationalist and a foreign policy novice who has also turned to Twitter to lambast his critics. Mr Lopez Obrador wrote in an angry tweet that “Populism in America”, a five-episode series available on Amazon Prime Video in Mexico,…
[ad_1] Russian police vehicles and ambulances surrounded the Topos Congress-Hotel in Rostov-on-Don late on Tuesday, witnesses said. Police had earlier evacuated the hotel, according to hotel staff. Witnesses said they were told by police they had been evacuated due to a bomb threat. The hotel is listed as an official World Cup accommodation by FIFA,…
[ad_1] Josep Borrell broke EU ranks to issue a furious attack on the UK, directly warning Prime Minister Theresa May she would not “win the battle”. He said Brexit was a “pain in the a**” and admitted many in the EU were “angry” at Britain’s historic decision to leave the bloc. But he conceded there…
[ad_1] As Austria prepares to take over the European Union presidency on July 1 in the midst of a continent-wide refugee crisis, the country’s ambassador to Canada is urging Europe, the United States and Canada to clarify the rules on who counts as a refugee or a migrant. “What we need to develop is a…
[ad_1] Initial reports claim a Hamas operative was hit in the strike. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll at one with possible injuries to passers-by. But there are conflicting accounts that the operative survived. Photographs of the aftermath show the car was hit in a built-up residential area. Following the strike, people on social media…
[ad_1] Two beluga whales will set off from an aquarium in China to a secluded bay in Iceland next year, where they will live in a sanctuary billed as the first of its kind for cetaceans, said the SEA LIFE Trust charity on Tuesday. Little Grey and Little White will make the more than 8,000-kilometre trip…
[ad_1] Malian forces involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the West African nation executed 12 civilians in retaliation after a soldier was killed in an attack in May, the UN mission in Mali said Tuesday. Mali’s fight against jihadist groups in the centre and north of the country has been marred by a series of…
[ad_1] The explosion was at Coryell Memorial Hospital on Tuesday 2:15pm local time (8:15pm BST), according to the Gatesville Police Department. Ambulances have been requested from surrounding towns and cities as at least two area hospitals are on standby and are expecting to recieve injured victims, according to local media. Temple Fire and Rescue have…
[ad_1] Nearly 8,000 people have been murdered in the first three months of this year and nearly 30,000 people were murdered last year. Candidates have been accused of not providing concrete plans for tackling the escalating violence as the country is also gripped in a wave of attacks on politicians. The frontrunner left-wing candidate from…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano has been erupting since May 3 and has destroyed more than 600 homes on the Hawaiian island of Big Island. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from Big Island as a result of the devastating eruption, which has dramatically changed the landscape surrounding Kilauea. Shocking footage from United States Geological…
[ad_1] Satellite images of North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station shows the stands are yet to be destroyed. After the Donald Trump met Kim in Singapore, he claimed that North Korea is “destroying their engine site. They’re blowing it up.” The leaders spent three days in Singapore for the June summit and pledged to work…
[ad_1] President Trump caused outrage across the world when he announced a tough new immigration policy in January 2017, days after his inauguration, which targeted arrivals from a list of mainly Muslim-majority countries. His administration cited national security reasons for the ban, arguing it was badly needed to protect the country from Islamic militants. A…
[ad_1] A man rammed a van into the Amsterdam headquarters of one of the Netherlands’ major national newspapers before setting the vehicle alight Tuesday — an attack that the Dutch prime minister called “a slap in the face of a free press and Dutch democracy.” No one was injured in the pre-dawn attack on the De Telegraaf…
[ad_1] A woman accused of leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet pleaded guilty Tuesday in Federal Court in Georgia. Reality Winner, 26, entered her guilty plea after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors that calls for her to serve five years and three months behind bars, news outlets reported. A judge will sentence her…
[ad_1] Mr Philippe told students at Beijing’s Tsinghua University: “We must work with China to promote effective multilateralism. Our approach cannot be naïve, it must be firm and fair. “If we do not sing from the same hymn sheet, we will be hitting more and more wrong notes, which will lead to widespread chaos.” Mr…
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency on Tuesday, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s five conservatives in the majority and Chief Justice John Roberts writing the decision, ends for now a fierce fight in the courts over…
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring clinics that counsel women against abortion to notify clients of the availability of abortions paid for by the state, ruling it violated the free speech rights of these Christian-based facilities. The Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973. While the broader issue of abortion…
[ad_1] The US Supreme Court today handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency. The court shockingly ruled the Trump travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries would be upheld. The court also rejected the idea the travel ban represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. In the 5-4 ruling, the court accepted the government’s argument…
[ad_1] A fast-moving wildfire driven by hot, dry and windy conditions threatened more than 600 homes and other buildings in Northern California early on Tuesday after forcing some 3,000 residents to evacuate the area. The Pawnee Fire, which broke out on Saturday near the Mendocino National Forest 110 kilometres northwest of Sacramento, had destroyed 22 buildings and charred more…
[ad_1] Distraught relatives of the teenage members of a soccer team trapped in a flooded cave complex in Thailand turned to prayer on Tuesday as caving enthusiasts helped military rescue teams on the third day of the search. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach, were trapped on Saturday after heavy rain flooded the cave complex in…
[ad_1] Congolese security forces and militia have committed atrocities amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including killing and raping women and children, UN human rights investigators said on Tuesday. In a report denouncing “a serious problem of impunity,” the independent experts called on authorities to prosecute perpetrators and provide justice to victims in…
[ad_1] Italy will take some of the migrants aboard a rescue ship run by the German group Mission Lifeline that has been stranded near Malta for days, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says. He said in a statement Tuesday that he made the pledge in a call to the prime minister of Malta. Contee added that he…
[ad_1] The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t weigh in on the case of a teenager convicted of rape and murder whose story was documented in the Netflix series Making a Murderer. As is typical, the justices did not explain their decision declining to take the case. The justices’ decision leaves in place a lower…
[ad_1] Macedonia’s conservative president on Tuesday refused to sign off on a deal with neighbouring Greece for his country to change its name to North Macedonia, a move that would delay — but probably not derail — the deal ratified by Macedonia’s parliament last week. Under the constitution, President Gjorge Ivanov can no longer block…
[ad_1] Canada has imposed sanctions on seven Myanmar officials it says have been involved in the violent persecution of Rohingya people. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the targeted sanctions today, along with the European Union, under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations. The federal government says the sanctions target seven people involved in brutal military attacks in Rakhine State…
[ad_1] Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 132 people in nationwide operations targeting suspected supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup two years ago, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday. Early on Tuesday, authorities ordered the detention of 30 people in Turkey’s coastguard and navy over their…
[ad_1] Even supposing civility in America’s public life is dead, it did not die because Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, Friday night. In case you missed the tale, Sanders, the White House press secretary, was at the restaurant for dinner with friends when the owner, Stephanie…
[ad_1] Prince William started his busy Israel tour Tuesday with a visit to Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. William arrived Monday night in the first-ever official visit by a member of the Royal Family to the tumultuous region London once ruled. The Duke of Cambridge is set to meet two survivors who escaped Nazi Germany for…
[ad_1] The third grader said her classmates at school would stare, laugh and chant: “You have bald spots, you have bald spots.” Briel’s mother, ICU nurse Patricia Meadows, 34, said it was hard when her little girl came home in tears and she felt unable to help. Mum-of-one Patricia, of Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, feared…
[ad_1] New images released by the United States Geological Service (USGS) show the lava spewing at a phenomenal 15 miles per hour from Kilauea. So far more than 600 homes have been destroyed by the volcano since May 3. As a result, more than 2,000 people have been evacuated from the area. Unfortunately, the volcanic…
[ad_1] Harley Davidson said the EU’s tit-for-tat retaliation to the Republican firebrand’s steel tariffs – which will add $2,200 ((£1,657) to the average cost of a motorcycle exported from the US to Europe – will result in nearly $100million (£75million) of extra charges over the next few years. The decision by the motorcycle behemoth is…
[ad_1] A spokesman for the group said maintaining the ceasefire would equate to surrendering to foreign powers. They stated: “They are not speaking about the occupation of the withdrawal of foreigners. “Their objective is that we lay down our weapons and accept the regime imposed by the invaders.” There was a ceasefire earlier in June…
[ad_1] The US leader stated America had suffered great losses due to unfair tariffs levied against its products, but vowed to eradicate the current trade imbalance, noting that “at some point it’s got to stop”. Speaking in West Columbia, South Carolina, Mr Trump said: “Last year on trade our country lost $817billion on trade; who…
[ad_1] As the US-led alliance expanded into former Soviet Union territory, it failed to properly maintain the routes needed to transport troops and equipment in the event of a major conflict. Ageing infrastructure and mismatched rail gauges has already led to continental traffic jams for the coalition. Officials familiar with the matter insisted delays could…
[ad_1] Governor Jerry Brown declared the state of emergency on Monday, which will enable officials to receive more state resources to fight the fire and for recovery. Mr Brown said: “Under the provisions of Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exists in Lake County due…
[ad_1] The US President was holding a rally for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster 13 hours before polls open in the runoff election for governor and in his speech he dedicated a few words to applaud his wife. The Republican firebrand said: “We have never done better than we are doing now. “We have never…
[ad_1] The Trump administration has scaled back a key element of its zero-tolerance immigration policy amid a global uproar over the separation of more than 2,300 migrant families, halting the practice of turning over parents to prosecutors for charges of illegally entering the country. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said Monday that President…
[ad_1] Canada’s first major peacekeeping deployment under the Trudeau Liberals will fall slightly short of its stated goal in terms of the participation of women, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says. More female participation in the gritty, often dangerous work of rebuilding shattered nations is a signature ambition of both the UN Security Council and the…
[ad_1] The F-35 jets joined the nine other aircrafts that make up the Israeli Air Force (IAF)’s Golden Eagle Squadron. The Air Force said the new jets “will begin taking part in the IAF’s operational activity” in a short while. Last month, IAF commander Amikam Norkin revealed the F-35 fighter jet had been used for…
[ad_1] Despite concerns surrounding the fairness of the election campaign and changes to Turkish electoral law, Mr Putin declared the election had reconfirmed Mr Erdogan’s mandate. The Russian leader said: “Mr Erdogan’s win fully confirms his political weight and the wide support of the policy pursued under his leadership.” The main opposition leader in the…
[ad_1] Breast cancer was found to affect 3.4 per cent of flight attendants, compared with 2.3 per cent of other women. Cancers of the skin, uterus, cervix, the digestive tract and thyroid gland were also all found to be more common in cabin crew. Plane stewards are routinely exposed to several known and suspected carcinogens,…
[ad_1] Defence minister Earl Howe joined counterparts from France, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal in signing a “letter of intent” supporting the multi-national alliance. Supporters claim the initiative will operate outside of the EU’s military structures, allowing the UK to take part after Brexit next year. But Veterans for Britain,…
[ad_1] Reports say the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attempted to target an Iranian cargo plane that was unloading at Damascus International Airport. Alleged footage on social media of the strike seem to show the missiles striking a target, but local reports say nothing was hit. There are currently no reports of casualties. The attack comes…
[ad_1] The US and Russian presidents are set to meet around the time Trump is due to travel to the UK and the NATO summit in July. The US national security adviser John Bolton is due to travel to Moscow this week to discuss the possibility of Trump and Putin meeting. However, Trump has not…
[ad_1] The top border enforcement official in the U.S. acknowledged Monday that authorities have abandoned, for now, their effort to prosecute immigrant families who cross the southern border after the president ordered an end to the separation of parents and children. The comments by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan came shortly after Attorney…
[ad_1] She told Le Journal du Dimanche: “France has failed to rise to the migration challenge. As for the European Union, if it continues to do nothing [to solve the crisis], it will implode.” The mayor also slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s tough new immigration and asylum policy, saying she found the government’s hardline stance…
[ad_1] Holidaymakers who also get cheap massages or tattoos done on the beach will also be slapped with a penalty charge in an attempt by the firebrand politician to stamp out illegal trade. The move is being probed Mr Salvini, who along with Luigi di Maio form part of the holiday-hotspot’s coalition government, to make…
[ad_1] U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration’s immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members. Speaking at a school safety conference in Nevada, Sessions said the crisis at the border is a “difficult and frustrating…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano began erupting on May 3 and has plagued Hawaii’s Big Island with destructive lava flows and earthquakes ever since. The volcano’s Halemaumau crater has expanded significantly since the explosive eruptions began – dramatically changing the landscape on Big Island. Towards the end of June, the crater gobbled up a car park,…
[ad_1] Prince William arrived in Israel on Monday for the first-ever official visit of a member of the Royal Family to the tumultuous region that London once ruled. Arriving from neighbouring Jordan, the Duke of Cambridge landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport and then departed to Jerusalem, where he will stay at the elegant King…
[ad_1] Hundreds of Northern California homes and businesses were threatened Monday after wind-driven wildfires broke out over the weekend, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes throughout rural regions north of San Francisco. The biggest fires continued to grow but there were no reports of injuries or deaths, California’s Department of Forestry and Fire…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: An emboldened President Bashar al-Assad is moving to retake control of what were supposed to be Syria’s ceasefire safe-zones Meet some…
[ad_1] Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia. Aldrin’s lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Florida state court asked a judge to remove his son Andrew from…
[ad_1] Several kilometres east of downtown Pittsburgh and a few twisting freeways away from the angry protests that rocked the city for several straight nights, lies the tiny, hillside borough of Braddock, Pa. A tour along its pothole-ridden streets reveals few clues that 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. was gunned down by an East Pittsburgh Police…
[ad_1] Italy’s new far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini put the refugee crisis back on the EU’s agenda earlier this month after he refused to take in a ship which was stranded at sea for days before it was finally offered safe haven in Spain. Mr Salvini, the leader of the anti-immigrant League party, says the…
[ad_1] The Met Office has confirmed the record as the mercury soared at St James’s Park in the heart of London. And the sun and warm temperatures look set to continue with the Met Office advising drivers to wear sunglasses during the evening rush hour. The BBC’s weather forecast predicts the sunny weather to continue…
[ad_1] A community militia killed 32 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali, then returned shortly after Malian soldiers left and killed four more, the head of the West African nation’s largest ethnic Fulani association said late Sunday. Mali’s government earlier in the day confirmed the first attack and said 16 people were killed, as the…
[ad_1] Protesters angered by Iran’s cratering economy confronted police officers in front of parliament on Monday, with security forces firing tear gas at them, according to online videos, the first such confrontation after similar demonstrations rocked the country at the start of the year. The unplanned demonstration came a day after protests forced two major…
[ad_1] Multiple attempts to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand for nearly two days have failed, but officials said Monday they believe they’re still alive. The boys, aged 11 to 15, are believed to have entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai province with…
[ad_1] U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has cracked a rib of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill while performing the Heimlich manoeuvre on the fellow Democrat when she began choking. A spokesperson for Manchin told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that McCaskill began choking during a luncheon for Senate Democrats on Thursday. Manchin used the Heimlich manoeuvre to dislodge…
[ad_1] Fox and Friends host Ed Henry invited David Bossie, a former deputy campaign manager for the US President, and Democratic Strategist Joel Payne to debate President Donald Trump’s policies towards migrants and the fallout from the separation of families who cross the US-Mexico border. The discussion began to get heated over accusations that those…
[ad_1] Turkey’s main opposition candidate Muharrem Ince has conceded defeat in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, calling on the winner, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who returns as president, to end his divisive policies. Ince told reporters on Monday: “I accept the results of the election.” Erdogan garnered 52.6 per cent of the vote, according to unofficial results. Ince, his…
[ad_1] Mr Erdogan’s win hands him greater powers as his country moves from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency which critics fear will further erode democracy and strengthen the one-man rule which has overseen a brutal crackdown since a failed military coup two years ago. The 64-year-old earlier this year insisted “full membership” of…
[ad_1] Federal forces arrested the local public security secretary and 27 officers on suspicion of involvement of executing businessman Fernando Angeles Juarez outside of his hotel. A close friend said the 64-year-old campaigned to stand up against poverty, corruption and inequality. Mr Juarez was murdered on Thursday outside his hotel in Ocampo in the southwestern…
[ad_1] Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s incumbent President, won 52.92 percent of the vote after more than 54 million people went to the polls on Sunday, securing an extension to his 15-year rule despite the strongest opposition challenge in years. But furious opposition supporters insisted the result was illegitimate after a video emerged on Twitter which…
[ad_1] Scores are dead after vicious weekend clashes in central Nigeria between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers, with one report citing police saying 86 people were killed. The growing conflict by some accounts has become deadlier than Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremist insurgency. Dramatic footage from Jos showed angry people waving machetes and sticks and…
[ad_1] Tremors hit in the early hours of the morning in a region which in prone to earthquakes, near towns famed for their historic architecture. Mayor of the town of Pylos, Dimitris Kafantaris, told the Greek Reporter: “The earthquake had a long duration and initially we were worried.” He said there had been no damage or injuries…
[ad_1] The most popular and divisive leader in modern Turkish history, Erdogan pledged there would be no retreat from his drive to transform Turkey, a deeply polarised nation that is both a NATO member and, at least nominally, a candidate to join the European Union. Erdogan, 64, and his ruling AK Party on Sunday claimed…
[ad_1] Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the Sahara Desert over the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, expelling them without food or water and forcing them to walk, sometimes at gunpoint, under a blistering sun. Some never make it out alive. The expelled migrants can be seen coming over the…
[ad_1] The two measures are set to be announced at the end of the week and are intended to counter Beijing’s Made in China 2025, which is an initiative launched by the Chinese to be a global technology leader. Beijing hopes to dominate ten high-tech sectors which include robotics, aerospace and clean-energy cars. The US…
[ad_1] The Defence Secretary will make his first visit to China this week and speaking on his plane as he travels to Asia, he claimed points of disagreement will be avoided during the talks with Chinese leaders and that he will tell Beijing he is “ready to listen”. Mr Mattis said: “I want to go…
[ad_1] Melania came under fire last week after she was pictured wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care. Do u?” on her way to an unannounced border facility visit in Texas. But yesterday, Melania faced the music and helped SADD – Students Against Destructive Decisions – open its annual national conference…
[ad_1] Eruptions and 2,000 degree lava flows have forced more than 1,000 residents to flee their homes. Now Hawaii County faces a $5 million (£3.7million) shortfall for the 2018 to 19 fiscal year, according to a West Hawaii Today report last week. State Representative Joy San Buenaventura, who represents Puna, said: “Right now the tourist…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday compared people entering the U.S. from Mexico to invaders and said they should be immediately sent back without appearing before a judge. The American Civil Liberties Union said in response that such a step would be illegal and violate the Constitution that Trump swore to uphold. “We cannot…
[ad_1] At least six loud blasts were heard and bright flashes were seen in the sky over the Saudi capital. Shrapnel was spotted on a street in the diplomatic quarter where most embassies are located and many foreigners live, but there was no serious damage. Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said in a statement: “Saudi…
[ad_1] President Muhammad Buhari said “no efforts will be spared” to find who is at fault and appealed for calm whilst police and the military tried to end the violent outburst. Yakubu Dati, Plateau State’s Commissioner of Information, added: “The government has enforced a curfew from 6pm to 6am in order to bring normalcy. “Police…
[ad_1] North Korea is expected to hand over the remains of around 200 to 250 US servicemen. On Saturday, the US military in South Korea said they had moved 100 wooden coffins and American flags to the border with North Korea to prepare for the repatriation. During the meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump,…
[ad_1] The boots of the boss aren’t usually among the first to step in the soil of a peacekeeping mission. But this arguably isn’t a typical mission — and it’s certainly not routine for Canada. That’s why Canada’s chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, was determined not just to get to Gao, Mali, quickly,…
[ad_1] Speaking to reporters, he said: “France has no lessons to learn from anybody, we are the second country welcoming asylum seekers this year. “And it’s in that mood that I want to go forward with all the colleagues who are ready to offer a solution that respects our history, our rights, and allows us…
[ad_1] Time is running out for the German Chancellor is desperately trying to find a European solution for the migration crisis as she is backed into the corner by her Interior Minister who has called for police to turn back migrants registered in other EU countries. As she fights to cling on to her political…
[ad_1] In an emotional interview, Roseanne Barr said she definitely feels remorse for the racist tweet that prompted ABC to cancel the revival of Roseanne. Barr recorded a podcast interview with her longtime friend, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who on Sunday published an edited transcript and recording of the conversation. In the interview, Barr claims she…
[ad_1] In a first for the nation, President Erdogan has won sole power of Turkey after beating leading opponent Muharram Ince to the top after a referendum last year saw Turkey vote in favour of scrapping their prime minister role. In a speech as the final votes came in, Mr Erdogan said: “The Turkish public…
[ad_1] Speaking on the doorstep of an emergency summit on EU migration, called to shore up Angela Merkel’s fractured government and to placate tough-talking Italy, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez directed a jibe towards Italy/ He said: “Spain, as a society and as a government is fulfilling our commitments, not only with regard to the European…
[ad_1] Fines of hundreds of pounds were slapped on the French fishmongers operating in the tourist Vieux-Port area of Marseille after apparently breaching EU policy. The Brussels diktat says the scientific, Latin names of fish breeds are required to be displayed to offer consumers better information about what they eat. EU Regulation No 1370/2013 states…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano eruption in Big Island’s Lower East Rift Zone could continue for months experts revealed. When asked if Kilauea was showing any signs of ceasing eruptions in the near future, USGS scientists had to break the bad news. The USGS said: “There are no signs of slowing down right now. “Geologists are…
[ad_1] The embattled German Chancellor on Sunday played down expectations that next Thursday’s EU summit will reach a full and united agreement over how to manage immigration across the bloc. Instead, Mrs Merkel called for bilateral and trilateral deals to solve the crisis, saying Brussels nations would have to see “how can we help each…
[ad_1] Groups of demonstrators have already began throwing stones at riot police despite votes still being counted. Fires have been started in the streets and flares have been hurled as officers battle to control the crowds with tear gas and water cannons in the wake of today’s vote that will see a shock new government…
[ad_1] Early partial results in Turkey’s elections show incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the lead, with challenger Muharrem Ince in second place. With 22 per cent of the country’s ballot boxes counted, Erdogan had 59.1 per cent of the vote, with Ince at 26.5 per cent, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency said. Turks were choosing both a president…
[ad_1] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) warned on Sunday morning the Hawaii volcano summit collapsed after being hit by 40 earthquakes an hour. The resulting summit explosion was likened to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake at the volcano’s crater. The USGS said: “At 6.52pm HST on June 22, after approximately 25 hours of elevated seismicity,…
[ad_1] The newly-appointed Italian leader revealed his country had presented 15 leaders attending the European Union migration summit in Brussels with the new proposals. Giuseppe Conte told the press: “We are here to present the Italian proposal for a new migration policy. “A completely new Italian proposal based on the new resolution paradigm to solve…
[ad_1] Turkish newspaper Yenicag reported Iyi Party Chairman for Karaçoban District, Mehmet Sıddık Durmaz, lost his life in a gunfight during the voting in ISE Secondary School located in Kopal. The IYI party confirmed his death with a statement shared on social media. Two more party workers were also killed in the same shooting, local…
[ad_1] It is the first time in history that Panama have qualified for the World Cup, following 10 unsuccessful campaigns. Qualifying for the Group Stages with a late stage goal from Roman Torres, Panama beat Costa Rica and knocked the USA out of the tournament. Their first match in the Group Stages against Belgium saw…
[ad_1] The erupting Hawaii volcano was filmed along a channel of free-flowing lava in Kilauea’s Lower East Rift Zone. A timelapse filmed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientists caught the clumps of lava headed towards an entry point in Kapoho Bay. The USGS said: “Geologists captured this time-lapse video of the perched lava channel…
[ad_1] Spanish authorities have released video of some of the 569 migrants they rescued after they crossed the Mediterranean in 25 leaky dinghies and a canoe. The migrants, thought to be mainly from North Africa, were found Friday night and into Saturday morning, Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said. European Union leaders were holding hastily arranged talks Sunday for informal…
[ad_1] Businesses involved in hotels, catering, transportation and associated services say their profits are already down in contrast to the boom times of 2017. Gabriel Llobera, member of the board of directors of the Association of Hotel Chains of the Balearic Islands, told Spanish newspaper Ultimahora.es: “Business profitability will fall compared to 2017 but not…
[ad_1] Today Turkey will vote to decide its president and parliament with current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan running for a second term. President Erdogan has won every vote so far during his 15 years in power and is hoping his recently called snap election will grant him another term. The vote is significant because after…
[ad_1] This is where it begins. A small advance team for Canada’s first substantial peacekeeping mission since the 1990s has arrived in Mali. The sweat was starting to pour off the dozen or so soldiers even as their helicopter thumped down in the capital, Bamako — and that might not just be because of the choking…
[ad_1] Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Police said the explosion rocked the multi-storey building shortly before midnight Saturday with a large bang, scaring people in surrounding homes so much they ran out into the street in…
