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- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: 'Germany is aiding and abetting terrorism'
- Fillon faces growing pressure to step down as backers quit campaign
- 'Worst view in the world': Banksy opens hotel overlooking Bethlehem wall
- Kim Jong-nam murder suspect says Malaysia 'is conspiring against him'
- US considers separating women and children who cross illegally into US
- Is Russia connection destined to be Trump administration's Watergate?
- Recycled lines? Shakira faces plagiarism claim over hit song La Bicicleta
- Rising Euroscepticism 'poses existential threat to EU'
- Mass grave of babies and children found at Tuam care home in Ireland
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?'
- Twelve people treated for possible chemical weapons exposure in Iraq
- The Oscars, the West Bank and Mosul – the 20 photographs of the week
- Nigerians let train take the strain on new Kaduna to Abuja line | Emmanuel Akinwotu
- What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott
- Jordan executes 15 people including 10 on terrorism charges
- Global recall of 1m Mercedes cars 'could include 75,000 in UK'
- LSE chief says he'll stay as EU looks set to block Deutsche Börse merger
- 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats
- Chinese official calls for easing of internet censorship
- Body of missing boy found in Murray river as mother charged with attempted murder
- Missing 400-year-old Jewish manuscript to return to Mexico
- Zoo inspectors to face questions from MPs over 500 animal deaths
- Journalist fatally shot while lying in hammock at car wash in Mexico
- EU set to sign off on military command centre in Brussels
- The C of E’s hypocrisy on women priests | Brief letters
- Wear red, down tools and buy local for International Women's Day
- Did Pinochet-era deregulation cause Chile's worst-ever wildfires?
- Most disapprove of mobile phone use while driving, but plenty still do it
- The mysterious murder of an NGO worker in Pakistan
- The week in patriarchy: Texas doctors fight for right to lie to pregnant women | Jessica Valenti
- Two Malian refugees die in fire at farm workers' camp in Italy
- Navy patrols and 2,500 guards: Bali prepares for Saudi king's beach break
- Wanted: strong centrist European leaders with star quality
- How you can help refugees and asylum seekers in Britain
- Make Canada great again? Conservative Canucks chart course for the age of Trump
- Toronto's buried history: the dark story of how mining built a city
- Women's leader from India's ruling BJP charged with child trafficking
- Analysis: outcry over Jeff Sessions's Russia ties could be big blow for Trump | Tom McCarthy
- The New Yorker’s David Remnick on the dangers of normalizing Donald Trump – video
- The Guardian's Sabrina Siddiqui on being a Muslim reporter in Donald Trump's America – video
- 'No comparison with Hillary Clinton': Pence on personal email use – video
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: 'Germany is aiding and abetting terrorism' Posted: 03 Mar 2017 11:19 AM PST Turkish president's claim that Berlin harboured arrested journalist Deniz Yücel has further soured relations between the two countries Relations between Turkey and Germany have lurched further into crisis after the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accused Berlin of "aiding and abetting" terror in an increasingly acrimonious row over the arrest and incarceration of a German-Turkish journalist in Turkey. In a speech in Istanbul, Erdoğan said that Deniz Yücel, a correspondent for Die Welt, was both a German spy and a "representative" of the outlawed Kurdish rebel group, PKK. Continue reading... |
| Fillon faces growing pressure to step down as backers quit campaign Posted: 03 Mar 2017 04:12 AM PST MPs and senators desert scandal-hit presidential candidate, warning he risks driving the French right 'into the abyss' The scandal-hit French presidential candidate François Fillon is under growing pressure to step down as dozens of MPs and senators quit his campaign, warning that he is leading the French right into certain electoral disaster. Thierry Solère, an MP and Fillon's one-time loyal chief campaign spokesman, on Friday became the latest of at least 100 elected politicians to walk out, fleeing what concerned party supporters are calling "Fillon's sinking ship". Continue reading... |
| 'Worst view in the world': Banksy opens hotel overlooking Bethlehem wall Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:18 AM PST Exclusive: British artist launches Walled Off hotel in hope of bringing Israeli tourists – and dialogue – to West Bank city The Walled Off Hotel by Banksy – in pictures The Walled Off hotel may sound utilitarian, even bleak. Its owner says it has "the worst view of any hotel in the world", while its 10 rooms get just 25 minutes of direct sunlight a day. But, nestled against the controversial barrier wall separating Israel from the Palestinian territories, the West Bank's answer to the Waldorf offers travellers something more elusive than any luxury destination. Continue reading... |
