On the issue of France being taken to court for refusing to repatriate the children of jihadists, I can understand their refusing to repatriate the suspected jihadists but their children are not suspects. In a way they are actually victims. These 3 and 4 year old kids did not choose to join ISIS, plot terrorist attacks, and they certainly have… Read more »
For centuries, human beings have made use of animals’ highly evolved capabilities, from the strength of horses to the hunting ability of birds of prey. Now, a discovery in Norway has turned the focus to the training of animals for military purposes.Fishermen off Norway’s northern coast were astonished last week when they spotted a beluga whale wearing a harness, complete… Read more »
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a law allowing Britons visa-free travel to the bloc even in the event of a “no deal” Brexit, despite outrage in some quarters over the status of Gibraltar.ADVERTISING Britain is due to leave the European Union, perhaps as early as next week, but the law will allow British visitors 90-day trips to the Schengen passport-free… Read more »
Julian Assange appeared in a London court by videolink from a high-security prison on Thursday as his battle against extradition to the United States on a computer hacking conspiracy charge got underway.The WikiLeaks founder, speaking from Belmarsh prison, wore a sports jacket and was not handcuffed.Asked by Judge Michael Snow if he wished to surrender himself for extradition, Assange said:… Read more »
Lawmakers in the UK Parliament have declared “an environment and climate emergency,” making it the first country in the world to do so, according to the opposition Labour Party.The motion was called by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Climate protests this week caused major disruption. That was the point. The move comes a week after 16-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg… Read more »
Estonia’s first female president Kersti Kaljulaid has been criticized by the country’s new interior minister for being an “emotionally upset” woman, after she walked out of the swearing-in ceremony of a Cabinet minister facing allegations of domestic violence. The accused minister resigned a day later.Mart Helme, Minister of the Interior and Chairman of far-right Estonian Conservative People’s party, (EKRE), made… Read more »
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Tuesday that embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was preparing to leave the country for Cuba, but was talked out of it by Russia.”We’ve watched throughout the day, it’s been a long time since anyone’s seen Maduro,” Pompeo said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room.””He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was… Read more »
Russia finally is being forced to cut its oil production. After buyers in Europe discovered that $2.7 billion worth of oil they had purchased from a Russian producer was contaminated, Russia announced that it will be cutting production by about 1 million barrels per day for five days—about 10% of its total oil production. Back in December 2018, Russian oil minister Alexander… Read more »
Forty-one people were killed and at least nine were injured when a Russian Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet plane made an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday due to fire on board. The plane, a one-year-old Sukhoi Superjet, departed from Sheremetyevo for Murmansk but shortly after taking off requested an emergency landing after experiencing equipment failures due to being struck by… Read more »
The UK will have to fight European elections, despite hopes from the government a Brexit deal would be done by then, says the PM’s de facto deputy. The vote is due on 23 May, but Theresa May said the UK would not have to take part if MPs agreed a Brexit plan first. Now, David Lidington says “regrettably” it is… Read more »