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Vehicle crashes into gate of Merkel’s office in Berlin
The Berlin police said they and Germany's federal police were now determining whether the driver had deliberately crashed into the gate. "The Chancellor, other members of the government and people working in the chancellery were not in danger at any time", government spokesman Steffen Seibert said, adding that the incident had caused only minor damage. [Full Article...]
‘N. Korean who jumped border fence into South was gymnast’
The defector, said to be a civilian, was described as having a slight, athletic build, and the Herald said the authorities made him display his jumping abilities to prove he had vaulted the fence and not simply climbed over. Choi immigrated to Britain in 2008, according to the report. The revelation came during an investigation into the incident, South Korean media quoted military officials as s... [Full Article...]
Tracking Showers Late Wednesday night - Thanksgiving Morning
A slight chance of showers in the morning gives way to partial clearing and overnight lows around 42. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend. Temperatures on Thanksgiving night will dip into the high-40s under partly cloudy skies. Especially if the rain moves out and sun breaks through sooner. [Full Article...]
Secret satellite images of new village reveal China's invasive act
Maxar said there had also been construction of "new military storage bunkers" near the Doklam area. However images captured by US-based satellite imaging company Maxar suggest China is deploying the same strategy of expansionism it has done in disputed areas of the South Chia Sea by unilaterally building up its physical presence, including a village which appears to be well inside the Bhutan... [Full Article...]
Trump Adviser Vows US Support to Philippines, Vietnam in South China Sea
The $18 million donation was the result of the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Rodrigo Duterte in April, and included precision-guided munitions designed for use in counterterrorism operations. Duterte announced the cancellation of the agreement in February after the U.S. Congress moved to impose sanctions on top Philippine officials accused of human rights abuses. [Full Article...]
Police to investigate terrorist motives behind Lugano attack
A Swiss woman attacked two other women in a supermarket in southern Switzerland on Tuesday, regional police said, adding that "terrorist motives" could not be excluded. After Tuesday's incident, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz tweeted that he condemned the "Islamist terrorist attack" in Lugano. "A department store in Lugano was the scene of a suspected terrorist-motivated attack on several ... [Full Article...]
Iran's President Hopes Biden Unravels Trump's Iran Policies
Trump unilaterally withdrew the USA from that pact in May 2018 and launched a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran with sanctions that plunged its economy into a deep recession. "We must stick to an uncompromising policy of ensuring that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons". Iran long has maintained its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. [Full Article...]
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer 'released by Iran' in prisoner swap
According to Iranian state media, she was exchanged for an Iranian businessman and two Iranian citizens "who had been detained abroad". You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App . Moore-Gilbert has gone on hunger strikes and pleaded for the Australian government to do more to free her. Her release comes exactly one month after she was reported to have been m... [Full Article...]