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Ethiopia and Eritrea

PROMISING
really hope its a goer for them, deserve it
initiative and all

Historic breakthrough between Ethiopia and Eritrea shows no sign of slowing down

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerk embrace at the declaration signing in Asmara, Eritrea July 9, 2018 in this photo obtained from social media on July 10, 2018.

Credit:
Ghideon Musa Aron Visafric/via Reuters

Historic breakthrough between Ethiopia and Eritrea shows no sign of slowing down

 

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India may decriminalize gay sex

Indian activists hopeful as top court hears challenge to gay sex ban

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• India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments for a challenge to the country's ban on gay sex. [Reuters / Suchitra Mohanty and Sai Sachin Ravikumar]
• Section 377, which criminalizes "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal," has been in place for 157 years. [CNN / Swati Gupta]
• Activists argue that the law is unconstitutional and leads to the blackmailing, intimidation, and monetary extortion of India's LGBTQ. [Al Jazeera / Zeenat Saberin]
• Chief Justice Dipak Misra indicated the apex court would likely decriminalize the law. Misra said "discrimination will vanish" and members of the LGBTQ community will be able to "live life to the fullest." [The Times of India / Dhananjay Mahapatra]
• Same-sex intercourse was previously decriminalized in 2009; however, the Supreme Court reinstated the ban in 2013. [Pink News / Nick Duffy]

PRI says
listen

there view
if the fear is Russia so be it
if its not Russia it would likely be another

At NATO summit, Trump calls Germany a 'captive' of Russia

US President Donald Trump gestures as he and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attend a bilateral breakfast with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

At NATO summit, Trump calls Germany a 'captive' of Russia

VOX says
only ead a couple

Trump just came to fight

Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images

• A two-day North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit is off to the races. And it's not really had a diplomatic start, to say the least. [NYT]
• This will likely be "the most divisive" NATO summit in its 69-year history. [The Guardian / Ewen MacAskill]
• Leading up to the summit, Trump allegedly told members of the G-7 that "NATO is as bad as NAFTA." [Axios / Jonathan Swan]
• President Trump publicly told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that the US' defense spending for the organization was too high. Though certainly brazen to bring it up in this manner, Trump's not exactly wrong (he's not exactly right either). [Vox / Alex Ward]

 

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Al Monitor says
with addittional comments ha

WHY should he?


Iran
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Why Putin won’t throw Iran under the bus in Syria

Despite speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin may sacrifice Iran's interests in his upcoming summit with US President Donald Trump, Russian policy appears geared toward gaining concessions from the Americans without going beyond Iran’s red lines in Syria.

no comment actually
same ole same ole
but
then again
ISRAELS only greasy viz a viz friend in the wold
obviousely wont say a word against each other


Israel
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US administration silent on Israel's occupation policy

Contrary to former US administrations, President Donald Trump accepts Israel's ongoing occupation and settlement policies without requiring concessions for the Palestinians.


wonder/ponder
are the Egyptians more civilized than the Europeans/some Europeans in there treatment of refugees
any other country except yours huh
trried it on with TURRKEY?
Egypt rejects EU plan to force refugees into camps

The debate over the European Union’s plan to set up centers for migrants in North Africa and the Middle East has been rekindled in Egypt, where officials reiterated their rejection of such centers.

ARTICLE SUMMARY
The debate over the European Union’s plan to set up centers for migrants in North Africa and the Middle East has been rekindled in Egypt, where officials reiterated their rejection of such centers.

So far, no northern African country has shown interest in the deal. Egypt, along with Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Albania, have officially rejected the EU move, putting EU leaders in dire straits.

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The EU seeks to establish these centers in Egypt to hamper the flow of migrants to Europe via the Mediterranean. On July 1, Egyptian parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag during a visit to Berlin that building refugee camps affiliated to the EU in Egypt would "violate the laws and constitution of our country.”

Legal migrants, he noted, can live freely wherever they want in Egypt and can't be forced to live in certain centers.

The proposal comes within the framework of the EU’s controversial plan to build regional "reception centers" in North Africa in hopes of putting the brakes on the influx of migrants and asylum seekers and foiling the attempts of human traffickers to send migrants to Europe across the sea. The deal, announced June 29 by EU leaders after their emergency meeting in Brussels, also includes building “controlled camps” in European countries.

