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Trump blasts May's Brexit strategy on UK visit
Donald Trump issued scathing criticism of Prime Minister Theresa May s Brexit strategy during his visit to Britain, as campaigners planned a mass protest against the United States president on Friday. An activist group was given permission to fly the blimp over London during Trump's visit, which The Sun said could attract up to 200,000 protesters. [Full Article...]
Protests Erupt After Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Police
Several officers were hurt by rocks and bottles hurled at them, and police said four demonstrators were arrested. Officers approached the man, who became combative and tried to push the officers' hands away. Larry Merritt, a fire department spokesman, said the man was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The officers were not injured. [Full Article...]
Many civilians among 54 dead in anti-IS strike in Syria - monitor
Coalition spokesman Col.Sean Ryan told Reuters , "The Coalition or our partner forces may have conducted strikes in the vicinity of al Soussa and Baghour Fukhani yesterday". Al-Soussa lies to the east of the Euphrates River, which runs diagonally through Deir El-Zour, splitting the province in half. The Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi military did not not immediately comment. [Full Article...]
Woman survives 7 days after SUV plunges off cliff in Big Sur
On Friday around 7:40 p.m. deputies tweeted that they were responding to a white Jeep with OR plates over the cliff on Highway 1. Hernandez was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Templeton, where she is in fair and stable condition. [Full Article...]
Trump says Queen thinks Brexit is 'very complex problem'
In an interview with the Sun newspaper , Mr Trump said: "If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the United Kingdom, so it will probably kill the deal". Brexit rebels Boris Johnson and David Davis clashed last night over claims they discussed a "joint Cabinet walk-out stunt" that could have brought down Theresa May . [Full Article...]
Brexiters unveil plan to derail Theresa May's Chequers proposals
The conflicting accounts came after Mr Davis resigned dramatically at midnight last Sunday, followed by Mr Johnson 15 hours later. "I would like to thank you warmly for everything you have done over the past two years as Secretary of State to shape our departure from the European Union", she said. [Full Article...]
Deadly Israeli air strikes hammer besieged Gaza enclave
Israeli occupation forces stroke 40 targets in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday, in the most extensive Israeli military assault since the 2014 "Operation Protective Edge" in which over 2,200 Palestinians were killed. Israel launched the first airstrikes early Saturday after an IDF officer was injured by a grenade thrown at him during a violent riot along the Gaza border on Friday. [Full Article...]
Trump tries to ease tensions with May after incendiary interview
In the interview, done earlier this week, Trump disparaged May's Brexit plan: "I would have done it much differently". Mr Trump said the UK/US relationship was the "highest level of special" and both made much of our mutual trading levels. [Full Article...]