Toxic Donald Trump ‘may ignore’ Boris Johnson’s plea not to intervene in general election
Donald Trump’s advisers fear he may not be able to stop himself intervening in the UK election when he visits London for a Nato summit next week, despite a plea from Boris Johnson. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The US president has been informed that Mr Johnson does not want him to offer his support publicly,…
Zimbabwe opposition party complains of unprecedented persecution as state cracks down
Zimbabwe’s opposition party says it is suffering unprecedented persecution and state-sanctioned violence and claims it is unable to function as a political party as most of its rallies are banned. The MDC Alliance says the Zanu-PF government effectively prevented more than 200 planned rallies in the last few weeks, breaking some up with police raids.…
South Korea draws up cyberbulling laws after second K-pop suicide
South Korean legislators are pushing for a new bill to make cyberbullying education compulsory in schools and private businesses after the nation was left reeling by the tragic deaths of two young K-pop stars who faced a flood of vicious online abuse. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The law, which is being spearheaded by Kim…
Europe becomes cocaine exporter as countries overflow with drug
European countries have become so saturated with cocaine that the region has now become a hub for exporting the drug to markets such as Australia, Turkey and Russia, according to new data. Record levels of production of the drug in South America and new smuggling routes opening up into the continent means that Europe is…
Urged on by ‘Captain Chainsaw’, Brazilians pick up tools to chop down the Amazon
Between the shafts of sunlight piercing the rainforest canopy above his slice of the Amazon rainforest, Ijair Baratto gestures to his most valuable possessions. The Massaranduba tree, nicknamed "bulletwood" for its strength, costs the most, at 700 reais (£130) per cubic metre, the illegal logger says. Such a tree is probably worth more than the average…
Denmark says Greenland is a national security concern as ‘great powers’ circle
Denmark has made Greenland a top national security priority after Donald Trump expressed an interest in buying the territory. Mr Trump raised the possibility of purchasing the vast land mass for the United States earlier this year, due to its abundant natural resources and potential future logistical value. Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister responded…
At least 10 killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
At least 10 people including children were killed in an attack Sunday on a church in eastern Burkina Faso where places of worship have already suffered several Islamist assaults, security sources said. The victims were attending a service at a Protestant church in the town of Hantoukoura, one of the sources told AFP, putting…
Juncker and Tusk bow out as EU sees fresh blood move in with changing of the guard
The new leaders of the European Union have taken power in Brussels, in a changing of the guard that promises a more austere, less maverick approach. In contrast to the fiercely independent Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, the new EU chiefs are already battling suspicions they are puppets controlled by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron.…
Toxic Donald Trump ‘may ignore’ Boris Johnson’s plea not to intervene in general election
Donald Trump’s advisers fear he may not be able to stop himself intervening in the UK election when he visits London for a Nato summit next week, despite a plea from Boris Johnson. The US president has been informed that Mr Johnson does not want him to offer his support publicly, amid fears an endorsement could…
Ohio bill says doctors should ‘reimplant’ ectopic pregnancies or face murder charge, despite it being medically impossible
Lawmakers in Ohio have introduced a bill requiring doctors to “reimplant an ectopic pregnancy” into a woman’s uterus or face a charge of "abortion murder", despite the fact no such medical procedure exists. The bill, which is among the most extreme anti-abortion legislation to date, also legally recognises a fetus as an “unborn child” and proposes…