Yellowstone volcano eruption: ‘Life or death’ prep for supervolcano emergency underway

MORE than 20 police, fire and rescue vehicles descended upon the area around Yellowstone supervolcano this week to prepare for what could be a “life or death” emergency. Yellowstone National Park Public Affairs confirmed that there could be a supervolcano … Read More

Trump says the military will secure the southern border until wall can be built

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President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.” Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Baltic leaders, where he … Read More

White House confirms Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet

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The Russian president was invited when US President Donald Trump telephoned to congratulate him on his election victory in March. The time and place of the encounter have yet to be agreed. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed … Read More

David Miliband calls for leadership on refugee resettlement in the EU

Head of International Rescue Committee says the EU should increase its intake of refugees to 108,000 each year.  David Miliband at IRC headquarters, New York. Under the IRC proposal, the EU would take in more refugees from countries such as … Read More

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Israel has a ‘right’ to homeland

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Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader has explicitly acknowledged Israel’s right to its own homeland, a first for a senior official from the kingdom. However, he also made a bizarre comparison between Hitler and Iran’s leader. Israel has a “right” to … Read More

Netanyahu scraps deal on residency for African migrants

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a deal that could have seen thousands of African migrants relocated to Europe and Canada. Under the agreement, thousands more migrants would stay in Israel. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had met … Read More

Pope Francis Says His Words ‘Overrule The Bible’

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Pope Francis has responded to claims that many of his teachings “contradict Bible teachings” by saying that his words “overrule” anything written in the Bible. The pope has further angered traditional Christians in recent weeks by developing the habit of … Read More

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Bolivia:no reports of injuries

This map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the intensity of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Bolivia on Monday. — USGS LA PAZ, Bolivia — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia on Monday, but it was so deep that … Read More

Untreatable ‘super gonorrhea’ case could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

The medical community is sounding the alarm after a man in the U.K. has become the first patient with a type of gonorrhea infection that is not responding to the antibiotics commonly used to cure it. Doctors are calling it … Read More

Thousands of deportations fail due to lack of papers

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Last year there were 65,000 people whose lack of travel documents prevented them from being deported from Germany. Now, though, people who don’t cooperate in obtaining new passports will be punished. Then 41 and from Nigeria, John (not his real … Read More

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