Mattis away as defense minister
washington December 20, 2018 23:00The US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will retire at the end of February. President Donald Trump announced this via Twitter on Thursday.
The US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will retire at the end of February. President Donald Trump announced this via Twitter on Thursday.
At the London Gatwick airport, all flights were canceled on Thursday. At the earliest, the timetable will resume on Friday. This confirms operational director Chris Woodroofe.
At the British Gatwick airport, since Wednesday evening, air traffic has been largely silent, following repeated reports that drones flew near the airport. Aircraft already on the...
A British couple who had named his child after Adolf Hitler must go to jail for years in Great Britain. The court in Birmingham ruled that Adam Thomas (22) and Claudia Patatas (38)...
In Great Britain's largest and most visited zoo, a giant fire broke out in a large covered rainforest residence on Saturday. Visitors have been evacuated and the fire brigade does...
A Palestinian man shot two Israelis in the West Bank north of Jerusalem and severely wounded two others.
The draft Brexit agreement between the EU and Great Britain is not affected. That was the message German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave British Prime Minister Theresa May during the...
A waste installation that flew into Rome last night caused a gigantic cloud of smoke above the city. The waste facility is located on Via Salaria, not far from the center of Rome.
Tension in Great Britain. Premier May has unexpectedly convened its ministers. The British press is now speculating that tomorrow's long-awaited vote on the May Brexit agreement with the EU will be postponed.
In the week-long crisis around the 'yellow hesjes' protests, French president Emmanuel Macron wants to publicly express himself on Monday evening. That confirmed sources in the Élysée to the German news agency DPA. The head of state wants to address the people at 8.00 pm with a speech for television.
The 7-year-old Afghan Murtaza Ahmadi, together with his family, fled the Taliban. He went viral online last year after meeting his great hero Lionel Messi.
A Spanish warship has provoked the British authorities on Tuesday by entering the territorial waters of Gibraltar and letting the Spanish national anthem blow through the speakers on deck. A small boat from the British navy escorted the Spanish frigate on its challenging trip along the rock.
The American former president George H.W. Bush has spoken his last words in an interview with his son George W. Bush. He called him a 'great father' and expressed his love. 'I love you too', responded the 94-year-old Bush senior according to The New York Times.
George Bush, the 41st President of the United States, was known as pragmatic, calm and diplomatic. However, he does not go down in history as a great head of state. Critics have often portrayed him as colorless and indecisive: strong abroad, weak in his domestic politics. Bush senior died Friday. He was 94 years old.
The largest city in Alaska, Anchorage, has been hit by an earthquake. It had a power of 6.7. The epicenter was 12 kilometers north of Anchorage, at a great depth.
Jamaican reggae music is included on UNESCO's list of intangible heritage. That was decided during a meeting of the cultural organization of the United Nations on the island of Mauritius, where other traditions won a coveted place on the heritage list.
The condemnation of a cleaning lady in Greece to a prison sentence of fifteen years has led to great indignation. That's why the woman was released on Wednesday again, because the Supreme Court wants to investigate the case again, Greek media reports.
A 68-year-old man died after a serious medical failure. His lungs were flushed with detergent instead of saline. That salt solution actually had to cleanse his organ.
Scientists are working on the 'biggest and most complicated' attempt ever to save the coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Autralia.
The 31-year-old Briton Matthew Hedges has arrived in Great Britain. He landed on Tuesday morning at London's Heathrow airport. The scientist was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates last week because of espionage, but got pardon on Monday.
Italy mourns. 'The last great master is dead,' headlined the newspapers. Bernardo Bertolucci, known worldwide as the director of the films The Last Emperor and Novecento, died in Rome after a long illness.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are turning to a leniency request for the life-condemned Briton Matthew Hedges. This is reported by the UAE ambassador to Great Britain, who says, according to British media, that they have good hope that a 'fair solution'. can be found for the issue.
According to British media, the British Prime Minister Theresa May should get more done at the EU than last week about the Brexit. The dissatisfaction with her Brexit policy has long been great within her own Conservative party, but her hope that there will be supporters in other parties seems to be fading.
Many tens of thousands of young children have died in recent years in Yemen from the effects of severe malnutrition. This is the conclusion of the children's rights organization Save the Children, who has to make great efforts to get aid goods in the right place in the conflict-torn country.
US President Donald Trump does not rule out that the powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had knowledge of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 'Maybe he had that, and maybe not,' says the president.
Archaeologists have uncovered a fresco in the ancient city of Pompeii near Naples with the supreme god Zeus, who in the guise of a swan is making love with Princess Leda. The excavation site revealed the discovery of this 'scene full of sensuality' on Monday. The fresco was found in the bedroom of a house on Via del Vesuvio.
A one-year-old child who was brought into hospital in Belgian Ghent in a critical condition last weekend died of his injuries. Research showed that the child was abused and died of the consequences of so-called shakens syndrome.
With a big grin, even bigger sideburns and a flamboyant suit with wide legs, The King stood in the Oval Office in 1970. President Nixon was a bit uncomfortable. He thought that Elvis was just a weird snooze. The face of a newer generation that he did not understand.
From now on, Americans can buy an original Donald Trump toilet brush. Through the internet the 'Commander In Crap' can make your toilet 'great again'.
The new Japanese Minister of Cyber Security Yoshitaka Sakurada has made a remarkable confession: he has never used a computer. During a parliamentary hearing, he indicated that he has staff for jobs that require a PC.