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No Brexit is more likely than no-deal, says Amber Rudd
In the Commons, May warned that rejecting her deal could mean there would be no Brexit at all . "Unless the UK Commons approve the withdrawal agreement and political declaration, the British pound will experience further broad-based downside pressure", says Elias Haddad, Senior FX Strategist at the Commonwealth Bank. [Full Article...]
Jewellery store owners fend off robbery suspects with swords
We could have been looking at numerous people being injured, ' Constable Danny Marttini told Global News on Thursday. "The employees and owner inside tried to obviously send them off and actually did well in the sense that they were able to send them off". [Full Article...]
Shooting at Alabama shopping mall
Officers say there was already heavy police presence at the mall in preparation for Black Friday shoppers. An officer "did engage that individual, shot him and he is dead on the scene", Captain Gregg Rector said. The mall was cleared out by police following the shooting. Another witness speaking to Al.com heard numerous shots before people started leaving the mall via an entrance close to a Jo... [Full Article...]
UAE wants Britain to say student Matthew Hedges was spy
On Thursday, Hedges' wife, Daniela Tejada, told CNN's "Hala Gorani Tonight" program Thursday that "the UAE should have the sensibility and the humanity to recognize that it has been a misunderstanding and that Matt has paid for someone's lack of judgment". [Full Article...]
Gunshots and explosion heard outside Chinese consulate in Karachi
Security personnel cordoned off the area after the blast and launched a search operation. Pakistani troops arrive at the Chinese Consulate. "Two attackers have entered the visa section of the consulate, diplomats are safe", a senior police officer told Reuters on condition of anonymity. [Full Article...]
Karachi attack: Two dead in attack on Chinese consulate
Security forces outside the consulate fired back, eyewitnesses claim. He added that the attackers "ran away" but did not confirm if the attack was over, saying the area had been cordoned off and security forces were conducting a clearing operation. [Full Article...]
Police go to island to look into U.S. man's death
Indian police have consulted field experts including anthropologists and tribal welfare and forest officers to help them try and retrieve Chau's body. Survival International, a nongovernmental group that says it is dedicated to tribal peoples' rights, said Indian authorities should ensure outsiders not make contact with the tribe, because of the risk of disease or threats to their land. [Full Article...]
Fudge drops out of running for speaker, backs Pelosi
Fudge said she wanted to "ensure diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels" in the House and she's "now confident" they can "move forward together". "Lance accepts full responsibility for his actions and has assured me that something like this will never happen again", she continued. Fudge said in a statement Tuesday that her efforts to vouch for Lance Mason three years ago were based on "... [Full Article...]