Theresa May – Brexit won’t be easier if I’m ousted | Leadership challenge could delay Brexit
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Germany plans to fast-track deportations of failed asylum-seekers
Germany’s Interior Ministry has proposed new measures to monitor and deport failed asylum-seekers. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said he is also looking at ways to repatriate known criminals to Syria. The German Interior Ministry on Sunday confirmed plans to facilitate … Read More
Theresa May tells rebels threatening a leadership challenge they may delay or stop Brexit
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The PM tells Sky News it is “not about us, it’s about people out there” as she fights to get MPs to back her Brexit agreement. Theresa May has warned Conservative rebels pushing for a leadership contest that they could … Read More
NATO warned Russian election meddling an evolving threat that must be met
U.S. now believes other states, including China, are emulating Russia’s tactics, Halifax forum told A computer expert operates at the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) technical centre, at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, southwestern Belgium. (Yves Logghe/Associated Press) A NATO … Read More
May’s Brexit Nightmare
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London faces only bad choices. Uncertainty reigns in Britain. Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced the details of her proposed withdrawal agreement to take Britain out of the European Union (EU). Her plan sparked resignations from the government and catalyzed … Read More
Voting lawsuits piling up after Florida midterms
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As manual recounts get underway in Florida Thursday, lawsuits challenging what votes should be counted and how long counties have to count them have been piling up for days. Since Saturday, more than 10 major legal motions have been filed. … Read More
Hamas Gaza chief to Israel: Don’t test us again, next barrage will hit Tel Aviv
Yahya Sinwa brandishes handgun with silencer he says was taken from Israeli special forces; warns next time IDF troops enter Strip, they’ll return only for ‘thousands of prisoners’ In this November 16, 2018 image, Hamas’s Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar holds … Read More
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 103,347 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,054
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Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 103,347 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 14 November. Spain topped 50,440 – more irregular arrivals to Spain through 45 weeks of 2018 than all arrivals during the … Read More
US to Reject UN Resolution Calling on Israel to Return Golan Heights to Syria
The vote on ‘The Occupied Syrian Golan’ resolution is expected to be held during an annual UN General Assembly session. The non-binding resolution is voted on annually by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee. The United States plans to reject a … Read More
Brexit Deal in Crisis After 2 U.K. Cabinet Ministers Quit
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LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain faced a deep political crisis on Thursday after two cabinet ministers quit her government, including Dominic Raab, her chief negotiator on withdrawal from the European Union — decisions that threaten to wreck … Read More