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Ian Austin MP latest to quit 'broken' Labour Party

February 24, 2019

She went on: "I don't understand why you are still in the party". The pair have warned of the dangers to business of leaving the EU without a formal deal, an option which Brexiteers in the European Research Group of Conservative MPs insist must be preserved as negotiating leverage in Brussels.

Flight forced to make emergency landing after reported hijacking attempt

February 24, 2019

The 148 passengers and crew aboard the Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 were all rescued unharmed. Rezaul Karim with the Bangladesh military's interservice public affairs office said that the suspect sustained injuries when military fired on the man.

British PM May promises vote on Brexit deal by March 12

February 24, 2019

Speaking to reporters before travelling to an EU-Arab League summit in Egypt, May said on Sunday her Brexit negotiation team would continue talks with European Union officials in a bid to secure a deal palatable to British legislators, ruling out a vote this week.

Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles

February 24, 2019

Previous year retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones, former national security adviser during the Obama administration, said if Iran ever followed through on its threats to block global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz , he would like to see its navy "disappear".

Egypt's Sisi meets with European Union president Donald Tusk in Sharm al-Sheikh

February 24, 2019

Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani will not attend the first EU-League of Arab States (LAS) summit, slated to begin in Egypt on 23 February, despite receiving an invitation from Cairo because Egypt's message violates worldwide protocol at several levels, a source in the Qatari Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.

Saudi Arabia appoints kingdom's 1st female ambassador to U.S.

February 24, 2019

Prince Khalid is the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , the country's de facto ruler who also serves as the defense minister. Princess Reema's appointment comes as relations between the U.S. A year later, she became the President of the Saudi Federation for Community Sports, making her the first woman to lead a federation covering sporting activities for men and women in the Kingdom.

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Ecuador-Peru border

February 24, 2019

Dear compatriots, the preliminary reports of the first earthquakes near Macas do not indicate major damages. There were no immediate reports of casualties. He added that the quakes "were felt all over the country". "We still aren't used to these earthquakes ", she said. According to the Richter magnitude scale, earthquakes between 3.0 and 3.9 very rarely cause damage but are often felt by people.

Ireland publishes no-deal Brexit bill it hopes it won’t need

February 24, 2019

This bill has 15 parts covering nine government Departments and is one of the most wide-ranging pieces of legislation seen in the Oireachtas in the last few years. The House of Commons is set to debate and vote on May's supposedly altered deal next week as a little longer than a month is left before the Brexit date of March 29.

Mehbooba condemns Hurriyat leaders' arrest, says 'You can't imprison ideas'

February 24, 2019

The raids and arrests continued on Saturday . Those detained during raids on the intervening night of Friday and 150 separatists detained in J&K midnight swoop on Saturday include Amir (chief) of the Jamaat, Abdul Hamid Fayaz, its spokesperson Zahid Ali and former and incumbent officer-bearers Ghulam Qadir Lone, Abdur Rouf, Mudasir Ahmed, Abdul Salam, Bakhtawar Ahmed, Muhammad Hayat, Bilal Ahmad, Ghulam Mohammad Dar and many others.

'No sign of survivors' in cargo plane crash in Chambers County

February 24, 2019

There are no survivors in the deadly crash, according to the Chambers County Sheriff's Office. The NTSB will be taking charge of the investigation. An Amazon Prime Air 767 touching down in Miami , similar to the aircraft that crashed. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash, but witnesses reported hearing loud sounds coming from the aircraft before it plunged to the ground.

Sudan's Bashir declares year-long state of emergency, dismisses government

February 24, 2019

Al-Bashir would have chose to take a leave of his supporters and perhaps also of his people since still according to Elbagir, the president decided not to amend the constitution which only can allow his reelection at the head of the country in 2020.

Mueller Calls For Harsh Sentence In Manafort Case, Citing 'Gravity' Of Crimes

February 24, 2019

Prosecutors aren't expected to recommend leniency because a judge found earlier this month that Manafort lied to investigators after he had agreed to cooperate. A Mueller prosecutor also said earlier this month that an August 2016 meeting between Manafort and the associate, Konstantin Kilimnik , goes to the "heart" of the Russian Federation probe.

Mueller Reveals Few New Details In 800-Page Manafort Court Filing

February 24, 2019

Manafort, who has been jailed for months and turns 70 in April, will have a chance to file his own sentencing recommendation next week. NBC News' Ken Dilanian noted that nothing in the document indicated Manafort colluded with Russians to affect the outcome of the presidential election, which was the original task Mueller's office was given to investigate.