| Kim Jong-nam murder suspect says Malaysia 'is conspiring against him' Posted: 03 Mar 2017 02:04 PM PST Ri Jong Chol, a North Korean national, denies being at the airport and says police are trying to coerce a confession from him A suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader has claimed he is the victim of a conspiracy by Malaysian authorities attempting to damage the honour of North Korea. Ri Jong Chol, a North Korean, accused Malaysia of using coercion to try to extract a confession from him. Continue reading... |
| US considers separating women and children who cross illegally into US Posted: 03 Mar 2017 12:44 PM PST New policy would allow the government to keep parents and children in custody separately, to deter mothers from migrating to the US with their children Women and children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by US authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials. Related: US could face human rights crisis after Trump's xenophobic immigration orders Continue reading... |
| Is Russia connection destined to be Trump administration's Watergate? Posted: 03 Mar 2017 11:45 AM PST As more details emerge of meetings with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and TV hosts have a field day, the scandal seems unlikely to disappear soon Donald Trump flew out of Washington on Friday but was unable to leave a gathering storm of allegations, intrigue and unanswered questions about his ties to Russia behind him. The US president's joint address to Congress this week was well received but was rapidly overshadowed by revelations that his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, had twice spoken with the Russian ambassador during last year's presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Recycled lines? Shakira faces plagiarism claim over hit song La Bicicleta Posted: 03 Mar 2017 05:57 AM PST Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives have been accused in a Spanish court of copying the award-winning song from a Cuban singer The Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives have been accused of copying part of their award-winning hit La Bicicleta from a 20-year-old song by a Cuban singer, according to a complaint filed with a Spanish court. La Bicicleta (The Bicycle), a catchy fusion of reggaeton, cumbia and vallenato, won the duo two Latin Grammys last year – best song and best record. Continue reading... |
| Rising Euroscepticism 'poses existential threat to EU' Posted: 03 Mar 2017 05:03 AM PST Man tipped for European commission president job says Brexit has shown political leaders the risks of fuelling anti-EU sentiment Rising Euroscepticism and domestic political point-scoring pose an existential threat to the EU, according to the man tipped to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European commission. However, Britain's decision to leave has helped dissuade some political leaders from continuing to attack the bloc, said Jyrki Katainen, a commission vice-president. Continue reading... |
| Mass grave of babies and children found at Tuam care home in Ireland Posted: 03 Mar 2017 07:12 AM PST Excavations at site of home for unmarried mothers and their children, where it is alleged up to 800 children died, uncover human remains A mass grave containing the remains of babies and children has been discovered at a former Catholic care home in Ireland where it has been alleged up to 800 died, government-appointed investigators said on Friday. Excavations at the site of the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway, have uncovered an underground structure divided into 20 chambers containing "significant quantities of human remains", the judge-led mother and baby homes commission said. |
| Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?' Posted: 04 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PST The novelist has been accused of making equality mainstream: isn't that the point? Plus an extract from her new book Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was in Lagos last summer, teaching a writing workshop as part of an annual schedule that sees her time divided between Nigeria and the US. For much of the year, Adichie lives in a town 30 minutes west of Baltimore, where her Nigerian-American husband works as a medic and the 39-year-old writes in the quiet of a suburban home. When Adichie is in Nigeria, where her parents and extended family still live, she has a house in the capital, the largest city in Africa, and one she regards with the complicated love and condescension of the part-time expat. It's an ambivalence with which many Nigerians regard her, too; last year, the workshop ended in a question-and-answer session, during which a young man rose to ask the famous novelist a question. "I used to love you," she recalls him saying. "I've read all your books. But since you started this whole feminism thing, and since you started to talk about this gay thing, I'm just not sure about you any more. How do you intend to keep the love of people like me?" Continue reading... |
| Twelve people treated for possible chemical weapons exposure in Iraq Posted: 04 Mar 2017 01:50 AM PST UN raises fears of chemical attack in Mosul as patients exhibit 'severe signs associated with exposure to a blister agent' Twelve people are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, the United Nations has said, raising fears of the first chemical attack in the besieged city. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had activated with partners and local health authorities "an emergency response plan to safely treat men, women and children who may be exposed to the highly toxic chemical". Continue reading... |
