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NICE, France - World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove truck into crowds of people celebrating France's national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people: Noting that the attack occurred on Bastille Day, Obama praised "the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world." Secretary of State John Kerry called it a "horrendous attack in Nice.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Grand Park Events Center on July 12, 2016 in Westfield, Indiana. Trump is campaigning amid speculation he may select Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate.
Donald Trump abruptly postponed plans to announce his vice presidential pick after an attack left scores dead in Nice, France, a decision that raised questions about Trump's selection process. The presumptive GOP nominee had planned to introduce his running mate at a news conference Friday morning in New York, but said on Twitter Thursday evening that he would be postponing the event "in light of the horrible attack."
Security planning for the Republican and Democratic national conventions took into account large-scale threats like the vehicle attack that occurred in France and left dozens dead and wounded, a U.S. Secret Service official said Friday. Planning for the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia began in October, and security measures cover everything from people jumping fences to organized attacks, he said.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is responding to Thursday night's truck attack in France by arguing for the expulsion from the U.S. of any Muslim who believes in Sharia law. The former Georgia congressman said on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" that the U.S. "should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported.
Hillary Clinton says Americans stand "in strong solidarity with the people of France," after a truck attack in Nice, France, adding, "We will not be intimidated." A truck carrying weapons and hand grenades plowed through a group of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice late Thursday, killing at least 80 people.
Donald Trump reiterated many of his stances on immigration and national security, when he called into Fox News Thursday evening to discuss the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France that left at least 73 dead and over 100 injured. He spoke of his proposed ban on Muslims, excoriated the country's weakness as a result of "political correctness," and argued that the world had changed and there was no room to be "civil" anymore.
A truck plowed into a large crowd watching the annual Bastille Day fireworks on the promenade in Nice on Thursday night, and a number of people were feared dead. There was no official confirmation of the number of casualties, but witnesses reported hearing gunshots.
WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama is condemning what he says “appears to be a horrific terrorist attack” in Nice, France. Noting that the attack occurred on Bastille Day, Obama is praising “the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world.” The White House released Obama's statement a few hours after a truck drove onto the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks late Thursday.
A semi-truck reported to be full of explosives plowed through a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France, killing at least 73 people and leaving many others injured. There is video online of the attack, but due to the extremely graphic nature of it, we will not be including it in this post.
Seventy-five people are dead and reports of up to 50 are injured after a semi-truck loaded with explosives intentionally plowed into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France. President Barack Obama called the event a "horrific terrorist attack" France's Terror Prosecutor's Office has officially opened an investigation into the incident.
" Theresa May wanted Britain to stay in the European Union, but the government she unveiled Thursday leaves little doubt that Britain's new prime minister intends to fulfill voters' instructions and take it out of the 28-nation bloc. May has appointed leading euroskeptics " including the unpredictable Boris Johnson and the formidable David Davis " to top international jobs in a Cabinet that sweeps away many members of predecessor David Cameron's administration.
Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even... Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.
On what is expected to be his last presidential visit to Europe, Obama is visi... . U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Spain's King Felipe as he arrives at the Torrejon military air base in Madrid, Spain Saturday, July 9, 2016.
Poland's parliament on Thursday rushed through legislation governing the Constitutional Tribunal, an attempt to address international concerns about the rule of law a day before President Barack Obama and other Western leaders arrive in Warsaw for a NATO summit. But critics of the right-wing ruling Law and Justice party strongly criticized the legislative changes as little more than cosmetic.
" The Polish capital once lent its name to the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet-led defense alliance that stood as a counterweight to NATO during the Cold War. This week, in a sign of how dramatically strategic alliances have shifted in Eastern Europe, Warsaw will host a two-day NATO summit, the first time that Poland has hosted a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance that it joined in 1999.
Worth looking at a couple of other treatments of the Chilcot report; Zack Beauchamp at Vox , and Tom Switzer at Lowy . And here's the punchline; especially in the wake of Brexit, but really even before, the United States government has come to view France as a much more important security partner than the United Kingdom.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been criticised for appointing his economic advisor Andrew McDowell to a 275,000 job with the European Investment Bank. Labour's Alan Kelly said it is ironic that Mr McDowell was "appointed without public procurement or public analysis to a 275,000 job" as we have new politics "supposedly."
Similar trips take months to plan and this one is no exception. But the visit comes at a tumultuous time for Europe, following British voters' support in a June referendum for leaving the European Union.
Last Friday, people across the United Kingdom woke up shocked to learn that their nation had actually voted to leave the European Union. More than a million people now reportedly would like to change their vote from "leave" to "remain"; more than 3 million signed a petition for a second referendum.