At least 70 people dead in Bangladesh fire

February 24, 2019

A traffic jam at the intersection where the fire broke out contributed to its devastation. Numerous victims trapped inside the buildings, said Mahfuz Riben, a control room official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense in Dhaka . Others were caught in small restaurants. Haji Abdul Kader, whose shop was destroyed, survived the blaze as he had left to go to a pharmacy. "I turned back and saw the whole street in flames".

Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang for Hanoi to meet Trump

February 24, 2019

Their first summit last June in Singapore ended without substantive agreements and triggered a months-long stalemate in negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang as they struggled with the sequencing of North Korea's nuclear disarmament and the removal of US -led sanctions against the North.

Nigerians get ready for election day (again)

February 23, 2019

Buhari, 76, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party was accompanied by his wife, Aisha, and surrounded by a crowd of supporters. Only a few people are in line at one polling station in Maiduguri in the northeast as local media urge voters to the polls after gunfire was heard earlier in the morning.

Venezuela soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border

February 23, 2019

Three others smashed through a security barrier on the Simon Bolivar bridge crossing in their jeep. Supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido in Colombia are planning to cross the border carrying emergency supplies into Venezuela. The vehicles are driven by Venezuelans and escorted by Brazilian police, organizers said. Branson has stressed that he intends the concert to be an act of solidarity.

France's Macron Says Anti-Zionism Is a Form of Anti-Semitism

February 23, 2019

The number of anti-Semitic crimes reported in France, which is home to the largest Jewish population in Europe , increased by more than 70% - from 311 in 2017 to 541 previous year. Earlier Wednesday, Rivlin spoke with Finkielkraut to express his solidarity over the "wicked and hurtful attack". The tally is not the worst France has seen in the past two decades, and follows a two-year dip in attacks, BBC Paris correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

Tainted liquor kills dozens in India's Assam state

February 23, 2019

In India's Uttar Pradesh state earlier this month, about 80 people died from tainted bootleg liquor. Many deaths are reported from the consumption of moonshine in India. "So far 41 people have died after consuming spurious liquor", Assam's power minister, Tapan Gogoi, said. The victims, who include many women, were mostly tea plantation workers in the Golaghat and Jorhat districts, who drank the tainted liquor.

Glasgow native nominated as US Ambassador to UN

February 23, 2019

Haley , a former governor of SC, announced her resignation last October and stepped down at the end of the year. Trump chose Craft after also considering Goldman Sachs Group Inc . Open Secrets, a non-profit group that tracks money in politics, says Craft donated $1 million to Trump's 2017 inauguration fund. Regardless, she will need to be confirmed by the U.S.

Turpins Plead Guilty In Abuse Case Involving Their 12 Children

February 23, 2019

David Turpin (second from right) and wife, Louise, (far left) joined by their attorneys, pleaded guilty in a Riverside, Calif., courtroom, Friday to several charges, including torture, after some of their 13 children were found shackled to beds.

BLOWING LIBERAL MINDS: Trump Launches Global Bid To END Criminalization of Homosexuality

February 23, 2019

As part of the effort, the USA embassy is bringing in LGBT activists from Europe for a dinner at which guests will discuss strategies to advocate for decriminalization in places such as the Middle East and Africa. "Mr. President, on your push to decriminalize homosexuality, are you going to do that? And why?" a reporter asked the President Wednesday afternoon in the Oval Office.

Venezuelan troops open fire at border ahead of aid delivery; 2 dead

February 23, 2019

President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday in an increasingly fraught power struggle with Juan Guaido , the opposition leader spearheading efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country despite a military blockade.

New Election Ordered in Disputed North Carolina House Race

February 22, 2019

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation have since been probing allegations of election fraud in two counties. "The lesson that all Americans should take from this is that ballot fraud and voter suppression remain rampant in our country and stand as grave threats to our democracy".

Bernie Sanders slams Howard Schultz for being a billionaire

February 22, 2019

Sanders went on to say, "But because we have a corrupt political system, anybody who is a billionaire who can throw a lot of TV ads on television, suddenly becomes very, very credible". While he stressed the need for worldwide cooperation in resolving the standoff between Guaido and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Sanders said that the United States "must not use military force and intervene again as it has done in the past in Latin America...

