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- Thousands of Aleppo residents in limbo as transport fails to arrive
- Donald Trump accuses China of 'unpresidented' act over US navy drone
- UN’s ban on child labour is a ‘damaging mistake’
- Alone in Paris, refugee children frantic to see their British families
- Turks and Kurds are trapped in a spiral that suits the hardliners | Elif Shafak
- Heimlich maneuver inventor Dr Henry Heimlich dies at 96
- Germany to force Facebook, Google and Twitter to act on hate speech
- Muslim cleric banned in Pakistan is preaching in UK mosques
- Family seeks justice over alleged ‘honour’ killing
- Leonardo DiCaprio: climate fight is US history's 'biggest economic opportunity'
- Dylann Roof says mental health should not be factor in death penalty decision
- Top Guatemalan beauty spot mired in indigenous rights conflict
- Congo braces for violence as president's mandate expires
- Zainab Salbi on gender equality: ‘This is not the time to be polite. This is the time to call it’
- Fatima Manji: ‘It’s really important that newsrooms reflect the population’
- Mass atrocities feared in South Sudan as ethnic violence is stoked by hunger
- Fog across UK brings Christmas travel chaos as flights are cancelled
- Themes of 2016: across continents, autocrats take control | Ian Buruma
- Photo mystery of Jewish assassin used by Nazis to justify Kristallnacht
- Large tree falls on California wedding party, killing one and injuring five
- Bolivia's president Evo Morales to run again despite referendum ruling it out
- South Koreans hold rival rallies as fate of president Park is decided
- Ms Dhu footage: Colin Barnett says police were in a 'difficult situation'
- Aleppo: Elegy for a doomed city whose history spans centuries
- At least 30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing
- Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, 92, to stand in next election
- Pope Francis turns 80 and hopes 'old age is the thirst for knowledge'
- Venezuela postpones bank note ban after chaos and cash shortages
- Ex-Mexico star Cuauhtémoc Blanco begins hunger strike over impeachment
- Montreal police raid illegal cannabis shops and arrest 'Prince of Pot'
- Russia’s influence has risen but Iran is the real winner in Aleppo
- Tragedy or triumph? Russians agonise over how to mark 1917 revolutions
- Barack Obama’s presidency will be defined by his failure to face down Assad
- Rare Asian elephant born at Chester Zoo
- Airport baggage handlers' union and Swissport to hold talks
- Senior UK MPs to be briefed on dangers posed by Putin's Russia
- Eyewitness: Istanbul, Turkey
- Car bomb kills soldiers on public bus in Turkey – video
- China and US in talks over seized drone, officials say
- Trump's attacks on Time magazine reveal his own identity politics
- Trump tells supporters: you were nasty and vicious during campaign – video
- New York's architectural heritage preserved – in pictures
| Thousands of Aleppo residents in limbo as transport fails to arrive Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:17 AM PST People trapped in city face another night under siege despite government assurances that vehicles were on their way The remains of besieged Aleppo are a freezing, desperate chaos, with tens of thousands of hungry, frightened people waiting long hours for spaces on buses they fear may never depart, aid workers and trapped civilians have said. "By bus, by car, by walking, even crawling, we are ready to leave by any way, we just want to get out," said a 26-year-old medical technician Ahmad Abo Dyab, after a day of waiting for space on a bus before the evacuation system collapsed on Friday. "We have given up on our homes, our belongings, everything: now we only want to get out." Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump accuses China of 'unpresidented' act over US navy drone Posted: 17 Dec 2016 05:43 PM PST
President-elect Donald Trump has risked further inflaming US relations with China, after he used Twitter on Saturday to accuse China of an "unpresidented [sic] act" in its seizing of an unmanned American submarine this week. Related: Trump's attacks on Time magazine reveal his own identity politics Continue reading... |
| UN’s ban on child labour is a ‘damaging mistake’ Posted: 17 Dec 2016 04:05 PM PST Academics say policy ignores benefits and reflects western prejudice A group of international academics has condemned a United Nations convention which bans child labour as "harmful and unnecessary", arguing that allowing young children to work can have positive effects which are not being taken into account. Related: 'My kids hate me … I sold them': slavery and child labour in Ghana – in pictures Continue reading... |
