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- Catalonia crisis escalates as Spain set to impose direct rule within days
- Rise and fall of Isis: its dream of a caliphate is over, so what now?
- Kurds defeated, displaced and divided after Iraq reclaims oil-rich Kirkuk
- At least 54 police killed during raid near Cairo, according to officials
- Trump-style billionaire populist on brink of power in Czech Republic
- Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition expected to win decisively in Japan election
- Russia puts British Putin critic on Interpol wanted list
- Indian village run by teenage girls offers hope for a life free from abuse
- Trump does not plan to block release of JFK assassination documents
- Malta offers €1m for information on Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
- Trump more optimistic on Isis after Raqqa than key advisers
- Harvey Weinstein: a list of the women who have accused him
- Czech billionaire’s ANO party set to win elections
- Republican official 'would have shot' Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte
- Georgia politician Betty Price asks if people with HIV can be quarantined
- Evening Standard sorry for airbrushing out Solange Knowles' braids
- Air France boss says UK must play by the EU court’s rules after Brexit
- Steve Bannon blasts George Bush and calls for Republican 'revolt'
- The fall of Raqqa - in pictures
- Bradford baby death: woman held for murder after fall from sixth floor
- Brutal murder of Maltese journalist is a tragedy that should touch us all
- I Am Not a Witch review – magical surrealism
- Five former US presidents attend hurricane benefit - video
- Meet the new hotshots of American film-making
- Jacinda Ardern warns Australians could lose New Zealand study rights
- Turnbull, Frydenberg and Abbott's electorates back 50% renewables target
- Russia accused of supplying Taliban as power shifts create strange bedfellows
- Gunmen kill 13 Niger police in attack near Mali border
- France charges eight over alleged plot targeting politicians and mosques
- He captured a fresh start for Myanmar … and then its descent into tragedy
- A century after the Russian revolution, the last tsar stands tall
- Catalan separatists prepare for war of attrition against Madrid
- The floodgates have opened on outing bad men | Jessica Valenti
- Storm Brian causes flooding in Ireland - video
- Rajoy pushes to remove Catalan government and calls for regional elections – video
- Putin says 'Mr Trump should be respected' by the American people – video
- 'Bush embarrassed himself' says Bannon at California GOP meeting - video
| Catalonia crisis escalates as Spain set to impose direct rule within days Posted: 21 Oct 2017 02:13 PM PDT Spanish prime minister says Catalan government's powers will be returned to Madrid, as tensions rise between supporters and opponents of independence Spain was plunged into political crisis on Saturday after the prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, announced that he was stripping Catalonia of its autonomy and imposing direct rule from Madrid in an attempt to crush the regional leadership's move to secede. The decision, which prompted anger across Catalonia, has escalated Spain's deepest constitutional crisis since the restoration of democracy in 1977. Observers say the move could resurrect the spectre of Basque nationalism, and have repercussions across a Europe facing the rise of separatist movements. Continue reading... |
| Rise and fall of Isis: its dream of a caliphate is over, so what now? Posted: 21 Oct 2017 03:51 PM PDT Islamic State's last stronghold, Raqqa, has fallen. But the world's attention must now focus on what it or other Islamist groups will plot next For a group with such spectacular ambitions, Islamic State's last stand took place in surroundings of almost shocking banality: a hospital and sports stadium in Raqqa, the Syrian town that was the political capital of its self-styled caliphate. After weeks of street-to-street battles and bombing, these final strongholds fell to Kurdish fighters last week. More than three years after Isis surged to global infamy with a stunning campaign of conquest, the end came with a whimper, not a bang. "Once purported as fierce, now pathetic and a lost cause," Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for coalition forces tweeted. Such triumphant claims have become familiar since the 9/11 attacks. I heard them in Afghanistan in 2002, but US troops are still engaged in the fight against the Taliban. I heard them in Iraq in 2003, 2004, and then year after year until the US pulled out in 2011. Continue reading... |
| Kurds defeated, displaced and divided after Iraq reclaims oil-rich Kirkuk Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:01 PM PDT An independence referendum supposed to strengthen the Kurds' position ended in a retreat in which Iranian influence was key When the guns fell silent on the Kirkuk-Erbil road, just after noon on Friday, a fresh border had been scythed through the oil-rich soil – and a new line of influence carved across northern Iraq. Their gun barrels still hot, vanquished peshmerga forces began another withdrawal a few miles closer to the seat of government in the now shrunken boundaries of Iraqi Kurdistan. A few miles south, closer to Kirkuk, Iraqi forces were digging in, their conquest of the entire province complete, and their five-day sweep through the rest of the north having seized up to 14,000 sq km from the Kurds, with a minimum of bother. Continue reading... |
