Month: October 2020

Categories EU

‘France under attack’: Prosecutor reveals terrorist’s ID & timeline of beheading carnage in Nice church

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France’s chief anti-terrorist prosecutor has revealed gruesome details of the knife rampage inside a Catholic church in Nice, and identified the attacker as a 21-year-old migrant from Tunisia who arrived from Italy just weeks ago. … Read More >‘France under attack’: Prosecutor reveals terrorist’s ID & timeline of beheading carnage in Nice church

Categories USA

‘Radical Islamic terrorist attacks’ must stop! Trump tweets support for France after Nice church attack

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Donald Trump has tweeted support for France after a brutal attack which killed three people inside a church in Nice, calling for an immediate end to “Radical Islamic” terrorist attacks he said no country can tolerate for long. … Read More >‘Radical Islamic terrorist attacks’ must stop! Trump tweets support for France after Nice church attack

Categories EU

Covid-hit Catalonia closes regional border for 2 weeks, introduces municipal confinement over weekends

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Amid soaring Covid-19 infections, the regional government of Catalonia, Spain has approved a new package of measures, including the perimeter confinement of each municipality, limiting people to their own district on weekends. … Read More >Covid-hit Catalonia closes regional border for 2 weeks, introduces municipal confinement over weekends

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Walk the talk,’ Beijing tells Washington, as military chiefs discuss tensions in South China Sea amidst Pompeo’s Asian tour

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Washington has refuted reports claiming it was preparing a drone attack on disputed Chinese islands, Beijing’s Defense Ministry says, with the two nations holding talks amid increasing naval deployments and diplomatic turmoil. … Read More >‘Walk the talk,’ Beijing tells Washington, as military chiefs discuss tensions in South China Sea amidst Pompeo’s Asian tour

Categories EU

Ankara condemns ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Nice, offers ‘condolences’ to France in break from Erdogan-Macron spat

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A terrorist attack at a church in Nice which killed three people has been condemned by Ankara. Turkey also expressed solidarity with the French people in a lull to the ongoing war of words between the two nations’ leaders. … Read More >Ankara condemns ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Nice, offers ‘condolences’ to France in break from Erdogan-Macron spat

Categories EU

State of emergency in Spain extended for 6 months as regions are given Covid-19 powers over curfews & borders

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Spain’s parliament approved a six-month extension to the national state of emergency on Thursday, granting regional authorities more power to tackle the country’s second wave of Covid-19. … Read More >State of emergency in Spain extended for 6 months as regions are given Covid-19 powers over curfews & borders

Categories USA

Philadelphia council approves ban on tear gas & rubber bullets as battered police struggle to quell ‘peaceful protests’

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Amid unrest that has left dozens of officers wounded this week, Philadelphia police may lose much of their crowd-control weaponry, as the city council voted to ban use of tear gas and rubber bullets against “peaceful protesters.” … Read More >Philadelphia council approves ban on tear gas & rubber bullets as battered police struggle to quell ‘peaceful protests’