| Alone in Paris, refugee children frantic to see their British families Posted: 17 Dec 2016 04:05 PM PST This year's Christmas Appeal supports three refugee charities. Two boys in France who are being helped to make to make their UK asylum claims talk about their lives and dreams • Donate to the Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal From a distance, he seemed strangely well fed for a child who had been travelling alone for 18 months. Closer, it became evident that Hassan was only trying to stay alive. Wrapped around the 16-year-old's slender frame were seven coats. The outer layer, a quilted puffer jacket, engulfed him. It was on Tuesday, just before 6pm as the temperature tumbled in central Paris, when the young Somalian was found shivering on the Avenue de Flandre, close to the Gare du Nord. Continue reading... |
| Turks and Kurds are trapped in a spiral that suits the hardliners | Elif Shafak Posted: 17 Dec 2016 09:32 AM PST The government has detained Kurdish MPs, while the HDP is no longer a symbol of hope after failing to renounce PKK violence "'You are a writer. You have to speak up,' I kept telling myself," said Yasar Kemal, the great Turkish author of Kurdish descent. As a human rights activist and advocate of pluralistic democracy, his task was not easy – to promote co-existence in a land where hatred spoke louder than peace. Since his death in 2015, things have taken a turn for the worse. Yet another terror attack hit Turkey this weekend, aiming at driving a further wedge between Turks and Kurds, and shattering our hopes for peaceful reconciliation. Shaken by 31 suicide attacks and bombings in the past 15 years only, Turkey has become a nation of perpetual angst. At every "breaking news", our hearts sink deeper as we try to make sense of what has happened. It feels as if time gallops – there is barely any moment to stop and think and analyse, let alone to grieve together. The recent tragedy came from Kayseri, a central province whose capital is an industrial hub in Anatolia. A public bus carrying civilians and soldiers on weekend leave was destroyed by a car full of explosives, killing at least 13 and wounding 55. Continue reading... |
| Heimlich maneuver inventor Dr Henry Heimlich dies at 96 Posted: 17 Dec 2016 11:04 AM PST Former director of surgery at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, who devised choking treatment in 1974, had heart attack earlier this week, son says The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims has died. Dr Henry Heimlich died early on Saturday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 96. His son Phil said he had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week. Related: Dr Henry Heimlich uses Heimlich manoeuvre to save a life at 96 Continue reading... |
| Germany to force Facebook, Google and Twitter to act on hate speech Posted: 17 Dec 2016 03:46 AM PST Justice minister threatens sanctions such as fines on tech companies if they still fail to delete illegal posts by early next year Germany is to consider new laws that would force social media platforms such as Facebook and search engines such as Google to take a more active role in policing illegal hate speech on their sites. Measures considered by Angela Merkel's coalition government include forcing companies to set up clear channels for registering complaints, to publish the number of complaints they receive and to hire legally qualified ombudsmen to carry out deletions. Continue reading... |
| Muslim cleric banned in Pakistan is preaching in UK mosques Posted: 17 Dec 2016 03:30 PM PST It is feared that Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri, who praised the murder of a politician, will incite hatred between Muslims A Pakistani Muslim cleric who celebrated the murder of a popular politician is in Britain on a speaking tour of mosques. The news has alarmed social cohesion experts who fear such tours are promoting divisions in the Muslim community. Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri has been banned from preaching in Pakistan because his sermons are considered too incendiary. However, he is due to visit a number of English mosques, in heavily promoted events where he is given star billing. Continue reading... |
| Family seeks justice over alleged ‘honour’ killing Posted: 17 Dec 2016 01:28 PM PST India's lack of action over death of British woman Seeta Kaur fuels fight for UK law change When Seeta Kaur arrived in India with her children for a three-week visit to her husband's relatives she was determined that when she returned to Britain it would be with both the sons who had accompanied her. Since giving birth to the boys, who were aged 10 and two when they travelled to India, Seeta had confided in her family and close friends about the domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Pawan, for resisting his demands to give one of them away. Continue reading... |
| Leonardo DiCaprio: climate fight is US history's 'biggest economic opportunity' Posted: 17 Dec 2016 11:14 AM PST Actor and environmental activist tells UN awards ceremony that truth about climate change has spread like 'wildfire' despite prominent science deniers Tackling climate change is the "biggest economic opportunity" in the history of the US no matter who holds political office, the Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio said on Friday. Related: Leonardo DiCaprio meets Trump as climate sceptic nominated Continue reading... |
| Dylann Roof says mental health should not be factor in death penalty decision Posted: 17 Dec 2016 10:34 AM PST Charleston church shooter says he will not call on experts in trial's penalty phase: psychology is 'Jewish invention and does nothing but invent diseases' Dylann Roof does not want jurors to consider his mental health when they decide next month if he should face the death penalty for killing nine black Charleston church worshippers, according to a handwritten motion he filed. Related: Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church shooting Continue reading... |
| Top Guatemalan beauty spot mired in indigenous rights conflict Posted: 17 Dec 2016 09:53 AM PST Dispute over major tourist attraction and conservation area is tearing local communities apart "There's, like, 50 people on the way up, so take your photos," said a young American man, shirtless, his face daubed with paint, as he came striding through the forest towards the look-out. The view was spectacular: lush tropical foliage clinging to the sheer rock-face of a canyon plunging several 100 feet to a series of stunning turquoisey pools where tourists could be spotted swimming. This was Semuc Champey, a must-visit on the Central American backpacker circuit and increasingly one of Guatemala's most well-known tourist destinations. "Hidden", "unique" and "natural paradise" are all thrown around to describe it. Lonely Planet calls Semuc "arguably the loveliest spot in the country", while CNN dubbed the River Cahabón, which flows under the pools, the world's "third best river for travellers" after the Amazon and Zambezi. |
| Congo braces for violence as president's mandate expires Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:05 AM PST Armed police set up checkpoints and food and fuel are stockpiled in anticipation of protests The Democratic Republic of the Congo is bracing for violent protests and riots when the mandate of President Joseph Kabila, who critics accuse of seeking to hold on to power indefinitely, expires on Monday. Hundreds of armed police have set up checkpoints around Kinshasa, the capital, while soldiers in armoured vehicles have been deployed to strategic points in the sprawling city of 12 million. Continue reading... |
| Zainab Salbi on gender equality: ‘This is not the time to be polite. This is the time to call it’ Posted: 18 Dec 2016 01:58 AM PST After Trump's election, the Iraqi-American women's rights campaigner says it's time to stop trying to fit into a man's world Growing up in Iraq's inner circle in the 1990s, Zainab Salbi lived under the shadow of Saddam Hussein. Her parents socialised with the dictator and she called him uncle. A childhood in Iraq was, according to Salbi, "a context where beauty was dangerous". Her mother taught her about feminism, and "at Saddam's parties I was the only girl who did not wear makeup, only black dresses where all the others were wearing colourful taffeta ]". Her father was the dictator's pilot and her family were favoured by but terrified of him. Salbi believes her mother feared the dictator would rape her and eventually, when she was 19, Salbi was sent to the US for an arranged marriage. Continue reading... |
| Fatima Manji: ‘It’s really important that newsrooms reflect the population’ Posted: 18 Dec 2016 01:40 AM PST Britain's first hijab-wearing newsreader on the row over the Nice attacks coverage, minorities in the media and her obsession with The Thick of It A correspondent on Channel 4 News since 2012, in March Fatima Manji became Britain's first (and only) hijab-wearing newsreader on national television. Born in Peterborough, she studied history and politics at London School of Economics, before being accepted on a BBC trainee scheme. In July, she made headlines around the world when Kelvin MacKenzie wrote a column in the Sun questioning whether it was appropriate that she presented coverage on the evening of the terrorist attack in Nice. When Kelvin MacKenzie wrote his column in the Sun, was it strange to be embroiled in something you couldn't have seen coming? |
