Trump says he’ll make ‘major announcement’ Saturday about partial shutdown, border ‘crisis’
President Trump on Friday tweeted that he’ll make “a major announcement” Saturday afternoon concerning the ongoing partial government shutdown and the “humanitarian crisis” on the southern border. The announcement will occur at 3 p.m. at the White House, the president said. Donald J. … Read More
France triggers ‘hard Brexit’ plan as no-deal exit is more and more likely
Christophe Ena/Pool via REUTERS French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Thursday that the country’s plan to soften the impacts of a possible hard Brexit has been activated, including a €50 million investment programme to help ports and airports. The … Read More
Russia becomes world’s fifth biggest gold holder after sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has overtaken China to become the world’s fifth largest official sector holder of gold as Western sanctions drove buying by its central bank to record highs in 2018, its data showed on Friday. With support from … Read More
Trump Reacts To Cohen Bombshell: He’s ‘Lying To Reduce His Jail Time!’
President Donald Trump on Friday morning reacted to a bombshell report that said he directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project. Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Kevin Corke, @FoxNews “Don’t forget, Michael Cohen has already been … Read More
Iran’s Foreign Minister mocked John Bolton with ’10-year challenge’ on Twitter
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talks with reporters before meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva January 14, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, has mocked the US national security adviser’s calls for a … Read More
Dems vow action after report Trump directed Cohen to lie about Russia dealings
A top House Democratic lawmaker is vowing to look into new allegations that President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.BuzzFeed Newson Thursday evening reported that … Read More
Denmark: “In One Generation, Our Country Has Changed”
*The decision to send the criminal inhabitants of the asylum center to the uninhabited island of Lindholm caused great relief in Bording — an element the international press appears to have missed. Clearly, the right of law-abiding citizens to live … Read More
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Ministry of Health (MoH), WHO and partners continue to respond to the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in one of the most complex settings possible. A high number of cases are still being reported, most notably from the … Read More
Austria tilting law against Syrian asylum-seekers
Austria Interior Minister Herbert Kickl [File photo] The Austrian government is seemingly determined to make it easier to expel Syrian asylum-seekers, reports Anadolu Agency. Interior Minister Herbert Kickl said Thursday that he believes a readmission agreement with the Syrian regime will … Read More
Germans’ nightmare: the UK’s never-ending Brexit tangle
The Uncertain Kingdom; a closer watch over extremism; electric alliance. Here’s our Daily Briefing for January 16, 2019. Golden age. (Source: Bloomberg) After Theresa May’s record failure to push through her Brexit deal in Westminster, Germans are caught between sympathy and … Read More
Iran says it will remain in Syria, despite Israel’s warning to get out
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Wednesday that Tehran would maintain its military presence in the country. This comes after Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week that Israel would continue striking Syria so long as … Read More
Netanyahu warns Iran: You had better leave Syria – now
After Iran denies it is has military presence in Syria, Netanyahu advises Iran to ‘get out of there fast’, vowing to intensify air campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu (Binyamin Netanyahu) Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Iran that … Read More
Palestinians launch bid for full UN membership
Speaking a day after Donald Trump said he would unveil a new Mideast peace plan within months, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said the US president could not be regarded as a neutral brokerTIMOTHY A. CLARY (AFP) The Palestinians will launch … Read More
Taiwan prepares to hold large-scale military drills to deter China
Amid heightened tensions in cross-strait relations, Taiwan’s military is starting a series of newly designed large-scale military drills. Taiwanese analysts say the island should enhance its combat preparedness. Taiwan’s armed forces are on Thursday holding their first live-fire drill for … Read More
Brexit: What happens next?
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected in an overwhelming loss by 230 votes in the UK parliament, so what happens next? The UK parliament on Tuesday voted to reject an agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the … Read More