Trump's travel ban temporarily blocked by Seattle judge
A US judge has issued a temporary nationwide block on Donald Trump's controversial travel ban. The Seattle based judge ruled against government lawyers saying that there was a strong chance that a...
View ArticleThis guy is an Aussie legend 150,000 people agree.
Darren Sharp last night broadcasted live on Facebook to an audience of over 150,000 people a fight that was only meant for Pay Per View only. This video contains the phone call the PPV made to Dazza....
View ArticleEU leaders approve plan to curb migration from Libya, Africa
source EU leaders rubber stamped a plan to curb migration from Libya at an informal summit in Malta today (3 February), offering Tripoli EUR200 million to better control its borders. "We managed to...
View ArticleAustria: protesters in Vienna rally against fight-right ball
Around 3000 people demonstrated in Vienna on Friday night against a traditional right-wing ball. The annual event - which takes place in the Austrian capital's historic Hofburg palace - was held under...
View ArticleUS travel ban: Trump denounces 'ridiculous opinion of so-called judge'
Airlines are resuming US-bound flights for visa holders from the seven, mainly-Muslim countries covered in President Donald Trump's travel ban. It comes after Seattle federal judge James Robart put a...
View ArticleGroundhog Day. Russian version.
At 6 am Putin's voice talks on the radio. (Today too much Putin on all main TV channels in Russia)
View ArticleMyanmar promises to investigate reports of atrocities against Rohingya
The UN's top human rights official says the leader of Myanmar has promised to investigate allegations of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. It comes after a high-level UN report accused security...
View ArticleSAA advances to break the siege of the Deir ez-Zor military airport
Fighting in the cemetery area, where the SAA is coming close to regaining a path between the airbase and the city of Deir ez-Zor. That path will still need to be widened as it is under fire from the...
View ArticleScores of migrants rescued off Libya
The Libyan coastguard says its officers intercepted more than 100 African migrants at sea on Sunday. Photographer Olmo Calvo's (of the AP) images of African migrants (in Libya) trying to get to Europe...
View ArticleTrump administration appeals travel ban suspension
As the Trump administration appeals the suspension of its controversial travel ban, those affected by the restrictions are using their window of opportunity to get into the United States. Saturday's...
View ArticleFrench presidential 'rock star' Emmanuel Macron wows crowds
It was as if they had come to see a rock star. And with room for 'only' 8,000 people inside Lyon's 'Palais des Sports' on Saturday, thousands more watched independent presidential candidate Emmanuel...
View ArticleUS Appeals Court refuses to reinstate the Trump travel ban
The US Appeals Court has rejected a request to immediately reinstate the Trump travel ban Nonetheless, Donald Trump is predicting the US Justice Department will win the appeal it has filed against a...
View ArticleAustria : veil ban protest
Nearly 1000 people took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday to protest against the Austrian government's plans to ban the full-face veil. The crowd, which consisted mainly of women, chanted "Hey...
View ArticleWhite House and US judiciary fight over travel ban
A legal tussle between the White House and the US judiciary over a controversial travel ban returns to the federal appeals court today. Further submissions are to be presented, with President Donald...
View ArticleHologram technology gives a modern twist to French elections
It has been a weekend for rallies for most of the candidates with an eye on the French presidency. On the far-left Jean-Luc Melenchon surprised his supporters by appearing live in Lyon while...
View ArticleLe Pen urges French voters to follow Brexit, Trump example
Marine Le Pen on Sunday hailed Britain's exit from the EU and Donald Trump's victory in the US as she kicked off her own presidential campaign in the city of Lyon. Le Pen delivered a keynote speech in...
View ArticleRomania government calls for calm amid confusion over corruption plans
There is confusion in Romania over the government's plans on corruption: first the Justice Minister Florin Iordache spoke on Monday morning of presenting a new, alternative bill after the withdrawal of...
View ArticleTrump's on-off travel ban faces next step in legal battle
In a tweet on Monday night Trump said "The threat from radical Islamic terrorism is very real," as he sought to defend his most controversial act since taking office - a ban on immigration from seven...
View ArticleTwenty five years on, the Maastricht Treaty looks hopelessly optimistic
It was the treaty that created the European Union and laid the foundation for the single European currency. It introduced a common foreign and security policy and allowed people from member countries...
View Article55% of Europeans agree Muslim ban
In a survey, carried out before President Trump's executive order was announced, respondents were given the following statement: 'All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped'....
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