An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker, and forced her to drive for weeks through the outback at gunpoint has been jailed “Australian man jailed for 10 years over British backpacker gunpoint road trip ordeal”
Month: May 2019
Donald Trump storms out of infrastructure talks with Democrats after ‘jaw-dropping’ rant
Donald Trump pulled the plug on infrastructure talks with Democrats in spectacular fashion on Wednesday, storming out a meeting over their refusal to drop “phony “Donald Trump storms out of infrastructure talks with Democrats after ‘jaw-dropping’ rant”
Donald Trump Jr subpoenaed by Congressional committee in Russia probe
Donald Trump Jr was subpoenaed on Wednesday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its probe into Russian election meddling, US media “Donald Trump Jr subpoenaed by Congressional committee in Russia probe”
Trump tax returns from 1985 to 1994 show $1 billion in losses, according to NY Times
Donald Trump’s businesses lost a total of more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, according to the New York Times, which said it obtained printouts “Trump tax returns from 1985 to 1994 show $1 billion in losses, according to NY Times”
Merkel and Macron clash as brutal divisions over choosing Juncker’s successor exposed at summit
European Union divisions over who should succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the bloc’s executive were brutally exposed at a summit in Brussels on “Merkel and Macron clash as brutal divisions over choosing Juncker’s successor exposed at summit”
France will take ‘necessary steps’ to seek to avoid Iraq executing four of its nationals
France on Monday confirmed that an Iraqi court that sentenced four French citizens to death as members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant had “France will take ‘necessary steps’ to seek to avoid Iraq executing four of its nationals”
Democrat 2020 hopefuls eye coveted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsement
She is the great young hope of America’s Left-wing, an articulate and impassioned progressive whose policies have gained traction and Twitter feed is followed by “Democrat 2020 hopefuls eye coveted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsement”
British terrorist Alexanda Kotey admits role in ‘Isil Beatles’ and London terror plot
A British terrorist has admitted his role in the "Isil Beatles" for first time, as he confessed to helping plan a London terror plot. London-raised Alexanda Kotey, “British terrorist Alexanda Kotey admits role in ‘Isil Beatles’ and London terror plot”
Donald Trump acknowledges 1980s tax write offs, calls it ‘sport’
Donald Trump has acknowledged taking large tax write offs for property business losses in the 1980s and 1990s, describing the practice as "sport" among developers “Donald Trump acknowledges 1980s tax write offs, calls it ‘sport’”
Call for Germans to wear skullcaps in solidarity with Jews amid U-turn on safety warning
A German government watchdog has called on people across the country to wear Jewish skullcaps this weekend in an act of solidarity against anti-Semitism. The “Call for Germans to wear skullcaps in solidarity with Jews amid U-turn on safety warning”