Suicides and homicides are on the rise among children, teens and young adults in the United States, according to a new study by the government that underscores what US experts say is a disturbing trend among the young. The report, published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Read More »Barcelona paralyzed on the fifth day of protests.
The fifth day of protests and a general strike have brought Barcelona to a halt amid ongoing fury over jailed Catalan separatist leaders. Tens of thousands of demonstrators entered the city on Friday, stopping trains and blocking roads. Barcelona and Real Madrid football teams postponed a match they were due …
Read More »Blasts in a mosque leave at least 62 killed, nearly 60 wounded – Afghan officials
At least 62 people were killed and “nearly 60” others were wounded in two blasts inside a mosque in Nangarhar province during Friday prayers, TOLOnews reported, citing Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the local governor. The mosque is in the Jaw Dara area of the Haska Meyna district of Nangarhar. Explosives …
Read More »Cartel gunmen terrorize Mexican city, free El Chapo’s son.
Heavily armed fighters surrounded security forces in a Mexican city on Thursday and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s sons after his capture triggered gunbattles and a prison break that sent civilians scurrying for cover. Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said a patrol by National Guard …
Read More »Protests grip Lebanon as fury at ruling elite, corruption grows.
Tens of thousands of angry protesters blocked roads and burned tires across Lebanon for a second day on Friday, demanding the demise of a political elite they say looted the economy to the point of breakdown. The nationwide protests, Lebanon’s biggest in years, brought ordinary people from all sects and …
Read More »Britain clinches Brexit deal; Johnson must secure parliament’s backing
Britain secured a Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson must still win a knife-edge vote in parliament to get the agreement approved. The deal comes after years of divisive and frequently acrimonious …
Read More »Lebanon wildfires force residents to flee homes during night.
Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck inside as the flames reached villages south of Beirut, authorities said. A heatwave in the region coupled with strong winds intensified the fires that …
Read More »Multiple casualties as huge Taliban bomb hits Afghan.
A truck bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Afghanistan has left at least three people dead and some 27 others injured, officials say. The blast, which took place outside the police headquarters in Laghman Province, also partially destroyed a nearby religious school, wounding nearly 20 children, Asadullah Daulatzai, …
Read More »Brexit talks hang in the balance
With only a couple of days to go before a Brexit deal on Britain’s scheduled date of departure (October 31) from the European Union (EU) becomes impossible, there is much confusion about the outcome. In the latest development, the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Leo Varadkar, has said there are “many …
Read More »Trump blames Europe after Isis prisoners escape Syria camp.
Donald Trump lashed out at Europe after hundreds of Isis prisoners escaped during the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. The US president said that the UK and other EU countries “should have taken back” the captured fighters and their families instead of leaving them in camps guarded by Kurdish forces. …
Read More »Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians
In a scarcely believable display of extreme incompetence or bald-faced lying, ABC News has broadcast footage from a Kentucky gun show, claiming it shows a Turkish assault on Kurdish civilians in northern Syria. The news organization made the humiliating fumble on its World News Tonight show on Sunday and then …
Read More »Kais Saied elected president of Tunisia with 72.71 percent of vote
Conservative political outsider Kais Saied has won Tunisia’s presidential election with 72.71 percent of votes, the North African country’s electoral commission said Monday. Saied garnered 2.7 million votes against one million received by his rival business tycoon Nabil Karoui in Sunday’s runoff, the commission said. Karoui conceded defeat earlier on …
Read More »US reportedly leaves 5 ‘high value’ Daesh prisoners behind in Syria
The United States forces have reportedly left five “high value” prisoners behind in Syria amid Turkey’s offensive against the war-ravaged country. The New York Times report on Sunday came after hundreds of ISIL allies escaped from a low-security detention camp amid Turkey’s invasion into northern Syria. There are reportedly about …
Read More »Videos: Dozens rescued as entire floor of Mumbai skyscraper consumed by fire.
A fire erupted on the sixth floor of a commercial building in downtown Mumbai Monday afternoon. Firefighters have rescued over a dozen people so far and there are currently no reports of casualties. ? *Fire in Comercial Building at Veera Desai Andheri West* 14oct ? Andheri West ke Veera desai …
Read More »Trump makes a claim that Kurds deliberately freeing Isis prisoners
Donald Trump has made the apparent suggestion that Kurdish forces have deliberately been releasing Isis prisoners who are reported to have escaped during Turkey’s offensive in Syria. As part of his latest in a string of attacks on Fox News – a network that has consistently been supportive of the …
Read More »Violent Parody Video Shown At Trump Resort.
A violent and disturbing video of a fake President Donald Trump shooting, assaulting and stabbing his critics and the media was played at a conference held by a pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week.
Read More »Anger in Catalonia as Spain jails independence leaders
Angry protests erupt across Catalonia against a decision by Spain’s top court to sentence several Catalonia leaders to up to 13 years behind bars for sedition over their role in an independence referendum back in 2017. Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine …
Read More »Ballot boxes in Tunisia and their outcome
Tunisia completed the presidential elections by holding the second and decisive round to choose a president from among two candidates, Kais Said and Nabil Karoui. Tunisians did not miss the opportunity to choose their new president for the next five years in a free, direct and secret ballot. Presidential elections …
Read More »Hundreds protest proposed energy law in Algeria.
Hundreds of Algerians protested in front of parliament on Sunday against a proposed energy law that they say the caretaker government has no right to pass. The new law is aimed at attracting foreign investors to help Algeria strengthen its energy output, but would maintain a 49% limit on foreign …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has vowed to recognize and normalize trade with Israel
These statements, which were revealed by a documentary presented by PBS network, on Saturday, in the TV programme Frontline, were made by Bin Salman in a meeting with US President Donald Trump during his famous visit to Riyadh in May 2017. Martin Smith, the presenter of the documentary, entitled The …
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