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Trump vows to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, offers no new policies
- May 18, 2017
It will be Trump and Abbas' first face-to-face discussion. Abbas said he believed their partnership could bring about a historic peace deal, emphasizing that he wants to see a Palestinian state with borders that existed prior to the region's war in 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
It will be Trump and Abbas' first face-to-face discussion. Abbas said he believed their partnership could bring about a historic peace deal, emphasizing that he wants to see a Palestinian state with borders that existed prior to the region's war in 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. (more...)
Sally Yates: 'There Was Nothing Casual' About Mike Flynn Warning
- May 18, 2017
Yates says she warned the White House in late January that Flynn - a retired Army lieutenant general - "essentially could be blackmailed" by Russian Federation after he misled top officials about the nature of December conversations he had with that country's ambassador to the United States. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Yates says she warned the White House in late January that Flynn - a retired Army lieutenant general - "essentially could be blackmailed" by Russian Federation after he misled top officials about the nature of December conversations he had with that country's ambassador to the United States. (more...)
Lok Sabha victory: BJP government completes third year of poll win
- May 18, 2017
With a growing backlash in India over a deadly assault on one of its army bases in Kashmir earlier this month, a senior officer said the military had carried out "surgical strikes" along the unofficial border that divides the disputed territory laye September 28, 2016. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
With a growing backlash in India over a deadly assault on one of its army bases in Kashmir earlier this month, a senior officer said the military had carried out "surgical strikes" along the unofficial border that divides the disputed territory laye September 28, 2016. (more...)
US Senator Mazie Hirono recovering after kidney surgery
- May 18, 2017
Senator Mazie Hirono said her doctor has "a comprehensive treatment plan" that he has designed for her. Sen. Hirono added that she will continue to work during her recovery and looks forward to returning to the Senate as soon as possible. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Senator Mazie Hirono said her doctor has "a comprehensive treatment plan" that he has designed for her. Sen. Hirono added that she will continue to work during her recovery and looks forward to returning to the Senate as soon as possible. (more...)
Putin Says Trump Didn't Share Any Secrets, Offers Records to Prove It
- May 18, 2017
With President Trump roundly criticized for allowing a Russian Foreign Ministry photographer and his equipment in the White House's Oval Office, whilst allowing no American reporters in the meeting, folks are curious about whether the meeting in the White House was recorded, and if so, whether or not USA officials knew the White House meeting was being recorded. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
With President Trump roundly criticized for allowing a Russian Foreign Ministry photographer and his equipment in the White House's Oval Office, whilst allowing no American reporters in the meeting, folks are curious about whether the meeting in the White House was recorded, and if so, whether or not USA officials knew the White House meeting was being recorded. (more...)
Warning amid fears of further cyber attacks
- May 18, 2017
Updating your computer if you're an individual is a piece of cake, but for a network the size of Britain's National Health Service? In China , "hundreds of thousands" of computers at almost 30,000 institutions and organisations were infected by late Saturday, according to Qihoo 360, one of China's largest providers of antivirus software. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Updating your computer if you're an individual is a piece of cake, but for a network the size of Britain's National Health Service? In China , "hundreds of thousands" of computers at almost 30,000 institutions and organisations were infected by late Saturday, according to Qihoo 360, one of China's largest providers of antivirus software. (more...)
France turns to parliamentary battle after Emmanuel Macron victory
- May 18, 2017
Valls resigned as prime minister to launch his own presidential bid but in a shock result was defeated in the Socialist Party's primary in January by left-wing candidate Benoit Hamon. A poll of almost 7,000 voters on Sunday by Harris Interactive found that 59 percent of Macron's voters had chosen him primarily to stop Le Pen becoming president, reflecting the distaste that still clings to a party long considered a pariah in France for its xenophobic associations. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Valls resigned as prime minister to launch his own presidential bid but in a shock result was defeated in the Socialist Party's primary in January by left-wing candidate Benoit Hamon. A poll of almost 7,000 voters on Sunday by Harris Interactive found that 59 percent of Macron's voters had chosen him primarily to stop Le Pen becoming president, reflecting the distaste that still clings to a party long considered a pariah in France for its xenophobic associations. (more...)
