NEWS/TALIBAN Suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar kills at least 18
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on NEWS/TALIBAN Suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar kills at least 18
The explosion took place outside the regional governor’s office in Jalalabad [Reuters] The blast on Sunday outside the regional governor’s office in Jalalabad city came just a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 36 people, including civilians, government forces and Taliban fighters, at an Eid gathering in the same province. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s […]
Continue reading …2 injured as woman with box cutter attacks people in French store, reportedly shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on 2 injured as woman with box cutter attacks people in French store, reportedly shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’
FILE PHOTO: A French policeman in Paris © Philippe Wojazer / Reuters A woman shouting “Allahu Akbar” has attacked and injured two people at a supermarket in La Seyne-sur-Mer, southeastern France. She has been taken into custody and is being assessed for terrorist links. A 60-year-old customer was stabbed in the chest with a box […]
Continue reading …Aquarius arrives in Spain, ending politically charged migrant odyssey
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Aquarius arrives in Spain, ending politically charged migrant odyssey
Ships in the Aquarius aid convoy docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending an ordeal for hundreds of migrants who were rescued from the Mediterranean only to become the latest pawn in Europe’s battle over immigration. © Jose Jordan, AFP | The humanitarian ship the Aquarius arrived in Valencia on Sunday, June 17, […]
Continue reading …Trump to meet with Putin in Europe in July – newspaper
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Trump to meet with Putin in Europe in July – newspaper
© AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta WASHINGTON, June 16. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Europe in July, The Washington Post said, citing “a senior administration official and two diplomats familiar with his schedule.” “President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next […]
Continue reading …South Korea proposes movement of North Korean artillery away from border
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on South Korea proposes movement of North Korean artillery away from border
South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week’s cross-border military talks. Yonhap South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week’s rare […]
Continue reading …Spain doesn’t rule out sending Aquarius migrants back
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Spain doesn’t rule out sending Aquarius migrants back
Migrants on board the Aquarius rescue vessel survey the coast. Photo: AFP/ Medecins Sans Frontières Spain will treat the hundreds of migrants who are to arrive Sunday on board the Aquarius rescue vessel “totally normally”, the government said Friday, meaning some could be expelled. The ship’s plight has caused a rift across Europe this week, […]
Continue reading …US officials say 1,995 minors separated from parents or legal guardians over six weeks under sharply criticised policy.
16 June, 2018 Comments Off on US officials say 1,995 minors separated from parents or legal guardians over six weeks under sharply criticised policy.
Almost 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or legal guardians at the US-Mexico border since a highly criticised “zero tolerance” immigration policy came into place, according to US officials. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman told reporters on Friday that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults who crossed the US border without […]
Continue reading …Italy, France call for EU migrant centres in countries of origin
16 June, 2018 Comments Off on Italy, France call for EU migrant centres in countries of origin
Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP France and Italy on Friday called on the European Union to set up asylum processing centres in Africa to prevent “voyages of death” by migrants across the Mediterranean, in a crisis that has divided Europe. At a meeting in Paris President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s new premier Giuseppe Conte also called for […]
Continue reading …Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – again By Park Si-soo
16 June, 2018 Comments Off on Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – again By Park Si-soo
Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Christian Tybring-Gjedde and Per-Willy Amundsen, lawmakers with the populist Progress Party, made the nomination. They told the Norwegian news agency NTB on Wednesday (local time) Trump “has taken a huge and […]
Continue reading …‘Devastating’ Glasgow School of Art fire spreads to nearby buildings including ABC music venue
16 June, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Devastating’ Glasgow School of Art fire spreads to nearby buildings including ABC music venue
Picture by Kirsty Anderson. A fire which has ravaged the historic Mackintosh Building has spread to “several properties”, the fire and rescue service said. Buildings including the O2 ABC have suffered “extensive damage” as flames and smoke poured into the night sky from the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) building. A restoration project, which was […]
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