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North Korea war threat: Donald Trump warned he will 'PAY DEARLY'
Pyongyang has also recently promised an ominous " Christmas gift " if the U.S. does not come up with concessions by the end of the year. "Korea is one of those places in the world where we've always maintained high levels of readiness", said General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [Full Article...]
Dutch activists win legal battle over climate change
While the European Union target for a cut in carbon emissions is 20% of 1990 levels, Urgenda took up the case on behalf of 886 Dutch citizens, arguing that their government had a legal duty to prevent climate change and should seek a bigger reduction. [Full Article...]
US Trying in Vain to Meddle in Iran’s Internal Affairs: Iran
The United States is imposing sanction s on additional senior Iranian officials for human rights abuses as the Trump administration increases its "maximum pressure campaign" on the Tehran government. mission to the U.N. Amnesty International said at least 304 people were killed during several days of protest rallies. With Iran claiming that the violence during the gas price protests was ... [Full Article...]
President Donald Trump is impeached by the House of Representatives
President Richard Nixon faced impeachment, but resigned on August 9, 1974, before the House would vote on articles of impeachment. "It looks like the prosecutors are getting cold feet in front of the entire country and second-guessing whether they should actually go to trial", McConnell said on the Senate floor on December 19. [Full Article...]
UK: MPs approve first stage of PM Johnson's Brexit legislation
But it also pushes Britain and the remaining 27 European Union member states closer to another cliff edge that could end decades of unfettered trade when the post-Brexit transition period shuts at the end of 2020. The bill also loses a previous clause on strengthening workers' rights. "My Government will work closely with global partners to help solve the most complex worldwide security issues a... [Full Article...]
Giuliani: Trump 'relied on' his claims about USA diplomat
Rudy Giuliani , President Trump's person attorney, reveals why he was in Ukraine on 'The Ingraham Angle '. Trump was asked at the White House on Monday what information Giuliani shared with him. Yovanovitch "clearly is somebody who's been a public servant to the United States for decades and I don't think the president should have done that", said Rep. [Full Article...]
Ethiopia launches its first satellite with help of China
It is the eighth launch of an African satellite this year, topping the previous record of seven in 2017, according to Temidayo Oniosun, managing director of Space in Africa, a Nigeria-based firm that tracks African space programmes. The satellites are designed for Earth observation from orbit for non-military use. China successfully launched nine satellites early on Friday (Dec. [Full Article...]
Turkish Airlines prepping case against Boeing over 737 MAX -news agency
According to the senior official, the company allocates the aircraft for the flight just the night before it takes place, thus people won't know in advance that they could be travelling on a Boeing 737 MAX. The stock has lost almost 22 per cent in value since the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March that led to the worldwide grounding of the MAX. The production halt, set to begin in January, was an... [Full Article...]