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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Media captionFootage shows the aid convoy reaching “hell on earth” Medics in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area of Syria say they have been treating people with breathing problems after a suspected chlorine attack. The reports follow government air strikes and shelling just hours after the last UN aid envoy leftContinue reading “Syria war: ‘Chlorine attack’ on besieged Eastern Ghouta”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightKYMILLMAN.COMImage captionExperts confirmed the bottle was jettisoned as part of a German oceanographic experiment in 1886 A Perth family has found the world’s oldest known message in a bottle, almost 132 years after it was thrown into the sea, Australian experts say. Tonya Illman picked up the bottle whileContinue reading “Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightAFP/GETTY IMAGESImage captionAn-26 – like this one in an archive photo – is a twin-engine turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft A Russian transport plane has crashed in Syria killing all 26 passengers and six crew members believed to have been on board, the defence ministry says. The An-26Continue reading “Russian plane crash in Syria ‘kills 32’”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightPAUL G. ALLENImage captionThe USS Lexington was scuttled during the Battle of the Coral Sea The wreck of a US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War Two has been found off the coast of Australia. The USS Lexington was located at a depth of about 3km (2Continue reading “USS Lexington: Lost WW2 aircraft carrier found after 76 years”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightMUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Rakhine state, a United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday. The UN envoy’s assessment of a continued “campaign of terror and forced starvation” comes six months after a military crackdown caused a massContinue reading “Rohingya crisis: UN envoy says refugees facing ‘forced starvation’”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionKim Jong-un was pictured welcoming delegates to the dinner North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he wants to “vigorously advance” closer ties with South Korea, according to state media. The report follows a rare visit to Pyongyang by senior South Korean officials, who had dinner with theContinue reading “Kim Jong-un ‘wants closer North-South Korea ties’”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightAFP The OP’S NEWS  has obtained leaked emails that show a lobbying effort to get US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sacked for failing to support the United Arab Emirates against regional rival Qatar. Major Trump fundraiser and UAE-linked businessman Elliott Broidy met US President Donald Trump in OctoberContinue reading “Emails show UAE-linked effort against Tillerson”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionGuillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water won the most Oscars The Oscars Awards ceremony attracted its smallest recorded US television audience. The live show averaged 26.5 million total viewers, down from 32.9 million in 2017, according to Nielsen data reported by the ABC network, which broadcast theContinue reading “Oscars 2018: US TV audience smallest for awards ceremony”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller is leading the investigation that hangs over the Trump presidency A former aide to Donald Trump says he will not co-operate with the inquiry into alleged Russian election meddling. Sam Nunberg, who helped launch Mr Trump’s campaign, said he would refuse to complyContinue reading “Trump-Russia: Former aide Sam Nunberg defies Mueller inquiry”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Media captionTrump constantly worries about the trade deficit – should we? Republicans have raised concern about the US president’s plan to impose tariffs on metals, with the party’s top lawmaker calling for it to be scrapped. US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said he was “extremely worried” about theContinue reading “Republicans ‘extremely worried’ by Trump’s metal tariffs plan”