| Mass atrocities feared in South Sudan as ethnic violence is stoked by hunger Posted: 18 Dec 2016 01:00 AM PST Amid catastrophic levels of malnutrition in South Sudan, the UN has warned of the danger of ethnic cleansing involving massacres and gang rape Thrusting a hand to his brow in an impromptu military salute, 10-year-old Timon Kamis stands to attention at his family's tent inside one of the sprawling camps where tens of thousands of South Sudanese have sought sanctuary from the three years of bloodletting that have poisoned the world's youngest country. It is just after 7am on the UN protection of civilians (PoC) site at Malakal, in the country's north, and nearby Timon's mother, Anya, is packing up. In a few hours the mother of seven will set off with him and some of her younger children to trek across the border into Sudan, from which South Sudan gained its independence in 2011, after Africa's longest-running civil war. Continue reading... |
| Fog across UK brings Christmas travel chaos as flights are cancelled Posted: 18 Dec 2016 12:34 AM PST Met Office issues severe weather warning as Heathrow tells passengers to check with airlines before setting off Thick fog moving across the UK is threatening to cause travel mayhem, with airports warning of cancellations and flight delays. The Met Office issued a severe weather warning lasting into Sunday afternoon, saying reduced visibility would continue to affect southern England and south Wales and creep into the Midlands. Continue reading... |
| Themes of 2016: across continents, autocrats take control | Ian Buruma Posted: 17 Dec 2016 04:02 PM PST Putin, Xi, Modi, Assad – welcome to the world of the strongmen as western will to act begins to crumble At the end of January, unless something very strange happens, all four major powers in the world will be ruled by authoritarian figures. Vladimir Putin in Russia, Xi Jinping in China, Narendra Modi in India and Donald Trump in the US. What explains the rise of the strongman, or woman? Why is liberal democracy being tested in so many countries by rightwing demagogues who seem to care very little for the liberal part. Hungary and Poland can no longer be called liberal democracies. Forthcoming elections in France and the Netherlands will show whether an autocratic one-man party (Geert Wilders's Freedom party), or an illiberal far-right party (Marine Le Pen's Front National), will cause upsets in western Europe. Continue reading... |
| Photo mystery of Jewish assassin used by Nazis to justify Kristallnacht Posted: 17 Dec 2016 10:00 PM PST Newly found 1946 image seems to show Herschel Grynszpan, previously thought to have died during second world war His assassination of a German diplomat in Paris gave the Nazis the pretext for sanctioning Kristallnacht, the violent pogrom against Jews on 9 November 1938. Herschel Grynszpan, a Polish Jew considered a controversial figure to this day, was widely believed to have perished in a concentration camp during the 1940s. Continue reading... |
| Large tree falls on California wedding party, killing one and injuring five Posted: 17 Dec 2016 08:40 PM PST Los Angeles firefighters use chainsaws to reach guests trapped after they gathered at Penn park to take photos One person was killed and five others were injured when a large eucalyptus tree fell on a wedding party while it took photographs at a southern California park on Saturday, authorities said. Six people were trapped under the tree at Penn park in Whittier, the Los Angeles County fire department said. Video from the scene showed fire crews using chain saws to cut through the branches. Continue reading... |
| Bolivia's president Evo Morales to run again despite referendum ruling it out Posted: 17 Dec 2016 07:41 PM PST Ruling party considering ways to allow Morales to legally run, including changing constitution through legislative assembly Bolivia's president Evo Morales is to run for a fourth term in office after his ruling party proclaimed him its candidate in 2019 elections, defying the results of a February referendum. His Movement for Socialism party approved his candidacy in a unanimous vote. Later, Morales said "if the people say let's go with Evo, then let's continue defeating the right and continue with our process". Continue reading... |
