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Boris Johnson deflects questions of funding on Stormont visit
His comments on the Nolan Show seemed to chime with what Mrs Foster had told the Today programme about an hour earlier when she said that "now we need to look also at ways in which we can raise revenue and also pay back to the UK and that's what we want to do - we want to make sure that pay our way as citizens of the United Kingdom ". [Full Article...]
Laois TD Says Another Fine Gael Government Is Unthinkable
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Sunday announced plans for fresh elections but stopped short of setting a date. This means the election campaign effectively starts today and Corkonians can expect election posters to be erected in the coming days. [Full Article...]
Over 110 dead as severe weather hits Pakistan, Afghanistan
At least 57 people have been killed and others are missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, government officials say. Moreover, snowfall blocked the highway from Mehtarzai to Zhob and several vehicles have stranded in the severe cold weather at the inter-provincial highway with dozens of passengers including women and children. [Full Article...]
CAA is just bad for India: Satya Nadella..
A separate statement released by Microsoft India quoted the CEO of the tech giant as saying that he was shaped by a combination of his Indian heritage, the time spent growing up in a multicultural India and later by his "immigrant experience" in the United States. [Full Article...]
An Iranian missile took down the Ukraine passenger jet, claim United States officials
Victims onboard flight PS752 included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians as well as nationals from Sweden, the UK, Afghanistan and Germany. He added that it was possible that this was unintentional. Abedzadeh also said that the plane's pilot had called the control tower prior to turning back toward the airport but that the engine caught fire in mid-air and the plane crashed about two mi... [Full Article...]
Johnson: New Trump deal can replace the Iran nuclear pact
Under the agreement, global sanctions against Iran were lifted in return for Tehran agreeing to curbs on its nuclear program. The three European powers party to the deal act though the EU, which coordinates any negotiations over it with the other parties, which include Russian Federation and China. [Full Article...]
Trump defends decision to kill Soleimani
He cited the resumption of lethal military aid to Ukraine for defense against Russia-backed separatists, Trump's withdrawal from an arms control accord with Moscow and tests of a new USA intermediate-range cruise missile. McConnell said he expected debate on it to start "very soon" and pledged to strongly oppose it. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said this past weekend that while he agrees ... [Full Article...]
Canadian investigators to visit site of airplane crash near Iranian capital
Fox said no matter how the investigation continues the answers will not come soon. At a televised press conference on Saturday, Trudeau said he told Rouhani the admission was "an important step" but "many more steps must be taken". Fifty-seven of the victims were Canadians. The Ukraine International Airlines flight crashed after takeoff from the airport in Tehran on Wednesday. [Full Article...]