Former chancellor Philip Hammond has claimed Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was an agreement previously available to ex-prime minister Theresa May. The current prime minister presented his “great new” deal to parliament after concluding negotiations with the EU earlier this month. But Mr Hammond suggested Mr Johnson’s agreement – which came after the EU repeatedly said […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday the operation that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took place after its intelligence pinpointed his location. Senior SDF official Redur Xelil said at a news conference that the forces would now intensify intelligence operations and efforts to chase down Islamic State […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, in a major blow to the jihadist group. Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by detonating a suicide vest after fleeing into a dead-end tunnel, […]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s intelligence service provided the U.S.-led coalition with the exact coordinates of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s location, paving the way for the raid that reportedly killed him, an Iraqi intelligence official told Reuters on Sunday. The agency learned of Baghdadi’s location from documents found at a secret location in Iraq’s […]
Independent TDs Michael and Danny Healy-Rae have missed more than eight out of every 10 Dáil voting sessions held in the last two years. Figures compiled by the Irish Independent show that in the last two years the Kerry-based brothers have an exceptionally poor attendance rate for the weekly voting block that takes place every […]
(Reuters) – Republican President Donald Trump opened a forum on criminal justice reform in South Carolina on Friday touting his support for sweeping reforms that he hopes will help him pick up more votes among African-Americans next year. Former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and seven other Democratic contenders […]
US president and Democratic candidates for White House to take part in South Carolina forum on criminal justice reform. US Republican President Donald Trump and his top Democratic rivals for the White House in November 2020 will take part in a forum on criminal justice reform at a historically black South Carolina college this weekend. […]
Boris Johnson has challenged MPs to back his call for an election on December 12 in return for more time to scrutinise his Brexit deal. The Prime Minister has offered parliamentarians until November 6 to debate and vote on his Withdrawal Agreement Bill before the campaign trail begins. The Labour Party has so far refused […]
As Geraint Davies described how he wanted Boris Johnson’s deal to be put to a people’s vote, Iain Dale said: “It’s funny though because that isn’t actually Labour policy is it?” To which Mr Davies replied: “I think you’ll find that is what emerges.” The LBC host said: “Well it isn’t at the moment is […]
(Reuters) – The late Elijah Cummings, a veteran Democratic lawmaker and civil rights activist who was a leading force in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, will be eulogized on Friday by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in his hometown of Baltimore. Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential […]