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Federal judge temporarily blocks Alabama near-total abortion ban
Strict laws against abortion have little chance of taking effect while Roe v. Wade still stands, and attempted passage of laws such as this one in Alabama , as well as laws in Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and other states, are aimed at ultimately challenging the Supreme Court's landmark abortion decision. [Full Article...]
India approaches ICAO after Pakistan refuses Modi to use Pakistan’s airspace
But Riyadh has struggled to attract the foreign investment it needs, especially since a 2017 crackdown when the palatial Ritz-Carlton hotel, the venue for the FII, was turned into a five-star prison for hundreds of Saudi business executives and some royal family members. [Full Article...]
Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif fighting for life -Doctor
On Monday, Sharif's platelet count was reportedly around 28,000, which is 1,22,000 less than the normal minimum level. The three-time prime minister on Saturday also suffered angina attack while undergoing treatment. Sharif, 69, is being treated at a government-run hospital in the eastern city of Lahore , where a court last week granted him indefinite bail on medical grounds due to his condition,... [Full Article...]
Impeachment Latest: House Vote, Officer Who Heard Ukraine Call Testifies
As the top Ukraine expert on the national security council (NSC), Vindman was on the 25 July phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy . Sondland replied, "Call me", but a week later Taylor still suspected that the White House was leveraging aid for new probes into Burisma. Amid the legal roadblocks thrown up by the White House, Monday's scheduled witness, former... [Full Article...]
Lebanon’s Government Scrambles to Respond to Mass Protests
Rallies have spread to all major cities and into Lebanon's vast diaspora. "The message to the politicians is don't ever underestimate the power of the people because once they unite they will explode - peacefully", said Hiba Dandachli, 36, a social entrepreneur who was helping clean up central Beirut on Monday. [Full Article...]
Trump blasts Chicago police superintendent in first visit to city as president
Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. "More than anyone else he should be here because maybe he could maybe learn something", Trump said , claiming Johnson puts the needs of illegal immigrants above the needs of the law-abiding residents of Chicago . [Full Article...]
British tourist's foot bitten off in Australia shark attack
The men told the rescue crew they were wrestling and thrashing about in the water when the attack occurred. Dart said he heard about the shark attack on the way to work and wondered if it was Maggs, but quickly dismissed the thought. "It's a very quick boat so they came straight back in and the Ambulance Service was already on site", he said. The Whitsundays, near the Great Barrier Reef, hav... [Full Article...]
Trump signals phase one trade deal with China is close
US and Chinese negotiators are working to try to complete a text for the agreements for Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile Nov. The U.S. president said the phase one portion would "take care of the farmers" and "also take care of a lot of the banking needs". Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House economic a... [Full Article...]