US Puts Iran 'on Notice' After Missile Test, Won't Elaborate
WASHINGTON — The White House has issued a cryptic warning that the U.S. will act against Iran unless it stops testing ballistic missiles and supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen, but declined to say what retaliatory actions the U.S. would pursue.Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, forcefully denounced Iran's behavior in his first public remarks since Trump took office. He accused Iran of threatening U.S. allies and spreading instability throughout the Middle East wh..>> view originalRomanian minister resigns after huge anti-graft protest
By Luiza IlieBUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian cabinet minister resigned on Thursday, testing the stability of the month-old leftist-led government after 250,000 people came out in protest over a decree that could effectively amnesty dozens of officials accused of corruption.The government order, hastily adopted late on Tuesday, has triggered the biggest nationwide protests since the fall of communism in 1989.Critics say decriminalising a number of graft offences marks the most significant retrea..>> view originalAP Analysis: Trump's Clash With Australia Strains Alliance
Australians, long accustomed to a chummy friendship with the U.S., were stunned by the drama. Not since the Vietnam War — when Australia's then-Prime Minister Gough Whitlam criticized a series of bombings authorized by then-President Richard Nixon — has there been such obvious friction between the leaders of the two nations. "You can't help but think the signal this sends to world leaders: That you have to be very, very careful doing business with this administration, particularly with the pres..>> view originalThe Latest: EU Chief Presses Russia on Ukraine Cease-Fire
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — The Latest on a resurge of fighting in Ukraine (all times local):12:55 p.m.European Union President Donald Tusk wants Moscow to lean on separatists in eastern Ukraine to make sure the flare-up in fighting ends and that a cease-fire is restored.Tusk said in a statement early Thursday that "we are reminded again of the continued challenge formed by Russia's aggression in eastern Ukraine," where at least 10 people have been killed since Monday and dozens wounded including ci..>> view originalWho is Marine Le Pen?
At 48, Marine Le Pen is a twice-divorced mother of three. She has regularly pleaded for the privacy of her children, seeking to protect them from the media spotlight. Her relationship with her father, however, has been the subject of much media scrutiny. A bomb explosion at the family's Paris apartment when Marine was eight made her aware of her father's notoriety. And after her parents' divorce, she began spending more and more time at his office. Her talent for public speaking led her to study..>> view originalPalestinians fear UN roadblock despite anti-settlement resolution
The leader of the Arab group at the UN, Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim, and Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour met with the President of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Wednesday evening to appeal for international action against Israel's plans for expansion of its settlement policy, which includes plans for an entirely new settlement -- which would be the first in two decades.Mansour told reporters that the "illegal behavior by an occupying power" must be stopped.The Council passed a res..>> view originalEastern China housing collapse leaves 9 buried
BEIJING (AP) — Nine people were buried in the collapse of a group of homes in eastern China on Thursday morning, a Chinese rescue official and state media reported.Four homes tumbled in the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, just south of the commercial hub of Shanghai, the Xinhua News Agency said. Xinhua said crews were working carefully because the collapsed homes, each between four and five stories tall, were attached to buildings that had remained standing. Huang Guoku, a traffic control..>> view originalQuestions Cloud US Raid on Qaeda Branch in Yemen
The death of Chief Petty Officer William Owens came after a chain of mishaps and misjudgments that plunged the elite commandos into a ferocious 50-minute firefight that also left three others wounded and a $75 million aircraft deliberately destroyed. There are allegations — which the Pentagon acknowledged on Wednesday night are most likely correct — that the mission also killed several civilians, including some children. The dead include, by the account of Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, the 8-year..>> view originalDonald Trump, Australian PM Offer Mixed Messages on Refugee Deal
CANBERRA, Australia — President Donald Trump has branded an Obama administration deal that would allow mostly Muslim refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the U.S. as "dumb" and vowed to review it. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull insisted Thursday that the agreement was still on. However, he declined to comment on his first telephone call with Trump as national leaders. "It's better that these things — these conversations — are conducted candidly, frankly, privately,..>> view originalBrexit plan to be published in government White Paper
Media captionWho said what, when, and what happened next? The government's Brexit strategy will come under scrutiny when an official policy document setting out its plans is published later.The White Paper, which was promised after pressure from MPs, comes after the Commons voted to allow the PM to begin the Brexit process.MPs backed the European Union Bill by 498 votes to 114 on Wednesday night, with 47 Labour rebels voting against. The bill will now face more debate before it can become l..>> view original
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