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Scott Morrison warns of 'weaker borders' after medivac bill is passed
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton tells Ray Hadley the legislation will put Australia at risk. "This parliament has already tipped its hand enough to the people smugglers", he said. Local council chief executive David Price said the hospital was so small it made more sense to send sick asylum seekers straight to the mainland. His government, he said, was adopting "100%" of a series of recom... [Full Article...]
Iranians Mark 40th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Tehran denies the charge, insisting its satellite launches and rocket tests do not have a military component. Additionally, Russia's sale of advanced air defense systems to Iran, including the S-300 missile system, has sparked growing concern that within five years the USA will have to fundamentally change how it operates in the region's critical waterways, according to a senior USA military off... [Full Article...]
Bangladeshi-British schoolgirl who joined IS 'wants to return to UK'
After arriving in Raqqa, she stayed at a house with other newly arrived brides-to-be, she told the Times . - How many British women and girls joined IS and how many have returned? "I know what everyone at home thinks of me as I have read all that was written about me online", she said. [Full Article...]
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last IS holdout
Around 300 civilians who fled on Tuesday were transferred in trucks to a camp in the northeast. The SDF believes 400 to 600 militants remain holed up in the enclave, including many hardened foreigners and some emirs. He said the extremist group's "center of gravity" remains in Iraq and Syria, where it reportedly controls between 14,000 and 18,000 militants, and its central leadership maintains "... [Full Article...]
Researchers find wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier lost for 76 years
The USS Hornet is best known for launching the important Doolittle Raid in April of 1942 and its role in winning the Battle of Midway . The first US airstrike on mainland Japan, the famous "Doolittle Raid" was launched from the deck of the Hornet on April 18, 1942. [Full Article...]
House to vote on ending USA involvement in Yemen war
In an unprecedented move, the US House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a resolution halting the US role in Yemen and directly challenging President Donald Trump's military leadership. A parallel resolution was passed by the Senate late past year in a 56-to-41 vote. It also said the measure would harm relationships in the region and hurt the us ability to prevent the spread of violent ... [Full Article...]
Kenyan, four foreigners killed in plane crash
Photographs of the crash site show a single engine plane. A State Department spokesman confirmed to NBC News that two Americans were among the fatalities. He said the Cessna plane was heading from the famed Maasai Mara to Lodwar, near Lake Turkana, which is also popular with tourists. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 2014, some 130,000 planes land and take... [Full Article...]
California Officers Fatally Shoot Rapper At Taco Bell Drive-Thru
Harrison did not immediately respond to the Daily Dot's request for comments. A California rapper who was shot and killed by police on Saturday was sleeping and not threatening officers with the handgun found on his lap prior to his death, his family said. [Full Article...]