By: FERNANDA ECHAVARRI and NOAH LANARD On Monday evening, one day before officially launching his reelection bid, President Donald Trump tweeted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon begin “the process of removing” millions of undocumented immigrants from the country. Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly […]
Indonesia returns five containers of TRASH to the US
Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a “dumping ground”, officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imported waste. The containers were supposed to contain only paper scrap, according to the customs documents. Instead they were loaded with other waste including bottles, plastic waste, […]
Federal agency recommends firing Kellyanne Conway from her White House job
The independent federal agency that oversees compliance with the Hatch Act has recommended that President Donald Trump’s top aide Kellyanne Conway be removed from her job after she repeatedly used her office for political purposes. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel sent a report to Trump on Thursday that said Conway violated the law numerous […]
Italy’s Mount Etna sparks into life
Mount Etna in southern Italy has burst into life, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover Saturday ruined the view for those brave enough to venture up the flanks of Europe’s highest volcano. The National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) said there was “lively spattering” as fire and hot ash spewed […]
Saudi coast guard rescues Iranian oil ship in Red Sea, no injuries: SPA
Saudi coast guard rescued an Iranian oil ship near Jeddah Islamic Port in the Red Sea, the Saudi Press news Agency (SPA) said early on Thursday. The 26-sailor crew of the ship “Happiness 1” carrying oil products were all rescued, SPA added. REUTERS
Three children of Denmark’s richest family killed in Sri Lanka attacks
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s richest man Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife lost three of their four children in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, a spokesman for Povlsen’s fashion firm said on Monday. The spokesman declined to give any further details but Danish media said the family had been on holiday in Sri […]
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested in London on a U.S. extradition request
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy, nearly seven years after he first sought refuge there. WikiLeaks accuses Ecuador of “illegally” terminating Assange’s “political asylum in violation of international law.” Assange sought asylum in the embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he had faced allegations of sexual […]
Lebanon today: Tuesday April 9th Top news
Here are the top stories for Lebanon today: Lebanon Cabinet finally approves electricity sector reform Lebanon’s Cabinet approved Monday a much-anticipated plan to restructure the country’s dysfunctional electricity sector which hasn’t been developed since the time of the country’s civil war, decades ago.Energy Minister Nada Boustani said that if there were no obstacles, residents could […]
Trump struggles with a growing problem on the border
Tensions are rising, fingers are pointing and the search for solutions is becoming increasingly fraught. Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something — anything — to stem the tide. Trump, who campaigned on a promise to secure the border, […]
This man was the only passenger on a 189 passenger Boeing 737 to Italy
When Skirmantas Strimaitis booked a one-way ticket to northern Italy he never imagined he’d be the only passenger on board. But the Lithuanian national, who was flying from Vilnius to Bergamo for a skiing trip on March 16, was in for a shock when he discovered he had the entire Boeing 737-800 to himself. His […]