| South Koreans hold rival rallies as fate of president Park is decided Posted: 17 Dec 2016 09:03 PM PST Park supporters hold first major rally in a month, while anti-Park protesters pack streets of Seoul for eighth straight weekend Supporters of South Korea's president Park Geun-hye rallied on Saturday for her reinstatement while opponents gathered to repeat their demands that the leader impeached over a corruption scandal step down immediately. The Park supporters, who last held a major rally in mid-November, began their demonstration first. Later, anti-Park protesters packed the streets of central Seoul for an eighth straight weekend. Continue reading... |
| Ms Dhu footage: Colin Barnett says police were in a 'difficult situation' Posted: 17 Dec 2016 10:51 PM PST WA premier describes footage of Indigenous woman being mistreated in a police lock-up as 'very confronting' before defending the officers involved Colin Barnett says police officers shown on a video dragging Indigenous woman Ms Dhu were in a "difficult situation" because police were "facing a lot of aggression" at the time. Footage of the 22-year-old Yamatji woman being dragged from her cell just over an hour before she died was publicly released on Friday, along with coronial findings that said the actions of police were "unprofessional and inhumane". Continue reading... |
| Aleppo: Elegy for a doomed city whose history spans centuries Posted: 17 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST Hassan Hassan recalls a visit before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war and reflects on the destruction of the city I made my last visit to Aleppo, Syria's most populous city and once its commercial hub, now a deeply wounded and broken city, just four months before the Syrian uprising started in March 2011. It was my last long stay in Syria, and Aleppo was a stop in what later felt like a goodbye tour to some of the cities soon to be most grievously damaged in the Syrian conflict. Driving from Damascus, I stopped at Maaloula, an ancient Christian town where some inhabitants still speak the language of Jesus, Aramaic. From there, we drove all the way to Janoudiyah, between Turkey and Jisr al-Shughour. Along the way, we would stop and spend a day in Homs, Hama … and Aleppo. The citizens of these areas now tell endless stories of the conflict. But just as Aleppo stood out then as a flourishing and developing city, it is now notorious as a witness to the unparalleled barbarism of the Syrian regime. Continue reading... |
| At least 30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing Posted: 17 Dec 2016 10:20 PM PST Many others wounded in attack targeting soldiers collecting salaries at base in northeastern Aden A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Yemeni soldiers on Sunday when he detonated his explosives at a gathering in the southern city of Aden, military officials and medics said. Many others were wounded in the attack that targeted a crowd of soldiers gathered to collect their salaries at a base in northeastern Aden, the officials and medics said. Continue reading... |
| Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, 92, to stand in next election Posted: 17 Dec 2016 06:34 PM PST Leader calls for an end to succession disputes as ruling party endorses him to run in next year's national election Zimbabwe's 92-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, was endorsed on Saturday as the ruling party's candidate in a national election scheduled for 2018. The ruling Zanu-PF party announced its support in the south-eastern town of Masvingo, where the party's youth wing proposed that Mugabe should rule for life with broad powers. Continue reading... |
| Pope Francis turns 80 and hopes 'old age is the thirst for knowledge' Posted: 17 Dec 2016 06:15 PM PST Pontiff shares breakfast with homeless people, takes phone calls from world leaders and gets 70,000 email messages Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with eight homeless people before celebrating mass with cardinals as greetings poured in from around the world. The pontiff received more than 70,000 email messages wishing him a happy birthday, as well as telephone calls and telegrams from world leaders and religious figures. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela postpones bank note ban after chaos and cash shortages Posted: 17 Dec 2016 05:20 PM PST Sudden pulling of 100-bolivar note from circulation leads to vast lines at banks, looting, protests and at least one death Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on Saturday suspended the elimination of the country's largest denomination bill, which had sparked cash shortages and nationwide unrest, saying the measure would be postponed until early January. The surprise pulling of the 100-bolivar note from circulation this week – before new larger bills were available – led to vast lines at banks, looting at scores of shops, anti-government protests and at least one death. Maduro, speaking from the presidential palace, blamed a "sabotage" campaign by enemies abroad for the delayed arrival of three planes carrying the new 500, 2,000 and 20,000 bolivar notes. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Mexico star Cuauhtémoc Blanco begins hunger strike over impeachment Posted: 17 Dec 2016 02:28 PM PST
The former Mexico forward Cuauhtémoc Blanco declared a hunger strike on Saturday, to protest an impeachment process that seeks to remove him as mayor of the city of Cuernavaca, a state capital near Mexico City. The proposal to unseat Blanco, who became mayor of Cuernavaca in December, was approved on Thursday by the Morelos state legislature and was sent to state supreme court judges who are expected to issue a ruling in early January. Continue reading... |
| Montreal police raid illegal cannabis shops and arrest 'Prince of Pot' Posted: 17 Dec 2016 12:14 PM PST Marc and Jodie Emery among 10 people arrested on Friday in Canada, where government is working to legalize marijuana Montreal police launched raids on Friday against illegal cannabis stores that had been opened one day earlier by the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot", Marc Emery, and his wife Jodie. Emery and his wife were among 10 people arrested in Friday's raids. Police said that all but one person, who refused to sign release documents, were released on a promise to appear in court. Continue reading... |
| Russia’s influence has risen but Iran is the real winner in Aleppo Posted: 17 Dec 2016 12:05 PM PST Tehran's help in securing Syria's second city is much less to do with re-establishing state sovereignty than about asserting its own agenda As the green surrender buses trickled out of Aleppo last Wednesday, Bashar al-Assad's two biggest backers reacted very differently. Russia, which had brokered the deal with Turkey to allow the refugees to leave, was urging the convoy on towards the countryside, where the first of the city's final refugees were to be disgorged. Iran, on the other hand, was looking for ways to stop it. Continue reading... |
| Tragedy or triumph? Russians agonise over how to mark 1917 revolutions Posted: 17 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST The February uprising sparked a brief period of democratic rule before the Bolsheviks seized power – and the legacy of 1917 still divides the country On a recent evening at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery, Vladimir Lenin paced back and forth, debating the finer points of Marxist theory, Vladimir Mayakovsky thundered staccato lines of poetry from atop a pedestal, and the monk Grigory Rasputin mused ominously on the future of Russia. The event, in which hundreds of modern Moscow's artistic and creative elite dressed as tsarist-era aristocrats, ate black caviar by the spoonful and drank champagne, was the launch party for an ambitious new project designed to bring the events of 1917 to life for modern Russians 100 years later. Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama’s presidency will be defined by his failure to face down Assad Posted: 17 Dec 2016 11:40 AM PST The US president's indifference to chemical warfare led to the trail of violence that reached as far as Europe On Friday, near Palmyra, 14 tanks and an anti-aircraft system were destroyed in an air strike on Isis. Palmyra recently fell to the jihadists after the Syrian regime and its allies diverted forces to Aleppo, leaving the ancient city under-defended. This was a repeat of events last year when, on the advice of the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, the regime deployed troops away from Palmyra to the strategically significant metropolis of Aleppo. The planes struck Palmyra on the same day Suleimani was photographed treading the city's rubble. But the planes weren't Russian or Syrian: they belonged to the US-led international coalition. While the US has its own reasons for battling Isis, in this case it was picking up the slack from the regime. Continue reading... |