[ad_1] Among the casualties, four people have been described as severely injured by German authorities and were taken to hospital. The explosion rocked a building in Wuppertal, a western city in Germany, shortly before midnight on Saturday. Following the blast, several fires broke out in different parts of the building. Harrowing pictures show firefighters attempting to tackle…
[ad_1] He has warned about the dangers of protesting during the tournament after he was arrested earlier this month for campaigning for LGBT rights in Russia. The dangers of protesting can be especially difficult for foreign visitors, including English football fans supporting the Three Lions. Russia aims to use the full extent of the law…
[ad_1] A United States Geological Survey video shows lava travelling at a massive 15 miles per hour as it exits a vent from the volcano. Lava can even reach speeds of 40 miles an hour. It shows the 8th of an enormous 24 fissures spewing out lava located in the lower east rift zone. The…
[ad_1] President Trump has repeatedly hinted he may withdraw US support for NATO altogether, calling it “obsolete” and a waste of American taxpayers’ dollars. And today the US leader warned he will raise the issue once again of whether NATO allies are spending enough on defence at a NATO summit in Brussels next month. Speaking…
[ad_1] This is despite an estimated 10 per cent of the Syrian population being Christian at the start of the civil war. The number of Christians granted asylum by Britain has slumped considerably since 2016, when 1.5 per cent were Christians. Last year that percentage dropped to just 0.23 – amounting to 11 of the…
[ad_1] Last month the US pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement, which aimed to reduce Iran’s nuclear capability, after it criticised the terms of the deal for being too lenient. Following the withdrawal, there have been concerns Iran may once again start to develop its nuclear arsenal. However, in a threat to Iran, Mr…
[ad_1] A presidential vote is taking place later today, in an election that has rocked Recep Tayyip Erdogan following opinion polls being far tighter than he had hoped. If Mr Erdogan was re-elected, it would confirm the transformation of the Turkish political system from a parliamentary to a presidential one after a slim victory in…
[ad_1] Gasses emitted by the volcano – known as vog – have been blowing downwind from the summit of Mount Kilauea into residential areas and taking a heavy toll on local air quality conditions. Opihikao residents Rodger and Ramona Taylor say they have watched hazardous fumes fill the air and change the landscape of the…
[ad_1] FIFA’s disciplinary committee has opened proceedings against Swiss players Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri for goal celebrations during their 2-1 win over Serbia in Kaliningrad, Russia. FIFA also said Saturday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Serbian Football Association for crowd disturbance and the display of political and offensive messages by Serbian fans.…
[ad_1] Zimbabwe’s president was unscathed Saturday by an explosion at a campaign rally that state media called an attempt to assassinate him, later visiting his two injured vice-presidents and declaring the “cowardly act” will not disrupt next month’s historic elections. Dramatic footage showed a smiling President Emmerson Mnangagwa walking off the stage and into a…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump pressed his tough immigration stance at a Nevada political convention Saturday, telling hundreds “we have to be very strong” to keep people, including violent gang members, from entering the country illegally. Trump was in Las Vegas to boost the candidacy of Dean Heller, the only Republican U.S. senator seeking re-election…
[ad_1] White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday she was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for U.S. President Donald Trump, becoming the latest administration official to experience a brusque reception in a public setting. Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va.,…
[ad_1] Saudi women are in the driver’s seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy streets just minutes after the world’s last remaining ban on women driving was lifted. It’s a euphoric and historic moment for women who have had to rely on their husbands, fathers, brothers and drivers…
[ad_1] Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of ISIS leaders inside neighbouring Syria, killing 45 members of the hard-line militant group, its military said on Saturday. F-16 fighter jets destroyed three houses on Friday which were connected by a trench in the town of Hajin, where the leaders were meeting. Those killed included high profile targets…
[ad_1] With another migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean and both Italy and Malta again refusing to let it dock, European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political crisis that is threatening to undermine the entire EU. The leaders of about 16 countries — more than half the…
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a new referendum on leaving the European Union, as a divided Britain marked the second anniversary of its vote to quit the bloc. Leading Brexit supporters, meanwhile, warned the British government not to delay or water down the divorce from the 28-nation…
[ad_1] On Sunday, June 24, Turkey will vote to decide its president and parliament with current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan running for a second term. President Erdogan has managed to win every vote during his 15 years in power and is hoping his recently called snap election will grant him another term. The vote is…
[ad_1] Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said Mr Macron’s claims migration flows towards Europe had reduced in comparison to a few years ago were out of touch with reality. Writing on his Facebook page, he said: “Italy indeed faces a migration emergency and it’s partly because France keeps pushing back people at the border.…
[ad_1] Mrs Merkel is desperately battling to hold her administration together as she is backed into a corner by interior minister Horst Seehofer who has called for police to turn back migrants registered in other EU countries. And today Andrea Nahles, leader of the centre-left Social Democrats, delivered an impassioned speech where she vowed to…
[ad_1] The US astronaut took a photo of the erupting Hawaii volcano during a night-time flyby of the planet below. Mr Arnold who is currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shared the incredible volcano photograph on Twitter. The astronaut tweeted: “The pumpkin orange lava flows of Kilauea aglow during the predawn hours over the…
[ad_1] On Tuesday, police targeted 124 people accused of following US based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who the Turkish government blames for being behind the attempted coup in 2016. The suspects were believed to be religious guides for high ranking military personnel who took part in the failed military operation. The search operation focused around…
[ad_1] Markus Soder, the Christian Social Union (CSU) prime minister of the German state of Bavaria, weighed in on the immigration row engulfing Mrs Merkel. The crisis was sparked by fellow CSU member Horst Seehofer, who became Angela Merkel’s interior minister as she tried to juggle a coalition alliance to retain the Christian Democratic Union’s…
[ad_1] Researchers at the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) made the startling discovery in the heart of Mexico City. An archaeological dig on a bustling street behind Mexico City’s cathedral, once the site of the Aztec temple Templo Mayor, uncovered the treasure trove of human sacrifice relics. The researchers discovered so-called tzompantli,…
[ad_1] The president’s spokesman, George Charamba, said the head of state was unhurt and taken to safety. But senior officials are thought to be among those hurt, according to local media. The explosion was close to the VIP tent. Mr Charamba said there had been “multiple” attempts to the president’s life and an invesitgation has been launched. …
[ad_1] It is a fight for Turkey’s future. So much is at stake in Sunday’s presidential election that the country’s electoral board reports nearly half of the three million Turks living outside the country have already marked their ballots. It is a record turnout. In Toronto, lineups snaked around the Turkish consulate for three days…
[ad_1] The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and sentenced him to five years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography in the first such trial of its kind inside the Vatican. Monsignor Carlo Capella admitted to viewing the images during what he called a period of “fragility” and interior…
[ad_1] With Liverpool FC’s star man Mo Salah helping to boost interest in the game and Egypt making the group stages, the beautiful game has the country gripped. But while Egyptians have cheered on their team with gusto during the opening two fixtures, which they lost to Uruguay and hosts Russia, not everyone in the…
[ad_1] Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Five Star Movement MEP claimed the European Union will “fall under the weight of its own mistakes” unless it caves to continuous calls of reform coming from various member states. Ms Beghin called for the Brussels bloc to start reforming itself from “a strong social dimension” and blamed Mr…
[ad_1] Kilauea volcano’s wrath continues to threaten locals on the Big Island as a number of fissures burst into life over the last 24 hours. Plumes of toxic smoke are expected to spread to the west of the island over the weekend. The Hawaii Fire Department were also called at 12.15pm local time, after high…
[ad_1] The picture of a crying young Honduran girl in a pink jacket and jeans became a powerful image to illustrate the controversial U.S. policy of separating children from parents arrested for crossing illegally from Mexico. But the picture has sparked its own controversy, as it has since been learned the image did not tell that specific story. “The picture just does…
[ad_1] U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics in his body when he died, a French prosecutor said on Friday. Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, was 61. Brash and opinionated, he had spoken openly about his use of drugs and addiction to heroin earlier…
[ad_1] A deadly explosion struck a huge rally for Ethiopia’s reformist new prime minister on Saturday shortly after he spoke and was waving to the crowd that had turned out in numbers unseen in recent years in the East African nation. Addressing the country minutes after he was hurried to safety, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
[ad_1] Whether visiting for a trade negotiation, to replace a lost passport or applying for a visa at the new Canadian Embassy in Paris, the backdrop is art that reflects Canadian values. A few blocks away from its former home, the new embassy is located in a smaller but completely renovated building with updated, high-tech facilities designed…
[ad_1] Time magazine synthesized the country’s horrible and complicated week with a cover illustration of Donald Trump coldly staring down a bawling child and a simple caption: “Welcome to America.” The cover would be criticized for misrepresenting the child’s true circumstances, but that didn’t erase the simpler truth that, for many, the week had pitted the president…
[ad_1] It is a fight for Turkey’s future. So much is at stake in Sunday’s presidential election that the country’s electoral board reports nearly half of the three million Turks living outside the country have already marked their ballots. It is a record turnout. In Toronto, lineups snaked around the Turkish consulate for three days…
[ad_1] Vincent Paul Abbott, the real name of the musician, died aged 54. The band shared the news with their fans and the world using social media. They wrote on Twitter: “Vincent Paul Abbott aka Vinnie Paul has passed away. “Paul is best known for his work as the drummer in the bands Pantera and…
[ad_1] There was a carnival atmosphere in central Nizhny with many Argentina, Colombia and Panama fans mixing together in the city. But England fans were hard to spot, just two days before the team take on Panama on Sunday. Mike Theo, 50, from Worthing in West Sussex, has travelled to Russia alone as his son…
[ad_1] Geologists from the Arizona State University (ASU) discovered California’s infamous San Andreas Fault is affected by a sequence of small movements called slow earthquakes, each releasing energy along the fault over a period of months. These movements are too weak to be felt by people but have a devastating impact on the area. Experts…
[ad_1] It is thought on nearly two dozen occasions in the past few months Bejing’s military have harassed pilots flying over the Pacific ocean. The targeting of the military personnel comes as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. Beijing is furious at the US for their military activity close to China. Foreign Ministry…
[ad_1] The SPD has held three closed meetings, to discuss preparation for a “quick” election campaign in the event of possible re-elections according to local media. The re-elections could potentially take place in early September. Veteran journalist Andrew Neil tweeted: “I understand Chancellor Merkel’s centre-left Coalition partner, the SPD, has started to prepare for fresh…
[ad_1] FORMER South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong-Pil has died aged 92. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Kilauea volcano has been erupting viciously since May 3 and has now spewed 250 million cubic metres of lava. That is enough lava to fill 100,000 olympic swimming pools, filling a new one every 25 seconds. The lava now covers 61,000 acres of land on Big Island. The constant stream of red matter has…
[ad_1] Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of families at the border, federal authorities Friday were still working on a plan to reunite an estimated 1,800 children with their parents and keep immigrant households together. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted a notice saying it is looking into…
[ad_1] Nightfall in El Salvador’s capital was fast approaching, and Ernesto Pena was waiting for a bus that never arrived. His work day delivering rice and cooking oil to street vendors in the bustling district of Santa Tecla had ended, and like most people, he was anxious to get home before the gangs that control…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has thrown out a policy devised by his predecessor to protect U.S. oceans and the Great Lakes, replacing it with a new approach that emphasizes use of the waters to promote economic growth. Trump revoked an executive order issued by President Barack Obama in 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt Friday on wrenching tales of migrant children separated from their families, dismissing “phoney stories of sadness and grief” while asserting the real victims of the nation’s immigration crisis are Americans killed by people who unlawfully cross the border. Bombarded with criticism condemning the family-separation situation as a national…
[ad_1] The European Commission announced a plan to set up migrant screening centres on African soil to try and reduce the number of people making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. But Dimitri’s Avramopoulos, the European Commissioner for migration, admitted that Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia had not been consulted…
[ad_1] Earlier this week, the US President threatened to hit $200 billion of Chinese imports with 10 percent tariffs if China retaliates against the previous targeting of $50 million in imports. On Thursday, China’s Commerce Ministry accused the US of being “capricious” over bilateral trade issues and warned that the interests of its workers and…
[ad_1] Nine people, including five women and four men, are said to have been held at gunpoint before being abducted and and raped in Kochang village, Khunti. The group, who worked for Christian organisation Asha Kiran, were raising awareness of human trafficking by performing a play in the village, Jharkhand State on Tuesday, before armed…
[ad_1] The Pew Research Centre Report, which analysed religious freedom in 198 countries and territories, revealed religious antagonism saw its biggest surge in over a decade in 2016, with Christians and Muslims – followers of the world’s two biggest religions – ranking as the top victims of political restrictions and social hostility. Christians reported incidents…
[ad_1] The Shinmoedake volcano erupted this morning, marking the fourth time it has erupted in 2018. Smoke and rocks were shot 1,100 meters (3,609 ft) from the mountain. The eruption comes only a few days after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Osaka, located on Japan’s main Honshu Island, at 7.58am local time on Monday (11pm…
[ad_1] Five men convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman at the Pamplona bull running festival in 2016 were released on bail on Friday, re-igniting outrage over the case which has led to mass protests calling for tougher punishment of sex crimes. The men, who joked about the assault in a WhatsApp group called “The…
[ad_1] Earlier on Thursday, the Dutch-flagged German ship Lifeline, owned by the charity of the same name, was refused entry to Rome’s ports as the debate over the current migrant crisis in the EU raged on. Spain had been in contact with Malta to offer humanitarian help with a ship carrying more than 200 rescued immigrants which…
[ad_1] In the latest extraordinary twist, Mr Seehofer, of the CSU, has threatened to defy his sister party the CDU in going ahead with plans for Germany to send migrants back already registered with other EU states. Mrs Merkel has rejected this but if such a move were to go ahead, it would be a…
[ad_1] The question of how to stem the numbers of migrants and refugees into Europe came back to the fore last week after Italy closed its ports to a migrant rescue ship. Didier Leschi, head of OFFI, said: “Europe is at a crossroads.” He added the EU is more divided than ever over the migrant…
[ad_1] The former Democrat contender for President was visiting Trinity College in Dublin, where she was picking up an honorary degree. Speaking to students, Mrs Clinton, whose husband Bill was a former US President, spoke of the 1998 Good Friday agreement with mostly ended the bloodshed in Northern Ireland. The pair were the first presidential…
[ad_1] Italy has threatened to boycott Sunday’s emergency EU mini-summit on immigration, called after the German Chancellor was given a two week deadline to change policies. Mrs Merkel has asked for extra money from EU nations to deal with the crisis. But Italy said they would refuse to sign any joint statement after a draft…
[ad_1] A version of Facebook’s popular text and video messaging app aimed at children under the age of 13 is now available in Canada, Facebook said on Friday, despite concerns from advocates that children are ill-equipped to use social media at such a young age. Messenger Kids was first made available in the United States at the end of last year,…
[ad_1] Italy’s populist, anti-migrant interior minister said Friday that Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because the ship is now in Maltese waters. “We ask humanly and politically that Malta finally opens one of its ports and lets…
[ad_1] Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from “Great Society” Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer of Donald Trump, died Thursday at age 68. His death was announced by his longtime employers the Washington Post and Fox News. Krauthammer…
[ad_1] Russia said Friday that the U.S. and its allies have relied on fabricated evidence to accuse the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks against civilians. Russia’s foreign and defence ministries also charged the international chemical weapons watchdog with failing to objectively investigate the alleged chemical attacks and with being subject to political control. Maj.…
[ad_1] The European Union is enforcing $3.4 billion US in tariffs on U.S. products as of Friday in retaliation to duties the Trump administration has put on European steel and aluminum. The goods targeted include typical American products like bourbon, peanut butter, and orange juice, in a way that seems designed to create political pressure on…
[ad_1] A seven-year-old boy and his migrant mother separated a month ago were reunited Friday after she sued in federal court and the Justice Department agreed to release the child. The two were reunited at about 2:30 a.m. at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, hours after a Justice Department lawyer told a U.S. District Court…
[ad_1] Clarion calls for action on the tragedy that is Yemen sound almost daily from the beleaguered but dedicated community of aid workers stationed on the front lines of what is widely acknowledged as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. And yet the conflict struggles to make itself heard or felt much beyond the troubled region…
[ad_1] North and South Korean officials met Friday for talks on resuming reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War as the rivals boost reconciliation amid a diplomatic push to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said the meeting will discuss ways to carry out an agreement on the reunions made…
[ad_1] ABC, which cancelled its Roseanne revival over its star’s racist tweet, said Thursday it will air a Conner family sitcom minus Roseanne Barr this fall. The U.S. network ordered 10 episodes of the spinoff after Barr agreed to forgo any creative or financial participation in it, which the network had said was a condition of…
[ad_1] Radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death by an Indonesian court Friday for ordering Islamic State group-affiliated militants to carry out attacks including the January 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks in Jakarta. Abdurrahman, who police and prosecutors say is a key ideologue for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in…
[ad_1] The First Lady opted for a green khaki jacket from Zara with the phrase “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” scrawled on the back in white brush strokes. The impromptu visit to a migrant detention centre came after her husband was forced to alter his immigration policy after the global outcry intensified. The international community…
[ad_1] The Japan volcano, famous for its feature in James Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice’, has sent a plume of ash some 500feet into the air following an explosion. Shinmoedake, also known as Kirishimayama, erupted for the first time since April as it spewed a massive ash cloud on the main island of Kyushu.…
[ad_1] A Japanese volcano which which featured in the 1967 spy film, You Only Live Twice, shot smoke thousands of meters into the air on Friday, less than a week after a strong earthquake shook the country’s west. Shinmoedake, in a mainly rural area about 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on the southernmost main island…
[ad_1] European Union officials imposed duties on American goods worth £2.4bn (€2.8bn) today, including bourbon whiskey and motorbikes. The levies are in retaliation to US president Mr Trump who imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from the EU. But a financial expert said Brussels’ tit-for-tat response would fail to persuade Washington to change its…
[ad_1] The Shinmoedake volcano explosively blew its top today less than a week after a strong earthquake struck the west of Japan. The volcano had erupted on several occasions earlier this year, putting residents in the mostly rural area on notice with access to the 1,421 metre-high mountain restricted. Shinmoedake, which featured in the classic…
[ad_1] Catherine Connolly, an Irish Independent politician, argued that Mr Juncker had made it clear he was keen on an EU army and wanted the EU president that there were solutions to Brexit issues. She said: “President of the Commission you are welcome here today and you have received a hearty welcome but it is…
[ad_1] Melania was photographed wearing a jacket with the message ‘I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?’ as she boarded a plane to visit the Texas detention centre holding children separated from their parents at the Mexico border. She was widely criticised for wearing the coat that implied she did not care about Trump’s border policy…
[ad_1] Ministers agreed to extend maturities by 10 years on major parts of its total debt obligations. Sources also added creditors are set to disburse €15billion (£13.1billion) to ease Athen’s exit from its financial rescue program. One insider said: “We have a deal on Greece.” Athens is set to leave its program on August 20.…
[ad_1] The Asian superstate’s official military newspaper was responsible for launching the scathing attack on the Republican firebrand. It said: “The US armed forces have failed to live up to Trump’s expectations. Scandals like ship collisions, drug abuses, and rapes have repeatedly incurred. “Today, safety and stability are expectations of people around the world, and…
[ad_1] The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported numerous homes, as well as other infrastructure, were destroyed in the attack. Violence escalated after the Syrian government moved to regain control of rebel-held areas in the south-west of the country. The US State Department stated it was “deeply troubled by reports of increasing Syrian regime operations”.…
[ad_1] A total of 2,930 parcels of land have been destroyed, damaged, or made inaccessible by Kilauea. This includes almost 600 homes that have been destroyed. The volcano first started spewing on May 3, and so far shows no sign of stopping. A large number of the wrecked buildings are on the luxury estate, Leilani…
[ad_1] Despite the localised impacts of the eruption and lava flows, which have covered an area of only 9.5 square miles, business owners have reported that some prospective tourists have cancelled their trips based on misconceptions. Greg VanderLann, owner of UFO Parasail in Kailua-Kona, said: “It’s just the illusion that we are in a doomsday…
[ad_1] AT LEAST three people are dead after a horrific crash between a train and a vehicle in Tennessee, USA. The crash in McMinn County on Thursday evening killed three people, all of whom are believed to have been passengers in a vehicle which collided with the train. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said in a…
[ad_1] Iraq’s Supreme Court on Thursday endorsed a manual recount of all ballots from last month’s national elections, but rejected the invalidation of ballots from abroad and from voters displaced by recent conflict. Authorities have been struggling to address allegations raised by underperforming parties that the May vote was marred by fraud. The court ruling…
[ad_1] The father of fashion designer Kate Spade died on the eve of her funeral, according to a statement released by her family shortly before her service began Thursday in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo. The family said 89-year-old Earl Brosnahan Jr. had been in ill health before dying Wednesday night at his home.…
[ad_1] Pope Francis urged nations Thursday to take in as many refugees as they can integrate into their societies, but also to invest in places like Africa so migrants won’t turn to human traffickers to reach countries that can offer a better life. Speaking to reporters on his airplane as he flew back to Rome…
[ad_1] A study published in the medical journal The Lancet Thursday found that police killings of unarmed black Americans has harmed the mental health of the wider black American population. These killings increased the number of days in a month when black survey respondents — living in the states where the killings occurred — reported their mental…
[ad_1] The father of fashion designer Kate Spade died on the eve of her funeral, according to a statement released by her family shortly before her service began Thursday in her hometown of Kansas City. The family said 89-year-old Earl Brosnahan Jr. had been in ill health before dying Wednesday night at his home. The…
[ad_1] Mayors across the U.S. have travelled to Texas to take a stand against the separation of children from their families and placing them in cages at the border. The Trump administration has set up at least three “tender age” shelters to detain babies and other young children who have been forcibly separated from their parents…
[ad_1] A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday said a sniper serving life in prison without parole over deadly shootings that traumatized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002 must be re-sentenced in Virginia because he was only 17 at the time of his crimes. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal by prosecutors who said Lee Boyd…
[ad_1] The thing about U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence is that he can keep a straight face while serving the baloney. And so it was when Pence stood next to Donald Trump Wednesday as the president signed an executive order to end the separation of families entering the country illegally. Pence solemnly said that he and…
[ad_1] Melania Trump boarded a flight to a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents wearing a jacket that read “I really don’t care, do u?” The green hooded spring military jacket has the words written graffiti-style on the back. When asked what message the jacket intended to send, spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said: “It’s a…
[ad_1] A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder days after the killing of rising rap star XXXTentacion, who was fatally shot in his luxury BMW electric car as he left an upscale motorcycle dealership in Florida. Dedrick Devonshay Williams of Pompano Beach was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday after a traffic…
[ad_1] Israel’s military says it has struck Gaza after Palestinians tried to launch flaming kites into its territory. It said aircraft targeted “infrastructure” there Thursday, without elaborating. It said the strike came after Palestinians attempted to launch “arson kites” into Israel. Israel has been battling large fires caused by kites and balloons rigged with incendiary…
[ad_1] Britain has unveiled its planned residency rules for European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom after Brexit, promising an “easy” system that would work in the favour of those wanting to stay. The issue of what would happen to the more than three million EU citizens currently living in Britain was one of…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization says there is “cautious optimism” that the Ebola outbreak in Congo may be winding down. In a report issued this week, the UN health agency and Congolese officials say that slightly over a month into the response, further spread of the lethal virus has “largely been contained.” WHO says the situation in urban…
[ad_1] Hundreds of people took to the streets Wednesday night to protest the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old Pennsylvania boy killed just seconds after he fled a traffic stop during a confrontation partly captured on video. Protesters in East Pittsburgh staged impromptu and peaceful marches and other events several hours after Antwon Rose was…
[ad_1] More than 20 nations ranging from Canada to France to Britain to Pacific island states said on Thursday they would try to limit their greenhouse gas emissions more than already planned under the Paris climate agreement by 2020. They welcomed a decision by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to host a summit in September 2019 to…
[ad_1] Koko, the gorilla who is believed to have mastered sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation’s preserve in California’s Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday. The foundation said Koko opened the minds and hearts of millions as an icon for interspecies communication and empathy.…
[ad_1] An organizer of last year’s white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that turned deadly is planning to hold a rally near the White House in Washington on the first anniversary of the event, federal officials said on Wednesday. Jason Kessler filed an application last month and it has been approved to hold what he…
[ad_1] Israeli prosecutors charged the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday with misusing over $100,000 US in public funds to order lavish meals from some of the country’s most famous chefs. While the prime minister was not directly implicated in the case, the indictment against Sara Netanyahu threatens to embarrass the long-serving leader and…
[ad_1] A suspect has been charged in the shooting death of rising rap star XXXTentacion, authorities in Florida said Thursday. Dedrick Devonshay Williams, 22, of Pompano Beach was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, 20, who went by the stage name pronounced “Ex…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out and deep concern that the changes don’t go far enough, allowing children to still be held in detention even if they remain with their families. “We are pleased that…