| At least 54 police killed during raid near Cairo, according to officials Posted: 21 Oct 2017 12:33 PM PDT The firefight is said to be one of the deadliest for Egyptian security forces in recent years At least 54 police, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed when a raid on a militant hideout south-west of Cairo was ambushed, according to officials. The ensuing firefight was one of the deadliest for Egyptian security forces in recent years. Two police officials told the Associated Press on Saturday that the exchange of fire began late Friday in the al-Wahat al-Bahriya area in Giza province, about 135km (84 miles) south-west of Cairo. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief media. Continue reading... |
| Trump-style billionaire populist on brink of power in Czech Republic Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT Andrej Babis stands accused of buying up Czech media to stifle criticism The Czech Republic stood on the brink of a populist new era on Saturday , after voters heavily backed a billionaire businessman who has drawn comparisons with Donald Trump, while overwhelmingly rejecting establishment parties. Amid public disdain towards "politics as usual", the ANO (Action for Dissatisfied Citizens party) led by Andrej Babis, the country's second-richest man, won 30% of the vote, according to projections, with nearly 95% of all ballots counted. That leaves ANO – which means yes in Czech – as the biggest party in parliament and in prime position to form a coalition government. Continue reading... |
| Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition expected to win decisively in Japan election Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:43 PM PDT Uncertainly over North Korea and its growing nuclear arsenal heightens underlying conservatism Voting is underway in Japan's general election and polls indicate prime minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition will win handily, possibly even retaining its two-thirds majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament. Japanese voters may not love Abe, but they appear to want to stick with what they know, rather than hand the reins to an opposition with little or no track record. Uncertainly over North Korea and its growing missile and nuclear arsenal may be heightening that underlying conservatism. Continue reading... |
| Russia puts British Putin critic on Interpol wanted list Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:03 PM PDT Vladimir Putin said to have agreed to move against Bill Browder, who has battled Moscow over 'Magnitsky Act'
Russia has placed a prominent British businessman on the Interpol wanted list. President Vladimir Putin is understood to have sanctioned the move against Bill Browder, who has led an international campaign against Russia over the killing of the jailed Moscow lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky. Continue reading... |
| Indian village run by teenage girls offers hope for a life free from abuse Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT In Thennamadevi young daughters are forging a new destiny beyond their alcoholic fathers and human traffickers Each afternoon the men of Thennamadevi leave their village and head for the surrounding fields, many carrying bottles of high-strength home-brewed alcohol. Hours later they stagger back home through the paddy fields of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Thennamadevi is racked by alcoholism. Most of its 150 male inhabitants participate in ruinous daily drinking sessions. Around 90 women with families in the village have been widowed. The youngest husband to die was 21. Continue reading... |
| Trump does not plan to block release of JFK assassination documents Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:12 AM PDT
Donald Trump does not plan to block the scheduled release of thousands of never publicly seen government documents related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Related: JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for 'Camelot' Continue reading... |
| Malta offers €1m for information on Daphne Caruana Galizia murder Posted: 21 Oct 2017 10:13 AM PDT Government says death of investigative journalist, whose work had targeted Maltese PM, is 'case of extraordinary importance' Malta's government has offered an "unprecedented" €1m (£890m) reward and full protection for anyone with information on who killed an investigative reporter with a car bomb. A government statement, issued on Saturday, called the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, whose reporting on corruption targeted the Maltese prime minister and other senior political figures, a "case of extraordinary importance". Continue reading... |
