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Mental health assessment ordered for Christchurch accused
FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch , New Zealand, March 22, 2019. During his hearing, Tarrant, at times, looked disinterested but was alert while the assessment of his mental health was discussed. [Full Article...]
US, Switzerland Agree to Protecting Power Arrangement for Venezuela
Cassis had first discussed the issue with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton when he visited Washington in February, the statement said. Switzerland will represent US interests in Venezuela after the American embassy was closed in Caracas, according to the US State Department. Venezuela's incumbent President Nicolas Maduro blasted these actions as an atte... [Full Article...]
Brexit: UK asks European Union for further extension until 30 June
The Prime Minister wrote to European Council president Donald Tusk requesting the delay, with an option to leave earlier if a deal gets through Parliament. One vote was the biggest government defeat in history. April 12 is the last day for Britain to signal whether it will field candidates. May said in her letter that Britain is reluctantly ready to begin preparations for the European election... [Full Article...]
No More Brexit Delays, April 12 is Ultimate Deadline - Juncker
For his part, Varadkar also indicated that the European Union needed to avoid a "rolling extension", and that any proposal for more time "must have a clear objective and a clear plan". It is understood that a planning meeting was taking place in Parliament later on Wednesday ahead of intensive technical discussions by negotiating teams on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Tripoli launches operation to push back Haftar
Reports suggest there is fighting near the global airport to the south. Fighting was going on near the former global airport, which Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) force controlled by nightfall, an LNA spokesman and residents said. The UN had been planning to hold a conference in Libya later this month for talks over ending the country's long-running crisis. In a surprise move on Thursda... [Full Article...]
Congress to sue to block Trump border wall funding action: Pelosi
Trump declared a national emergency at the border in February to secure funds Congress refused to give him. House Republican leaders voted against the lawsuit, but were overruled by Democrats, who have the majority in that chamber of Congress. [Full Article...]
France says 'premature' for United Kingdom to consider further Brexit delay
Her decision sparked widespread fury among Tory Brexiteers who said it would be "crazy" for people to be asked to elect a fresh batch of MEPs nearly three years after voting to leave the EU. May's apparent determination to avoid a "no deal" scenario has prompted a furious reaction from many in her Conservative party, as has her decision earlier this week to open cross-party talks with Labour leade... [Full Article...]
Police use tear gas to push back migrants at Diavata
Separately, dozens of refugees and migrants gathered earlier on Friday on the main railway station of the capital, Athens, shouting "Germany". Several hundred migrants, many having spent the night outside the camp in tents or sleeping rough, were involved in the clashes in a cornfield where police set up several blockades with buses and lines of riot police officers. [Full Article...]