Trump comes under heavy criticism for missing Armistice Day memorial due to heavy rain

A British minister looks like he has joined growing criticism of Trump's decision to miss an Armistice memorial event on Saturday due to heavy rain. Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood wrote on Twitter,  "rain did not prevent our brave heroes from doing their job". Mr Trump cancelled a visit to a US military cemetery in France, citing bad weather. Many people took to Twitter to share their views on the President's decision. And he wasn't the only one to have a...

Over 50 prominent MPs call on USA to block Tommy Robinson visit

Fifty-five cross-party MPs, including Select Committee chairs, prominent Conservatives, and Shadow Cabinet members, have written to the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, demanding that the US maintain the country’s travel ban against violent extremist ‘Tommy Robinson’ (Stephen Lennon). The MPs have expressed “grave concern” that the US government may grant a waiver to Stephen Lennon, allowing him to undertake speaking and media engagements in Washington DC next week and likely raise in the range of £1million. In their letter,...

US Midterms: A tale of two chambers

With the final results pouring in the US Midterms look be a tale of two chambers. The Democrats took control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2010, and Republicans held the Senate, results which were celebrated on both sides. At 1:27 am US time Donald Trump posted a quote from conservative economist and actor Ben Stein, who lauded the President as “the magic man". He said: “There’s only been five times in the last 105 years that an...

Hundreds of mass graves with 12,000 victims found in former ISIS territory in Iraq

Hundreds of mass graves with 12,000 victims have been found in a former ISIS territory in Iraq. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report on the findings today, detailing evidence of the 202 mass graves they have uncovered. From 2014 to 2017 UNAMI/OHCHR recorded up to 30,000 civilian deaths in Iraq during the conflict with ISIS. Thousands are still not accounted for. Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Advocacy...

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