Australia says coal holdups at China ports are not a ban

February 22, 2019

The editorial also explicitly mentioned the Huawei ban, saying Australia was putting its relationship with China at risk. Meanwhile, China's biggest traded mining company, China Shenhua Energy Co., rose more than 4 percent. "So, yes, we can see these occasional interruptions to the smooth flow but that doesn't necessarily translate to some of the consequences that aspects of the media might seek to leap to".

Fox News presenter tells 'tiny-brained' Dutch historian to 'go f***' himself'

February 22, 2019

However, the interview got heated when Bregman called Carlson a "millionaire funded by billionaires" and saying "You're not part of the solution, Mr. Fox aired a response from Carlson on Thursday - after the footage went viral from a NowThis tweet . On the the other hand it was genuinely heartfelt.

Shamima Begum's sister asks government to help bring newborn baby to UK

February 22, 2019

The Bangladeshi government said there was "no question" of her being allowed to enter, and there is legal argument about whether simply having Bangaldeshi parents bestows citizenship. Mr Javid has defended his move and insisted he would not leave an individual stateless - which is illegal under worldwide law - after Bangladesh denied she had citizenship there.

White House: 200 US Troops to Remain in Syria

February 22, 2019

The White House has described these troops as peacekeepers that will remain in Syria for a period of time . Trump abruptly declared victory against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria and announced that the more than 2,000 U.S. "With this decision, President Trump has chose to follow sound military advice", Graham said. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking at the Munich Security Conference last week, said the top USA general would ask allies to contribute forces to help ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours Great Wall of China

February 22, 2019

It was another blow for India on diplomatic front, as earlier, staying true to his friendship with Pakistan , Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman had refrained from passing any comment against Pakistan much to the dismay of Indian media.

Trump Challenges U.S. Companies to Speed Work on 5G Networks

February 22, 2019

The tweets suggest Trump won't immediately sign an expected executive order to block USA companies from purchasing Chinese telecommunications equipment, Paul Triolo, who leads global technology studies at the Eurasia Group consultancy, said in a note.

Labour MP Ian Austin quits the party

February 22, 2019

She added: "If we simply become the Brexit party..." The three said they would now sit with a new grouping in parliament that broke away from the Labour Party earlier this week over increasing frustration with their leader Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit strategy and a row over anti-Semitism.

We want Kashmir but not Kashmiris, irony is depressing: Chidambaram

February 22, 2019

The petition filed by advocate Tariq Adeeb was taken up urgently as the first item for hearing even though it was numbered 51 in the day's list of cases. Reports and widely shared videos of the harassment faced by Kashmiri students and traders had began circulating close on the heels of the attack which killed 42 CRPF jawans.

Greater Bay Area plan shows Beijing backs Macau

February 22, 2019

Beijing's previous special economic or free trade zones in many cases have yielded little more than wasteful infrastructure spending and higher property prices. At the same time, the uncomfortable reality is that Hong Kong's attractions for global business such as rule of law and free flow of information rest on its distinctness from the mainland system.

Iran Says Attackers Of IRGC Forces Were Pakistani Nationals

February 22, 2019

One other member of the militant cell that planned the attack was also a Pakistani citizen, the head of the Guards' ground forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said. The militant Sunni group Jaish al-Adl, which claimed responsibility, is believed to operate from havens in neighbouring Pakistan . During the conversation, Qureshi told Zarif that Iran was Pakistan's neighbour and Islamabad would never try to create any difficulties for Tehran .

Backed Syria force hands back to Iraq 130 ISIS jihadists

February 22, 2019

This undated image released on November 18, 2015, shows French convert to Islam Fabien Clain, identified as the voice in an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 13, 2015, Paris terror attacks. The SDF is holding more than 900 foreign fighters in prisons it runs in the country's north, many of them Iraqis and Europeans. A Reuters witness saw warplanes in the sky over Baghouz on Thursday though there was no sound of fighting or shelling.

Microsoft detects disinformation attacks in Serbia, Romania

February 22, 2019

The cyber espionage group - also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear - is allegedly affiliated with Russian military intelligence , and is best known for hacking the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 USA presidential elections .

Netanyahu's strongest challengers form alliance in Israeli election

February 22, 2019

In anticipation of the announcement, Netanyahu orchestrated a merger of far-right parties on Wednesday that could help him build a governing coalition after the ballot. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi has also chose to join the new party. If they win, Gantz would serve as prime minister for the first 2 ½ years and Lapid would assume the post afterward.

