Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles central New Zealand
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
David Miliband: ‘We’re sitting on a grenade with the pin pulled out’
‘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 see momentum in coalition talks despite lingering divisions
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
How much power does he want? Juncker demands MORE EU growth as current level ‘MEDIOCRE’
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
Japanese warships join three U.S. aircraft carriers for massive display of military might
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
Los Angeles Times: Russian Revolution still echoes 100 years later
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
The EU believes Theresa May’s government could soon collapse
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
‘Stop Brexit’: Merkel advisers call for UK to remain in EU
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
Buhari directs Minister to investigate outbreak of ‘unknown disease in Jigawa
ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the Minister of Heath, Prof. Isaac Adewole to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’ that has led to the death of several children in Jigawa State. The President also directed the Minister to … Read More
Netanyahu Questioned by Police for Fifth Time in Alleged Corruption Probe
Netanyahu associates were detained in recent days as part of probe into wrongdoing in the sale of German submarines, a case in which Netanyahu has not been interrogated as a suspect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being questioned by Israeli … Read More
Trump: ‘I don’t blame China’ for taking advantage of US on trade
Beijing (CNN)President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing. Emerging after two hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said he doesn’t fault … Read More
North Korea says U.S. should oust ‘lunatic old man’ Trump from power
North Korea shot back at President Trump’s rough rhetoric by saying the United States should oust him from power “to get rid of the abyss of doom,” state-run media reports. State-run media in North Korea is referring to Trump as … Read More
Iran’s president says Saudi Arabia behind ‘hostility’ in region
Hassan Rouhani says Riyadh is interfering in Yemen and Lebanon, and its allies, US and Israel, dominate to ‘plunder oil and wealth’ Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, stepped into a growing dispute with Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh orchestrated the resignation of … Read More
Half of new EU aid money is being spent in Europe
Water storage devices on show at the 2016 AidEx event in Brussels. (Photo: Flickr) The EU spends vast amounts on development aid, but new research shows that much of this money is being spent within Europe, calling into question the definition … Read More