NIAMEY, Niger — Suspected Islamic militants ambushed a military post in western Niger and killed at least 70 soldiers, a presidential adviser said late Wednesday, marking the deadliest attack on the West African country’s forces in recent memory ... ___. Associated Press writer Krista Larson in Dakar, Senegal, contributed to this report .......
India’s ruling Hindu government has won parliamentary approval for a controversial law that would make it easier for refugees of certain faiths from neighbouring countries to gain citizenship, but not Muslims ... ....
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling...Margaret Chase Smith and Sen ... Red-Baiter and Mad King ... elections ... Smith ... Others criticized the White House of sanctimonious behavior, for ignoring its gross maltreatment of immigrant young people and the new report and video of a 16-year-old Guatemalan who died from flu last spring in a Texas holding cell....
The six dead included three civilians, one police officer and both shooters, authorities said ... Some local media reported the initial confrontation between the suspects and police near the Jersey City cemetery, about a mile away from the supermarket, was linked to a previous homicide investigation ... ....
Spain’s king has asked caretaker Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez to try and form a government, even though the Socialist leader appears short of political support ... ....
Iran announced Wednesday that it had blocked a "very organized and governmental" cyberattack, though it offered no specifics on the incident, The Associated Pressreports... “We are looking into the attack’s different dimensions and will release a report on it," he added....
At 16, GretaThunberg has mobilized people around the world with calls to confront climate change and condemnations of leaders' inaction ... Yet you have come to us young people for hope." ... Among them ... The president told a reporter last year he could not imagine anyone but himself being named 2018 Person of the Year ... ....
For three years now, the European Union, created to promote peace and understanding, has been undergoing a profound pivot to militarisation and hard power. Europeans are served up a relentless narrative about their continent’s duty to stand up to external challenges ... In the UK, defence spending topped €50bn ... .......
COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM. PresidentDonald J. Trump is issuing an Executive Order to further the fight against the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States. President Trump’s order makes it clear that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to anti-Semitic discrimination based on race, color, or national origin ... CONFRONTING RISING HATE ... ....
Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced that he is prepared to deploy Turkish soldiers to Libya, should the UN-recognised government make the request ... “We are prepared to give all manner of support to Libya,” Erdogan added ... .......
Donald Trump has paid $2m to eight charities as part of a court-ordered judgment against the president, who was accused of self-dealing and using charitable donations for his campaign ...Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... ... ....