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Nigerians Return From Libya In 24 Hours
The Charge d'Affaires of Nigeria in Libya, Illiya Fachano, told the News Agency of Nigeria "there is a camp with 5000 Nigerians and we need the diplomatic police to escort us to extract them". "The Embassy will continue to engage the legitimate government in Libya and other stakeholders in addressing the plight of Nigerian migrants in that country". [Full Article...]
House weighs gun bill as ATF reviews 'bump stock' devices
Additionally, the bill specifies that a qualified individual who lawfully carries or possesses a concealed handgun in another state: (1) is not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing a firearm in a school zone, and (2) may carry or possess the concealed handgun in federally owned lands that are open to the public. [Full Article...]
Puigdemont to stay in Belgium for time being
Over 45,000 pro-Catalonia protesters demonstrated in Brussels on Thursday to show support for the region's deposed president Carles Puigdemont and urge the European Union to support its drive for independence from Spain. Puigdemont and four ex-ministers left Spain for Belgium in November following a series of criminal charges by the Spanish authorities namely sedition, rebellion, and misappropriat... [Full Article...]
Parents of Seminole Heights murder suspect in court for contempt hearing
They refused on Tuesday to answer questions about their son, Howell Donaldson III, who now faces four counts of first-degree murder. The state wants answers to questions like if 24-year-old Donaldson suffered from mental health issues or if he was under psychiatric care prior to the murders, but Rosita and Howell Junior are not talking. [Full Article...]
Met Éireann now issue snow and ice weather warning nationwide
Along with higher ground, counties in the north and north west are expected to be worst hit. "He said maximum temperatures on Friday will be three or four degrees in Donegal , with some parts of the county seeing temperatures as low as 2 or 3 degrees", he said. [Full Article...]
Thomas Fire nearly surrounds Ojai, California
That fire has now reached 96,000 acres, and officials fear the worst wind day so far this week in Southern California as the region battles major brushfires, scorching nearly 120,000 acres altogether. Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. Firefighters rushed to attack the fires before winds picked up again. "Yesterday they had a hard time getting into the fire beca... [Full Article...]
Tillerson holds tough line on Russian Federation sanctions over Ukraine
We will continue to work for the common defense and the preservation of peace called for in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation charter, and do so with confidence that our allies will continue to do the same" - U.S. But Western powers, led by the United States, want a force with a robust mandate that would allow it to protect the 600 OSCE monitors there, police ceasefire lines and investigate c... [Full Article...]
Czech PM wants European Union to withdraw migrants lawsuit
Under the plan, Hungary , Poland and the Czech Republic were supposed to take in a combined 10,000 people. The European Commission said on Thursday that the three states were in breach of their "legal obligations" and that they had given "no indication that they will contribute to the implementation of the relocation decision". [Full Article...]