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Hurricane Maria Devastates Dominica
Hurricane Maria was upgraded Monday evening to the top of the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale when its maximum sustained winds reached 160 miles per hour (215 km per hour), with higher gusts, the U.S. While the territory will start feeling the effects of the storm from 2:00 p.m., outer band winds and rain will start before that time, the governor said. [Full Article...]
'Vicious' sanctions will only speed up nuclear programme: NKorea
Monday's flyovers over the Korean Peninsula involved two B-1Bs and four F-35Bs from the US military and four F-15K fighter jets from South Korea, according to the South Korean and USA militaries. Diplomacy and dialogue will not work with North Korea and concerted pressure by the entire worldwide community is essential to tackle the threats posed by North Korea, Abe wrote. [Full Article...]
We are ready to pay the ultimate price, CJ Maraga says
Chief Justice David Maraga said if the president was "tired" of having a "strong and independent" judiciary, he was free to call a referendum to abolish it. The protesters waved placards and shouted slogans against the judiciary and Maraga himself. The company providing the voting system for the re-run of Kenya's presidential election says the equipment will not be ready in time, putting the p... [Full Article...]
Russia, China stand for diplomatic settlement in Syria, North Korea
A screengrab from the footage taken of North Korea's missile test. - Cairo said it was cutting military ties with North Korea . According to him, the recent sanctions imposed by the United Nations security Council, constitutes "the most vicious, unethical, and inhumane act of hostility by the physical destruction of the people of the DPRK, not to mention her system and the government"... [Full Article...]
U.S. lawmaker wants North Korea out of the UN
The move, which came after the North's sixth nuclear test with a follow-up missile launch in a blatant defiance of the United Nations-led sanctions and warnings, marks the fourth of its kind among the global community and first among the members of the European Union. [Full Article...]
Pelosi Is Confronted By Protesters Angry About Her Immigration Talks With Trump
The individuals suing, along with hundreds of thousands of others, could lose the protections afforded by DACA unless Congress votes to allow the young undocumented immigrants, many of whom were born in America, to stay. We undocumented youth will not be a bargaining chip for Trump", the protesters shouted, according to KCBS . "We made it clear that we can not have any trust and conversation ... [Full Article...]
'You're a Liar:' 'Dreamers' Confront Pelosi Over Negotiations With Trump Over DACA
The protesters, who described themselves as undocumented youth , were denouncing Pelosi's tentative agreement with President Trump to work together on passage of some form of relief for immigrant youth. "You met with Trump and you call that resistance?" they chanted. "You've had your say, and it's handsome music to our ears", Pelosi said . But the shouting did not stop. [Full Article...]
US Has 'Many' Military Options in Korea Crisis: Mattis
Khan network in supporting the clandestine nuclear programme of North Korea ". Elected on the nationalist slogan "America first", President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the UN General Assembly to argue that individual nations should act in their own self-interest, yet rally together when faced with a common threat such as North Korea . [Full Article...]
Hurricane Jose hits Jersey Shore
The surf is angry in North Wildwood as Hurricane Jose moves up the South Jersey coast far out to sea. However, this may not be the last we see of Jose. The potential exists for a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (1 meter) through early Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane watches were up in the USA and British Virgin Islands, the island shared by French St. [Full Article...]
Some Auckland Flights Hit As Pipeline Repairs Continue
The damage could have happened several months ago but an increase in supply to the airport may have caused a deterioration leading to the rupture. With Auckland airport struggling to cope after a broken pipeline cut its jet fuel supplies by 70%, Prime Minister Bill English said his government had swung into action. [Full Article...]
Nawaz Sharif and family skip court hearing in Panamagate
The scandal stems from the so-called Panama Papers leaks in 2016 which appeared to show that Sharif's daughter and two sons owned offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands and used them to buy properties in London. [Full Article...]
Trump meets Qatari emir, predicts quick end to crisis
The three-month rift in the region began on June 5 when the Gulf countries accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and severed diplomatic and transport ties. Trump, who has said he would be willing to mediate the worst dispute in decades among the US -allied Arab states and Qatar, said he had a "very strong feeling" the dispute would be solved "pretty quickly". [Full Article...]
Senate postpones interview with Trump lawyer in Russian Federation probe
News had just broken that he would travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a closed-door hearing in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and reporters from other outlets were scrambling to confirm. "In my opinion, the hired spy didn't find anything factual", Cohen said in the statement, "so he threw together a shoddily written and totally fabricated report filled with lies and rumors". [Full Article...]
Japan Deploys Missile Interceptor near North Korea Flight Path
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on August 29 and another on Friday. The United States is "disseminating the fraudulent claim that the sanctions and pressure are geared to the so-called peaceful solution". [Full Article...]
Suspect charged with two murders in Baton Rouge
Suspected racist killer Kenneth Gleason is once again back in police custody and is now expected to be booked on multiple charges in connection with two possibly racially motivated killings. Police are investigating whether race was a motive for the unprovoked attacks on the two black men who were shot to death in similar fashion within two days of each other. [Full Article...]
Oxfam Rents Trump's Childhood Home to House Refugees During UN Week
Trump administration officials reportedly rejected the findings because they undermined President Donald Trump's calls for the U.S.to accept fewer refugees. The worldwide anti-poverty organization Oxfam rented it Saturday and invited four refugees to talk with journalists. "For the cost of resettling one refugee in the United States, we can assist more than 10 in their home region". [Full Article...]
Woman's quick thinking cons would-be muggers, killers
Surveillance video from BART indicates that the suspect was operating alone and seen reaching over the victim's shoulder, possibly to drop the note. "There are 2 guns pointed at you now". However they didn't noticed her stress, and left at the next stop. 'I slumped sideways and started shaking and crying. "I think (the idea) had something to do with watching a lot of Law & Order", she explaine... [Full Article...]
U.S. ambassador: North Korea will be 'destroyed'
President Trump, in return, reaffirmed his full support for the Korea-U.S. alliance and said he will continue to provide any assistance and support necessary to make it stronger. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. President Donald Trump says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (jah-yihn) have discussed North Korea in their latest call. [Full Article...]
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
The meeting between Swaraj and Hasina came hours before State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi's state of the union address, in which she condemned human rights violations in Rakhine state. According to the United Nations reports around 410,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into Bangladesh since August 25. Swaraj had telephoned Hasina on Thursday last week and extended India's su... [Full Article...]
Police seek to jail those responsible for Grenfell fire
The building is a 24-story, 67-meter high tower block with 120 separate apartments in North Kensington, west London. Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner said the investigation would deal with "whatever offences come to light". A fourth strand of the investigation is looking at the emergency response to the fire. "I apologize for that", said Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack of London'... [Full Article...]