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UK Labour leader lays out plan to stop a no-deal Brexit
The document, leaked to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, warns of a "high probability" of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October given Johnson's "tough negotiating position" but adds that the EU's preparations are "largely complete". "There is no mandate for leaving with no deal, " Hammond said. The new prime minister has accused those who oppose that policy of collaborating with Brussels. [Full Article...]
Rashida Tlaib addresses supporters; grandmother reacts angrily to Trump tweets
He used inverted commas to refer to Tlaib's 90-year-old grandmother, Mufitya Tlaib. "I was excited that she was coming, for her grandmother to see her". "Attempts by Israel's far-right regime to humiliate @RashidaTlaib failed". The host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" made the comment during a live episode of his weekly program in light of Israel recently banning two USA congresswomen from enteri... [Full Article...]
Baby dugong that became internet star dies with plastic waste in stomach
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources announced on its Facebook page that Marium had died. When she was brought in for more care last week, she had bruising around her body, possibly caused by bumping into rocks or after being struck by large dugongs, the department said on Facebook. [Full Article...]
Turkish drones start operating in northern Syria amid safe zone preparations: ministry
A United States military delegation will visit Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province on Thursday as part of preparations to set up a Joint Operations Center in northeastern Syria . Little is known about the size of the safe zone and how it will work, but Turkey´s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday that there would be observation posts and joint patrols. [Full Article...]
Blast at wedding in Afghan capital wounds at least 20: hospital
Many people in the minority Shiite Muslim Hazara ethic group live in the part of the city where the explosion took place. No further details about the blast, including the number of injured, were immediately available. About 20,000 foreign troops, a lot of them American, are in Afghanistan as part of a US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation mission to train, assist and advise Afghan forces. [Full Article...]
Afghanistan rocked by explosion, dozens feared dead
An Afghan official said Saturday that dozens are feared dead or wounded in an explosion at a wedding hall in Kabul . It happened at about 10:30 p.m. The explosion comes just as the USA and the Taliban are widely expected to sign off on a deal that would see American troops begin to depart Afghanistan in return for various security assurances from the Taliban. [Full Article...]
Dozens killed or wounded in Kabul wedding blast
Outside a local hospital, families wailed. He put the number of wounded in the tens and said details were being gathered. It happened at about 10:30 p.m. Such halls also serve as meeting places. The Taliban denied involvement in an attack that bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State affiliate. The explosion comes just as the U.S. [Full Article...]
Hong Kong teachers' rally starts another weekend of protests
The Chater Garden rally had been authorised by police, so its participants were spared the tear gas that has become a fixture at most recent protests. "If we stop now, things will only get worse". Even though the bill has been suspended, the protests have continued and taken on a more pro-democracy outlook. [Full Article...]