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People held in Rome over killing of policeman

July 27, 2019

The order says they were both born in San Francisco in 2000. An Italian Carabiniere , paramilitary policeman, patrols near the site where his colleague, Carabiniere Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega was stabbed to death by a thief in Rome , Friday, July 26, 2019 .

Trump vetoes bipartisan attempt to block Saudi arms sales

July 27, 2019

The US Congress had already approved a resolution in early April urging President Trump to block support for the Saudi-led Arab coalition, committed since 2015 in the Yemen conflict against Tehran-backed Houthi rebels. The arms sale package included precision-guided weapons, other bombs and ammo and flying machine maintenance support. He called each resolution " ill-conceived " and said it failed to address root causes of conflict in Yemen.

Toddler siblings die in parked auto, father arrested

July 27, 2019

He told police that he dropped one of his children, a three-year-old, at home and then drove to work and forgot the twins were in their rear-facing vehicle seats when he parked, the local station reported. Police are investigating whether the twins died from heat exposure. The New York City Medical Examiner will determine the twins' cause of death, police said.

Iran Successfully Test-Fires Ballistic Missile, Sending it Hundreds of Miles

July 27, 2019

Iran has faced a variety of economic sanctions by the West since its 1979 Islamic Revolution and the takeover of the United States embassy in Tehran. Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute thinks differently, telling JNS, "Frankly, it is Britain and not the USA that needs to respond forcefully".

'Degenerate': Staff member posts savage resignation tweet using MP's account

July 27, 2019

On 15 July, Arnold was quoted in the Sheffield Star trying to defend O'Mara after he had cancelled three appointments with a constituent who wanted to talk to him about her autistic son's schooling. I am pretty sure Jared is asleep because he hasn't been in for a few weeks and hadn't replied to my WhatsApp. oh crumbs. "I've explored every other avenue open to me".

Two-Headed Eagle In Fake Presidential Seal: What Does It Mean?

July 27, 2019

Trump over his alleged ties to the country's systematic efforts to help elect him in the 2016 presidential campaign . In its right talon, the eagle clutches money instead of an olive branch. A handbook for the neighborhood, Turning Level USA, urged the Washington Put up that the spurious seal changed into as soon as a mistake, the effect of a rushed on-line search.

Tunisia's Essebsi, world's oldest president, dies at 92

July 27, 2019

Essebsi goes on to win presidential elections in December 2014 with almost 56 percent of the vote, becoming Tunisia's first freely elected head of state. He was elected as the President of Tunisia on December 21, 2014 for 5 years. Unemployment stands at about 15 per cent, up from 12 per cent in 2010, due to weak growth and low investment.

Moment British tanker seized and went 'dark': Satellite sleuths track Stena Impero

July 27, 2019

Washington's major European allies have distanced themselves from President Donald Trump's Iran strategy and opposed his decision a year ago to abandon an global agreement that gave Iran access to trade in return for accepting curbs on its nuclear program.

Heavy rain in Badlapur as hundred rescued from stranded Mahalaxmi Express

July 27, 2019

As many as 700 passengers have been stranded on board a passenger train on the outskirts of Mumbai , India on Saturday. According to reports in Indian media, two military helicopters and six boats of the National Disaster Response Force were sent for rescue.

China makes first successful private orbital rocket launch | AP business

July 27, 2019

The SQX-1 Y1 solid-fuel carrier rocket, the first in the SQX-1 series, blasted off at 1:00 pm from a launchpad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gobi Desert. The carrier rocket Hyperbola-1, the first orbital launch vehicle independently designed by Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Corporation, is a four-stage small solid launch vehicle sent with the vertical thermal emission method.

US Marines arrested on suspicion of human trafficking

July 27, 2019

Marine Corps said in a statement. The arrests come only weeks after two Marines were arrested near the border by a Border Patrol agent. Officials did not release the names of the arrested Marines, and did not disclose additional details of the alleged offenses.

Travel Chaos Across The UK Following Heatwave

July 27, 2019

This will affect passengers travelling from Wellingborough, Corby and Kettering. "We would advise passengers not to travel on the Midland Main Line over the weekend unless absolutely necessary". Teams of Network Rail engineers worked tirelessly yesterday and overnight to fix damage at several locations which caused significant disruption to passengers and journeys.

United States judge blocks new Trump asylum rule

July 27, 2019

Wednesday's conflicting rulings by judges on opposite coasts potentially sets the stage for a showdown in the appeals courts. Although the rules came into force last week , it was unclear if immigration authorities were actually enforcing them.

