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South Korea stops paintings brought from North Korea
- January 18, 2019
Trump is determined to have a second summit with Kim, and nobody on his team could stop it even if they tried. A White House source told CNN "a lot of positive things are happening" and that Trump and Kim Jong Un have "established a good relationship". (more...)
- January 18, 2019
Trump is determined to have a second summit with Kim, and nobody on his team could stop it even if they tried. A White House source told CNN "a lot of positive things are happening" and that Trump and Kim Jong Un have "established a good relationship". (more...)
University student Aiia Maasarwe ‘ambushed’ by killer
- January 18, 2019
They have released CCTV images of Aia which shows the clothing she was wearing that night, in the hope someone saw her on the night and can help police track her exact movements. "Out of respect to the family, we're not going into details of injuries and the nature of the assault", Mr Stamper said. "As a government, we will do whatever is required to support this woman's family and friends and I extend my sympathy to her family and friends at this bad, awful time", she added. (more...)
- January 18, 2019
They have released CCTV images of Aia which shows the clothing she was wearing that night, in the hope someone saw her on the night and can help police track her exact movements. "Out of respect to the family, we're not going into details of injuries and the nature of the assault", Mr Stamper said. "As a government, we will do whatever is required to support this woman's family and friends and I extend my sympathy to her family and friends at this bad, awful time", she added. (more...)
Divers swim with giant great white shark off Oahu's coast
- January 18, 2019
A almost 20-foot-long shark named "Deep Blue", believed to be the largest great white on record, was filmed Tuesday in a rare sighting off the coast of Oahu, swimming right up to some divers. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a statement that the decomposing whale carcass had drifted about 13 kilometres south of Pearl Harbour after being towed 24 kilometres offshore days earlier. (more...)
- January 18, 2019
A almost 20-foot-long shark named "Deep Blue", believed to be the largest great white on record, was filmed Tuesday in a rare sighting off the coast of Oahu, swimming right up to some divers. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a statement that the decomposing whale carcass had drifted about 13 kilometres south of Pearl Harbour after being towed 24 kilometres offshore days earlier. (more...)
Kirsten Gillibrand: US senator announces White House bid
- January 17, 2019
However, he poked fun at the New York Democrat for pledging that she would serve her full six-year term as senator ahead of the 2018 midterms, saying she proved "all those haters" wrong who said she wasn't going to run, "including herself". (more...)
- January 17, 2019
However, he poked fun at the New York Democrat for pledging that she would serve her full six-year term as senator ahead of the 2018 midterms, saying she proved "all those haters" wrong who said she wasn't going to run, "including herself". (more...)
Trump will visit Pentagon to talk missile defense
- January 17, 2019
But while the earlier review focused exclusively on the ballistic-missile threat, the new review broadens the scope to include cruise missile and hypersonic threats being developed by Russian Federation and China. Before delivering details of the new missile strategy, Trump used his speech to continue his push for a southern border wall. An expansion also would have important implications for American diplomacy, given long-standing Russian hostility to even the most rudimentary United ... (more...)
- January 17, 2019
But while the earlier review focused exclusively on the ballistic-missile threat, the new review broadens the scope to include cruise missile and hypersonic threats being developed by Russian Federation and China. Before delivering details of the new missile strategy, Trump used his speech to continue his push for a southern border wall. An expansion also would have important implications for American diplomacy, given long-standing Russian hostility to even the most rudimentary United ... (more...)
UK PM says "no" to delaying Brexit or second referendum
- January 17, 2019
Moments after the result was announced - with Speaker John Bercow bellowing "the noes have it" to a packed Commons chamber - May said it was only right to test whether the government still had lawmakers' support to carry on. Particularly when it came the contentious Irish backstop - an insurance policy to prevent the return of border infrastructure between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland - which has been a thorn in the side of May's deal . (more...)
- January 17, 2019
Moments after the result was announced - with Speaker John Bercow bellowing "the noes have it" to a packed Commons chamber - May said it was only right to test whether the government still had lawmakers' support to carry on. Particularly when it came the contentious Irish backstop - an insurance policy to prevent the return of border infrastructure between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland - which has been a thorn in the side of May's deal . (more...)
