Trump proposes ‘long-term jail sentences’ for vandalizing statues
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Mexico, at least 2 dead in building collapses
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
The coast of southern Mexico was rattled by a powerful earthquake on Tuesday morning that killed at least two people and triggered a tsunami alert for Pacific coastlines along Central America. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 and struck at 11:29 a.m. ET, 7 miles … Read More
Brexit brings no benefits, no-deal will hit manufacturing hard: report
posted in: European Union, News
Lotus cars – Photo Brian Snelson LONDON – An EU-UK no-trade deal would have a big negative effect on British manufacturing, says a report Wednesday, particularly on volume car production, as it tries to recover from the slump caused by Covid-19. … Read More
Iran says it’s ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact
posted in: Middle East, News
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. … Read More
Japan rushes UK to agree first post-Brexit trade deal
posted in: News, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Tokyo/London | Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history — and Britain’s first in more than 40 years. Time is so … Read More
Threat from extremists carrying out UK terror attacks ‘growing’, says Patel
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Home secretary Priti Patel. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire The threat from radicalized extremists planning and carrying out terror attacks on their own is growing, Home Secretary Priti Patel warned as she paid tribute to the victims of Saturday’s stabbing in … Read More
Spy report urges Israel to annex occupied lands now, in case Trump loses election
A leaked report produced by analysts at Israel’s Ministry of Intelligence urges the government to annex occupied territories in the West Bank as soon as possible, in case Donald Trump loses the upcoming United States presidential elections in November. The … Read More
Putin again whitewashes the Stalinist era
Vladimir Putin launches a fresh attack against Poland’s role in the Second World War, but some in the West may be receptive to his message. President Vladimir Putin’s recent article reinterpreting the Second World War has the Russian president presenting … Read More