Trump knocks London mayor and defends golfing as hurricane nears
4 September, 2019 Comments Off on Trump knocks London mayor and defends golfing as hurricane nears
London Mayor Sadiq Khan had mocked the president for “dealing with a hurricane out on the golf course.” | Jack Taylor/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived his long-running feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, declaring the mayor “incompetent” as he defended playing golf as a hurricane bore down on the southeastern coast of […]
Continue reading …NK-US nuclear talks will be delayed until end of year
3 September, 2019 Comments Off on NK-US nuclear talks will be delayed until end of year
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom on June 30. Yonhap North Korea is unwilling to hold nuclear talks with the United States as of now, and will continue to delay the dialogue until the year-end deadline set by the North’s young leader […]
Continue reading …More arrests as looting continues in South Africa’s Johannesburg Shops plundered, cars burned in Johannesburg as trucks torched in KZN amid rallies linked to anti-foreigner sentiment.
3 September, 2019 Comments Off on More arrests as looting continues in South Africa’s Johannesburg Shops plundered, cars burned in Johannesburg as trucks torched in KZN amid rallies linked to anti-foreigner sentiment.
Plainclothes members of the South African Police Service fire rubber bullets toward residents of the Johannesburg township of Alexandra on September 3, 2019 [Michele Spatari/AFP] Police have fired rubber bullets to disperse rioters at a township in Johannesburg after crowds of people plundered shops and set fire to buildings, in the latest outbreak of urban rioting […]
Continue reading …UN rapporteur blasts Myanmar’s Suu Kyi over Rohingya persecution
3 September, 2019 Comments Off on UN rapporteur blasts Myanmar’s Suu Kyi over Rohingya persecution
AA PhotoAA Photo Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a U.N. rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon. Yanghee Lee, a university professor in Seoul who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human […]
Continue reading …Rouhani says Iran’s answer to US talks will ‘always be negative’
3 September, 2019 Comments Off on Rouhani says Iran’s answer to US talks will ‘always be negative’
Iran’s answer to talks with the US will “always be negative,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, adding that Iran “does not have a decision” on holding talks with the US. (AP) Iran’s answer to bilateral talks with the US will “always be negative,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, adding that Iran […]
Continue reading …Beijing draws line between peaceful rallies and radicals
3 September, 2019 Comments Off on Beijing draws line between peaceful rallies and radicals
Xu Luying, spokeswoman. Beijing’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office under the State Council, drew the line between those peacefully rallying and radical protesters, in a lengthy, live briefing from the capital. Yang Guang, addressing the fourth such press conference about the unrest now in its 13th week in Hong Kong, said protesters are trying […]
Continue reading …Hezbollah fire intended to avenge Syria strike, not Beirut drones — report Fighting may not be over, in light of terror group chief Nasrallah’s threat on Saturday to exact payback for alleged Israeli attack in Beirut
2 September, 2019 Comments Off on Hezbollah fire intended to avenge Syria strike, not Beirut drones — report Fighting may not be over, in light of terror group chief Nasrallah’s threat on Saturday to exact payback for alleged Israeli attack in Beirut
A man fixes a Hezbollah flag at the ‘Garden of Iran’ Park in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras on September 1, 2019, as fires blaze on the Lebanese side along the border following an exchange of fire with Israel. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) Missile fire from Hezbollah that hit an IDF vehicle in northern […]
Continue reading …Julián Castro: Trump needs to step up on universal background checks
2 September, 2019 Comments Off on Julián Castro: Trump needs to step up on universal background checks
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. | Elise Amendola/AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro said Sunday he’s tired of waiting for President Donald Trump to follow up on his talk about universal background checks during gun purchases. “The biggest lies that the president has told include that he would do something […]
Continue reading …Saudi-led coalition strike on prison in Yemen kills at least 100 people – Red Cross
1 September, 2019 Comments Off on Saudi-led coalition strike on prison in Yemen kills at least 100 people – Red CrossRed Crescent medics stand at the site of Saudi-led air strikes on a Houthi detention centre in Dhamar © Reuters / Ahmed al-Ans A Red Cross official has estimated that Saudi airstrikes killed at least 100 people at a Yemeni prison. Medics have been dispatched to the scene of what looks like the deadliest strike […]
Continue reading …Hong Kong airport train shut down as protesters plan to disrupt travel
1 September, 2019 Comments Off on Hong Kong airport train shut down as protesters plan to disrupt travel
An aircraft takes off as pro-democracy protesters gather outside the airport in, Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept.1, 2019. (AP Photo) Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists blocked some routes to the city’s airport Sunday following a day of violent clashes with police. The operator of the express train to the Hong Kong International Airport said it […]
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