As the government enters day seven of a partial shutdown, blame is being passed back and forth between President Donald Trump and the Democrats, who have both cited each other as the reason why a solution cannot be found. For White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, CBS News reported, the problem isn’t a willingness to negotiate but a lack of […]

Donald Trump said the alternative to funding his controversial wall project would be total separation from Mexico. US President Donald Trump has threatened to seal the United States-Mexico border “entirely” if Congress does not approve billions of dollars in funding for a wall. In a burst of early morning tweets on Friday, Trump said the alternative to funding his controversial […]

ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday vigorously defended the government’s 2019 budget as parliament held an acrimonious debate on the package, which needs to be approved by the end of the year to take effect on Jan. 1. An amended budget was presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday after the government reached a last-minute […]

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Polling stations in Democratic Republic of Congo are ill-prepared for Sunday’s presidential election, diplomats and an observer mission said, as new polling showed opposition candidate Martin Fayulu favored to win. Frustration has mounted across the vast, shakily governed Central African country after repeated election delays and blunders as well as a decision this week to shelve voting […]

The Els Enfarinats festival takes place every year in Ibi, Alicante and dates back more than 200 years. As part of the tradition, a group don military clothing and stage a mock coup, declaring new rules on the small town. The new regime then collect fines from residents who fall foul of their guidelines. Once the money has been collected […]

Democratic operatives created fake Russian bots to link Russia to Roy Moore in Alabama election Democratic operatives created fake Russian bots on Facebook and Twitter designed to connect the Roy Moore campaign to Russia in the Alabama election. A cybersecurity company that participated in a disinformation campaign against a Republican candidate in the Alabama Senate race reportedly penned a Senate […]

On Christmas Eve, three photos showing Sheikha Latifa alongside Mary Robinson, an ex-United Nations high commissioner for human rights, were released by the UAE government. Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, fled the UAE in March and a video was circulated online in which she made allegations of abuse at the hands of her […]

‘It’s worse than a North Korean prison’: Dundee United fan brutally trolls rival Dundee FC’s rubbish-strewn ground and its shed-like ‘hospitality suite’ Footage was filmed at Dundee FC’s ground and uploaded by Jim Mccorkindale  It prompted much hilarity among Scottish football fans, who ridiculed the club But insiders say the area is not their official hospitality but a free ‘pod’ […]

A home invasion occurred on Spruce Street in Waterloo late Thursday night, Waterloo Regional Police say. Police say that four men forced their way into a woman’s apartment at around 10:30 p.m., and stole personal items. The woman was not left with serious injuries, police say. Police are asking anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 ext. 6399 or Crime Stoppers […]

A woman has been charged with impaired driving after officers received a report of a vehicle in a ditch in Penetanguishene. According to Southern Georgian Bay OPP, on Dec. 18 just after 7 p.m., officers received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Church Street. Police spoke to the driver and began a drinking-and-driving investigation. Officers say, as […]