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'Enough excuses': Madrid protesters urge govt to comply with its commitment to take more refugees (PHOTOS, VIDEO)


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:45 UTC
Protesters
© Javier Barbancho / Reuters
A man marches during a protest to commemorate World Refugee Day in Madrid,Spain, June 17, 2017.
Thousands of protesters spilled out onto the streets of Spain's capital on Saturday to demand that the government comply with its commitment to take in refugees under the EU relocation scheme.

Sweltering temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius didn't stop demonstrators from showing up at the Saturday march. Some 8,000 people of various nationalities gathered under the slogan "Enough excuses, no more barriers," according to one of the event's organizers from the 'Queremos acoger ya' ('We want to welcome [them] now') platform.
Protesters chanted slogans including "No human being is illegal" and "Where are the human rights?" while walking by Gran Via street in central Madrid. Among the signs and banners were those reading "Asylum is a right, not a plea,""Open the borders," and "No wars, no walls."
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Iraqi troops storm west Mosul's ISIS-held Old City where an estimated 150,000 civilians are trapped


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 11:07 UTC
Iraqi troops
© Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division walk at the frontline in western Mosul.
Iraqi troops have moved into west Mosul's Old City, Islamic State's last hub in the city, where the UN estimates some 150,000 civilians are trapped.

Iraqi special forces, as well as the regular army and Federal Police, are participating in the operation that began on Sunday, according to Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah, as cited by AP.

Some 150,000 civilians are believed to be trapped inside west Mosul's Old City, where the terrorists intend to use them as human shields, according to UN deputy special representative and humanitarian coordinator in Iraq Lise Grande, who spoke to AP on Friday.

Some 860,000 people have already fled Mosul, she said.

She described the civilians' plight as "desperate," as there is almost no food or water in the area.

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Award-winning Spanish matador dies after being gored by bull (PHOTOS)


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 13:45 UTC
Matador
© Igor Gaizka / AFP
Spanish matador Ivan Fandino performs a pass with a Baltasar Iban bull during a bullfight at the Corrida des Fetes on June 17, 2017 in Aire sur Adour.
An award-winning Spanish matador has died after being gored in the lungs during a bullfight in the small French town of Mont de Marsan.

Professional matador, Ivan Fandino, 36, reportedly tripped on his cloak before being caught by the bull's horns at the Aire-sur-l'Adour bullfighting festival on Saturday.

The Spaniard reportedly suffered two heart attacks while in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Comment: See also: Symbolic? Madrid's Corrida bullfight canceled after all matadors gored

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Two Pakistani officials missing en route from Afghanistan


Sputnik
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:40 UTC
Kabul
© Sputnik/ Alexandr Graschenkov
The foreign ministry of Pakistan said in statement Sunday that two of its officials from the country's consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad have gone missing since Friday while returning to Pakistan by road.

According to the statement, the Afghan authorities informed Islamabad that the investigation and the search for the diplomats were launched.
"Two officials of our Consulate General Jalalabad are missing since 16th June 2017 while commuting to Pakistan by road. The matter has been raised with the relevant Afghan authorities for their safety and recovery, at the earliest," the statement read.

"Pakistan has requested the Afghan Government that all efforts be made to ensure early recovery of our officials and bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice," the Pakistani ministry said in statement.

Comment: And a US citizen has also gone missing: US citizen latest victim in spate of kidnappings in Kabul

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Pathologically driven "exorcisms" amount to abuse: Two new cases in US

Cathy Locke
The Sacramento Bee
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:04 UTC
Kimberly Felder

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A Ferndale woman was arrested Friday after she allegedly was seen on a Humboldt County beach striking, biting and choking her 11-year-old child in an attempted exorcism.

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call abut 9 a.m. reporting a mother attacking her child at Centerville beach near Ferndale. The caller said the mother was attempting to perform an exorcism. She had stripped the child naked and was shoving handfuls of sand in the youngster's eyes and mouth, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. The woman reportedly stated that she was trying to remove demons from the child.

The mother was identified as 45-year-old Kimberly Felder.

