Lebanon bans Wonder Woman because of its Israeli lead Gal Gadot
Wonder Woman is in United Kingdom cinemas now. "That's Wonder Woman to me". Gadot has spoken publicly about her time in the Israeli military. So far, Lebanon appears to be the only Arab country to order a ban on Wonder Woman , which remains scheduled for release across the region including in Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia later this month.
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House committee issues subpoenas; Comey okayed to testify
Flynn , who was forced to resign in mid-February for having hidden information about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to Washington , Sergei Kislyak, during the presidential transition, initially refused to cooperate with the Senate but has now agreed to turn over the requested documents.
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80 killed in massive bomb blast near German embasy in Kabul
Afghan Interior Ministry spokespeople reportedly said a water tanker laden with explosives was detonated during the morning rush hour on a busy street in Kabul right outside the fortified Green Zone, an area walled off where North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces and a number of embassies are situated.
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Mike Dubke, White House Communications Director, Resigns After 3 Months on Job
Dubke's hiring was meant to lighten the load on Sean Spicer , the White House press secretary, who had also been handling the duties of communications director during Trump's first month in office. The meeting included another senior adviser in the Trump administration, as well. "Nevertheless, Germany owes vast sums of money to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany", Trump said in a ...
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Bloody Ramadan Continues with Massive Tanker Bomb in Kabul
Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry , said the bomber detonated his truck filled with explosives close to a busy intersection in the Wazir Akbar Khan district. John Nicholson, said he needed several thousand more to break the stalemate. In addition to the loss of lives and injuries, the explosion also resulted in considerable damage to the immediate and surrounding, with some embassies being seriously affected.
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China makes concessions to Germany on electric car quotas
The Brussels talks follow a tense global tour by Trump in which the unpredictable tycoon refused pleas by his European counterparts to adhere to the 2015 Paris climate accord. -China pact is a direct response to the Trump administration, which has single-handedly dismantled the bilateral relationship that the United States and China forged throughout the Obama years.
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'They are dying': Agony for Afghan civilians in deadly Kabul truck bombing
The Taliban flatly denied any involvement in an email to news outlets and condemned all attacks against civilians. But the attack underscores spiralling insecurity in Afghanistan , where a military beset by soaring casualties and desertions is struggling to beat back insurgents.
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China calls climate change 'global consensus'
Other White House insiders disputed those reports , saying that no verdict had been reached. A pullout by Washington would deal a devastating blow to global efforts to combat climate change less than 18 months after the historic 196-party pact was signed in Paris.
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Trump to pull out of Paris climate deal
Multiple outlets reported Wednesday that Trump plans to pull out of the agreement , which has participation from the vast majority of the world's nations, including North Korea. He then tweeted that he would make an announcement this week. "I will use the full power of my office to protect New Yorkers and our planet - and to fight the Trump Administration's harmful and retrograde actions".
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Trump expected to exit Paris climate deal
It is not an exaggeration to say that decision could have consequences on the entire global order - not to mention the planet itself. White House spokesman Sean Spicer declined during a news briefing to say whether the Republican president might opt for an action short of complete withdrawal.
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Swedish prosecutors to decide on lifting Assange warrant
Marianne Ny. The Australian has always denied the allegation, but has lived in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012 to avoid arrest. Assange, who appeared on the balcony of his Ecuadorean embassy hideout in London this evening, said he will not "forgive" those who "slandered" him.
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Venezuela opposition slams Goldman Sachs for $2.8 billion bond purchase
But Venezuela could send a surprise representative to defend its position before foreign ministers - and to block any conclusive action against Maduro. The progenitor of the movement, Venezuelan businessman Jorge Botti, explains that he did not just choose the name as an allusion to the fictional struggle of a young dissident to bring down a totalitarian government, but because the literal hunger of starving Venezuelans is enabling socialist apparatchiks and their business partners to amass ...





