world news: 2018-10-28

Saturday 3 November 2018

Prince Harry shares touching photo of pregnant wife Meghan

Prince Harry has shared a photograph of his wife Meghan Markle cradling her baby bump during a walk through a forest in New Zealand on their recent Pacific royal tour. The couple's Kensington Palace residence published the image on Instagram, with a photo credit for the prince, and a caption which said the couple had returned home "inspired" by their trip. "Thank you New Zealand for the most wonderful last week of our tour," the message read, attributed to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

New York police investigate antisemitic graffiti inside Brooklyn synagogue

An inter-faith vigil In New York on Monday in memory of the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting. Police said Friday they are investigating antisemitic vandalism inside a New York synagogue, less than a week after the deadliest attack on American Jews and amid a rash of other antisemitic incidents. The discovery of antisemitic graffiti inside Union Temple, in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, prompted the cancelation of a political event hosted by Broad City’s Ilana Glazer, according to CBS.

Subaru and Toyota to Recall 165,000 Vehicles for Engine Issues

Subaru and Toyota say they will recall 400,000 vehicles worldwide for potential engine issues that could lead to a car stalling or losing power. The problem is with four-cylinder engines found in...

4 days until the midterm elections: Where things stand

Oprah Winfrey hits the campaign trail in Georgia for Stacey Abrams, and a super-PAC hits Beto O'Rourke over alleged support of the migrant caravan.

Netanyahu condemns Khashoggi murder but backs stability in Saudi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in his first comments on the affair, but stressed the need for stability in Saudi Arabia. "What happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous and it should be duly dealt with," Netanyahu told reporters during a visit to Bulgaria. "Yet the same time I say it, it is very important for the stability of the world, for the region and for the world, that Saudi Arabia remain stable.

Yahoo News Explains: Who’s going to win the midterms?

The midterm elections look like they’re going to be hotly contested. Republicans now control both houses of Congress. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs, so both parties are putting up the fight of a lifetime. But do Democrats have a chance? Yahoo News explains.

Midterms 2018 polls: Democrats highly likely to win House according to latest predictions

According to the latest polling data, Democrats are expected to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. FiveThirtyEight, a website focused on polling predictions, has estimated that the democrats have an 82 percent chance of winning control of of the House. There’s an 80 per cent chance that democrats will gain 18 to 53 seats, with an average estimated gain of 35 seats. Several models indicate that the wave is real, and that we will start seeing many more Democratic members in both the house and senate.

Indonesia struggles with damaged black box from crashed jet, hunts for second

The Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX, which only went into service in August, crashed on Monday into the Java Sea. Air traffic control lost contact with it 13 minutes after it took off from the capital, Jakarta, heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang. Searchers have found one black box and just one passenger has been identified from partial human remains recovered from the shallow waters.

Georgia on her mind, Oprah heads to state to endorse Stacey Abrams

The former talk show host gives a forceful endorsement of the Democratic woman hoping to make history in the state of Georgia.

Security experts question border mission for military

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priority as leader of the military is making it more "lethal" — better at war and more prepared for it — and yet nothing about the military's new mission at the U.S.-Mexico border advances that goal. Some argue it detracts from it.

Trump blames Obama for family separations at border

President Donald Trump made his remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Thursday.

Appeals Court Orders Ohio To Count Purged Voters' Ballots

A federal appeals court in Ohio issued an emergency ruling allowing

China challenges US to provide 'evidence' in trade secrets case

China challenged the United States Friday to show evidence to support charges that Beijing backed a scheme by Chinese and Taiwanese companies to steal trade secrets from a US-based semiconductor firm. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused the companies on Thursday of stealing an estimated $8.75 billion worth of know-how from semiconductor giant Micron. The Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against Chinese state-owned Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) of Taiwan, along with three UMC officials.

Trudeau's dilemma: how to be tough on Saudi Arabia and save jobs

Trudeau, who has promised "consequences" for the Oct. 2 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is under pressure to freeze an already unpopular $13 billion contract for armored vehicles built in Canada by U.S.-based General Dynamics. The problem is that the deal underpins 3,000 jobs in the small city of London, Ontario, a recovering manufacturing center and a likely battleground in next year's general election. The debate over the deal is worrying to members of Trudeau's ruling Liberal Party, including Peter Fragiskatos, the lawmaker from the London North Centre parliamentary constituency.