The alleged assault was witnessed by a crowd of 10 to 12 people, the news release said. A local resident, John Marciel, stepped in and tried to restrain Felder. He struggled with her on the ground as Felder continued to attack the child, hitting the youngster in the head with a piece of driftwood, according to the news release.

Comment: Even allowing for the reality of demonic possession, it seems sadly like more and more pathological individuals are projecting their own sickness onto others and using it as a justification to attack or abuse them for it - kind of like the way the US has been attacking Russia.

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Roadside bomb blast kills police officer and injures 4 people in Cairo


Sputnik
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:31 UTC
Egyptian ambulance
© AP Photo/ Amr Nabil
A roadside bomb went off near el-Maadi district of Cairo, killing one police officer and injuring four other people, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

According to the ministry's statement, published on Facebook, the bomb targeted a police vehicle which was carrying a group of police officers and conscripts.

Among those injured were three conscripts and a police officer, all the victims were taken to hospital.
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Soon you won't be allowed to say "patriot" if the liberals have their way

Mac Slavo
SHTF Plan
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:07 UTC
hand over heart
There was a time when liberals and conservatives both agreed on one thing. They both used to love their country. Though they differed on what values and policies would be best for their homeland, they still had that shred of common ground.

That's clearly no longer the case. Across the Western world, you'll find that even moderate liberals are often uncomfortable with terms like "patriotism" and "nationalism." As for the far-left, they now view these terms as poisonous and archaic. That's because they want the whole world to be one big happy family, where borders are meaningless, people can freely move from one country to the next, and no society is inherently better than another. They preach diversity, but they want the world to be blended into one drab monoculture that falls in line with their beliefs.

So it was only a matter of time before leftists would start being triggered by patriotic rhetoric. It's happening in Australia, where Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull recently stated that he wants the government to tighten citizenship and visa requirements.
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US citizen latest victim in spate of kidnappings in Kabul


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:16 UTC
Afghan police
© Omar Sobhani / Reuters
A US citizen has been kidnapped in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A US citizen has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Kabul, according to officials cited by local Afghan media. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the man's abduction.

A senior government official confirmed the man was taken outside his home in the Karte Char area of the city on Sunday morning local time, according to local news outlet Tolo News.

The man was reportedly advising the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on its National Horticulture Livestock Project, which aims to improve the livelihoods of rural households through stimulating agricultural production.
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3 women dead after 'powerful' shopping mall explosion in Bogota, Colombia


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:51 UTC
bogota colombia terror attack mall
© Raul Arboleda / AFP
The powerful explosion that rocked a shopping center in the Colombian capital's tourist district has been called a terrorist attack by Bogota's mayor. At least three women, including a French volunteer, died in the blast. Several others were seriously injured.

Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa has tweeted that three women were killed in the "bomb" blast, and one more remains in serious condition. Peñalosa has called the explosion a "cowardly terrorist attack."

The explosion targeted the Centro Andino Mall in the Zona Rosa neighborhood, which is regarded as one of the most luxurious upper-class and tourist districts in Latin America. The blast occurred in the women's restroom on the mall's second floor.
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Openly gay teacher of the year's photo with Trump becomes 'instant viral hit'


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:51 UTC
Nikos Giannopoulos Donald Trump gay teacher
© Nikos Giannopoulos / Facebook
A teacher of the year photoshoot has become an instant hit online after one of the teachers decided to pay tribute to the LGBTQ community by posing next to the President and First Lady Trump in a "sassy" outfit with a fan, which Donald himself commended.

Nikos Giannopoulos, 29, a special education teacher at the Beacon Charter High School for the Arts, was named Rhode Island's teacher of the year 2017. While a laudable achievement in its own right, Giannopoulos used his visit to the White House to make a bold statement on behalf of the LGBTQ community in the United States.

"When I think back to my time in the White House, I will not remember the person seated at the desk," Giannopoulos wrote in a Facebook post, adding that instead he will think of the teachers he met who have fought for the rights of minorities and refugees, and the LGBTQ youth who each have a struggle in their lives.
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