| Rare Asian elephant born at Chester Zoo Posted: 17 Dec 2016 09:21 AM PST Unnamed female calf born to 12-year-old mother Sundara after 22-month gestation period A rare Asian elephant has been born at Chester Zoo. The unnamed female calf was born to 12-year-old mother Sundara overnight after a 22-month gestation. Keepers at the zoo said both mother and daughter were doing well and visitors would be able to see the new arrival from Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Airport baggage handlers' union and Swissport to hold talks Posted: 17 Dec 2016 07:51 AM PST Unite and aviation services firm to meet at Acas to try to avert strike, but no talks scheduled over British Airways action Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports will be held at the mediation service Acas next week. Officials from the Unite union and aviation services company Swissport will meet at the conciliation service on 20 December. Continue reading... |
| Senior UK MPs to be briefed on dangers posed by Putin's Russia Posted: 17 Dec 2016 06:40 AM PST Cross-party group will visit Estonia and Finland where politicians will inform them of hybrid warfare threat A cross-party group of senior MPs, including the shadow defence secretary, Nia Griffith, is to be briefed by officials in Finland and Estonia on the threat posed by Russia, in an attempt by the MPs to help suspend any sympathy British politicians may have with the Kremlin. A delegation of six MPs will meet officials and local politicians on Sunday to discuss the threat of hybrid warfare from Vladimir Putin's government. Last month it was announced that the European Union was planning to set up a "hybrid threat" centre in Finland to combat the growing number of cyberattacks, including disinformation and fake news promoted on social media. Estonian politicians have accused Russia of stirring antagonism towards immigrants in their country. Continue reading... |
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| Car bomb kills soldiers on public bus in Turkey – video Posted: 17 Dec 2016 03:49 AM PST A car bomb in Kayseri, Turkey has killed 13 soldiers and injured multiple other soldiers and civilians travelling on a public bus. The incident took place on Saturday morning and targeted military personnel, according to the Turkish armed forces. The explosion comes a week after a similar attack outside an Istanbul football stadium which killed more than 30 police officers Continue reading... |
| China and US in talks over seized drone, officials say Posted: 17 Dec 2016 03:04 AM PST Chinese foreign ministry says both sides working to resolve issue after underwater drone seized in South China Sea The Chinese military is negotiating with US counterparts over the "appropriate handling" of an unmanned American submarine seized by the Chinese navy, officials have confirmed. A one-sentence statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry offered no details on what discussions were under way or why China had seized the drone, one of the most serious incidents between the militaries of the two countries in years. Continue reading... |
| Trump's attacks on Time magazine reveal his own identity politics Posted: 17 Dec 2016 08:45 AM PST At Orlando rally, Trump again says he should have been man, not person, of the year, to cheers from female supporters as media faces usual booing As he faced an amphitheater filled with thousands of cheering supporters, Donald Trump had a complaint. Time magazine had recently named him "Person of the Year", not "Man of the Year". Replaying a line he had used before, Trump led the crowd in a chant to boo "person" and cheer "man". The yell in favor of man of the year was high-pitched, and dozens of pink "Women for Trump" signs shot into the air. Continue reading... |
| Trump tells supporters: you were nasty and vicious during campaign – video Posted: 17 Dec 2016 07:39 AM PST President-elect of the United States Donald Trump tells supporters at a rally in Orlando, Florida that they were 'nasty and mean and vicious' during the election campaign earlier this year. Speaking on Friday during his 'thank you' tour , Trump noted that supporters had since mellowed following the Republican candidates victory on 8th November Continue reading... |
| New York's architectural heritage preserved – in pictures Posted: 17 Dec 2016 07:29 AM PST This week saw the New York City landmarks preservation commission designate ten new buildings, bringing the total this year to 27, and clearing a 50 year backlog. Amongst the sites recognised are the Bergdorf Goodman department store, churches in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Harlem and an early farmhouse on Staten Island Continue reading... |
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