Pakistan thinks US leaders are fools, only gave us ‘lies and deceit’: Donald Trump
1 January, 2018 Comments Off on Pakistan thinks US leaders are fools, only gave us ‘lies and deceit’: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump’s inauguration kicked off a momentous and tumultuous year PHOTO: AFP US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US ‘foolishly’ gave aid to Pakistan over the course of 15 years but Islamabad remained deceitful by providing safe havens to ‘terrorists’ from Afghanistan. “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than […]
Continue reading …North Korea’s Kim Jong-un issues threats and olive branch
1 January, 2018 Comments Off on North Korea’s Kim Jong-un issues threats and olive branch
Image captionResidents of South Korea watched the speech from the North’s leader(GETTY IMAGES) North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has said a nuclear launch button is “always on my table” and warned the US it will never be able to start a war. In a televised new year speech, he said the entire US was within […]
Continue reading …In pictures: World welcomes 2018 with fantastic fireworks
1 January, 2018 Comments Off on In pictures: World welcomes 2018 with fantastic fireworks
Millions gathered on Brazil’s Copacabana beach late Sunday to welcome 2018 in humid conditions – while a freezing North America prepared to close out the world’s New Year celebrations. © Guillaume Souvant, AFP | New Year revellers gather on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris on December 31, 2017. A chilly Europe had already said goodbye to 2017, […]
Continue reading …Iranian protester death toll rises to 12 as hundreds arrested
1 January, 2018 Comments Off on Iranian protester death toll rises to 12 as hundreds arrested
Iranian state TV has reported that 12 people have been killed amid nationwide protests, without elaborating. Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London. (Reuters) Among the 10 were two protesters who were shot dead overnight in the small town of Izeh in southwestern Iran, a member […]
Continue reading …Colorado deputy killed, 4 others shot in ‘ambush-style’ attack outside Denver
1 January, 2018 Comments Off on Colorado deputy killed, 4 others shot in ‘ambush-style’ attack outside Denver
Colorado deputy Zackari Parrish, 29, was killed during an ‘ambush-style’ attack in Denver. A New Year’s Eve domestic disturbance call sparked an “ambush-style” attack that left one deputy dead, four others injured and two civilians wounded at an apartment complex just south of Denver. The suspect fired off around 100 rounds with a rifle at […]
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