Read more: Egypt rejects EU plan to force refugees into camps

 

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like'
and/or dont mind CHINA telling us off ha
but not the USA
for some reason??? just dont trust the USAs motives, at all
sooner
we all get ove the perceived threat,the etter me thinks
inevitabilty

FYI
dont know what NZs up to actually dont take too much notice with whats going on around here haha
actually lately
force myself to watch a couple of hours of NZ news each night, because i rubbish most other countries so much ha

tonight
an MP got rat poison rubbed on him by a (copycat ring a bell/but ti did happen a year ago?) conservstionist who was pissed off about 1080 poisoned carotts being used with gay abandon to kill tabbitts and opossums
guilty, penalty fined 400-00 not USA jailed for years
- hope that helps?
and the nurses were on strike today
the 27 dollars an hour shes getting currently is not good enough

China power

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Australia, Solomon Islands, PNG sign undersea cable deal amid criticism from China
By Pacific Affairs reporter Liam Fox
Posted July 12, 2018 05:36:20


Solomon Islands cable deal

It is the 4,000-kilometre cable that Canberra did not want Beijing to build. Here's how the Solomon Islands internet cable deal came to fruition.
The newspaper was responding to Australian media reports that Australia and New Zealand would sign a new security pact with Pacific Island nations later in the year to counter the growing influence of China in the region.

The security pact, known as Biketawa Plus, is being considered by members of the Pacific Islands Forum and builds on the Biketawa Declaration signed in 2000 that has guided the forum's collective response to crises such as natural disasters and civil unrest.

The Global Times warned it would be a "strategic mistake" if the new security agreement was aimed at China.

"Instead of being overly cautious about China's rise, Australia and New Zealand should avoid misleading the region on China's role, and other regional countries should be clear about the consequences of being misled," its editorial said.

"The region will only suffer more losses from containing China."

The New Zealand Government has also copped criticism after it released its Strategic Defence Policy Statement last week which said China was challenging the existing international rules-based order.

At a press conference in Beijing on Monday China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged New Zealand to "correct its wrong words and deeds and contribute more to the mutual trust and cooperation between our two countries".
Australia, Solomon Islands, PNG sign undersea cable deal amid criticism from China

 

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U.S. and China may be ready to talk, Trump disrupts NATO unity, and traders see an end to the Fed’s hiking cycle.

It’s good to talk
Beijing and Washington sought to defuse an escalating trade war after the Trump administration released the biggest list yet of Chinese goods it may hit with tariff increases. China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said “when we have a trade problem, we should talk about it” -- alongside fresh threats of retaliation. The move back to the bargaining table matches some willingness from the Trump team to resume talks, according to a person familiar with the administration’s thinking. Both nations stand to lose by erecting barriers. Morgan Stanley estimatesthat if the U.S. goes ahead with threatened tariffs on $250 billion worth of imported Chinese goods, the hit to American growth would be around 0.3 to 0.4 percentage point and, for China, it could constitute a drag of 0.3 percentage point.

the usual
bully in the schoolyard
let eveyone know the thoughts beliefs of simplicity
then backtrack a fraction

"I believe in NATO": After several contentious meetings, President Trump strongly reaffirmed his support for the alliance
Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:13 AM EST
President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to NATO and said he had won big spending concessions.

He said that the allies had agreed to his demand that they significantly increase military spending. The alliance, he said, is “very unified, very strong, no problem.” The comments came after he signed on to a joint statement that largely reaffirmed existing NATO commitments, and was at odds with some of his own statements.

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interesting REAL news take on it all

Germany
we have to defend them from RUSSIA
- Trump says

geeeeesus

NATO Shields U.S. From Its Military Adventures

It is the U.S. that needs NATO, which allows the US to bypass the UN Security Council and engage in military adventures abroad, while keeping a safe distance across the Atlantic, says Eirik Vold of the Red Party of Norway

 

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just seems to me if you want to spend billions pa on defence/detterents,that dont APPEAR totally neccessary
your loss
GLAD we are 'down here'and not invloved in your affairs up there

again i say
personally not interested in crying to the US to come save us

think we all know what it looks like

Did Trump Threaten to Pull U.S. out of NATO? President Touts $33 Billion in Extra Funding from Allies
Trump told allies "I would be very unhappy if they didn't up their commitment very substantially."

