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Russia Says Syria Invited Chemical Weapons Experts to Idlib
- April 25, 2017
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson delivers a speech during a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart on April 6, 2017. Syria has denied it carried out a chemical-weapons attack, but USA and other Western leaders have said there was no doubt Assad's government was responsible for the attack that killed at least 70 people. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson delivers a speech during a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart on April 6, 2017. Syria has denied it carried out a chemical-weapons attack, but USA and other Western leaders have said there was no doubt Assad's government was responsible for the attack that killed at least 70 people. (more...)
NYC house fire kills 5, including 3 children
- April 25, 2017
The fire was deadliest in the city in two years, said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio , according to Reuters . Nigro said a passing motorist saw someone tumble from a window as smoke billowed, and called the fire department. According to a Fire Department official, it's uncommon for this number of people to die in a fire in the middle of the day, as they would have been awake and capable of escaping. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The fire was deadliest in the city in two years, said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio , according to Reuters . Nigro said a passing motorist saw someone tumble from a window as smoke billowed, and called the fire department. According to a Fire Department official, it's uncommon for this number of people to die in a fire in the middle of the day, as they would have been awake and capable of escaping. (more...)
Russian Federation opposes draft United Nations statement condemning N. Korea over launch
- April 25, 2017
North Korea's deputy representative to the UN Kim In Ryong on Monday accused the USA of creating "a situation where nuclear war could break out at any time" and said Pyongyang's next nuclear test would take place "at a time and at a place where our headquarters deems necessary". (more...)
- April 25, 2017
North Korea's deputy representative to the UN Kim In Ryong on Monday accused the USA of creating "a situation where nuclear war could break out at any time" and said Pyongyang's next nuclear test would take place "at a time and at a place where our headquarters deems necessary". (more...)
French presidential election: What some international media are saying
- April 25, 2017
The European Union's head office has thrown its weight behind Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential runoff against Marine Le Pen, arguing it is a choice between the defense of the EU or those seeking its destruction. "You will get a France that protects the people, we will not have the free circulation of terrorists". On Sunday, 47 million people voted in the first round of the elections, with Mr Macron gaining 23.8% of the vote and Ms Le Pen, 21.5%. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The European Union's head office has thrown its weight behind Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential runoff against Marine Le Pen, arguing it is a choice between the defense of the EU or those seeking its destruction. "You will get a France that protects the people, we will not have the free circulation of terrorists". On Sunday, 47 million people voted in the first round of the elections, with Mr Macron gaining 23.8% of the vote and Ms Le Pen, 21.5%. (more...)
Trump Administration Celebrates Release of American Imprisoned in Egypt
- April 25, 2017
It was not until Trump moved to reset USA relations with Egypt by embracing Sissi at the White House on April 3...that Egypt's posture changed. President Trump said he couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. "We are very happy to have Aya back home, and it's a great honor to have her in the Oval Office with her brother", Trump said Friday while meeting with Hizaji in the Oval Office. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
It was not until Trump moved to reset USA relations with Egypt by embracing Sissi at the White House on April 3...that Egypt's posture changed. President Trump said he couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. "We are very happy to have Aya back home, and it's a great honor to have her in the Oval Office with her brother", Trump said Friday while meeting with Hizaji in the Oval Office. (more...)
High-Profile Groups Bidding for Miami Marlins
- April 25, 2017
This according to a Bloomberg news report Thursday afternoon. Romney is the son of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and like Glavine is a native of MA. Jeter and Bush were initially reported to be conducting separate pursuits of the Marlins, but reports this week have indicated that they may ultimately work together on a purchase. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
This according to a Bloomberg news report Thursday afternoon. Romney is the son of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and like Glavine is a native of MA. Jeter and Bush were initially reported to be conducting separate pursuits of the Marlins, but reports this week have indicated that they may ultimately work together on a purchase. (more...)
