President Trump, local politicians send condolences following shooting of House Majority Whip
The Alexandria Police Department responded to Eugene Simpson Stadium Park shortly after 7:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting . House of Representatives majority whip Steve Scalise was shot and several other people were also wounded in the incident in Virginia , officials said .
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No question paper leak of MBBS entrance test, says AIIMS panel
Candidates should visit the website at www.aiimsexams.org for regular updates and details. AIIMS MBBS Entrance Exam 2017 was conducted on May 28 . Every year AIIMS conduct entrance exam for MBBS course in all over India, this year it was conducted in the month of May.
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Brexit to go on, says May as she forms minority government
With most of the vote accounted for, analysts predict that with 318 seats, May's Conservatives will fall about eight seats short of the 326 needed for an outright majority in the U.K.'s 650-seat House of Commons . As the results piled up, some form of minority or coalition government appeared increasingly likely. I am fully committed to maintaining regular and close contact at our level to facilitate the work of our negotiators..
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United Kingdom leader holding alliance talks with NIreland party chief
According to reports of the meeting, she accepted personal responsibility for calling the snap election and for the result, which saw her party lose its overall majority and have to rely on the support of others. The two sides are looking to form a "confidence and supply" arrangement. May is now in talks with Northern Ireland's ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party (DUP ) - which won 10 seats - to forge an informal alliance.
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General Election: Labour continuing to close gap on Tories new poll shows
The prime minister said that she "had the balls to call an election", as she faced a barrage of questions about her trustworthiness and public services in last night's TV debate. "I think Corbyn would now be feeling more confident they're not going to suffer the electoral wipe-out initially feared", Dr Lelliott said. 'There has to be no first use, there has to be a process of engagement to bring about, ultimately, global nuclear disarmament.
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The Prime Minister's statement announcing the new Government
And of course there is always the possibility that a second general election could be called . John Curtice, who oversees the exit poll for a consortium of broadcasters, said Friday that the Conservatives' final tally might be a bit higher than 314, but it was extremely unlikely they would get a majority.
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James Brokenshire not acceptable chairman for Stormont talks, says Gerry Adams
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said Ireland was keen for Brexit talks to start and to ensure the process of Britain leaving the European Union did not have an adverse impact on Northern Ireland's fragile peace process.Flanagan was speaking as the British political situation was in turmoil following an election on Thursday that produced no clear victor.
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Authorities confirm fatalities after massive fire engulfs London apartment block
London's Metropolitan Police said a number of people were being treated for a range of injuries, but did not provide more specifics. London mayor Sadiq Khan said: "There will be a great many questions over the coming days as to the cause of this tragedy and I want to reassure Londoners that we will get all the answers".
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United Nations rights chief 'alarmed' by impact of Gulf crisis
Qatar has denied the allegations. Manama, which has had territorial disputes in the past with Doha , has announced it would jail Qatar sympathizers, following a similar decision by the UAE. Qatar was the country that brokered a peace agreement signed in 2010 between Djibouti and Eritrea in an attempt to resolve the decades-old border conflict and since then the Arab country has deployed units there to maintain stability.
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London fire: Baby caught after being 'dropped to safety from tower'
The cause of the fire, which broke out just after 0000 GMT, is not known at this stage, the Fire Brigade said. The building underwent a 10 million-pound refurbishment as part of a wider transformation of the estate a year ago. "It was an inferno". The building underwent renovation two years ago and installed plastic cladding on the building's sides, he said, citing information gathered on site.
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Eritrea sides with Saudi and allies over row with Qatar
While expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia , Nawaz Sharif said the Kingdom has a very special place in the hearts of Pakistanis. The crisis has put Turkey in a delicate position as Ankara regards Qatar as its chief ally in the Gulf but is also keen to maintain its improving relations with the key regional power Saudi Arabia.
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Emmanuel Macron's takeover of French politics is all but complete
She won a fifth of the vote in the first round of the presidential election in April, coming second behind Macron by just a few percentage points of the vote, yet pollsters expect she will have just a handful of seats in parliament in contrast to 400 or more for Macron.






