Death toll from four days of violent protests in Iraq rises to 93
5 October, 2019 Comments Off on Death toll from four days of violent protests in Iraq rises to 93
Protesters in Baghdad. Photograph: Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi human rights commission said on Saturday that the death toll from four days of anti-government protests in Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces rose to 93, while 3,978 others were injured. The Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), which is linked to the Iraqi […]
Continue reading …Pelosi warns a second Trump term could inflict ‘irreparable harm’ on the nation “We have some serious repair and healing to do in our country for what he’s done so far,” the speaker said.
3 October, 2019 Comments Off on Pelosi warns a second Trump term could inflict ‘irreparable harm’ on the nation “We have some serious repair and healing to do in our country for what he’s done so far,” the speaker said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Win McNamee/Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted congressional Democrats were obligated to push forward with their impeachment inquiry regardless of its political ramifications for the 2020 election — but also warned that a second term of Donald Trump’s presidency would wreak “irreparable damage” upon the country. “‘I solemnly swear to […]
Continue reading …Knife attack at Paris police HQ: At least four officers killed, suspect shot dead, reports say
3 October, 2019 Comments Off on Knife attack at Paris police HQ: At least four officers killed, suspect shot dead, reports say
Police block the street near Paris prefecture de police (police headquarters) on October 3, 2019 after three persons have been hurt in a knife attack. © AFP / Martin BUREAU At least four officers have died in a brazen knife attack at the Paris police headquarters, according to reports. The assailant, said to be an […]
Continue reading …American service member injured in al-Shabab attack in Somalia: US military
2 October, 2019 Comments Off on American service member injured in al-Shabab attack in Somalia: US military
U.S. Air Force The front of a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), is parked as it delivers supplies to U.S. forcein Somalia, Sept. 12, 2019.more … A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield in Somalia, according to U.S. […]
Continue reading …North Korea launches ‘unidentified projectiles’ hours after agreeing to resume nuke talks with US
2 October, 2019 Comments Off on North Korea launches ‘unidentified projectiles’ hours after agreeing to resume nuke talks with US
MFILE PHOTO © KCNA via Reuters The launch of several unidentified missiles from North Korea has been detected by the Japenese coast guard and the South Korean military, mere hours after Pyongyang said it would resume denuclearization talks with the US. At least two projectiles were launched from Wonsan in the Kangwon province, eastward into the sea, Yonhap […]
Continue reading …Everything we know about the man charged in Edmonton’s truck attack from the woman who knows him best
1 October, 2019 Comments Off on Everything we know about the man charged in Edmonton’s truck attack from the woman who knows him best
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif SUPPLIED / POSTMEDIA You can ask (her) anything about me, and she will tell you.” Those handful of words are the first Abdulahi Hasan Sharif has spoken to media since Sept. 30, 2017 — the day a city police constable was run down by a car and stabbed outside an Edmonton Eskimos game and […]
Continue reading …Grand gala looks back at seven decades of achievements
1 October, 2019 Comments Off on Grand gala looks back at seven decades of achievements
Xi Jinping and other leaders pose for a group photo with cast members after a high-profile art performance, named “Stride Forward, the Nation,” at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 29, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] A grand gala was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on […]
Continue reading …North Korea says US agreed to resume nuclear talks
1 October, 2019 Comments Off on North Korea says US agreed to resume nuclear talks
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un following a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 27, 2019. (AFP Photo) North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold working-level talks on Oct. 5, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday, […]
Continue reading …Yemen’s Houthi rebels release Saudi attack video Saudi Arabia has not responded to Houthi claim 500 of its forces were killed or wounded in August’s cross-border attack.
30 September, 2019 Comments Off on Yemen’s Houthi rebels release Saudi attack video Saudi Arabia has not responded to Houthi claim 500 of its forces were killed or wounded in August’s cross-border attack.
Yemen‘s Houthi rebels on Sunday broadcast footage they said was of a major attack on Saudi Arabia in August that killed or wounded 500 soldiers with thousands of others surrendering. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, described an ambush on the Saudi forces that then developed into an “all-out” cross-border offensive that trapped the troops inside […]
Continue reading …How impeachment could shape the Trump economy In 1998, a booming economy came to the president’s rescue. In 2019, impeachment threats are competing with economic threats.By Ben White
30 September, 2019 Comments Off on How impeachment could shape the Trump economy In 1998, a booming economy came to the president’s rescue. In 2019, impeachment threats are competing with economic threats.By Ben White
President Donald Trump. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images The U.S. economy has sailed through a presidential impeachment before. In 1998, as the GOP-controlled House moved to impeach President Bill Clinton, the stock market soared and the economy grew nearly 5 percent. But economists and Wall Street analysts note that conditions are very different now as Democrats […]
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