Man in Georgia wanted to attack the White House, federal officials say
- January 17, 2019
Taheb has been charged with attempt to damage by means of an explosive any building owned, possessed, or leased by the United States. According to U.S. CNN tried to reach an attorney who represented Taheb in court but was unsuccessful. Days later, the pair met up, where the suspect allegedly told the informant that he wanted to visit " hijra "- a reference to territory controlled by ISIS - and was eager to offload the vehicle to pay for a passport. (more...)
- January 17, 2019
Taheb has been charged with attempt to damage by means of an explosive any building owned, possessed, or leased by the United States. According to U.S. CNN tried to reach an attorney who represented Taheb in court but was unsuccessful. Days later, the pair met up, where the suspect allegedly told the informant that he wanted to visit " hijra "- a reference to territory controlled by ISIS - and was eager to offload the vehicle to pay for a passport. (more...)
Jayme Closs kidnap suspect's lawyers say confession makes it hard for defense
- January 17, 2019
He says if anyone gets it, Jayme should because "She got herself out". Pullen said that the call was one of the most intense that she's received in the decade that she's worked as a dispatcher. Fearing her own house was too close to that of Patterson, Nutter rushed the girl to the home of Kasinskas, who ushered them inside and told her husband, Peter Kasinskas, to guard the door and be ready to shoot if Patterson appeared. (more...)
- January 17, 2019
He says if anyone gets it, Jayme should because "She got herself out". Pullen said that the call was one of the most intense that she's received in the decade that she's worked as a dispatcher. Fearing her own house was too close to that of Patterson, Nutter rushed the girl to the home of Kasinskas, who ushered them inside and told her husband, Peter Kasinskas, to guard the door and be ready to shoot if Patterson appeared. (more...)
Pranksters defend spreading fake news of Trump's departure
- January 17, 2019
It wasn't immediately clear who was behind the fake website and newspaper, copies of which were being handed out at locations around Washington , including outside the White House and Union Station. The fake paper is reported to be the work of author Onnesha Roychoudhuri and the activist pranksters known as the Yes Men . It begins, "Felicita Mendez, the campaign director of a leading progressive organization, holds up a copy of a fictional issue of the Washington Post that looks, ... (more...)
- January 17, 2019
It wasn't immediately clear who was behind the fake website and newspaper, copies of which were being handed out at locations around Washington , including outside the White House and Union Station. The fake paper is reported to be the work of author Onnesha Roychoudhuri and the activist pranksters known as the Yes Men . It begins, "Felicita Mendez, the campaign director of a leading progressive organization, holds up a copy of a fictional issue of the Washington Post that looks, ... (more...)
China sentences Canadian to death, raises tension
- January 17, 2019
Both Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, were arrested on vague national security allegations. In this image taken from a video footage run by China's CCTV, Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg attends his retrial at the Dalian Intermediate People's Court in Dalian, northeastern China's Liaoning province on Monday, Jan. (more...)
- January 17, 2019
Both Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, were arrested on vague national security allegations. In this image taken from a video footage run by China's CCTV, Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg attends his retrial at the Dalian Intermediate People's Court in Dalian, northeastern China's Liaoning province on Monday, Jan. (more...)
Theresa May Suffers Damaging Defeat After Parliament Rejects Her Deal
- January 17, 2019
So far, nearly every possible option is on the table. Jeremy Corbyn has said previously he will table a vote of no-confidence in the Government if it loses in the Commons . "A no-deal Brexit means the public will face higher prices and less choice on the shelves", said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium. (more...)
- January 17, 2019
So far, nearly every possible option is on the table. Jeremy Corbyn has said previously he will table a vote of no-confidence in the Government if it loses in the Commons . "A no-deal Brexit means the public will face higher prices and less choice on the shelves", said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium. (more...)
Russia's Lavrov Mocks Suggestion That Trump Worked for the Kremlin
- January 16, 2019
The statement comes as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas plans to arrive in Moscow on Friday for talks with Lavrov. Lavrov noted that earlier this week the USA has ignored Moscow's proposal to inspect a Russian missile that Washington claims has violated a nuclear arms treaty. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
The statement comes as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas plans to arrive in Moscow on Friday for talks with Lavrov. Lavrov noted that earlier this week the USA has ignored Moscow's proposal to inspect a Russian missile that Washington claims has violated a nuclear arms treaty. (more...)
Blast strikes USA led coalition patrol in Syria's Manbij
- January 16, 2019
The attack comes just days after President Trump tweeted the " long overdue pullout " of us soldiers from Syria has begun. "We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time", a coalition spokesman said in a statement posted on social media. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
The attack comes just days after President Trump tweeted the " long overdue pullout " of us soldiers from Syria has begun. "We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time", a coalition spokesman said in a statement posted on social media. (more...)
