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That hasn't been done. "This is the best possible set of arrangements and really sets the standard in where free trade should be", Treasurer Scott Morrison said in Sydney on Friday. A big percentage of them. Now we can't do that, ' Trump said. ... More..
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Princess Hayfa, whose family has enforced the driving ban, told Vogue , "In our country, there are some conservatives who fear change". "For many, it's all they have known", she added. Most were women who had ...More..
PM Modi, At Singapore Shangri-La Dialogue, Speaks Against Protectionism
Further addressing the Shangri-La dialogue, Prime Minister said that he does not see Indo-Pacific region as a strategy or as a club of limited members. But, the future we seek to build needs a stable bedrock of...More..
Russia OKs Israeli strikes on Iranian targets deep inside Syria
The source was however unable to confirm if the absence of the aforementioned militias from the coalition of government forces which will take part in the imminent south Syria offensive is due to external pre...More..
Kim Kardashian details Donald Trump meeting: 'He really understood'
On Wednesday, Kardashian met with President Trump in hopes that he would commute the life sentence of 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson , who has already served over 20 years for a first-time, non-violent drug...More..
Man charged in death of worker hired to dig doomsday tunnels
They had been powered by a "daisy chain" of extension cords, which created the fire hazard. The hoarding conditions inside the home made it more hard for Khafra to flee during the blaze, according to the repo...More..
Obama officials explain viral photos of immigrant children 'in cages'
Other liberal activists also linked to the Arizona Republic story using the hashtag "WhereAreOurChildren, " which grew out of testimony in April by a federal official that the U.S. "It was not an Obama policy...More..
VISA card payment system problems hit local shops and services in Wrexham
Users across the continent have reported problems during the day when attempting to make payments using their Visa cards. The company said it was investigating the cause of the disruption in a statement. Mast...More..
Study Estimates Higher Death Toll in Puerto Rico Post-Maria
Chan School of Public Health. Scott Barbés Caminero is a leader of the Puerto Rican organization Jornada: Se Acabaron Las Promesas that builds mass struggle against US colonial control of Puerto Rico an...More..
A man with a knife attacked passengers of a train in Germany
Local media say that there has been at least one fatality and two injuries. They said the details of the attack were not clear yet, but that one of the injured was a 22-year-old female police officer. When ar...More..
Police criticise Lush advertising campaign against undercover officers
The hashtag was used nearly 2,000 times on Twitter in the first 12 hours after the campaign was launched. A social media furor has descended on ethical cosmetics company Lush , after it launched a campaign l...More..
The only woman photojournalist on the Gaza frontline
A 21-year-old Palestinian health worker was killed on Friday, the Gaza health ministry said. The initiative sheds light on the right of return for Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948 from their towns and v...More..
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Our brothers in arms", the club said. The boys were discovered by a member of the Ennis Sub Aqua Club Search and Recovery Team, and were airlifted to University Hospital Limerick shortly before 5 o'clock last...More..
The North Korea summit is back on
In remarks to reporters after a meeting on Thursday in NY with Kim Yong-chol, one of Kim Jong-un's most trusted advisers, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized the security that the North could derive if ...More..
Former Shin Bet head: Netanyahu didn't 'specifically' ask to tap chiefs’ phones
According to the original report revealed Thursday night in the Uvda investigative news show, Netanyahu asked Cohen to tap the phones of Pardo and Gantz, who had also, according to the report, opposed an orde...More..
Jury awards 4 cents to family of black man killed by deputy
This image shows bullet holes on the garage door where Gregory Hill Jr. was shot. Despite the unbelievable outcome, Davis, who planned to marry Hill less than two months after he died, says she plans to continu...More..
Markets calmer on signs that Italy may avoid elections
Tensions have also risen between the two parties and the President, peaking as Di Maio called for Mattarella's impeachment earlier this week following his rejection of Conte's choice of finance minister. Pr...More..
Reports of Visa outage across Northern Ireland - Shoppers left without money
Visa card payments are failing across the United Kingdom and Europe. The Bank of Ireland confirmed on Twitter that many users are experiencing Visa outages. The company provides a range of merchant services t...More..
