Going nationwide: 2/3 of French back anti-govt Yellow Vests protests, poll shows
It turns out that people across France strongly support the upheaval, a new OpinionWay poll showed. The survey asked over 1000 people and 66 percent answered that they stand for the protesters.The poll was conducted on Tuesday when Macron addressed the demonstrators, offering them minor concessions.
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CNN drops commentator after Israel remarks
CNN dropped commentator Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday after he made remarks in support of Palestinian rights that some interpreted as calling for the elimination of Israel.“Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN,” a network spokesperson told POLITICO.Speaking at a meeting at the United Nations on Wednesday, Hill called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea.”
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Saudi Arabia inks deal for Lockheed's missile defense system
The State Department said the Saudis and U.S. officials signed the letters of offer and acceptance documents on Monday, formalizing terms for Saudi’s purchase of 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launchers, missiles and related equipment.
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Combustible cladding doomed Grenfell Tower within 10 minutes of initial fire
The Grenfell fire inquiry continues to hear evidence confirming that the renovation of Grenfell Tower turned it from an inherently safe building into a death trap.The renovation carried out by the Conservative-controlled Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and its Kensington and Chelsea Management Association was a purely cosmetic exercise, with the aim of making the landmark building more visually pleasing to nearby wealthy residents.
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Syria ‘Shooting Down’ Enemy Targets in Suspected Israeli Attack Defying Russia
he Syrian military claimed to have thwarted a suspected Israeli attack in the war-torn country's south that would come in defiance of newly installed Russian air defense systems.The Syrian Defense Ministry stated Thursday, "Our air defenses are thwarting hostile targets over the area of Al-Kiswah and are shooting them down."
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US and Mexico face stark choices as new president takes over
With a new president preparing to take power in Mexico City this weekend and the Trump administration set to enter its third year, the two neighbors find themselves lurching between crisis and opportunity on each front. While a trade dispute that President Donald Trump had fanned with great enthusiasm seems set to ease, the other issues remain unresolved and potential flashpoints for both countries.
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Trump cancels planned meeting with Putin at G20 over Russia-Ukraine flare up
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which was due to take place at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday.Trump had previously cast doubt over whether the meeting would take place, telling the Washington Post on Wednesday that “maybe” he would cancel the tete-a-tete, citing the recent confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian military vessels in the Kerch Strait.
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The Dead Sea is dying. A $1.5 billion plan aims to resurrect it.
At the southern tip of the Dead Sea, Sameer Mahadin recalls when the shoreline was visible from the shaded veranda of his farmhouse. The once 10-minute walk to the water’s edge now takes an hour trekking over cracked, salt-encrusted soil.The Dead Sea is dying rapidly. The biblical body of water lying between Israel and Jordan is retreating by more than three feet a year, creating sinkholes that swallow up buildings and roads, and forcing the rich seaside landscape on which the tourism industry relies to fade into memory…
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