[ad_1] Dramatic video footage shows the moment the woman burst into the wedding ceremony in a stunning act of revenge. The remarkable scene was captured on a smartphone by a guest at the nuptials in South Africa’s north-eastern Gauteng province. She can be seen walking down the aisle in a stunning white dress as guests…
[ad_1] The lion escaped its pen just after opening time at the zoo at around 9.45am, located around 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Brussels. The panicked animal roamed around the park for more than an hour but was suffering from too much stress to be stunned Over 40 visitors to the Zoo in Belgium…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea spawned more than 20 fissures across the Eastern Rift of the volcano’s slopes, spewing gallons of lava all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The stunning aerial footage from local online website Honolulu Civil Beat shows waves of scalding magma crash out of the fissure to feed a huge torrent of…
[ad_1] Seismicity at the Hawaii volcano summit is on the rise again after a brief period of calm earlier on Wednesday, June 20, Hawaii time. The ongoing eruption is destroying the Kilauea summit, causing Halemaumau’s crater walls to collapse at an alarming rate. Aerial photography of the crumbling summit confirms an entire parking lot at…
[ad_1] Sick footage shows two men believed to be Three Lions fans repeatedly performing the Nazi salute and chanting an anti-Semitic song addressed to Tottenham Hotspur – a club with historic links to London’s Jewish population. They are heard chanting: “Spurs are on their way to Auschwitz, Hitler’s gonna gas them again.” They then shout…
[ad_1] The ECJ ruled that Germany breached a Brussels directive by failing to take enough action to tackle water pollution. The verdict by the EU’s highest court, based in Luxembourg, came after growing concerns about the levels of nitrates in German water. Nitrates are widely used as fertilisers, but the chemical can harm the environment…
[ad_1] In a letter dated June 20, Ms Haley said groups colluded to “oppose the United States” – and said they were partially to blame for the US withdrawal on Tuesday. The letter was sent to the International Humanist and Ethical Union, which represents 162 humanist and ethical culture organisations. The US withdrew from the…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been erupting non-stop since May 3, creating nearly 20 cracks on the earth’s surface and spewing more than 30bn gallons of lava as of June 11. Alarming videos from Kilauea shows steaming chunks of lava floating down a torrent of magma fuelled by Fissure 8 in the Leilani Estates area. Footage from…
[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern announced the arrival on Instagram today with a beaming picture of her and her husband with their new baby. In the caption, she wrote: “Welcome to our village wee one. “Feeling very lucky to have a healthy baby girl that arrived at 4.45pm weighing 3.31kg (7.3lb) “Thank you so much for your best…
[ad_1] Pompeo went to North Korea in the Spring of 2018 to negotiate, behind closed doors, the historic meeting between Kim and President Trump in Singapore on 12 June. Last year Mr Pompeo told a press conference: “The North Korean people I’m sure are lovely people and would love to see [Mr Kim] go.” In…
[ad_1] The Republican firebrand and Russian leader are likely to meet in Vienna, the headquarters of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a group both nations are members of. Although an exact date for a meeting has not been confirmed, Senior UK Government sources have stated US officials are looking to schedule it…
[ad_1] The President laughed a protester’s hair as he held a rally in the town of Duluth on Wednesday night. But then, Trump turned the audience’s laughter on himself when he added “he needs a haircut more than I do!” The protester was the second person to be thrown out of the event on Wednesday…
[ad_1] At least four fissures have opened and there are concerns that the volcano could be building up to a larger eruption as the crater lake deflates whilst gas emission remains high. Volcanologists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) revealed Kilauea has undergone the single “largest scale collapse” witnessed in recent history. On Tuesday,…
[ad_1] A video shared on Facebook shows vets at an animal sanctuary treating dogs and puppies rescued from the cruel cages where they would await being turned into meat. The sanctuary, established by Buddhist monks, seeks to rehabilitate animals rescued from the mass killings. The sanctuary has posted several videos showing animals receiving treatment and…
[ad_1] Leonid Slutsky, who was formerly the manager of Hull City, told Reuters he was bowing out from the World Cup because he is leaving on Thursday to start training with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem where is now head coach. However, his resignation comes only four days after during a commentary on Germany’s World Cup…
[ad_1] More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes since the eruption started more than one month ago. As of Monday, 533 homes had been destroyed by the explosion, according to Hawaii Civil Defence. As well as homes and buildings, the lava flow has also destroyed natural areas, habitats, and at times, whole…
[ad_1] Leonid Slutsky, who was formerly the manager of Hull City, told Reuters he was bowing out from the World Cup because he is leaving on Thursday to start training with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem where is now head coach. However, his resignation comes only four days after during a commentary on Germany’s World Cup…
[ad_1] No beer at this time of year? A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fill pubs for the World Cup. Gavin Partington, director general of the British Soft Drinks Association, says the shortage is due…
[ad_1] The Republican firebrand blasted the bitter bloc for not allowing US “farm products” to be sold as he insisted trade was not “reciprocal”. He said: “You look at the European Union, they put up barriers so we can’t sell our farm products and yet they sell Mercedes and BMW. The cars come in by…
[ad_1] Tourists visiting the affected region by boat recorded videos of molten rock floating in the ocean after they became detached from the solidified lava flow. Kilauea’s fissure 8 is still producing large amounts of lava, and fast-moving flows are travelling from their source directly into the ocean. Geology field crews on location on June…
[ad_1] After China built a road into Doklam, an area claimed by Bhutan and protected by India, Chinese and Indian troops were involved in a 73-day intense military stand-off at the tri-junction. Even though no shots were fired, the border dispute strained the already unstable Sino-Indian relations. On Monday Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui emphasised the…
[ad_1] Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, noted tensions flared between the world leaders when President Trump was pushed to sign the joint communiqué towards the end of the summit. Commenting on the tense showdown, he said: “It was at this point, towards the end of the summit, that Chancellor Merkel of Germany and Prime…
[ad_1] The rally will take place in the city of Duluth, the port city on Lake Superior, that sits to the east of the state. Hours after the Republican firebrand signed an executive order promising to keep undocumented immigrant facilities together he blasted US immigration laws. While speaking at a roundtable in Minnesota, he said:…
[ad_1] Alexandre Bissonnette took copious notes in a Quebec City courtroom on Wednesday as his lawyer argued that his charter rights would be violated if he is sentenced to spend the rest of his days in prison for killing six men inside a mosque in January 2017. Bissonnette, freed of his handcuffs to hold the notepad and…
[ad_1] New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived Thursday at Auckland Hospital as she prepared to give birth to her first child. The 37-year-old Ardern would become just the second elected world leader in modern times to give birth while in office, after the late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto gave birth to daughter Bakhtawar…
[ad_1] Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption has provided some unique footage of volcanic activity, with speeding lava flows and even volcanic gems coming from the volcano. The volcano is one of the world’s most active – erupting for the last 35 years uninterrupted. An earlier eruption from Kilauea came alongside another major active volcano on Big Island.…
[ad_1] Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is now acting prime minister and would run the country for the next six weeks while Ardern takes maternity leave according to a previously published agreement, her office said in a statement. Ms Ardern, 37, arrived at the country’s largest public hospital at 5.50am local time on Thursday with…
[ad_1] An executive order signed by President Trump on Wednesday directs the US Justice Department to seek a modification of an executive order to keep families who cross the US southern border together as they await immigration proceedings. Trump told reporters: “It’s about keeping families together while at the same time making sure that we…
[ad_1] Kilauea’s latest eruption has now covered Kapoho Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island, destroying an estimated 700 homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Lava flow has been so heavy in the area that a new outcrop of land has now formed as it flows into the sea. At the height of Kilauea’s eruption,…
[ad_1] The horrendous images were captured by compassionate local animal lovers working alongside the Humane Society International (HSI) charity, who managed to successfully negotiate the release of 135 animals. The dogs, mostly small breeds, are pictured cowering in fear in filthy, cramped conditions with blood on the floor, having been snatched from the streets, and…
[ad_1] National hero Gerardo Isaac, who flew for the Argentine junta during the conflict, claimed he was part of a fighter squadron which severely damaged the HMS Invincible in 1982. He was awarded Argentina’s highest military honour for his daring ’attack’ and gave a talk on his exploits yesterday in Buenos Aires. But British veterans…
[ad_1] Outrage continued to grow around the world Wednesday over the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant parents from children, including infants, at the U.S. southern border. Here is a partial list of the institutions and individuals speaking out against it. Republicans Members of Trump’s own party have denounced the policy. Sen. Lindsey Graham said…
[ad_1] More private documents from the Panamanian law firm at the centre of one of the biggest-ever leaks of financial records have been exposed, showing how enraged its clients were, global media outlets are revealing today. Mossack Fonseca saw 11.5 million of its client files anonymously leaked to journalists in 2016 in what became known…
[ad_1] The North Korean leader made the promise to Chinese President Xi Jinping in what was his third trip to Beijing since March, which observers see as further efforts to repair historic ties between the two Cold War allies. Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim and Mr Xi assessed the historic meeting the North…
[ad_1] Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has drafted an executive action for U.S. President Donald Trump that would direct her department to keep families together after they are detained crossing the border illegally. She was at the White House where Trump told reporters he would be “signing something” shortly. The effort to end what has…
[ad_1] Nikki Haley, the American ambassador to the UN, also accused the 47-member body of “unending hostility towards Israel”. Taking aim at Mr Trump’s decision, China said the US’ image as a defender of human rights was “on the verge of collapse”. The comments come despite Beijing’s own poor human rights record, which has repeatedly…
[ad_1] Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved a package of bills that criminalizes some help given to illegal immigrants, defying the European Union and human rights groups and narrowing the scope for action by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been a vocal critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door migrant policy and has…
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[ad_1] The British government is facing another knife-edge vote in Parliament over how much control lawmakers should have in the country’s departure from the European Union. The House of Commons is debating a proposal Wednesday that would make the government get Parliament’s approval before agreeing to a final divorce deal with the EU. Prime Minister Theresa…
[ad_1] Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world’s immigration problems. Speaking to Reuters, the Pope said he supported recent statements by U.S. Catholic bishops who called the separation of children from their parents “contrary to our Catholic values” and “immoral.” “It’s not easy,…
[ad_1] Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia’s government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded Wednesday for a bigger search effort for more than 190 people presumed drowned after a ferry sank on a picturesque Sumatran lake earlier this week. The wooden vessel, overcrowded with passengers as well as dozens of motorbikes, didn’t…
[ad_1] Several European leaders, including from France, Germany, Italy and Austria, will hold talks on Sunday on migration, an issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and increasingly in the United States. Sources said the leaders of Greece and Bulgaria would also attend the gathering, which will explore how to stop people…
[ad_1] Kilauea, Hawaii’s youngest and most active volcano, has been in an active cycle since 1983. The eruption turned explosive after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked the island in late April. Since then, 25 fissures have opened, pouring masses of lava across Big Island. This is being cited as an unprecedented event, as there are…
[ad_1] South Korea’s president urged North Korea on Wednesday to present a plan with concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising the pressure on leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Beijing to discuss the outcome of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Kim is in Beijing on his third visit to China this year, underscoring the major improvement…
[ad_1] Country music icon Willie Nelson has extended an offer to meet President Donald Trump at one of the detention centres at the U.S.-Mexico border to better understand what’s happening, the latest attempt by a celebrity hoping to end the administration’s policy of separating families at border crossings. John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen,…
[ad_1] Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The three-day Taliban ceasefire ended on Sunday. Provincial governor Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai said the Taliban attacked two security posts…
[ad_1] Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made a trade betting that the stock in a shipping company with Russian-government ties would fall, a transaction coming just days after he learned of a possible negative news story about his investment in the company. Ross reported on a government form released Monday, as required by federal ethics rules,…
[ad_1] England fans have been celebrating uninterruptedly since the team’s first 2-1 victory against Tunisia on June 18 at their World Cup 2018 debut. The feats of the English team have won the support of Russian locals who showed up outside of their to catch a glimpse of the players. Video from Channel 4 News…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been feeding a large torrent of molten hot lava leading to the ocean at Kapoho Bay since May 3. Revealing aerial footage from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the river of magma streaming down Kilauea’s vent at a speed of 17 mph – an increase of 2 mph from…
[ad_1] Leaders of the Franco-German motor of the European Union met on Tuesday in Meseberg, outside Berlin, to lay out their plan to revive the financial situation of the bloc. The pair produced an eight-page declaration titled ‘Renewing Europe’s promises of security and prosperity’. Both leaders hailed their agreement a “new chapter” for the currency…
[ad_1] Washington’s withdrawal is the latest dramatic exit in a long string of US rejection of multilateral engagements. Most recently, the US pulled out of the Paris climate agreement and the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. This decision on human rights comes amid fierce criticism of President Trump’s Mexico border policy. Children are being separated from…
[ad_1] Osaka is a prefecture situated on the Japanese island of Honshu, western Japan, east of Japan’s sixth largest city Kobe. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake on Monday burst water mains, halted factory operations and knocked over walls and furniture. Currently, the death toll from the quake stands at five, with 380 residents injured. Collapsing walls tragically killed…
[ad_1] The violence of the earthquake knocked out transport links and gas supplies while workers were forced to make their usual journeys on foot. Quakes are common in Japan, part of the seismically active “Ring of Fire” that sweeps from the South Pacific islands through Indonesia and Japan, across to Alaska and down the west…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been wreaking devastation across the archipelago’s Big Island since it started erupting on May 3. Dramatic footage from fissure 8 near Kapoho Bay shows rivers of molten-hot lava gushing out of their beds as they rapidly make their way toward the ocean. The waves of incandescent magma can be seen…
[ad_1] Brexit has become an example to follow for right-wing Sweden Democrats (SD)’s leader Jimmie Åkesson, who urged Swedish MPs to give citizens a chance to express how they feel towards Europe. Speaking to local newspaper Dagens Industri, he called the EU a “large web of corruption” and said in the bloc, “no one has…
[ad_1] Hawaii County Council members will take up a resolution today to ask State-level politicians to discuss the impacts of the volcanic eruption, which they still yet to do. The Big Island volcano has been spewing lava since the start of May and more than 2,000 people have been forced to evacuate. As of Monday,…
[ad_1] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) noted volcanic eruptions can offer a series of benefits, including temporary cooling of the atmosphere, increased soil fertility, renewable geothermal energy and new land creation. The USGS said: “Over geologic time, volcanic eruptions and related processes have directly and indirectly benefited mankind.” Dr Tracy Gregg, associate professor of…
[ad_1] Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three “tender age” shelters in south Texas, The Associated Press has learned. Lawyers and medical providers who have visited the Rio Grande Valley shelters described playrooms of crying preschool-age children in…
[ad_1] Undercover activists captured the heart-wrenching scenes as the world counts down to the most infamous animal welfare horror show on the planet. Mobile phone pictures show terrified dogs huddled together in a squalid room with traces of blood from earlier slaughtering staining the floor. One dog was seen being clubbed repeatedly over the head,…
[ad_1] His comments came amid a heartbreaking leaked recording of a detained migrant girl crying out for “Mami” and “Papa”. In the clip, posted by the ProPublica website, a six-year-old Salvadoran girl, Alison Madrid, begs somebody to call her aunt, but a Border Patrol agent taunts her, saying: “Well, we have an orchestra here. What’s…
[ad_1] The comments from German President Frank Walter Steinmeier came following the decision from his US counterpart Donald Trump to impose stiff tariffs on metals from the European Union and his continued criticism of Germany’s political leadership. Mr Steinmeier warned the fractious relationship developing between Europe and the US may never be repaired, urging Mr…
[ad_1] The incident is thought to be at the Shark Reef Aquarium attraction, and several reports have suggested that part of the roof has collapsed. The cause and location of the collapse have not been confirmed by any official sources. Mandalay Bay Resort tweeted on Tuesday night to confirm the incident. They said in a…
[ad_1] Sirens could be heard in Gaza warning residents to prepare for incoming fire from Israel, before Palestinian fighters responded by firing rockets of their own. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) said they had fired the jets to target three military targets in Gaza belonging to the Hamas militia in response to attacks on their…
[ad_1] Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said Washington should be increasing its engagement in the fight against human rights violations, rather than retreating. Commenting on the US withdrawal, he said: “Disappointing, if not really surprising news. “Given the state of human rights in today’s world, the US should be…
[ad_1] The US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said that the US had to withdraw from the council after no other countries “had the courage to join our fight to reform the body”. Ms Haley said: “For too long, the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human rights abusers, and a cesspool…
[ad_1] The huge crater domineers image one on the left as an yellow arrow on the right points to the barely viewable HVO and Jaggar Museum, located 2.5 miles away. The museum is home to the Kilauea Visitor Centre in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, closed last month after ash began pouring down from above. The…
[ad_1] From 2040, the new combat jet, made by a European consortium, will replace France’s Dassault Aviation Rafles and Germany’s Eurofighters. The French Defence Ministry said the joint agreement has called for work on the project to begin before the end of the year, beginning with an initial study phase. In addition of being capable…
[ad_1] The call came at mealtime — an anonymous threat demanding $5,000 US or her son’s life. So Blanca Orantes-Lopez, her eight-year-old boy and his father packed up and left the Pacific surfing town of Puerto La Libertad in El Salvador and headed for the United States. Two months later, she sits in a federal…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is set to announce its departure from the United Nations’ main human rights body in its latest withdrawal from an international institution. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley will deliver the verdict on the UN Human Rights Council in a joint appearance at the State…
[ad_1] But Malta also refused, prompting Spain to step in and offer to take in the migrants. France said it would welcome some of the migrants and help Spain deal with asylum applications following criticism of President Emmanuel Macron’s initial silence on the plight of the rescue ship. Spain’s new socialist government said in a…
[ad_1] “Europe is in a process of decomposition. Member states are turning inwards, and are looking for national solutions to problems that can only have European solutions,” Mr Le Maire told the French news channel BFM TV. A radical overhaul of the Brussels bloc is the only path to European consolidation, the finance chief continued.…
[ad_1] “Most French firms will not be able to stay in Iran,” Mr Le Maire told France’s RMC radio as he discussed the effect on European companies of the American sanctions. French firms will be forced to leave because of the dollar’s supremacy in the world economy, the top financier said. “The dollar’s dominance in…
[ad_1] The couple, who were on a flight to Mexico, captured a video of pair which they then sent to their daughter. Riley Tully posted the shocking clip on Twitter, saying: “My mom and dad were just trying to have a peaceful trip to Mexico and then they sent me this.” The video has gone…
[ad_1] Despite England captain Harry Kane scoring twice to beat Tunisia in their first World Cup group game, the team were plagued by midges at Volgograd Arena in Russia. During the match the players could be seen attempting to bat the bugs away on Monday and applying spray to their arms and faces to repel…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea gave way to nearly 20 cracks in the earth’s surface feeding off the lava continuously produced by the erupting peak. Fissure 8 remains one of the most active cracks in the earth Kilauea produced across Big Island. Terrifying footage captured near the fissure by volcanologist Simon Carn shows a huge torrent…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor earned a two week reprieve from her coalition partners the Christian Social Union after its leader and the country’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer demanded a tightening of Germany’s borders. The CSU leader said Germany should start rejecting migrants at the border if they have already registered in another EU country, a…
[ad_1] On September 14 last year, Rahman was allegedly snared in Telegram chat with an MI5 role player, posing as an Amir in Syria. The court heard Rahman asked him: “Can you put me in a sleeper cell ASAP?” He told the agent he was under investigation because of his uncle. When he is asked…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea split nearly 20 cracks in the earth’s surface as lava and toxic gases erupted into the atmosphere. In the shocking time-lapse footage, lava flow from the Kilauea volcano can be seen rapidly sweeping across the island causing devastation. The stunning clip comes as fissure 8 continues to cause chaos on the…
[ad_1] A video of French President Emmanuel Macron strongly admonishing a teenager who called him by a nickname is going viral on social media. A teenager asked Macron “How’s it going, Manu?” — using a diminutive for Macron’s first name — at a ceremony Monday for the 78th anniversary of Charles De Gaulle’s historic appeal…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump, facing a blast of criticism for the detention of children separated from their immigrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, was slated to meet with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday ahead of votes on immigration legislation. The family separations, documented by online videos of youngsters detained in cages, put Trump back at the centre of a furor over immigration,…
[ad_1] Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. He was shot earlier outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership.…
[ad_1] Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE’s news agency and local residents said. Wresting the airport from the Houthis would be an important gain for the coalition led by Saudi…
[ad_1] Nearly 69 million people were forcibly displaced last year, a record for the fifth straight year, according to an annual report from the UN refugee agency. In Canada, asylum claims doubled from the previous year. The data release comes ahead of World Refugee Day on Wednesday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said the continued…
[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will likely brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, as Washington and Seoul agreed to suspend a major joint military exercise. This is Kim’s third trip to China this year, coming a week after…
[ad_1] A bartender on the early shift cleans a whisky glass as light filters through a window draped with velvet curtains and falls on the rows of bourbon lining the bar. A collection of antiquated muskets and shotguns is carefully arranged on the wall beside skulls and antlers sourced from Texas, giving the room an…
[ad_1] The Trump White House tacitly acknowledged Monday that it needed a more coherent argument for why government agents are snatching children from their parents and holding them in cages. So it rolled out Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to make that case, even though Nielsen, just 24 hours earlier, had denied that such a…
[ad_1] Dozens of people are missing from a ferry that sank on Indonesia’s Lake Toba, casting a tragic pall over holidays marking the end of the Muslim holy month. Cellphone video released Tuesday by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency shows the crew of another ferry attempting to rescue people struggling in the waters shortly after…
[ad_1] A former Liberal MP may have used his connections with municipal officials in a popular vacation town northwest of Toronto — including his sister, the mayor — to secure a $756,000 consulting fee that was hidden from taxpayers, police documents obtained by CBC News reveal. Details of the payment are contained in Ontario Provincial…
[ad_1] The historic meeting at Meseberg Castle north of Berlin is seen as crucial to the European heavyweights achieving a consensus before the key EU summit at the end of June. But there are fears that battles over migration have again brought underlying EU tensions to the surface and threaten to derail the negotiations. Mr…
[ad_1] Riot police in tanks were deployed to the border and used tear gas to disperse people protesting against the contested name change. Communist party supporters came under repeated attacks from hundreds of masked protesters in motorcycle helmets. The protesters and masked youths, armed with clubs, charged each other while launching firebombs and stones outside…
[ad_1] His death follows a sharp increase in tension along the border in the past two months. Meanwhile, Israeli jets struck nine targets belonging to Hamas in response to incendiary kites and balloons launched by Palestinians that have sparked more than 400 fires and burned over 6,000 acres of farmland and are said to have…
[ad_1] President Trump blamed Democrats for blocking his reforms to immigration legislation, which he claims will end the separation of families. Writing on Twitter, he said: “It is the Democrats’ fault for being weak and ineffective with border security and crime. “Tell them to start thinking about the people devastated by crime coming from illegal…
[ad_1] The French President will arrive in Germany today to talk with the German leader about eurozone reform. The ministerial meeting, held at a castle north of Berlin is seen as crucial to the leaders achieving a consensus before a key EU summit at the end of this month. However, the talks are overshadowed by…
[ad_1] Golden sharp strands of glass have been seen covering parts of Hawaii’s Big Island. The substance has been called Pele’s Hair by many, named after the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes. According to a scientist, the thin shards are the result of the lava spewing from Kilauea. They form when bubbles burst on…
[ad_1] The craters of volcanoes act like windpipes, as the high pressure explosive air moves through and around them. The air flow changes in line with the changing shape of the craters, and the resulting shifts in sounds can tell experts a lot about volcanic science. Because the shape and size of volcanic craters are…
[ad_1] Trump said: “It is not enough to merely have an American presence in space, we must have American dominance in space,” as he ordered the Department of Defence to establish the branch. At a meeting of the National Space Council, he said: “We are going to have the Air Force, and we are going…
[ad_1] A former CIA employee was charged Monday with stealing classified national defence information from the agency that emerged publicly in March 2017, when WikiLeaks began releasing some of the CIA’s hacking tools. Joshua Adam Schulte, of New York City, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment returned by a grand jury. He was expected…
[ad_1] Tourists on the Big Island are now facing jail time and fines of up to $5,000 (£3775) for entering lava zone areas that have been closed. According to state officials, since Mount Kilauea first started erupted on May 3, around 40 people have been arrested for loitering in lava zones. Around 24 of those…
[ad_1] U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says she hasn’t heard newly released audio of crying children who have been separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Around 2,000 minors have been separated from their families in the past six weeks, since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a zero tolerance policy where everyone caught…
[ad_1] The US president said Germans had turned against Chancellor Angela Merkel because of her open-door policy and claimed the country had seen a crimewave as a result – although figures suggest that is not the case. Mrs Merkel is facing the fight of her political career after a major row over her migration and…
