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Trump approaches 100 days in power
- May 07, 2017
Pollsters called 506 likely voters - on landlines and cell phones - between April 18 and 21. The poll showed Trump now has a 45% approval rating, down three points from the 48% approval rating he had on 20 January this year, and far lower than the previous two presidents' approval rating after 100 days in officer. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Pollsters called 506 likely voters - on landlines and cell phones - between April 18 and 21. The poll showed Trump now has a 45% approval rating, down three points from the 48% approval rating he had on 20 January this year, and far lower than the previous two presidents' approval rating after 100 days in officer. (more...)
Islamic Jihad Rejects Palestine State within 1967 Borders
- May 07, 2017
The new document stresses it does not mean that Hamas now recognises Israel's right to exist or that it no longer advocates violence against Israel. Addressing the change, Meshal said "we are all certain that the new leadership will lead the organization wisely for the benefit of the Palestinian people". (more...)
- May 07, 2017
The new document stresses it does not mean that Hamas now recognises Israel's right to exist or that it no longer advocates violence against Israel. Addressing the change, Meshal said "we are all certain that the new leadership will lead the organization wisely for the benefit of the Palestinian people". (more...)
Trump Condemns Deniers Of Holocaust, Vows To Fight Anti-Semitism
- May 07, 2017
Trump said Holocaust denial is one form of "dangerous anti-Semitism that continues all around the world" and that can be seen on university campuses, in attacks on Jewish communities "or when aggressors threaten Israel with total and complete destruction". (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Trump said Holocaust denial is one form of "dangerous anti-Semitism that continues all around the world" and that can be seen on university campuses, in attacks on Jewish communities "or when aggressors threaten Israel with total and complete destruction". (more...)
France fights to keep Emmanuel Macron email hack from distorting presidential election
- May 07, 2017
It said the leaked data had been "fraudulently" obtained and that fake news has probably been mingled in with it. Voting started Saturday in France's overseas territories and in some embassies abroad. " Clearly, the documents arising from the hacking are all lawful and show the normal functioning of a presidential campaign ", aides said in a statement . (more...)
- May 07, 2017
It said the leaked data had been "fraudulently" obtained and that fake news has probably been mingled in with it. Voting started Saturday in France's overseas territories and in some embassies abroad. " Clearly, the documents arising from the hacking are all lawful and show the normal functioning of a presidential campaign ", aides said in a statement . (more...)
France Votes: Early Estimates Suggest Lower Turnout in Presidential Election Runoff
- May 07, 2017
France's election commission in a statement said , "The dissemination of such data, which have been fraudulently obtained and in all likelihood may have been mingled with false information, is liable to be classified as a criminal offence". (more...)
- May 07, 2017
France's election commission in a statement said , "The dissemination of such data, which have been fraudulently obtained and in all likelihood may have been mingled with false information, is liable to be classified as a criminal offence". (more...)
Statue Bombs And Kidnapped Waitresses - North Korea's Long History Of Odd Accusations
- May 07, 2017
The statement said that in June 2014, South Korean agents conspiring with the Central Intelligence Agency had "ideologically and corrupted and bribed" a North Korean citizen who was employed at the time as a timber industry worker in the eastern Russian territory of Khabarovsk. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
The statement said that in June 2014, South Korean agents conspiring with the Central Intelligence Agency had "ideologically and corrupted and bribed" a North Korean citizen who was employed at the time as a timber industry worker in the eastern Russian territory of Khabarovsk. (more...)
Thousands march in Chicago to protest climate policies
- May 07, 2017
Thousands of people marched in Washington D.C. on Saturday afternoon in support of political action to combat climate change . The organizers of the People's Climate March promised that there'll be around 300 protests across the country on the day, including Boston and San Francisco. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Thousands of people marched in Washington D.C. on Saturday afternoon in support of political action to combat climate change . The organizers of the People's Climate March promised that there'll be around 300 protests across the country on the day, including Boston and San Francisco. (more...)