| The Oscars, the West Bank and Mosul – the 20 photographs of the week Posted: 04 Mar 2017 01:34 AM PST The Oscars fiasco, the eviction of settlers in the West Bank, the ongoing offensive in Mosul and Paris fashion week – the news of the week captured by the world's best photojournalists Continue reading... |
| Nigerians let train take the strain on new Kaduna to Abuja line | Emmanuel Akinwotu Posted: 04 Mar 2017 01:00 AM PST Attracted by modest fares and an alternative to slow and often hazardous road routes, passengers are making the most of a new rail link to the country's capital Well before departure time, Lai Aliatu boards the train from Kaduna to Abuja in leisurely fashion. Nigeria's newest railway line, in use since July last year, links Aliatu's home city – the second biggest in northern Nigeria – to Abuja, the capital, where he works midweek as a software trader. "The first time I came to take the train, I was maybe five or six minutes late. I was thinking that it wouldn't matter – until I got to the platform and there was no train," says the 34-year-old. "Since that time, I get here early every week." Continue reading... |
| What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott Posted: 04 Mar 2017 12:00 AM PST It was the biggest setback to the global economy since the dawn of the modern industrial age. But did the world's reaction worsen the effects of the 1929 Crash? And have we learned from those mistakes? As the summer of 1929 drew to a close, the celebrated Yale university economist Irving Fisher took to the pages of the New York Times to opine about Wall Street. Share prices had been rising all year; investors had been speculating with borrowed money on the assumption that the good times would continue. It was the bull market of all time, and those taking a punt wanted reassurance that their money was safe. Fisher provided it for them, predicting confidently: "Stock markets have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." On that day, the Wall Street Crash of October 1929 was less than two months away. It was the worst share tip in history. Nothing else comes close. Continue reading... |
| Jordan executes 15 people including 10 on terrorism charges Posted: 03 Mar 2017 11:46 PM PST Country restored capital punishment by hanging in 2014 after eight year moratorium Jordan executed 15 people on Saturday, including 10 convicted on terrorism charges, government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said. Momani said those executed included one man who was convicted of an attack last year on an intelligence compound that killed five security personnel. Continue reading... |
| Global recall of 1m Mercedes cars 'could include 75,000 in UK' Posted: 04 Mar 2017 12:48 AM PST Mercedes-owner Daimler issues global recall of several models following reports of fires Owners of 75,000 Mercedes cars in the UK could be affected by a global recall of several models following reports of fires. An issue with some starter components in cars made between 2015 and 2017 is thought to cause them to overheat. The fire risk has prompted Mercedes-owner Daimler to recall around 1m vehicles worldwide, covering certain A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class and CLA cars and GLA and GLC SUVs. Continue reading... |
| LSE chief says he'll stay as EU looks set to block Deutsche Börse merger Posted: 03 Mar 2017 11:29 PM PST Xavier Rolet says he is positive about the exchange's future, despite expectations competition authorities will halt deal The London Stock Exchange chief executive has indicated he is ready to stay on at the company amid expectations that the controversial deal to merge with German rival Deutsche Börse will be blocked by Europe's competition authorities. Xavier Rolet had been expected to step aside to allow his counterpart at Deutsche Börse to take the helm of the combined entity when the deal is completed. Continue reading... |
| 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats Posted: 04 Mar 2017 12:00 AM PST As a prosecutor in Alabama, the man who is now Trump's attorney general indicted political opponents in remarkably thin cases, court filings show Arthur Outlaw wanted a second term. It was 1989 and Outlaw, the Republican mayor of Mobile, Alabama, was girding himself for his re-election campaign. Word was that Lambert Mims, a popular local Democrat, would run against him. Some Republicans were growing skittish. Continue reading... |
| Chinese official calls for easing of internet censorship Posted: 03 Mar 2017 08:37 PM PST 'Great Firewall' that blocks western websites is too restrictive and hinders economic progress while discouraging foreign investors, says Luo Fuhe China's sprawling internet censorship regime is harming the country's economic and scientific progress, a senior official has said in a rare public rebuke of longstanding Communist party policy. Internet restrictions had also cooled enthusiasm among overseas investors and should be relaxed for politically innocuous content, said Luo Fuhe, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top advisory body to China's rubber-stamp parliament. Continue reading... |
