Iran boarded a South Korean tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian state television, Revolutionary Guards got on board because the ship polluted the Persian Gulf with toxic substances. The tanker was en route from an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, British officials said. In the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British, …
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Former defense ministers: Trump, don’t get military involved in contesting election results
The ten surviving former U.S. defense ministers have all called on President Trump to recognize the presidential election result. They also warn him in a opiniestuk in the Washington Post not to involve the army in its struggle to challenge the result. Without any evidence, Trump claims he lost the election to Joe Biden due to fraud. He has lost …
Read More »Trump puts pressure on Georgia: ‘luckless exercise’
Yesterday, the Washington Post revealed that during an hour-long phone call, Donald Trump tried to pressure Georgia to “ find ” votes. Trump called his colleague Brad Raffensperger and tried to flatter, plead and even threaten eventually to undo his loss to Joe Biden. ‘Obsessed with his loss’ According to Erik Mouthaan, Trump’s action is useless. “Even if Georgia were …
Read More »EU allocates 3.5 million to aid migrants after fire in Bosnian camp | NOW
The European Union will allocate 3.5 million euros for humanitarian aid to migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following a fire that recently destroyed a migrant camp there. According to Johann Sattler, the European envoy in the country, the situation of the inhabitants of the camp is “totally unacceptable”. The money is intended to “provide assistance to vulnerable refugees and migrants …
Read More »“Massive damage” after rebellion in Waikeria prison in New Zealand | Abroad
The uprising began on December 29 when prisoners started several fires in the courtyard. The inmates then occupied the so-called “ upper prison, ” a former part of the complex, set other buildings on fire and moved to the roof, the New Zealand Department of Corrections said. During the six-day occupation, the group caused “enormous damage to the compound.” Prisoners …
Read More »Group of Republican senators want to thwart Biden’s victory | Abroad
Eleven Republican senators on Saturday announced that they would oppose the US Congress to approve the results of the January 6 presidential election. Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, is due to count the votes of the electoral college on Wednesday. It is then determined that Democrat Joe Biden won the election. It’s …
Read More »Unique: Congress cancels Trump’s veto on defense budget | Abroad
The US Congress has overturned President Trump’s defense budget freeze. The Senate rejected the president’s veto on Friday, as did the House of Representatives earlier this week. This is the very first time Congress has overturned a Trump veto. It was also the first time that an American president voted the budget of 606 billion euros of the Ministry of …
Read More »Fatal victim of landslide in Norway found | NOW
Norwegian rescuers discovered a first death following the landslide in the Scandinavian country, which took place overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Nothing has yet been released on the identity of the victim. Around nine people are said to be missing, including children. Rescuers have been looking for survivors for several days. This is difficult due to the unstable clay soil …
Read More »WOS.nl – Lots of fireworks despite the ban
The area had a relatively quiet New Years Eve. As there were no big parties to keep young people off the streets, great unrest was expected, but this did not happen. Just before half past eleven, a van was damaged by fire in the Herenstraat in Wateringen. The fire was probably lit, as witnesses saw a group of young people …
Read More »Australia with adaptation to the New Year’s national anthem
The Australian government has made some changes to the 143-year-old national anthem. In the second sentence of Advance Australia Fair says Australians are “young and free”. From the new year it became “one and free”. Prime Minister Scott Morrison wishes to welcome Australia’s first residents, who have lived there for tens of thousands of years. After the arrival of Europeans …
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