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Johnson accuses EU of trying to bring in a 'blockade' in the Irish Sea

Boris Johnson accuses the EU of trying to break up the ‘territorial integrity’ of the UK with a ‘blockade’ in the Irish Sea as he calls on ministers to back his plan to tear up parts of the Brexit deal Boris Johnson wants to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal agreed with EU PM’s […]

10% of Oregon ordered to evacuate as wildfire death toll rises to 24

Around half a million people in Oregon, or 10 per cent of the state’s population, were ordered to evacuate on Friday and residents of its largest city, Portland, were told to be ready to go as extreme wind-driven wildfires scorched U.S. West Coast states, causing at least 24 deaths. About one hundred wildfires have burned […]

Bahrain reportedly will be fourth Arab country to recognize Israel

The island kingdom of Bahrain reportedly will be the fourth Arab country to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel — and the second as part of a Trump administration peace initiative. Bahrain will follow the United Arab Emirates’ decision last month to recognize Israel’s statehood, Israeli public broadcasting journalist Amichai Stein wrote on Twitter. Stein reported […]

Trump, Biden to visit 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania on anniversary of attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will commemorate the 19th anniversary on Friday of the Sept. 11 attacks, with both candidates separately visiting the rural Pennsylvania field where one of the hijacked planes crashed. Biden and his wife, Jill, will first attend a morning ceremony in lower Manhattan in New York, where […]