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President Trump Is fuming over Leaks of Not Congratulating Putin
The official White House statement on the phone call said that the two leaders discussed "the state of bilateral relations and resolved to continue dialogue about mutual national security priorities and challenges" and the importance of "denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula". [Full Article...]
EU Gov'ts Adopt Tough Trade Stance On Post-Brexit UK
European Union leaders will lay the ground on March 23 for the next phase of Brexit talks after British Prime Minister urged them to seize a "new dynamic" in the negotiations. European leaders on Friday agreed to extend Britain's de facto EU membership until the end of 2020, backing a transition deal to smooth the implementation of Brexit . [Full Article...]
OnePlus 6 specifications leaked online, check details here
We expect the OnePlus 6 to sport a 6.28-inch display with 1080 x 2280 resolution. Only now, it seems, we have a full spec sheet to look at - courtesy the world wide web - and going by what's in store, OnePlus may be looking to follow in Oppo's footsteps one more time. [Full Article...]
Trump threatens to veto bill, raising gov't shutdown risk
The veto threat was reportedly unplanned, as White House staff announced on Thursday that Trump was expected to sign onto the bill, according to CNN. The bill, Trump said , increases total defense spending by more than $60 billion over previous year and "funds the addition of critically needed ships, planes, helicopters, tanks and submarines". [Full Article...]
EC should give proper re-hearing to 20 AAP MLAs: Tiwari
Following the Election Commission's order on disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs, the party had got into election mode, sensing possible bypolls, with Kejriwal and other leaders of the AAP holding public meetings, especially in the constituencies of the disqualified legislators. [Full Article...]
Ker Guv's appeal to support Earth Hour observance tomorrow
While switching off the lights for an hour will not bear much significance for the environment, the motive of Earth Hour is to spark conversations and movements around the world. Scheduled in late March, Earth Hour is planned to closely coincide with the spring equinox to ensure that most cities are in darkness as it rolls out around the Earth. [Full Article...]
Craigslist Shut Down Personal Ads After Sex Trafficking Bill Passes
It remains to be seen how hookup apps like Grindr, Scruff, and Tindr will respond to FOSTA . But it looks like part of that is coming to an end... at least when money is involved. The New York Times observed February 27, when the House passed the bill, that Silicon Valley and tech companies had initially opposed the bill because of how it chipped away at Section 230, but that "some large onlin... [Full Article...]
Auto bomb kills 13, wounds 40 near stadium in Afghanistan
Omar Zwak, the spokesman for the governor of Helmand Province, said the bomber struck about 7 p.m.at a field in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, where a traditional wrestling match drawing hundreds of spectators had just ended. Islamic State claimed responsibility for that attack. On Jan. 27, a Taliban attacker drove an ambulance filled with explosives into the heart of the city, killing a... [Full Article...]
USA first lady Melania Trump 'furious' about chaotic White House life
Melania Trump wears a pink suit with nude Christian Louboutin pumps. In one of the few references to herself, Trump said she had focused her efforts as first lady on helping children. But after Trump caught her, she put her arm around him and they enjoyed a brief embrace as they continued on to the helicopter. However, author Michael Wolff recently claimed the pair also have separate bedrooms at ... [Full Article...]
Montrealers show support for United States youth leading movement for stricter gun laws
The Austin, Texas, bombings edged it out. Students at the school in southern Florida are the driving force behind the "March For Our Lives," which is to be held on Saturday in Washington and other USA cities. Pushback made him retreat and offer some largely cosmetic changes. "I am intrigued and somewhat encouraged by the potential of allowing one or more faculty to maintain a weapon that c... [Full Article...]
Direct flight to Israel crosses Saudi airspace for the first time
The denial comes after some reports indicated that InterGlobe Aviation-run IndiGo and Qatar Airways might jointly bid for Air India . The flight is the "first civilian connection with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states", he said . The inaugural flight will leave at 6:10 PM and the scheduled departure will be at 4:50 PM from 25 March when the summer schedule will come into operation. [Full Article...]
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrested on corruption charges
Even if he had not quit, he would have lost the seat anyway because two months later he was convicted on charges of spending more than the legal limit on his campaign. The prosecution submitted 80,000 pages as evidence for the criminal charges. One of the biggest investors in BBK was DAS, an auto parts firm headed by one of Lee's older brothers. [Full Article...]
Afghanistan:14 killed in vehicle bomb blast at Lashkargah
Police said the bombing occurred near a packed sports stadium in the provincial capital of Lashkargah where a wrestling match was underway. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The Taliban , Afghanistan's largest militant group, faces growing pressure to take up a recent offer by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani of peace talks to end the 16-year war. [Full Article...]
Cummins blitz transforms third Test despite Elgar heroics
Morkel, who is retiring from global cricket after the series, took three of the first four Australia wickets to fall and became the fifth South Africa player to join the 300 club. There are still 17 minutes left in the session and Australia would desperately want to strike once more. Former Australia batsman Lehmann said he has never experienced the sort of abuse about players' families ... [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson compares Russia World Cup to Hitler's 1936 Olympics
Speaking to the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Johnson was agreeing with the Labour Party's Ian Austin, who first brought up the comparison to the games and even called for England to pull out of the tournament. Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have begun work at the scene of the nerve agent attack on former Russian agent Sergei Skrip... [Full Article...]
Trump Upgrades Taiwan Relations, Angering China
The law has angered China as it considers Taiwan to be a province of the mainland under the "one China" principle . Once military contacts are normalized, Mattis and Pacific Command should reestablish routine transits by Navy ships and Air Force aircraft through the 100-mile Taiwan Strait separating the island from the mainland. [Full Article...]
Weeks In Fear: A Timeline Of The Austin Bombings
Officers prepared to move in for an arrest. When the suspect's sport utility vehicle began to drive away, they followed. "He does not at all mention anything about terrorism nor does he mention anything about hate". Said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, "I'm not sure how much they narrowed him down to an exact person of who he was before he went into that FedEx store". Residents in Austin , a city of ... [Full Article...]
President Trump Must Face Accusations of 'Apprentice' Contestant
After the suit was filed, Trump lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that a president has immunity from such lawsuits in state courts. The ruling Tuesday was blunt in dismissing an argument made by Trump's attorneys that he can not be sued in state court while in office. "No one is above the law", wrote Judge Jennifer Schecter in a brisk, 18-page ruling in which she declined t... [Full Article...]
Gun control: USA justice department moves to ban rapid-fire bump stocks
If the proposal is signed into law, current holders of bump-stocks would be required to surrender their devices, according to the Justice Department. " After the senseless attack in Las Vegas, this proposed rule is a critical step in our effort to reduce the threat of gun violence that is in keeping with the Constitution and the laws passed by Congress ", Sessions said . [Full Article...]
Ex-Catalan leader, Puigdemont, 12 others charged with rebellion
The ruling raised the stakes in Madrid's efforts to contain separatists in Catalonia, where a banned referendum backed independence a year ago. Turull is among the ex-officials facing possible rebellion charges punishable by up to 30 years in prison over the regional parliament's attempt last year to secede Catalonia from Spain . [Full Article...]