Lawyer of former Thai prime minister killed in courtroom shooting
A retired senior policeman shot dead two people in broad daylight before being gunned down at a courtroom on Tuesday, as a decade-long legal battle turned violent. The shootings occurred when the defendant and plaintiff in a perjury case were waiting for a judge to arrive at a court in Chanthaburi province, east of Bangkok. …
Hong Kong protester shot by police is arrested for unlawful assembly
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Jailed Catalan independence leader’s immunity hopes raised by EU court
The European Parliament should decide whether a jailed pro-independence Catalan leader elected as an MEP should qualify for immunity from criminal charges in Spain, a senior adviser to the EU’s top court said on Tuesday. The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) advocate general rejected Madrid’s arguments that Oriol Junqueras did not qualify as a MEP…
Family of Syrian dictator Assad own £31m in Moscow property, report claims
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James Le Mesurier, British ex-army officer who trained Syria’s White Helmets, found dead in Istanbul
Mystery surrounds the death of the former British soldier who backed Syria’s White Helmets after his body was found in the street days after the Kremlin accused him of being an MI6 agent with terrorist connections. James Le Mesurier, an ex-Army officer, is thought to have fallen from the balcony of his home in Istanbul…
Nikki Haley, ex-UN ambassador, claims president’s advisers asked her to undermine Donald Trump
Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s former UN ambassador, alleges in her upcoming memoir that two administration officials who were ultimately pushed out by Mr Trump once tried to get her to join them in opposing some of his policies. In "With All Due Respect," Ms Haley said then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then-White House chief…
President of Bolivia steps down amid allegations of election rigging
Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, has tendered his resignation after pressure from the military and allegations of vote-rigging. I resign my post as president," Mr Morales said in a televised address, capping a day of fast-moving events in which several ministers and senior officials quit as support for Latin America’s longest-serving president crumbled. It came…
How gang bombings are rocking middle class suburbs in the quiet Swedish city of Malmö
On Friday afternoon the residents of Rolfsgatan, a cobbled street of desirable former workers’ cottages in the Swedish city of Malmö, held a street party. There was a barbecue, with hotdogs and toasted marshmallows. But it wasn’t to mark some sort of jubilee. It was because of the explosion. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey At…
Grace Millane murder suspect ‘choked two other women during sex’
The man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand tried to suffocate another woman weeks earlier, a witness alleged at his trial on Monday. The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claims that Ms Millane’s death – which was caused by strangulation – was accidental. Two women testified in court that…
Three dead and 150 homes lost in Australia bushfires
Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes. The death toll is expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that, if needed, the military could be called on to help some 1,300 firefighters who are tackling around 100 separate blazes.…