Iran has executed the so-called "Sultan of Coins" and his accomplice for hoarding gold and other hard currency as the country faces an economic crisis in the wake of USA sanctions. Many Iranians have stocked up on gold coins and other safe haven investments as the rial has plummeted this year to 135,000 to the dollar from last year's rate of around 40,500. [Full Article...]
The visit is meant to symbolise the close ties between two countries that fought three wars between 1870 and 1945 but are now seen as the lynchpins of peace in Western Europe. Macron attempted to smoothe over the divisions, saying he shared Trump´s view on the need for Europe to boost defence spending. Putin , who was last to arrive at the ceremony, gave Trump a brief thumb's up as he greeted the... [Full Article...]
Turkey pulled out of Italian-hosted Libya crisis talks on Tuesday after it was not invited to a meeting of key players on the conference sidelines, saying it was "deeply disappointed". "Haftar is being hard as he has done several times in the past", said Paris-based Libya specialist Jalel Harchaoui. Among those regional leaders attending the conference are Egyptian President Abdel Fatta... [Full Article...]
The government-controlled Global Times , citing Chinese experts, argued that "the move displayed the J-20's superiority" over USA stealth fighters like the F-35 and F-22 and the growing confidence of the People's Liberation Army . First, a strategic force will be established by 2020. Two missiles were also mounted under the jets' wings. Participants in the 12th China International Aviation and... [Full Article...]
Why don't women report rape? Ms Coppinger said women were getting tired at "routine victim-blaming in Irish courts ". Mr Varadkar said that while he could not comment on individual court cases, he said he wanted to put on the record of the house that "nobody asks to be raped and it is never the victim's fault". [Full Article...]
Prosecutors said Barriss was also responsible for dozens of other calls in which he made fake reports about bomb threats and active-shooter incidents at high schools, malls and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the AP reported. Additionally, he's admitted to making bomb threats against the FCC during the net neutrality repeal vote, a Dallas Convention Center, a Florida high school, and the FB... [Full Article...]
Matt Caldwell and Democrat Nikki Fried . Mr Trump's call to end the recount , which is mandated by Florida law because of the closeness of the races, came even though state rules allow election officials to wait 10 days for absentee ballots submitted by registered voters living outside the U.S., including active-duty military personnel. [Full Article...]
Malaysia wants to reclaim from Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N the fees the USA bank received for helping state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) [TERRN.UL] raise money as well as consequential losses, Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng said on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Iran has executed the so-called "Sultan of Coins" and his accomplice for hoarding gold and other hard currency as the country faces an economic crisis in the wake of USA sanctions. Many Iranians have stocked up on gold coins and other safe haven investments as the rial has plummeted this year to 135,000 to the dollar from last year's rate of around 40,500. [Full Article...]
The visit is meant to symbolise the close ties between two countries that fought three wars between 1870 and 1945 but are now seen as the lynchpins of peace in Western Europe. Macron attempted to smoothe over the divisions, saying he shared Trump´s view on the need for Europe to boost defence spending. Putin , who was last to arrive at the ceremony, gave Trump a brief thumb's up as he greeted the... [Full Article...]
Turkey pulled out of Italian-hosted Libya crisis talks on Tuesday after it was not invited to a meeting of key players on the conference sidelines, saying it was "deeply disappointed". "Haftar is being hard as he has done several times in the past", said Paris-based Libya specialist Jalel Harchaoui. Among those regional leaders attending the conference are Egyptian President Abdel Fatta... [Full Article...]
The government-controlled Global Times , citing Chinese experts, argued that "the move displayed the J-20's superiority" over USA stealth fighters like the F-35 and F-22 and the growing confidence of the People's Liberation Army . First, a strategic force will be established by 2020. Two missiles were also mounted under the jets' wings. Participants in the 12th China International Aviation and... [Full Article...]
Why don't women report rape? Ms Coppinger said women were getting tired at "routine victim-blaming in Irish courts ". Mr Varadkar said that while he could not comment on individual court cases, he said he wanted to put on the record of the house that "nobody asks to be raped and it is never the victim's fault". [Full Article...]
Prosecutors said Barriss was also responsible for dozens of other calls in which he made fake reports about bomb threats and active-shooter incidents at high schools, malls and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the AP reported. Additionally, he's admitted to making bomb threats against the FCC during the net neutrality repeal vote, a Dallas Convention Center, a Florida high school, and the FB... [Full Article...]
Matt Caldwell and Democrat Nikki Fried . Mr Trump's call to end the recount , which is mandated by Florida law because of the closeness of the races, came even though state rules allow election officials to wait 10 days for absentee ballots submitted by registered voters living outside the U.S., including active-duty military personnel. [Full Article...]
Malaysia wants to reclaim from Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N the fees the USA bank received for helping state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) [TERRN.UL] raise money as well as consequential losses, Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng said on Tuesday. [Full Article...]