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Jacinda Ardern battles history to reform New Zealand's gun laws
An army of carpenters, glaziers, gardeners and carpet layers could be seen entering the Al Noor grounds Thursday and the police spokesman said they were trying to return the mosque to its original state. Under existing New Zealand gun laws, A-category weapons can be semi-automatic but limited to seven shots. Omar coached junior football teams. He said anyone found to still have a banned weap... [Full Article...]
Baby 'not welcome' in the Danish parliament
A vote had unexpectedly required her presence, and her husband could not make it to parliament in time to take care of their 5-month-old daughter, Esther Marie. Abildgaard shared a photo of her daughter in the arms of a parliamentary officer afterwards. Ms Kjaersgaard said clearer guidelines should be given for MPs with children. [Full Article...]
Pakistan JAILS Model Trying to Smuggle £1Mln Worth of Heroin to Ireland
According to the court, Hluskova was arrested in possession of 8.5kgs of heroin - with an estimated street value of $2.1 million - in January 2018 at Lahore airport on her way to Ireland via Dubai. It's further alleged she was told of a modelling opportunity by a Pakistani man in Manchester who had set up a fake photography studio. She then puts her head in her hands. [Full Article...]
Dutch populist vote surge costs PM Rutte senate majority
Baudet has previously called for the Netherlands to immediately leave the European Union but has recently softened his rhetoric as the chaos over Britain's departure from the bloc escalates. A Turkish-born man has been arrested over the attack. Authorities have not yet determined a motive but have said they are still taking seriously the possibility that it was terrorism. [Full Article...]
‘Egg Boy’ Becomes Internet Hero After Smashing Senator with Egg
Queensland Senator Fraser Anning says he has no regrets about linking Muslim migration to Friday's shootings in New Zealand . "A flogging with his lace hanky or something like that", Senator Anning said. The " Money for EggBoi " fundraiser was originally created by an anonymous user named " Egg Boi" to raise money for Connolly's legal fees-and so he could purchase "more eggs". [Full Article...]
Bernie Sanders Calls for New Zealand-Style Gun Ban in US
Ardern said a sales ban was effective immediately to prevent stockpiling and would be followed by a complete ban on the weapons after new laws were rushed through. The ban is set to be enforced on Friday meaning it has taken New Zealand just six days to outlaw semi-automatic weapons, following last Friday's atrocity. [Full Article...]
Seventy people dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes in Iraqi city of Mosul
Khalil said numerous dead were women and children. Iraqi media report that as many as 170 people may have been on the boat. According to rescuers' initial assessment, the ferry had been loaded beyond its 100-person capacity and tipped over as it traversed the river toward Mosul's Tourist Island. [Full Article...]
Revoke Article 50 petition crashes Parliament website
Parliament will consider any petition that collects more than 100,000 signatures for a debate, meaning the movement could cause another Brexit argument in the House of Commons after months of scraps over how and whether the United Kingdom leaves the EU. [Full Article...]