[East-Africa] Uganda: Yoweri Museveni signs law removing presidential age limit
http://www.dw.com/en/uganda-yoweri-museveni-signs-law-removing-presidential-age-limit/a-42004688
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed a law that removes a presidential age limit of 75 from the constitution, a move that allows the 73-year-old to run for a sixth term in 2021.
Parliamentary spokesman Chris Obore said Tuesday the president had signed the bill into law on December 27.
Uganda's political opposition and some members of the president's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party immediately criticized the decision. Opposition leader Kizza Besigye said the law was "a well-orchestrated plan to have Museveni rule for life."
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Moldovan constitutional court suspends president's powers
http://www.dw.com/en/moldovan-constitutional-court-suspends-presidents-powers/a-42003305
Moldova's constitutional court on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Igor Dodon's powers following his decision to block ministerial appointments by the country's pro-European government.
Dodon, a supporter of closer ties with Russia, declined to appoint five ministers and two deputy ministers to join the cabinet of Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who favors moving toward the European Union (EU), in late December.
Dodon had said the nominees lacked competence and accused them of involvement in a national banking scandal. The government rejected those claims and appealed to the constitutional court to appoint the seven nominees without presidential approval.
http://www.dw.com/en/moldovan-constitutional-court-suspends-presidents-powers/a-42003305
Moldova's constitutional court on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Igor Dodon's powers following his decision to block ministerial appointments by the country's pro-European government.
Dodon, a supporter of closer ties with Russia, declined to appoint five ministers and two deputy ministers to join the cabinet of Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who favors moving toward the European Union (EU), in late December.
Dodon had said the nominees lacked competence and accused them of involvement in a national banking scandal. The government rejected those claims and appealed to the constitutional court to appoint the seven nominees without presidential approval.
中共秘密文件曝光！美媒：中國計劃軍援北韓
華盛頓自由燈塔網站2日公布一份中共內部機密文件顯示，中共2017年9月決議，將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設。 圖：翻攝freebeacon網站
華盛頓自由燈塔網站2日公佈一份中共內部機密文件顯示，中共去年9月決議，將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設，提供中短程彈道飛彈等軍事技術援助。
華盛頓自由燈塔（Washington Free Beacon）是美國一家保守派政治新聞網站，2012年上線，曾多次揭發中國政府機密消息。根據網站公布一份取得的中共內部機密文件顯示，中共在去年9月中旬時，仍計劃對北韓持續提供協助，目前尚不清楚在文件發布後，中共政策是否作出調整。
根據這份由中共中央辦公廳在2017年9月15日發出的第94號文件中指出，北韓所處的重要政治戰略地位是無可取代的，中國必須不惜一切代價捍衛北韓主權和領土完整、切實保障北韓政權的穩定和延續。
文件也顯示，中共擔憂以美國為首的西方敵對勢力在朝鮮半島上出現軍事對峙，中國和俄羅斯等國家勢必會盡一切有效手段，這包括外交斡旋與軍事牽制，讓美國等西方國家企圖與軍事手段武裝挑釁，甚至推翻北韓政權的可能性不存在。
文件指出，北韓目前無須立即放棄核武器，只要承諾不再繼續開展新的核試驗並立即付諸行動，中國方面將加大對北韓經貿和軍事援助。
根據這份文件，中共決議將進一步加大對北韓民生與基礎建設的援助，2018年相關援助資金將比2017年增加15%，往後5年內每年還將比前一年增加不低於10%。
此外，中國有關暫停提供所有與北韓有關的銀行業務規定，將僅限於中共中央直屬的國有銀行和部分地方銀行。
同時，中共也決議將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設投入，進一步向北韓提供諸如中共解放軍更先進的中短程彈道飛彈、子母彈等高端軍事科學技術，協助加強北韓維穩。
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2018-01-03/109129
華盛頓自由燈塔網站2日公布一份中共內部機密文件顯示，中共2017年9月決議，將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設。 圖：翻攝freebeacon網站
華盛頓自由燈塔網站2日公佈一份中共內部機密文件顯示，中共去年9月決議，將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設，提供中短程彈道飛彈等軍事技術援助。
華盛頓自由燈塔（Washington Free Beacon）是美國一家保守派政治新聞網站，2012年上線，曾多次揭發中國政府機密消息。根據網站公布一份取得的中共內部機密文件顯示，中共在去年9月中旬時，仍計劃對北韓持續提供協助，目前尚不清楚在文件發布後，中共政策是否作出調整。
根據這份由中共中央辦公廳在2017年9月15日發出的第94號文件中指出，北韓所處的重要政治戰略地位是無可取代的，中國必須不惜一切代價捍衛北韓主權和領土完整、切實保障北韓政權的穩定和延續。
