VALLETTA, Jan. 24 (Reuters) – Britain can discuss but not seal bilateral trade deals while it remains a member of the European Union, the deputy head of the bloc’s executive, which will lead the technical negotiations on Brexit, said on Tuesday. Frans Timmermans’ words highlight possible obstacles for... Read more
President Trump’s first week in office
InternationalNews Jan 23, 2017
With Donald Trump’s inauguration as 45th president of the U.S. comes an array of changes for the country in terms of everything from healthcare to foreign policy. The White House’s official website has already been completely revamped where now the president’s plan for the next four years is thrust... Read more
MOSUL, Iraq, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Mohamed Mahmoud is relieved he no longer has to watch Islamic State militants hang corpses from electricity poles, now that Iraqi forces have cleared the group from his east Mosul district. But he still fears for his safety. Like other Iraqis, he worries... Read more
MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The flow of foreigners crossing Mexico to reach the United States makes immigration a shared responsibility between the two countries, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Monday, days before he begins talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides. Videgaray described Mexico as an... Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order this morning reinstating the Mexico City Policy. The policy stops any federally funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from promoting or performing abortions. It was first instated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan and was rescinded by President Bill... Read more
Women’s March on Washington – Toronto by Fallon Hewitt on Exposure Read more
Canadians are joining the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. today. Skedline reporters are traveling on one of five buses that left Toronto last night to bring men, women and children to what is expected to be one of the biggest inauguration protests in U.S. history. People expressed different motivations for... Read more
With the inauguration for president elect Donald Trump set for this Friday, many political figures have publicly declared that they will not be in attendance. Many have stated that their decision comes from their opposition of Trump’s incoming administration. However, several political figures including Hillary Clinton and George W.... Read more
ISTANBUL, Jan. 17 (REUTERS) – Turkish authorities detained the gunman behind a terrorist attack that took the lives of 39 people on Dec. 31, 2016 at a nightclub in Istanbul. Authorities say the man, now identified as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was trained in Afghanistan and is an Uzbek nationalist. He admitted... Read more
People remember the fallen and injured Jan. 17 after a gunman opened fire at a night club in Mexico Jan. 16
InternationalNews Jan 17, 2017
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Jan. 17 (REUTERS) – Citizens of Playa del Carmen, Mexico marched through the streets on Jan. 17 near the Blue Parrot nightclub where a gunman had opened fire during an electronic music festival the night before. The banner pictured above reads “We are all Playa (del... Read more