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Trump will 'take action' on North Korea, says national security adviser, McMaster
But at the same time, McMaster said on "This Week" on ABC , "it's time for us to undertake all actions we can, short of a military option, to try to resolve this peacefully". The North has yet to formally announce it has an operational ICBM, but experts and intelligence officials have warned it could be less than two years away from achieving an inter-continental strike capability. [Full Article...]
EU Parliament prepares to set Brexit 'red lines'
May stressed that the sovereignty of the Rock, ceded to Britain in perpetuity by Spain in 1713, was not up for negotiation in the Brexit talks. "But if you ask me 'If we don't get a deal would the United Kingdom survive?' I think we would more than survive". [Full Article...]
U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force
But the failure will sting in Pyongyang because it comes a day after one of the biggest North Korean propaganda events of the year- celebrations of the 105th birthday of late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, the current leader's grandfather. [Full Article...]
Man dragged from United flight launches legal action
Later he's seen standing in the aisle saying quietly, "I want to go home, I want to go home". Munoz said Tuesday the company will conduct a "thorough review" of its procedures, including "how we handle oversold situations" and how the airline partners with airport authorities and law enforcement. [Full Article...]
Pentagon Invited Kushner to Iraq to Reach Out to Trump
Dunford said Baghdad was looking at ways to better safeguard civilians, given tactics by Islamic State that has raised the risks - including the use of civilians as human shields. Despite the official reason for Kushner's trip to Iraq , there's a much bigger question to be answered: Just what is Jared Kushner's job at the White House , anyway? The trip has raised some eyebrows because Mr. [Full Article...]
Jimmy Fallon plays Jared Kushner on SNL
Baldwin's Trump rises - in turn making a Russian Federation lapel pin visible - and says it's "elimination night", bringing to mind the "firing" of contestants on Trump's reality shows. He then summoned Bannon and Kushner to the Oval. The bunny suit was a good fit - not only because the show aired the night before Easter Sunday, but because, during the George W. [Full Article...]
Pakistan yet to respond to India's demand on Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Rejecting New Delhi's brouhaha over the death sentencing of an Indian spy, Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said on Saturday that India stands totally exposed on the issue of terror financing and perpetrating subversive acts in Pakistan. [Full Article...]
Colbert talks about Steve Bannon's "cuck" comment about Jared Kushner
The top adviser maintained that the president can "get advice from anybody he wants". "The only thing we are shaking up is the way Washington operates as we push the president's aggressive agenda forward", spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said. According to the New York Times , there's been another: Democrat. In a statement to the Miami Herald after the show, Ros-Lehtinen called Bannon "a negative... [Full Article...]
Death toll in Aleppo bus convoy bomb attack reaches 126
The blast caused buses to shatter and set cars on fire, leaving a trail of bodies. On Saturday, those from Madaya sat outside rows of coaches in a bus garage in government-held Aleppo, waiting to move onto Idlib, pictures sent by a pro-opposition activist showed. [Full Article...]
North Korea features prototype ICBMs at parade
The development comes days after the USA dispatched what Trump referred to as an "armada" of warships in a show of force into waters off the Korean peninsula amid concerns that Pyongyang was preparing another round of nuclear or missile tests. [Full Article...]
North Korea's Latest Missile Firing was a Dud
General McMaster's comments came as US Vice-President Mike Pence touched down in South Korea where he addressed Seoul-based US troops, saying US commitment to South Korea was unwavering. The strategic patience refers to a US policy on the DPRK advocated by the previous Obama administration. Pence was aboard Air Force Two flying over the Bering Sea when a North Korean missile exploded during la... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump to keep White House visitor logs secret
It appears that many Americans approve of how President Donald Trump is governing, and they are already backing his 2020 reelection efforts with some hard-earned cash. Under the umbrella of the USA secret service, a three month speculation of the Trump authorities, have resulted in turning the log into a classified file, not accessible to the public. [Full Article...]
Turkey referendum: Erdogan declares victory
Mr Erdogan described the referendum as an opportunity for "change and transformation" as he voted Sunday in Istanbul, where black-clad bodyguards with automatic weapons stood guard outside the polling station. Erdal Aksunger, a CHP deputy chairman, said a large part of the vote was suspect, particularly in the mainly Kurdish southeast, because the ballots didn't bear the stamp of the election bo... [Full Article...]
2nd gas attack on Iraq troops in as many days
The club's buildings and facilities are located on the eastern side of Mosul , but the main stadium is in west Mosul , which Iraqi government forces are still battling to retake from the extremists. It has not been revealed whether the chemical weapon attack took place within Mosul , or outside of the besieged city. "It's not just for men, it's for women, too", she said. [Full Article...]
Turkey referendum: Erdogan wins vote to expand powers
That appeared short of the decisive victory for which he and the ruling AK Party had aggressively campaigned. Under the changes, most of which will only come into effect after the next elections due in 2019, Turkey's governance will be transformed from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency. [Full Article...]
Pence visits South Korea as tensions rise over North
Trump has suggested that the USA will take a tougher stance against North Korea, telling reporters last week: "North Korea is a problem". A national security official traveling with Pence told the reporters accompanying him that that the USA monitored the missile launch closely and that it failed after about five seconds. [Full Article...]
Trump 'creating a war situation' says North Korean official at vast parade
A senior North Korean official used the parade to accuse the U.S. of " creating a war situation " with the recent dispatch of warships to the region. The missile was probably a medium-range missile and not an intercontinental ballistic one, according to USA intelligence. [Full Article...]
Turkey's President Erdogan: a popular but polarizing figure
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's push for an executive presidency succeeded with just over 51 percent of the vote. Further deterioration in relations with the European Union could also jeopardise last year's deal under which Turkey has curbed the flow of migrants - mainly refugees from wars in Syria and Iraq - into the bloc. [Full Article...]
Trump signs order to allow defunding of Planned Parenthood
The Planned Parenthood abortion business wasted no time in slamming president Donald Trump for signing a bill overturning an Obama rule that forced states to find the nation's biggest abortion company. Using the Congressional Review Act , which allows lawmakers to repeal recently minted regulations, senators killed a rule meant to keep federal grants flowing to clinics that provide contracep... [Full Article...]
Opposition to challenge votes on expanding Erdogan's powers
That triggered strong criticism from the main opposition People's Republican Party, which said the decision caused a serious legitimacy problem in the referendum. He called on everyone to respect the outcome of the vote. He added that the final results will be released within 11-12 days. The new presidential system takes effect at the next election, now slated for 2019. [Full Article...]