Iran starts producing local fighter jet for its air force

Iran has started production of the locally-designed Kowsar fighter plane for use in its air force, state television reported, as tensions mount with the United States after the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

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Senior Indonesian rescue diver dies in jet crash search

An Indonesian rescue diver died in the search for a passenger jet that crashed early this week near Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board, the search and rescue agency (Basarnas) said on Saturday.

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Elon Musk Says He Wouldn’t Take Money From Saudi Arabia Now

The death of the critic of the Saudi government was “really bad,” the chief executive officer of the electric carmaker told Recode in an interview. Musk has said previously that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund spoke with him several times since last year about taking Tesla private. The gambit fell apart after Musk failed to line up funding, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Worldwide Google walkout over sexual harassment, racism and pay inequality

More than 1,000 Google employees and contractors in Asia and Europe staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplaces.

In a statement late Wednesday, the organizers called on Google parent Alphabet Inc. to add an employee representative to its board of directors and to internally share pay equity data. They also asked for changes to Google’s human resources practices intended to make bringing harassment claims a fairer process.

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in a statement that “employees have raised constructive ideas” and that the company was “taking in all their feedback so we can turn these ideas into action.”

Hundreds of workers filed out of its European headquarters in Dublin shortly after 11 a.m. local time, while organizers shared photographs on social media of hundreds more leaving Google offices in London, Zurich, Berlin, Tokyo and Singapore. (Reuters)

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Police: Saudi sisters in NYC since Sept. 1 after other stops

NEW YORK (AP) — Police investigating the mysterious deaths of two Saudi Arabian sisters whose bound bodies washed up in New York City last week say they arrived from Fairfax, Virginia, on Sept. 1.

Saudi sisters died in apparent suicide: Police

Two sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies were found taped together in New York City's Hudson River, were said to have preferred suicide over returning to their home country, police said.

Donald Trump’s Racist Midterm Pitch Is His 'Swing Around The Circle'

President Donald Trump has ramped up his inflammatory racist rhetoric in the

Trump blames Obama for family separations at border

President Donald Trump made his remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Thursday.

School bus driver finds 7-year-old boy dead of hit-and-run at Pennsylvania bus stop

A 7-year-old boy was found dead of a hit-and-run at a Pennsylvania bus stop on

Daily Digit: The number of eligible Latinx voters is at an all-time high

As of 2018, there are a record 29 million eligible Latinx voters in the United States — making up nearly 13% of all voters.

Pakistan hardliners vow no let up in paralysing blasphemy protests

Islamist hardliners incensed by the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy vowed no let up Thursday to protests paralysing major Pakistani cities a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to confront them. Demonstrations broke out after the Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a blasphemy conviction for Christian mother Asia Bibi, ending her eight year ordeal on death row but infuriating Muslim conservatives. One key protest leader has called for the assassination of the country’s top judges and for mutiny against the army’s top brass since the court's decision reignited the touchpaper issue.

Netanyahu condemns Khashoggi murder but backs stability in Saudi

Delta Air Lines crew 'doubted black doctor's credentials' as she attended to passenger

A black doctor has claimed crew on a Delta Air Lines flight doubted her credentials as she attended to a fellow passenger who was unwell. Fatima Cody Stanford, a doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, said she was on a flight from Indianapolis to Boston when a woman sitting next to her began hyperventilating. Dr Stanford told CNN she was helping the passenger when a flight attendant intervened and asked if she was a physician, to which she replied she was.

Brooklyn Synagogue Cancels Event After 'Kill All Jews' Graffiti Found Inside

A Brooklyn synagogue canceled a speaking event Thursday night after "Kill all

Early voting ahead of Election Day

With less than a week until the election, the White House is battling against history as it tries to defend a lengthy slate of seats held by congressional Republicans. Here's a look at early voting around the nation.

Midterm election glossary: The terms you need to know to understand American politics

With the 2018 midterm elections just a week away, the casual reader may be coming across some strange terms in the American political lexicon. For anyone confused by reports on the battle between Democrats and Republicans to control Congress, The Independent has compiled a handy list of some common terms. Battleground State: A state is considered a battleground state if its electorate is split relatively evenly between Republicans and Democrats, making state-wide races especially competitive and hard to predict.