[ad_1] In a statement published by the White House, President Trump stated: “I have directed the United States Trade Representative to identify $200billion worth of Chinese goods for additional tariffs at a rate of 10 percent. “After the legal process is complete, these tariffs will go into effect if China refuses to change its practices,…
[ad_1] The video taken by the US Geological Survey (USGS) was shot on Saturday and shows swiftly moving lava coming from fissure 8 through Kapoho on its way to the sea. As it reaches the ocean, the lava slows to 2mph and creates the hazard known as laze as it hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric…
[ad_1] Guatemala’s Volcan De Feugo has caused the country’s deadliest eruption in 6 years, displacing large swathes of the population, 2,800 people have been left without homes. The volcano has been erupting since June 3. Authorities have just announced that search efforts in some areas have been permanently suspended. The city of Escuintla was most…
[ad_1] An 18-year-old man was shot dead outside a cafe on a busy street in Sweden’s third largest city. Gunfire erupted shortly after 9pm local time (8pm BST) after a car pulled up to a group of men on Drottninggatan, a wide boulevard in the centre of Malmo. The group were watching World Cup football in…
[ad_1] Thousands of children split from their families at the U.S. southern border are being held in government-run facilities. Here’s a look at how it came to this, what’s real and what’s not, and what might happen next. How did we get here? Tens of thousands of parents and children, mostly from Honduras, El Salvador…
[ad_1] Spain said on Saturday it had accepted France’s offer to take in some of the arrivals. Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said in a statement: “The French government will work together with the Spanish government to handle the arrival of the migrants.” She added France would “accept migrants” once they had been processed…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Where did the U.S. immigration policy of separating “illegal” kids and parents really begin? Hint: Not with Trump’s administration…
[ad_1] Cedar George-Parker remembers the moment he decided to devote his life to defending Indigenous people and their traditional territories. It was the one-year anniversary of a shooting at his high school that killed four of his classmates in Marysville, Wash. “I dropped to my knees and I said, ‘I’m going to make a change…
[ad_1] Greek anti-terrorism police arrested an extreme far-right legislator on treason-linked criminal charges Monday, more than two days after he evaded arrest by speeding past a series of police highway checkpoints. Constantinos Barbaroussis was charged in Athens with committing preparatory acts for high treason over his exhortations last week for the armed forces to arrest Greece’s…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is directing the Pentagon to create the “Space Force” as an independent service branch. Trump said “we are going to have the space force” which he deemed a “separate but equal” branch of the military. The president said the United States will “be the leader by far” in…
[ad_1] A CCTV camera shows the moment the young boy hugs the mosaic sculpture before it falls on top of him and onto the floor. The footage shows another young boy and three women close by watching the scene. The sculpture, “Aphrodite di Kansas City,” was on display at the Overland Park community Centre until…
[ad_1] James Hansen wishes he had been wrong. He wasn’t. NASA’s top climate scientist in 1988, Hansen warned the world on a record hot June day 30 years ago that global warming was here and worsening. In a scientific study that came out a couple of months later, he even forecast how warm it would get,…
[ad_1] South Korea has suspended the sale of wheat and flour from Canada after the announcement last week of the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved genetically modified trait in Alberta. “We will only allow sale of wheat products that are confirmed not to contain unapproved genetically modified wheat,” South Korea’s Ministry of Food and…
[ad_1] On Sunday June 17 a magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocked Guatemala according to the United States Geological Survey. It struck in the Central American country at 10.32pm local time on Sunday (3.32am BST on Monday). The epicentre of the quake was less than 18.7km from Escuintla, near the Pacific Coast in an area that had…
[ad_1] Following on from the devastating eruption that covered Guatemala in volcanic mud, ash and lava, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck on Sunday, June 17 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). On June 17 at 10.32pm local time (3.32am BST) a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Guatemala, at a depths of 100 km according…
[ad_1] Forces from an Arab alliance have “freed” the airport in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeida, the media office of the Yemeni military allied with the Saudi-led coalition said. “Army forces backed by the resistance and the Arab alliance freed Hodeida international airport from the grip of the Houthi militia,” the media office said on Twitter on Saturday. It said…
[ad_1] The emotional policy of separating children from their parents at the border is starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure in the U.S. Laura Bush, wife of the 43rd president, called the policy “cruel” and “immoral.” Republican Senator Susan Collins expressed concern about it and a former adviser to…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition, in a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing young players. In its latest revision to an international disease classification manual, the UN health agency said Monday that classifying “gaming disorder” as a separate condition will “serve…
[ad_1] The father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says he talked politics with her husband Prince Harry over the phone before the couple married — and that Harry argued he should give U.S. President Donald Trump a chance. Thomas Markle told broadcaster ITV on Monday that he had several phone conversations with Harry, including…
[ad_1] Seventeen people were killed at a crowded nightclub in Venezuela’s capital Saturday after a tear gas canister exploded during a brawl and triggered a desperate stampede among hundreds gathered for a graduation celebration, government officials said. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said the incident at the Los Cotorros club in Caracas’s middle-class neighbourhood of El Paraiso left…
[ad_1] President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia’s political establishment and laid bare deep divisions over the nation’s peace process. The conservative Duque, the protege of a powerful former president, was elected Sunday with 54 per cent of the vote. He finished more…
[ad_1] An all-night arts and music festival turned deadly Sunday morning when gunfire erupted in a crowd, sending people stampeding and leaving one suspect dead and 22 people injured, authorities said. Seventeen people were treated for gunshot wounds, said Mercer County prosecutor Angelo Onofri on Sunday morning. Four of those, including a 13-year-old boy, were in…
[ad_1] The European Union’s asylum office says the number of people applying for international protection in Europe has plunged but remains higher than before 2015, when more than one million migrants entered, many fleeing the war in Syria. EASO said in an annual report Monday that 728,470 application requests were made for international protection in…
[ad_1] A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300. A nine-year-old girl was killed by a falling concrete wall at her school, and the two other fatalities were men in their 80s. The country’s…
[ad_1] A prominent Russian politician has claimed the taxi driver who mowed down pedestrians including World Cup fans was a “terrorist”. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] REUTERS Yevgeny Roizman said the taxi driver was a “terrorist” Police and the FSB security service are still examining the deeply shocking incident close to the Kremlin in Moscow but for now are treating it as a road traffic incident. Opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman’s terrorism claim comes as amid suggestions the Russian authorities and…
[ad_1] The Hawaii County Civil Defence Agency warned fissure 8 remains highly active after fast-moving lava flows were filmed on Friday, and fissure 16 is still “oozing”. They said: “Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the eruption activity continues at Fissure 8 in the lower East Rift Zone.” The lava flow has cut a channel to…
[ad_1] German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, the leader of the CSU, has become infuriated with his country’s Chancellor after he told fellow legislators: “I can’t work with the woman anymore.” Mr Seehofer is reported to have uttered the words twice during a meeting behind closed doors with cabinet ministers and the head of its regional…
[ad_1] Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced on Thursday the Russian state pension age would be boosted from 60 to 65 for men by 2028 and 55 to 63 for women by 2034. Mr Medvedev said the measures were “unavoidable and long overdue”, and were designed to kick-start a rise in living standards and economic…
[ad_1] But the nation will be getting behind the team in pubs, fan zones and front rooms back home. Thousands are screening the match at World Cup parties while bars are erecting giant-screen TVs to attract big crowds. Fans have been put off travelling to Russia amid fears of hooliganism and the prospect of going…
[ad_1] The gruesome discovery was made by conservationists who came across numerous bodies in a single grave. And an elderly lady thinks she knows the shocking reason why they were there. Urszula Sagan, 81, said she remembers a family of five whose father was a Nazi. The sickening murders were allegedly carried out in 1947…
[ad_1] On Friday, China threatened a response after Donald Trump announced tariffs on more than $50billion (£37.68billion) worth of Chinese goods coming into the US. The tariffs, expected to be on US energy products could crash the US energy and fossil fuel markets. One expert has called the threatened energy tariffs “a big development” in…
[ad_1] The tremor was recorded at a depth of 100km. It was located 67 km southwest of Guatemala City, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. It comes only two weeks after the eruption of the Fuego volcano, leaving dozens dead, injured, or missing. At least 110 people died and 197 people are still missing following the…
[ad_1] Japanese disaster authorities say two people have been found without vital signs and 41 others injured by an earthquake in western Japan. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the city of Osaka and the surrounding area Monday about 8 a.m. local time. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said one person had no heartbeat and…
[ad_1] DHS officials are continuing to monitor the situation as the threat from Typeframe has been linked to Pyongyang and the Kim regime. The dangerous malware can also change the characteristics of business and government firewalls demonstrating how it can break down sophisticated security systems. It is one of many online campaigns linked to Pyongyang.…
[ad_1] Emergency operators have confirmed to local media there has been a shooting at a Walmart in Tumwater involving multiple victims. Shots were reportedly fired at the Walmart around 5 pm Sunday local time, a Thurston County spokesperson said. There have been reports of shots being fired both inside and outside the store on Littlerock…
[ad_1] A MAGNITUDE 5.9 earthquake has struck the Osaka region of southern Japan at 7.58 JST on Monday morning, according to the Japanese national broadcaster NHK. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Syrian military have said there are a number of casualties after a US air-strike targeted a military position in al-Harri south East of Al-Boukamal in Deir ez-Zor. There are unconfirmed reports there were also Hezbollah and Iranian forces at the military base. A Middle East correspondent said: “Syrian forces killed in a International coalition…
[ad_1] Speaking on his LBC show, the former Ukip leader agreed with one of his callers highlighting the deep political crisis currently hitting the European Union over Brussels’ migration policies. Tony, from Tuscany, told Mr Farage he believed Brussels’ crumbling position could be in Theresa May’s favour. The Brit abroad said: “External forces are in…
[ad_1] The President of the European Parliament Antoni Tajani issued a shock warning to European leaders ahead of a crucial European Council summit at the end of June. Speaking at the Parliament in Strasbourg this week, Mr Tajani said the current migrant debacle encompassing Europe could be the final nail in the coffin for the…
[ad_1] The political instability that has rocked the German government could set in motion the breakup of the European Union, according to Paul Mason, a left-wing commentator. Angela Merkel faces a make-or-break week as German Chancellor, after leading figures in her sister party, the Christian Social Union, gave her a stark ultimatum. In an unprecedented challenge…
[ad_1] A government spokesperson denied a report in German newspaper Bild that Ms Merkel was trying to arrange a special summit on migrant policy, saying such a meeting would be a matter for EU institutions. “But of course the German government is having talks in this regard with several member states and the European Commission,”…
[ad_1] A conflict between two sister parties in Germany – the CSU and Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) – has placed the Government on the brink of collapse. The German rupture rests on migration, with the Interior Minister Horst Seehofer advocating laws that would turn back refugees at the border – something Mrs Merkel has…
[ad_1] The talks should be an opportunity for Mr Macron and Mrs Merkel to ensure that they are in line with each other’s views ahead of a major EU summit on June 28 and 29. However, the European Union is likely to strongly feature after it faced a fresh crisis this week when the key…
[ad_1] Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment the yellow vehicle pulled sharply out of stationary traffic before mounting a narrow pavement and bowling over a crowd of pedestrians not far from the Kremlin. The video shows the vehicle only came to a stop after it smashed into a traffic sign. Russian authorities say the driver,…
[ad_1] The Trump administration’s move to separate immigrant parents from their children on the U.S.-Mexico border has grabbed attention around the world, drawn scorn from human-rights organizations and overtaken the immigration debate in Congress. It’s also a situation that has been brewing since the week U.S. President Donald Trump took office, when he issued his first…
[ad_1] A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday ceasefire. The Taliban later rejected an extension to the ceasefire. Najibullah Kamawal, director of the provincial health department, said…
[ad_1] <a href=”https://twitter.com/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Tesla</a> This is what happened to my husband and his car today. No accident,out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind couple who flagged him down and told him to pull over. And thank god my three little girls weren’t in the car with him <a…
[ad_1] USGS recorded a large explosion at the volcano’s summit on Saturday at 10.18am local time (9.18pm BST) “equivalent to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake”. No tsunami threat was raised by authorities. But magma from fissures in the Leilani Estates area continues to destroy everything in its path as Kilauea’s flows channel to the sea through…
[ad_1] Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze aboard the 20-metre vessel, which is in the waters close to Porto Venere, not far from the holiday hotspot of La Spezia. Witnesses several kilometres away have reported seeing a column of thick black smoke rising from what remains of the yacht, Euronews reports. All of the…
[ad_1] New footage released by the US Department of Defense shows rivers of molten lava flowing around Pahoe, to the east of Kilauea. Lava from the Hawaii volcano continues to flow across Big Island, as renewed volcanic activity rocked the area overnight. The US Geological Survey confirmed that more than 180 explosions and earthquakes struck…
[ad_1] The terrifying moment a taxi ploughed into a group of football fans gathered in the Russian capital for the World Cup is shown in newly-released CCTV footage. The vehicle pulls sharply out of stationary traffic before mounting the pavement and colliding at speed with a large group of pedestrians. The driver, named as Analbek…
[ad_1] Gunfire broke out at an all-night cultural festival in Trenton, N.J., early Sunday, sending people fleeing and leaving at least one person dead and several injured, police said. The shooting began at the Art All Night festival that showcases local art, music and food a little before 3 a.m. Sunday. The event began Saturday afternoon…
[ad_1] Fears surrounding the future of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has escalated this morning following a shock “explosive event” at the Halemaumau Crater. The crater has been gradually collapsing in the last week before the sudden explosion this morning, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientists confirmed the “large explosion” had the energy of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake, adding…
[ad_1] The latest volcanic eruption was confirmed by Galapagos National Park, while dramatic footage of the explosion shows a thick white plume of smoke rising steadily form the ground. Researchers say they are concerned about native species living on the island, such as iguanas, snakes, flightless cormorants and penguins. La Cumbre is the most active…
[ad_1] Police scrambled to the scene after shots were fire just before 3am local time at the Art All Night festival in Trenton, New Jersey in the US. At least 14 have been injured from the shots and in a stampede. Eyewitnesses described how “all hell broke loose” after at least one gunman opened fire…
[ad_1] The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia signed an accord on Sunday to rename the former Yugoslav republic to “Republic of North Macedonia.” The landmark accord follows decades of inconclusive talks which had soured relations between the two countries and held up the admission of the Balkan state into the EU and NATO, of…
[ad_1] Colombians will choose between a leftist former guerrilla and a young conservative lawmaker Sunday in a presidential election to decide who will lead the nation as it implements a still-fragile peace accord. One-time militant and former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro and frontrunner Ivan Duque harbour contrasting views on the historic accord ending Latin America’s…
[ad_1] The first ship in the Aquarius aid convoy docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from the perilous Mediterranean only to become the latest pawn in Europe’s battle over immigration. Medical staff boarded the Italian coast guard vessel Dattilo after it arrived…
[ad_1] An Italian navy boat, known as the Dattilo, which had some of the migrants on board entered the port of Valencia shortly before 7am this morning. It was followed shortly afterwards by the Aquarius, which rescued the migrants last weekend. The arrival came after Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell agreed the migrants could go…
[ad_1] In a weekly podcast she admitted: “This is a European challenge that also needs a European solution. And I view this issue as decisive for keeping Europe together.” Her comments come against a backdrop of furious rows over immigration in Europe. Ms Merkel’s own interior minister is calling for a tougher line on migrants,…
[ad_1] ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack while the Taliban denied involvement. Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants had earlier entered the Afghan capital and other cities to celebrate Eid and the end of Ramadan. Soldiers and militants took selfies on their smartphones and exchanged hugs. A spokesman for the provincial governor of Nangarhar, Attaullah Khogyani,…
[ad_1] Barrie Deas, chief executive of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, said last night: “We are quite worried we are going to be sold down the river. The significant statistic here is EU fleets need access to UK waters four or five times as much as we need access to their waters. “We want…
[ad_1] A countless number of green gemstones have emerged since Mount Kilauea’s first eruption. The small green gems, known as olivines, have been dislodged from the volcanic rock and started to rain down on the Big Island. Local people have been collecting them from the streets and beaches. Olivine, also known as Peridot in its…
[ad_1] An Israeli military spokeswoman conformed that an “aerial device” had been fired at a group near the Gaza border. She said that the same group was launching “fire balloons” containing a flammable material into Israel. Palestinian security sources said a drone had fired on people near the al-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.…
[ad_1] The three Asian economies, worth a total £2trillion, are set to grow in the coming decades, and have declared they will retaliate if the EU goes ahead with a proposed ban on palm oil. A report by Copenhagen Economics claims the EU could lose trade worth £35billion after the ban. The UK is one…
[ad_1] Mr. and Mrs. Carter — music’s royal couple better known as Beyoncé and Jay-Z — have released a joint album called Everything Is Love. The album came as a surprise to many fans on Saturday, with Beyoncé posting a tweet online after the songs became available on the streaming service Tidal, which is owned by the couple.…
[ad_1] Giant letters reading “album out now” appeared on stage as concert-goers were leaving Saturday night’s performance of their On The Run II show. Beyonce then took to Twitter to tell fans where they could find the new record, Everything is Love. She tweeted: “Stream Everything is Love now exclusively on TIDAL.” It is the…
[ad_1] Venezuela’s government says 17 people were killed early Saturday after a tear gas device was set off during a nightclub brawl in the capital of Caracas, triggering a stampede among hundreds of people gathered for a graduation celebration. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said eight minors were among those killed. Another five people were injured. He said…
[ad_1] The Lower East Rift Zone on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to be a bed of scalding rivers and dangerous eruptions. United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Fissure 8’s fountains reached bursts of 180ft high within the last 12 hours, while cinder and spate cone around the fissure surged to 170ft at its highest point.…
[ad_1] A huge fire has gutted one of Scotland’s architectural gems, the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, which was still being restored after a major blaze in 2014. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said after visiting the site on Saturday that the damage to the 1909 masterpiece by Scottish designer Charles Rennie…
[ad_1] A car bomb killed at least 20 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants celebrated an unprecedented Eid al-Fitr ceasefire. ISIS claimed responsibility. The group’s Amaq news agency said the target was “a gathering of Afghan…
[ad_1] At least seven people have been injured after the vehicle ran into a group of pedestrians in the capital, Russian news agency TASS reports. A source told Interfax the driver may have been drunk. A witness said some of those hit by the taxi were wearing Mexican team colours. Moscow Police said the driver…
[ad_1] In a hugely unpopular move which has been met with strong public opposition for over a decade, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in Moscow on Thursday that a draft bill to raise the national pension age will be delivered to parliament “in the nearest future”. The announcement was made immediately after Russia’s 5-0…
[ad_1] More than 500 people were at the Los Cotorros club in the capital Caracas when the device was activated during a fight between a group of young people in the early hours of Saturday morning. Eight of those who suffocated were young than 18, Venezuela’s interior minister Nestor Reverol said. A further five people…
[ad_1] The former head of France Telecom Didier Lombard, six other executives and telecoms operator Orange have been ordered to stand trial over their alleged role in a wave of staff suicides. They stand accused of engaging in or assisting psychological harassment, according to the court order, obtained by Reuters. Lombard, a former human resources head and a deputy CEO…
[ad_1] Speaking at a joint press conference in Paris, the French President and Mr Conte said they both support the idea of more solidarity within the European Union regarding migrants and asylum seekers and vowed to a reform of the EU Dublin Treaty. The key EU piece of legislation provides that the country of arrival is the…
[ad_1] Speaking on BBC World at One, the German politician claimed clashes between Angela Merkel and German interior minister Horst Seehofer could result in a “new political situation” in Germany by the end of next week. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician said it was still unclear in Berlin what the essence of the disagreement between…
[ad_1] The gruesome video shows dozens of locals surrounding the snake and dissecting its stomach to retrieve the lifeless body of the mother-of-two Wa Tiba, 54 The alarm was raised when her two children came across her sandals, machete and torch near a patch of bushes that appeared ruffled. The boys saw the huge python…
[ad_1] Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has saved 825 people and recovered four bodies from dozens of migrant boats attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea over the past two days. The service says it pulled the migrants from a total of 69 different boats its rescue craft intercepted throughout Friday and Saturday…
[ad_1] Experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Kilauea’s lava flows remain extremely active and it is impossible to predict when the volatile volcano will stop erupting. Lava flows are steadily moving westwards although they are still largely confined to the southern tip of Big Island. But officials are just as concerned about…
[ad_1] A state appeals court has reinstated — at least for now — California’s law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issued an immediate stay Friday putting the End of Life Option back into effect. The court also gave opponents of its decision until July…
[ad_1] Forces from an Arab alliance have “freed” the airport in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, the media office of the Yemeni military allied with the Saudi-led coalition said. “Army forces backed by the resistance and the Arab alliance freed Hodeidah international airport from the grip of the Houthi militia,” the media office said on Twitter on Saturday. It…
[ad_1] Father Fadi Shalufa was knifed as he tried to stop a group of men abusing Christians making a holy visit to the birthplace of Jesus, the Basilica of the Nativity, Father Shalufa runs the adjacent Catholic Chapel of the Milk Grotto and was hurt after interfering in a commotion on June 1. In a…
[ad_1] The Aquarius, which is run by SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders (MSF), is now on its way to Spain. The ship had previously tried to dock in Italy, but the country’s new anti-migrant Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, refused to accept it. Officials in Malta also turned the boat away, claiming the…
[ad_1] Only 2,000 England football fans are expected to attend the nation’s opening World Cup game against Tunisia on Monday. The number is massively lower than expected. It is unlikely the total number of fans who have travelled to Russia for the group matches will exceed 3,000. The Telegraph reported according to the Football Supporters’…
[ad_1] In a shocking claim the think tank boss has accused Russia of covertly working with eurosceptic right-wing parties across the continent in a bid to weaken the union. Krekò Péter, Director at Capital Institute, a liberal think tank in Budapest, led a study, called “The Russian Connection”, on how well connected with EU state…
[ad_1] Gazprom is resuming talks about constructing a gas pipeline through the hermit kingdom, officials have declared. The peace talks on the Korean Peninsula between the North and South has laid the groundwork for Moscow to build a pipeline which would go from Vladimir Putin’s superstate into South Korea via the North. The pipeline would…
[ad_1] The President is understood to have questioned why US officials could not move the date to an earlier point in time according to people familiar with the matter. The Republican firebrand is quoted as saying: “We’re here now. “Why can’t we just do it?” It is understood both US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
[ad_1] Hawaii governor, David Ige, wrote to the President on Wednesday to ask for Washington’s help for those displaced by the explosions. Since the volcano started erupting on May 3, more than 600 homes have been destroyed by the lava. It is thought many of those are the primary dwelling for people who live there.…
[ad_1] GETTY President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in North Korea Instead, in an off-the-cuff remark, US President Donald Trump said this week that North Korea could swap its missile launch bases for beachside condominiums – what we’d call luxury apartments. It revealed one of the strongest motives behind the North Korean…
[ad_1] Just days after the Republican firebrand announced trade restrictions on some of the US’s closest allies, including EU states and Canada, it was confirmed America would impose tariffs of 25 percent on $50billion worth of Chinese goods. In a statement yesterday, the President said American trade with China “has been very unfair for a…
[ad_1] Chinese firm China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced in 2016 that its scientists had tested a quantum radar to a range of 100km (62 miles). This is roughly five times further than the range of its US and German competitors and could allow it to detect stealth aircraft at long distances. The next…
[ad_1] Seven of the 20 companies sponsoring the World Cup finals in Russia are Chinese. Their investment has helped bring in 10 per cent more cash than organiser Fifa expected and £1billion more than the 2014 tournament in Brazil produced. Revenue from television rights sales was two per cent higher than Fifa’s £2.25billion target. Fifa’s…
[ad_1] Goodbye metal fencing, hello glass walls: Paris authorities are building a permanent security belt around the Eiffel Tower, replacing the current fencing around it with more visually appealing glass walls. The company operating France’s most-visited monument says see-through panels are being set up at the north and south ends of the site. Each panel,…
[ad_1] A roller-coaster that derailed in Florida — injuring two riders who fell to the ground, among others — had been put out of service by state inspectors twice in the past year and a half because of problems with the ride. The riders fell 10 metres when their car derailed Thursday night and was left dangling…
[ad_1] California health officials are proposing a regulation change that would declare coffee does not present a significant cancer risk. The proposal announced Friday would counter a recent state court ruling that found coffee should carry warning labels because of a carcinogen found in every cup of brew. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at longtime adversaries, including former FBI director James Comey and CNN, before going on the defensive when asked about the North Korean leader’s human rights record, during an impromptu and wide-ranging media briefing Friday. Standing on the North Lawn of the White House, Trump first spoke to a Fox News…
[ad_1] Forces from an alliance of Arab states seized two entrances to the airport in Yemen’s main port city on Friday, in an offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that the United Nations fears could trigger a famine imperilling millions of lives. The swift advance was an important early success for the alliance led by Saudi Arabia and the…
[ad_1] The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems with how the research was planned and funded undermine its credibility. The National Institutes of Health used money from the alcohol industry to help pay for a study…
