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Trump Will Recognize Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital And Announce U.S. Embassy Move

Trump Will Recognize Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital And Announce U.S. Embassy Move


Via: capt-cave-man  •  News & Politics  •  321 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump  will officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday and will direct the State Department to begin planning to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from...
There Was No Peace Process for Trump to Destroy

There Was No Peace Process for Trump to Destroy


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  13 Comments  •  8 years ago

My colleagues Anne Barnard, Ben Hubbard and Declan Walsh captured well the Palestinian and Arab reaction to President Trump’s official recognition this week of Jerusalem as the capital of...
Terrorists constructing laptop bombs that can be smuggled onto airplanes

Terrorists constructing laptop bombs that can be smuggled onto airplanes


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Terrorists constructing laptop bombs that can be smuggled onto airplanes By Debora Patta CBS News December 7, 2017 MOGADISHU, Somalia -- As Americans finalize their holiday travel...
On Trade, Trump Puts Corporate America First

On Trade, Trump Puts Corporate America First


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  8 years ago

The latest round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations came to an end last week without a deal. It’s not clear whether a compromise will be reached or President Trump will make...
Number of UK terrorism arrests hits record high

Number of UK terrorism arrests hits record high


Via: hippocrates-of-cos  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

The number of people arrested over terrorism-related offences in Britain has risen by 54% to 400 in one of the most intense periods for attacks in recent history. The Home Office said the...
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in protests over Trump’s Jerusalem speech

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in protests over Trump’s Jerusalem speech


Via: hippocrates-of-cos  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

RAMALLAH, West Bank —   Palestinian protesters battled Israeli soldiers on Thursday in Jerusalem, Ramallah and other places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, one day after President Trump...
New Brighton Council meeting turns into 'white privilege' catfight

New Brighton Council meeting turns into 'white privilege' catfight


Via: hippocrates-of-cos  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  8 years ago

The meeting began as a cozy affair. Seven people occupied a table as New Brighton Mayor Val Johnson led the congratulations. Days earlier, Councilman Brian Strub had run a ten-mile race....
Tillerson contradicts Trump on Iran nuclear deal ... Green Rules apply

Tillerson contradicts Trump on Iran nuclear deal ... Green Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

The US secretary of state has expressed his support for the Iran nuclear deal, placing him at odds with US President Donald Trump who has labelled the agreement, "the worst deal ever"....
The irony of Australia's constitutional crisis ... Green Rules apply

The irony of Australia's constitutional crisis ... Green Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

"We have apparently imagined the whole thing." So said Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, the first to fall in what many have dubbed "the world's most ridiculous constitutional crisis" at his final...
Is Trump Going to Lie Our Way Into War With Iran? ... Green Rules apply

Is Trump Going to Lie Our Way Into War With Iran? ... Green Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

A decade and a half ago, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush’s administration conjured up not only terrifying images of nuclear mushroom clouds but also of Saddam...
Donald Trump is going to build a big, beautiful deficit and rely on China to help pay for it ... Green Rules apply

Donald Trump is going to build a big, beautiful deficit and rely on China to help pay for it ... Green Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  61 Comments  •  8 years ago

Republicans’ tax plans are going to clash headfirst with President Trump’s anti-China, anti-trade-deficit rhetoric. It's just simple economics. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks...
British Far-Right Group Exults Over Attention From Trump ... Green Rules apply

British Far-Right Group Exults Over Attention From Trump ... Green Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

She organized “Christian patrols,” marched with crosses through heavily Muslim neighborhoods and accosted veiled women to rail against Islam. She was barred from entering any mosque in England....
Ireland will block Brexit talks on border issues ... Red Rules apply

Ireland will block Brexit talks on border issues ... Red Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Ireland's EU commissioner said Dublin would "continue to play tough" over its threat to veto talks about trade after Brexit, unless Britain provided guarantees over the border between Northern...
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Blames Deadly Floods on “God’s Rage” Against Atheist Prime Minister

Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Blames Deadly Floods on “God’s Rage” Against Atheist Prime Minister


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Source . . The often outspoken Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Kalavryta, Ambrosios, took to his personal blog to blame the deadly floods that killed 21 people on “God’s rage.” He called...
Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last ... Red Rules apply

Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last ... Red Rules apply


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  8 years ago

The crown prince has big plans to bring back a level of tolerance to his society. Shonagh Rae I never thought I’d live long enough to write this sentence: The most significant reform...
How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears

How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears Armed police, large concrete barriers...
Surgeons remove worms, parasites from N. Korean soldier 

Surgeons remove worms, parasites from N. Korean soldier 


Via: pj  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Surgeons remove worms, parasites from N. Korean soldier  Associated Press 18 hrs ago Hospital officials say on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, the condition of the North Korean soldier severely wounded...
Tesco Defends Muslim Family In Christmas Advert After Racist Backlash And Boycott

Tesco Defends Muslim Family In Christmas Advert After Racist Backlash And Boycott


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  35 Comments  •  8 years ago

Tesco Defends Muslim Family In Christmas Advert After Racist Backlash And Boycott LBC (Leading Britain's Conversation) 11 November 2017 The supermarket has responded to an outpouring of...
Netanyahu’s Office: Iran, Iraq Turned Down Israel’s Aid Offer After Earthquake Devastated Border Region

Netanyahu’s Office: Iran, Iraq Turned Down Israel’s Aid Offer After Earthquake Devastated Border Region


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Netanyahu’s Office: Iran, Iraq Turned Down Israel’s Aid Offer After Earthquake Devastated Border Region After an earthquake devastated the border region of Iran and Iraq on Sunday, Israel...
Facebook asking for nude photos to protect users

Facebook asking for nude photos to protect users


Via: hippocrates-of-cos  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  8 years ago

Facebook is telling users to send them naked pictures they might have of themselves for their own protection. The social network says it is part of a way to prevent someone from posting the...
Donald Trump’s US$250 billion of deals with China is ‘fake news’ at best

Donald Trump’s US$250 billion of deals with China is ‘fake news’ at best


Via: lmm  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Most of the deals are just expressions of interest, projects already underway and aspirational arrangements that will never be realised....
You Tube Removes Thousands Of Al-Qaeda Videos

You Tube Removes Thousands Of Al-Qaeda Videos


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

www.ibtimes.co.uk - YouTube has removed thousands of propaganda videos from late al-Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki amid mounting pressure from governments and counterterrorism...
UNESCO confirms Audrey Azoulay of France as new head

UNESCO confirms Audrey Azoulay of France as new head


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

UNESCO confirms Audrey Azoulay of France as new head By dw.com, reported by MSN News, November 10 2017 © picture alliance/dpa/ZUMAPRESS/AFBV The former French...
Charlie Hebdo gets fresh death threats over Islam cartoon

Charlie Hebdo gets fresh death threats over Islam cartoon


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Charlie Hebdo gets fresh death threats over Islam cartoon By AFP, November 6 2017 © Provided by AFP Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has denied allegations of...
Hong Kong activist sentenced for tuna sandwich attack

Hong Kong activist sentenced for tuna sandwich attack


Via: krishna  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

Sandwich-flinger Avery Ng Man-yuen was released pending an appeal A pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has been sentenced to three weeks in prison after he threw a tuna sandwich at the...
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