Trump's proverb, Paul Ryan's 'despicable' pint and other St. Patrick's Day mishaps
A "top of the morning," a less-than-stellar Guinness pour, and a questionable Irish proverb. Here's what the Irish think about their leader's annual visit to the United States. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) The day began with a cringe-worthy, mildly offensive Irish cliche in front of a roomful of Irish people, and it all went downhill from there. “Top of the morning,†said Vice President Pence, as he hosted Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at his residence for breakfast Thurs..>> view originalUS, China soften tone, say to work together on North Korea
BEIJING The United States and China will work together to get nuclear-armed North Korea take "a different course", U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday, softening previous criticism of Beijing after talks with his Chinese counterpart.China has been irritated at being repeatedly told by Washington to rein in North Korea's surging nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, one of a series of hurdles in ties between the world's two largest economies.But Chinese Foreign Minister W..>> view originalHillary Clinton says she's 'ready to come out of the woods'
SCRANTON, Pa. – Hillary Clinton said Friday she's "ready to come out of the woods" and help Americans find common ground. Clinton's gradual return to the public spotlight following her presidential election loss continued with a St. Patrick's Day speech in her late father's Pennsylvania hometown of Scranton. "I'm like a lot of my friends right now, I have a hard time watching the news," Clinton told an Irish women's group. But she urged a divided country to work together to solve problems, rec..>> view originalTrump says US 'must be paid more' to defend Germany
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Germany owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and the U.S. “must be paid more” for providing defense, reiterating his stance that European allies need to meet their end of the bargain if they are to continue benefiting from the military alliance. Trump’s tweet from his Florida resort, where he is spending the weekend, came the day after his first meeting with Germany’s leader. “Despite what you have heard from the FAKE NEWS, I had a GREAT meet..>> view originalSyria fires missiles at Israeli jets after airstrikes
JERUSALEM — Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes on a mission to destroy a weapons convoy destined for the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah prompting it to deploy its missile defense system, Israeli officials said Friday, in a rare military exchange between the two hostile neighbors. The Israeli military said its aircraft struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israe..>> view originalIgnoring Scottish referendum mandate would 'shatter' UK structure: Sturgeon
By Elisabeth O'Leary | ABERDEEN, Scotland ABERDEEN, Scotland A continued refusal by Britain's prime minister to discuss an independence referendum authorized by the Scottish parliament would "shatter beyond repair" the United Kingdom's constitutional structure, Nicola Sturgeon will tell the Scottish National Party on Saturday.Sturgeon will press on with plans to hold a new Scottish independence referendum as announced earlier this week, and expects to get authorization from the devolved parl..>> view originalA Tweet to Kurt Eichenwald, a Strobe and a Seizure. Now, an Arrest.
Steven Lieberman, Mr. Eichenwald’s lawyer, has argued that the use of the strobe light in a GIF, or moving graphic, was akin to sending an explosive or poison in the mail. “This electronic message was no different than a bomb sent in the mail or anthrax sent in an envelope,” said Mr. Lieberman, who is working on the case as a pro bono service. “It triggers a physical effect.” (Mr. Lieberman represents The New York Times as outside counsel, and Mr. Eichenwald was a reporter for The Times from 19..>> view originalTrump offers no apology for claim on British spying
WASHINGTON — President Trump refused to back down Friday after his White House aired an unverified claim that Britain’s spy agency secretly monitored him during last year’s campaign at the behest of President Obama.Although his aides in private conversations since Thursday night had tried to calm British officials who were livid over the claim, Trump made clear that he felt the White House had nothing to retract or apologize for. He said his spokesman was simply repeating an assertion made by a..>> view originalUN Diplomat Behind Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid Quits
The report appeared to represent the first time that apartheid — an explosive reference to the institutional oppression of South Africa’s black majority by the white minority, now banned under international law — had been used in a document with the United Nations stamp to explicitly describe Israeli policies toward Palestinians in lands occupied or controlled by Israel. Mr. Guterres has said that he had no advance knowledge of the report and that it did not reflect his views. Israel and its su..>> view originalParis airport attacker previously suspected of having radical Islamist views
PARIS — A man previously suspected by authorities for having radical Islamist views was fatally shot early Saturday at Orly airport after struggling to steal a soldier’s gun and earlier assaulting a police officer at a traffic stop in a northeastern Paris suburb, French officials said. Following the traffic stop where he slightly wounded the officer, the man proceeded to hijack a woman’s car at gunpoint in another nearby suburb, Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said. The man continued to Orly, ..>> view original
Saturday, March 18, 2017
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