Tinder will alert LGBTQ users when they're in countries hostile to equality

July 27, 2019

This week Tinder will introduce a new feature which will warn LGBTQ users when they travel to a country where their relationship preferences could get them into trouble. Tinder collaborated with the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association to identify 69 countries that criminalize same-sex activity.

Boris Johnson Replaces More Than Half Of UK Cabinet Ministers

July 27, 2019

Plumes of pink smoke could be seen above a large crowd of anti-Johnson protesters. Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The 62-year-old outgoing British prime minister spoke of the "heavy honour" of having served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and wished her successor, Boris Johnson , the best in his endeavour to see the country through the crucial challenge of leaving the European Union (EU).

Justice Department orders federal death penalty reinstated, schedules 5 executions

July 27, 2019

Barr said the government owes it to the victims and their families to carry out the sentence imposed by justice system. In 2014, following a botched state execution in Oklahoma, then-President Obama directed the department to conduct a review of capital punishment and issues surrounding lethal injection drugs.

Father desperately scrambles to reach stranded children after Syrian airstrike

July 27, 2019

The government began its offensive against the rebel enclave in northwest Syria , the last area of active insurgent opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, at the end of April, saying it was responding to violations of a truce. Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

NZ water polo players in S Korea nightclub collapse

July 27, 2019

South Korean news agency Yonhap said a number of the victims underwent minor surgery. He said several of his teammates tried to pull victims out from under the rubbled, adding some were "dire cases". A spokesperson for Water Polo Australia confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that members of the Australian team were at the nightclub when the balcony collapsed.

Amid S-400 crisis, France deploys missile defense battery to Turkey

July 27, 2019

In the meantime, Turkey sent commando forces to the Syria border on Thursday after warnings that it would launch a new cross-border operation if a deal was not reached with Washington about northern Syria. Erdogan said he raised the issue with US President Donald Trump during their meeting at the G20 summit in Japan last month. "But if this [sanctions] happens, we may reconsider the purchases", Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.

Justices allow government to go ahead with funding for border wall

July 27, 2019

Friday's ruling by the Supreme Court is the latest development in the wall's funding since February. "The court's four liberal justices wouldn't have allowed construction to start", reports the Associated Press . The Trump administration then took their case to the Supreme Court in mid-July, asking for an "administrative stay" that would lift the injunction pending the high court's decision on whether or not it will hear the dispute.

FBI Raid Uncovers 'Human Chop Shop' at Arizona Body Donation Center

July 27, 2019

The stomach-churning scene was discovered by FBI agents at the now-shuttered Biological Resource Center in 2014 as part of a multi-state investigation into the illegal trafficking and sale of human body parts, as reported by the Arizona Republic .

Supreme Court allows use of Pentagon money for border wall

July 27, 2019

The controversial barrier was at the center of a political standoff that saw a large chunk of the government shut down for over a month at the beginning of the year, and his efforts to declare a " national emergency " in order to free up some of the Pentagon's cash have also been stonewalled - until now.

Boris Johnson overhauls cabinet on first day as British PM

July 27, 2019

Boris Johnson has appointed a number of ethnic minority MPs to government, including Ms Patel, Sajid Javid , who is chancellor and Rishi Sunak , who is chief secretary to the Treasury. Patel led the " Vote Leave" campaign in 2016 referendum in favour of Britain's exit from the EU. She is also known as one of the keen supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UK.

Simon Coveney: Boris Johnson has set UK on 'collision course'

July 27, 2019

Varadkar said Ireland and the European Union had shown flexibility in the past by accepting a review clause on the backstop and extending the backstop to cover the whole of the United Kingdom. He's aware that this process of talks and negotiations has, to use his term, ebbed and flowed. "Let's see what he says in a few weeks' time ". He pledged to "work equally with every party".

Missing teens now suspects in deaths of tourist couple in Canada

July 27, 2019

Why can't you give us an idea about whether there is a linkage (between the three deaths)? Who are they and why were they on the Alaska Highway? The pair was dating and had been travelling northern B.C. Police said they do not believe this man is a suspect. Or they could catch a train north to the town of Churchill. However, now it looks like the teens may be on the run.

