Tehran mayor Qalibaf quits Iran presidential election race, backs conservative Reisi
Mr. Rouhani's popularity has gone down, with 74% of Iranians feeling their living standards have not improved following the nuclear deal two years ago. "There's nothing that. brings out young, liberal voters like a hard-line conservative, which Raisi is", Kupchan said. Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi further touched upon the unemployment issue in the country and implicitly accused Rouhani's government of failing to address the country's economic problems.
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BC Greens leader Andrew Weaver seeks official party status
Horgan says he has spoken with Liberal Leader Christy Clark but that his view of the election is much different from hers. "A large majority of people would like to see the Green Party supporting the government on a vote-by-vote basis, instead of a formal coalition".
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HR McMaster: Information President Trump Shared With Russians Was 'Wholly Appropriate'
So expect trip details. The highly classified information about an Islamic State plot was collected by Israel, a crucial source of intelligence and close partner in the fight against some of the America's fiercest threats in the Middle East.
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North Korea: Ballistic missile test successful
But Tong Zhao, an analyst with the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, said Sunday's test may give Pyongyang "a regional nuclear deterrence" option, meaning it might no longer need to pursue a weapon to reach as far as the USA mainland.
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Clapper: US Gov't 'Under Assault' by Trump After Comey Firing
Clapper said America's founding fathers had created three co-equal branches of government with checks and balances, but with Trump as president, that was now under assault and "eroding". GRAHAM: I think it was inappropriate. Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah said on " Fox News Sunday " that if there are recordings, it is "inevitable" that they will be subpoenaed and have to be turned over.
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China asks India to shed narrow-minded nationalism
PM Nawaz said, "As an old friend, it is a matter of huge pleasure for him, government and the people of Pakistan to witness the success of this event as well as the transformational potential of OBOR for the peace, progress and prosperity of the people of the world".
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Exit polls show Merkel's CDU wins key German election
She is thought to have lost the debate on security, education, transport, immigration, and the comparatively high unemployment rate. It was the third straight state defeat for the SPD since March, casting a shadow over their once bright hopes of denying Merkel a fourth four-year term in the national election on September 24.
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Death of Lisnaskea woman being treated as murder
Detectives remained at the scene on Abbey Road where the incident occurred yesterday. His mum Concepta "Connie" Leonard was stabbed to death before the killer turned the knife on himself at the isolated detached house near Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh.
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Why Was James Comey Fired? President Trump Contradicts His Team
Two White House officials said some of Trump's frustration centers on what he views as unfair coverage of his decisions and overly harsh criticism of press secretary Sean Spicer, as well as deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders, who led much of the response to Comey's firing.
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Police search garages for body of schoolgirl Danielle Jones
The 15-year-old was last seen alive on 18 June, 2001 when she left her home in East Tilbury, Thurrock, to catch the bus to school. The search was launched following information received by the Kent and Essex serious crime directorate (SCD) which was alerted to unusual activity in the garage block around the time of her disappearance.
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Harper, Nationals reach $21.6 million deal for 2018 season
A White Sox 9, Padres 3: Pinch hitter Melky Cabrera had a key two-run single in host Chicago's eight-run eighth inning when San Diego relievers faced 14 batters. It should be absolutely no surprise that Thames is constantly being tested for PED use. Thames, a former Major League Baseball journeyman who couldn't earn a regular job, has hit.333 with 13 home runs, 33 runs scored and 25 RBI.
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Trump and Erdogan to work toward finding Syria consensus
The presidents of the United States and Turkey vowed Tuesday to fix a relationship battered by years of disputes over Syria's civil war and its various fighting groups, even as they broached a new disagreement over US plans to arm Kurdish fighters.