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Transgender woman recently assaulted on camera found shot dead in Dallas
Vincent Weddington said that officers found Ms. The woman was not carrying identification but the medical examiner positively identified her as Muhlaysia Booker on Sunday afternoon, he told reporters. Police are still trying to identify others who participated in the April attack, which was captured on video, Weddington said. On Sunday, Weddington encouraged members of the public with informat... [Full Article...]
Australia's conservative coalition poised to secure outright parliamentary majority
The 51-year-old Morrison may yet have to depend on ecologically minded independents to pass legislation and manage deep divisions within his fractious coalition, with no room for defections. But rather than winning favor with younger voters, the policies become the target of Morrison's campaign, fostering suspicion of Labor. "I am a bit rough at the edges, but I think that Australians don't want s... [Full Article...]
Syrian Forces Have Called Ceasefire in Idlib: Russia
Syria's war has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions inside Syria and overseas since starting in March 2011 with a crackdown on anti-government protests. The opposition's Syrian Civil Defence also reported shelling near the town of Jisr al-Shughour without reporting any casualties. Western powers are concerned that the Russia-backed Syrian government will launch a full-scale ... [Full Article...]
India election 2019: PM Narendra Modi takes spiritual break
Sunday's voting covered Modi's constituency of Varanasi , a holy Hindu city where he was elected in 2014 with an impressive margin of over 200,000 votes. Modi has issues to deal with neighboring Muslim-majority Bangladesh because his party backed a bill that would make it easier to deport millions of Bangladeshis who migrated to India since Bangladesh's independence in 1971. [Full Article...]
US warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
Washington's daring actions followed last week's Chinese announcement that it will impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on $60 billion worth of American products, in retaliation for Trump's levies on $200 billion of Chinese goods. China and the USA have repeatedly traded barbs in the past over what Washington says is Beijing's militariation of the South China Sea by building military installations o... [Full Article...]
Pres. Trump Responds to Rep. Amash's Impeachment Call
Mitt Romney (R-UT) appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" with host Jake Tapper. Mr Amash , a libertarian and a long-standing critic of Mr Trump , is one of 14 GOP Congressmen who refused to support the use of emergency powers to push through funding for a Mexican border wall. [Full Article...]
New Ukrainian leader dissolves parliament after being sworn in
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky steps into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked by war and economic difficulties. "But we need to be the one to finish it". The new president called on lawmakers to use the two months until the snap election to pass one bill that would strip them of immunity from prosecution and another that b... [Full Article...]
Swedish prosecutors file request for Assange's detention over rape inquiry
Detaining someone in their absence is a standard part of Swedish legal procedure if a suspect is outside the country or can not be located. If the request is accepted, Sweden will issue an arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founders. The Swedish prosecutor said she would request Assange be detained in his absence on probable cause for an allegation of rape and that her office would issue a European ... [Full Article...]