Pope Francis lays out 'concrete measures' to stop Catholic sex abuse

February 22, 2019

But it is also true that the clerical sex abuse and coverup crisis - at least in the United States - was born out of a homosexual subculture that for decades spread like a cancer through seminaries, allowing men like Theodore McCarrick to corrupt "generations of seminarians and priests", as Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò said in his original testimony .

India's Narendra Modi warmly welcomes Saudi crown prince

February 22, 2019

The Crown Prince said that he expects investment opportunities in India to exceed $100 billion, and that the Kingdom is ready for political and intelligence cooperation with the country. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a slew of investment agreements worth $20 billion which will provide a welcome relief to the teetering economy of the cash-strapped Pakistan.

Giant tortoise thought extinct found Galapagos

February 22, 2019

The animal "exceeds 100 years" in age and is "a very old tortoise", said Washington Tapia of Galapagos Conservancy , a United States non-profit dedicated to conserving the Galapagos. Including the Chelonoidis Phantasticus , there are 12 species of Galapagos tortoise, one for each of the major islands of the Galapagos archipelago, which was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.

Federal Judge Places Full Gag Order on Roger Stone

February 22, 2019

District Judge Amy Berman Jackson . Berman Jackson's order scheduling Thursday's hearing said that Stone would need to be prepared to explain why the gag order in the case shouldn't be adjusted and why his pretrial release on bail shouldn't be revoked.

World's largest bee, missing for 38 years, found in Indonesia

February 21, 2019

He explains on the website his incredible journey to find the bee alive, which started almost two decades ago when he first learned of Wallace and his travels. The bee's mouthparts also include a large labrum; in the early 1980s, entomologist Adam Catton Messer described watching a female Wallace's giant bee using its mandibles to scrape resin from a tree, and using its labrum and mandibles to roll the resin into a large ball - which it then carried as it flew back to its nest.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro closes Brazil border to block aid entry

February 21, 2019

Maduro, who is facing growing worldwide pressure to step down after his disputed re-election a year ago, denies there is a humanitarian crisis and has blocked the bridge leading from Colombia to prevent aid getting through. The restrictions come amid a tense stand-off over U.S. attempts to deliver what Washington describes as humanitarian aid into Venezuela in defiance of the wishes of its government.

Judge orders trial in Colorado woman's death

February 21, 2019

Almost three months after Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth went missing, prosecutors on Tuesday filed new charges against her fiancé before presenting evidence and calling witnesses during a preliminary hearing in Cripple Creek, Colorado, west of Colorado Springs.

Pompeo: Hoda Muthana, ISIS wife from Alabama, a 'terrorist', not United States citizen

February 21, 2019

Now, Muthana begs to be let back into the U.S. Trump said in a post on Twitter that he had directed the secretary of state "not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country!" But Muthana's attorney has argued Pompeo is wrong, and accused the Trump administration of misinterpreting citizenship laws.

PM authorises military to respond decisively to any Indian misadventure

February 21, 2019

The meeting was attended by Army chief General Bajwa, services chiefs, heads of intelligence agencies, security officials and federal and state ministers for finance, defence, foreign affairs and interior. The two countries have battled three wars for control of the region, while an assortment of local insurgent groups have fought for a merger with Pakistan or outright independence.

What is the truth about Shamima Begum's citizenship status?

February 21, 2019

While insisting he could not discuss individual cases, he told the Commons: 'Children should not suffer. It's a bit upsetting and frustrating. "It's a bit unjust on me and my son". "So essentially, she has no contact with Bangladesh", he said. That is a far more sensible approach, albeit perhaps not as politically attractive. Ministers have in the past stripped jihadis and Islamic State brides of their citizenship and banned them from returning to Britain.

Trump Expects To Meet Kim Jong Un Again After Vietnam Summit

February 21, 2019

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization. He replaced Vice-Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, who led negotiations in the run-up to the first Trump-Kim summit in Singapore in June. North Korea's special representative for US affairs arrives in Hanoi on Wednesday to meet with his USA counterpart. "This is an important step towards that ultimate goal", the official said.

WA MP Julie Bishop to quit politics

February 21, 2019

Australia Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks at a press conference. The news is not necessarily surprising. She has served as a political figure for almost two decades, including as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 2007-2018. The PM referred to Bishop as "a good friend" whose judgement and insight he valued and appreciated throughout his career. She was thrown into the global spotlight after the downing of MH17, in which 38 Australian citizens and permanent residents were killed.

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