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Trump cuts all direct assistance to Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala
ABC News - 30 Mar 2019 06:32
The stunning development came late Friday night.
Egypt's leader raises minimum wage to 2,000 EGP from 1,200
Miami Herald - 30 Mar 2019 16:46
Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says he has raised the minimum wage to 2,000 Egyptian pounds ($115.74) per month from 1,200 ($69.27). He says in televised comments Saturday that the …
Barr: Redacted Mueller report could be released by mid-April
Boston - 30 Mar 2019 06:38
Attorney General William Barr has told Congress to expect a version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation by mid-April
Flag-wearing protester causes chaos on Eurostar station roof
CNN - 30 Mar 2019 16:42
UK police arrested a man who spent the night on the roof of London's St. Pancras station draped in the English flag, causing Eurostar and other train operators to suspend all services.
State Department cuts off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
CBSNews - 30 Mar 2019 20:26
President Trump directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cut off aid this week
Pope, Morocco's king, say Jerusalem must be open to all faiths
Reuters - 30 Mar 2019 18:31
Pope Francis and Morocco's King Mohammed VI called on Saturday for the protection of Jerusalem's multi-religious character, saying the city's sacred sites must be accessible to worshippers of all faiths.
German Police Arrest 11 People Suspected of Planning Terrorist Attack
Time - 30 Mar 2019 16:46
They were then ordered released after no weapons or explosives were found
Pope Francis visits Morocco to highlight Christian-Muslim ties
CBSNews - 30 Mar 2019 16:37
Moroccan King Mohammed VI was on hand to greet him
Trump: Navy SEAL charged with murder moving to 'less restrictive confinement'
CNN - 30 Mar 2019 16:34
A Navy SEAL charged with murdering a wounded person and shooting at noncombatants will be moved to "less restrictive confinement," President Donald Trump announced Saturday.
Janet Jackson and Stevie Nicks Speak Up for Women at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The New York Times - 30 Mar 2019 16:21
The institution's 34th annual induction ceremony in Brooklyn was a tame affair dominated by men: Radiohead, the Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and the Zombies.
Spain: Separatists clash with police in protest of far-right
Miami Herald - 30 Mar 2019 16:12
Police in Barcelona say they have arrested seven people during clashes with radical Catalan separatists protesting against a political rally by a new far-right party. The regional police for Catalonia …
Christchurch hosts 1st big sports event since mosque attacks
Miami Herald - 30 Mar 2019 16:03
More than 10,000 people attended a National Rugby League match between Manly and the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday in the first major sports event which Christchurch has hosted since …
Here's Who Could Replace Theresa May as U.K. Prime Minister if She's Pushed Out Over Brexit
Time - 30 Mar 2019 15:54
In a closed-off meeting in the U.K. Parliament with members of her ruling Conservative Party on Wednesday evening, a beleaguered Theresa May told colleagues she would step down. But like all things in British politics th...
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for years
Reuters - 30 Mar 2019 23:25
Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behavior ...
U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing
Reuters - 30 Mar 2019 16:15
A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.
Tens of thousands of Gaza protesters join march to mark year of protests
CBSNews - 30 Mar 2019 15:49
Protesters are crying out against what they call the siege of Gaza
France's yellow vest protesters march despite bans, injuries
Miami Herald - 30 Mar 2019 15:48
French yellow vest protesters were rallying Saturday to support an activist injured in a confrontation with police and show they remain mobilized against the government's economic policies. The demonstrators are …
Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary
Reuters - 30 Mar 2019 15:41
Thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a surge of protests, facing off against Israeli forces massed across the frontier.
Israelis fire tear gas to protesters at fence
USA Today - 30 Mar 2019 15:15
Tear gas was fired as crowds of Palestinians demonstrated Saturday near the Israeli border fence to mark one year of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip. (March 30)
Egypt sentences 18 to life in prison for Islamic State ties
Miami Herald - 30 Mar 2019 14:24
An Egyptian court has sentenced 18 suspected militants to life in prison for allegedly forming a "terrorist cell" affiliated with the Islamic State group. The Cairo criminal court on Saturday …
Theresa May seeks fourth Brexit vote, reports say
CNN - 30 Mar 2019 14:24
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to bring her EU withdrawal bill back to Parliament for a fourth vote, according to reports in UK media.
O'Rourke holds rallies on the Mexican border that Trump threatens to shut
Reuters - 30 Mar 2019 12:05
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke will hold a major rally in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, a city thrust to the center of America's immigration debate by President Donald Trump and the U.S government this we...