| Trump more optimistic on Isis after Raqqa than key advisers Posted: 21 Oct 2017 01:18 PM PDT President hails step toward lasting peace and political transition but advisers say militants remain a threat and Assad government newly strengthened Donald Trump on Saturday issued a statement on the Islamic State's expulsion from Raqqa that ran counter to warnings in recent days from his national security aides that the militants remain fully capable of striking American interests. Events in Raqqa were a milestone in the fight against terrorism and a step toward a political transition and lasting peace in Syria, Trump said in a White House statement. |
| Harvey Weinstein: a list of the women who have accused him Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:45 AM PDT A growing number of actors and others in the film industry have made accusations against the Hollywood film producer • Léa Seydoux: the night Harvey Weinstein jumped on me More than 50 women have made allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the number continues to grow each day. Among the Hollywood mogul's accusers are household names who were still looking to establish themselves when the alleged offences took place. Below are some of the allegations made public so far. Related: What Harvey Weinstein tells us about the liberal world | Thomas Frank Continue reading... |
| Czech billionaire’s ANO party set to win elections Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:35 AM PDT Projections show party led by Andrej Babiš to benefit from voters' desire for change over tax, immigration and EU relations The billionaire businessman Andrej Babiš is in line for a big win in parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, projections have shown. With voting taking place over Friday and Saturday, Babiš's ANO party, which has vowed to cut taxes, increase investments and curb immigration, is expected to win 29.7% of the vote, more than twice that of any other party. Continue reading... |
| Republican official 'would have shot' Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte Posted: 21 Oct 2017 10:35 AM PDT Montana Republican official Karen Marshall told radio program she would have shot reporter Ben Jacobs if 'that kid had done to me what he did to Greg' A Montana Republican party official "would have shot" Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs if he had approached her as he did Greg Gianforte, who assaulted Jacobs one day before he was elected to Congress. Jacobs approached Gianforte in May, in a room where he was about to give a television interview. The Republican slammed Jacobs to the floor, breaking his glasses, and then punched him several times. Continue reading... |
| Georgia politician Betty Price asks if people with HIV can be quarantined Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:02 AM PDT
A Georgia state lawmaker who is married to former Trump health secretary Tom Price asked during a legislative committee meeting about the possibility of quarantining people with HIV. Related: Steve Bannon blasts George Bush and calls for Republican 'revolt' Continue reading... |
| Evening Standard sorry for airbrushing out Solange Knowles' braids Posted: 21 Oct 2017 06:45 AM PDT Crown of braids was digitally removed from cover of magazine in which singer discusses cultural legacy of braiding The London Evening Standard has apologised to Solange Knowles for airbrushing her crown of braids from an image on the cover of its magazine. The singer, whose songs include Don't Touch My Hair, was featured in the magazine discussing her upcoming album, as well as the "art form" and cultural legacy for black women of braiding their hair. Continue reading... |
| Air France boss says UK must play by the EU court’s rules after Brexit Posted: 21 Oct 2017 09:07 AM PDT Jean-Marc Janaillac says he is happy to see British airlines fly on the continent – as long as they accept European Court of Justice control As the head of Europe's largest intercontinental airline, Jean-Marc Janaillac can speak with authority on the complexities of cross-border travel. He carries some political insight, too, because he is chief executive of a business, Air France-KLM, that is 17%-owned by the French government. At the intersection of pan-European travel and politics lies Brexit, of which Janaillac is a dispassionate observer. After all, it is not his business that will be most affected by a split between London and Brussels. Janaillac says Britain leaving the EU is neither "an opportunity nor a catastrophe" for a business created by the merger of the French and Dutch national airlines in 2004. Continue reading... |
| Steve Bannon blasts George Bush and calls for Republican 'revolt' Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:55 AM PDT
The former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has launched a scathing attack on George W Bush, portraying him as a buffoon whose presidency was as "destructive" as any in American history. Related: Khizr Khan: the patriotic American Muslim who called out Donald Trump Continue reading... |
