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Les débats reprennent au Parlement après le revers de Boris Johnson — Brexit
Plusieurs députés ont aussi dit vouloir faire tomber le gouvernement, qui ne dispose plus de majorité. "J'invite dans les termes historiques Boris Johnson à reconsidérer sa situation", a-t-il lancé aux délégués du parti réunis en congrès à Brighton qui l'ont acclamé avant de scander: "Johnson dehors!". [Full Article...]
‘Scariest 10 seconds: PoK’s Mirpur bears the brunt of 6.3 magnitude natural disaster
United States Geological Survey said the quake originated 23 kms north of Jhelum, is located in northeastern Pakistan roughly 120 km southeast of Islamabad . Footage shows damage to a road in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir . According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the quake, which was 6.3 on the Richter scale, occurred at 4.31 pm on the border between India and Pakistan. [Full Article...]
London repatriates 10% of Thomas Cook's UK customers
The British travel group, which ceased activity on Monday after failing to secure funding, is one of the largest sources of tourists to Spain , bringing around 3.6 million passengers to the country every year. That was 95 per cent of the holidaymakers who were originally booked to fly home on that day. The Mallorca Hotel Federation (FEHM) admitted that it was "an unprecedented situation" an... [Full Article...]
La panthère noire d'Armentières a été volée dans la nuit
L'enceinte extérieure du zoo, situé à 50 m du commissariat de police, n'a pas subi d'effraction, mais les six points de sécurité de l'enclos de l'animal ont été forcés. Toujours introuvable, ce dernier devrait être poursuivi " a minima pour mise en danger d'autrui (...) par violation manifestement délibérée d'une obligation de sécurité ou de prudence", un délit passible d'un an de prison et de 15.... [Full Article...]
Indonesia to fault design flaw, oversight lapses in 737 MAX crash
Fund officials said Monday they have begun accepting applications with a deadline of December 31 for submitting claims. "The opening of this fund is an important step in our efforts to help affected families", he said. Dickson and other FAA officials were joined by a senior Boeing executive for more than an hour of meetings with more than 50 delegates from civil aviation regulators around ... [Full Article...]
Chinese flag trampled in new Hong Kong protests
On Saturday, police used tear gas and rubber rounds against protesters who threw gasoline bombs toward them and set fires in streets. Protesters largely avoided pitched battles with the authorities, however, retreating and moving around the city quickly. [Full Article...]
Abandon the illusion that Iran can be defeated by pressure: Zarif
In May 2018, the president withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear accord, deriding it as a one-sided deal. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the United States' aggressive stance towards the Islamic Republic, noting that Iranians can not be brought to their knees by pressure such as Washington's economic war against Tehran through the re-imposition of tough sanctions. [Full Article...]
We have no enmity towards UAE, Saudi: Iran military official
President Donald Trump . Trump withdrew the United States from that deal a year ago and reimposed crippling economic sanctions on Tehran as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign. Neither took questions after their meeting. U.S. President Donald Trump has defended U.S. sanctions against Iran and called on all nations to act against Tehran and not "subsidize Iran's bloodlust". [Full Article...]
Suicidal Dad Jumps onto Subway Tracks Holding 5-Year-Old Daughter
According to witnesses , the 45-year-old man had the girl in his wrists and arms, and without hesitation jumped down in front of the subway train . The child miraculously survived - and dramatic video taken at the scene captured the girl crawling out from underneath the train, and the moment a man pulled her out to safety. [Full Article...]
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Puerto Rico As Tropical Storm Karen Approaches
The storm was hurling 40-mph winds. The most damaging natural disaster to hit Puerto Rico in recent history occurred in October 1918, a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck near the island's northwest coast, causing a tsunami and killing 116 people. [Full Article...]
N. Korea nuke talks will likely resume soon - Seoul
Trump and Moon discussed ways to achieve practical results in the US-North Korea working-level talks, Moon's office said, while Trump expressed his confidence that Kim will fulfill commitments made during the two summits, according to a White House statement. [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia to restore full oil output by next week
Iran's top diplomat has offered a preview of what he said would be President Hassan Rouhani's vision to ensure regional stability and to avoid a conflict with the United States and its allies, Newsweek reported. Iran has denied the charges which has also been raised by the United States and Saudi officials. Her family strongly denies this and he swiftly backtracked. [Full Article...]
President Trump: US stands with all who seek religious freedom
The Trump administration, no fan of the Iranian government, has been engaged in an escalating series of harsh words and threats with Tehran . "As long as Iran's menacing behavior continues sanctions will not be lifted". President Trump got the smaller room. Asked whether he'd return the endorsement, Mr Morrison said it wasn't the job of a foreign prime minister to involve themselves in dome... [Full Article...]
Trump hosts Australian PM for lavish WH state dinner
A person familiar with the matter said the Republican president urged his Eastern European counterpart during a summertime telephone conversation to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, who is among leading Democrats vying for the chance to deny Trump a second term in the November 2020 presidential election. [Full Article...]
Brexit : la suspension du Parlement britannique jugée illégale
M. Johnson était accusé d'avoir suspendu le Parlement jusqu'au 14 octobre, soit deux semaines seulement avant la date du Brexit , pour museler l'opposition et sortir le Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne le 31 octobre, même sans accord de divorce. [Full Article...]
Trump repeats Kashmir offer but conditions apply
Respect for nature, sustainable use of resources, and living within means had been a part of India's tradition, Modi said. While everyone, including prime Minister Narendra Modi , burst into laughter after Trump made the remark on Tuesday, a day earlier, a squirming Khan was seen counting his tasbih (prayer beads) when Trump had taken a similar swipe at the Pakistani journalist. [Full Article...]
Johnson: UK to consider joining US-led military effort in Gulf
He is due to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN General Assembly in NY. Says Saudi ambassador, adding that the nation will work constructively with other oil producers to maintain market stability Notwithstanding the biggest-ever attacks on its oil facilities, Saudi Arabia has said it is committed to meet India's energy security needs and will work constructively with ot... [Full Article...]
Macron hopes for Iran progress at United Nations assembly
MEanwhile UK's PM, Johnson, who is in the USA this week, said he would "be working with our American friends and our European friends" to reduce Middle East tensions. Johnson said he would be discussing Iran's actions in the region with President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations meeting, as well as pushing for the release of several dual national Iranians who he said were being held "illegal... [Full Article...]
Ukraine Call is Trouble for Trump, or Maybe Biden
But even as calls for impeachment amplified - Elizabeth Warren blasted Congress as "complicit" in Trump's transgressions - there were no signs that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would move quickly to try to remove the president. For months, Trump and Giuliani have sought to get Ukraine to investigate Biden, one of the president's leading challengers. The current inspector general for the ... [Full Article...]
School Collapses in Kenya, at Least 7 Children Were Killed
Some 17 pupils have been admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, according to the Daily Nation . Several buildings have collapsed in recent years in Nairobi and other cities in Kenya, a country in the midst of real estate expansion. [Full Article...]