US President Donald Trump said he expects the United States could be running Venezuela and extracting its oil for years. He made the comments during an interview with the New York Times in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
The paper said Trump would not give a precise time range for how long the US would oversee Venezuela. When asked if it would be months, or longer than a year, he said it would be “much longer.” Trump also remained focused on Venezuela’s oil industry. He said: “We’re going to be using oil, and... Read More
Two people wounded in shooting involving federal agents in Portland” Two people have been wounded in a shooting involving US federal agents in Portland, Oregon, say officials.
The city’s police department said in a statement that a man and woman had been taken to hospital and their conditions were unknown. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the incident happened at 14:19 local time (22:19 GMT) with the traffic stop of a Venezuelan gang member, who “attempted to run over” agents with... Read More
Iran protests spread nationwide as NGO reports dozens killed –
The demonstrations, which were sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran’s Islamic regime. Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran “very hard” if protesters are killed.Anti-government protests in Iran spread further across the country on Thursday. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO reported... Read More
As a “unilateral peace gesture,” Venezuela announces the release of a “significant number” of prisoners
The head of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, says that the number of releases will be known in the coming hours. It is unclear whether these imply full freedom or whether restrictions will be applied.Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and head of the National Assembly, did not specify who they would be... Read More
The Met Office says the “Weather Bomb” could cause gusts of up to 100 miles per hour along with heavy snow with blizzard-like conditions.
Storm Goretti has arrived in the UK, bringing gusts of up to 100mph, as a rare red warning for “dangerous, stormy” winds was issued. Winds of 98mph have already been recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, which is a new record for the site, the Met Office said. Goretti, the UK’s... Read More
Minnesota officials say FBI has blocked them from ICE shooting investigation -BBC
Minnesota officials say they have been blocked by the FBI from the investigation into 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a US immigration agent on Wednesday In response, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says local authorities have “no jurisdiction” in the investigation Federal and local authorities give differing accounts of the shooting,... Read More
An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders were arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown on the underground church movement
Nine people were detained on Tuesday after police raided their homes and the church office in Chengdu, the Early Rain Covenant Church said. Five of them had been released by Wednesday. More than 1,000 miles away in Wenzhou, authorities began demolishing the Yayang Church building, as seen in video obtained by the non-profit ChinaAid, which... Read More
Salt Lake City church shooting leaves 2 dead and several injured” At least 2 people are dead and six others are injured after a shooting outside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Salt Lake City, authorities said.
2 killed, several injured in shooting outside Salt Lake City church during funeral Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of... Read More
Andrew was paid millions by oligarch with funds from firm linked to bribery scheme”
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found. Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev has told the BBC through... Read More
WAKAYAMAA: Calico cat named Yontama was appointed Wednesday the third feline stationmaster of a local Japanese railway station.
Continuing an almost two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped rescue the line from financial difficulties while sparking similar moves by other rail operators During a ceremony at Kishi Station on Wakayama Electric Railway Co’s Kishigawa Line, the railway company also introduced its latest feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama. New stationmaster Yontama’s predecessor Nitama, also... Read More