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Hillary Clinton’s evisceration of Donald Trump
There's a new Hillary Clinton in town. A speech that was billed as a major foreign policy address instead unfolded as a savage, mocking evisceration of Donald Trump Thursday as the former secretary of state adopted an aggressive new campaign persona designed to repel the unpredictable challenge posed by the presumptive...
US election: Understanding media addiction to Donald Trump
Co-dependency is commonly defined as "an emotional and behavioural condition that affects an individual's ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship". Another term for it is "relationship addiction". People form and persist with relationships "that are one-sided, emotionally...
France floods: Louvre to close as Seine rises further
The world's most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday amid worsening flooding caused by days of torrential rain. The move will allow staff to move works at risk of damage to higher parts of the gallery, a statement said. The Seine, which runs through Paris past the Louvre, has risen five metres above...
Angela Merkel says she hopes UK stays in EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes the UK will stay in the EU, "for the benefit of all of us". She said it was up to UK voters to decide whether to leave or remain in the EU in the 23 June referendum. But she said EU states got better results in negotiations than those that had to "negotiate from...
Gujarat riots: India court convicts 24 over Gulbarg massacre
A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court acquitted 36 others in the so-called Gulbarg Society killings in Ahmedabad city. Activists and riot survivors have expressed "disappointment" and said...
France industrial unrest: Air threat lifts as rail strikes continue
Threats of French air traffic disruption this weekend have been lifted, ministers say, although a rail strike is still halving services. Four of five unions have called off air traffic control action, with Transport Minister Alain Vidalies assuring there would be no disruption. Fears of the strike spreading to the Paris metro...
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide". The timing...
Glastonbury Festival 2016 weather — mud bath off the cards as sunshine fills the forecast
Glastonbury festival kicks off in just over a month. But should those lucky enough to be going to see Adele, Coldplay and Muse playing on the Pyramid Stage be starting to prepare for a heatwave or the dreaded mud bath? Despite rain and wind rounding off a warmer May, hopes have been raised for a heatwave for the Somerset music...
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". Turkey is bitterly opposed to the Bundestag (lower house) resolution, and has warned that it could hurt ties. Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the...
The fight for Falluja: Human shields and 20,000 children trapped
ISIS-held Falluja is surrounded by Iraqi-forces, which are expected to storm the city soon. An estimated 50,000 people — 20,000 of whom are children, the U.N. says — are trapped in the city. There are reports that hundreds of families are being used by ISIS as human shields in the center of Falluja; that men and...
Young boy finds crystal meth in his Kinder Surprise egg
A six-year-old boy who found a chocolate egg under a hedge last week was perplexed on opening it up to find a bag containing a white powder inside. The child, who was playing with his eight-year-old brother in their home town of Limavady, Northern Ireland, gave the mystery substance to his father, who then passed it on to...
Trump Is A Dumber Voldemort
“…you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able stop themselves. You’re scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends.” This is a quote from Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, but it is somehow very relevant today. With Donald Trump in the presidential race...