US team negotiating with North Korea leaves Seoul hotel
Kim Jong-un has sent favourable signals in recent days and Mr Trump's aides will soon assess whether he is willing to take serious steps before making a final decision on whether to go ahead with the summit, th...More..
Kim's Letter to Trump Expresses Interest in Nuclear Summit
Discussions are also taking place in Panmunjom and Singapore. Kim has also reiterated his commitment to reach a deal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. The Trump administration has pushed for " complete, ver...More..
Michael Rotondo, 30, Leaves The Nest
The 30-year-old upstate NY man who was evicted from his parents' home says he's OK being the punchline of jokes as he prepares to move by the legal deadline. Mr Rotondo told the Daily Mail he blamed his ...More..
Trump wants to ban German cars from America
In total, German automakers produce more cars for the USA market here in the US than they actually import; Reuters cites Germany's auto industry association figure of 657,000 vehicles having been exported t...More..
Donald Trump Again Tweets Regrets About Choosing Jeff Sessions
Rep. Trey Gowdy , R-S.C., questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions , in November 2017, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington . That comports with the assurances that Comey...More..
Hurricane Maria death toll over 4600
This estimate is more than 70 times higher than the official death toll of 64 . The study noted that calculating a reliable death toll following natural disasters is hard, but that it is a crucial part of ...More..
Trump tariffs on U.S. allies draw retaliation threats
Late on Thursday the United States president issued a statement about North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), over which Washington has been embroiled with Canada and Mexico . Jean-Claude Juncker, pre...More..
Spain finds its comeback kid in new leader Pedro Sanchez
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament. The Socialist party leader, Mr Rajoy's arch-rival who called for the vote, is poised to take over as...More..
Lions, 2 Tigers And A Jaguar Escape From German Zoo, Hunt On
The police encouraged people living near the zoo in Luenebach, in western Germany , to stay at home and report to them any sightings of the animals, Bild said, adding that a bear had been shot dead. This J...More..
Britain's supply of electric cars at risk from Brexit
Could has dominated out a future customs union, and is contemplating two alternate options. A further 11 percent is imported from non-EU countries under trade agreements negotiated by the European Union . Fo...More..
Spanish Socialist Pedro Sanchez succeeds Mariano Rajoy as prime minister
If the parties vote as they say they will, only a last-minute resignation can prevent Rajoy from becoming the first Spanish prime minister to be ousted in a motion of no confidence. He was ousted by his own par...More..
Mexican journalist killed in northern border state, prosecutor’s office says
A journalist with the national newspaper Excelsior has been killed in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, the state prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Mexican authorities have been criticized for downpla...More..
Spanish PM Rajoy forced out of office
The vote was carried by Sanchez' own PSOE party, which filed the motion and has 84 seats in the parliament, with the help of the leftist alliance Unidos Podemos, which holds 67 seats, and of several regional pa...More..
Spain police arrest fund manager Browder on Russia warrant - Browder tweet
Browder subsequently tweeted that the Spanish police had released him, after Interpol told them to do so. Financier Bill Browder was held in Madrid under a Russian arrest warrant on Wednesday, according ...More..
Trump pardons conservative pundit D’Souza, mulls pardon for Martha Stewart
The president could change his mind about Stewart after reviewing a photo of her flashing her middle finger in the direction of a poster of his face previous year. There was a lot of bravado but it does not. ...More..
Judge Sets June 15 Deadline for Study of Materials in Cohen Raids
Trump and Mr. Cohen that don't have anything to do with the rendering of legal advice". Ryan said that was raised because it showed that "Mr. Avenatti can not keep his agreements". The lawyers said it will take...More..
India urges U.S. to "engage constructively" with Iran on Nuke deal
The Iran supreme leader also threatened that the country could restart its nuclear program. In comments on May 23, the Leader stressed that Europeans must protect Iranian oil sales from the USA pressure and c...More..