[ad_1] Scientists remain unable to predict the end of Kilauea’s eruption, as lava continues to spew from fissures and earthquakes rock the summit. The United States Geological Survey have placed GPS devices around the summit in order to track the ongoing subsidence and location of lava within the volcano. Earthquakes continue as lava moves inside…
[ad_1] Kilauea’s volcano eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Rivers of molten rock spewed from volcanic fissures at the foot of Kilauea, which have engulfed roughly 600 homes. This latest volcanic eruption also stands as the most destructive in the United States since at least the…
[ad_1] Ramadan officially ended on Thursday, June 14, after a crescent moon was observed. A month of fasting between sunrise and sunset takes place between 29 and 30 days during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Giving up food, water, sex and cigarettes during daylight hours is said to give people more time to…
[ad_1] NASA’s record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight. She’s spent more time off the planet than any other American: 665 days over three space station missions. She’s also the world’s most experienced female spacewalker, with 10 under her spacesuit belt. Whitson was the…
[ad_1] The terrified 42-year-old victim was freed after being found naked and chained to her bed by police in Argentina. She was suffering from malnutrition and had been “psychologically affected” by the two-decade confinement, local media reports. Officers eventually raided the house after a concerned neighbour repeatedly contacted police to report the woman’s blood-curdling screams.…
[ad_1] Russia kicked off their World Cup campaign in style when they thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the tournament’s opening match in Moscow on Thursday. But officials in the Middle Eastern country – including the Saudi Football Federation chief Adel Ezzat – warned that ‘penalties’ await some players when they return home, prompting fears of…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday Europe’s response to mass migration has not adapted to the times and that reform is needed. During a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Macron said “the proper response is European, but the existing European response is not adapted.”…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Friday to new witness tampering charges brought by the special counsel investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was ordered detained. Manafort, 69, appeared at an arraignment before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., on…
[ad_1] The Real Madrid forward is accused of evading €14.7million in tax, but denies the allegations. The 33-year-old is unlikely to spend any time behind bars because Spanish law allows a sentence of under two years to be served on probation, the Madrid-based newspaper El Mundo reports. News of the deal comes just hours before…
[ad_1] Michael Myers, of Darlington, feared the vixen – which he named Vicky – might die if released her back into the wild, so he decided to keep her in his shed. He is a self-proclaimed animal lover, who already owns ducks, chickens, ferrets, dogs and a golden pheasant. He caught the fox after he…
[ad_1] The three-time Wimbledon champion was appointed as the Central African Republic’s sport attache to the European Union in April. Mr Becker, 50, claims his diplomatic appointment means he is protected from any legal claims. The ex-sportsman was declared bankrupt last year over money owed to private London-based bank Arbuthnot Latham. Mr Becker – who…
[ad_1] The Trump administration is announcing a 25 per cent tariff on $50 billion US worth of Chinese imports, escalating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. President Donald Trump has vowed to clamp down on what he calls China’s unfair trade practices. It comes in the aftermath of Trump’s nuclear summit with…
[ad_1] The voice of Stephen Hawking will be beamed into space in a message of peace and hope on Friday as the British physicist is laid to rest during a service at London’s Westminster Abbey. The wheelchair-bound scientist who died in March aged 76 after a lifetime spent probing the origins of the universe and…
[ad_1] Americans living just over the Canada-U.S. border in Ogdensburg, N.Y., are urging their northern neighbours to ignore President Donald Trump’s trade tirades and continue visiting. The border town about 100 kilometres south of Ottawa is a popular destination for Canadians to pick up parcels, fill up with cheaper gas and do a little shopping. Some Canadians have vowed to cancel cross-border trips and…
[ad_1] A Finnish court on Friday sentenced Abderrahman Bouanane, a failed Moroccan asylum seeker, to life in prison for stabbing two women to death and wounding eight other people last year in the Nordic country’s first terrorist attack. Bouanane, 22 at the time, went on his knife rampage in the market square in the city of…
[ad_1] Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in a U.S.-Afghan airstrike in Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Defence Ministry official said on Friday. An official at the NATO-led Resolute Support mission confirmed Fazlullah was killed on Thursday. The U.S. military said in Washington on Thursday it had carried out a strike aimed at a…
[ad_1] Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesday. The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted against Keya Morgan, who in recent months has been acting as Lee’s business…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Thursday approved federal emergency housing aid and other relief for victims of the six-week-old Kilauea Volcano eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, state officials said. The approval came a day after Governor David Ige formally requested assistance for an estimated 2,800 residents who have…
[ad_1] New Delhi officials have ordered a two-day halt to construction in an attempt to reduce choking pollution that has cloaked the city in smog and dust. The government’s Central Pollution Control Board rated the city’s air quality Friday as “severe” — the worst possible category — for the fourth day in a row. New…
[ad_1] Yes, James Comey erred — but it was never in bad faith. So says a massive report by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice, effectively faulting the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for breaking protocol in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Comey was “insubordinate,” inspector…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron and new Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte meet Friday amid tensions between the two countries over migration. Conte, who heads a populist government, will have a working lunch with the pro-European Macron at the Elysee palace. They will then hold a joint news conference. Macron’s office said the discussions will focus…
[ad_1] Terry, 59, who is working as a TV pundit at the tournament, nipped into a Moscow diner for a Caesar salad and fries when the sticky problem arose. He said: “I had some naughty fries, so I thought I’d ask for ketchup. “So they brought the ketchup and I had a cola and some…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a plan to impose punishing tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods as early as Friday, a move that could put his trade policies on a collision course with his push to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. Trump has long vowed to fulfil…
[ad_1] The decision marks the terror group’s first ceasefire in the nation since the US invasion in 2001. In a message sent on WhatsApp, the Taliban said: “All the Mujahideen are directed to stop offensive operations against Afghan forces for the first three days of Eid-al-Fitr.” However, the group sent a horrifying warning to other…
[ad_1] Oslo will ask US forces to send 700 marines to train close to the Russian border, more than doubling the number of troops in Norway, which currently stands at 330. In a statement on its Facebook page, the Russian Embassy said it made the Scandinavian country “less predictable” while warning it “could cause growing…
[ad_1] Strong winds from tropical storm Bud were whipping the southern end of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, home to the popular beach resorts of Los Cabos, as locals and tourists prepared for its arrival. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Thursday night that Bud was skirting the coast but was expected to move across…
[ad_1] Kona-Kohala coast is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hawaii but dust and gas from Kilauea has made some travellers cancel their holiday plans. Jason Cohn, vice president of marketing for Kona-based Hawaii Forest & Trail tours said: “We have seen a very large number of cancellations. “We are looking at a…
[ad_1] The Daytona Beach Fire Department declared they were working “as fast as they can” to rescue two riders in a car dangling from the rollercoaster. It tweeted: “Daytona Beach Firefighters working as fast as they can to rescue two riders that are in a dangling rollercoaster car.” In total ten riders were removed from…
[ad_1] With celebrations just around the corner, 80,430 prisoners in Indonesia will also be able to appreciate the festival, and out of all the inmates receiving the remission 446 will be released. Director General of Correctional Facilities Sri Puguh Budi Utami said in a written statement that the practice could ease the burden of overcrowded…
[ad_1] Karlan Ahearne-Grant and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, both 20, were held by armed Spanish police in connection with the alleged attack in the early hours of Tuesday. They were questioned by an investigating magistrate behind closed doors. A third Briton, aged 26, was later arrested over the alleged incident at a hotel in Cala de Bou,…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s foundation served as a personal piggy bank for his businesses, legal bills and presidential campaign, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday as she sued the charity and its directors — Trump and his children Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump. The Donald J. Trump Foundation “was little more…
[ad_1] Congressional Republicans distanced themselves Thursday from the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border, even as the White House cited the Bible in defending its “zero tolerance” approach to illegal border crossings. “I can say that it is very biblical to enforce the law. That is actually repeated…
[ad_1] ITV Robbie Williams could be in hot water As he left the pitch in a striking red suit after singing his hits Let Me Entertain You, Feel and Angels he looked straight into a camera and stuck up his middle finger. It sent Twitter into meltdown with some fans blasting him for a “lack…
[ad_1] He has been put forward for the coveted honour by two Right-wing politicians in host nation Norway. Per-Willy Amundsen and Christian Tybring-Gjedde said Mr Trump took a “huge and important step” towards peace in the Korean Peninsular. Mr Amundsen said: “A process is under way to ensure world peace in the future. It’s a…
[ad_1] The report by Queen’s University showed almost half of NI residents spoken to were against a technological solution to customs checks, one of the options under consideration by the British Government as part of Brexit talks. The other possibility open to Theresa May, a customs partnership, faces strong opposition from Tory Brexiteer MPs, leaving…
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[ad_1] EcoHealth Alliance has created a simulation to warn that urgent action must be taken to prevent the Nipah Virus outbreak turning into an epidemic. The infection began in the northern district of Kozhikode last month and spread to the neighbouring Malappuram district, in Kerala. The mortality rate of an infected person is around 70…
[ad_1] The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has recorded a staggering 453 earthquakes within 24 hours on Big Island. Most of these are focused at the summit and are causing ash to rise from the volcano into the atmosphere. The United States Geological Survey recorded an earthquake at the summit at 3:42am local time (2.42pm BST) which…
[ad_1] Lava flows from explosive Fissure 8 are showing no sign of slowing down, with the United States Geological Survey measuring magma fountain heights of 100-130 feet throughout yesterday. Earthquakes continue to shake the summit, with 453 recorded in 24 hours according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. One of these eruptions occurred at 3:42am local…
[ad_1] Kilauea earlier today spouted lava fountains reaching 174ft (53m) from Fissure 8 as the volcano enters its seventh week of eruptions. The US Geological Survey (USGS), which has been monitoring Kilauea’s eruptions, warned: “Additional ground cracking and outbreaks of lava in the area of the active fissures are possible.” Volcanic glass known as Olivine…
[ad_1] Kim Jong-un may agree to scale back his nuclear programme but one defector, who identified himself only as John, said the dictator would still fight to restrict the religious freedom of his citizens. John told anti-persecution charity Open Doors in North Korea only Kim “is God” and even Bibles are banned. He said: “It…
[ad_1] Families are set to gather to celebrate the end of Ramadan, which usually lasts between 29 and 30 days. During Ramadan Muslims do no eat, drink, have sex or smoke between sunrise and sunset. However, the end date changes each year, as the timing is based on the lunar calendar. This calendar is 11…
[ad_1] The former economy minister was accused by the opposition of fuelling prejudice against people on benefits and of blaming the poor for their position. Mr Macron said: “Look at our social policy. We plough crazy amounts of cash into minimum social benefits and yet people are still poor. “There’s no way out. People who…
[ad_1] British singer Robbie Williams had social media aflutter Thursday when he flipped off a global TV audience in the opening ceremony of the World Cup. The 44-year-old Williams showed the world the finger during his final song “Rock DJ” as he prowled down the sideline of Luzhniki Stadium before the opening tournament match between…
[ad_1] The U.S. government has said that immigrant children being separated from their parents are being treated humanely, but one of the first journalists to be allowed entry to a facility in southern Texas told CBC News on Thursday there’s no escaping what the centre feels like. “These kids are not in a shelter as…
[ad_1] The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is expected to criticize the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, stepping into a political minefield while examining how a nonpartisan law enforcement agency came to be entangled in the 2016 presidential race. The inspector general’s detailed report, set for release Thursday afternoon, represents the culmination of…
[ad_1] Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays celebrated by Muslims and marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, when Muslims stop fasting from sunrise to sunset. Eid al-Fitr translates to “festival of breaking of the fast” in English. Eid (also spelled Eid ul-Fitr) is one of the most important…
[ad_1] Eid al-Fitr, the first of the two Eids celebrated in the Islamic calendar, celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is held during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is a time for spiritual reflection, spending time with loved ones, and…
[ad_1] Crowds cheered Queen Elizabeth and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as they arrived in the English county of Cheshire on Thursday to begin their first official joint royal trip without Prince Harry. Meghan, who married the monarch’s grandson in a glittering ceremony at her Windsor Castle home last month, travelled by the Royal Train…
[ad_1] D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock rock ‘n’ roll as Elvis Presley’s sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her husband died in his sleep in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday night. She said he had been suffering complications from breaking his hip in…
[ad_1] A 29-year-old man is suspected of planning an Islamic extremist plot to carry out an attack in Germany using the deadly toxin ricin, which was thwarted by authorities who raided his Cologne apartment, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Sief Allah H., a Tunisian whose last name wasn’t given, in line with German privacy laws, was…
[ad_1] The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the south will be offered at auction after being turned into a work of art and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean twice. Guernsey’s auctioneers said it will offer the house where Parks’ family lived in a midsummer auction in New York City that also will…
[ad_1] Poland fans at the Fifa tournament, which starts today, have been urged to watch out for aggressive behaviour from ultra-patriotic Russian football hooligans. The warning comes ahead of the official World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony today at 3:30pm UK time at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Online calls for violence have been revealed after Russians took…
[ad_1] Bad weather has forced a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean to take a detour on its journey to Spain. SOS Mediterranee, the aid group that operates the Aquarius, said Thursday the Italian coast guard boat leading the convoy decided to skirt Sardinia’s east coast after high waves caused exhausted migrants aboard to be…
[ad_1] Spreading lava flows from several fissures of the Hawaii volcano are being continually mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) as scorching rivers of molten rock swell in size. Lava from fissure 8 continues to be a major concern as it channels along the south-east end of Big Island, turning into a corrosive cloud…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano is spewing little green-tinged crystals into the sky with every consecutive Kilauea explosion. The mineral, called olivine, is being found all over the Hawaiian island – and the volcano is showing no sign of stopping. US meteorologist Erin Jordan said the skies over Hawaii are “literally raining gems”. She said: “Friends…
[ad_1] Troops in a Saudi-led coalition captured a town south of the port city of Hodeida on Thursday as fierce fighting and airstrikes pounded the area, officials said, on the second day of an offensive to capture the strategic harbour. Soldiers took the town of Nakhila in Yemen’s ad-Durayhimi district, some 20 kilometres south of Hodeida…
[ad_1] The UN human rights chief called Thursday for an independent, international investigation into reports of rights violations in the disputed region of Kashmir, laying blame for civilian deaths and injuries on the actions of both India and Pakistan. In its first report on the region, the office of Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the UN High…
[ad_1] Antonio Roncolato “never doubted” Grenfell Tower — the building he had called home for nearly three decades — would resist the fire. It was strong and concrete. “The tower is not unsafe now,” he said. “It was what was put on it that made it what it was.” The 57-year-old was the second-last person…
[ad_1] In the Republican Party of 2018, it seems, you can survive re-election if you’re unfaithful to your wife — but not if you’re unfaithful to President Donald Trump. The danger of being perceived as a Trump critic and a Republican was brought into sharp relief on Tuesday night, following South Carolina congressman Mark Sanford’s defeat…
[ad_1] Fighting resumed Thursday around the Yemen port city of Hodeida as a Saudi-led coalition tries to retake it from Shia rebels known as Houthis. Witnesses described heavy fighting to the city’s south, near its airport. The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government launched an assault on the port city of Hodeida on Wednesday. The Red…
[ad_1] Police will scour travellers at UK ports and airports to stop anyone on the list trying to get to Russia. Football banning orders aim to stop hooligans travelling to international sporting fixtures. They can last for up to 10 years and a breach can mean a £5,000 fine or six-month jail term. Police will…
[ad_1] The Office of Naval Research awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract, worth $2.6 million, which aims to improve the engine of the US Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo, originally designed to sink deep-diving Soviet submarines and surface ships. According to Bryan Clark, a former submarine officer and analyst with the Centre for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments,…
[ad_1] The utility responsible for meltdowns at a nuclear power plant in northeast Japan seven years ago said Thursday for the first time publicly that it might decommission another plant in Fukushima that narrowly escaped the crisis. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said it was considering dismantling four reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ni, or No.…
[ad_1] Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearization, the U.S. secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North’s view that the process agreed at this week’s summit would be phased and reciprocal. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a joint statement after their Singapore…
[ad_1] The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ), an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to defending freedom of the press, has released a safety alert to all reporters in Russia covering the games. They warn journalists should be prepared for their hotels to be bugged and computers and phones to be targeted by hackers. CPJ’s…
[ad_1] The volcano first started erupting on May 3 after a lava lake in the crater of Kilauea began to drop, increasing pressure inside the mountain. Lava erupted 50 metres into the air and around 1,500 residents were evacuated from their homes in the immediate vicinity of the volcano. The initial eruption also triggered a…
[ad_1] De Niro introduced a performance by Bruce Springsteen – who is also an outspoken critic of the president – by shouting: “It’s no longer Trump, it’s ****ing Trump.” But the President, who had just returned to the States after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, countered the star, whose hits include boxing movie Raging…
[ad_1] A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the Utah tourist town of Moab, while more than 3,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming fled multiple wildfires scorching the drought-stricken U.S. West on Wednesday. The blaze in Moab, known for its dramatic red rocks, started in a wooded area Tuesday night and quickly spread to…
[ad_1] Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ventured Wednesday onto President Donald Trump’s home turf, denouncing his “absurd” tariffs and forcefully arguing for preservation of the world’s rules-based order — with or without the United States. Freeland reiterated Canada’s strong opposition to the American president’s steel and aluminum tariffs after meeting with the influential U.S.…
[ad_1] Furious at the new opening, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said no official contact should occur between the US and Taiwan “in any form”. He said: “The US should adhere to the One China principle and the three joint communiques between China and the US so as not the undermine bilateral…
[ad_1] EPA England fans attend the training session of the English national team in Zelenogorsk, Russia A global audience of 3.4 billion – almost half the world’s population – is expected to tune in to watch superstars Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and England’s Harry Kane serve up a feast of football. The world’s biggest sporting…
[ad_1] Their bodies were found at 6.30am at the bottom of the sheer drop beside a popular beach in Portugal. Louise, 37, and Michael, a 33-year-old Australian, had reportedly been seen earlier sitting on the wall with their legs towards the sea. Police found a mobile at the scene and believe the couple dropped it…
[ad_1] The members of the billionaire’s administration are two of the most visible staffers in the presidential building. Mrs Sanders is understood to have told friends she plans to depart at the end of the year. Meanwhile, Mr Shah is also considering his leave, but no exact date has been confirmed. More to follow… [ad_2]…
[ad_1] US officials have confirmed the ship was attacked by Houthi rebels and suffered serious damage. Al-Masdr News reported that the vessel has now sunk. The vessel was located off the coast of Hodeidah, which is a strategic port that the Saudi-led coalition have been targeting. Hodeidah port was evacuated earlier this week due to…
[ad_1] The summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted early on Wednesday and fissures on its eastern slope sent fountains of lava up to 160 feet high, as the volcano showed no signs of calming down after six weeks of intensified activity. A steam explosion at the summit will likely shower communities near the volcano with…
[ad_1] The volcano, which has devoured around 600 homes so far, has been erupting explosively since May 3. USGS scientists have reported that the crater at the volcano’s summit has nearly doubled since the tightened activity began. The USGS said: “Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halema`uma`u continues in response to ongoing subsidence…
[ad_1] A Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government began an assault Wednesday morning on Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, a crucial battle in the three-year-old conflict that aid agencies warned could push the Arab world’s poorest country into further chaos. Iranian-aligned Shia rebels known as Houthis and their allies for years have held the Red Sea…
[ad_1] Californians will vote in November on whether or not to split the state into three separate states. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla filed a memo Tuesday saying that initiative #1814 had received more than 402,468 valid signatures — more than the 365,880 needed to qualify to get on the ballot — across the state’s 58 counties.…
[ad_1] A raccoon that became an internet sensation by scaling a 25-storey office tower in downtown St. Paul, Minn., was safely trapped early Wednesday, and animal control officials released it back into the wild. The caged raccoon looked a bit bedraggled but healthy after it was caught before dawn atop the UBS Plaza. Technicians took the…
[ad_1] Macedonia’s president said on Wednesday he would not sign a landmark deal reached with Greece on changing his country’s name, dashing hopes of a swift end to a diplomatic dispute that has blocked Skopje’s bid to join the European Union and NATO. “My position is final and I will not yield to any pressure,…
[ad_1] Guatemala’s disaster agency says it is resuming the search for bodies after a weeklong suspension at the Volcano of Fire. Conred spokesman David de Leon said Wednesday that rescuers are headed back into the impacted area. At least 110 people were killed when the volcano erupted June 3, sending waves of super-heated debris down…
[ad_1] The government official accused Washington of throwing international trade into chaos following a controversial decision to slap steep tariffs on metal imports from key US allies. Mr Trump walked out of the G7 industrialised nations summit in Canada early to meet with Kim. Mr Le Drian said he regretted Mr Trump’s decision to back…
[ad_1] Dr Steve Hurst insisted that self-contained North Korea is unlikely to allow American intrusion into Pyongyang, where US authorities are set to take away the country’s nuclear arsenal. As Kim sets forth the bilateral agreement he signed with Mr Trump at the Singapore summit, the US would solely be responsible for disarming Kim –…
[ad_1] The global chemical weapons watchdog says the nerve agent sarin and toxic chemical chlorine were “very likely” used as weapons in two attacks in central Syria in late March 2017. It is the latest in a series of reports from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirming the use of toxic…
[ad_1] Hubert Védrine said world leaders must consider forming a group of industrialised nations “without the United States” after Donald Trump backed out of joint communiqué put out by the G7 leaders last week. Socialist Mr Védrine, who was foreign minister under Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002, told France’s Europe 1 radio: “The question…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that there was “no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea,” a dubious claim following his summit with leader Kim Jong-un that produced no guarantees on how and when Pyongyang would disarm. “Just landed — a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the…
[ad_1] Iranian security forces arrested prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Wednesday, her husband said in a Facebook post. “A few hours ago Nasrin was arrested at home and sent to the court at Evin,” Sotoudeh’s husband Reza Khandan wrote. “I once told investigators in the investigation room: ‘Of all the things that a…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday oil prices were too high and blamed OPEC, renewing his attack even as prices fell on Wednesday amid expectation that the group may relax its output cuts later this month. Oil prices have risen by around 60 per cent over the last year after the Organization of…
[ad_1] Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series Cathouse, won a Republican primary for the state legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker. Hof defeated hospital executive James Oscarson. He’ll face Democrat Lesia Romanov in November, and will be the favoured candidate…
[ad_1] Italy’s coast guard says its ship Diciotti brought 932 migrants to shore in Catania, Sicily, as a diplomatic standoff continues over Italy’s refusal to let another rescue ship dock. Thirteen of the passengers who disembarked in Catania are pregnant and 208 are minors. The passengers hail from Eritrea, Sudan, Mali, Ivory Coast and Guinea. The Diciotti was also carrying the…
[ad_1] A tax on large companies such as Amazon that was meant to fight a growing homelessness crisis got rolled back during a raucous Seattle city council meeting that exposed divisions over how much companies that have fuelled booming economies should help pay to alleviate the downsides of success. A divided crowd chanted, jeered and…
[ad_1] The dramatic statement comes after the US President revealed the North Korean leader has agreed to denuclearisation following their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday. In a Twitter post, Mr Trump said: “Just landed – a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. “There is no…
[ad_1] Mexico presidential election polls are pointing towards a leftist lead to take head office before the vote next month. With the country taking to the ballots on July 1, the elections have already been hailed as a potentially game-changing event. More than 3,600 seats are currently up for grabs, 60 percent more seats are…
[ad_1] The collapse of the North American Free Trade Agreement would not be fatal for Mexico, the leftist presidential favourite said on Tuesday, while keeping his cool under attack from rivals in the last televised debate before the July 1 election. Asked what he would do if talks fail to renegotiate the deal that underpins…
[ad_1] A day after their historic summit, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un returned to their respective strongholds Wednesday — but to far different receptions. In Pyongyang, the North Korean autocrat woke up to state media’s enthusiastic claims of a victorious meeting with the U.S. president; photos of him standing side-by-side with Trump on the world…
[ad_1] The contest, launched by the Dutch Party for Freedom, will be held in the party’s offices in the Netherlands’ parliament. The competition has received the go-ahead from the country’s Counter-terrorism Agency NCTV, as announced on Twitter by the party leader Geert Wilders. On Tuesday he wrote: “Dutch Counter-terrorism Agency NCTV gives green light to…
[ad_1] Rody Alvarado’s husband whipped her with electrical cords and pistols, according to her 1996 testimony before the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals. She says he beat her unconscious and dragged her by the hair throughout their home in Guatemala. He would throw her face into mirrors, she says, and would wake her in the…
[ad_1] The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be the world’s most powerful central banker, but U.S. President Donald Trump has put him in an awkward position. And contrary to the president’s promise to increase U.S. exports, if Fed chair Jerome Powell raises interest rates today — and markets are making a 100 per cent bet…
