France’s Macron visits Chad amid Russian intervention fears in neighbouring CAR
22 December, 2018 Comments Off on France’s Macron visits Chad amid Russian intervention fears in neighbouring CAR
Ludovic Marin, AFP | Idriss Déby and Emmanuel Macron at the Francophonie summit in Armenia, October 11, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Chad this weekend, where he will meet his counterpart Idriss Deby to discuss the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), amid widespread concerns about increasing Russian influence in the country. […]
Continue reading …‘Use the nuclear option’: US hurtles towards shutdown as Trump returns to battle .The US President has gone on the offensive, threatening a “very long” shutdown within hours if he does not get border wall funding.
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Use the nuclear option’: US hurtles towards shutdown as Trump returns to battle .The US President has gone on the offensive, threatening a “very long” shutdown within hours if he does not get border wall funding.
The US government is again hurtling towards shutdown after Donald Trump called for the “nuclear option” in a barrage of tweets. The President said the closure of vital agencies would “last for a very long time”, warning: “Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!” Trump stokes fears of govt shutdown Mr Trump […]
Continue reading …Op-Ed: Chinese hacking squad is yet another creation to smear China
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on Op-Ed: Chinese hacking squad is yet another creation to smear China
The US Department of Justice on Thursday accused two Chinese nationals of carrying out a wide-ranging hacking campaign in association with Chinese national security authorities for more than a decade, allegedly infiltrating more than 45 technology companies and US government agencies to steal intellectual property and other data. The indictment alleges that members of the […]
Continue reading …13 dead, 8 missing after methane explosion in Czech coal mine
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on 13 dead, 8 missing after methane explosion in Czech coal mine
EPA Photo The death toll from an explosion at a Czech coal mine has risen to 13, CTK news agency reported on Friday, citing company sources. The state-run OKD company said a methane blast more than 800 metres (875 yards) underground devastated areas of the CSM hard-coal mine, near the town of Karvina, on Thursday. […]
Continue reading …Outrage as Denmark passes law making HANDSHAKE mandatory for naturalization
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on Outrage as Denmark passes law making HANDSHAKE mandatory for naturalization
© Reuters / RITZAU SCANPIX / Martin Sylvest Danish lawmakers have approved a government-backed proposal to make citizenship applicants shake hands with the official conducting the naturalization ceremony. The bill has been criticized for discriminating against Muslims. The new citizenship bill has been the subject of a heated debate since last summer. It requires those […]
Continue reading …UK’s Gatwick airport resumes flights after drone chaos
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on UK’s Gatwick airport resumes flights after drone chaos
Britain’s Gatwick airport has reopened after a rogue drone saboteur wrought travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of Christmas travellers by playing cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army. After the biggest disruption at Gatwick airport since a volcanic ash cloud in 2010, Britain’s second-busiest airport said on Friday its runway was open and that a limited […]
Continue reading …Trump stuffs political grenades in Washington’s Christmas stocking
21 December, 2018 Comments Off on Trump stuffs political grenades in Washington’s Christmas stocking
President Donald Trump seems more confident than ever in his own gut instinct. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo The president’s moves on a border wall and military operations stun the political establishment, cost him a defense secretary — and trigger ‘one of the most chaotic weeks that we’ve ever seen in American government.’ At least by […]
Continue reading …Eight people dead in Sudanese protests against soaring prices
20 December, 2018 Comments Off on Eight people dead in Sudanese protests against soaring prices
A state of emergency and curfew were also declared in the northeastern city of Atbara after protests there on Wednesday. (Supplied) A state of emergency was announced by Sudanese authorities in four cities on Thursday, according to Al Arabiya’s reporter, after at least eight people were killed in protests against soaring prices. A curfew was […]
Continue reading …US says asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico
20 December, 2018 Comments Off on US says asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico
group of Central American migrants climb the border fence between Mexico and the United States, near El Chaparral border crossing, in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on November 25, 2018. (AFP Photo) Immigrants seeking asylum along the southwest border will no longer be released into the U.S. while their cases play out, the Trump administration […]
Continue reading …Netanyahu: Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria after US exit
20 December, 2018 Comments Off on Netanyahu: Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria after US exit
“We do not intend to reduce our efforts. We will intensify them,” Netanyahu said. (AFP) Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Some Israeli officials have said US President Donald Trump’s move, announced on Wednesday, […]
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