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Putin critic Bill Browder arrested in Madrid
- May 30, 2018
The European Parliament later passed its own version of the act. Browder and Cherkasov live in the Britain. His grandfather Earl Browder was the head of the American Communist Party. Russian Federation has tried on several occasions to issue warrants for Browder in the past to no avail . Browder helped push for the U.S.to pass the Magnitsky Act in 2012 - a bill which freezes the visas and assets of Russians suspected of human rights abuses by the USA government. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
The European Parliament later passed its own version of the act. Browder and Cherkasov live in the Britain. His grandfather Earl Browder was the head of the American Communist Party. Russian Federation has tried on several occasions to issue warrants for Browder in the past to no avail . Browder helped push for the U.S.to pass the Magnitsky Act in 2012 - a bill which freezes the visas and assets of Russians suspected of human rights abuses by the USA government. (more...)
Prominent Russian Journalist and Putin Critic Gunned Down in Kiev
- May 30, 2018
He claimed this Facebook post , in which he described Russia as an "aggressor", led to death threats and abuse from the Russian state, writing in a piece for The Guardian that this forced him to leave "a country I no longer feel safe in". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
He claimed this Facebook post , in which he described Russia as an "aggressor", led to death threats and abuse from the Russian state, writing in a piece for The Guardian that this forced him to leave "a country I no longer feel safe in". (more...)
Key Republican Trey Gowdy defends Federal Bureau of Investigation against Trump attacks
- May 30, 2018
On Tuesday, though, he said, he doesn't want to make a call on whether Trump will sit down for an interview "until they decide whether they are going to give us the documents or not". Gowdy insisted Tuesday evening that the president himself is not a target of the ongoing special counsel probe into the Kremlin's 2016 election interference. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
On Tuesday, though, he said, he doesn't want to make a call on whether Trump will sit down for an interview "until they decide whether they are going to give us the documents or not". Gowdy insisted Tuesday evening that the president himself is not a target of the ongoing special counsel probe into the Kremlin's 2016 election interference. (more...)
MH370 search may resume if new evidence found: Malaysian PM
- May 30, 2018
Systems created to automatically transmit the flight's position failed to work, according to a final report issued in January 2017 by the Australian Transport Safety Board. While the outcome was "extremely disappointing", Plunkett hoped the company would be able to offer its services again in a future search for the airliner. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Systems created to automatically transmit the flight's position failed to work, according to a final report issued in January 2017 by the Australian Transport Safety Board. While the outcome was "extremely disappointing", Plunkett hoped the company would be able to offer its services again in a future search for the airliner. (more...)
'Not Now, Not Ever': Mexico's Leader Responds to Trump's Border Wall Remark
- May 30, 2018
Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Not now, not ever". Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Very quickly Mexico replied: no we won't. "I don't want to cause a problem - I don't want to cause it - but in the end, in the end, Mexico's going to pay for the wall..." President Peña Nieto cancelled an earlier meeting with President Trump after the USA leader threatened to impose a tax on Mexican imports to fund the wall. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Not now, not ever". Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Very quickly Mexico replied: no we won't. "I don't want to cause a problem - I don't want to cause it - but in the end, in the end, Mexico's going to pay for the wall..." President Peña Nieto cancelled an earlier meeting with President Trump after the USA leader threatened to impose a tax on Mexican imports to fund the wall. (more...)
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Kiev, Ukraine
- May 30, 2018
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko has died after being shot near his home in Kiev, Ukrainian police say. The Bell, a respected Russian media start-up, said it did not always agree with Babchenko but called him "a principled, passionate, fearless man and journalist worthy of respect". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko has died after being shot near his home in Kiev, Ukrainian police say. The Bell, a respected Russian media start-up, said it did not always agree with Babchenko but called him "a principled, passionate, fearless man and journalist worthy of respect". (more...)
Bill Browder freed in Spain after arrest on expired Russian warrant
- May 30, 2018
A National Police spokeswoman said Browder was taken to a police station to check on the Russian arrest warrant - but that officers found that the order was no longer valid and that he would be released . It's not exactly clear why Browder was arrested on Wednesday. Mr Browder later said he had been released after the Interpol general secretary in Lyon advised Spanish police "not to honour the new Russian Interpol red notice". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
A National Police spokeswoman said Browder was taken to a police station to check on the Russian arrest warrant - but that officers found that the order was no longer valid and that he would be released . It's not exactly clear why Browder was arrested on Wednesday. Mr Browder later said he had been released after the Interpol general secretary in Lyon advised Spanish police "not to honour the new Russian Interpol red notice". (more...)