文件也顯示，中共擔憂以美國為首的西方敵對勢力在朝鮮半島上出現軍事對峙，中國和俄羅斯等國家勢必會盡一切有效手段，這包括外交斡旋與軍事牽制，讓美國等西方國家企圖與軍事手段武裝挑釁，甚至推翻北韓政權的可能性不存在。
文件指出，北韓目前無須立即放棄核武器，只要承諾不再繼續開展新的核試驗並立即付諸行動，中國方面將加大對北韓經貿和軍事援助。
根據這份文件，中共決議將進一步加大對北韓民生與基礎建設的援助，2018年相關援助資金將比2017年增加15%，往後5年內每年還將比前一年增加不低於10%。
此外，中國有關暫停提供所有與北韓有關的銀行業務規定，將僅限於中共中央直屬的國有銀行和部分地方銀行。
同時，中共也決議將增加對北韓防禦性軍事建設投入，進一步向北韓提供諸如中共解放軍更先進的中短程彈道飛彈、子母彈等高端軍事科學技術，協助加強北韓維穩。
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2018-01-03/109129
一早話左美國右翼全部集中係中東地區 唔care其他地方 因為右翼勢力同以色列錫安主義者連結一齊
#422 y4t7sds12巴打post咗份文件條link, 其他巴打有興趣睇原文都可以參考吓 
[North-South Korea] North Korea to reopen hotline to South to discuss Olympics
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42549161
North Korea has said it will reopen a telephone hotline to South Korea, to facilitate talks on its possible participation in the Winter Olympics.
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that the inter-Korean communications channel would be restored at 15:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Wednesday.
It comes after Kim Jong-un said he was "open to dialogue" with Seoul and to sending a team to the Games.
The two nations have not held high-level talks since December 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42549161
North Korea has said it will reopen a telephone hotline to South Korea, to facilitate talks on its possible participation in the Winter Olympics.
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that the inter-Korean communications channel would be restored at 15:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Wednesday.
It comes after Kim Jong-un said he was "open to dialogue" with Seoul and to sending a team to the Games.
The two nations have not held high-level talks since December 2015.
Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666
[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946
[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
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[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html
[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889
[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran
[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784
[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292
[Iran Protest]More deaths reported in Iran anti-government protests
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deaths-reported-iran-anti-government-protests-180102072448238.html
[Iran Protest] Leaked meeting notes show how panicked Iranian regime considered stopping deadly protests: 'God help us'
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/01/leaked-meeting-notes-show-how-panicked-iranian-regime-considered-stopping-deadly-protests-god-help-us.html
Iran's enemies to blame for unrest, says supreme leader, as nine die overnight
[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/nine-more-reported-dead-in-iran-as-protests-enter-sixth-day
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[Iran Protest] Thousands of Iranians join counter-protests after week of unrest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/03/iranians-counter-protests-week-unrest
Thousands of pro-government counter-protesters have taken to the streets of Iranian cities after nearly a week of unrest.
Footage broadcast on national television and images published by state news agencies showed a high turnout in pro-establishment rallies, in cities that have seen turbulent scenes since Iran’s biggest demonstrations in nearly a decade began on 28 December.
State television aired a rally from Ahwaz, the capital of Khouzesan province, which showed thousands of people marching on a long bridge connecting two parts of the city, while holding up pro-regime placards and chanting in support of the establishment.
