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Palestinian teen shot by Israeli forces dies: ministry
Ahmed al-Ayeda, 17, was shot on 30 March - the first day of the Great Return March protests - and had been in hospital since being struck east of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Fatah official Moneer Al-Jaghoub, according to Quds Press , said that "Hamas continues damaging the Palestinian unity and wasting the Palestinians and their cause". [Full Article...]
Indonesia's Lombok hit by another strong quake
The death toll from Lombok's powerful natural disaster rose to 142 as rescuers found more people crushed under collapsed buildings, though some still held out hope of finding survivors. A spokesman for the Musholla As-Syuhada mosque told BBC News Indonesian that worshippers heard sounds from "the ceiling and the roof like it was going to fall, so we ran". [Full Article...]
United States to sanction Russian Federation for carrying out Salisbury nerve agent attack
Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, are believed to have been exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in the British town of Salisbury in March. It would reportedly include more drastic measures, such as downgrading diplomatic relations, banning the Russian airline Aeroflot from flying to the USA and cutting off almost all exports and imports. [Full Article...]
Europe is getting a Smash Ultimate limited edition
Stages are now listed in the order they were added to the series, just like the characters. You can disable all stage hazards if you like, or select two stages before a match that will unpredictably "morph" into each other. Final Smash Meter: In addition to regular Final Smashes that can be activated after breaking a Smash Ball, the Final Smash Meter is now a selectable option. [Full Article...]
73 ans passés, le Japon commémore le bombardement atomique d'Hiroshima
Kayumi Matsui, maire d'Hiroshima évoque la montée du nationalisme dans le monde lors de la cérémonie de commémoration. 'Little Boy' provoqua le jour même et dans les semaines suivantes le décès de 140'000 personnes. Ces deux événements ont conduit à la capitulation du Japon et scellé la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 'Notre pays veut oeuvrer patiemment afin de servir de pont entre les deux p... [Full Article...]
Iran naval drills created to send message to Washington, US general says
Trump brought back the punishing sanctions after unilaterally pulling out of a landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and Western powers to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions. Rouhani did not specify what consequences the U.S. could face, but in the past Iranian officials have threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping route in the Middle East, in retaliation for any USA actions. [Full Article...]
Head of Syrian Chemical Arms Research Center Assassinated
According to New York Times report from Jerusalem, an unnamed official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Israel was behind the attack and said his own intelligence agency had been informed of the Israeli operation. The source said Asbar was a target because Israeli intelligence believed he headed Sector 4, a secret unit at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSR... [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson burka row: The rise of political populism?
Dominic Grieve has said he'll quit the Conservative party if Boris Johnson becomes leader. It was the wrong language to use. There was no immediate sign that Johnson planned to back down. Johnson has been in direct communication with Bannon in recent months, according to media reports. Tory MP Nadine Dorries commented on the issue on Talk Radio, stating: "People in Westminster are terrifie... [Full Article...]
Facebook, Apple, Spotify Crackdown on Alex Jones and Infowars
Apple has also removed Infowars podcasts from its apps. "All users agree to comply with our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines when they sign up to use YouTube ", a YouTube spokesperson told ABC News on Monday. Facebook on Monday announced that it had unpublished four pages belonging to Alex Jones for repeatedly violating the company's standards with inflammatory posts about... [Full Article...]
L'Arabie Saoudite expulse l'ambassadeur du Canada
Les autorités saoudiennes ont arrêté récemment Samar Badawi, soeur du blogueur Raif Badawi , arrêté en Arabie saoudite en 2012 et condamné à 1000 coups de fouet et à 10 ans de prison pour avoir insulté l'islam. Le fait d'avoir un président américain, Donald Trump, qui ne cache pas son indifférence pour le respect des droits de l'homme et son goût pour l'autoritarisme, laisse une marge de manœ... [Full Article...]
Dhaka clashes turn violent; mobile internet services snapped
However hospital staff said dozens of people had been injured, some seriously, and injuries were consistent with rubber bullet wounds. "Teenagers attacked Awami League's party office". In some places, there have been clashes between the protesters and police. Images of the attacks on students - allegedly by ruling party activists - have flooded social media, prompting renewed anger. [Full Article...]
Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest fire in CA state history
After a day of hot, dry winds fueled by a high-pressure system on Monday, progress was made on the smaller River Fire , as fire personnel reached 78 percent containment on the 48,920-acre blaze as of 7 a.m. Another 9,000 buildings are threatened. The Pentagon will send about 200 soldiers from the state of Washington to help civilian firefighters battle at least one blaze as wildfires burning in... [Full Article...]
Affaire Benalla : le couple de la Contrescarpe avait bien donné son identité
Le policier ayant rédigé la fiche d'interpellation du jeune homme précise que le CRS visé par un "jet de projectiles (deux bouteilles de bière)" de la part du jeune homme " ne dépose pas plainte ". "Pour les autres, si aucun antécédent n'apparaissait (infractions de violences volontaires graves ou répétées" à l'encontre de la police ou "atteintes particulières ou dangereuses" ), pas de poursuites... [Full Article...]
DMK chief Kalaignar passes away; supporters throng, security beefed up
In the years that followed, the state government alternated between Karunanidhi and its main political rival, the AIADMK . #04:46 PM: Chennai: DMK workers gather outside Kauvery Hospital as hospital releases statement that M Karunanidhi's health has deteriorated further. [Full Article...]
Longtime Manafort deputy Rick Gates admits embezzlement
He said that Manafort knew it was illegal not to report his foreign bank accounts to the Treasury Department but asked Gates to help him deceive his accountants so he could hide income and pay less in taxes. The testimony from Gates, a former adviser to Donald Trump, comes after reaching a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller earlier this year to testify against his former partner in ... [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia’s state airline will suspend its Canadian operations
Riyadh on Sunday recalled its ambassador from Canada and gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau, a wing of the country's Ministry of Education, announced on its website Monday that all training and scholarship programs in Canada would be suspended by the end of the Islamic calendar year in September. [Full Article...]
Politique / Côte d'Ivoire : "Simone Gbagbo libérée " dans les prochains jours
Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ADO) avait annoncé, le 11 juillet dernier, qu'il dévoilerait ses intentions politiques pour 2020, le 6 Août correspondant à la célébration du 58e anniversaire de la proclamation de la république. "C'est un grand pas vers la réconciliation", a réagi Georges Armand Ouégnin, président de " Ensemble pour la démocratie et la souveraineté " (EDS), coalition qui regroupe des... [Full Article...]
Fortnite leak confirms Android users' worst fears
The box also confirms a large 4,000mAh battery, something that Samsung has been teasing for the Galaxy Note 9 . "The game has several checks in place such as for the mobile GPU, manufacturer, and model to decide whether the device should be allowed to run the game", XDA explains . [Full Article...]
Massive Highway Explosion In Italy Kills 2, Injures Dozens More
The fire spread to a auto park below, where several more vehicles exploded at about 14:00 (12:00 GMT). "My auto is still under the flyover, I am waiting to see if and when I can get it back", Marco Rosadini, from Arezzo, Italy , told Italian news agency ANSA . [Full Article...]
Manafort's 'right-hand man' to testify at fraud trial
Prosecutors headed toward the heart of their financial fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Friday, with jurors hearing testimony that he never told his tax accountants about offshore bank accounts containing millions of dollars. [Full Article...]