Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Australia set to gather intelligence on military drills between China and Russia and other top stories.

  • Australia set to gather intelligence on military drills between China and Russia

    Australia is likely to have military assets in the South China Sea to gather vital intelligence on a joint drill between Chinese and Russian forces next month, Fairfax Media understands.The exercise between Chinese and Russian ships and planes is intended to send a signal of defiance to the West but defence sources and experts say it will also provide a gold mine of intelligence on how the major powers' militaries work together. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide ..
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  • Malaysia enacts 'draconian' security law as Prime Minister Najib Razak faces embezzlement claims

    Malaysia enacts 'draconian' security law as Prime Minister Najib Razak faces embezzlement claims
    Malaysia enacts 'draconian' security law as Prime Minister Najib Razak faces embezzlement claims Updated August 01, 2016 08:10:07 An unprecedented security law will come into force in Malaysia today amid growing controversy over the prime ministership. Key points:Law will enable authorities to search individuals, premises and vehicles without a warrantPM says law is needed to prevent terrorism in Muslim-majority MalaysiaUS last week moved to seize $1.3 billion in asset..
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  • Turkish Deputy PM says restructuring of intelligence units 'on the agenda'

    Turkish Deputy PM says restructuring of intelligence units 'on the agenda'
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  • Australian Brain family fight on to stay in Scotland

    Australian Brain family fight on to stay in Scotland
    London: An Australian family living in Scotland faces deportation unless they can find a job before midnight on Monday, local time – Tuesday morning in Australia.Kathryn and Gregg Brain launched a last-minute media blitz on British TV and radio, pleading for an employer to come forward so they can continue their life in Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. Gregg, Kathryn and Lachlan Brain meet Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, second from left, and MP Kate Forbes, right, at the Sco..
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  • US elections: United States covering up election intrigue by demonising Russia, Kremlin says

    US elections: United States covering up election intrigue by demonising Russia, Kremlin says
    US elections: United States covering up election intrigue by demonising Russia, Kremlin says Posted August 01, 2016 21:32:38 The Kremlin has said the allegations that Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic Party emails are part of a cover-up designed to hide the fact that the US election campaign had been manipulated. Key points:Kremlin points out that Hillary Clinton's accusations are lacking in specifics and detailThe United States has not officially accused R..
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  • Taliban bomb targets foreigners at compound

    Taliban bomb targets foreigners at compound
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  • Russian helicopter shot down as Syrian rebels aim to break Aleppo siege

    Russian helicopter shot down as Syrian rebels aim to break Aleppo siege
    Rebel fighters in Aleppo have launched a major military operation aimed at breaking a weeks-long regime siege of the opposition-controlled eastern part of the Syrian city. Related: The Guardian view on the battle for Aleppo: stop it now | Editorial Dozens of soldiers on both sides of the battle have died so far in the brutal fighting, including the crew of a Russian helicopter that was shot down about 25 miles south of Aleppo on Monday morning, killing all five people on board in the singl..
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  • Priest's killers met on messaging app 4 days before attack, source says

    Priest's killers met on messaging app 4 days before attack, source says
    Anti-terrorism unit investigators found that Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Petitjean, both 19, started communicating on the app on July 22 -- just four days before they fatally stabbed Rev. Jacques Hamel, 86, in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in northern France, the source said.They used the app to coordinate their plans for the attack, the source said."Someone put them in touch. Investigators are still trying to figure out who this person was," the source told CNN.Telegram allows users ..
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  • John McCain defends Khizr and Ghazala Khan in Trump feud – campaign live

    John McCain defends Khizr and Ghazala Khan in Trump feud – campaign live
    The Republican Party I know and love is the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan. I wear a bracelet bearing the name of a fallen hero, Matthew Stanley, which his mother, Lynn, gave me in 2007, at a town hall meeting in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. His memory and the memory of our great leaders deserve better from me. In recent days, Donald Trump disparaged a fallen soldier’s parents. He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed..
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