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One killed, several wounded in attack on Saudi airport
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he wants to build a global coalition against Iran during urgent consultations in the Middle East, following a week of crisis that saw the United States pull back from the brink of a military strike on Iran. [Full Article...]
'Jihadi Jack' dad and mother funded terrorism
Organic farmer John Letts, 58, and former Oxfam fundraising officer Sally Lane, 57, refused to believe their 18-year-old son Jack had become a risky extremist when they allowed him to travel, the Old Bailey heard. Bewitch Nicholas Hilliard QC acknowledged: "It become as soon as one part for dad and mother to be optimistic about their teenagers, and I invent acknowledge he's your son who you fanc... [Full Article...]
President Trump briefed on missile strike in Saudi Arabia, spokeswoman says
Al-Malki said the coalition would take appropriate measures to deal with all hostile and terrorist acts in line with International Humanitarian Law. US President Donald Trump was briefed on the reported strike and the White House was monitoring the situation, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, amid mounting fears that a military confrontation could erupt between Tehran and Washington . [Full Article...]
Buttigieg confronted by protesters after fatal police shooting
South Bend residents led a protest rally outside police headquarters Friday night, where they confronted Buttigieg and Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski about the incident, pressing the mayor on whether he believes black lives matter and calling on him to fire O'Neill. [Full Article...]
British court rules United Kingdom must reconsider arms sales to Saudi Arabia
A British court on Thursday ruled that the British government broke the law by allowing arms exports to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in the conflict in Yemen . It does mean that there is a stay on the granting of next arms export licences to Saudi Arabia - Britain's richest Arab ally. A number of countries in Europe have cut arms sales to Riyadh - the most notable among these being Ge... [Full Article...]
Trump Prioritizes Saudi Arms Sales Over Khashoggi Investigation
Trump said the slaying of the Saudi journalist has "been heavily investigated". A kill squad of Saudi agents carried out the operation, cutting the journalists body into pieces with a bone saw. Khashoggi, was being launched". Khashoggi, a Saudi exile in the United States who wrote op-eds critical of bin Salman for The Washington Post , was killed by a group of Saudi agents in that country's c... [Full Article...]
'Biggest protest since fall of Communism' demands the resignation of 'Czech Trump'
The protest was the largest in the country since the fall of communism in 1989. The movement has grown from a small student initiative into a mass movement. "Babis seems to think that anything goes for him". The 71-year-old previously voted against a request from the police to strip Mr Babis of parliamentary immunity. [Full Article...]
Seven climbers' bodies found in Himalayas
On Sunday, AP reported that the administrator of Uttarakhand state, Vijay Jogdande, said that soldiers had reached the bodies of seven of the climbers. The ITBP said in a tweet thaat recovered bodies include a woman and an Indian. A 10-member ITBP team of climbers dug out the seven bodies, including a woman mountaineer, which were buried under the snow on the western ridge of the peak towards th... [Full Article...]