 

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NEWSWEEK says
i say,apologies in advace,if neccessary
like other articles is of interest
keeping up with current thoughts around

TOP STORY
Black Lives Matter: 5 Years on, What Has the Movement Achieved and Where Does It Go From Here?
BLM first began in response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
BY CHANTAL DA SILVA

 

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uhhmmmm
cant seem to get out of newsweeks nl this am haha
each article a gem duh

the animals back to its best,throws in a few or two,everyones a fool except itself
schoolyard bully confirming its the best democracy in the world huh
- self proffessed

Donald Trump Bragged About Kim Jong Un Summit to NATO Leaders, Saying It Was Better Than the Oscars: Report
President Donald Trump claimed his unprecedented summit received more media attention than...

why
did it even go there
shit house asked/begged or UK was aware it was in the area,pommie courtesy etc etc

Why We're Protesting Donald Trump's Visit To The U.K. | Opinion
Trumpism puts the entire planet in jeopardy—it's vital that our resistance isn't restricted...

 

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In Tijuana, One Man’s Story Shows the Gratuitous Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Policy

Our Columnists
An Immigrant’s Story Illustrates the Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Policy

Adrian Bernal Rodriguez lived for years in San Diego. Now he finds himself on the other side of the border, living in a shelter and recovering from broken ankles.

By Masha Gesse
old news
but still,how can it be

Mothers in a New Mexico Prison Do Not Know How to Find Their Children

Mothers in a New Mexico Prison Do Not Know How to Find Their Children


lets see
if theres a marked diffeence
somehow,dont think so

News Desk
Trump Gets a Cannier E.P.A. Chief

Like his predecessor, Andrew Wheeler has close ties to the fossil-fuel industry and a desire to destroy Obama’s climate-policy legacy. But he will likely be more effective than Scott Pruitt.

By Carolyn Kormann

 

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NYTs day to share personal storys

News Desk
An Israeli Aid Worker’s Clandestine Effort to Help Syrian Refugees
Following a regime-led offensive in southwest Syria, thousands of refugees face hunger and exposure to the brutal summer heat.

By Bernard Avishai

Culture Desk
A Documentary That Captures the Ongoing Despair in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Daniel McCabe’s “This Is Congo” focusses on three years in the decades of conflict that have wracked the African nation.

By Peter Canby
Humor from The New York

smile
- tenfold

 

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dident Jesus open his ams like that to embrace the world/YOU

Trump says NATO members agreed to spending increases | Al Jazeera English

Published on Jul 12, 2018
US President Donald Trump said that he is "very, very happy" because NATO members pledged to increase defence spending to levels "never seen before", despite denials from allies, such as France, that any additional pledges were made beyond previous targets.
In a news conference after a NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, Trump said NATO members would increase their contribution at a "much faster clip" than previously scheduled.
"We made a tremendous amount of progress today," Trump said. "The United States' commitment to NATO remains very strong," he said, adding that it was "much more powerful than two days ago".
French President Emmanuel Macron, however, denied Trump's claim that NATO powers agreed to increase their defence spending beyond what they had already committed, according to the Associated Press news agency.

James Bays reports from Brussels.

 

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am tweet
LAUGHING out loud
disscussing NATO and Trump with myself ha

 

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F'n arse
no reason o believe ANYTHING thats muttered by them
havent earnt an ounce of credibilty at all

eligble families
cunning bastards play on wording

hear from 1/2 a dozen independant sources esp Parents
will give reason to believe

Trump Administration Says It’s Reunited All Eligible Toddlers With Their Families

Trump Administration Says It’s Reunited All Eligible Toddlers With Their Families


By BEN MATHIS-LILLEY

JULY 12, 20181:29 PM

A child reaches through from the Mexican side of the U.S./Mexico border fence on June 24, 2018 in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The Trump administration announced Thursday in a Department of Homeland Security press release that it has reunited 57 children younger than 5 with their families as required by court order.

The order, given by California federal judge Dana Sabraw in response to a class action suit brought by the ACLU, required the government to reunite undocumented parents with children younger than 5 by July 10 and to reunite all families with separated children by July 26. (The ACLUnoted in a statement that the government missed Tuesday’s deadline by two days.)

