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Release of shot-down Indian pilot delayed by hours
The IAF pilot reached the Wagah-Attari border , just a few minutes ago, after he was released by the Pakistani government as a peace gesture . Reporting from Srinagar , the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, FRANCE 24's Shreya Banerjee said the pilot's parents will be at the Wagah border , along with Indian Air Force personnel, and thousands of residents ready to give the pilot ... [Full Article...]
Ivanka Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a Twitter Feud
But as well-meaning as she may be, critics have pointed out that "redistributing wealth" by raising the minimum wage for her junior congressional staffers will mean that senior employees will have to take salary cuts. Even now, conspiratorial conservatives are suggesting Ocasio-Cortez hired her boyfriend as a paid staffer, when really he obtained the House email address they used as evidence so ... [Full Article...]
Trump ordered John Kelly to give Jared Kushner a security clearance
Senator Chuck Grassley watches as Jared Kushner speaks with Donald Trump during a signing ceremony on December 21, 2018. The order came last May, according to the report, when the president had Kelly grant Kushner a security clearance despite then-White House counsel Don McGahn recommending against it. [Full Article...]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls emergency meeting on response to India's airstrike
Facing stiff resistance from Pakistani jets, they dropped four bombs at Jabba, near Balakot town in the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, he said, reporting no casualties or damage. The IAF strikes were in retaliation for a February 14 attack , which was claimed by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Many of Twitterati, shared it as actual footage of the airstrikes by Mi... [Full Article...]
Tariq Ramadan a porté plainte contre ses trois accusatrices
Il a été libéré de prison et placé sous contrôle judiciaire en octobre 2018. Les plaintes ont été déposées à Montpellier , Rouen et Lille, les villes où résident les trois accusatrices du prédicateur. Si les enquêteurs estiment qu'il a été envoyé juste après leur rencontre du 9 octobre 2009, "Christelle" assure au contraire que le message date d'avant et qu'il remonte au 6 septembre de la même ... [Full Article...]
George Pell To Spend Tonight In Jail
Pell was archbishop of Melbourne when he abused two 13-year-old boys in a cathedral following a mass, the County Court of Victoria heard last year. Lawyers representing Pell argued for a lenient sentence, presenting Judge Peter Kidd with 10 character references, including one from former prime minister John Howard . [Full Article...]
Goldman Sachs predicts Brexit delay as no-deal risk cut to 10%
Cross-party supporters of another public vote on Brexit have also put forward an amendment to kick-start that process next month. The House of Commons has rejected Labour's Brexit amendment by a margin of 240 votes to 323. SNP MP David Linden stood up in the House of Commons to ask Chris Heaton-Harris about taking the option of the United Kingdom crashing out of the European Union off the tabl... [Full Article...]
India claims to have shot down a Pakistani F-16 jet
In a 46-second video released by the Pakistan Army, a blindfolded man claimed that he's IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan. "In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one MiG 21", Kumar said. "They would fire from their side and we would fire from our side". Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also offered to facilitate talks between the two sides. [Full Article...]
The Vatican announces its own investigation of Cardinal Pell
Shine Lawyers attorney Lisa Flynn says the father, who like his son can not be named because it is illegal under Australian law to identify a victim of sexual assault, is planning to sue the church or Pell individually once his appeal is finalised. [Full Article...]
Israel slams 'biased' United Nations probe alleging IDF crimes during Gaza border unrest
Earlier on Thursday, the independent Commission of Inquiry mandated by the HRC alleged that soldiers intentionally fired on civilians who did not pose an "imminent threat" at the border. Alluding to Israeli soldiers, she said, "we are saying that they have intentionally shot children, they have intentionally shot people with disabilities, they have intentionally shot journalists". [Full Article...]
Justin Trudeau Suddenly Has a Political Crisis on His Hands
Speaking in suburban Montreal on Thursday morning, Trudeau said he totally disagrees with how Wilson-Raybould characterized discussions she had with him and others about the case . Wilson-Raybould, who is aboriginal, was seen as an example of Trudeau's efforts to reach "reconciliation" with Canada's First Nations. "The prime minister again cited the potential loss of jobs and SNC moving ", whi... [Full Article...]
Fighter jets shot down in air battle between Pakistan, India
Islamabad , while denying the Indian strike caused any major damage or casualties, had vowed to retaliate, fuelling fears of a unsafe confrontation in South Asia. On Tuesday evening, Pakistan began shelling using heavy calibre weapons in 12 to 15 places along the de facto border in Kashmir, known as the Line of Control (LoC), a spokesman for the Indian defence forces said. [Full Article...]
At least 20 killed, over 40 injured in Cairo train station fire
The impact caused a fuel tank on the platform to explode, setting fire to the train. Images posted on social media showed charred bodies at the busy station in the heart of the capital. Egypt's Transportation Minister Hisham Arafat submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli after the huge blaze that broke out at Cairo's Railway Station in Ramsis . [Full Article...]
North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un on train to summit
Vietnam has confirmed that Kim will arrive for an official goodwill visit as well as the summit with Trump , but has released no further details regarding the location of meetings. He completed the last stretch from a border station to Hanoi by vehicle. The best example may be Trump's stunning announcement in Singapore of the suspension of annual military drills by Seoul and Washington tha... [Full Article...]
"Momo Challenge" Hacking Into Children's Shows On YouTube
They're then asked to perform a series of risky tasks and challenges, some which have reported to be self-harming or even deadly, in hopes of meeting the character, Momo . Lyn says her son, eight, has become frightened of the dark and of being alone, after images of the creepy Momo avatar popped up on YouTube when he was watching videos . [Full Article...]
Mobile customers will have to wait longer for 5G
Sprint's 5G network will light up in the following United States cities first: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Kansas City. Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix and Washington, D.C., will also have Sprint's 5G service in the first half of this year, the company said. [Full Article...]
US Seeks Vote on UN Resolution to Allow Aid into Venezuela
Dozens of European and Latin American diplomats abruptly walked out of the U.N.'s top human rights body on Wednesday to protest an address by Venezuela's foreign minister, where he floated the idea of talks between President Nicolas Maduro and U.S. [Full Article...]
Deux avions indiens abattus dans l'espace aérien du Pakistan — Tensions au Cachemire
Lors de cette allocution à la télévision, il a renouvelé son appel à destination de New Delhi pour s'asseoir "à la table des négociations". " L'Autorité de l'aviation civile a officiellement fermé son espace aérien jusqu'à nouvel ordre ", a ainsi indiqué l'administration pakistanaise sur Twitter. [Full Article...]
"Raciste", "escroc", "tricheur" : l'ex-avocat de Donald Trump accable le président américain
Le ton a vite été donné devant la commission d'enquête de la Chambre des représentants, à Washington. Parlez-vous de moi ou du président américain? Le JDD vous résume les points les plus importants de ce témoignage. La réponse est oui. "Roger Stone a dit à Donald Trump qu'il venait de raccrocher après un coup de fil avec Julian Assange et que Julian Assange avait dit à Roger Stone que, d'ici que... [Full Article...]
IAF's Mi-17 transport chopper crashes in J&K's Budgam, two dead
GoAir has also halted flights to and from Srinagar , Leh, Chandigarh and Jammu due to airspace restrictions. One Indian pilot was captured, a Pakistani military spokesman said, adding that one aircraft had fallen in Pakistan's part of Kashmir while the other went down in Indian-controlled section of the Himalayan region. [Full Article...]