| The fall of Raqqa - in pictures Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:52 AM PDT Photographer Bülent Kılıç entered the former Islamic State stronghold with the Syrian Democratic Forces and documented the elation of the victory over the jihadists and the price paid by the ancient city Continue reading... |
| Bradford baby death: woman held for murder after fall from sixth floor Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:22 PM PDT Boy of 18 months died at scene and suspect aged 23 was taken into custody following incident that left witnesses and family 'traumatised' A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-month-old baby died following a fall from a sixth-floor window. Officers were called to Barkerend Road, Bradford, at about 5.10pm on Saturday following a report that a child had suffered life-threatening injuries. It quickly became apparent that the 18-month-old boy had died, West Yorkshire police said. Continue reading... |
| Brutal murder of Maltese journalist is a tragedy that should touch us all Posted: 21 Oct 2017 10:59 PM PDT The killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia is unusual because she was female and European – but there are many countries where brave reporters are routinely murdered for revealing the truth Somehow it's the violent deaths of female journalists that linger longest. Veronica Guerin, fearless Irish investigative reporter, shot dead in her car by gangsters at a traffic light. Anna Politkovskaya, gunned down in the stairwell of her Moscow flat. And now Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist who spent her life turning over her island's stones, blown to bits by a car bomb. There are two things worth saying about Caruana Galizia's brutal killing. One is that she's a symbol who should make us all think of countries where reporters and editors die regularly, simply because they're doing their job: say Mexico, 11 killed already this year. Continue reading... |
| I Am Not a Witch review – magical surrealism Posted: 22 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT Rungano Nyoni's debut feature, the story of a girl in Zambia accused of witchcraft, is comic, tragic – and captivatingly beautiful In a remote Zambian village, a nine-year-old girl (Margaret Mulubwa) is accused of being a witch and given a stark choice: to accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered life as a sorceress, or to cut her ties with local tradition and be transformed into a goat that may be killed and eaten for supper. Thus begins this bewilderingly strange yet terrifically sure-footed feature debut from writer-director Rungano Nyoni. Born in Zambia and part-raised in Wales, Nyoni first made international waves with such award-winning shorts as Mwansa the Great (2011) and Listen (2014). Now, this daringly satirical parable of magic and misogyny, superstition and social strictures confirms her promise as a film-maker of fiercely independent vision, with a bright future ahead. Unsurprisingly opting to embrace her supernatural status, the young heroine of I Am Not a Witch is sent to the local "witch camp", an enslaved tourist attraction. Here, the women offer a sense of community and protection to the all-but-silent newcomer, whom they name Shula ("it means 'to be uprooted'"). But when government official Mr Banda (Henry BJ Phiri) declares that "you are my little witch now", a strange form of celebrity looms. Soon, Shula is being paraded around local courts and TV stations, dispensing divine justice and hawking magical eggs – all for the profit of her garrulous keeper. "What if she's actually just a child?" asks the presenter of the Smooth Talk chatshow, a question that is met with stony silence from her "state guardian". Continue reading... |
| Five former US presidents attend hurricane benefit - video Posted: 22 Oct 2017 12:33 AM PDT Jimmy Carter, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama appear on stage in Texas to help raise money for victims Continue reading... |
| Meet the new hotshots of American film-making Posted: 22 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT As Dee Rees's racially charged, Oscar-tipped film Mudbound debuts on Netflix, we speak to the director about challenging the establishment, while below, we profile directors Eliza Hittman, the Safdie brothers and Chloé Zhao In the opening scene of the new film Mudbound, two bedraggled white men are digging a hole, ominous storm clouds overhead. They are using old-fashioned shovels and it's difficult immediately to date the action, but it becomes clear they are brothers, burying their father. When they realise the coffin will be too heavy for them to lower in, they stop a black family, passing by in a horse and trap. Only a few words are spoken, but the looks they exchange make it clear that there is history between these two families. The ambiguity of the film's time frame was intentional, explains Dee Rees, Mudbound's 40-year-old director. The film is actually set in the 1940s in the Mississippi delta, but the scene could have taken place a century earlier or even, to a degree, shockingly recently. "Black people, we didn't get the right to vote in America until 1965," says Rees. "That's not long ago at all! Women got the right in 1920, we got the vote in '65. Even when I was growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, as a suburban middle-class kid in a poor white suburb, we were the only black family on the block and there were confederate flags as curtains. Growing up in the 1980s, which we think of as contemporary, I was bussed to school because a lot of the public schools in Nashville were still segregated. This was in the 80s! So our history is with us, this isn't some far-away thing." Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern warns Australians could lose New Zealand study rights Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:37 PM PDT Incoming PM says if Malcolm Turnbull restricts New Zealanders' access to universities 'there will be flow-on effects' The incoming New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, hopes the Turnbull government does not go ahead and restrict New Zealanders from university courses in Australia as she may be forced to end a reciprocal arrangement. Ardern told Sky News on Sunday she hoped the mutual access continued. "But if we do find New Zealanders aren't able to access tertiary education the same way as Australians currently do, there will be flow-on effects here," she said. Continue reading... |
| Turnbull, Frydenberg and Abbott's electorates back 50% renewables target Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:09 PM PDT ReachTel poll finds majority in three Liberal-held seats support carbon pricing, and more ambitious renewable policy Voters in the electorates held by Malcolm Turnbull, Josh Frydenberg and Tony Abbott would be more likely to support the government's new energy policy if it ensured Australia had at least 50% renewable energy by 2030, according to a new opinion poll. The ReachTel poll, commissioned by progressive thinktank the Australia Institute, shows a majority of voters in those Liberal-held seats support carbon pricing, and would support more policy ambition in driving renewable energy into the power grid. Continue reading... |
| Russia accused of supplying Taliban as power shifts create strange bedfellows Posted: 22 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT An Afghan army commander is the latest to allege that Moscow is providing arms to the Islamist group that grew out of the 1980s anti-Soviet resistance Continue reading... |
| Gunmen kill 13 Niger police in attack near Mali border Posted: 21 Oct 2017 06:14 PM PDT Attack happened close to where four US soldiers were killed in ambush on 4 October that highlighted US counter-terrorism mission Gunmen on pick-up trucks and motorcycles coming from Mali killed 13 gendarmes and wounded five more in an attack on their base in western Niger, security sources said on Saturday. The village is a few dozen kilometres from where militants killed four US soldiers in an ambush on 4 October that has thrown a spotlight on a US counter-terrorism mission in Niger, a country that straddles an expanse of the Sahara. Continue reading... |
| France charges eight over alleged plot targeting politicians and mosques Posted: 21 Oct 2017 05:39 PM PDT Eight men, including three minors, charged following investigation into far right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques France has charged eight men, including three minors, following an investigation into far right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques, prosecutors announced on Saturday in Paris. The men, aged between 17 and 29, are accused of being party to a "criminal terrorist conspiracy", and of links to Logan Alexandre Nisin, a militant who was arrested near Marseille in June. Continue reading... |
| He captured a fresh start for Myanmar … and then its descent into tragedy Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT Photojournalist Minzayar Oo tells how a shot of Aung Sang Suu Kyi changed his life and led to him winning a unique award The first of April 2012 was a historic, emotional and profoundly hopeful day in Myanmar's history. Aung San Suu Kyi, for decades an exile from the country and then a political prisoner under house arrest for 15 years, finally won a byelection vote for a seat in parliament. The following morning many citizens and the world's media gathered in Yangon at the offices of her party, the National League for Democracy, to hear from or catch a glimpse of the new leader of the opposition. Many renowned photojournalists were in attendance. Among the throng was a 23-year-old medical student called Minzayar Oo. A hobbyist with a camera – after six years of university, Minzayar Oo was just about to qualify as a doctor – but the news agency Reuters had said it would look at any pictures he took. In the event, he struggled to get close to Aung San Suu Kyi, jostled to the fringes by more experienced practitioners. He took a few snaps, some above his head, using a slow exposure. Continue reading... |
