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in EuropeTrump victory may torpedo UK’s Chagos Islands deal
“Diego Garcia was described to me by a senior Trump advisor as crucial island on the planet so far as America was involved,” he mentioned. The Independent reported Wednesday that Trump’s transition workforce “has requested authorized recommendation from the Pentagon over the settlement” and will search to kill the deal amid nationwide safety considerations. Responding […] More
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in EuropeTories rail towards UK transfer at hand again Chagos Islands
Mauritius has lengthy argued it was compelled to provide the Chagos Islands away in return for its personal independence from Britain, with greater than 1,000 islanders forcibly eliminated on the request of the U.S. A 2019 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, which adjudicates on disputes between nations, discovered that the detachment of the […] More
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in EuropeBritain fingers Chagos Islands, dwelling of secretive US army base, over to Mauritius
The chain of islands within the Indian Ocean contains Diego Garcia — utilized by the U.S. authorities as a base for its navy ships and long-range bomber plane. Under the settlement struck Thursday, Diego Garcia itself will stay underneath U.Ok. and U.S. jurisdiction for no less than the subsequent 99 years to permit the bottom […] More
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in EuropeStarmer and Biden brush off Putin’s menace of warfare
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. President Joe Biden and U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer disregarded Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats Friday as they met to debate Ukraine’s pleas to make use of British-supplied missiles in opposition to targets on Russian soil. Asked what he fabricated from Putin saying such an act would put NATO international locations […] More
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in EuropeWorld order ‘underneath risk,’ US and UK spy chiefs warn
They stated they have been “working ceaselessly” for a cease-fire and hostage deal within the Gaza Strip. The two spy chiefs additionally stated they noticed the warfare in Ukraine coming “and have been in a position to warn the worldwide group,” partly by declassifying secrets and techniques to assist Kyiv. Burns and Moore stated their […] More
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in CrimeSubway taking pictures on the A practice: Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2024
The Issue: The taking pictures on an A practice in Brooklyn regardless of the deployment of police and National Guard. The sheer violent pandemonium that has grow to be a each day incidence within the New York subway is an absolute shame (“Rush-hr. subway shoot,” March 15). People who use the subway, particularly these compelled […] More
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in CrimeWhy being murdered nearly by no means occurs in NYC immediately
I’m a 74-year-old, lifelong New Yorker who isn’t afraid to stroll metropolis streets or experience the subway regardless of breathless experiences about “hovering” crime — and because of this: Murder, probably the most heinous of crimes, is all however nonexistent in my world and within the lives of law-abiding New Yorkers. Our worlds embody not […] More
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in CrimeNYC subway taking pictures is extra proof of lawmakers’ fecklessness
It’s each commuter’s worst nightmare: a battle on a subway automotive, culminating in gunfire — due to a person with evident psychological sickness. And New York lawmakers don’t care that it retains occurring. The newest horror, caught on video, started on the A practice Thursday when a man now ID’d as Dajuan Robinson harangued different […] More
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in Editor’s PickRaffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Launches Afternoon Tea for International Women’s Month
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (March 12, 2024) – Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic luxury heritage hotel on the doorstep of ancient Khmer archeological sites, has introduced an exclusive new ‘Khmer Afternoon Tea’ to celebrate the female artisans of Angkor. The tea service, served throughout March for International Women’s Month, features traditional delicacies and local favourites […] More
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in CrimeNew York’s unlawful pot retailers aren’t going away
It’s been two years since The Post began flagging the explosion of iIlegal pot retailers, and so they nonetheless plague town — flipping the center finger to legislation and order as each neighborhood stares at legal enterprises working overtly in its midst. The metropolis now holds all of 34 licensed retailers, however they compete at […] More
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in CrimeGov. Hochul sends within the troops: Letters to the Editor — March 9, 2024
The Issue: Gov. Hochul’s choice to deploy the National Guard and state police to patrol the subway. Three cheers for Gov. Hochul for lastly doing one thing in regards to the crime disaster on the MTA (“Boots below floor,” March 7). It is about time that the politicians acknowledge that there’s a drawback, as an […] More
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in CrimeHow to get violent migrant criminals off the streets NOW
In January, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement brokers picked up an MS-13 gang member who’d been convicted of accessory-to-murder fees in Montgomery County, Md. They caught their man on the streets after he’d been launched by native officers — and freed probably to commit new crimes — regardless of ICE’s request to have him detained so it […] More