Category: World News

From The Guardian World:   Katharine Murphy on politics Australian election 2019 How Shorten the Redeemer met Morrison the Disruptor – and decided to fight back Katharine Murphy This week we learned that the PM’s election strategy is to run over the top of the trench firing bullets every which

From Reuters Top News:   BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation after admitting he mailed threatening letters filled with a suspicious white powder to several prominent people, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons. FILE PHOTO: Daniel Frisiello, charged with sending a

From Reuters Top News:   WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to get hold of all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s evidence from his inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as the probe’s findings hit President Donald Trump’s poll ratings. The number of

From The Guardian World:   Japan Mother of Ryusuke Sekino said: ‘It seemed he would break if I touched him. I was so worried’ Six-month-old Ryusuke Sekino, only 258g when born, sits in the arms of his mother, Toshiko Sekino, by his father, Kohei Sekino, at Nagano children’s hospital in

From Reuters Top News:   WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump spoke by phone earlier in the week and discussed “ongoing counterterrorism efforts” with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, leader of a military assault on the capital Tripoli in opposition to

From Reuters Top News:   CAIRO (Reuters) – Remarks made by President Donald Trump show that the United States believes in the pivotal role of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the war against terrorism, Sky News Arabia cited the LNA spokesman as saying on Friday. Earlier the White House

From Reuters Top News:   Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country’s rightful interim ruler, greets his supporters during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela, April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on

From Al Jazeera:   The Democratic Republic of Congo has observed a day of national mourning for 13 people killed and more than 100 others feared dead after a boat accident earlier this week on Lake Kivu in the country’s east. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi declared the day of commemoration in a

From Reuters Top News:   NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last U.S. presidential election, according to

From The Guardian World:   UK news Child was injured when a group of men opened fire on a house in Eastfield area on Friday ‘The motive of this attack is not clear at this stage, but it’s clearly a hugely reckless act and we need to identify those responsible

From Google World News:   Paris churches ring bells in tribute to Notre Dame as France plans rebuilding Notre Dame fire: What we know A major fire erupted at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday. The cathedral’s rector said Friday a “computer glitch” might have been behind the

From Al Jazeera:   Khartoum, Sudan – More than 29 years after her son was executed by the Sudanese military, Hanim Hassan, a frail woman in her early 70s, started once again accepting condolences for his death.  “I feel much better accepting condolences with Bashir gone,” Hanim said, holding a rosary in

From BBC World News:   Thousands have turned out for the funeral of Peru’s ex-president Alan García, who killed himself this week. Mr García shot himself in the head as police knocked on his door to arrest him on suspicion of taking bribes from the Brazilian company Odebrecht. His daughter

From Google World News:   Thousands have turned out for the funeral of Peru’s ex-president Alan García, who killed himself this week. Mr García shot himself in the head as police knocked on his door to arrest him on suspicion of taking bribes from the Brazilian company Odebrecht. His daughter

From The Guardian World:   Lyra McKee Northern Ireland’s six main parties say they reject those responsible for journalist’s death The Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, left, with the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, at a vigil in Derry. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA A police hunt is under way in Derry

From BBC World News:   A California couple’s children have forgiven them for years of torture and starvation as the parents were sentenced to life in prison. David and Louise Turpin’s children told a court they still love their mother and father despite all the abuse. The couple were arrested

From The Guardian World:   Extinction Rebellion Police seize Extinction Rebellion boat as organisers plan to extend London action Extinction Rebellion demonstrators at Oxford Circus in London. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Extinction Rebellion activists reported an influx of supporters on Friday, as the Easter holiday, balmy weather and promises of support

From The Guardian World:   Ukraine Polls suggest comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to score an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s vote Petro Poroshenko, third left, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, third right, sing the national anthem after their debate at the Olympic stadium in Kiev. Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP A noisy, boisterous standoff

From Reuters Top News:   KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new president could regain control over the separatist-controlled east of his country within months and get cheap gas and major investment from Russia if he repairs ties with Moscow, the Kremlin’s closest ally in Ukraine said. Ukraine’s politician Viktor Medvedchuk poses

From Google World News:   CALGARY, Alberta, April 18 (Reuters) – Three renowned professional alpinists are missing and presumed dead after an avalanche in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, Parks Canada said on Thursday. Climbing media named the men as American Jess Roskelley, 36, and Austrians David Lama, 28, and Hansjörg Auer,

From The Guardian World:   California David and Louise Turpin sentenced during hearing that saw some of the children speak publicly about the abuse for the first time Taken from the open Facebook page of Louise and David Turpin. Photograph: Facebook A California couple who pleaded guilty to years of

From Brookings:   On Tuesday, April 16, Reporters Without Borders released its 2019 World Press Freedom Index, which ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. Press freedom has historically been a contentious issue in many African countries. Since the inception of this index

From Google World News:   Trump “recognized Field Marshal Haftar’s significant role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s oil resources, and the two discussed a shared vision for Libya’s transition to a stable, democratic political system,” the White House said Friday in its official readout of the call. The statement

From Reuters Top News:   WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, with an eye to using the probe’s findings against President Donald Trump. U.S. House of

From Al Jazeera:   A year ago, protests against planned welfare cuts began in Nicaragua, but the government responded by targeting journalists and rights groups. Now, street protests have been effectively banned and the government is firmly in control, but the country’s economy has ground to a halt in the