Palestinian president in 'excellent' health but still in hospital
- May 30, 2018
Abbas' ailing health has always been a source of speculation as to who will assume the PA leadership and how it will affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as the Palestinians' relationship with the Arab world and the West. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks inside the hospital in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank May 21, 2018. Abbas won a four-year term as president in 2005, but he has since remained in office without further elections. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Abbas' ailing health has always been a source of speculation as to who will assume the PA leadership and how it will affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as the Palestinians' relationship with the Arab world and the West. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks inside the hospital in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank May 21, 2018. Abbas won a four-year term as president in 2005, but he has since remained in office without further elections. (more...)
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukraine's capital
- May 30, 2018
At the same time, the Ukrainian interior ministry said that a Russian citizen, born in 1977, had been fatally wounded in the Ukrainian capital. The 41-year-old died in an ambulance on the way to hospital after his wife found him covered in blood. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
At the same time, the Ukrainian interior ministry said that a Russian citizen, born in 1977, had been fatally wounded in the Ukrainian capital. The 41-year-old died in an ambulance on the way to hospital after his wife found him covered in blood. (more...)
Italy's PM-designate Giuseppe Conte fails to form populist government
- May 30, 2018
The proposed populist government collapsed after president Sergio Mattarella vetoed the nomination of a finance minister who was backed by the majority of lawmakers. Well as you're no doubt aware, Italian bonds have been an absolute bloodbath this week and one of the debates folks were having on Sunday evening (when it became apparent that new elections were the most likely outcome after Mattarella declined to support Savona as FinMin) revolved around whether there would actually be a relief ... (more...)
- May 30, 2018
The proposed populist government collapsed after president Sergio Mattarella vetoed the nomination of a finance minister who was backed by the majority of lawmakers. Well as you're no doubt aware, Italian bonds have been an absolute bloodbath this week and one of the debates folks were having on Sunday evening (when it became apparent that new elections were the most likely outcome after Mattarella declined to support Savona as FinMin) revolved around whether there would actually be a relief ... (more...)
UK far-right figure Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt
- May 30, 2018
At court he admitted committing contempt of court by publishing information that could prejudice a trial. "No one could possibly conclude that it would be anything other than highly prejudicial to the defendants in the trial", the judge said. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
At court he admitted committing contempt of court by publishing information that could prejudice a trial. "No one could possibly conclude that it would be anything other than highly prejudicial to the defendants in the trial", the judge said. (more...)
United States preacher asks followers to help him buy $78m private jet
- May 30, 2018
But his latest request has hit the news waves, due to its objective and price tag: A $54 million private jet. The video on March 21 carefully mixed the Gospel with a few insights into the economics of worldwide aviation. Flying a Falcon 7X instead of the Falcon 50, he said, will allow the ministry to save on gas because it can fly further and won't have to rely on global airport fuel. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
But his latest request has hit the news waves, due to its objective and price tag: A $54 million private jet. The video on March 21 carefully mixed the Gospel with a few insights into the economics of worldwide aviation. Flying a Falcon 7X instead of the Falcon 50, he said, will allow the ministry to save on gas because it can fly further and won't have to rely on global airport fuel. (more...)
Abramovich may stay in United Kingdom for six months as Israeli passport holder
- May 30, 2018
He has owned Chelsea football club since 2003. "The Kremlin doesn't think anything about this", presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in response to a question on the reported move by Abramovich, a former regional governor seen as being on good terms with President Vladimir Putin . (more...)
- May 30, 2018
He has owned Chelsea football club since 2003. "The Kremlin doesn't think anything about this", presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in response to a question on the reported move by Abramovich, a former regional governor seen as being on good terms with President Vladimir Putin . (more...)