Trump to meet with Colombian president at White House
- May 07, 2017
President Donald Trump has signed a one trillion United States dollar spending bill to fund the government through to September, his first piece of major legislation. The final vote Thursday was 217-213. There are some neurological benefits to an older brain, up to about age 70, but adaptability is not one of them. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
President Donald Trump has signed a one trillion United States dollar spending bill to fund the government through to September, his first piece of major legislation. The final vote Thursday was 217-213. There are some neurological benefits to an older brain, up to about age 70, but adaptability is not one of them. (more...)
Iran's presidential candidates spar over nuclear deal
- May 07, 2017
Iran's ultimate authority and his hardline allies have criticized Rouhani's economic policy, saying the diplomatic opening afforded by the nuclear deal had not yielded benefits promised by the president. "With the May 19 presidential election just around the corner, and memories of the 2009 uprising very clear in the mullahs' minds, the regime seeks to prevent any mentality of these so-called polls resulting in anything even remotely resembling fundamental change in the regime's character", ... (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Iran's ultimate authority and his hardline allies have criticized Rouhani's economic policy, saying the diplomatic opening afforded by the nuclear deal had not yielded benefits promised by the president. "With the May 19 presidential election just around the corner, and memories of the 2009 uprising very clear in the mullahs' minds, the regime seeks to prevent any mentality of these so-called polls resulting in anything even remotely resembling fundamental change in the regime's character", ... (more...)
Buhari confirms Nigerian govt swapped 82 Chibok girls with Boko Haram "suspects"
- May 07, 2017
Throughout 2015, the Nigerian military announces the rescue of hundreds of people, majority women and children, who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. "We urge the president and his government to earnestly pursue the release of all our Chibok girls and other abducted citizens of Nigeria", the group said in a statement. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Throughout 2015, the Nigerian military announces the rescue of hundreds of people, majority women and children, who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. "We urge the president and his government to earnestly pursue the release of all our Chibok girls and other abducted citizens of Nigeria", the group said in a statement. (more...)
More Nigerian girls released from Boko Haram
- May 07, 2017
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president, in a statement released on Saturday, said that negotiations with the Boko Haram sect resulted in the freedom of the girls. Meanwhile, recall that NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the America's foreign Office has warned westerners travelling to Nigeria to be careful as the Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram is "actively planning to kidnap" westerners to raise ransom money for their fight. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president, in a statement released on Saturday, said that negotiations with the Boko Haram sect resulted in the freedom of the girls. Meanwhile, recall that NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the America's foreign Office has warned westerners travelling to Nigeria to be careful as the Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram is "actively planning to kidnap" westerners to raise ransom money for their fight. (more...)
Boko Haram reportedly releases 80 abducted girls
- May 07, 2017
More than 80 of the about 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted mid-April 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, regained freedom from their abductors, according to reports. The group released 21 of the girls in October after negotiations with the Red Cross. The ICRC tweet shows a line of girls wearing shirts with the Red Cross logo walking across a runway to a waiting helicopter. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
More than 80 of the about 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted mid-April 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, regained freedom from their abductors, according to reports. The group released 21 of the girls in October after negotiations with the Red Cross. The ICRC tweet shows a line of girls wearing shirts with the Red Cross logo walking across a runway to a waiting helicopter. (more...)
North Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts
- May 07, 2017
North Korea is now holding four USA citizens, likely as hostages to be used as pawns in future negotiations, as has been the case in the past. Kim Hak-song was detained for "hostile acts" on Saturday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported, according to Yonhap News . (more...)
- May 07, 2017
North Korea is now holding four USA citizens, likely as hostages to be used as pawns in future negotiations, as has been the case in the past. Kim Hak-song was detained for "hostile acts" on Saturday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported, according to Yonhap News . (more...)
