Trump violently attacks media figures in supporter event meme: NYT
Washington (AFP) – A brutal video clip depicting Donald Trump shooting and stabbing media characters and political opponents was shown at a conference for his supporters, the New York Times reported Sunday. In the internet meme — taken from a scene in the movie “Kingsman: The Secret Service” — the US president’s head is superimposed…
UPDATE 1-Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
* Climate crisis prompts radical move by scientists * More than 2,700 activists arrested globally in past week * Signatories cite ‘moral duty’ to act (Updates numbers of signatories, adds comment from IPCC author) By Matthew Green LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments…
WTO body formally OKs US sanctions against EU in Airbus case
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has formally given the go-ahead for the United States to impose trade sanctions on up to $7.5 billion worth of European Union goods following a ruling that European plane maker Airbus received illegal subsidies. The move by the trade body’s dispute settlement body was largely a formality after…
EU to challenge Colombia at WTO to protect Belgian fries
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Colombia over duties imposed on imports of frozen potato fries, EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Monday. Colombia imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 8% in November 2018 on frozen fries from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany after…
Meet the Massive Ordnance Penetrator: The Air Force's Newest Bunker Buster Bomb
Key point: The MOP bomb will increase the firepower and options of the Air Force. EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force is asking the Boeing Co.to build additional Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-busting super bombs under terms of a $70 million contract announced last week. Officials of the Air Fore Life Cycle…
Jake Tapper Exposes Pompeo, Graham and Giuliani’s ‘Stunning’ Hypocrisy
It’s easy to forget just how different some of President Trump’s most loyal servants felt about oversight and impeachment when there were Democrats in the White House. On Sunday morning, CNN anchor Jake Tapper made sure his viewers remembered. In the final moments of his State of the Union broadcast this week, Tapper said that…
A deserving Japan reaches first Rugby World Cup quarterfinal
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — When Michael Leitch thanked everyone for supporting his team, he meant absolutely everyone in Japan. When he dedicated the team’s unprecedented success to the people suffering in the wake of a deadly typhoon that almost caused this game to be cancelled, he meant it from the heart. His team got the…
The Latest: Powerful typhoon reaches greater Tokyo area
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Typhoon Hagibis (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Helicopters are plucking people from their flooded homes as rescue efforts went into full force in wide areas of Japan, including Tokyo, after a powerful typhoon unleashed heavy rainfall, leaving at least four dead and 17 missing. Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south…
A Sad History: All of the Times the West Abandon the Kurds
On October 6, 2019 President Trump announced with little forewarning that he was withdrawing a handful of U.S. special forces operators assisting Kurdish militias in northeastern Syria. The presence of the special forces amongst Kurdish YPG fighters had formerly served as an effective barrier against Turkish attack. Their abrupt withdrawal, following a phone conversation between…
British orphans missing in northern Syria after mass escape of Islamic State families
Three British Islamic State orphans have gone missing in northern Syria after the camp they were in was shelled by Turkish forces. Ten-year-old Amira, her sister Hiba, eight, and brother Hamza, around the same age as Hiba, were discovered in the Kurdish-run Ain Issa camp by a BBC reporting team last week. But they vanished…