Following President Trump's signing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 , reactions from the east were quite different. China's foreign ministry reacted furiously to the move, calling the laws a "naked hegemonic action" and summoned its us ambassador. [Full Article...]
Since the debate aired, Channel 4 has faced accusations from the Conservative Party of "conspiring with Jeremy Corbyn " by shutting them out of the debate. Mr Gove said he was more than willing to speak during the debate, but Channel 4 maintained the debate was for leaders only. Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price, former Green Party co-... [Full Article...]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler also is asking Republicans on his committee which witnesses they plan to ask permission to subpoena. The Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee, which is due to begin weighing possible articles of impeachment against Trump next week, sent a two-page letter to the president setting a deadline of 5 p.m. [Full Article...]
Murray also said that London police have not received a formal request for assistance from other law enforcement agencies investigating the case. The duke has faced a growing backlash following an interview with BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis about his friendship with the U.S. [Full Article...]
The City of Asbestos in Quebec, Canada, announced on Wednesday that it will change its moniker because the negative connotation hinders its ability to develop economic relationships overseas, the city said in a news release. When inhaled or ingested, asbestos fibers can become trapped in the body , and may eventually cause genetic damage to the body's cells. Asbestos is a naturally occurring, b... [Full Article...]
The proposal came after the United States walked away from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russian Federation earlier this year. The SDF is dominated by Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara views as terrorists. Speaking at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris, Emmanuel Macron was asked if he still ... [Full Article...]
Multiple ambulances responded to the scene. "Emergency services are on site", the city's police said on Twitter. The incident reportedly happened inside a department store and police are searching for a male perpetrator aged between 45 and 50, according to local reports. [Full Article...]