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 »
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 »
‘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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
ABC NEWS Bob Woodruff and Karson Yiu 19 September, 2017 It was almost 65 years ago when North Korea and the United States agreed to a cease-fire. The guns stopped firing, and the planes stopped dropping bombs, but the war did not officially end. It was settled with an agreement, ... Read More »
The storm could be one of the worst Puerto Rico has seen in generations the Independent Clark Mindock 19 September, 2017 Residents in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are preparing for potentially devastating storm winds in the next couple of days as Hurricane Maria moves through the Caribbean in ... Read More »
The Guardian Julian Borger 19 September, 2017 Donald Trump has threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, in a bellicose first address to the United Nations general assembly in which he lashed out at a litany of US adversaries and called on “righteous” countries to confront them. The speech was greeted ... Read More »
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