United States defies both letter, spirit of nuclear deal: Javad Zarif
- April 25, 2017
During his campaign, Trump repeatedly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, calling it " the worst deal ever negotiated ". "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and it is responsible for intensifying multiple conflicts and undermining USA interests in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon, and it continuing to support attacks against Israel", Tillerson said recently in a damning statement to reporters in Washington D.C. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
During his campaign, Trump repeatedly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, calling it " the worst deal ever negotiated ". "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and it is responsible for intensifying multiple conflicts and undermining USA interests in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon, and it continuing to support attacks against Israel", Tillerson said recently in a damning statement to reporters in Washington D.C. (more...)
Stocks, euro surge as France's Macron favoured for presidential win
- April 25, 2017
Investors globally had been fearful that a wave of populism, which swept Donald Trump to the White House and saw Britain vote to leave the EU, could lead to a win for the anti-European Le Pen and put the future of the bloc in doubt. "For months and again today I've heard the doubts, the anger and the fears of the French people". "It is no secret that we will not be cheering madly should Sunday's result produce a second round between Le Pen and Melenchon", German Finance Minister Wolfgang ... (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Investors globally had been fearful that a wave of populism, which swept Donald Trump to the White House and saw Britain vote to leave the EU, could lead to a win for the anti-European Le Pen and put the future of the bloc in doubt. "For months and again today I've heard the doubts, the anger and the fears of the French people". "It is no secret that we will not be cheering madly should Sunday's result produce a second round between Le Pen and Melenchon", German Finance Minister Wolfgang ... (more...)
Turkish President Erdogan to Meet Trump in May
- April 25, 2017
Asked to comment on the CHP's move, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the election authority's decision was final and that attempts to challenge it in the courts would be futile. In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 photo, a child from inside his schoolyard, peers out from behind a fence where t-shirts with the Turkish flag, and the picture of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are offered for sale in the Black Sea city of Rize, Turkey. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Asked to comment on the CHP's move, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the election authority's decision was final and that attempts to challenge it in the courts would be futile. In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 photo, a child from inside his schoolyard, peers out from behind a fence where t-shirts with the Turkish flag, and the picture of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are offered for sale in the Black Sea city of Rize, Turkey. (more...)
Russia-US relations put to test after strike on Syria
- April 25, 2017
Russian Federation remains furious, and the us and Russian Federation have been confronting each other over it both at the United Nations and in meetings Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had with both Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin in Russian Federation on Wednesday. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Russian Federation remains furious, and the us and Russian Federation have been confronting each other over it both at the United Nations and in meetings Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had with both Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin in Russian Federation on Wednesday. (more...)
North Korea is 'too risky to ignore', warns USA amid rising tensions
- April 25, 2017
Monday's call is the second time that the two leaders have spoken by telephone since meeting in Florida earlier this month. Recent U.S. commercial satellite images indicate increased activity around North Korea's nuclear test site, and third-generation dictator Kim Jong Un has said the country's preparation for an ICBM launch is in its "final stage". (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Monday's call is the second time that the two leaders have spoken by telephone since meeting in Florida earlier this month. Recent U.S. commercial satellite images indicate increased activity around North Korea's nuclear test site, and third-generation dictator Kim Jong Un has said the country's preparation for an ICBM launch is in its "final stage". (more...)
Gasoline Shortage in N.Korea as China Turns off Supply
- April 25, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the tensions on the Korean peninsula in a phone conversation with his USA counterpart Donald Trump on Monday and called on the parties concerned to exercise restraint to avoid escalation of the situation in the region. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the tensions on the Korean peninsula in a phone conversation with his USA counterpart Donald Trump on Monday and called on the parties concerned to exercise restraint to avoid escalation of the situation in the region. (more...)
Huge security presence in Monaco ahead of Dortmund Champions League game
- April 25, 2017
Roman Burki says Borussia Dortmund lacked focus early in their 3-1 Champions League defeat at Monaco amidst the fall-out from last week's bomb attack on their team bus. Not a big difference in scores to be honest, but fact remains that Dortmund are playing an away match, with Monaco having the away goal advantage. "It was an oppressive feeling", he added. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Roman Burki says Borussia Dortmund lacked focus early in their 3-1 Champions League defeat at Monaco amidst the fall-out from last week's bomb attack on their team bus. Not a big difference in scores to be honest, but fact remains that Dortmund are playing an away match, with Monaco having the away goal advantage. "It was an oppressive feeling", he added. (more...)