House Oversight Committee member calls Trump's bluff on the Comey "tapes"
- May 18, 2017
He was also set to welcome foreign leaders to the White House, with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia on Thursday. "So we can make a fast decision". And while Trump praised chief of staff Reince Priebus after the House passed a health care bill last week, associates say the president has continued to raise occasional questions about Priebus' leadership in the West Wing. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
He was also set to welcome foreign leaders to the White House, with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia on Thursday. "So we can make a fast decision". And while Trump praised chief of staff Reince Priebus after the House passed a health care bill last week, associates say the president has continued to raise occasional questions about Priebus' leadership in the West Wing. (more...)
Dem Rep. Green calls for Trump impeachment on House floor
- May 18, 2017
And it's why, despite my public contempt for the Republican tax and health care plans, there's a teeny part of me that nearly wants some part of this contemptible agenda to be passed and in the rearview mirror so Ryan et al. Trump is preparing to leave town Friday on his first foreign trip, and aides have been hopeful the journey will be a chance for the administration to get back on track after weeks of chaos and distractions. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
And it's why, despite my public contempt for the Republican tax and health care plans, there's a teeny part of me that nearly wants some part of this contemptible agenda to be passed and in the rearview mirror so Ryan et al. Trump is preparing to leave town Friday on his first foreign trip, and aides have been hopeful the journey will be a chance for the administration to get back on track after weeks of chaos and distractions. (more...)
Syria fighting eases as Russian deal comes into effect
- May 18, 2017
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow and other countries-guarantors of memorandum have provided the United States with all the information on the document. The U.S. military said in a statement that Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke Saturday with General Valery Gerasimov, the Russian Federation Chief of General Staff about the recent Astana agreement and affirmed their commitment to de-conflicting operations in Syria. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow and other countries-guarantors of memorandum have provided the United States with all the information on the document. The U.S. military said in a statement that Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke Saturday with General Valery Gerasimov, the Russian Federation Chief of General Staff about the recent Astana agreement and affirmed their commitment to de-conflicting operations in Syria. (more...)
Texas Rep. Al Green calls for impeachment on floor of Congress
- May 18, 2017
Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn", it said. Later on CNN , Schiff responded to breaking reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had offered to provide the USA lawmakers a transcript of Trump's meeting with Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov to prove Trump did not divulge secrets. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn", it said. Later on CNN , Schiff responded to breaking reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had offered to provide the USA lawmakers a transcript of Trump's meeting with Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov to prove Trump did not divulge secrets. (more...)
Trump NSA says status of Western Wall a 'policy decision'
- May 18, 2017
McMaster, in a White House briefing, said: "In the context of that discussion, what the president discussed with the foreign minister was wholly appropriate to that conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing of information between the president and any leaders with whom he is engaged". (more...)
- May 18, 2017
McMaster, in a White House briefing, said: "In the context of that discussion, what the president discussed with the foreign minister was wholly appropriate to that conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing of information between the president and any leaders with whom he is engaged". (more...)
West Brom could drop interest in Leeds' Charlie Taylor
- May 18, 2017
The original transfer was free, however a tribunal ordered Liverpool to pay £6.5million for the striker, and Tony Pulis has said that West Brom will not risk being hit with a similar sum. "We wanted to find out what the price was to see if we'd be interested", talkSPORT quote him as saying. Taylor had been heavily linked with a move to Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, but, as reported by Sky Sports , that deal now appears to be off, with the Baggies not willing to risk on ... (more...)
- May 18, 2017
The original transfer was free, however a tribunal ordered Liverpool to pay £6.5million for the striker, and Tony Pulis has said that West Brom will not risk being hit with a similar sum. "We wanted to find out what the price was to see if we'd be interested", talkSPORT quote him as saying. Taylor had been heavily linked with a move to Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, but, as reported by Sky Sports , that deal now appears to be off, with the Baggies not willing to risk on ... (more...)
Jeremy Corbyn Criticizes Trump for Escalating International Conflicts
- May 18, 2017
I think he is still the chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and I find it genuinely alarming that just last month when we sent the advanced forward presence to shore up our friends in the Baltic and United Kingdom troops went to Estonia, he said that was an escalation of tensions. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
I think he is still the chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and I find it genuinely alarming that just last month when we sent the advanced forward presence to shore up our friends in the Baltic and United Kingdom troops went to Estonia, he said that was an escalation of tensions. (more...)
