Catalonia’s parliament is set to defy Spain and advance to the next stage of its plan for independence, with its government continuing to insist that it will press ahead without approval. The parliament is set to debate the outcome of a nine-month-long working group on sovereignty this week, despite Spain’s constitutional court ruling last year […]
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InternationalSydney (dpa) – Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric and a key figure in the Vatican under Pope Francis, is being investigated by police over child sex abuse allegations, broadcaster ABC reported Wednesday. A special police task force had been looking into the allegations for nearly a year but has now referred the
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InternationalPARIS (WJC) — Representatives of the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Buddhist faiths spoke after meeting French President François Hollande. Fr. Jacques Hamel was killed while conducting morning mass in his church. Tuesday’s attack took place in a Catholic church in a suburb of the Norman capital Rouen. The church of Saint-Etienne-Du Rouvreay was the first Christian house of worship to
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InternationalFormer South Florida U.S. Attorney Marcos Daniel Jimenez declared Monday night that he is abandoning the Republican Party for its endorsement of Donald Trump, calling the party’s presidential nominee “a bigoted, dangerous demagogue.” Mr. Jimenez, who was appointed by then-President George W. Bush, issued the scathing criticism in a Facebook post that has since been
Congressman Joseph Crowley, a representative in the Queens borough of New York City, did not mince words when discussing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Trump, a prominent New York City billionaire, didn’t lend a hand after the twin towers fell, Crowley said Tuesday night at the
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USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that the Palestinians will fail if they go through with their bid to sue Britain over the Balfour Declaration, which helped pave the way for the establishment of the State of Israel. “Of course they will fail” if they file the lawsuit, Netanyahu said at a memorial
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International, Middle EastTwo bomb blasts killed at least 48 people and wounded 170 more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group. The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed responsibility the attack via its Amaq news agency. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) confirmed the explosions and said they
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Middle EastMogadishu (dpa) – A former member of Somalia’s parliament was one of two suicide bombers behind a recent attack on international troops near Mogadishu’s international airport, Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed Wednesday Salah Nuh Ismail, also known as Salah Badbado, and an unknown second suicide bomber detonated cars loaded with explosives at an African Union
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InternationalPope Francis is set for a tricky visit to Poland, where socially Conservative Catholics and the right-wing government are out of step with many aspects of his agenda. The pontiff is expected to lead an estimated 2 million Catholics in prayer during his first visit to the east European country beginning Wednesday, Deutsche Welle reported.
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InternationalPresident Xi tells visiting Obama adviser Rice of willingness to deepen cooperation President Xi Jinping greets US National Security Advisor Susan Rice during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. The two sides agreed to effectively control their differences. WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY Beijing and Washington vowed on
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International, USALike a cross between the Olympics and a military recruitment commercial, Russia’s International Army Games kicks off in gritty style on Saturday. Over 3,000 military personnel from Russia and 19 other countries are expected to compete in a handful of disciplines blending spectator sports with military drills to test out the combat readiness of tanks,
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InternationalRussian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary said Tuesday that it’s “absurd” to think the Kremlin is responsible for hacking the U.S. Democratic National Committee, as Hillary Clinton’s camp has suggested. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected accusations that his government was behind the recent intrusion that resulted in thousands of sensitive emails being published Friday by
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International, USAIn an interview Tuesday evening, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he supports raising the minimum wage by more than one-third. The real-estate tycoon, who has frequently deviated from historic Republican orthodoxy on economic matters, said on Fox News Channel that he would increase the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to
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USAJordanian border guards on Tuesday arrested a man as he tried to enter Israel in a car containing petrol bombs, an official said, according to AFP. He was detained after ignoring orders at a checkpoint and trying to drive through roadblocks leading to the border, the source told the news agency, speaking on condition of
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