Wednesday, December 11, 2019

World News Briefs -- December 11, 2019



NBC News: DOJ watchdog tells Senate he has deep concerns about FBI errors in Russia probe

"We are deeply concerned that so many basic and fundamental errors were made by three separate [teams]," DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz said.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department should require high-level approval before the FBI opens an investigation into a major political campaign, the department's inspector general testified Wednesday as he briefed senators on his report into the probe of the 2016 Trump campaign.

In his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Inspector General Michael Horowitz expressed misgivings about the FBI's errors and omissions in its requests for judicial approval to conduct surveillance on Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

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MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia oil attacks: UN 'unable to confirm Iranian involvement'.

Iran will bypass U.S. sanctions or overcome them through talks: Rouhani.

Iran says it foiled 'very big' foreign cyber attack. Iran says repelled a 'highly organised cyber attack'.

Protests continue in Baghdad.

Iraqi tribes seek to reinstate security amid unrest.

Displaced Syrians appeal for international aid after floods.

Lebanon seeks international help as financial crisis grows.

Israel heading towards third general election in a year. Israel must end deadlock by midnight or hold third vote in a year.

ASIA

Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key U.S. military base.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims.

Indian parliament approves citizenship bill, sparking protests.

China hits out at United States for ‘stirring up colour revolutions and chaos’ to ‘under banner of human rights’ in apparent reference to Xinijang camps and Hong Kong protests.

China launches PR blitz to combat ‘foreign interference’ in Hong Kong.

China steps up compliance with UN sea law after ship expelled by India.

Afghanistan’s Karzai says American cash fed corruption.

Bougainville voters back independence from Papua New Guinea.

AFRICA

Multiple foreign armed groups involved in Libya conflict: UN.

On brink of 'man-made' starvation, Zimbabweans struggling to cope.

China steps in as Zambia runs out of loan options.

Botswana's Khama hits out over corruption allegations.

First men go on trial under Nigeria's anti-homosexuality laws.

Deadly Cyclone Belna makes landfall in northwest Madagascar.

Climate change: Methane pulse detected from South Sudan wetlands.

EUROPE

French government unveils new pension plan but crippling strikes set to continue. France unveils controversial pension reforms.

UK's post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO's top court shuts down.

Brexit: Free trade deals 'won't offset leaving EU'.

Pompeo says Trump warned Russia on election meddling, disputes Lavrov's account.

'Russia is a strategic adversary,' says former NATO chief Rasmussen.

Germany contradicts Russia over Georgian murdered in Berlin.

EU lauds new Green Deal as Europe's 'man on moon moment'.

AMERICAS

READ: Horowitz opening statement to Senate panel.

Senate could start Trump impeachment trial in January: McConnell.

Donald Trump hits out at 'sheer political madness' after Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against him.

Judge halts $3.6B diverted from military construction projects for border wall.

Chile security forces accused of grave rights abuses.

Chile extends search zone for missing plane.

Nude portrait of Emiliano Zapata in high heels sparks fury in Mexico.


TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Somalia hotel attack: Security forces kill 5 al-Shabab fighters.

Gunman in base shooting may have embraced radical ideology years before arriving in U.S., Saudi report says.

New Jersey killers 'targeted' Jewish supermarket.

Pakistan's Hafiz Saeed indicted on 'terror financing'.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Saudi Aramco shares up sharply on market debut. Saudi Aramco becomes world's most valuable public company.

Mobile provider 02 chooses Huawei to build its German 5G network.

'World's first' fully-electric commercial flight takes off.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"When a mass shooting fits a political narrative, the information on it is released quickly. When it doesn't, the authorities stall and the media spins. There's extensive coverage of what witnesses saw, but no tangible facts or meaningful information."

Anonymous said...

"In the Jersey City shooting at the JC Kosher supermarket, the media and authorities initially claimed that the location was random, then admitted that it had been targeted, but slow-walked the release of information about the shooters.


That told us it was either ISLAMIC TERRORISTS or BLACK NATIONALISTS.


A white nationalist mass shooter isn't that likely in Jersey City and the information would have been quickly put out there."