LONDON (Reuters) – Here are key facts about John Prescott, Britain’s combative former deputy prime minister, who has died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his family said on Thursday: – Prescott, 86, served as deputy prime minister in Tony Blair’s Labour government from 1997 to 2007 and received a peerage in 2010. – Born … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has chosen former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Doina Chiacu) Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Groups of European countries agreed on Tuesday to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other military assets as part of a drive to foster closer defence cooperation between national governments. Many European countries have ramped up defence spending in recent years, spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine and fears … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile assault on it supported by a nuclear power. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s answer to a reported decision by … Read more
ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was hospitalized on Monday while attending the G20 summit in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, his office said, citing an “indisposition” being treated at the city’s Samaritano hospital. In a separate post on social media, Vice President Pedro Alliana said he had spoken with Pena after a “slight indisposition.” “He … Read more
AVIGNON, France (Reuters) – The sons of the man who organised the mass rape of their mother Gisele Pelicot in a case that has rocked France, asked a court on Monday to punish him severely and said they would never forgive him. Dominique Pelicot has admitted in court to inviting dozens of strangers over nearly … Read more
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Sunday that it would tighten restrictions including on construction activities and vehicle movements in New Delhi and surrounding areas from Monday to combat worsening air quality. The new measures, effective from Monday morning, entail a ban on diesel trucks in Delhi, the closure of educational institutions and a … Read more
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Construction of the China-aided Ngorongoro Lengai Geopark project in Tanzania’s northern Arusha region officially began on Saturday with the laying of its foundation stone. Agnes Gidna, manager of the geopark museum project, said the initiative aims to protect, preserve and promote the area’s geological and cultural heritage while … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil has deployed troops, armored vehicles and naval ships to reinforce security around the summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies who meet on Monday and Tuesday at Rio de Janeiro’s bayside Museum of Modern Art. Air traffic, including the use of drones, has been restricted and … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) -Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch-hunt and undue meddling in democracy after prosecutors requested she face an obligatory five-year ban from public office if convicted of misusing European Union funds. The prosecutors’ move to seek a “provisional execution” on the public office ban – … Read more
