Month: May 2019

Germany’s Social Democrats called a crisis meeting for next week to discuss strategy after the SPD suffered a double humiliation on Sunday, Reuters reported. Defeated “Germany’s SPD calls crisis meeting to review coalition strategy after vote rout”

A Canadian drone operator snagged amazing footage of a stunning passing iceberg as it made its way along the country’s eastern seaboard. Spotting the hulking “Drone catches spectacular aerial footage of gorgeous lagoon-filled iceberg (VIDEO)”

Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket was struck by lightning just 10 seconds after take-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome… but it still weathered the tough hit. The “Russia’s Soyuz rocket HIT BY LIGHTNING during launch (VIDEO)”

At least 16 people, most of them elementary school children, have been stabbed by a knife-wielding man in Tokyo Metropolitan Area early on Tuesday morning, Kyodo “13 school children injured in stabbing spree near Tokyo”

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggles to form a coalition government, his friend from across the Atlantic, President Donald Trump, has thrown his support with “‘Stronger than ever’: Trump weighs in as Israel’s Netanyahu struggles to form government”

Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice demanded an apology after a BBC pundit suggested on national television that the party gets illicit support from Russia. The “Brexit Party demands apology from BBC pundit for ‘rubles coming in’ comment”

Click:小型辦公室 Twitter went into overdrive over a fabricated quote of US President Donald Trump praising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The fake quote drew real “Outraged US congressman, journalists fall for fake Trump quote by TIME contributor”

Heavy clashes are slowly nearing the center of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, AP reported, citing an official and residents, as military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces battle “Haftar’s forces push toward Tripoli’s center, clashes reported in Libyan capital”

The long-discussed deep water port project near Kaliningrad, Russia has won the support of President Vladimir Putin, Kommersant newspaper reports. The construction of the shipping “Russia to build mega port in its westernmost European enclave of Kaliningrad”

Qatar says that it has received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions between Tehran and Washington. Riyadh “Saudi Arabia invites Qatar to talks over Iran tensions – Doha”