Month: December 2019

North Korea’s “Christmas gift” for the United States never arrived, although it still could. The ominous statement from a North Korean official that “it is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will get” had the U.S. and its allies on alert this week. Many observers predicted the North was preparing to test…

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint someone to the position who would be rejected by protesters. The Bina bloc, led by Iran-backed militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, had nominated Basra…

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s president said Thursday he was “ready to resign” rather than put forward the candidate of a pro-Iranian coalition for the post of prime minister, deepening the country’s political crisis. Barham Saleh’s announcement came as anti-government protesters blocked roads and bridges in Baghdad and the country’s south after torching several buildings overnight.…

Click:composite insulatorMichael Fassbender dans la peau de Steve Jobs, vous êtes sceptiques ? Voici enfin les premières images du biopic que lui consacre le réalisateur de Slumdog Millionaire. Le film sur le patron d’Apple qui s’est tant fait attendre lève enfin le voile sur sa première bande-annonce. Le tournage de Steve Jobs, débuté au mois…

Des nouvelles rassurantes. Claudette, la sœur de Céline Dion, s’est confié sur l’état de santé de la chanteuse, qui doit bientôt être opérée. A priori, rien d’inquiétant pour l’interprète de On ne change pas. Céline Dion sera bientôt opérée. Elle souffre d’un “trouble à l’oreille moyenne connu sous le nom de trompe d’Eus­­tache Patu­­lous“, qui…

(Bloomberg) — Iraqi President Barham Saleh offered to resign as weeks of deadly anti-government protests show no sign of abating. The president is being torn in opposite directions by politicians who want him to name a prime minister from their ranks and demonstrators who reject any establishment candidate. Adel Abdul-Mahdi stepped down as prime minister…

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a landslide victory in his party’s primaries, shoring up support ahead of the country’s unprecedented third election in March. Mr Netanyahu, who has led the Likud for 14 years, swept 41,792 votes, or 72.5 per cent, beating his challenger, veteran politician Gidon Saar who received just 15,885 votes…

Mountain rescuers and helicopters were searching last night for victims of four avalanches in Austria and Switzerland that injured at least two skiers. More holidaymakers were feared to have been buried under snow, Swiss and Austrian police said. After a big avalanche struck the Swiss resort of Andermatt, emergency workers rescued two people, who were…

The number of Mexican nationals seeking asylum in the U.S. has risen dramatically over the last year as the number of Central American asylum seekers has fallen as a result of Trump administration policies designed to stem the flow of migrants. A study released last month by researchers at the University of Texas and UC San Diego…

Two passengers who claim they were sexually assaulted on a Frontier Airlines plane are suing the airline, accusing the carrier of refusing to help. The lawsuit was filed in Denver on December 16 and accused the airline of not responding to the assaults and not having proper follow-up afterward, The Denver Post reported. One woman…