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UK Supreme Court hears cases that PM Johnson's parliament suspension was illegal
Published On: September 17, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Sept 17: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will seek to persuade Britain’s top court this week that his decision to suspend parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week.
Israelis vote in repeat election centered on PM Netanyahu
Published On: September 17, 2019 10:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM, Sept 17: Israelis were voting Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power.
Split emerges in Venezuela opposition over talks with gov’t
Published On: September 17, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, Sept 17: A minority group of opposition parties in Venezuela agreed Monday to enter negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government without the participation of U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó, eroding his efforts to hold together a coalition to confront the socialist administration.
EU stands firm on Brexit, UK says talks to be stepped up
Published On: September 16, 2019 08:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
LUXEMBOURG, Sept 16: The European Commission said on Monday that London had still not proposed an alternative to the Irish backstop that has stymied a deal on Britain’s exit from the EU, giving a blunt read-out of a meeting between its president and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Hong Kong reopens after weekend of clashes, protests
Published On: September 16, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Sept 16: Hong Kong’s businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.
U.S. blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says 'locked and loaded'
Published On: September 16, 2019 01:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was “locked and loaded” for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, after a senior U.S. administration official said Iran was to blame.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection
Published On: September 16, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 16: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.
Ex-army chief hoping to be Israel’s next premier
Published On: September 16, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ROSH HAAYIN, Sept 16: As former army chief of staff Benny Gantz campaigns to be Israel’s next leader, he is relying less on policy specifics than on the archetypal image of a military man who can rise above the political fray and defend a country that feels perpetually under siege.
North Korea leader Kim invited Trump to Pyongyang in new letter: report
Published On: September 16, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Sept 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
Trump rebuffs Kavanaugh impeachment calls after new sexual misconduct report
Published On: September 16, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Democrats’ calls for impeaching Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday after a new report involving sexual misconduct allegations, encouraging Kavanaugh to sue for libel and suggesting the Justice Department could “rescue” him.
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