[ad_1] Police say at least 16 people were killed when a speeding tourist bus overturned after hitting a concrete road divider in northern India. Police officer Ajay Shanker Rai says another 17 people were injured in the accident on Wednesday near Mainpuri, a town in Uttar Pradesh state. The injured have been hospitalized with three…
[ad_1] AFP/GETTY The deal commits Kim to “the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula The deal commits Kim to “the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”. Mr Trump predicted that the previously-secretive leader would keep his side of the deal by destroying his nuclear weapons. In exchange he promised to abandon military exercises with neighbouring…
[ad_1] Rep. Mark Sanford, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, lost his South Carolina congressional seat Tuesday hours after the president injected himself into the bitter Republican primary by stoking memories of the incumbent’s public extramarital affair seven years ago. In the most dramatic result in primaries across five states, Sanford was the…
[ad_1] Firefighters battled to gain control over several large wildfires in Colorado on Tuesday, including two fires burning at opposite ends of the state that have prompted the evacuation of more than 3,500 homes and the closure of a national forest. The largest and most threatening blaze, a 12-day-old conflagration dubbed the 416 Fire, has…
[ad_1] The US leader dispelled suggestions he and Chancellor Merkel were engaged in an fractious debate, and said the world leaders were merely waiting for the final communique to be returned. Speaking at a press conference following his summit with Kim Jong-un, President Trump said: “The picture with Angela Merkel, who I get along with…
[ad_1] A Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government began an assault Wednesday morning on Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, a crucial battle in the three-year-old conflict that aid agency warned could push the Arab world’s poorest country into further chaos. Iranian-aligned Shia rebels known as Houthis and their allies for years have held the Red…
[ad_1] Mr Miller, the most successful skier in US history with six Olympic medals including gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games, said he was “beyond devastated”. In a statement posted to social media he said: “Our baby girl, Emmy, passed away yesterday. Never in a million years did we think we would experience a pain…
[ad_1] North Korea’s Central News Agency confirmed the despot leader had taken the Republican firebrand up on his offer. Mr Trump had earlier insisted he “absolutely” planned on inviting the North Korean leader to Washington DC. The billionaire insisted Kim had accepted the invite, but North Korea had not confirmed his comments until now. Following…
[ad_1] A raccoon that spent much of Tuesday climbing a skyscraper in St. Paul, Minn., has gathered a crowd of anxious followers from around the world. Onlookers and reporters tracked the critter’s progress as it scaled the 25-storey UBS Tower, reaching, by late afternoon, a ledge on the 23rd floor, where it appeared to take a break. Local news…
[ad_1] The natural disaster was later downgraded to a 5.8 magnitude force – there was no immediate warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. There are no reports of damage of injury in the region. Tremors hit 152 miles southwest of Padang on Sumatra. Indonesia was plagued by further natural disasters earlier this month when…
[ad_1] A flash flood warning was issued around 6pm local time (12.00am GMT), and many areas in Downton Baton Rouge and in the north of the city have experienced severe disruption. One social media user named Carey Darcey said: “Baton Rouge is flooding again. Get the boats ready!” Rebekah Allen added: “Cars are turning around…
[ad_1] Mr Erdogan’s remarks come after months of contention between Turkey and Nato allies, in particular the US, who see the purchase of a Russian-built missile system as a threat to NATO countries’ defence interoperability. The Turkish leader said: “We will not just buy the S-400s and place them in a storehouse. “We will use…
[ad_1] Republican and Democratic leaders aren’t quite celebrating U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic meeting Tuesday with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, saying the initial agreement they struck won’t mean much unless the North completely denuclearizes. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called the meeting a “major first step,” in U.S.-North Korea relations but not a decisive one if…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attacks against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shouldn’t be taken personally because that’s just Trump’s “style,” said the president’s controversial former press secretary. “The president’s obviously a businessperson first,” Anthony Scaramucci told host Vassy Kapelos on CBC News Network’s Power & Politics. “He has a style, and an operating style, that’s very, very…
[ad_1] An Uber driver who booted two kissing women out of his car had his livery licence suspended on Tuesday. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, which licenses about 180,000 drivers of car services and yellow cabs, called his behaviour “ridiculous.” “It’s 2018 in New York City, and this isn’t the way we…
[ad_1] WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus released a statement declaring Paraguay to be free of malaria saying: “It gives me great pleasure today to certify that Paraguay is officially free of malaria. “Success stories like Paraguay’s show what is possible. “If malaria can be eliminated in one country, it can be eliminated in all…
[ad_1] Latest reports from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have shown over 360 earthquakes around the summit of Kilauea in the past 24 hours alone. This seismic activity continues to force ash and toxic gas into the air, threatening the air quality for residents on Big Island. Kilauea’s eruption remains steady, with explosive Fissure 8 forcing…
[ad_1] Donald Trump issued a furious rebuke to Robert De Niro on Twitter this evening after a whirlwind 48 hours at the North Korea summit in Singapore. Mr Trump tweeted: “Robert De Niro, a very low IQ individual, has received too many shots to the head by real boxers in movies. I watched him last…
[ad_1] Breshna Musazai survived three bullets during an attack on her university by suspected Taliban insurgents — but that didn’t stop her. Last month, she graduated with honours. Musazai, 28, crossed the stage at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on May 11 with the help of her brother and a walker. “When I looked at the audience, everybody was…
[ad_1] Greece and Macedonia reached a historic agreement Tuesday to end a bitter 27-year name dispute that had kept the smaller and younger country out of international institutions such as NATO, the two countries’ prime ministers announced. Greece’s Alexis Tsipras and Macedonia’s Zoran Zaev said the former Yugoslav republic’s new name for both domestic and international purposes…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Donald Trump brought an odd gift to Tuesday’s historic summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un — a four-and-a-half minute trailer for a pretend…
[ad_1] Due to the Islamic calendar being based on lunar cycles, there is not a fixed date for Eid 2018. Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi Al Dhaheri, the UAE’s Minister of Justice, issued a decision today to set up a moon-sighting committee to detect the beginning of the month of Shawwal. When will Eid al-Fitr…
[ad_1] Hundreds of mainly Shia soldiers were killed after they fled Camp Speicher, a former US military base, and were rounded up by the Sunni Islamist fighters on June 12, 2014. Videos and images of the unarmed cadets being beheaded, shot and choked before being dumped into unmarked graves were posted online by the jihadists,…
[ad_1] Financial disclosure forms show that White House special adviser — and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law — Jared Kushner’s wealth and debt both appear to have risen over the year, an indication of the complex state of his finances and the potential conflicts that confront some of his investments. Disclosures issued late Monday by…
[ad_1] Sexual harassment plagues academic science, and colleges and universities that train scientists need a culture change so women won’t be bullied out of the field, according to a new U.S.-based report. It’s time to treat sexual harassment as seriously as research misconduct, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said Tuesday in recommendations…
[ad_1] Nations are starting to rebel against Jean-Claude Juncker’s plans to include more funding for refugees in the EU’s next budget, mainly from Italy’s new coalition government of Lega and the Five Star Movement. Tensions reached fever pitch when Matteo Salvini, Rome’s new interior minister and deputy prime minister, blocked a ship carrying 630 migrants,…
[ad_1] An armed man is believed to have seized three hostage in Rue des Petites Ecuries, with armed police and firefighters at the scene. Shocking photos show police decked out in body armour with a local reporter warning of “an armed man”. Witnesses said the man, described by authorities as “unstable”, claimed to be in…
[ad_1] U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2 per cent in May, with surging gasoline costs driving much of the increase. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index climbed 2.8 per cent last month from a year earlier, putting inflation on its fastest annual pace since February 2012. But core prices — which exclude…
[ad_1] The leader of the world’s most repressive regime — who reportedly delights in ordering his political enemies in North Korea blown to smithereens with anti-aircraft guns or ripped apart by starving dogs — stepped out of his limousine on Singapore’s Sentosa Island Tuesday morning to receive the priceless gift of a face-to-face meeting with…
[ad_1] The man at the centre of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, was Tuesday charged with two counts of rape of a woman in 2011. Swedish prosecutor Christina Voigt said the evidence “is robust and sufficient for prosecution.” Jean-Claude Arnault, a well-known…
[ad_1] Italy plans to transfer some migrants crammed aboard a charity boat onto other vessels on Tuesday and then sail them all to Spain, despite appeals from humanitarian groups to let the group land immediately. The 629 migrants, including 11 children and seven pregnant women, have been drifting in the central Mediterranean aboard the Aquarius rescue ship since Sunday, when…
[ad_1] Donald Trump, used to upending traditions already in 18 months on the job, became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with the head of state for North Korea on Tuesday in Singapore. In a document signed with great fanfare by Trump and Kim in Singapore, Kim committed to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”…
[ad_1] 3D maps produced by USGS show the significant widening at Halema’uma’u crater since mid-May The scientific agency said: “Magma in the summit magma chamber has drained over the past month due to the Lower East Rift Zone eruption, causing much of the floor and rim of Halema’uma’u to drop or collapse. “These changes have resulted in…
[ad_1] Kilauea volcano’s rivers of lava have so far created a mile of new land off the coast of Hawaii. The fast moving lava flow created a channel running from the volcano into the sea, destroying hundreds of homes in its path. And the volcano has been constantly active with earthquakes. The eruption is being…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging unspecified “security guarantees” to the North and Kim recommitting to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” Speaking at a news conference after the summit in Singapore, Trump said there’s more to be done…
[ad_1] A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Until you look at it from someone else’s angle. The photograph pinging its way around the Twittersphere with the greatest impact in the wake of the G7 summit has been the one showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel seemingly staring down at a seated, defensive-looking Donald Trump,…
[ad_1] A member of Theresa May’s government has resigned ahead of a key Parliamentary debate on legislation regarding Britain’s departure from the European Union. Conservative lawmaker Phillip Lee resigned as a justice minister Tuesday so he could speak out against the policy on Brexit. May’s fragile government will be trying to defeat a rebellion by…
[ad_1] The U.S. dedicated a new de facto embassy in Taiwan on Tuesday in what officials described as an indicator of robust ties with the self-governing island democracy that China claims as its own territory. The recently completed American Institute in Taiwan office in a suburb of the capital Taipei will house U.S. representatives and…
[ad_1] With the World Cup about to kick off this week in 11 Russian cities, the country’s notoriously poorly behaved soccer fans are facing as much pressure as their beleaguered national team to up their game for the tournament. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, is vowing it will not tolerate any hint of racist behaviour, and Russian soccer has…
[ad_1] After lengthy negotiations, Canada handed over to Britain in April every historical artifact that Parks Canada divers had retrieved from the wreck of HMS Erebus, the long-lost ship of 19th-century Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. That concession — all 65 objects, some of them mere scraps of metal and cloth — was broader than the terms…
[ad_1] Photographs of the agreement signed by both leaders, who have now left Sentosa, reveal Kim Jong-un “reaffirmed his unwavering committment” to denuclearisation. The crackpot leader promised the “world will see a major change”. The document reads: “President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth and sincere exchange of opinions on the…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un concluded an extraordinary summit Tuesday with lofty promises by the American president to take care of a “very dangerous problem” and Kim forecasting “major change for the world.” They signed a document that Trump described as “comprehensive,” but he declined to describe it, saying the…
[ad_1] Huge concerns have been raised over the talks between the two leaders, which will take place 15 minutes after Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet for the first time. Only translators will be present during the intimidate talks at the start of the summit. Paul Haenle, a former China director at the White House’s…
[ad_1] The Republican firebrand tweeted out the news of Kudlow’s heart attack as he made his way to his Singapore summit with dictator Kim Jong-un. He said Mr Kudlow has been “working so hard” on trade and the economy. The US president wrote: “Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade…
[ad_1] On Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defence Agency Administrator Talmadge Magno announced the emergency operations have scaled down since lava started pouring vigorously from the ground through the fissures of Kilauea. He said: “We have pretty much thrown everything at this event. “Some aspects of it can kind of start to scale down as the…
[ad_1] Chef Brazier became the first woman to earn three Michelin stars back in 1933 and played a fundamental role in transforming the French city of Lyon into a hub of gastronomy. The chef was born a country girl in the hills of Bresse before starting her first restaurant dubbed La Mère Brazier in 1921.…
[ad_1] Speaking from Singapore, during the historic summit, Mr Rodman, who turned to advocate for North Korea in recent years, opened up about his personal friendship with Kim and his struggle to be taken seriously by the former US leader. Wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, Mr Rodman recalled his first trip to North…
[ad_1] The US President previously attacked the 69-year-old military alliance branding it as “obsolete and disproportionately too expensive” during his presidential campaign and returned to the theme after his early departure from the G7 summit. In his tweets, Trump questioned the future of Nato as he attacked European countries for failing to pay their share…
[ad_1] It was marooned in blistering heat after Italy and Malta refused it permission to land with its passengers, who had been rescued from ocean-going dinghies. Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister and far-Right League party leader, said he would not let his country be turned into “an enormous refugee camp”. But just a week after…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump says his top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, has suffered a heart attack. Trump tweeted just minutes before his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that Kudlow is being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center. Kudlow joined Trump last week in Canada for the G7 meeting of world leaders.…
[ad_1] President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first-ever meeting between leaders of their two countries on Tuesday morning in Singapore. The pair shook hands shortly after 9am local time. The pair hope to end seven decades of hostility and the threat of a nuclear confrontation. More to follow… [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Private companies will see opportunities to open markets in the rogue state “which will benefit the UK economically” after the US-North Korea summit, says Korean expert Dr Sojin Lim. She told Express.co.uk: “As the UK is facing Brexit, it needs other trade partners in Asia. “So it is possible companies could move out to…
[ad_1] A former U.S. ambassador to Canada blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s critical tweets directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his stance on trade between the North American neighbours, saying the Twitter volleys hurt Canada-U.S. relations. “As an American, I hate this,” Bruce Heyman, who was U.S. ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017, told CBC’s…
[ad_1] It will mark the first time the ruling leaders of North Korea and the US will have met since the establishment of the hermit state following the Korean War in the early 1950s. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are set to meet at 2am tonight, with bilateral discussions set to be held in Singapore.…
[ad_1] When trying to access Netflix, the streaming service is currently displaying an error message for users. It reads: “Netflix error: this title is not available to watch instantly.” In response, the company tweeted: “We are aware of members having trouble streaming on all devices. “We are investigating the issue and appreciate your patience.” It…
[ad_1] Kilauea has been in an active cycle for the last 35 years but turned explosive when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked the area in late April. This is being cited as an unprecedented event, as there are two eruptions occurring simultaneously. The first is the eruption at Kilauea’s summit crater, and the second along…
[ad_1] On the eve of their historic and unprecedented summit, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are preparing for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures, with Trump forecasting a “nice” outcome. Both sides were finalizing preparations for the meeting, which was to kick…
[ad_1] In the United States, the ability to watch and use favourite apps and services could start to change — though not right away — with the official demise Monday of Obama-era internet protections. Any changes are likely to happen slowly, as companies assess how much consumers will tolerate. The repeal of “net neutrality” took…
[ad_1] It’s much more than a mere “getting to know you” meeting in Singapore, no matter how Donald Trump frames it. To South Korean-Americans and North Korean defectors now living in the States, the U.S. president’s historic summit on Tuesday with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un summons feelings of joy, hope, disgust and certainly skepticism. Trump…
[ad_1] The eurosceptic deputy PM blasted other European countries for leaving Italy virtually alone to manage the large migrant flux reaching Italian coasts since 2015. Mr Salvini announced on June 10 Italy would refuse entry to its ports to the Aquarius boat carrying 629 migrants from Lybia sparking an immediate response from the European Union.…
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived Ohio’s contentious policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls, dealing a setback to voting rights proponents who said the practice has disenfranchised thousands of registered voters. In a 5-4 decision with the court’s conservatives in the majority, the justices overturned a lower court ruling that Ohio’s…
[ad_1] It’s that time again — when people across the globe gather in large groups to cheer on their football (soccer) heroes for an entire month. Yes, it’s time for the 2018 World Cup — now with 100 per cent more Vladimir Putin! While it may be the most popular game on Earth, that doesn’t mean everyone watching…
[ad_1] Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what’s happening around some of the day’s most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: North Korea’s summit delegation is taking full advantage of the trip to Singapore while their hosts pick up the tab Hysteria…
[ad_1] Irene Mboyo Mola spent 11 days caring for her husband as he died of Ebola in a hospital where she said nurses were too scared to get close. She helped him to the bathroom, picked up his feverish body when he lost his balance, and reinserted an IV that fell out of his bleeding…
[ad_1] Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli returned to Panama to face political espionage and embezzlement charges after being extradited from the United States on Monday. Panama’s foreign ministry said that the U.S. turned Martinelli over at Panama City’s international airport after a plane carrying him from Miami landed. U.S. State Department spokespeson Heather Nauert said…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has been spewing scalding-hot lava uninterruptedly since May 3, leaving behind a path of destruction that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes. A US Geological Survey (USGS) live webcam from the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater on Kilauea shows billowing plumes of smoke sputtering our of the volcano as Big Island wakes…
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday her initial response to the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in London a year ago, was not good enough because it wrongly left the impression that she didn’t care. The 24-storey social housing block in west London, home to a close-knit, ethnically diverse community, was…
[ad_1] Heavy fighting in Yemen between pro-government forces and Shia rebels has killed more than 600 people on both sides in recent days, security officials said Monday. Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have been advancing along the western coast in recent weeks as they battle the Iran-allied rebels, known as Houthis. The fighting…
[ad_1] Hackers are so sophisticated they can even decipher which hotel a tourist is staying in as well as a number of other personal details to follow them and steal their identity, according to experts. The warning comes just days before the 2018 Fifa tournament kicks off on Thursday. With mobile networks charging as much…
[ad_1] A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange said Monday hackers have stolen about one-third of the coins traded on its market, an announcement that sent bitcoin prices tumbling to a two-month low. Coinrail said hackers stole cryptocurrencies over the weekend including Pundi X, Aston and NPER. It did not give a value but Yonhap News agency…
[ad_1] The bodyguards were glimpsed running alongside Kim Jong-un‘s Mercedes-Benz limousine as it traveled to the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore on Sunday. North Korea’s jogging guardians caught the world’s attention in April, when they escorted Kim to the landmark inter-Korea summit with South Korean President Moon Jae In. The bodyguard unit is made up…
[ad_1] Pope Francis accepted the resignation Monday of the bishop at the centre of Chile’s clerical sex abuse scandal and two others, launching a purge of a Catholic Church that has lost its credibility under an avalanche of accusations of abuse and coverup. A Vatican statement said Francis had accepted the resignations of Bishop Juan…
[ad_1] On the eve of their historic and unprecedented summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are preparing for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures, with Trump forecasting a “nice” outcome and Kim spending the day out of view. Both sides were finalizing preparations…
[ad_1] Singapore, the city state has become Singapore, the summit state. Cleaned up, locked down and ready to make history. The key players have arrived, with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un touching down Sunday after his longest plane journey since taking power. Kim only started meeting with foreign leaders in recent months, slowly shedding a reputation…
[ad_1] Italy and Malta dug in for a second day Monday and refused to let a rescue ship with 629 people aboard dock in their ports, leaving the migrants at sea as a diplomatic standoff escalated under Italy’s new anti-immigrant government. “Enough!” said Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. “Saving lives is a duty, but transforming…
[ad_1] A Hong Kong court sentenced activist Edward Leung to six years in prison Monday for his part in a violent nightlong clash with police over illegal street food hawkers two years ago. Leung, 27, was among a generation of young political activists who emerged after 2014’s failed nonviolent protests over Beijing’s decision to restrict…
[ad_1] Singapore, the city state has become Singapore, the summit state. Cleaned up, locked down and ready to make history. The key players have arrived, with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un touching down Sunday after his longest plane journey since taking power. Kim only started meeting with foreign leaders in recent months, slowly shedding a reputation…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has displaced over 2,000 people as lava spewed across parts of the island. In the shocking aerial footage, fountains can be seen spraying lava into the air as the Kilauea volcano continues to erupt. The massive scale of the flow of molten rock can be seen from the air. Lava has…
[ad_1] Speaking in her first interview since the G7 summit in Canada, the chancellor said the EU would continue preparing countermeasures to US metal tariffs. The G7, the annual summit of democracies with developed economies, took place last Friday and Saturday in the Quebec resort town of Charlevoix in Canada. She said: “The withdrawal, so…
[ad_1] The American, grown-up musical The Band’s Visit outmuscled the acclaimed and sprawling British import Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for the most Tony Awards on Sunday, capturing 10 statuettes, including best musical, on a night where the theme of acceptance flowed through the telecast. The Band’s Visit, based on a 2007 Israeli film of…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump says he thinks “things can work out very nicely” with North Korea on the eve of his historic summit with Kim Jong-un. Trump expressed optimism about Tuesday’s meeting during a working lunch with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and aides to both leaders. Trump said “we’ve got a very interesting meeting…
[ad_1] North Korea’s state-run media KCNA announced the two leaders will also discuss other issues of mutual concern. The report by the media agency said Kim was accompanied by his foreign minister Ri Yong Ho, defence minister No Kwang Chol and sister Kim Yo Jong. Both Trump and Kim have arrived in Singapore for their…
[ad_1] India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit, any mega connectivity project must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity. India was the only country in the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to refuse to endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which Beijing has approved with nearly 80…
[ad_1] According to data provided by the US Geological Survey (USG), the 50th state will be significantly larger than before the eruption. Lava from Kilauea that flowed into Kapoho Bay has created approximately 1.5km of new land so far. The USGS did not estimate exactly how much land will be created, but wrote in a…
[ad_1] Abby Huntsman, co-host of Fox & Friends and daughter of US ambassador to Russia and former Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, made her remarks live on air while speaking to former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Commenting on the upcoming summit, she said: “This is history, regardless of what happens in that meeting…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump continued his ongoing verbal attacks on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau early on Monday from Singapore, suggesting that “Justin acts hurt when called out!” Trump, who is in Asia for meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, tweeted that “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it…
[ad_1] Volcanic eruptions are nearly impossible to predict, but scientists are able to estimate which volcanoes are more “overdue” than others based on their eruption history. Ben Edwards, a professor of earth sciences at Dickinson College, said: “Overdue in human terms is very different than overdue in geologic terms. “For example, given the observation that…
[ad_1] Tensions between the US and the EU saw yesterday’s G7 summit end in chaos, after President Donald Trump refused to sign the joint statement of world leaders. The anger between the two sides escalated after President Trump relentlessly attacked the EU for treating the US as its own “piggy bank”. He declared that the…
[ad_1] The current condition of both pilots is currently unknown – the incident was reported by Japan media that referred to several government sources. The craft had taken off from the US Air Force’s Kadena Base in Okinawa at around 6.40am local time on Monday (10.40pm Sunday GMT). Local media outlet, the Okinawa Times, declared…
[ad_1] The newly-married Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make an official visit to several Commonwealth countries in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean this coming autumn. The royal couple will make stops in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand, the Kensington Palace announced on Sunday. The tour coincides with the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, which…
[ad_1] A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea Volcano on Sunday sent ash spewing into the air, creating a driving hazard for roads on parts of the Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Lava fountains from a fissure in the volcano reached as high as 55 metres from Saturday night into Sunday,…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano exploded early in the morning, local time, blocking roads and blocking visibility. The “small explosion” marked the 29th day of the ongoing eruption, which is now the most destructive in US history since the 1980 Mount St Helen blast, which killed more than 50 people. Experts warned today’s eruption could be…
[ad_1] Donald Trump has not held back in his dealings with North Korea but a body language expert has warned him to avoid some cultural blunders during Tuesday’s summit. Julie Giguere, MD of international interpretation and translation specialists Asian Absolute, said making a good first impression will be key and Mr Trump would need to…
[ad_1] Eminem’s performance at Bonnaroo Saturday night first drew panic among some concert-goers — and is now drawing criticism. The rap artist, who headlined the music festival held in Manchester, Tenn., was singing on stage when he incorporated the sound of gunshots into his act. The loud and unexpected noise was enough to force some to immediately duck and…
[ad_1] Cuba said on Sunday it remained baffled by health issues affecting U.S. diplomats, after the U.S. State Department reported two Cuba-based functionaries had symptoms similar to previous cases that began in late 2016. The State Department said on Friday the cases were similar to those of 24 diplomats and family members taken ill through…
[ad_1] The Hawaii volcano’s devastating lava flows have so far covered 10 square miles and destroyed more than 600 homes. Aerial footage from Hawaii Civil Defence shows the sheer extent of the damage caused by the Kilauea volcano. The shocking video shows lava spew from a fissure and flow for miles along Hawaii’s Big Island. …
