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United Airlines, other carriers divert flights from Iranian airspace amid U.S. tensions
Tehran insisted it took place over Iranian airspace and said it was "ready for war" as the USA heightened its rhetoric and warned it would respond in kind. Here's what to know about the effects of the FAA's ban. Iran's downing of the drone - which Washington insists was above worldwide waters but Iran says was within its airspace - has seen tensions between the two countries spike further after... [Full Article...]
Ford GT mystery model teased ahead of Goodwood Festival of Speed
Ford is coy about the announcement with no details on what it will talk about other than the lone teaser image you see here. The darkened image shows the outline of the vehicle from the head on showing its lowdown shape, LED daytime running lights and spoiler. [Full Article...]
ICE agents to begin raids Sunday
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will reportedly kick off massive raids targeting thousands of undocumented immigrants starting this Sunday. The Republican president told reporters on Saturday before heading to the Camp David presidential retreat that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was focused on getting the transnational street gang MS-13 out of the United State... [Full Article...]
Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense: White House
Trump said he also plans to nominate David Norquist, who now serves as the Pentagon's comptroller, to be deputy defence secretary, and Ryan McCarthy, who is undersecretary of the Army , to be secretary of the Army. Before becoming Army Secretary, Esper most recently served as a lobbyist for the defense contracting firm Raytheon. According to Esper's bio on the U.S. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump accused of sexually assaulting NY writer
Carroll has said that the rape happened in a Bergdorf Goodman changing room, in NY, in the mid 1990s. If they do accept any part of it, they'll insist that the encounter was consensual; that Carroll was a pathetic 52-year-old woman throwing herself at a "good-looking", slightly younger gazillionaire; that any contact Trump had with her was some sort of sexual philanthropy. [Full Article...]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Now Available a Day Early!
There are potions to craft with different items and ingredients to gather, professions to choose between, the social aspects of the game, and a whole bunch of other stuff. When you first load up Wizards Unite , complete the tutorial and then select the player icon in the bottom left corner. A worldwide success story, J.K. [Full Article...]
Minister to call for 'urgent de-escalation' on Iran visit
The Iranian game is to rally European and Russian pressure on the USA, in parallel with military escalation against primary and secondary United States interests, in order to force Mr Trump to back down from his strategy of strangling Iran economically and into pursuing a military option. [Full Article...]
Roy Moore: Republican accused of sexual misconduct to run for Senate
Controversial former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore announced Thursday he will run for US Senate next year, seeking to overcome an embarrassing previous loss in the heavily Republican southern state following accusations of sexual misconduct. [Full Article...]
Explosions rock refinery in Philadelphia; no injuries reported
Incredibly, no one was seriously injured in the blast that sent debris flying for blocks - raining down on streets and traffic lights. He said that, at this time, the blaze is contained inside the Value-Added Tax and, although it is not yet under control, firefighters are working to ensure it does not spread. [Full Article...]
US, UK Block Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Trump was using an emergency deal to skip Congress's 30-day review process for the 22 sales, which would be worth more than $8 billion. Moran said the resolutions prevent Congress from being bypassed on arm sales . Congress rebuked Trump in March with a historic resolution curtailing the president's war-making powers and ending American support for the Saudi-led coalition. [Full Article...]
How yoga diplomacy helps India assert its rising global influence
The Border Security Force's equestrian team took yoga balancing to the next level when they performed stretches while on horseback in Gurugram, making them look more like an impressive circus act than a security team. Business Insider India pulled together some of the most exciting images of people performing Yoga Asanas in India. The prime minister said Swami Rajarshi Muni, who hails from Guj... [Full Article...]
Londres suspend ses ventes d'armes à l'Arabie saoudite — Guerre au Yémen
A la Chambre haute du Congrès américain, plusieurs élus de la majorité républicaine se sont joints aux démocrates pour voter trois résolutions s'opposant à une vente d'armes , de munitions et de matériel à Ryad et à plusieurs autres pays arabes, d'un montant total de 8,1 milliards de dollars. [Full Article...]
Rahul Gandhi says party, not him, will decide on his successor
As speculation continues on his next steps following his resignation as party chief, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will decide on who his successor will be and not him. But Mr Gandhi has negated that option too, declaring that his mother or sister Priyanka Gandhi can not be given the responsibility. It was only after the death of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ... [Full Article...]
Former Trump aide Hope Hicks frustrates Democrats with limited testimony
Nadler would say only that "Hicks is answering questions put to her". A transcript of Hicks' testimony was expected to be released by the committee and featured at a Thursday hearing where the panel will examine an ABC News interview in which Trump said he saw nothing wrong with accepting damaging information about a U.S. [Full Article...]
Missouri Denies Planned Parenthood License Renewal to Perform Abortions
The state agency made the decision after Planned Parenthood took the state to court over the license renewal. On Friday , June 14, the state's health department sent the St. This means abortion services can continue in Missouri! McCay's plans for a triggering mechanism would save Utah from a court battle, which will likely be fought by Alabama, a state that has already passed a similarly r... [Full Article...]
New Zealand government site omits Israel from map
Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Chris Seed said there would now be a checking procedure with Immigration New Zealand before maps are put up on their website. [Full Article...]
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Biden Over Segregationist Comments: ‘You Can’t Say He’s Racist’
And after sparking a fury this month by saying he didn't back federal funds for abortion - only to quickly reverse his position - he'll appear before abortion rights activists at a Planned Parenthood forum on Saturday. Joe Biden said in a 1992 speech that criminal justice legislation he was pushing was so strict that "we do everything but hang people for jaywalking". [Full Article...]
Iran Will Not Extend Nuclear Deal Deadline for Europe
The U.S. military released additional imagery on Monday. When asked on CBS Sunday if that included a military response, he responded, "Of course". In Congress, some lawmakers expressed worry that the gradual buildup of USA troops in the Middle East could become a slippery slope. [Full Article...]
Police called to Boris Johnson's home after neighbour raises concerns
Neighbours said they heard a loud altercation at the Camberwell home, which he shares with his 31-year-old girlfriend Carrie Symonds. A recording heard by the Guardian of last night's incident reveals Ms Symonds shouting at Mr Johnson to get off her laptop before saying: 'You just don't care for anything because you're spoilt. [Full Article...]
'Bachelor' star Melissa Rycroft 'really sick' after trip to Dominican Republic
His family are now trying to repatriate his body to USA where they hope that a post-mortem examination will reveal his cause of death. At least 9 American tourists have died in the Dominican Republic . Alarm bells rang for Brown when the family saw the causes of her father's death listed on his death certificate: Cerebral hypoxia, which is a lack of oxygen to the brain; pulmonary edema, which... [Full Article...]