Saudi-led Yemen strikes destroy UK aid with British bombs – Oxfam slams London’s ‘incoherent’ policy
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‘My hope is gone’: Parents speak out after daughter starves to death in Yemen
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Millions of Yemenis edging closer to famine and disease, charity says
A charity has warned that millions of Yemenis are edging closer to famine and fatal disease one year after a Saudi-led coalition imposed a blockade on sea, land and air routes into the Arab world’s poorest country. Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council said “the past 12 months have been a never-ending nightmare for…
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Measles cases nationwide top last year’s total; almost 50 diagnosed in one New York county
Here is a brief history of the measles, with information courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control. Video by Jordan Fenster/lohud. WochitA free measles vaccine clinic in Monsey, New York, posted signs for those taking advantage of the shots to tell staff about symptoms of any illness because they could infect others.(Photo: Rochel Leah Goldblatt,…
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Japan, U.S. plan military response to Chinese threat to Senkakus
TOKYO Japan and the United States plan to draw up an operations plan for a combined response by their armed forces to Chinese threats to the Senkaku Islands, government sources said. The Japanese and U.S governments are already discussing how to respond in the event of an emergency on or around the uninhabited islands in…
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Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader, leads ‘Death to America’ chant in Iran
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who recently compared Jewish people to termites, led a “Death to America” chant Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran. Farrakhan’s trip came ahead of the Trump administration’s re-implementation of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic on Monday. Sobhan Hassanvand@Hassanvand · Nov 4, 2018 Replying to @Hassanvand Louis Farrakhan,…
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EU Will ‘Never’ Accept A Time-Limited Brexit Backstop, Says Ireland
Dominic Raab reportedly demanded right to pull UK out of proposed agreement. PA WIRE/PA IMAGES Ireland and the European Union will “never” accept a time-limited Brexit backstop, the UK has been told. Dominic Raab reportedly privately demanded the right to unilaterally pull the UK out of the proposed Brexit safety net after just three months….
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Europe is faltering
Titian’s Europa: The economy was bullish for a while, but not right now. Titian / Wikimedia, CC Italy recorded GDP growth of exactly 0.0%. The economies of Germany and the UK also looked fragile last week. “Eurozone growth is faltering faster than we had expected,” says HSBC. Until now, Europe has coped with a war in…
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German Jews call for anti-Semitism classes for Muslim immigrants
Germany’s federation of Jews says Muslim immigrants need special classes to counter anti-Semitic beliefs. They also condemned the AfD for normalizing anti-Semitism in Germany. Germany’s Central Council of Jews on Sunday called for combating anti-Semitism among new Muslim immigrants through education. Vice President Abraham Lehrer told the Protestant Press Service that he expects anti-Semitism among immigrants…
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German lawmakers push for Syrian refugee deportations
In the wake of a rape case involving Syrians in Germany, conservative lawmakers are demanding the government re-evaluate the security situation in Syria. Criminal refugees should be able to be deported, they say. Who wants to deport refugees from Germany to Syria? The rape of a young woman in the southwestern city of Freiburg has reignited the…
