UPDATE 2-UK hit with recession warning as Brexit battle builds in parliament
Britain might be entering a full-blown recession that a no-deal exit from the European Union would compound, blowing a 30 billion-pound hole in the public finances, a budget watchdog said on Thursday. As lawmakers prepared for a vote that could hinder…
EU is ‘unimpressed’ by threats of no-deal Brexit – BBC
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator said in an interview to be published on Thursday that he was unimpressed by threats of no-deal Brexit but that if the United Kingdom opted for such a course it would have to face the consequences. “I think that the UK …
Inside Trump’s DC hotel, where allies and lobbyists flock to peddle their interests
Fossil fuel interests, pro-gun groups, foreign delegations and all manner of allies visit the Trump International Hotel to cozy up to the administration, say watchdogsThe Trump International Hotel was briefly illuminated with projected messages on 15 M…
On Iran, Is Rand Paul the New John Kerry?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — For the past two months, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s message to Americans has been that neither his country nor President Donald Trump wants war. So it’s not surprising that in an interview this week, Zarif said the do…
The AK-47 Is Old News: Russia Now Has the Deadly AK-203
But the deal, signed for a whopping 750,000 AK-203 rifles with 40,000 to be directly imported, is no less significant from the perspective of the Russian arms export business.From air defense systems to nuclear submarines, the Soviet Union has enjoyed …
Iran Knows It Can’t Bet on Trump 2020 Defeat as Sanctions Bite
(Bloomberg) — As Iran weighs the merits of talks with the U.S. and tensions remain high in the Persian Gulf, the Islamic Republic’s leadership is preparing for a second Donald Trump term and mindful of how two key countries fared in high-stakes negoti…
China Is Drafting Urgent Plan to Resolve Hong Kong Chaos, SCMP Says
(Bloomberg) — Chinese officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs are working on an urgent strategy to solve the city’s political chaos and have ruled out the use of military force, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unidentified people famili…
L. Bruce Laingen, top US diplomat held in Iran, dies at 96
L. Bruce Laingen, the top American diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian protesters in 1979 and one of 52 Americans held hostage for more than a year, has died. Iran was in chaos in 1979, roiled by the departure of the …
‘Tell Them to Leave’: Trump Sics Rally Crowd on ‘The Squad’
Carolyn Kaster/APAt an arena rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump quadrupled down on his recent racist attacks on four female Democratic lawmakers. He also chastised one of them for using “the big, fat, vici…
US sets tight travel limitations for Iran’s UN diplomats
The U.S. is tightly limiting travel by Iranian officials visiting or assigned to the United Nations, sparking concern from the world body. Representatives to the U.N. from Iran and some other countries have long had some limitations on their movements…
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people . A WHO expert committee declined on three previous occasions to ad…
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