The president of the executive European Commission made the remarks during a broadcast on Youtube on Thursday. Mr Juncker said: “If there were to be a ‘yes’ vote in favour of Catalan independence, then we will respect that opinion. “But Catalonia will not be able to be an EU member […]
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce new sanctions against Iran as soon as Thursday while also taking steps to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran for now by extending the sanctions relief in the accord, senior administration officials familiar with the matter said. The moves come in […]
The exercises, codenamed “Zapad”, or “West”, are believed by Nato to have started on Thursday and are due to last until September 20. They are being conducted on military ranges in Belarus, western Russia, Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad and in the Baltic Sea. The Kremlin claims only 12,700 troops are […]
Kim Jong-un’s brutal regime has begun moving launchpads into position which could be used to fire an intercontinental ballistic missile, adding to fears of World War 3. And the Japanese military has claimed the launchpads are large enough to carry ICBM class Hwasong-14 ballistic missiles. The long-range weapons have a […]
North Korea’s mouthpiece state media Rodong Sinmun issued a stark warning to the US earlier this week, declaring “nuclear war may break out” at any moment. The Pyongyang-based newspaper accused the US of escalating tensions and threatened to drive out American soldiers from the Korean Peninsula. The newspaper claimed: “The […]
As relations between Turkey and the European Union continue to deteriorate, Omer Celik hit back at increasing criticism towards President Erdogan’s crackdown on opponents following last year’s failed coup. Mr Celik said statements made by some European leaders, notably German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are being issued to divert attention away […]
The election will take place on September 24 following a tough four years for Angela Merkel since the last vote in 2013. Anti-immigration groups have seen support skyrocket following the Chancellor’s disastrous decision to announce her open border policy. And support for far-right parties has been fuelled by concerns over […]
Carolyn Eatherly and Linda Horton were like sisters. Eatherly, an only child who never married, lived with Horton for 20 years. But when Eatherly was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a decade ago, she had to move into a nursing home. She ended up in one in the Florida town of Hollywood, […]