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Horror shooting in Moscow leaves four dead after man opens fire on pedestrians and throws grenades from house
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Horror shooting in Moscow leaves four dead after man opens fire on pedestrians and throws grenades from house

    Four people have been killed after a man barricaded himself in his house and opened fire on passers-by near Moscow. Reports from Russian media suggest that the man hit at least five people in the shooting, before turning on police officers after he managed to escape from the property. According to one source, the suspect fired at security forces and threw two grenades. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman told RIA Novosti: "Police have currently pinned down the suspect's location. The police and National Guard are all taking measure to disarm him. Police said of the four people killed, two were found dead in the suspect's home, although it is not clear how they died. At least one officer is suffering from a shrapnel wound after storming the house. One victim, a woman, died in ...
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Labour now has a six-point lead over the Tories, new poll finds
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Labour now has a six-point lead over the Tories, new poll finds

    Labour is now ahead of the Tories for the first time since Jeremy Corbyn became leader, a new poll has found. Mr Corbyn’s party is now polling at 45 per cent, six points ahead of the Tories who are lagging behind on 39 per cent. The Survation poll, conducted for the Mail on Sunday, shows a swing of eight points in Labour’s favour since the general election on 8 June. Who could replace May if she resigns? Labour has now overtaken the Tories despite being more than 20 points behind when Theresa May first called for a general election. The news comes as Ms May is expected to enter a confidence and supply” arrangement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in an attempt to shore up her position as Prime Minister. The Tories fell short of a majority in the general election, l...
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Downing Street made statement on DUP deal in error
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Downing Street made statement on DUP deal in error

    Theresa May's bid to do a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to save her Premiership has been plunged into uncertainty. In a move that could jeopardise her frantic attempts to remain as Prime Minister, the DUP is accusing Downing Street of announcing a deal on its MPs voting with the Tories in the Commons before an agreement has been reached. After the PM sent her Chief Whip Gavin Williamson to Belfast to negotiate a deal to keep the Conservatives in power, No. 10 said the DUP had agreed to the principles of an outline agreement. But in a dramatic twist just before midnight on Sunday, Sky sources said No. 10's account of the talks had been issued in error and the DUP had not yet reached any agreement with the Tories. Jeremy Corbyn's performance at the polls was impres...
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Donald Trump to file legal complaint against James Comey over release of damning memos
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Donald Trump to file legal complaint against James Comey over release of damning memos

    Donald Trump's private lawyer is planning to file a legal complaint against James Comey over the former FBI director’s release of memos to the public that detailed his conversations with the President. During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Mr Comey said he believed that Mr Trump had ordered him to drop a criminal investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Mr Comey had detailed this interaction in a memo, writing that the President told him: I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go. Mr Comey told the Senate committee that he felt he needed to get this information out into the public square. So I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a repor...
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Theresa May’s new Cabinet: Who are they
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May’s new Cabinet: Who are they

    The most high-profile Cabinet ministers in Theresa May's administration are keeping their jobs, Downing Street has said. They are: Chancellor of the Exchequer - Philip Hammond Dubbed 'Spreadsheet Phil', Mr Hammond was seen as a safe pair of hands when he was first appointed to head the Treasury last year. But hardline Brexiteers in the Tory party have grown wary. Mr Hammond, a Remainer, could be pushing for a softer exit from the EU at the top of Government. His credibility was partly eroded after his first Budget ended in a shambles in March, forcing the Chancellor to climb down on a tax hike for self-employed workers. Tensions with the Prime Minister's team were heightened further when he hinted the Tories would ditch their triple tax lock in the 2017 manifesto, before i...
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Jeremy Corbyn was just 2,227 votes away from chance to be Prime Minister
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Jeremy Corbyn was just 2,227 votes away from chance to be Prime Minister

    Jeremy Corbyn was just 2,227 votes away from having the chance to become Prime Minister in the general election, an analysis of marginal seats has revealed. If the Labour leader had won seven seats narrowly taken by the Conservatives, he would have had the opportunity to form a progressive alliance with all other smaller parties, barring the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The Labour Party has said it was prepared to form a coalition government, with Mr Corbyn announcing: We are ready to serve. With seven more seats going to Mr Corbyn, a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party (SNP), Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and one independent MP in the House of Commons would have held 321 seats enough to block Theresa May and for Mr Corbyn to enter nu...
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Pakistan-Chinese Navies to maneuver in Indian Ocean
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Pakistan-Chinese Navies to maneuver in Indian Ocean

    A three-ship Chinese navy task group arrived in the port city on Saturday and were accorded a warm welcome. According to Pakistan Navy, the task force was led by Rear Admiral Shen Hao. Pakistan Navy chief said that Pak-China friendship is highly valued and the continued cooperation between them has proven to be a source of strength for both the countries. During the stay at Karachi, the officers and men of the ship will hold professional discussion and interaction with counterparts from Pakistan Navy on the subjects of mutual interest. Moreover, official calls on senior Pakistan Navy officers and civilian dignitaries, operational training activities, joint interactive sessions, table top discussions on professional topics and social events are also planned. At the end of t...
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Almost 300,000 people sign petition against the Tory DUP deal in just 12 hours
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Almost 300,000 people sign petition against the Tory DUP deal in just 12 hours

    Almost 300,000 people sign petition against the Tory DUP deal in just 12 hours An online petition demanding that the Conservatives scrap plans to form a government with DUP support, gained nearly 300,000 signatures in just 12 hours. Signed by 278,843 people at the time of writing, it also calls for Theresa May to resign after she lost her parliamentary majority. Speaking outside No 10 after the result became clear, the prime minister said she would seek to form a minority government with a confidence and supply agreement with the Northern Irish party. It would mean they would vote with the government on a case by case basis. But the party is controversial for many of its illiberal stances on LGBT rights, abortion and climate change as well as its alleged links with unionis...
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Theresa May will be gone in six months after disastrous outcome: Heidi Allen
10Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May will be gone in six months after disastrous outcome: Heidi Allen

    Heidi Allen has become the first Conservative MP to say publicly that she believes Theresa May will be gone in the next six months. The South Cambridgeshire MP said she does not believe Ms May will remain Prime Minister "indefinitely" and said her premiership may now be a period of transition as the country negotiates Brexit. She told LBC's Iain Dale: If this was any other election in any other time in our history you could say yes the Prime Minister needs to stand down but this is different of course because we are about to start negotiating Brexit so that puts an entirely different complexion on that. We do need a Prime Minister at this moment. Ms Allen, who is an outspoken backbench rebel, blamed the party's failure to win a majority squarely on the campaign. She said s...
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What is a hung parliament: what happens next and will Jeremy Corbyn become prime minister?
9Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

What is a hung parliament: what happens next and will Jeremy Corbyn become prime minister?

    When no political party wins enough seats to secure a majority in the House of Commons, the outcome is known as a hung parliament. With 650 MPs sitting in Westminster, a party needs to win at least 326 seats to be sure of a majority. The 2017 general election exit poll suggests no party is on course to pass that threshold; the Conservatives are forecast to win 314 seats and Labour 266. What happens with a hung Parliament? The UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system means hung parliaments rarely happen in Britain, but it was the case following the 1974 election and most recently, of course, in 2010. In the case of a hung parliament, the leader of the party with the most seats is given the opportunity to try to form a government. This can take two forms: one option is a fo...
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