Europe heatwave expected to peak and break records again

July 27, 2019

In Belgium , the temperature rose to a new high of 105 degrees Thursday. Records fell like dominoes on Thursday in cities in France , Germany , Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain. Both the United States and Israel have also been experiencing incredibly hot summers. Yes, an intense heatwave swept through areas of Europe last month, making it the hottest June on record.

US inks deal to send asylum-seekers back to Guatemala

July 27, 2019

The Trump administration has grappled with a surge of mainly Central American migrants claiming asylum at the United States' southern border with Mexico, an influx that has made it hard for Trump to restrict immigration as he promised when he was elected.

RCMP believe teen homicide suspects still in northern Manitoba

July 27, 2019

Investigators apparently also received images of the 18-year-old in military fatigues brandishing an airsoft rifle and wearing a gas mask. The two are now wanted as suspects in the murder of three individuals including the deaths of Lucas Fowler , a 23-year-old Australian man, and Chynna Deese , a 24-year-old American woman.

South Korean jets fire multiple warning shots after Russian aircraft breaches airspace

July 27, 2019

He did not mention an A-50, the Russian plane Seoul said violated its airspace . A similar message has been delivered by a Russian military attache to South Korea's defense ministry, Yoon Do-han, a senior presidential secretary for public communication, told reporters on Wednesday.

Singaporeans are being asked to avoid these 2 areas in Hong Kong

July 27, 2019

The cavernous hall is usually filled with excited friends and relatives waiting to greet loved ones as they make their way out of one of the world's busiest airports. Saturday's protest is set to start in the Yuen Long district, where protesters were attacked while on the way home from demonstrations last weekend.

Senate Intelligence report finds ‘extensive’ Russian meddling in 2016 election

July 27, 2019

Democratic senator Ron Wyden , a vocal proponent of increasing election security requirements, disagreed. "I hope the bipartisan findings and recommendations outlined in this report will underscore to the White House and all of our colleagues, regardless of political party, that this threat remains urgent, and we have a responsibility to defend our democracy against it", added Democratic Sen.

House Democrats sue Mueller for grand jury information

July 27, 2019

However, "true" is the exact word Mueller used when asked if Trump could be charged after his presidency, and the former special counsel's correction was about something totally different. "We will proceed when we have what we need to proceed", she said . It may be endless in terms of the violations of the law that the president is engaged in.

RCMP say wanted B.C. teens may have left northern Manitoba

July 27, 2019

They have also been charged with second-degree murder in the death of the UBC lecturer Leonard Dyck , whose body was found near the B.C. community of Dease Lake. RCMP warns the public to stay vigilant and report any sightings to local police immediately. (AP/AAP) The body of Lucas Fowler, the son of Hills District Chief Inspector Stephen Fowler, was found on the Alaska Highway on July 15.

European Union negotiator Michel Barnier calls Boris Johnson's Brexit stance 'unacceptable'

July 27, 2019

And Thursday's session of Parliament was the last before a six-week summer break. Johnson , who was hailed by the USA president as Britain's Trump, has promised to strike a new divorce deal with the European Union and to energize the world's fifth-largest economy after what he casts as the gloom of Theresa May's premiership.

Puerto Rico governor resigns after weeks of mass protests

July 27, 2019

Puerto Ricans had gathered at the gates of the governor's mansion, known as La Fortaleza, in San Juan , ahead of the rumored announcement. "It's exploded, and the people said 'no more", she said. Puerto Rico's lower house president on Wednesday said the impeachment process had begun after an independent panel of lawyers he commissioned found four felonies and one misdemeanor may have been committed in the chats.

Jeffrey Epstein injured in jail cell, source says

July 27, 2019

Despite police finding more than 40 alleged victims, the billionaire pleaded guilty to just one count of procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution by minors. Epstein was meeting with his attorneys, the source said. Epstein was arrested on 6 July over charges of sexually abusing minors in 2002-2005. The jail and attorneys for Epstein did not respond to requests for comment by U.S.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit

July 27, 2019

With Imran Khan's visit to the US, Islamabad and Washington may be fulfilling renewed diplomatic agendas which will affect Pakistan-India relations. "Now we think it is time to make progress on the success of this first meeting". He has blamed most of the shortcomings of his government on the follies of past governments in the country.

Pompeo says he would go to Iran 'if that's the call'

July 27, 2019

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said he would be willing to travel to Tehran to address the Iranian people about U.S. foreign policy as the Trump administration applies maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic to renegotiate a nuclear accord.