The Trump administration triggered the family separation crisis by instituting a “zero-tolerance” policy of criminally prosecuting all undocumented border crossings rather than handling most such cases through civil proceedings as previous administrations had done. Children were thus separated from their parents while the parents were held in adult jails. While the administration isplanning to create facilities that will allow families to be held together while criminal charges against adults are pending, the adults who are being reunited with their children at the moment are beingequipped with ankle monitors and released pending further court appearances.

By Ben Mathis-Lilley

 

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geuss
if Vlad and the Tump talk about it next week, we wonthear of it
close elations huh??
but then it i EAL news
decide for yourself??

The US Is Empowering Nazis in Ukraine

The United States is helping Ukrainian neo-Nazis fight against Russia. Ex-Bush administration official turned whistleblower Larry Wilkerson warns this is the most dangerous kind of “the enemy of the enemy is my friend” politics. Ben Norton reports

 

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and

to think the NK/USA NUKE dama hs been esolved,so easily Duh!!!

NATO Shields U.S. From Its Military Adventures

It is the U.S. that needs NATO, which allows the US to bypass the UN Security Council and engage in military adventures abroad, while keeping a safe distance across the Atlantic, says Eirik Vold of the Red Party of Norway

It is the U.S. that needs NATO, which allows the US to bypass the UN Security Council and engage in military adventures abroad, while keeping a safe distance across the Atlantic, says Eirik Vold of the Red Party of Norway

‘They like me a lot in the UK,’ says Trump. He’s not entirely wrong.

PRI's The World

July 12, 2018 · 2:45 PM EDT

By Matthew Bell
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Trevor Shonk is mayor and city councillor in Ramsgate, a town on the coast of Kent, just across the English channel from the shoreline of France.

Credit:
Matthew Bell/PRIn small English towns like Ramsgate, the job of mayor is mostly a ceremonial one. The leader is not supposed to be mucking about in politics.
But Trevor Shonk, mayor of the town about 80 miles east of London, could not help himself. “Good luck to Trump” was one of the first things he told me over the phone.

‘They like me a lot in the UK,’ says Trump. He’s not entirely wrong.

 

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keeping up appearances
loyalty to allies,and best buddiy UK
the poms tried it on and failed huh
France/UK can bomb the USA now

'special relationship' be damnsd
staight talking Trump admired by some incl poms because he does what he said he would huh
what a man,of the century

Protesters gather outside the London residence of U.S. Ambassador Woody Johnson on Thursday during President Donald Trump's visit to the U.K. Source: Getty

Trump Riles Hosts, Avoids Protests in British Visit
After unsettling NATO allies this week with incendiary comments, President Donald Trump arrived for a highly anticipated visit that quickly descended into drama. He publicly slammed Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, suggesting it would “probably kill” a U.S.-U.K. trade deal, and said Boris Johnson, who recently resigned as foreign secretary, would be a good prime minister. Trump also renewed his attacks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan. He’s due to meet Queen Elizabeth II today, avoiding the 70,000 protesters expected in London with a controversial balloon depicting Trump as a giant baby.

SOURCES: WASHINGTON POST, THE GUARDIAN, BBC

 

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dont mind admitting in observation
it appears the Don does seem to ave a reasonable amount of followers in the UK
all credit to individual British citizens i say
despite what he says/does, thre renowned staid old steff upper lip etc
British to acknowledge that is pretty cool i think,keep in mind theyve never had a brash leader/action man
saying/doing what it does
think
of mousy Cameron/Major etc etc..no guts/even T MAY at the moment

TOP STORY
Who Supports Trump in the U.K.? Meet the Groups Marching For the President
Not everyone in the U.K. is against the unpopular president.
BY DAVID BRENNAN

Trump Scrambles to Undo Awkward Comments on Theresa May Hours After Slamming Brexit Deal
The president's awkward comments were published shortly ahead of the pair's meeting on Friday.

 

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aah newsweek leeping one engrossed this am haha


naturral phenomenon,or no
associated
ie related,interesting
COOL
thers that word again EXTREME weather
deniers know best tho

Greenland Village Evacuated as Giant Iceberg Approaches, May Create Tsunami
"There are 180 inhabitants, and we are very concerned and afraid," one resident said.

What Is the Cyclospora Parasite? McDonald's Removes Salads From 3,000 Stores After 100 Fall Ill
"If you ate a salad from McDonald's since mid-May and developed diarrhea and fatigue, contact a...