Giant rotating ice disk in river draws gawkers in Maine
- January 16, 2019
According to the New York Times , only one or two are reported a year in the USA, and usually, they are comparatively diminutive at 6-9 meters (20-30 feet) in size. He said the disk's movement was down to the river current, the thickness of the ice and the friction caused by the ice grinding against the shoreline. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
According to the New York Times , only one or two are reported a year in the USA, and usually, they are comparatively diminutive at 6-9 meters (20-30 feet) in size. He said the disk's movement was down to the river current, the thickness of the ice and the friction caused by the ice grinding against the shoreline. (more...)
Government facing vote of no confidence after humiliating Brexit defeat
- January 16, 2019
But this doesn't stop Labour or even May's fellow Conservative MPs tabling another motion of no confidence at a later date. Nothing about how - or even if - it intends to honour the decision the British people took in a referendum Parliament chose to hold. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
But this doesn't stop Labour or even May's fellow Conservative MPs tabling another motion of no confidence at a later date. Nothing about how - or even if - it intends to honour the decision the British people took in a referendum Parliament chose to hold. (more...)
‘El Chapo’ paid former Mexican president $100M bribe, court witness claims
- January 16, 2019
Alex Cifuentes, a Colombian drug trafficker who describes himself as Guzman's former "right-hand, left-hand man", claimed that Pena Nieto initially asked for $250 million, and Guzman later boasted about paying him $100 million in October 2012, when he was still president-elect, Reuters reports. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
Alex Cifuentes, a Colombian drug trafficker who describes himself as Guzman's former "right-hand, left-hand man", claimed that Pena Nieto initially asked for $250 million, and Guzman later boasted about paying him $100 million in October 2012, when he was still president-elect, Reuters reports. (more...)
Children Found Dead in Unplugged Chest Freezer in Florida
- January 16, 2019
John told NBC News that the two women, who are friends and live together at the home with the children, spent between 30 to 40 minutes looking for the kids before they checked the freezer. "Deaths also have occurred in ice boxes located in campers parked outside the home". They think that when the children climbed inside, the lid closed and the hasp fell shut, trapping the children inside. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
John told NBC News that the two women, who are friends and live together at the home with the children, spent between 30 to 40 minutes looking for the kids before they checked the freezer. "Deaths also have occurred in ice boxes located in campers parked outside the home". They think that when the children climbed inside, the lid closed and the hasp fell shut, trapping the children inside. (more...)
China warns citizens about 'risks' of visiting Canada amid escalating tensions
- January 16, 2019
Hua's comments add to increasingly strained relations between the two countries since Canada detained Meng on December 1, followed soon after by China's arrest of Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, on allegations they were undermining national security. (more...)
- January 16, 2019
Hua's comments add to increasingly strained relations between the two countries since Canada detained Meng on December 1, followed soon after by China's arrest of Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, on allegations they were undermining national security. (more...)
Minister open to Australia Day date change
- January 16, 2019
He's also trying to ban board shorts. Yarra City Council in Melbourne was stripped of its power to hold citizenship ceremonies in August 2017. "We believe all councils who are granted the privilege of conducting citizenship ceremonies should be required to conduct a ceremony on Australia Day", Mr Morrison told The Sunday Telegraph . (more...)
- January 16, 2019
He's also trying to ban board shorts. Yarra City Council in Melbourne was stripped of its power to hold citizenship ceremonies in August 2017. "We believe all councils who are granted the privilege of conducting citizenship ceremonies should be required to conduct a ceremony on Australia Day", Mr Morrison told The Sunday Telegraph . (more...)
Brexit Debate: May calls on MPs to back Brexit deal
- January 16, 2019
The Federation of Small Business in Northern Ireland said time was running out to avoid "a chaotic no-deal". Shane Ross: "Yeah. The border one, should I not have said that?" His more senior colleague replied: "Yes, but we can't get into where they'll be at this stage". (more...)
- January 16, 2019
The Federation of Small Business in Northern Ireland said time was running out to avoid "a chaotic no-deal". Shane Ross: "Yeah. The border one, should I not have said that?" His more senior colleague replied: "Yes, but we can't get into where they'll be at this stage". (more...)
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