| Body of missing boy found in Murray river as mother charged with attempted murder Posted: 03 Mar 2017 07:07 PM PST The woman did not appear before the court as expected on Saturday morning after requesting to stay in the custody cells The body of a missing five-year-old boy has been found in the Murray river at Moama, the New South Wales police have confirmed, according to the ABC. Crews had been desperately scouring the River for a second day in the search for the boy, whose nine-year-old brother remained in hospital in a serious condition. Continue reading... |
| Missing 400-year-old Jewish manuscript to return to Mexico Posted: 03 Mar 2017 10:49 PM PST Memoir of Luis de Carvajal – the oldest Jewish document of New World – missing since 1930s, resurfaced at auctions in London and New York The oldest Jewish document of the New World will be returned to Mexico in March, more than seven decades after it disappeared. The document, a 1595 autobiography of Luis de Carvajal, is considered to be an important artefact showing Jewish life on the American continent but disappeared from Mexico's national archives more than 75 years ago, according to the Mexican consulate in New York. Continue reading... |
| Zoo inspectors to face questions from MPs over 500 animal deaths Posted: 03 Mar 2017 10:52 AM PST Committee wants answers over conditions at South Lakes Safari zoo and why action wasn't taken earlier Zoo inspectors have been called to give evidence to MPs after it was revealed that nearly 500 animals died at a zoo in Cumbria in less than four years. This week a damning report on conditions at South Lakes Safari zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, which is home to more than 1,500 animals, found that 486 inhabitants had died of causes including emaciation and hypothermia between December 2013 and September 2016. Continue reading... |
| Journalist fatally shot while lying in hammock at car wash in Mexico Posted: 03 Mar 2017 10:48 AM PST
A journalist has been murdered in the troubled southern state of Guerrero, adding to a long list of reporter killings in what is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for media professionals. The Guerrero state prosecutor's office said in a statement that Cecilio Pineda Birto was shot dead Thursday evening in Ciudad Altamirano while in a hammock at a car wash waiting for his car to be serviced. |
| EU set to sign off on military command centre in Brussels Posted: 03 Mar 2017 10:13 AM PST UK backs better defence cooperation following annexation of Crimea and instability on Europe's southern and eastern borders The European Union is expected within days to sign off on plans for a small military command centre in Brussels, a symbolic step towards deeper defence ties that the UK will not seek to block. After years of stop-start moves, European leaders vowed to improve defence co-operation in the wake of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the spread of conflict and instability on the EU's southern and eastern borders. |
| The C of E’s hypocrisy on women priests | Brief letters Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:52 AM PST Women priests | Sex education in faith schools | James Bond and MI6 | Rabbit not rarebit | Leftovers | A type of biscuit? Why does the Church of England continue to accept for training male ordinands who are opposed to the ordination of women as priests, now that it is clearly a church that ordains women to the priesthood, and indeed the episcopacy (Sheffield's new bishop is a slap in the face for the women of steel, 3 March)? It's not only illogical but also cumulatively ingravescent. • It is cowardly of the government to partially exempt faith schools from compulsory sex education (Sex education to be compulsory in all high schools, 2 March) given that such a high proportion of alleged sex abuse cases occurred in religious settings. |
| Wear red, down tools and buy local for International Women's Day Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:29 AM PST Strikes across the world and a march on Sunday in London are among events to highlight gender rights and abuses Wear red, down tools and buy local: that is the action women in the UK are being urged to take on International Women's Day as part of a global strike to highlight gender rights and abuses. The "one day without a woman" mobilisation is urging women to take the day off "from paid and unpaid labour" on Wednesday, only buy local and wear red in solidarity with the global women's movement. Continue reading... |
| Did Pinochet-era deregulation cause Chile's worst-ever wildfires? Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:28 AM PST After the fires killed 11 and devastated vast swaths of land in January many are asking if subsidised timber plantations are to blame The smoke has almost cleared, the blazes that raged over half a million hectares of forests, bush and grassland mostly extinguished, but the air is still thick with recriminations against Chile's eucalyptus and pine plantation owners who are accused of putting profits before safety. Following the worst fires in the country's history, activists are asking whether the unregulated expansion of the forestry industry under the dictator Augusto Pinochet will lead to more problems in a future that is likely to be hotter and drier as a result of climate change. Continue reading... |
