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Brexit breakthrough: May declares final deal with Brussels 'within our grasp'
The political declaration also found no favour among Brexiteers. Leave-backing Tory MP Marcus Fysh said the political declaration made Mrs May's withdrawal agreement "even more toxic". Ex-Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, who resigned last week in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May's draft deal to withdraw the United Kingdom from the EU, claimed the European Commission is working with the Ir... [Full Article...]
Indonesia releases "Bali Nine" drug smuggler Renae Lawrence
She needed immigration forms to enable her to travel across the Indonesian island to Denpasar airport - the very place she was arrested. Renae Lawrence takes part in Balinese dance earlier this year. They said Lawrence would be held in an immigration detention room at the airport while waiting for her flight to Australia. Lawrence will be released back to Australia soon after serving a 13-year j... [Full Article...]
India and Pakistan reach deal on new road to Sikh temple
India and Pakistan have agreed to construct a new border entry point and road to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit a shrine in Pakistan. Therefore, this year, 144 Pakistani Zaireen (Muslim pilgrims) are visiting Sirhind in India for the annual Urs celebrations and to pay obeisance at the Shrine of Sheikh Faruqi Sirhindi (Mujaddid Alf Sani). [Full Article...]
Trump Resumes Spat With Roberts, Calls 9th Circuit 'A Complete & Total Disaster'
Labeling the 9th Circuit a "complete and total disaster" that is "out of control", the president demanded judges not be allowed to "legislate security" in his early morning attack on Thanksgiving. One day after the decision, Trump derisively referred to Tigar as "an Obama judge", and ripped the 9th Circuit, which would handle any appeal. That independent judiciary is something we should all be tha... [Full Article...]
Auto kills 5, injures 18 outside China school
Police said they caught the suspect who was driving an Audi A6 at around 2:20pm as he headed towards the countryside. China Central Television said police were investigating the cause of the incident, which happened around noon in the city of Huludao in Liaoning province. [Full Article...]
Watchdog lawsuit shines light on Ivanka Trump email use
Ivanka Trump, an assistant to the president and Trump's eldest daughter, used a private email address past year to send hundreds of emails to Trump administration officials, the Washington Post reported . The group said Trump used her private account to correspond with senior political staff and other cabinet officials including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Small Business Administration head ... [Full Article...]
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border
US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed a threat to close the US-Mexico border if the situation there gets out of control and warned it would hurt Mexico's trade with the United States. The Post's report comes after a San Francisco judge agreed with the ACLU's request to block the administration's asylum reforms which are meant to curb the intertwined flow of caravan-style migrants and c... [Full Article...]
Brexit deal works for all UK, Theresa May tells Scottish leader
In other developments, Steve Reed became the first member of Labour's front bench to call for a second referendum since the deal was published - a position which was a sackable offence for former leadership contender Owen Smith a year ago. [Full Article...]