The letter, sent to author Laurens van der Post in 1986, also challenged the United States to “take on the Jewish lobby” Prince Charles attributed an “influx of foreign Jews” to the Middle East as a cause of unrest in … Read More
Last updated 00:06, November 13 2017 GEONET The earthquake struck off the Wellington coast. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake stuck near Wellington at 11.28pm on Sunday night, nearly a year to the day that a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikōura. The Sunday night earthquake … Read More
‘Aid in the 21st century is about helping people to thrive as well as survive’: David Miliband at the International Rescue Committee’s New York HQ. Photograph: Christopher Lane for the Observer David Miliband is president and CEO of the International Rescue … Read More
German parties cited progress on Saturday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining differences over transport and climate on Sunday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, which bled support to the far-right … Read More
JEAN-CLAUDE Juncker has demanded further expansion of the EU despite widespread anger at the bloc’s federalist stance. The unelected European Commission president made the plea after bizarrely claiming the EU’s current rate of growth is “mediocre”. Speaking as he collected … Read More
The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz carrier strike groups transit the western Pacific Ocean with ships from the Maritime Self-Defense Force during operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise on Sunday. … Read More
Communist party supporters carry portraits of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, left, and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a demonstration marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Thousands of Communist demonstrators marked … Read More
Reuters/Toby Melville EU figures are reportedly preparing for Theresa May’s government to collapse this year. Brussels is worried about the chaos that would be caused by a change in leadership or another election. Priti Patel resigned last night for holding unauthorised … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. © Michael Kappeler / Global Look Press The UK should halt its withdrawal from the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economic advisers have said. The remarks sparked fury among Tory MPs, who claim Germany is more … Read More
