Terror-accused Hindu hardliner heads towards big win in Indian election
Pragya Thakur, a Hindu ascetic accused of plotting a bomb attack on Muslims in India, defeated an opposition strongman by a big margin on Thursday as her ruling Hindu nationalist party headed towards a massive victory in the country?s general election. Thakur, contesting from the central city of Bhopal for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s Bharatiya Janata Party ...
Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
This was India?s Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s latest production, traveling to a remote mountain temple with a preferred TV news crew to show the world India?s leader meditating days before the end of the country?s marathon general elections. Modi, 68, has carefully constructed an image of himself as a pious man of the people, a would-be monk called to ...
US may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
: The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defences against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said Wednesday. During back-to-back closed briefings for the House and Senate on Tuesday, defense leaders told congressional officials the U.S. doesn?t want to ...
Indonesian troops flood Jakarta streets after post-election riots
Tens of thousands of Indonesian military and police were deployed on the streets of Jakarta Thursday, as a deadline approached for a presidential challenger to file an appeal over claims of widespread cheating in last month?s election.
Trump walks out on Democrats as impeachment talk heats up
Trump?s ire was seemingly triggered by House Speaker Pelosi, his nemesis in Congress, who declared following an emergency meeting with lawmakers earlier Wednesday: ?We believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a cover-up.? ?I don?t do cover-ups,? Trump shot back at a hastily arranged Rose Garden press event moments after the aborted White House talks. ?So ...
China slams US ‘bullying’ as firms step away from Huawei
Commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said China has lodged ?solemn representations? with Washington, warning that Beijing has the ?confidence and ability to protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.? ?The US use of state power to arbitrarily exert pressure on a private Chinese company like Huawei is typical economic bullying,? Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday. In an ...
50 children saved after police bust paedophile website: Interpol
Interpol said its Operation Blackwrist began after it found material that was traced back to a subscription-based site on the dark web, where people can use encrypted software to hide behind layers of secrecy. Interpol enlisted help from national agencies worldwide, with the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) department eventually tracking the site?s IP address, where new photos and ...
Illegal hunting threatens songbird prized as delicacy: study
You see, the ortolan bunting is seen by elite chefs and foodies as a rare culinary treat ? one that is consumed whole, bones and all, with a napkin over one?s head, for privacy and to better inhale its aroma. Now, European experts say in a study published Wednesday in the US journal Science Advances that illegal hunting is ...
Modi wins massive victory in Indian elections
In an apparent attack on BJP?s rival Congress party, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that none of the candidates in the elections were able to ?fool the people [of India] by wearing the veil of secularism?. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to supporters at BJP headquarters in Delhi,?insisted?that he ?might make mistakes, but won?t ever ...
Indian elections 2019: Modi-led BJP coalition leads polls
India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s party taking an early lead, TV channels and India?s Election Commission said. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Modi?s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is expected to surpass the 272 seats needed to ...
India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi in pole position
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Modi?s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is expected to surpass the 272 seats needed to command a majority in the lower house of parliament, six of seven exit polls showed on Sunday.
Kremlin condemns alleged US ultimatum to Turkey over missile deal
We consider such ultimatums to be unacceptable, and we are going on the many statements made by representatives of Turkey?s leadership headed by President (Tayyip) Erdogan that the S-400 deal is already complete and will be implemented.? Turkey?s defense minister said earlier on Wednesday that Ankara was preparing for potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of the Russian missile system ...
Six die, protests swell as Indonesia plunges into post-election unrest
Demonstrations over the outcome of last month?s presidential election gripped the heart of Indonesia?s capital on Wednesday after an overnight face-off between police and protesters in which Jakarta?s governor said six people were killed. The riots followed an announcement on Tuesday by the General Election Commission (KPU) confirming that President Joko Widodo had beaten his challenger, former general ...
US FAA chief says no 737 MAX fix yet ahead of fence-mending summit
?It takes as long as it takes to be right,? Elwell said, saying the delay was caused by the FAA sending Boeing additional questions about its proposed fix. ?There are conditions for us to have (the 737 MAX) return to fly and that is we do our independent review,? said Jagello Fayl, communications chief for the European Union Aviation ...
Trump links Huawei dispute with US-China trade war
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday for the first time linked a dispute over telecom giant Huawei, which he views as a threat to American security, with a deal to resolve the US-China trade war. That notwithstanding, Trump said there is a "good possibility" Washington will reach an agreement with Beijing to end the escalating trade conflict, and that ...
'Good' chance for China trade deal, could include Huawei: Trump
"If we made a deal, I can imagine Huawei being included in some form or some part of a trade deal," Trump told reporters during an announcement about increased aid to farmers hurt in the trade war with China.
NASA unveils schedule for ´Artemis´ 2024 Moon mission
The original lunar missions were named for Apollo -- Artemis was his twin sister in Greek mythology, and the goddess of hunting, wilderness and the Moon. Next will come Artemis 2, which will orbit Earth?s satellite with a crew around 2022; followed finally by Artemis 3 that will put astronauts on lunar soil in 2024, including the first woman. ...
Dutch leftists seen with surprise victory in EU vote: exit poll
The Labour party of European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans was projected to win five seats out of the 26 allocated for the Netherlands, the Ipsos poll for public broadcaster NOS said. Rutte´s Liberals were set to win four seats and the right-wing Forum for Democracy of populist leader Thierry Baudet was expected to win three seats, the poll said. ...
Italy anti-mafia body says Berlusconi 'unpresentable' for EU vote
The five include three candidates from Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia party and one from the far-right Casa Pound, and all are currently under investigation or being tried for alleged crimes, according to the committee's president Nicola Morra. Berlusconi is also being investigated or prosecuted for alleged witness tampering in Milan, Sienna, Rome and Turin, each time accused of paying ...
Trump congratulates Indian PM Modi on election victory
In his congratulatory message to Indian PM, US president Trump wrote on his Twitter handle: "Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP is headed for a victory bigger than in 2014 - a 300-plus figure the BJP reached as a single largest party.