| Most disapprove of mobile phone use while driving, but plenty still do it Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:14 AM PST New penalties for using a handheld phone behind the wheel come into force in the UK this week. How do we compare with the rest of Europe when it comes to breaking the law? As of this week, people caught using their mobile phones while driving in England, Scotland and Wales will face tougher penalties, including twice as many penalty points and increased fines. Related: Tougher penalties begin for drivers using mobile phones Continue reading... |
| The mysterious murder of an NGO worker in Pakistan Posted: 03 Mar 2017 08:46 AM PST The truth behind Zafar Lund's assassination may never be known, but he tried to protect the poor and downtrodden against the powerful – which earned him enemies among landowners, politicians and sectarian extremists They came asking for help. "We're extremely poor. We need work," implored the two strangers. Rawal Lund told them his father, Zafar, was not currently in charge of any major projects and unlikely to be hiring. They had experience in the relevant sector, they pleaded, insisting on an audience with the 55-year-old political activist and NGO worker. Zafar Lund was admired for his campaigning work with the disenfranchised and downtrodden people of southern Punjab, and had a reputation for generosity. Rawal agreed to their request, rousing his father from an afternoon nap. Then the 24-year-old returned to his desk to continue studying for the civil service entrance exams. Continue reading... |
| The week in patriarchy: Texas doctors fight for right to lie to pregnant women | Jessica Valenti Posted: 03 Mar 2017 08:45 AM PST A new bill would let doctors lie to prevent abortions and – look, over here! – Ivanka Trump is trying to distract us from Trump's misogyny with feminism These days it's hard to keep too many things in your head at once – there's a new scandal unfolding every day, from Mike Pence's emails (emails!) to yet another person in the Trump administration admitting to meeting with Russians. (At this point, maybe it would just be easier if the White House let us know who didn't have a meeting with a Russian ambassador.) But please don't get too overwhelmed with The Americans-like intrigue of all this – too many other things need your attention. This week, for example, Texas legislators advanced a bill that would make it legal for doctors to lie to women about the health of their pregnancy in order to prevent them from getting abortions. So if your fetus was sick, or had a disability or chromosomal abnormality, your doctor could literally not tell you – and that would be legal. It's astounding, yet somehow in this mess of bad news every day, it's also largely unremarked upon. Continue reading... |
| Two Malian refugees die in fire at farm workers' camp in Italy Posted: 03 Mar 2017 08:35 AM PST Mamadou Konate, 33, and Nouhou Doumbia, 36, killed at shantytown known as 'Gran Ghetto' in Puglia Two refugees from Mali have died after a fire broke out at a camp for farm workers in the southern Italian region of Puglia, two days after it had been ordered to be cleared. Related: Trafficked to Turin: the Nigerian women forced to work as prostitutes in Italy Continue reading... |
| Navy patrols and 2,500 guards: Bali prepares for Saudi king's beach break Posted: 03 Mar 2017 06:12 AM PST Screens put up and fleet of limousines booked for visit of King Salman and his considerable entourage A beach holiday for Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his considerable entourage has turned into a military exercise for his host Indonesia. The octogenarian monarch and his entourage of 1,500, including 25 princes and 10 ministers, will fly to Bali on Saturday aboard nine passenger jets for a private holiday. They will be guarded on the island by at least 2,500 police and military personnel, as well as naval vessels parked offshore. Continue reading... |
| Wanted: strong centrist European leaders with star quality Posted: 03 Mar 2017 05:53 AM PST Elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany highlight lack of dynamic political talent emerging from centre ground After Brexit and Donald Trump's shock victory, international attention is focused on the advance of comparable populist, nativist and nationalist forces across Europe in the run-up to this month's pivotal election in the Netherlands and upcoming polls in France and Germany. But another, less dramatic side of the story has received less scrutiny: the failure of political establishments of the centre-left and centre-right to produce credible, trustworthy successors to match the dominant political figures who bestrode the European stage in recent decades. Continue reading... |
| How you can help refugees and asylum seekers in Britain Posted: 03 Mar 2017 03:25 AM PST Scores of readers have got in touch wanting to help after the Guardian launched its new arrivals project. Here's what you can do This week the Guardian launched a new project along with three European newspapers to investigate the ups and downs of refugees' lives after they arrive in Europe. Scores of readers have been in touch asking how they can help, either through donations, volunteering or applying their skills. Continue reading... |
