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John Legend tweets F-bomb at Paul Ryan over separated immigrant families
As hundreds of children are now being separated from their immigrant parents at the southern border of the United States, House Speaker Paul Ryan took time out of his day to post a dramatic video on Twitter about how much being a father has changed his life. [Full Article...]
SEE YA: USA to Announce Its Decision to WITHDRAW from UN Council
While previous U.S. administrations have criticized Item 7, President Donald Trump's government has raised the prospect of quitting the council unless it is scrapped. In one, it was the first time no country stood by the U.S . Washington has long accused the council of being biased against Israel. "But with USA leadership, the attention Israel brought has dropped significantly". [Full Article...]
Visual Story | Children, the border and a familiar mix of emotions
Yoder, who is chairman of a House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee, demanded the change Monday. "We do not want to separate children from their parents". Although President Donald Trump and several members of his administration, including Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen , have repeatedly claimed the family separation policy must be enforced, legal experts, including ... [Full Article...]
Clashes flare as United Nations seeks solution in Yemen's Hodeida
France, along with the United States and Britain, backs the coalition in the Yemen conflict and provides weapons to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates . The fighting is already nearing densely populated residential areas, rights groups have warned, and aid distributions have been suspended in the west of the city. [Full Article...]
US poised to withdraw from United Nations human rights council
US President Donald Trump speaks during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 18, 2018. The anticipated move follows months of talks between the USA and United Nations member states in NY and Geneva, where the Human Rights Council is based, on reforming the agenda of the council. [Full Article...]
Dead, 12 Immigrants Ejected After Car Chase with Texas Border Patrol
The White House, however, has signaled it's using separating children from their parents to negotiate with Democrats on the issue of immigration. The agent stopped one of the vehicles and radioed in a description of the other two and another border patrol agent stopped another vehicle that was part of the suspicious convoy, according to the statement . [Full Article...]
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras survives no-confidence vote in parliament
It still needs to be approved by both parliaments and in Macedonia by a referendum. Against the scenic backdrop of the Prespes Lake district in northern Greece, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Nikola Dimitrov, on Sunday signed a landmark agreement to change the Balkan country's name in the presence of their prime minist... [Full Article...]
Israel strikes launchers of burning kites from Gaza
Israel Defense Forces attacked the infrastructure used by the Gaza fire kite and fire balloon terror squadron, and the vehicles it has been using. These are acts of terror that endanger Israeli residents living in southern Israel. "If we respond too strongly it could lead to an escalation of hostilities". Over the last few weeks, extensive damage to farmland surrounding the Gaza Strip was caused... [Full Article...]