The United Nations Security Council on Friday passed a resolution condemning Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The United States abstained on the resolution, allowing it to pass, rather than vetoing it — as it usually does with resolutions it sees as overly critical of Israel.
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What the UNSC resolution means for the US and Israel
The United Nations Security Council on Friday passed a resolution condemning Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The United States abstained on the resolution, allowing it to pass, rather than vetoing it — as it usually does with resolutions it sees as overly critical of Israel.
US senators: Russia should be sanctioned for election hacks
U.S. senators visiting eastern European allies to discuss security issues called for sanctions against Russia for interfering in the presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. Their demands came amid ongoing discussions among U.S. officials on an imminent response to alleged Russian meddling that would ensure the U.S. takes action before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Disney…Japanese style: What it’s like to stay at Tokyo Disney
Think YOU had a hard time at the airport? Hilarious images capture weary travellers at the end of their tether Now THAT’S a princely sum! Historic hotel with 74 bedrooms built by the Emperor of Austria could be your renovation project… for A 1million From seriously cool boutique hotels to ancient streets bursting with gastronomic delicacies and the breath-taking St John’s Co Cathedral: Why Valletta is the latest city-break hot spot What IS the etiquette for talking to strangers on public transport? A psychologist reveals all Fly to New York for A 56: Norwegian Air to offer cheapest transatlantic flight yet Is global warming going to cancel the ski season? Popular resorts are completely shut down after no snow falls for a MONTH and temperatures soar leaving 45,000 people out of work A yoke-al brawl! Spanish revellers get VERY messy with flour and eggs as they celebrate town’s … (more)
Disney…Japanese style: What it’s like to stay at Tokyo Disney
Think YOU had a hard time at the airport? Hilarious images capture weary travellers at the end of their tether Now THAT’S a princely sum! Historic hotel with 74 bedrooms built by the Emperor of Austria could be your renovation project… for A 1million From seriously cool boutique hotels to ancient streets bursting with gastronomic delicacies and the breath-taking St John’s Co Cathedral: Why Valletta is the latest city-break hot spot What IS the etiquette for talking to strangers on public transport? A psychologist reveals all Fly to New York for A 56: Norwegian Air to offer cheapest transatlantic flight yet Is global warming going to cancel the ski season? Popular resorts are completely shut down after no snow falls for a MONTH and temperatures soar leaving 45,000 people out of work A yoke-al brawl! Spanish revellers get VERY messy with flour and eggs as they celebrate town’s … (more)
US senators: Russia should be sanctioned for election hacks
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. WASHINGTON – U.S. senators visiting eastern European allies to discuss security issues called for sanctions against Russia for interfering in the presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts.
US senators: Russia should be sanctioned for election hacks
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. WASHINGTON – U.S. senators visiting eastern European allies to discuss security issues called for sanctions against Russia for interfering in the presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts.
Toys evacuate Trump Tower
A stray backpack prompted the partial evacuation of Trump Tower on Tuesday, though bomb squad technicians quickly determined the unattended bag contained children’s toys and was harmless. Video posted online showed people running through the Manhattan skyscraper’s public lobby as uniformed police officers waved them toward the exits.
Inside the Beltway: Trump’s ‘true’ friends on Capitol Hill
It will be interesting to watch one of the world’s most canny dealmakers enter the White House. President-elect Donald Trump knows that dealmaking is an art rather than science, and wrote a best-selling book on the subject.
Fuel for subscription gains in Chicago: Cubs, not Trump
The election of Donald Trump may be driving a surprising bump in newspaper subscriptions in New York and Washington, DC. But in Chicago, the batter is the Cubbies.
Following anti-settlement UN vote, Netanyahu looks to rally Israelis against Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York September 21, 2016. Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its “shameful” decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building.
Putin’s remarks on Clinton defeat ‘so true’: Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump today said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks that the Democrats are looking elsewhere for their defeat in the elections were “so true”. “Vladimir Putin said today about Hillary and Dems: “In my opinion, it is humiliating.
Russians looking for a handshake from Nana Akufo-Addo
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has praised Ghanaian authorities for efforts at conducting another successful presidential and parliamentary elections and hailed the electorate for showing maturity at the polls held on 7 December 2016. In an official statement posted Tuesday, the Ministry noted that “observers from the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have recognised the election results as credible, as no serious violations that could have affected the expression of the people’s will were reported.”
Defying pressure, the United States lets UN denounce Israeli settlements
“Israel rejects this shameful anti-Israel resolution at the U.N. and will not abide by its terms,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto.
Knights of Malta to pope: Stay out of our internal affairs
Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from… Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from a real… “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after suffering a medical emergency on a flight Friday, according to her brother.
Trump thanks Putin for Christmas letter, offers to restore relations
Miami, Dec 24 : US President-elect Donald Trump thanked Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the “very nice” Christmas letter in which the latter expressed his wishes “to restore the framework of bilateral cooperation”. [NK World] In a statement released on Friday, Trump thanked Putin for the Christmas greeting and said the thoughts expressed in the letter are “so correct”, Efe reported.
What the UN vote says about how Trump will treat Israel
A dramatic vote Friday at the United Nations Security Council likely marked the final chapter in President Barack Obama’s troubled relationship with Netanyahu. But perhaps more importantly, the vote – in which the United States allowed a resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction to pass – offered a glimpse of how the President-elect and the Israeli Prime Minister are poised to soon overhaul the relationship between their two countries.
Behind oil-drilling bans, a debate over competing Arctic visions
Oil companies and Arctic communities have long sought prosperity through resource extraction. Plans announced by Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau imply more focus on tourism and sustainability.
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Should you say Myanmar or Burma?
“FOLLOW local practice when a country expressly changes its name,” advises “The Economist Style Book”, the Bible of this newspaper. Among the list of examples that follow only two rate authorial interjections: ” Myanmar , not Burma ” and ” Yangon , not Rangoon “.
‘Info leak not by security forces’
Kuala Lumpur: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan bin Kassim assured that there was no leak of information from law enforcement agencies and security forces in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone . He said the leak of information was currently focused on “tali barut” , especially among the illegal immigrants in Sabah.
More than 7,100 migrant deaths in 2016 is a world record; most were in Mediterranean
More migrants have died or disappeared in 2016 than in any previous recorded year, more than half of them in the Mediterranean Sea. In a survey of migration routes across the world, the International Organization for Migration reported last week that 7,189 migrants and refugees have died so far this year.
Here’s what the future of rail travel in the Northeast could be like
WASHINGTON — U.S. transportation officials proposed spending more than $120 billion over the next 30 years to revamp and overhaul railroad tracks in the Northeast Corridor, shaving 80 minutes off the trip between Washington and Boston, and expanding rail service throughout New Jersey. The report by the Federal Railroad Administration said a mixture of funding sources would need to be tapped to fulfill the plan of improved service along the 457-mile corridor, including some new tracks, new stations and new trains.
U.S. Representatives vote against D.C. assisted suicide law
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee voted on Monday to strike down a Washington, D.C. law that would allow physician-assisted suicide there. City leaders passed legislation in December that allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with a doctor’s help, but the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to overturn laws in the 68-square-mile district.
Israel Cabinet minister calls planned Kerry speech on Mideast policy a pathetica
In this Sept. 30, 2016 file photo, US President Barack Obama, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk during the funeral of former Israeli President and Prime minister Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.