[ad_1] Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting since last month with several huge blasts sending rocks, gas and smoke through hundreds of meters across the US state. Homes have been destroyed and hundreds of residents have been forced to evacuate as lava and poisonous gases make neighbourhoods uninhabitable. And experts have now warned another explosion…
[ad_1] A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations. Authorities did not say whether they believe the fire was an accident or had been set, but its timing heightened tensions over the election. It was…
[ad_1] The initial eruption of Fuego has left at least 110 people dead and 200 people missing after the Volcano of Fire spewed fast-moving deadly pyroclastic flows last Sunday. Guatemala’s seismology and volcanology institute said the new lahar – a flow of mud, debris, water and pyroclastic material – was fed by rains and tore…
[ad_1] An outbreak of the illness has already claimed the lives of 17 people in the Indian state of Kerala. Non-profit organisation EcoHealth Alliance yesterday published a contagion map demonstrating how easily the illness could travel to other continents via a network of international flights. Kuwait is 10th on the list of countries most closely…
[ad_1] Lava flows have destroyed more than 600 homes since the first huge eruption on May 3. Thousands of evacuees have been staying with friends and relatives, or seeking solace in emergency shelters. Some residents have rented or purchased new homes. Hundreds of construction workers built 20 temporary housing units on Saturday for families who…
[ad_1] The aerial video was captured on June 3 of the volcano’s eighth hyper-active fissure which continues to produce lava fountains of around 200ft in height. Overhead footage shows a river of lava flowing past homes, which look minuscule in comparison to the wide expanse of red hot fluid lava. The gas-rich, fluid lava has…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Singapore on Sunday evening, joining North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the island city-state ahead of one of the most unusual and highly anticipated summits in recent world history: a Tuesday sit-down meant to settle a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal. Air Force One touched down at a military…
[ad_1] Larry Kudlow, a White House economic adviser, said Canada had made “polarizing” statements about US trade policy and that Mr Trump was left with no choice but to pull out of the joint statement. Mr Kudlow said: ”He held a press conference and he said the U.S. is insulting. He said that Canada has…
[ad_1] Mr Trump, who initially appeared ready to endorse the communique, pulled out after firing off a series of angry tweets aimed at Canadian premier Justin Trudeau. But a French official insisted France and its fellow G7 European nations were maintaining their support communique and said anyone departing from the commitments made at the summit…
[ad_1] US Geological Survey (USGS) officials have kept the area on red alert after a fissure in the monster’s lower east rift zone spat out a fountain of blistering lava at an extraordinary height in the early hours of this morning. In its latest status report, USGS said: “Vigorous eruption of lava continues from the…
[ad_1] The pair famously shook hands for 29 seconds last July when Mr Trump attended Bastille Day celebrations in Paris last July – and they locked horns – or at least hands – once again at the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec. And while last time round, Mr Trump was widely seen to have…
[ad_1] Spare a moment, as you anticipate one of the most unusual summits in modern history, to consider North Korea’s leader as he left the all-encompassing bubble of his locked-down stronghold of Pyongyang on Sunday and stepped off a jet onto Singapore soil for his planned sit-down with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. There’s just…
[ad_1] The leaders of North Korea and the United States have never met previously or even spoken on the phone but Trump and Kim will finally come face to face at the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island on Tuesday. Kim Jong-un arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport after his longest trip overseas wearing his trademark…
[ad_1] Kim arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport after his longest trip overseas as head of state wearing his trademark dark Maoist suit and distinctive high cut hairstyle. He was greeted by Singapore’s foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, who posted a picture on Twitter of him shaking hands with Kim and the message: “Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong…
[ad_1] The President pulled out of the G7 agreement and then launched into a series of scathing and abusive tweets. Trump also insisted he would score his relationship with fellow world leaders 10 out of 10, but failed to name Theresa May in his list of counterparts. He said: “I would say that the level…
[ad_1] GETTY Assad claims the alleged chemical attack was staged In a rare interview, the Syrian President claims the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, East Ghouta in Syria on April 7 was staged. According to reports from the controversial organisation the White Helmets and rebels Jaish al-Islam (The Sword of Islam), the Syrian military…
[ad_1] Flows of molten rock have swallowed around 600 homes on Hawaii’s Big Island since Mount Kilauea first erupted on May 3. The Hawaii National Guard, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters and various businesses and non-profit organisations erected 20 temporary homes in a field behind the Sacred Heart Church in Pahoa. Hawaii County Mayor…
[ad_1] Speaking at the G7 summit in Quebec, the US president claimed the EU had been economically “brutal” to America “and they understand that… they can’t believe they got away with it [for so long]”. He said: “It has got to change – if it is not going to change, we are not going to…
[ad_1] Hurricane Aletta started as tropical depression on Tuesday night before it quickly reached tropical storm status the following morning. The tropical system continued to strengthen into a hurricane and by early Friday morning, Aletta had turned into a major hurricane, reaching Category 4 hurricane status only a few hours later. However, it quickly dropped…
[ad_1] Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is apologizing after backlash over the show’s recent storyline involving India, Pakistan and terrorism. “I’m extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent episode of Quantico,” the actress, 35, posted on Twitter Saturday. “That was not and would never be my intention. I sincerely apologize. I’m a…
[ad_1] The new communication mechanism was brought in after both countries accused the other’s air force of flying too close to rivals and locking onto potential targets sparking fears of an accidental collision that could lead to World War 3. This triggered the creation of a three-part hotline that was launched after ten years of…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister said she had used the event as a chance to register the UK’s “deep disappointment” with President Trump’s plans. Mrs May has acted as something of a mediator in heated talks at the international summit in Quebec, pleading with fellow leaders to step back from the brink of a trade war…
[ad_1] Mysterious weather events have struck Hawaii’s Big Island, where the volcano Kilauea continues to erupt and spew lava. The Hawaii National Weather Service was forced to issue a shock Winter Weather Advisory alert after freezing rain and ice appeared in areas of the Big Island. The unusual weather event is incredibly rare and meteorologists have admitted that…
[ad_1] Guatemala’s Fuego has ejected dangerous pyroclastic flows over the past week, which kill everything in their path as they travel so fast and so far. Dangerous flows of lava and toxic gases spewed down several canyons below the crater of the volcano yesterday. In two of the canyons where flows have accumulated, columns of…
[ad_1] Donald Trump is currently travelling to Singapore where he will hold a historic summit with Kim Jong-un on Tuesday – after weeks of on-again off-again chaos. While 2018 started off positively the summit was placed in doubt following fiery exchanges between Mr Trump and North Korea. It has since been reconfirmed and with days…
[ad_1] Search teams have located the body of a woman who disappeared while walking her dogs near a Florida lake on Friday after being bitten and killed by an alligator that was later captured, wildlife officials say. “We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Shizuka Matsuki. Search teams…
[ad_1] The volcano, on Big Island, has been erupting since May 3, with more than 2,500 people so far evacuated from the region. A spokesman for Hawaii Volcano Observatory said: “Venturing too close to an ocean entry on land or the ocean exposes you to flying debris from sudden explosive interaction between lava and water. …
[ad_1] The death toll from a massive volcano eruption in Guatemala has risen to 109. The eruption on Sunday was the volcano’s most violent in four decades, after dangerous flows of ash, rocks and toxic gases prompted panicked locals to evacuate. However there are as many as 200 people still missing from the eruption and…
[ad_1] The destruction caused by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano can be judged by the number of homes destroyed by the red-hot lava continuously oozing out of fissures on the Big Island. The latest estimates 600 homes have been consumed by the volcano, far surpassing the 215 buildings destroyed during a 30 year eruption cycle which began…
[ad_1] The six-plus-one tone of the gathering in Quebec means the leaders from Canada, Britain, the US, France, Germany Italy and Japan are unlikely to issue a joint statement as they remain sharply divided on trade and the environment to reach consensus. The two-day summit in Canada has been marred by fears of a trade…
[ad_1] There’s no evidence of foul play or violence in celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s death in a French hotel room, a French prosecutor said Saturday. The famed cook, writer and host of the CNN series Parts Unknown killed himself Friday in a luxury hotel in the ancient village of Kaysersberg, Christian de Rocquigny, the prosecutor of…
[ad_1] In a wide-ranging press conference at the G7 summit in Quebec, U.S. President Donald Trump said Canada would have to dismantle its supply-managed dairy system or else Americans would dramatically curtail the trading relationship — a shot across the bow at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who has vocally defended the country’s existing agricultural policies…
[ad_1] Prince Harry and his new wife, Meghan, joined the pageantry of the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony Saturday in London to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who married three weeks ago, made the short trip from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade in a horse-drawn carriage as royal…
[ad_1] Devastating wildfires have torn through US city Durango since June 1. The blaze, known locally as the 416 fire, is now more than 7,000 acres in size. The wildfire remains at 10 percent contained. More than 600 firefighters battled extreme conditions including hot weather, explosive fire and rugged terrain on Friday. How many people…
[ad_1] And EcoHealth Alliance, which created the simulation, has warned that urgent action must be taken to prevent the outbreak turning into an epidemic. Kerala has airports in Calicut, Cochin, and Trivandrum, with Coimbatore International Airport in Tamil Nadu and Mangalore Airport in Karnataka also nearby – and all five offer international flights. Using FLIRT…
[ad_1] The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own. The militants said foreign forces would be excluded from the ceasefire and that operations against them would continue. They also said they would…
[ad_1] Pope Francis, addressing top oil company executives, said on Saturday that the world must convert to clean energy and warned that climate change risked destroying humanity. “Civilization requires energy but energy use must not destroy civilization,” he told the high-profile group at the end of a two-day conference in the Vatican. He said climate change was a challenge…
[ad_1] The Belgian MEP accused Mr Bannon of being “Putin’s poodle” and called for Europe to “unite against hate”. Mr Verhofstadt’s rant came after Mr Bannon hailed the election of Italy’s populist coalition government and claimed the rise of the Five Star Movement (5SM) and Lega would spur a surge in protest eurosceptic votes at…
[ad_1] (The National’s Susan Ormiston spoke to foreign affairs expert, New York Times op-ed columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof about what to expect from the Singapore summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.) When New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof spent five days inside North Korea last September,…
[ad_1] At least 109 people were killed by a massive eruption on Sunday that buried villagers in scalding ash, gas, with some dying later in hospital from their burns. Nearly 200 people are still missing after Sunday’s blast. The threat of fresh landslides forced emergency workers Thursday to suspend a search for victims of a…
[ad_1] The decision was taken as a direct result of an incident last month where a lancer had to make an emergency landing in Texas. A statement was released by the Air Force that an investigation uncovered an issue with ejection seat components which led to the fleet being grounded until further investigations are completed.…
[ad_1] The contractor has not been disclosed but “secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on US submarines by 2020” was taken during the hack, the Washington Post reports. According to the report 614 gigabytes on a programme called “Sea Dragon” were stolen. A US Navy spokesperson said: “There are measures in…
[ad_1] A US Africa Commander said US troops with Somalian and Kenyan forces came under mortar and small-arms fire in Jubaland, Somalia on Friday. The statement does not identify the attackers but says a larger force of Somalian and Kenyan troops were in an operation against al-Shabab. Local al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for…
[ad_1] He travels to Guadalupe Island off the coast of Mexico every year to capture pictures of the fearsome killers. He said: “I try to show how unassuming and graceful these massive creatures can be, while also at a flip of a switch how accurate and precise they can be in their attack. “These animals,…
[ad_1] The images were released on Friday by the European Space Agency. In the first image taken on May 23, Mount Kilauea is visible through a sparse count of clouds. In the second image on June 7 the volcano is barely visible through thick clouds of smoke. According to the US Geological Survey, the smoke…
[ad_1] Pat Nixon was taken to hospital near the couple’s estate in San Clemente, California, a few weeks after Nixon was forced from of ce over the Watergate scandal in August 1974, Seymour Hersh has revealed. Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize- winning writer, made the claim in his new memoir Reporter. He said: “I was called…
[ad_1] The four men were trialled by the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) and were accused of participating in a terrorist cell as well as having travelled to Iran to train with its military. During the trial the men were also accused of planning to assassinate prominent personalities, manufacture explosives and conduct bombings in the kingdom.…
[ad_1] Kilauea’s current level of devastation has surpassed its previous worst tally when it wiped out 215 structures in ongoing eruptions starting in 1983. The recent volcanic blasts are now the United States’ worst since the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state, according to volcano specialist Scott Rowland. Hawaii governor David Ige…
[ad_1] US Geological Survey officials said the lava flow, which has filled Kapoho Bay, is still active and has created nearly a mile of new land. USGS geologist Janet Babb said: “Lava continues to enter the ocean along a broad front in Kapoho Bay and the Vacationland area and it continues to creep north of…
[ad_1] Fuego’s eruption on Sunday has so far claimed the lives of 109 people after deadly pyroclastic flows were sent hurtling down the flanks of the volcano, sweeping past nearby villages and destroying everything in their wake. Pyroclastic flows are a mixture of hot gases and rocky particulates which are ejected during eruption and flow…
[ad_1] Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence Friday, and at least four demonstrators were killed, including a teenage boy, with over 600 wounded, Gaza health officials said. More than 100 of the wounded were hit by live fire, the officials said, as the…
[ad_1] Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as U.S. President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies. The numbers are the first comprehensive disclosure by the administration of how many families have been affected by the policies.…
[ad_1] One of the most recognizable openings in television history blares on a video screen: “I’m Oprah Winfrey, and welcome to The Oprah Winfrey Show!” The crowd goes wild. At the centre of it all, a dancing young Oprah. This moment, televised more than 30 years ago, is now part of a yearlong exhibition that…
[ad_1] The US President said he was looking at a long list of names for potential pardons which included the heavyweight champion, who died in 2016. But the boxer’s lawyer said a pardon is “unnecessary” because Ali’s conviction was already overturned by America’s top court. Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, refused to join the…
[ad_1] Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence Friday, and at least three demonstrators were killed, including a teenage boy, with over 600 wounded, Gaza health officials said. More than 100 of the wounded were hit by live fire, the officials said, as the…
[ad_1] Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought additional charges against U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman and a longtime associate, accusing them of obstructing justice. The new charges were unsealed Friday against Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik just days after prosecutors accused the two men of attempting to tamper with witnesses as Manafort awaits trial…
[ad_1] THE G7 Summit in Canada is being dominated by Donald Trump’s pending trade war as Theresa May meets with EU leaders for an unprecedented meeting to discuss how they plan to retaliate against the US President’s raft of tariffs. G7 leaders from the group of the seven richest nations are holding a dramatic showdown…
[ad_1] Dangerous flows of lava, ash and toxic gases poured down several canyons below the crater of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire on Friday, prompting a new round of evacuations of rescue workers and nearby villages. At least 109 people have already died in a series of eruptions that began with a massive blast on Sunday…
[ad_1] Pippa Middleton is following in her sister’s footsteps — she’s about to be a mother. The younger sister of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, revealed the “happy news” of her pregnancy in the magazine put out by British grocery chain Waitrose. She says she has passed her first trimester. She is photographed working out, and discusses how…
[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth, 92, the world’s oldest monarch, underwent successful surgery at a London hospital to treat an eye cataract last month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. “I can confirm that the Queen successfully underwent a short, planned procedure to treat a cataract last month,” a palace spokesperson said, declining to give further details. The…
[ad_1] The German Chancellor said the EU would be “called into question” if leaders cannot prevent another potential migration crisis this summer. European summers, since 2015, have been dominated by a sharp rise in people travelling from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe in order to claim asylum to escape war-torn countries and…
[ad_1] The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator raised serious doubts on Friday about Britain’s proposal for keeping open its border with Ireland after it leaves the EU next year, and warned that a solution must be found in the coming months. “The prime minister [Theresa May] has been clear that we will never accept a customs…
[ad_1] Argentina and the International Monetary Fund agreed Thursday on a three-year, $50 billion US standby financing deal aimed at strengthening the South American country’s economy and helping it fight inflation. The IMF said the staff-level agreement will be subject to approval by the international body’s executive board, which will consider Argentina’s economic plan in…
[ad_1] The US leader sparked fresh controversy ahead of the major summit in Canada today by “recommending” Moscow be included from now on. Russia was expelled from the G7 in 2014 after its annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. President Trump is already expected to face stern opposition from much of the group, which…
[ad_1] The two leaders held a joint press conference in an effort to form a united front ahead of the G7 summit, which has been overshadowed by mounting tensions over the controversial US duties. Mr Trudeau said: “It is laughable to say that Canada, France… can represent a threat to America’s national security, as we…
[ad_1] Dr Ian McLoughlin, Professor of Computing at the University of Kent, made his remarks in the wake of suggestions that a member of staff at the US embassy in China may have been the victim of a sonic attack. A statement issued by the embassy said the United States did not know “what caused…
[ad_1] The US President is due to fly to Singapore next week for the historic meeting with Kim, at which the subject of the rogue state relinquishing its arsenal of nuclear weapons is top of the agenda. Leon V Sigal, director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council, said…
[ad_1] Austria’s government said Friday it will close seven mosques, and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the government is shutting a hardline Turkish nationalist mosque in Vienna and dissolving the Arab Religious Community, which runs six mosques. The actions by…
[ad_1] Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef who took foodies around the world as part of his travelogue programs, has died at age 61, CNN said Friday. His popular show Parts Unknown airs on the network. CNN said Bourdain died in France, where he was working on production of an episode. More to come [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A Syrian war monitor and paramedics say an airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern village has killed at least 35 and wounded dozens, including children. The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defence, also known as White Helmets, said the late Thursday night airstrike killed 35 and wounded 80 in the village of Zardana. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory…
[ad_1] Hawaii’s serene jungle landscapes have transformed to Biblical scenes of fire and brimstone since Hawaii volcano Kilauea began erupting more than a month ago on May 3. An incredibly rare phenomenon was now captured on camera by a touring photographer who witnessed strong winds whip up a fiery twister. Photographer Anthony Quintano snapped the…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump will deploy a mix of charm and pressure to coax North Korean leader Kim Jong-un into a deal to give up nuclear weapons, trusting his gut instinct over briefing books in his ability to strike an accord, aides and former administration officials said. Kim, who at 34 is nearly half…
[ad_1] Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations headed for a summit in Canada on Thursday in preparation for talks to begin today. The group of seven are now more divided than at any time in their 42-year history, as Donald Trump’s “America First” policies risk causing a global trade war. Trump has threatened…
[ad_1] On a beach in the coastal California city of Malibu, four young tourists from Argentina sit in a circle, unwrapping their picnic — fast-food burgers and an assortment of fountain drinks — while they discuss the possible permutations of Argentina’s route to World Cup glory. They’re entirely unaware that they’re sipping through a banned substance. “No!” said Bruno Bico, looking…
[ad_1] By all accounts, he’d really rather be somewhere else — preferably at home in his own bed, with his own remote control — and not in Canada being criticized by his annoyingly earnest counterparts in the G7. But it appears U.S. President Donald Trump will make the trip to Charlevoix, Que. today after all. That may…
[ad_1] During a press conference with the Japanese prime minister in Washington, President Donald Trump was asked if he would host Kim Jong-un at the White House or at his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago. Mr Trump said: “Maybe we will start with the White House.” The US President is due to to meet with North Korean…
[ad_1] Volcán de Fuego – Spanish for ‘Volcano of Fire’ – is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepequez departments. The volcano sits about 16km (9.9 miles) west of Antigua – Guatemala’s former capital. Fuego is one of Central America’s most active volcanoes and is one of three large…
[ad_1] A lava fountain of 180 feet can be seen exploding out of the ground and entering the lava flow which reached the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The footage shows the vast channels of lava causing a huge plume of lava haze as the lava flow hits the sea at Kapoho Bay. The lava flow…
[ad_1] Mr Netanyahu’s threats come at the end of his four-day diplomatic tour of Europe during which he lobbied European leaders to take a tougher stance against Iran and in particular follow Donald Trump’s lead of withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking at the Policy Exchange think tank in London, Mr Netanyahu declared: “Mr…
[ad_1] The U.S. Embassy in China sent its second alert in two weeks Friday to its citizens over unexplained health issues that have prompted the evacuation of a number of U.S. government employees working at a consulate in a southern city. The alert urged Americans to seek medical help in the event they suffered any…
[ad_1] Mr Kim insisted the horrifying natural disaster was the most destructive episode in modern history as the volcano continues to cause devastation across Hawaii. The figure of homes destroyed by the red-hot lava is significantly more than the 215 buildings that fell to such a threat in over 30 years of eruption cycles that…
[ad_1] A researcher has warned third-party apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter can access data about your personal conversations. It is unknown what triggers the technology, but one researcher has claimed the technique is 100 percent legal and is even covered in your mobile apps user agreements. Most modern smartphones use AI assistants, which…
[ad_1] The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions. Washington downed the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday to take the Cup final in five games. The victory marks the first title for the Capitals in their 43-year history, and also the first for captain Alex Oveckhin and head coach Barry Trotz. The Capitals dropped Game…
[ad_1] Inacif, the nation’s disaster and forensic agency, said the death toll had risen to 109 following the most violent eruption in the nation for 40 years. The previous number of fatalities stood at 99 but was upped again after morgues received an extra 10 bodies. Numbers for the final amount of deaths are set…
[ad_1] Volcán de Fuego or Volcano of Fire in Spanish, has had frequent eruptions since entering a new active period in 2002. This active period has often seen ash fall on the villages and coffee farms close to the volcano, but this eruption is the most deadly since 1974. With 100 people dead and almost…
[ad_1] EU and UK advisers are discussing foreign policy co-operation in talks this week but the warning that British secondments will end after Brexit seemingly makes Brussels line clear. At present 14 British personnel are seconded to Brussels – 13 serve as EU military staff while one is working in the crisis management and planning…
[ad_1] Security officials are considering making use of publicly available communications such as social media to map the spread of infectious diseases. But according to a recent paper by health and security researchers, officials are also looking at information collected through the clandestine means to prevent epidemics. This could include snooping on people by intercepting…
[ad_1] U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold detainees amid a Trump administration crackdown on people entering the country illegally. An ICE spokesperson told Reuters five federal prisons will temporarily take in detainees awaiting civil immigration court…
[ad_1] Carl Baudenbacher, former president of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and EFTA court judge, has warned the UK has much more in common with the trade members than EU heavyweights France and Germany. EFTA is a free trade area made up of four non-EU states – consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein,…
[ad_1] The death toll rose to 99 on Wednesday, according to the latest figures from the Guatemalan disaster agency CONRED. Fuego spewed ash cloud miles high and sent fast-flowing, scolding rivers down the steep mountainside into the valleys below, located 25 miles away from Guatemala City. Many villagers were caught unawares and perished due to…
[ad_1] It’s been four years since Russia was expelled from the G8 — but the country and its leader will still cast a long shadow over the G7 leaders’ summit in Charlevoix, Quebec Friday and Saturday. Russia’s alleged campaign of cyber attacks and interference in foreign elections are matters that at least six of the G7 leaders will want…
[ad_1] The Trump administration has told a federal court that it plans to release an American citizen accused of fighting with the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq militant group and return him to Syria, but his lawyers say that’s a “death warrant” and they will ask the court to intervene. The Trump administration submitted a…
[ad_1] The youngest sister of Queen Maxima of Holland has been found dead in her apartment in Argentina’s capital. The death of 33-year-old Ines Zorreguieta, presumably of suicide, was confirmed by Trudy Hulscher of the Royal House’s communications department. She said in an email that no further details were available. Investigating prosecutors in Argentina said…
[ad_1] Almost two years after a massacre at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub left 49 people dead and 53 injured, some of the survivors filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday saying the city and police didn’t do enough to try to stop the shooter. More than 35 people have signed on as plaintiffs, accusing the city…
[ad_1] Beware the ire of the month of June. For three years running now, it has been the harbinger of political bombshells for Downing Street. The shock Brexit vote, David Cameron’s announcement he would resign as U.K. prime minister — they both happened in June. So did Prime Minister Theresa May’s fateful gamble with a…
[ad_1] Speaking to reporters as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House, Trump said he and Abe would discuss North Korean issues and trade. The US President said: ”Looks like the meeting is set. The summit is all ready to go. Subject always to change. You never know in this world.”…
[ad_1] The former mayor of New York hit out at North Korea saying Kim was desperate when Trump cancelled the meeting on May 24. Speaking at a business conference in Israel, he praised how the US President is handling the country’s foreign policy and how he is approaching to the historical encounter with the North…
[ad_1] New York City’s chief medical examiner has ruled fashion designer Kate Spade’s death a suicide by hanging. The determination was released Thursday, two days after the 55-year-old Spade was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment. A housekeeper discovered her body in her bedroom. Police say she left a note that pointed to “a…
[ad_1] The country’s finance chief Bruno Le Maire said while the bloc did not want to enter into a trade war with Washington, it was determined to protect its “economic sovereignty”. He added trade wars “fuel populism and isolationism” at a time when Europe has been shaken to its core by anti-establishment parties who “feed”…
[ad_1] While the German leader backs the French centrist’s overarching EU vision, her response to his eurozone and banking union reform plans has been more tentative. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said that while the Chancellor was “aligning herself with French ideas,” including the idea of a new European sovereignty, “France and Germany…