US slaps sanctions on Maduro's stepsons

July 27, 2019

Early July, the USA imposed sanctions on Cubametales, alleging that the Cuban state-run oil import and export company continues to import oil from Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his administration appear to be leveraging tax revenue and cryptocurrencies as part of a broader effort to evade economic sanctions, an investigation by Spanish newspaper ABC has found .

Russian Federation warns of 'consequences' after Ukraine seizes tanker

July 27, 2019

Product tanker NIKA SPIRIT (ex-NEYMA) was detained by Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) on Jul 25, SBU is requesting arrest warrant in Ukrainian Court. Ukraine "scrupulously respects the global law of the sea and the decisions of the United Nations tribunal on the law of the sea", the Ukrainian security services said .

Farm Groups React: MFP Needed, Urge Free and Fair Trade

July 27, 2019

Sonny Perdue the US agriculture secretary stated that the aid package showed that President Trump were aware of the troubles of farmers. The tariffs made American agricultural products more expensive for Chinese importers, and private buyers almost stopped purchasing USA -grown soybeans, leaving a record amount sitting in storage at the end of 2018.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Joins Native Hawaiian Protest Against Telescope

July 26, 2019

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is asking Hawaii County's mayor to lead efforts to find common ground with protesters blocking the construction of a giant telescope at the summit of the state's tallest mountain. "I realized as I was leaving it is much more than a telescope, it is people who have so much pride and are willing to sacrifice everything they have to protect something that is so incredibly sacred to them", Johnson said.

Four teenagers charged for 'homophobic attack' on London night bus, police confirm

July 26, 2019

The boys began making "lewd and homophobic comments" to the couple as they sat on the top deck before attacking them, according to London's Metropolitan Police. Both women were taken to hospital for treatment to facial injuries and later released. Geymonat detailed how men had started harassing the couple when they saw them kissing, taunting them and ordering them to kiss for their amusement.

Biden wants to reform US prison system, decriminalize marijuana

July 26, 2019

Biden's plan also calls for investing in public defenders' offices to ensure defendants' access to quality counsel, eliminating mandatory minimums, ending the federal crack and powder cocaine disparity, decriminalizing cannabis use and throwing out prior cannabis use convictions, and ending all incarcerations exclusively for drug use.

Libya boat mishap 'worst Mediterranean tragedy' of 2019 - UNHCR chief

July 26, 2019

There were about 250 people on board, mainly from Eritrea and other sub-Saharan Africa and Arab countries, when the boat capsized off the coast near Komas, east of the capital Tripoli, Libyan Navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem said. Grandi called on European nations to resume rescue missions in the Mediterranean, halted after an EU decision, and appealed for an end to migrant detentions in Libya.

Mogadishu mayor wounded in blast at his office official

July 24, 2019

We are undertaking a survey to help us improve our content for you. A supposed suicide bomber has blown himself up inside the Mayor of Mogadishu's office, Somalian police have said. It is now unclear how the bomber managed to enter the mayor's office. He said some administration officials are believed to have been killed in the incident.

Trump sues to block House Democrats from accessing New York tax returns

July 24, 2019

The president's suit comes after the committee chairman, Richard Neal, D-Mass., earlier this month sued the Trump administration, accusing officials of violating federal law by refusing to comply with the panel's requests and subpoenas for the documents.

Theresa May fights back tears in her Commons farewell as Prime Minister

July 24, 2019

During her final PMQs in Parliament, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn paid tribute to her "sense of public duty". But the niceties did not last long, as he listed services that he said had declined during her time as leader - including an increase in child poverty, higher use of food banks and a decrease in police numbers.

Theresa May attends her last PMQs as PM

July 24, 2019

In her final Prime Minister's Questions she said she has "every confidence" her successor Boris Johnson will take the premiership seriously. "And that duty to serve my constituents will remain my greatest motivation". After today, she will return to the backbenches as the MP for Maidenhead. Speaking before she got in the Prime Ministerial vehicle for, presumably, the final time to see the Queen and make her resignation final, Theresa May hailed the civil service and government ...

China signs secret deal to use Cambodia naval base

July 24, 2019

The Journal report cited unnamed USA officials confirming that China and Cambodia had reached a deal for use of the naval base near Sihanoukville, a center of Chinese investment in Cambodia. The WSJ said the USA and allied counterparts are lobbying Phnom Penh against allowing Beijing to use the airport for its military. American officials are also concerned that the airport under construction 40 miles away is apparently being built so that jet fighters can quickly take off and land, ...

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