| Make Canada great again? Conservative Canucks chart course for the age of Trump Posted: 03 Mar 2017 03:15 AM PST Conference of Canadian right asks: are we immune from or are we infected by the forces that produced Brexit in Britain and Donald Trump's in the US? The agenda included sessions on "Islamic extremism", freedom of religion and the challenge of being a young conservative on campus. There were talks on the national debt and dismantling the state broadcaster. Speakers contemplated whether it was time to do away with elites – and whether "Trumpism" could be exported to Canada. The Manning Conference has long ranked as an annual pilgrimage of sorts for Canada's conservatives, offering a window into the broader issues facing the movement. But this year's agenda left many wondering whether the divisive wedge politics that have rattled countries around the world over the past year have landed in Canada. Continue reading... |
| Toronto's buried history: the dark story of how mining built a city Posted: 03 Mar 2017 02:30 AM PST Even most residents don't know Toronto is the global headquarters of the mining industry – but scratch the surface and some uncomfortable truths are revealed This coming Sunday, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) will host its 85th annual conference in downtown Toronto. With more than 20,000 attendees and 900 exhibitors, the conference is the largest of its kind in the world. During those four days, delegates take over 20 of Toronto's downtown hotels and spend millions of dollars in its restaurants and bars. By day they meet in the caverns of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre – an underground pavilion larger than 10 football fields – to make deals. When I attended the conference in 2013, by the end of day one my satchel contained several business cards, glossy brochures and a branded water bottle. I had an overview of mining prospects in Nunavut; surveys of global exploration and investment trends; a guide to investment in China's mineral industry; maps of every gold-mining project in Alaska and the Yukon; and a series of brochures from the Mongolian ministry of mining promoting the emergence of large-scale coal extraction there. Continue reading... |
| Women's leader from India's ruling BJP charged with child trafficking Posted: 03 Mar 2017 09:51 AM PST Juhi Chowdhury, state secretary of Bharatiya Janata party, arrested for alleged involvement in a cartel that police say sold Indian babies to people overseas A women's leader from Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata party has been charged for her alleged role in a child trafficking cartel, which police say sold Indian babies to people from foreign countries, including Australia, France and the US as well as to Indians. Juhi Chowdhury, state secretary of the BJP's women's wing, was arrested this week for charges under the Indian penal code including cheating, trafficking and exploitation. Continue reading... |
| Analysis: outcry over Jeff Sessions's Russia ties could be big blow for Trump | Tom McCarthy Posted: 02 Mar 2017 12:06 PM PST With Sessions under pressure to resign, Trump faces the loss of a central figure from whom he has borrowed staff, intellectual direction and popular support The appearance of the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, among an increasing number of Donald Trump associates caught up in the web of ties with Russia raises immediate questions about how the justice department, currently headed by Sessions, will carry out an even-handed investigation of those links. But Sessions's sudden immersion in the affair poses much more problematic issues for the Trump administration – there are intricate bonds between one of the president's earliest campaign supporters and numerous corners of the current presidency. Continue reading... |
| The New Yorker’s David Remnick on the dangers of normalizing Donald Trump – video Posted: 03 Mar 2017 07:34 PM PST David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, discusses the dangers of normalizing a Donald Trump presidency during a live chat hosted by the Columbia Journalism Review, in partnership with the Guardian and Reuters. The event, titled 'Covering Trump: what happens when journalism, politics and fake news collide', was held at the Columbia Journalism School in New York Continue reading... |
| The Guardian's Sabrina Siddiqui on being a Muslim reporter in Donald Trump's America – video Posted: 03 Mar 2017 07:34 PM PST Sabrina Siddiqui, a political reporter for Guardian US, discusses the challenges of being a Muslim reporter under a Donald Trump presidency, and why diverse voices are needed now more than ever. Siddiqui was on a live panel hosted by the Columbia Journalism Review, in partnership with the Guardian and Reuters. The event, called 'Covering Trump: what happens when journalism, politics and fake news collide', was held at the Columbia Journalism School Continue reading... |
| 'No comparison with Hillary Clinton': Pence on personal email use – video Posted: 03 Mar 2017 01:11 PM PST US vice president Mike Pence says that his use of a personal email account can not be compared to the private email server scandal that plagued Hillary Clinton during the presidential elections last year. Pence is confident that his email practices were in full compliance with Indiana laws Continue reading... |
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