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Trump says he won’t sign ‘moderate’ immigration bill in GOP setback
Some Republicans who support the president said Trump knew exactly what he was doing as lawmakers tried to cobble a simple majority for a vote sometime next week. "When the president says he's not going to sign it, just shows how low his standards are", said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. He said the legislation is likely the only chance Republicans will have to pass a bill t... [Full Article...]
Syria war: Government blames USA for deadly air strike in east
Artillery are seen lined up in the village of Suway'iah, near the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 10, 2017. Syrian President Bashar Assad has blasted the USA presence in Syria, referring to it as an occupation. Last week they launching an attack on Boukemal that reached the outskirts of the town before being driven back by Syrian government forces. The Syrian Observatory for ... [Full Article...]
One person confirmed dead after vehicle drives into crowd at PinkPop festival
A white van drove into a group of revellers at the Pinkpop festival in the southern town of Landgraaf, just hours after a performance by USA singer Bruno Mars. Britain's Guardian newspaper quoted police as saying the crash happened on one of the two roads serving as exits from the festival grounds. A trauma helicopter and ambulances were reportedly on the scene within minutes of the incident, ... [Full Article...]
Injured former Cambodian PM Ranariddh sent to Thai hospital
Cambodia will hold a general election next month in which both Ranariddh and his wife were standing as candidates. Seven people were initially reported injured. He was ousted in July 1997 and then fled overseas when long-simmering tensions between him and Hun Sen exploded into two days of bitter fighting in Phnom Penh between his forces and those loyal to Hun Sen. [Full Article...]
Sessions cites Bible to defend separating immigrant families
Sessions has drawn widespread condemnation for his "zero-tolerance" immigration policy , which separates children from their parents so the adults can be criminally prosecuted for crossing the border without documentation. "It's bad to see families ripped apart, and I don't support that one bit". "I can not imagine anyone in his or her right mind thinking Jesus would approve of ripping children... [Full Article...]
Melania Trump says she 'hates to see' migrant children separated
President Trump has repeatedly tried to blame Democrats for a situation that has sparked fury and a national debate over the moral implications of his hard-line approach to immigration enforcement. The Democrats forced that law upon our nation'. Collins took several days to study the issue before announcing her position Sunday morning on the separation policy that has been widely criticized ... [Full Article...]
Yemen army shoots down Iran-made drone in Hodeidah
The fighting between the Iran-backed rebels and a pro-government alliance, led by Saudi Arabia , has raised United Nations fears of humanitarian catastrophe in a country already teetering on the brink of starvation. Yemen's government and its allies launched the offensive on Hodeida on Wednesday. The UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is spending his second day in Sanaa, the rebel-held capita... [Full Article...]
3 dead after natural disaster hits Osaka in western Japan
The Japan Meteorology Agency put the magnitude at 5.9. Disaster Management Minister Hachiro Okonogi says there are reports of people being buried under collapsed buildings. "Please make sure that you are fully on alert about seismic activities and information on rainfall, and stay clear of unsafe places". A crack is filled with water on a road after water pipes were broken following an quake... [Full Article...]