Boris Johnson rips into Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party for blocking general election
5 September, 2019 Comments Off on Boris Johnson rips into Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party for blocking general election
Photo credit: Getty. The Government’s motion for a general election was defeated on Thursday. Credits: Video – The AM Show; Image – Getty. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has attacked Jeremy Corbyn and the British Labour Party, describing them as being “consumed by cowardice” after blocking a general election. On Thursday morning (NZ Time), a […]
Continue reading …In about-face Carrie Lam caves in to protester demand to withdraw fugitives bill
4 September, 2019 Comments Off on In about-face Carrie Lam caves in to protester demand to withdraw fugitives bill
Carrie Lam makes a complete u-turn on the fugitives bill but would not yield on an independent inquiry. In an about turn, the Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today the withdrawal of the loathed draft fugitives bill that she suspended on Saturday June 15. She has said then that the bill is ‘dead,’ and had […]
Continue reading …South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five die
4 September, 2019 Comments Off on South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five die
Looters take items from an alleged foreign-owned shop during a riot in the Johannesburg suburb of Turffontein on September 2, 2019 in a new wave of violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa. PHOTO | GUILLEM SARTORIO | AFP Five people have been killed in a surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, police said […]
Continue reading …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 […]
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