Pelosi announces House won’t vote now on whether to begin impeachment inquiry

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced after meeting with the House Democratic caucus on Tuesday that there will be no vote — at least for now — on the launch of formal impeachment proceedings against President Trump. “There’s no requirement that we have a vote, … Read More

Hundreds of anti Brexit campaigners are heading to London for so-called ‘Super Saturday’

A prominent protester has taken swipes at Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and Boris Johnson. A sign held by an attendee during a People’s Vote rally at New Dock Hall in Leeds. (Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire) More than 800 people from … Read More

Fight against illegal immigration pays off with thousands stopped

A group of illegal Afghan migrants aboard a boat off the coast of Ayvacık in western Turkey, Oct. 15, 2019. (DHA Photo) Turkey has largely managed to curb illegal migration to Europe via its territories, intercepting over 336,000 migrants so … Read More

Population of Greece’s Notorious Moria Migrant Camp at All-Time High

The population at the Reception and Identification Centre in Moria on the Greek island of Lesvos, with a capacity of 3,000 individuals, reached an all-time record of 13,842 people, authorities announced on Tuesday. Migrants and refugees continue to pour into the island … Read More

Mexico Locks up Hundreds of Refugees Headed North

Mexican National Guard members blocked a refugee caravan near Tuzantan, Chiapas, on Saturday and arrested hundreds of asylum-seekers. (AP photo/Isabel Mateos) TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean and Central America were corralled and detained in … Read More

Xi vows attempts to split China will ‘end in crushed bodies and shattered bones’

posted in: Far East, News

Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered bones” according to state-media, as anti-government protesters in Hong Kong returned to the streets for a 19th consecutive weekend. Though Xi … Read More

Venezuela denies entry to Guatemalan president-elect, scuppering meeting with opposition leader

posted in: News, World News

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities on Saturday denied Guatemala’s president-elect Alejandro Giammattei entry into Venezuela, where he was scheduled to meet with opposition leader Juan Guaido. Giammattei, a conservative who won the Central American country’s presidency in August, landed at … Read More

Erdoğan has managed the unthinkable: uniting all the other Middle East rivals

posted in: Middle East, News

Turkey’s Syria invasion following the US withdrawal of its troops means that all bets are now off in the Middle East. Smoke billows from targets in Tel Abyad, Syria, during bombardment by Turkish forces. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP By invading northern … Read More

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