1 death as tornado hits Oklahoma subdivision
- May 18, 2017
Gary Schulz, who owns a rental storage business near the Prairie Lake Estate Mobile Home Park, said a twister claimed his business eight years ago but spared it this time around. The most severe tornado to be spotted, in terms of damage, occurred in Wheeler County at 5:21 when NWS employees and storm chasers spotted it touch down east of Twitty between Wheeler and Shamrock. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Gary Schulz, who owns a rental storage business near the Prairie Lake Estate Mobile Home Park, said a twister claimed his business eight years ago but spared it this time around. The most severe tornado to be spotted, in terms of damage, occurred in Wheeler County at 5:21 when NWS employees and storm chasers spotted it touch down east of Twitty between Wheeler and Shamrock. (more...)
Presidential Hopeful Raisi Hails Iranian Ethnic, Religious Groups as 'Assets'
- May 18, 2017
Supporters of Iranian President and presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani attend an election campaign in Tehran May 13, 2017. Although Facebook and Twitter are officially blocked in Iran, social media platforms in Iran are playing a significant role ahead of the presidential elections this week where the two leading candidates are reformist incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi, who oversaw the executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Supporters of Iranian President and presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani attend an election campaign in Tehran May 13, 2017. Although Facebook and Twitter are officially blocked in Iran, social media platforms in Iran are playing a significant role ahead of the presidential elections this week where the two leading candidates are reformist incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi, who oversaw the executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. (more...)
Milwaukee Sheriff Clarke takes job with Homeland Security
- May 18, 2017
Department of Homeland Security. Congressional Republicans and Trump aides had resisted the idea of appointing a special prosecutor, contending that the House and Senate investigations were sufficient. Four people died in the jail past year, the Associated Press reported in March, including the newborn child of another woman, Shadé Swayzer. As Clarke's profile has risen since taking over the sheriff's office in 2002, he's become one of the most polarizing figures in Wisconsin ... (more...)
- May 18, 2017
Department of Homeland Security. Congressional Republicans and Trump aides had resisted the idea of appointing a special prosecutor, contending that the House and Senate investigations were sufficient. Four people died in the jail past year, the Associated Press reported in March, including the newborn child of another woman, Shadé Swayzer. As Clarke's profile has risen since taking over the sheriff's office in 2002, he's become one of the most polarizing figures in Wisconsin ... (more...)
Texas Lawmakers Just Passed A Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities
- May 18, 2017
The bill now heads to Gov. From the beginning, Governor Abbott has said this bill is a priority. SB 4 would also criminalize any refusal by law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, thereby banning "sanctuary" cities . (more...)
- May 18, 2017
The bill now heads to Gov. From the beginning, Governor Abbott has said this bill is a priority. SB 4 would also criminalize any refusal by law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, thereby banning "sanctuary" cities . (more...)
Coastguard finds wreckage of private plane that vanished over Bermuda Triangle
- May 18, 2017
The Coast Guard searched between Florida and the Bahamas for the plane yesterday but did not find it. Kelly said rescue crews would continue their search for survivors through the night and into Wednesday, noting that water temperature, weather and ocean conditions were "favorable for survivability". (more...)
- May 18, 2017
The Coast Guard searched between Florida and the Bahamas for the plane yesterday but did not find it. Kelly said rescue crews would continue their search for survivors through the night and into Wednesday, noting that water temperature, weather and ocean conditions were "favorable for survivability". (more...)
North Korea missile tests: USA warns against supporting Pyongyang
- May 18, 2017
North Korea has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the USA mainland and has ignored calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, even from China, its lone major ally. North Korea conducted two nuclear tests a year ago, which are likely to have improved its know-how in making nuclear weapons small enough to fit on long-range missiles. (more...)
- May 18, 2017
North Korea has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the USA mainland and has ignored calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, even from China, its lone major ally. North Korea conducted two nuclear tests a year ago, which are likely to have improved its know-how in making nuclear weapons small enough to fit on long-range missiles. (more...)
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