Thursday, October 1

Tag: Featured

Secret plans to protect France in the event of Le Pen victory emerge
19May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Secret plans to protect France in the event of Le Pen victory emerge

    It was never written down and never given a name, but France had a detailed plan to protect the Republic if far right leader Marine Le Pen was elected president, French media have reported. It was like a multi-stage rocket, an unnamed senior official told l’Obs magazine. The philosophy and the absolute imperative was to keep the peace, while also respecting our constitutional rules. News of the plan emerged as polls suggested support for the new centrist movement formed by Emmanuel Macron was growing ahead of parliamentary elections on 11 and 18 June. Macron defeated Le Pen in the presidential runoff. The survey showed his La République en Marche party on 32% of the vote, up six points since the 7 May election and pulling ahead of its centre-right Les Républicains rivals o...
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UK will pay a price if EU immigration restricted: Angela Merkel
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

UK will pay a price if EU immigration restricted: Angela Merkel

    The UK will pay a price if it moves to restrict EU immigration after Brexit, Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. In some of her toughest language on Brexit yet, the German chancellor warned that the EU would act to protect its own interests and could create obstacles for Britain. And in a barely veiled threat, she said there could be consequences for the British car industry. Related: May to charge companies £2,000 a year for each non-EU worker they employ If the British government ends the free movement of people, that will have its price in relations with Britain, Mrs Merkel told a meeting of trade union officials in Berlin. That's not malicious, she said. But you cannot expect to enjoy all the benefits and then say there will be an upper limit of 100,000 or 200,000 EU citi...
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Dutch king reveals secret life as commercial co-pilot
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Dutch king reveals secret life as commercial co-pilot

    Prince Philip famously gave up a promising naval career to be at the Queen’s side but the Dutch King Willem-Alexander has carried on co-piloting KLM passenger planes as often as twice a month. According to an interview he gave to the Dutch Telegraaf paper, to celebrate his wife Queen Máxima’s birthday on Wednesday, flying through the clouds leaves worldly cares behind, so he has quietly carried on. He welcomes customers on board on behalf of the captain and crew rather than revealing his true identity and said he is rarely recognised in pilot’s uniform anyway. Willem-Alexander became Europe’s youngest king when Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated in 2013, in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. It was known that he had been a guest pilot before...
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Art of the Deal co writer: Trump in significant meltdown
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Art of the Deal co writer: Trump in significant meltdown

    The co-author of President Trump's bestselling book The Art of the Deal said Wednesday that he thinks the president is in the middle of a significant meltdown. I think he's reacting from a survival place, Tony Schwartz told Anderson Cooper on CNN's 360. He's in pure defensive mode. I think that he's being run by the part of his brain that's reactive and impulsive, not capable of reflection. The sense of siege that he feels because his sense of self-worth is so, so vulnerable that the series of things that have happened are overwhelming to him. Trump in ‘significant meltdown’ Schwartz's remarks follow the Justice Department Wednesday appointing a special counsel to probe Russian meddling into the 2016 presidential election. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced t...
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Middle class pensioners to lose benefits under Tory plan to fund social care
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Middle class pensioners to lose benefits under Tory plan to fund social care

    Middle-class pensioners are to lose benefits under Conservative plans to fund social care, Theresa May will announce on Thursday. The Conservative manifesto will set out plans to begin means-testing winter fuel payments and to charge more people who currently receive free care in their own home. The money saved from means-testing the annual heating handout, worth up to £300, will be used to help close the £2.8 billion social care funding gap. The Conservatives will also pass legislation to ensure nobody has to sell their home to pay for their care during their lifetime, and new rules will allow pensioners needing nursing home treatment to keep more of their assets. The flagship policy marks a gamble as it risks angering core older Tory supporters. David Cameron repeatedly ...
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News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London
18May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her firm determination to take Bangladesh to its desired goal, saying that she doesn't care about any conspiracies to this end.I have been observing the conspiracies from my childhood ... I don't care it, she said. The Prime Minister said this when leaders of Bangladesh Awami League and its associate bodies came to Ganabhaban to greet her on the occasion of Sheikh Hasina's 37th homecoming day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government wants development, but not in lieu of putting people's lives in trouble.We want development, but we don't want such development that put people's lives in problems, she said while speaking at a presentation on the Communication System of Dhaka City‟ at her office. The Prime Minister said it is...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now allowed to have a royal wedding
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now allowed to have a royal wedding

    Prince Harry And Meghan Markle can now marry at Westminster Abbey, thanks to change in law Following in the footsteps of the Queen and Prince Philip, Princess Diana and Prince Charles, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, it has now been confirmed Prince Harry is allowed to marry his divorcee girlfriend, Meghan Markle, if he decides to propose. According to the Express, a spokesman for Westminster Abbey has said: 'The Abbey follows the General Synod Ruling of 2002. Since then it has been possible for divorced people to be married in the Church of England.' The spokesman also confirmed that the Suits actress' Jewish background would not prevent her from having an interfaith' marriage to the 32-year-old royal. However, if the pair do decide to get married, they would repor...
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Thai authorities appear to back down on threat to block Facebook
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Thai authorities appear to back down on threat to block Facebook

    Sensitivity to public criticism of royal affairs has heightened since Maha Vajiralongkorn took power. Authorities in Thailand appear to have backed down on a threat to block access to Facebook after it said the social media company agreed to remove illegal content, including posts critical of the monarchy. The government threatened Facebook with legal action last week unless it removed 131 illicit pages by 10am on Tuesday morning. Hours before the deadline, internet providers said they were under pressure to shut down access to Facebook in Thailand. The brinkmanship appeared to have worked, with the secretary general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission announcing after the deadline that Facebook was cooperating. We found Facebook did not block th...
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Trump accused of asking FBI to stop Flynn probe
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Trump accused of asking FBI to stop Flynn probe

    Donald Trump’s beleaguered White House was rocked on Tuesday by a pair of explosive allegations that he personally tried to quash an FBI investigation and that he disclosed highly classified information to top Russian officials. The Republican billionaire’s administration, now just barely four months old, was left reeling by the one-two punch, which sparked instant outrage from Democrats demanding a full explanation. Either claim on its own that he divulged top-secret information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an Oval Office meeting, or that he pressed FBI director James Comey to drop a probe into ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn would plunge any White House into serious crisis. But the reports both rebutted by Trump’s team add to a mounting per...
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High possibility of war with North Korea: warns new South Korean president
17May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

High possibility of war with North Korea: warns new South Korean president

    South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said there is a high possibility of war with North Korea, as he warned its recent missile launch is a serious threat to global peace. The reality is that there is a high possibility of a military conflict at the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and military demarcation line," Moon was quoted as saying by the presidential Blue House. We will sternly deal with the North, together with the international community, Mr Moon said during a visit to the Defence Ministry in Seoul, Younhap News Agency reported. He also said the the country's military was ready and capable of striking back should the North attack. North Korean defector: Kim Jong-Un would launch a nuclear attack if his rule was threatened North Korea launched a missile four days ago and...
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