EU officials are pushing for clarification on the rights of their citizens as well as the monetary deal The Independent Fiona Keating 25 September, 2017 Europe is set to seek a €50bn (£44bn) divorce bill to break the stalemate as Britain haggles over a deal to leave the European Union, according to ...

I do recall another man who used the ‘Free French’ resistance parallel from the Second World War. He was trying to prove that Muslims had the right to resist the United States. His name was Osama bin Laden The Independent Robert Fisk 20 September, 2017 When, oh when, will our politicians/statesmen/dictators ...

The central government in Madrid says the breakaway region’s referendum is illegal The Independent Jon Stone 20 September, 2017 Spanish national police have stormed ministries and buildings belonging to Catalonia’s regional government to put a stop to the region’s independence referendum. The Guardia Civil, which acts with the authority of ...

Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for the US Virgin Islands The Independent Emily Shugerman 19 September, 2017 Hurricane Maria has become an “extremely dangerous” category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Centre. The storm, which is currently located over the French Caribbean island of Martinique, is maintaining winds ...

AFP 18 September, 2017 BENGHAZI: The head of Libya’s rival government in the east has called on the international community to recognize his administration which he says controls most of the North African country. Libya, which plunged into chaos after the ouster and killing of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, ...

The Washington Post By Brian McNoldy and Jason Samenow 5 September, 2017 Hurricane Irma is an “extremely dangerous” Category 5, barreling toward the northern Lesser Antilles and Southern Florida. It’s already the strongest hurricane ever recorded outside the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and it’s likely to make landfall somewhere in Florida ...

A new system could see a ‘direct numerical cap’ on low paid workers or require European citizens to earn a certain amount The Independent Joe Watts 5 September, 2017 The UK’s post-Brexit immigration system will crack down on low-paid EU migrants – potentially capping their numbers – and strip European citizens ...

Michael Barnier urges Britain to start ‘negotiating seriously’ as third round of talks with David Davis begins The Guardian Jennifer Rankin 29 August, 2017 The EU’s chief negotiator on Britain’s exit from the bloc is “concerned” about the progress of talks and has urged the UK to start “negotiating seriously”, ...

“Where is the wisdom in letting Daesh go after discovering the fate of our soldiers?” questioned Information Minister, Melhem Riachi, via Twitter on Sunday. “Wisdom lies in their captivity, trial..and destruction!” he exclaimed.

President Donald Trump has threatened to force a shutdown of the federal government this fall if Congress doesn’t fund his proposed border wall with Mexico—and it is an idea that is almost universally opposed by congressional Democrats as well as by a key bloc of Republicans. The chances of a shutdown occurring, ...