France's Macron looks set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen
- April 25, 2017
Prices for protection against wild swings in stocks, bonds and the euro surged last week ahead of the election as polls tightened and investors fretted that another unforseen election outcome could upend a solid start to the year for risk assets. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Prices for protection against wild swings in stocks, bonds and the euro surged last week ahead of the election as polls tightened and investors fretted that another unforseen election outcome could upend a solid start to the year for risk assets. (more...)
Markets rally with pro-business candidate in lead to be French president
- April 25, 2017
Kennedy". Positioning himself as a "transpartisan" centrist, Macron says he hopes to fight against the aged definitions of left and right-wing politics to create a "third way" solution popularised by the likes of former United Kingdom prime minister Tony Blair. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Kennedy". Positioning himself as a "transpartisan" centrist, Macron says he hopes to fight against the aged definitions of left and right-wing politics to create a "third way" solution popularised by the likes of former United Kingdom prime minister Tony Blair. (more...)
Dems say no shutdown if Trump relents on wall
- April 25, 2017
Bipartisan negotiators have spent weeks methodically working through hundreds of issues to set spending across all federal agencies for the rest of the fiscal year, with White House officials largely on the sidelines being briefed on various issues. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Bipartisan negotiators have spent weeks methodically working through hundreds of issues to set spending across all federal agencies for the rest of the fiscal year, with White House officials largely on the sidelines being briefed on various issues. (more...)
London's French expats welcome result - and predict win for Emmanuel Macron
- April 25, 2017
Mr Macron's supporters gathered at a Paris conference centre last night and burst into singing the national anthem, the Marseillaise, a few seconds after results came through. "Faced with such a risk it is impossible to remain silent or indifferent", he said, adding: "For my part, I will vote for Emmanuel Macron". The two other politicians, who vied for a place in the second round but failed, are Francois Fillon (The Republicans) and Jean-Luc Melenchon (La France insoumise). (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Mr Macron's supporters gathered at a Paris conference centre last night and burst into singing the national anthem, the Marseillaise, a few seconds after results came through. "Faced with such a risk it is impossible to remain silent or indifferent", he said, adding: "For my part, I will vote for Emmanuel Macron". The two other politicians, who vied for a place in the second round but failed, are Francois Fillon (The Republicans) and Jean-Luc Melenchon (La France insoumise). (more...)
Arkansas puts Ledell Lee to death, first in series of planned executions
- April 25, 2017
Separately, BuzzFeed News reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked a shipment of thousands of illegal execution drugs on their way to Texas, setting up a potential legal battle between the Trump administration and several death-penalty states. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Separately, BuzzFeed News reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked a shipment of thousands of illegal execution drugs on their way to Texas, setting up a potential legal battle between the Trump administration and several death-penalty states. (more...)
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump discuss North Korea amid rising tensions
- April 25, 2017
According to the mutual aid treaty China and North Korea signed in 1961, if either side comes under armed attack, the other must provide immediate assistance, including military support. Last week, Trump put new pressure on China to rein in North Korea. North Korea conducted two nuclear tests previous year alone, which would have improved its knowledge on making nuclear weapons small enough to fit on long-range missiles. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
According to the mutual aid treaty China and North Korea signed in 1961, if either side comes under armed attack, the other must provide immediate assistance, including military support. Last week, Trump put new pressure on China to rein in North Korea. North Korea conducted two nuclear tests previous year alone, which would have improved its knowledge on making nuclear weapons small enough to fit on long-range missiles. (more...)
Le Pen's run-off campaign targets far left and right
- April 25, 2017
In order to prevail against Macron, Le Pen must gain the votes of over half the Fillon supporters, Gombin has said. Far-right leader and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen, surrounded by bodyguards, celebrates with supporters after exit poll results of the first round of the presidential election were announced at her election headquarters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France on Sunday. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
In order to prevail against Macron, Le Pen must gain the votes of over half the Fillon supporters, Gombin has said. Far-right leader and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen, surrounded by bodyguards, celebrates with supporters after exit poll results of the first round of the presidential election were announced at her election headquarters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France on Sunday. (more...)
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