But in those remarks, Macron did not intend to propose a "European army" as a replacement for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - let alone, to suggest that the E.U. "We would support a trade agreement that would make the tariffs more equal, however we don't want to see this lead to another trade war like we are seeing with China". [Full Article...]
Between the 2017 categories of hate crimes motivated by racial bias, religious bias and because of a victim's sexual orientation, racial bias-motivated attacks were the overwhelming majority, account for 57 percent of the total reported hate crimes. [Full Article...]
He said the U.S. breached the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and encourages and even forces other countries to violate the accord through its "unilateral and illegal" move to pull out from the JCPOA. A prominent think tank has criticized the report published this week by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming the Tehran regime's continuing compliance with the JCPOA - the... [Full Article...]
Tonight Trump tweeted a video of the commemorative events with the caption: 'Exactly 100 years ago today, on November 11th, 1918, World War I came to an end. In his speech, Macron differentiated "patriotism" and " nationalism ", calling the latter "a betrayal of" the former. Mr Trump's tweet was especially wounding to Mr Macron. [Full Article...]
American intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian agents were the source of hacked material released by WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign. Corsi worked with far-right conspiracy theorist and Washington bureau chief for Infowars , Alex Jones, and together they promoted the QAnon theory, according to which "Q" was a high-level government insider who was dropping hints regarding Trump's ... [Full Article...]
GenForward is a survey conducted by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Penn added none of the prospective democrat candidates are able to defeat President Trump. The article's co-author is Andrew Stein , a former New York City politician. [Full Article...]
A senior Trump administration official speaking on condition of anonymity told the Guardian that Ricardel remained at the White House on Tuesday . Sources said that Melania Trump explicitly asked the president to oust Ricardel after their dealings over the Africa trip "didn't go well". Trump has told people that Ricardel will be ousted, but a White House official said she has been given s... [Full Article...]
A British official voiced pessimism about the possibility of a breakthrough with the European Union this week due to continued deadlock on the issue of the border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and European Union member Ireland. Business Insider reported last month that the Cabinet members Andrea Leadsom, Penny Mordaunt, and Esther McVey were all prepared to resign if May accepted a backs... [Full Article...]
Notably absent when regional powers such as China, Japan and India seek to enlist support for a multilateral trading system will be U.S. President Donald Trump, whose decision to skip the Asia summit has raised questions about his commitment to a regional strategy aimed at checking China's rise. [Full Article...]
The weather is not working in fire crews favour, as Scott Jalbert, chief of Cal Fire's San Luis Obispo Unit, said on Sunday morning: "Sadly, with these winds, it's not over yet". The last few days have engulfed California in one of the wildest fires ever seen. Officials reopened U.S. Highway 101 late Sunday to allow people to get into neighborhoods that had been threatened by fire, marking p... [Full Article...]
Heavy rain Monday night into Tuesday morning could bring some isolated flash flooding. Be sure to grab a coat out-the-door, as wind chills are now in the 20's and the breeze continues from the northwest. Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. All this cold air will set us up for a different type of storm system Thursday night and Friday . [Full Article...]
Donaldson on CNN's "Reliable Sources". "If left unchallenged, the actions of the White House would create a risky chilling effect for any journalist who covers our elected officials", CNN said in a statement. Acosta has been a polarizing figure even beyond the distaste that Trump and his supporters have for him. "That is the First Amendment". Acosta sat down then stood up and interrupted ano... [Full Article...]
Israel said the outlet "contributes to Hamas's military actions". Israel said its Iron Dome defence system intercepted numerous 300 missiles fired from the Palestinians . "The escalation in the past 24hrs is EXTREMELY risky and reckless", Mladenov wrote late Sunday. Mladenov had earlier called the escalation "extremely dangerous" and said on Twitter that "restraint must be shown by all". [Full Article...]
Turkey says Khashoggi , who was critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , was strangled and dismembered at the consulate as part of a premeditated killing. US National Security Adviser John Bolton said he did not think people who heard the recordings concluded the crown prince was linked to the killing. [Full Article...]
May's government is braced for possible resignations. But to further complicate matters, the plan will also enrage the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party, which prop up May's government, because it would still involve additional checks on goods moving between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland . [Full Article...]
The two leaders seek to preserve a West-led social democratic order that they feel is threatened both at home and overseas. Discussing the dangers of cyber-hacking, political meddling and the USA decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against " China , Russia and even the United States ". [Full Article...]
On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert , Colbert ripped into White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for tweeting out a video that was clearly doctored . Yes and it seems pretty innocuous to me, I think. US President Donald Trump isn't new to fights with journalists. Between Ryan, Phillip and Yamiche Alcindor of PBS' "NewsHour", that makes three black, female reporters that the presid... [Full Article...]
They remained inside the auto until after visiting leaders and France's Emmanuel Macron lined up on stage. Later on in Washington in the USA, the main Veterans Day memorial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery. Macron warned against the rise of nationalism, saying "patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism". President Trump didn't make a lot of friends in France - and he was ... [Full Article...]
She says: "I just called Kyrsten Sinama and congratulated her on becoming Arizona's first female senator after a hard-fought battle". Of the remaining uncounted votes, more than 90 percent are in counties where Sinema now leads, and only about 16,000 are in counties where McSally is ahead. [Full Article...]
Meanwhile, the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles killed two people and forced more than 275,000 people to leave their homes, bringing the total death toll in the state to 31. "I know that members of the community who are missing loved ones are anxious, and I know that the news of us recovering bodies has to be disconcerting". [Full Article...]