Civilian injured in J&K militant attack dies
- May 07, 2017
The hospital sources said that one policeman and three others "who are yet to be identified but appear to be civilians" died soon after being brought there. The troopers were travelling in a civilian taxi when militants attacked it. Earlier in the day, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asserted that if anybody can solve the Kashmir issue, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the whole country would support his decision. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
The hospital sources said that one policeman and three others "who are yet to be identified but appear to be civilians" died soon after being brought there. The troopers were travelling in a civilian taxi when militants attacked it. Earlier in the day, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asserted that if anybody can solve the Kashmir issue, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the whole country would support his decision. (more...)
Pope Francis angered by America's 'mother of all bombs' name
- May 07, 2017
However, as the music became more heartfelt, the Pope admitted, "we can not fail to see fratricidal wars decimating peoples and destroying these natural and cultural resources", and the mirror splinters as two men used coarse tools to break apart bricks. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
However, as the music became more heartfelt, the Pope admitted, "we can not fail to see fratricidal wars decimating peoples and destroying these natural and cultural resources", and the mirror splinters as two men used coarse tools to break apart bricks. (more...)
US Objects After Turkish Jets Strike Kurds in Syria, Iraq
- May 07, 2017
Turkey put US forces at risk during its most recent strikes against Kurds in Iraq and Syria , and must fully coordinate such actions with the United States in the future, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Thursday. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Turkey put US forces at risk during its most recent strikes against Kurds in Iraq and Syria , and must fully coordinate such actions with the United States in the future, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Thursday. (more...)
Russia, Iran, Turkey Ban US Planes Above Syrian "Safe Zones"
- May 07, 2017
The plan is the latest worldwide attempt to reduce violence in the war-torn country and the first to envisage armed foreign monitors on the ground in Syria . But one part of the Eastern Ghouta zone, Qaboun, is exempt from the deal, Defence Ministry official Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi said on Friday. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
The plan is the latest worldwide attempt to reduce violence in the war-torn country and the first to envisage armed foreign monitors on the ground in Syria . But one part of the Eastern Ghouta zone, Qaboun, is exempt from the deal, Defence Ministry official Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi said on Friday. (more...)
Trump's Saudi visit sends 'clear and powerful message'
- May 07, 2017
Trump will also attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting in Brussels on May 25 and a G7 summit in Sicily on May 26. Saudi Arabia is Trump's first stop on his maiden global trip, a sign of his intent to reinforce ties with a top regional ally. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Trump will also attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting in Brussels on May 25 and a G7 summit in Sicily on May 26. Saudi Arabia is Trump's first stop on his maiden global trip, a sign of his intent to reinforce ties with a top regional ally. (more...)
50000 evacuated in Germany over unexploded WWII bombs
- May 07, 2017
Construction on these cities has led to the discovery of many unexploded bombs, which have to be carefully defused by experts. However, this is the second largest evacuation of its kind to be carried out in Germany since the war, and will affect around a tenth of Hannover's population. (more...)
- May 07, 2017
Construction on these cities has led to the discovery of many unexploded bombs, which have to be carefully defused by experts. However, this is the second largest evacuation of its kind to be carried out in Germany since the war, and will affect around a tenth of Hannover's population. (more...)
82 freed schoolgirls to meet Nigerian president
- May 07, 2017
The government would now look to securing the remaining abducted girls, Sani added. Anyene told NAN in Lagos that Nigerians living in South Africa and citizens of other nationalities were happy for the latest released girls. It is feared some were forced to carry out suicide bombing missions for Boko Haram, which has ties to the Islamic State group. An unknown number of girls kidnapped from their Nigerian boarding school by jihadists three years ago have been released, a government ... (more...)
- May 07, 2017
The government would now look to securing the remaining abducted girls, Sani added. Anyene told NAN in Lagos that Nigerians living in South Africa and citizens of other nationalities were happy for the latest released girls. It is feared some were forced to carry out suicide bombing missions for Boko Haram, which has ties to the Islamic State group. An unknown number of girls kidnapped from their Nigerian boarding school by jihadists three years ago have been released, a government ... (more...)
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