British Vladimir Putin critic 'arrested in Spain on Russian warrant'
- May 30, 2018
Browder, the founder of Hermitage Capital Management , wrote in a tweet that he had been arrested in Madrid by Spanish police and was being taken to a police station. Financier Bill Browder, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been arrested in Spain. Interpol had previously refused to enforce a similar 2013 sentence for Mr Browder, deeming it "predominantly political in nature". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Browder, the founder of Hermitage Capital Management , wrote in a tweet that he had been arrested in Madrid by Spanish police and was being taken to a police station. Financier Bill Browder, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been arrested in Spain. Interpol had previously refused to enforce a similar 2013 sentence for Mr Browder, deeming it "predominantly political in nature". (more...)
Syria recognises independence of Georgia's occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia
- May 30, 2018
The authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia hailed the decision on Tuesday, with Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba stating "we 'highly appreciate this step from the government of Syrian Arab Republic and we are confident that our relations will develop in spirit of mutual respect and cooperation". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
The authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia hailed the decision on Tuesday, with Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba stating "we 'highly appreciate this step from the government of Syrian Arab Republic and we are confident that our relations will develop in spirit of mutual respect and cooperation". (more...)
Video shows officer punching woman in the head on New Jersey beach
- May 30, 2018
In the video, a young woman is seen being wrestled into submission by two officers, one of whom appears to be punching her in the head repeatedly. There are several voices in the background yelling " Stop resisting! ". Troiano said the police would soon be releasing a statement on their findings, but he could not confirm if the body camera footage would be released. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
In the video, a young woman is seen being wrestled into submission by two officers, one of whom appears to be punching her in the head repeatedly. There are several voices in the background yelling " Stop resisting! ". Troiano said the police would soon be releasing a statement on their findings, but he could not confirm if the body camera footage would be released. (more...)
Despite China's Objections, US to Continue Freedom of Navigation Operations
- May 30, 2018
The United States has always been critical of China's sweeping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, disputed by several neighboring governments. China says it is within its rights to build up defenses on islands in the South China Sea that it believes are its sovereign territory. "We have seen in the last month they've done exactly that, moving weaponry in that was never there before", Mattis said. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
The United States has always been critical of China's sweeping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, disputed by several neighboring governments. China says it is within its rights to build up defenses on islands in the South China Sea that it believes are its sovereign territory. "We have seen in the last month they've done exactly that, moving weaponry in that was never there before", Mattis said. (more...)
Nashville prepares for 3rd visit from President Trump amidst Blackburn fundraiser
- May 30, 2018
President Trump Tuesday makes his third trip to Nashville in just over 14-months, but this time a rally is wrapped around a fundraiser for a key U-S Senate race. "She Is going to win!", Trump said. The president's visit comes as Republicans are trying to maintain control of the House and Senate, where the GOP holds a slim 51-49 majority. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
President Trump Tuesday makes his third trip to Nashville in just over 14-months, but this time a rally is wrapped around a fundraiser for a key U-S Senate race. "She Is going to win!", Trump said. The president's visit comes as Republicans are trying to maintain control of the House and Senate, where the GOP holds a slim 51-49 majority. (more...)
Russian Journalist Shot and Killed in Kiev
- May 30, 2018
Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker and adviser to the interior minister, said in a Facebook post that the gunman was waiting for the journalist in the stairwell of his apartment building. He was reportedly shot several times in the back. The Investigative Committee of Russian Federation said it had opened a criminal case into Mr Babchenko's death. (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker and adviser to the interior minister, said in a Facebook post that the gunman was waiting for the journalist in the stairwell of his apartment building. He was reportedly shot several times in the back. The Investigative Committee of Russian Federation said it had opened a criminal case into Mr Babchenko's death. (more...)
Israel minister threatens occupation of besieged Gaza as tensions soar
- May 30, 2018
Daoud Shehab, an Islamic Jihad spokesman, said Egyptian officials had been in contact with the group to try to restore calm. Israel has long said it would not tolerate such attacks from Gaza. Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N.'s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said he was deeply concerned by "the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards communities in southern Israel". (more...)
- May 30, 2018
Daoud Shehab, an Islamic Jihad spokesman, said Egyptian officials had been in contact with the group to try to restore calm. Israel has long said it would not tolerate such attacks from Gaza. Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N.'s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said he was deeply concerned by "the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards communities in southern Israel". (more...)
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