| A century after the Russian revolution, the last tsar stands tall Posted: 21 Oct 2017 04:02 PM PDT The events of 1917 still divide Russians – Lenin may dominate the landscape but he has a rival in Nicholas II thanks to a resurgent Orthodox church Vladimir Lenin gazes impassively into the middle-distance from his pedestal outside the courthouse in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, a Siberian mining town that bears his name. Lenin, who called for "bloodsucking" rich men to be hanged, seems an incongruous figure to stand guard outside a court of law in capitalist Russia. Recently, an even more surprising monument has appeared in the town's main square. A group of enthusiasts, with the full support of the mayor, unveiled a statue of Nicholas II, amid fanfare and the blessings of an Orthodox priest: a monument to Russia's last tsar in the central square of a town named after the man who ordered him killed. Continue reading... |
| Catalan separatists prepare for war of attrition against Madrid Posted: 21 Oct 2017 12:21 PM PDT Spain's government will not give way on Catalonia. The next step may ruin the province or boost the rebel cause For years there were warnings of the impending "train crash" in Catalonia, but nothing was done to prevent it. As a result, horrified Spaniards have now spent three weeks watching a slow-motion collision that became dramatically worse with the decision to impose direct rule from Madrid. While leaders on both sides blame each other, there is growing anger at the inability of either to swallow their pride and take a step back. "Now that we are at the cliff edge, it seems that there is no option but to step over it," Fernando Garea, a veteran commentator at El Confidencial online newspaper, wrote. "We can then continue arguing from the bottom of the gorge." Continue reading... |
| The floodgates have opened on outing bad men | Jessica Valenti Posted: 21 Oct 2017 03:00 AM PDT I hope in the weeks ahead, as more of these stories come out, we can learn to listen instead of interrogate. Women have been through more than enough Oh, you thought things couldn't get worse? I'm sorry – have you not met 2017? As more women come forward about Harvey Weinstein, so do countless others sharing their stories of harassment and abuse by powerful – and sometimes not so powerful – men. Whether through #metoo or new accusations and firings, it seems the floodgates have opened on outing shitty men. I suppose that's a good thing – let's let the truth come out, as horrible as it may be. But for a lot of women, the constant recounting of just how bad it is and can be means reliving a lot of our own worst memories. Continue reading... |
| Storm Brian causes flooding in Ireland - video Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:47 AM PDT The latest extreme weather event to hit Ireland is causing floods in the south-west as winds reach up to 50mph and the river Shannon bursts its banks in Limerick city. The entire country is expected to be affected by the storm later on Saturday before it passes across the Irish Sea towards Britain, where the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Wales and England
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| Rajoy pushes to remove Catalan government and calls for regional elections – video Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:18 AM PDT The Spanish government has suspended Catalonia's autonomy and will introduce direct rule from next Saturday. Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, says he is invoking article 155 of the constitution to 'restore the rule of law, coexistence, the economic recovery and so that elections could be held in normal circumstances'. Pending senate approval next week, the government of Carles Puigdemont will be stripped of its powers, with its functions assumed by the relevant ministries in Madrid. Thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets to protest against the imposition of direct rule Spain government to impose direct rule over Catalonia Continue reading... |
| Putin says 'Mr Trump should be respected' by the American people – video Posted: 21 Oct 2017 06:03 AM PDT Russia's Vladimir Putin has said the US president, Donald Trump, should be respected because he has a democratic mandate. Speaking to an audience of foreign Russia scholars, Putin said an unprecedented anti-Russia campaign was being conducted in the US in which every domestic failure was being blamed on Moscow. But the Russian president said he believed the problems in his country's relations with Washington could be resolved. Continue reading... |
| 'Bush embarrassed himself' says Bannon at California GOP meeting - video Posted: 21 Oct 2017 02:18 AM PDT Steve Bannon hits out at George W Bush in a speech at a California Republican party convention in New York. The far-right editor depicts the former president as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a 'destructive' presidency during his time in the White House. He says Bush embarrassed himself, didn't know what he was talking about, and had no idea whether he was coming or going 'just like it was when he was president' Steve Bannon blasts George Bush and calls for Republican 'revolt' Continue reading... |
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