EU officials are pushing for clarification on the rights of their citizens as well as the monetary deal The Independent Fiona Keating 25 September, 2017 Europe is set to seek a €50bn (£44bn) divorce bill to break the stalemate as Britain haggles over a deal to leave the European Union, according to ... Read More »
Trump travel ban extended to blocks on North Korea and Chad
President’s proclamation may throw major hurdle in front of ongoing court challenges to ban which blocked travel from six majority-Muslim countries The Guardian Oliver Laughland 25 September, 2017 Donald Trump has announced new travel restrictions on visitors to the United States that will expand his controversial travel ban to eight ... Read More »
North Korea foreign minister says firing rockets on US mainland ‘inevitable’
Ri Yong Ho tells the UN general assembly that Donald Trump was on a ‘suicide mission’ as tensions between the nations escalate further Reuters 24 September, 2017 North Korea has said that firing its rockets at the US mainland was “inevitable” after Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, in ... Read More »
Iraq’s Kurdistan region holds independence vote
Voters are heading to the polls in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. BBC News 25 September, 2017 Iraq’s prime minister has warned he will take “necessary measures to preserve the unity of the country”. Western countries have expressed concern that the poll could provoke fresh ... Read More »
Merkel heads for another term in Germany, but far right spoils the victory party
The Washington Post Griff Witte and Luisa Beck 24 September, 2017 BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on course to claim a fourth term in office Sunday even as the far right spoiled her victory party, surging into Parliament for the first time in more than half a century, ... Read More »
Iran president Rouhani says country will increase missile capabilities after ‘ignorant’ Trump speech
‘We will not seek permission from anyone to defend our country’ The Independent Will Worley 22 September, 2017 Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has told the country’s armed forces he will boost their missile capabilities, according to state media. He said the country would not be seeking permission from anyone to ... Read More »
Kim Jong Un: ‘Deranged’ Trump to ‘pay dearly’
North Korea’s leader says Mr Trump is “a rogue and a gangster” who has made “the world restless through threats and blackmail”. Sky News Sharon Marris 22 September, 2017 Donald Trump is “deranged” and will “pay dearly” for his threats, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a ... Read More »
If Donald Trump is going to use WW2 to justify his UN speech, it would be good if he got his facts right
I do recall another man who used the ‘Free French’ resistance parallel from the Second World War. He was trying to prove that Muslims had the right to resist the United States. His name was Osama bin Laden The Independent Robert Fisk 20 September, 2017 When, oh when, will our politicians/statesmen/dictators ... Read More »
Brexit: Majority of British people believe UK should stay in the EU, finds latest poll
Exclusive: The change of heart comes as Theresa May travels to Florence to make a major Brexit speech The Independent Joe Watts 21 September, 2017 British people have turned their backs on Brexit, according to a new poll released just as Theresa May prepares to give a make-or-break speech on ... Read More »
Spanish police storm Catalan government buildings to stop independence referendum
The central government in Madrid says the breakaway region’s referendum is illegal The Independent Jon Stone 20 September, 2017 Spanish national police have stormed ministries and buildings belonging to Catalonia’s regional government to put a stop to the region’s independence referendum. The Guardia Civil, which acts with the authority of ... Read More »