[ad_1] Residents were horrified to discover the much-loved Kapoho Bay and neighbouring Vacationland was destroyed on Tuesday morning. Tourists would often flock to the bay for picnics and snorkelling in the turquoise water, as well as admiring the stunning tide pools. Around 80 percent of the 350 houses destroyed in Kapoho Beach Lots are believed…
[ad_1] The wall of lava, about five metres tall, has totally engulfed the seaside resorts of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland, obliterating everything that was once built there. Lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and filling an ocean bay, turning it into new land that now juts into the sea. Official…
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin says he warned European countries years ago about the risk of the United States imposing its rules on others, and that now they are paying the price for ignoring him. Speaking Thursday during an annual live television phone-in with the Russian people, Putin likened the tariffs that Washington imposed last…
[ad_1] The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom said Thursday that Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but added it did not have the powers to make a formal declaration that the law should be changed. British-ruled Northern Ireland is left as the only part of Britain or Ireland with such a…
[ad_1] Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. Microplastics — tiny bits of plastic from the breakdown of everything from shopping bags to car tIres — were detected in nine of 17 water samples collected off…
[ad_1] An Uzbek man who drove a stolen truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing five people and wounding 14, has been convicted of terror-related murders and given a life sentence. Rakmat Akilov had said he wanted to punish Sweden for joining a coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. In January, he…
[ad_1] Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Thursday to remain calm after an explosion killed 18 people in his main stronghold in Baghdad just hours after parliament called for a recount of votes in an election his bloc won. Sadr, a nationalist who tapped growing resentment with Iran, scored a surprise victory…
[ad_1] The cabinet with the most female ministers in Spanish and European history was sworn in Thursday, putting the cap on one of the fastest power transitions in Spain’s four decades of democratic rule. The new Socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has 11 female ministers — overseeing key areas such as the national…
[ad_1] A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt U.S. personnel in Cuba and China. The evacuations of the workers in Guangzhou followed medical testing that revealed…
[ad_1] The husband and business partner of fashion designer Kate Spade, who died in an apparent suicide, says she suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. Andy Spade said in a lengthy statement to the New York Times Wednesday that he and their 13-year-old daughter Bea were “devastated by her loss and can’t even begin to fathom…
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s White House broke a two-decade-old tradition last year by cancelling the president’s annual Iftar dinner. On Wednesday night, the annual Ramadan reception, conceived in the 1990s to celebrate Muslim-Americans, was back on. All that was missing? Muslim-American guests. CBC has yet to confirm the attendance of a single one. The White House described…
[ad_1] The Canadian government is spending around $400 million to secure the upcoming G7 leaders’ summit in La Malbaie, Que., much of that to keep protesters from disrupting the meeting. But even if the security bill is on par with previous summits held in Canada, the demonstrations — which begin with a planned march this evening in…
[ad_1] Marking 30 days of ash clouds, earthquakes, lava bombs and evacuations, officials with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) this week released some key statistics about the continuing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. 20 square kilometres That’s how much territory — 0.2 per cent of Hawaii’s Big Island — has been covered with lava since this…
[ad_1] The live stream which captured the multicoloured phenomenon inside the Halema’uma’u Crater was provided by the scientists of the US Geological Survey. It was captured about 5:53p.m. local time, and only lasted a few minutes before fading away. The remarkable moment caught in the video comes after a slow-moving flood of lava destroyed hundreds…
[ad_1] Troublesome rain and more volcanic activity are hindering search and rescue efforts around Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, but when teams have been able to work in the hardest hit areas the death toll has continued to rise. Efforts were cut short again Wednesday when a downpour forced teams to retreat for fear of mudslides.…
[ad_1] A neighbourhood called Vacationland on Hawaii’s Big Island had disappeared by Wednesday as lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and filling an ocean bay, turning it into new land that now juts into the sea. Molten rock entirely covered Vacationland and only a few buildings remained in the nearby Kapoho…
[ad_1] Comedian Samantha Bee returned to her TBS show on Wednesday, apologizing again for using a crude epithet to describe Ivanka Trump but expressing anger that the ensuing controversy distracted from more important issues. President Donald Trump had called for her to be fired for what she said on last week’s episode of Full Frontal, but…
[ad_1] Volcan de Fuego, which means “Volcano of Fire,” exploded on Sunday in its most devastating eruption in more than four decades. The Central American country’s disaster and forensic agency Inacif on Wednesday afternoon raised the death toll to at least 99, up from 85. Of the 99 bodies found, only 25 have been identified…
[ad_1] Ilam Ahmed, who co-chairs the US-backed Syrian Democratic Council in northeast Syria, claimed the Syrian Democratic Front, made a rare visit to the Kurdish led party to “start a dialogue.” Aldar Khalil, a senior Kurdish official, said: “The aim would be to develop a Syrian-Syrian solution and close the door on conflicts and wars.”…
[ad_1] The explosion on Big Island has now been ongoing for more than a month, and has destroyed hundreds of buildings. Gary Braun is one of hundreds of property owners across the island assessing the damage to his home and business. His flower farm has been destroyed, and his wife also lost a holiday rental.…
[ad_1] One of the areas they have been extensively capturing on video is the lower East Rift Zone coming from the fissures in Leilani Estates. The UAS video is used to asses lava flow velocities. These are measured by tracking surface features in a stationary video view. Unlike other aircraft, the UAS can hover above…
[ad_1] Alghad Press is reporting that 130 people have been affected by the blast that happened on Wednesday evening. The Iraqi Interior Ministry has not revealed the exact number of casualties. But they did confirm the incident in Sadr City had resulted in fatalities and injuries. A spokesman said the blast was caused by the…
[ad_1] Florida investigators have arrested men employed by Walt Disney World and Legoland in a child pornography sting that nabbed nine suspects and resulted in the death of another. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said those arrested over the past week include a Disney World costume department manager, whom the park fired. The Legoland employee builds models at…
[ad_1] The special counsel is understood to have been asking witnesses to turn over their mobile devices since April and could examine messages sent on WhatsApp, Confide, Signal and Dust. Anonymous sources said the witnesses had complied with the team’s request after fearing a subpoena if they did not. Investigators looking into the Russia probe…
[ad_1] In an opening salvo ahead of the next round of face-to-face talks over the UK’s departure from the EU, the Tory Cabinet minister hit out at European Commission negotiators for trying to put conditions on future military and counter-terrorism cooperation. “Any move by others to place conditions on our offer will only serve to…
[ad_1] While most of the earthquakes have been relatively mild at magnitude 2 or 3, the largest earthquake was a massive 6.9 magnitude tremor on May 4, along with a 5.5 magnitude quake on June 4. Brian Shiro, a supervisory geophysicist at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said the island was witnessing the highest rate…
[ad_1] Since 1580 there have been 79 recorded eruptions, the Smithsonian Institution reports. The latest death toll from Sunday’s eruption stood at 85 on Wednesday and some 200 people were missing. Fuego exploded violently on Sunday, shooting thick plumes of ash miles into the sky which rained down on residents. Superheated pyroclastic flows barrelled through…
[ad_1] There seems to be a season of volcanic activity of late, with Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting lava for over a month. Volcan de Fuego, which means “Volcano of Fire,” exploded violently on Sunday, shooting thick plumes of ash miles into the sky that rained down on residents and sending superheated pyroclastic and lava flows…
[ad_1] At least 46 Ethiopian migrants drowned early on Wednesday after a smuggler’s boat carrying at least 100 migrants capsized as it approached Yemen, the UN migration agency said in a statement. The International Organization for Migration said 16 others were missing and presumed dead. The boat left the port of Bossasso in Somalia on Tuesday, with 83 men and 17 women…
[ad_1] The incredible aerial picture was snapped on the outskirts of Pahoa as lava flowed through the ongoing eruption of Kilauea. Volcanic activity in Kilauea’s summit has been intensifying in recent days, including a 5.5 magnitude earthquake Monday and a 5.6 magnitude early Tuesday. Kilauea’s eruption, which entered its 35th day today has destroyed over…
[ad_1] Shocking aerial pictures taken from a helicopter flying over the area shows Hawaii’s seaside homes engulfed in flames, as clouds of white steam and hydrochloric acid fumes billow from the water where red-hot lava pours into the ocean. A river of molten rock flowing from a fissure at the foot of Kilauea volcano has…
[ad_1] Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Wednesday that would require the Trump administration to provide a detailed report on North Korea’s nuclear program to set a “baseline” for progress on talks with Pyongyang. The bill, seen by Reuters before its public release, is one of a series of efforts by…
[ad_1] U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan is agreeing with another senior House Republican who says there’s no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to hurt his chances at the polls. The comments contradict Trump, who has insisted the agency planted a spy “to help Crooked…
[ad_1] Authorities cautiously resumed search and rescue operations Wednesday in towns and villages devastated by the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, with time quickly running out to find any survivors. Workers poked metal rods into the terrain to release smoke, an indication that super-hot temperatures remained below the surface three days after the volcanic…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offences whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House. Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, two White House officials said. The 63-year-old has spent…
[ad_1] Leading politicians, top figures in finance and influential journalists will kick off their 66th gathering discussing the wave of populism that swept over the continent. The meeting will take place in Italy, an appropriate venue as the country’s parliament just approved with a vote of confidence a new populist and heavily eurosceptic government. The…
[ad_1] It’s never been clear whether robotics company Boston Dynamics is making killing machines, household helpers, or something else entirely. For nine years, the secretive firm — which got its start with U.S. military funding — has unnerved people around the world with YouTube videos of experimental robots resembling animal predators. In one, a life-size…
[ad_1] Extraordinary photographs show American and British troops arriving on French beaches for the dawn invasions, D-Day invasion glider pilots on landing craft and British Airborne Pathfinders at Harwell checking their watches on night of 5th June 1944. Other colour images show Nazi General Erwin Rommel inspecting their defences, a German Panzer VI Tiger I…
[ad_1] Palestinian soccer officials praised Argentina and its star Lionel Messi on Wednesday for calling off a friendly match against Israel that Israeli officials had planned to move to Jerusalem. Argentina’s final World Cup warm-up against Israel was originally slated to be held in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa but was moved to Jerusalem…
[ad_1] Officials, who run ports in France and Belgium, are worried the uncertainty surrounding the transition period will make it impossible to be prepared when it ends on December 31, 2020. Joachim Coens, chief executive of the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, said: ”The transition period of two years is fine, provided we know from…
[ad_1] A second eruption on the slopes of Volcan de Fuego – meaning ‘volcano of fire’ in Spanish – caught rescue workers by surprise and sent them scrambling for cover. Authorities from the seismological, volcanic and meteorological institute Insivumeh have now warned a greater eruption could be imminent. Insivumeh director Eddy Sanchez said: “The conditions…
[ad_1] At least 16 people have died after contracting Nipah virus in Kerala over the past month. People are believed to have caught the infection after consuming date palm sap, which could have been licked or partially eaten by infected fruit bats. However, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday the spread of the…
[ad_1] A West Wing aide who was dismissive of gravely ill Sen. John McCain during a closed-door meeting last month has left the White House in Washington. White House spokesperson Raj Shah says, “Kelly Sadler is no longer employed within the Executive Office of the President.” Sadler told colleagues last month they should disregard McCain’s…
[ad_1] France, Germany and Britain are asking the United States to exempt European companies from sanctions on Iran. The three nations’ foreign and finance ministers have sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The European ministers say they “strongly regret” the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from…
[ad_1] The Kilauea volcano has destroyed hundreds of homes as lava extended more than half a mile into Kapoho Bay – sending a massive plume of lethal laze into the air. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake also hit the area at about the same time on Monday night and no tsunami warning has been issued for…
[ad_1] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to draw on his close ties with President Donald Trump in talks on Thursday, will urge the U.S. leader not to forget Tokyo’s security concerns in his drive for a historic deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Abe has spoken to Trump 30 times since he became…
[ad_1] Holding hopes of a “blue wave” in November, Democrats fought to shape the political battlefield in primaries across eight states, none more important than California where Republicans avoided an embarrassing setback in the race for governor. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newson, a Democrat, easily advanced to the general election, with business executive John Cox coming…
[ad_1] While the sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein poses challenges for both the prosecution and defence, legal experts say it could hinge on the judge’s rulings on some significant legal issues. Cases such as these — often referred to as “he said/she said” because only two people are present — generally tend to be more difficult for…
[ad_1] Northern California voters on Tuesday recalled a judge from office after he sentenced Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault, to a short jail sentence instead of prison. Voters opted to oust Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky. The judge was targeted for recall in June 2016 shortly after he…
[ad_1] Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire has killed at least 70 people since it erupted three days ago. The death toll stands in stark contrast to the nearly month-long eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, which has also caused massive destruction but has spared human life. To understand the deadly contrast requires taking a closer…
[ad_1] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Washington to try to make sure President Donald Trump doesn’t overlook Japan’s security and other concerns at the unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit next week. Abe will have less than two hours to make his points to Trump at the White House on Thursday, ahead of the…
[ad_1] Frightened people living near the Volcano of Fire fled with their children and few possessions when fresh flows of super-heated debris were announced, taking no chances after authorities gave them little time to evacuate before a deadly eruption over the weekend. Traffic came to a standstill on choked roads Tuesday and those without vehicles…
[ad_1] Beijing and Washington are at each other’s throats over a £75billion trade war, after President Trump introduced tariffs in March and China retaliated with more tariffs. They ended trade talks in Beijing on Sunday without any announced deals. Greg Valliere, chief global strategist at Horizon Investment, said: “I think we’re at a real low…
[ad_1] Giuseppe Conte used his first speech in office to promise his government would try and interact with Russia again. Speaking to Italian senators, Mr Conte said: “We will be the advocates of an opening towards Russia. “A Russia which has consolidated its international role in recent years in various geopolitical crises. “We will promote…
[ad_1] Richard Brown, an Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences for Durham University, told Express.co.uk the situation in the Central American nation is already “much worse than in Hawaii” despite Kilauea plaguing residents for longer. He said: “The situation in Guatemala is already much worse than in Hawaii. “To my knowledge no-one has…
[ad_1] The “tank” is actually a weaponless armoured personnel carrier which was taken from Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia, state police said. By-standers were shocked as they spotted the military vehicle racing down highways and Richmond city streets and the video has gone viral on the internet. One person on Twitter said: “Driving down Broad…
[ad_1] For all their talk of a “blue wave,” Democrats needed a good day Tuesday in California to have much hope of seizing the House majority this fall. No state will play a more significant role in the fight for control of Congress. And with primary elections across California and seven other states on Tuesday,…
[ad_1] New fissures have opened up around Kilauea volcano and lava has started to flow from fissure 8 once again, threatening communities in the Leilani Estates, Lanipuna Gardens and Kapoho. The NASA Earth Observatory is monitoring the seismic activity in the Lower East Rift Zone using a series of satellite instruments. One image from the…
[ad_1] The National Institute of Forensic Sciences in the Central American nation raised the toll although it is still unconfirmed how many in the region are missing following the horrific natural disaster. So far 23 bodies have been identified in the region. Frighteningly hot volcanic material that covered areas of Guatemala has made identification problematic.…
[ad_1] Lilian Hernandez said 36 family members are missing and presumed to be dead from the explosion. Naming cousins she lost, she listed: “Ingrid, Yomira, Paola, Jennifer, Michael, Andrea and Silvia, who was just 2-years-old.” Residents were caught in multiple pyroclastic flows which rushed down the sides of the volcano. Only a fraction of the…
[ad_1] The French leader quoted from Prussian statesman Otto Von Bismarck in a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when asked about his recent interaction with the Republican firebrand. He said: “As Bismarck used to say, if we explained to people how sausages were made, it’s unlikely they’d keep eating them. “So I…
[ad_1] A river of lava spewing from the foot of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano swallowed about three dozen more homes on the Big Island this weekend. Lava flows continue to wreak destruction with nearly 120 properties being devoured since the volcano erupted last month, officials said on Monday. One finger of the lava continues to pour…
[ad_1] Fuego, one of many active volcanoes out of 34 in the Central American country, erupted in dramatic fashion on Sunday, sending huge plumes of ash and smoke some six miles into the skies. Surrounding neighbourhoods near the colonial city of Antigua, a UNESCO world heritage site that has survived several volcanic eruptions, have been coated…
[ad_1] Anti-EU Lega leader Mr Salvini launched his latest scathing attack to the EU today while he was outlining the immediate actions of the government to tackle illegal immigration. Speaking to journalists in parliament, he said: “I will have the honour to meet as soon as possible Libyan and Tunisian authorities. “We are looking into…
[ad_1] People of the villages skirting Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire began mourning the few dead who could be identified after an eruption killed dozens by engulfing them in floods of searing ash and mud. Mourners cried over caskets lined up in a row in the main park of San Juan Alotenango on Monday evening before…
[ad_1] Ethiopia will fully accept the terms of a peace agreement with Eritrea that was signed in 2000, its ruling coalition announced on Tuesday. The East African neighbours have remained at odds since a 1998-2000 war over a disputed town that a boundary commission subsequently handed to Eritrea. Eritrea has long felt betrayed by world powers, who they say failed…
[ad_1] Moments after a jury found Bill Cosby guilty of three counts of sexual assault in April, several of his alleged past victims who huddled together outside the courthouse in Norristown, Penn., reacted in a powerful display of emotion. Attorney Gloria Allred led the women to a nearby podium as journalists and television crews joined…
[ad_1] The volcano’s summit spewed a five-mile stream of molten lava, along with a massive plume of black smoke, in the violent eruption. The death toll continues to rise as bodies are pulled out of the debris, with only a fraction of the victims identified so far. But Prof David Rothery, a volcanologist at the…
[ad_1] Mr Netanyahu has continuously lashed out at the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and has embarked on a three-day trip around Europe to lobby support against the agreement. On Tuesday, Mr Netanyahu met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks, in a bid to convince European signatories – Britain, France and Germany – to…
[ad_1] And, speaking during a commemoration ceremony to mark the 29th anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Mr Khamenei said: “Some European countries appear to expect the Iranian people to both tolerate and deal with the sanctions, to go along with them, and give up [the country’s] nuclear energy…
[ad_1] Tunisia’s prime minister has travelled to an island off the Tunisian coast to oversee search operations after a small smugglers’ boat packed with migrants capsized in the Mediterranean over the weekend, leaving an estimated 112 people dead or missing. The search for the missing reopened Tuesday after being temporarily called off for bad weather.…
[ad_1] Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York. Weinstein quietly answered a series of yes and no questions from the judge asking if he understood his rights at the hearing in Manhattan after a grand jury indicted the former movie mogul last week on charges involving…
[ad_1] The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition of its annual competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, N.J., as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labour Day.…
[ad_1] Law enforcement officials say New York fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead in her apartment in an apparent suicide. The officials said she was found by housekeeping staff inside her Park Avenue apartment at about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday. They said she left a note at the scene, but didn’t know what the note…
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called the idea of the president pardoning himself “unthinkable.” But within a day of that brush-off, the much-disputed power of the U.S. president to absolve himself of a potential crime is precisely what’s on Trump’s mind. Scholars studying fascism say the self-declared “law and order” president is now floating a…
[ad_1] An explosion at an iron ore mining project in China’s northeastern province of Liaoning on Tuesday has left 11 dead and nine injured, state media said. Another 25 people were trapped after the blast, which happened at around 4:10 a.m. ET (8:10 a.m. GMT), according to online reports by the People’s Daily and CCTV. The…
[ad_1] An international human rights group on Tuesday accused the U.S. and its allies of showing little regard for civilians’ lives while attacking the Syrian city that was once the de-facto capital of ISIS, an allegation denied by the U.S. military. Amnesty International said the U.S.-led coalition’s 2017 assault on Raqqa killed hundreds of civilians…
[ad_1] Government bans on plastic can be effective in cutting back on waste, but poor follow-through has left many such bans ineffective, the U.N. said in a Tuesday report. The report, with its release timed for U.N. World Environment Day, noted that rules limiting the use of plastic bags had decreased their use in places…
[ad_1] London firefighters battling to control the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze faced intolerable dilemmas as to whether to direct residents to stay put or try to escape through toxic smoke, a public inquiry has been told. Firefighting tactics are in focus at the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, Britain’s deadliest on domestic premises since…
[ad_1] The UN human rights office is calling on the Trump administration to “immediately halt” its policy of separating children from their parents after crossing the U.S. border with Mexico. Rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani scolded the U.S. for its “zero tolerance” policy in which some families have been separated after migration across the border. The…
[ad_1] Nearly 600 firefighters are currently battling the huge blaze, which is at 25 percent containment, according to Inciweb. More than 200 homes have been evacuated in Ute Park as the aggressive wildfire spreads. Power has now been restored to the park, however. Evacuations orders for nearby Cimarron, a community made up of 1,100 people, was…
[ad_1] Hawaii volcano Kilauea has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as lava flow continues to cause chaos. In the footage, lava flow from fissure 8 crashes into the Pacific Ocean in Kapoho Bay. The United States Geological Survey said late on Monday evening local time that lava was still crashing into the…
[ad_1] The Fuego volcano’s powerful pyroclastic flows – a fast-moving mixture of gas and volcanic matter – buried villages with some residents failing to escape. Shocking footage from Twitter of the Hotel La Reunion Golf Resort & Residences in the town of Alotenango, situated close to the Fuego volcano, shows the devastating impact the volcano…
[ad_1] The school, in Gesundbrunnen, has been cordoned off with residents and teachers urged to stay away from the area while officers investigate. Police spokesman Thomas Neuendorf told The Associated Press that “so far, thankfully, we haven’t found anybody suspicious.” This is a breaking news story. More to follow… [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] An asteroid on a collision course with Earth broke up after entering the atmosphere over southern Africa on Saturday just eight hours after it was discovered. Asteroid 2018 LA was first identified early Saturday morning by the Catalina Sky Survey telescope near Tucson, Ariz. At just two metres across, the asteroid was too small to pose a…
[ad_1] Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers. Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesperson for Iran’s nuclear agency, was quoted by state TV on Tuesday as saying a letter was submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency detailing…
[ad_1] Six years ago, confident and sleek and super-rich and looking out over the team of mathematicians he employed to gain even the smallest advantage in the game of buying and selling money itself, John Taylor spoke in absolutes about the destiny of the Euro. Europe’s common currency, he declared, was already dead; “a chicken…
[ad_1] At a regular walking pace, you can cross from one end of Monaco to the other in under an hour — provided you don’t get lost or take a wrong turn on one of the winding roads carved into the side of the hills. Monaco is the second-smallest country in the world — only beaten out…
[ad_1] The Fuego volcano’s deadly pyroclastic flows – a fast-moving mixture of gas and volcanic matter – caused havoc for nearby residents as it faced its worst eruption for more than 40 years. One resident has described the terrifying moment she heard screams and had to escape the devastating lava flow. Speaking from a makeshift…
[ad_1] The Weather Channel has reported fourteen buildings have been destroyed in the New Mexico blaze and hundreds of other homes are threatened. Evacuations have also taken place in California and Colorado due to separate wildfires. Residents have evacuated Ute Park, in New Mexico as the aggressive wildfire rapidly burned more than 56 square miles…
[ad_1] People of the villages skirting Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire began mourning the few dead who could be identified after an eruption killed dozens by engulfing them in floods of searing ash and mud. Mourners cried over caskets lined up in a row in the main park of San Juan Alotenango on Monday evening before…
[ad_1] Lava erupting from fissure 8 flowed into Green Lake, Hawaii’s largest freshwater lake, and evaporated all the water, according to the Hawaii County Fire Department. The United States Geological Survey has since reported the lava is now encroaching on the Kapoho Tidepools on the eastern coast, and all the homes between Kapoho and Green…
[ad_1] Janet Snyder, a spokeswoman for Hawaii County, said 117 homes have been burned down by red hot lava. She stated such a figure has risen exponentially since last week. On Friday it was confirmed 87 homes had fallen to the devastating magma. Thousands of people in the Puna district of the Big Island were…
[ad_1] A federal court in Mexico said Monday that it has ordered the investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students be done again under the supervision of a truth commission. Accusations that suspects were tortured to give confessions convinced the court in the northern state of Tamaulipas that it was necessary to conduct…
[ad_1] The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs stated the hefty bills have been imposed on minors detained in Ofer prison near the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. As many as 32 children have been arrested in total with 12 of those being detained in their homes. One child was arrested…
[ad_1] The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it would appeal a federal judge;s ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political views, according to a court filing. A lawyer for the seven plaintiffs who sued, Jameel Jaffer, said…
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licences to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban on women driving, but some women who campaigned for the right to drive — including a Canadian — remain under arrest. A government statement said the 10 women who were issued licences already held driving licences from other countries,…
[ad_1] Melania Trump is sending her regrets; the American first lady will not be attending the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec at the end of the week. Melania’s spokeswoman confirmed she will not travel to either Quebec for the G7 or Singapore later this month for the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday. Mueller, who is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, asked the judge overseeing the case in U.S. District Court for the District of…