It is not possible to compare the size of the crowds at the anti-government protests with the counter-demonstrations approved by Tehran. No independent journalists are permitted to film the anti-government protests, while Iranian authorities have on similar occasions bussed in supporters.
[Trump-Russia] Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff
Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into alleged collusion with the Kremlin will focus on money laundering and predicted: “They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.”
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, reportedly based on more than 200 interviews with the president, his inner circle and players in and around the administration, is one of the most eagerly awaited political books of the year. In it, Wolff lifts the lid on a White House lurching from crisis to crisis amid internecine warfare, with even some of Trump’s closest allies expressing contempt for him.
The meeting was revealed by the New York Times in July last year, prompting Trump Jr to say no consequential material was produced. Soon after, Wolff writes, Bannon remarked mockingly: “The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on the 25th floor – with no lawyers. They didn’t have any lawyers.“Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it’s all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately.”
Bannon went on, Wolffe writes, to say that if any such meeting had to take place, it should have been set up “in a Holiday Inn in Manchester, New Hampshire, with your lawyers who meet with these people”. Any information, he said, could then be “dump[ed] … down to Breitbart or something like that, or maybe some other more legitimate publication”.
“You realise where this is going,” he is quoted as saying. “This is all about money laundering. Mueller chose [senior prosecutor Andrew] Weissmann first and he is a money-laundering guy. Their path to fucking Trump goes right through Paul Manafort, Don Jr and Jared Kushner … It’s as plain as a hair on your face.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff
Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into alleged collusion with the Kremlin will focus on money laundering and predicted: “They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.”
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, reportedly based on more than 200 interviews with the president, his inner circle and players in and around the administration, is one of the most eagerly awaited political books of the year. In it, Wolff lifts the lid on a White House lurching from crisis to crisis amid internecine warfare, with even some of Trump’s closest allies expressing contempt for him.
The meeting was revealed by the New York Times in July last year, prompting Trump Jr to say no consequential material was produced. Soon after, Wolff writes, Bannon remarked mockingly: “The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on the 25th floor – with no lawyers. They didn’t have any lawyers.“Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad shit, and I happen to think it’s all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately.”
Bannon went on, Wolffe writes, to say that if any such meeting had to take place, it should have been set up “in a Holiday Inn in Manchester, New Hampshire, with your lawyers who meet with these people”. Any information, he said, could then be “dump[ed] … down to Breitbart or something like that, or maybe some other more legitimate publication”.
“You realise where this is going,” he is quoted as saying. “This is all about money laundering. Mueller chose [senior prosecutor Andrew] Weissmann first and he is a money-laundering guy. Their path to fucking Trump goes right through Paul Manafort, Don Jr and Jared Kushner … It’s as plain as a hair on your face.”
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, says prime minister
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42552643
Ethiopia's prime minister has announced the release of all political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre which allegedly used torture to extract confessions.
Hailemariam Desalegn told a press conference charges would also be dropped for those still awaiting trial.
The move was designed to allow political dialogue, he said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42552643
Ethiopia's prime minister has announced the release of all political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre which allegedly used torture to extract confessions.
Hailemariam Desalegn told a press conference charges would also be dropped for those still awaiting trial.
The move was designed to allow political dialogue, he said.
Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over war in Yemen
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/norway-suspends-arms-exports-uae-war-yemen-180103102840587.html
Norway has suspended exports of weapons and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over concerns they could be used in the war in Yemen, the country's foreign ministry has told Al Jazeera.
The Scandinavian country said while there was no evidence Norwegian-made ammunition had been used in the devastating conflict, which is nearing three years, there was a high risk related to the UAE's military involvement there.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/norway-suspends-arms-exports-uae-war-yemen-180103102840587.html
Norway has suspended exports of weapons and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over concerns they could be used in the war in Yemen, the country's foreign ministry has told Al Jazeera.
The Scandinavian country said while there was no evidence Norwegian-made ammunition had been used in the devastating conflict, which is nearing three years, there was a high risk related to the UAE's military involvement there.
送個donald契仔一程
唔知會唔會燒埋侵侵本人
“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen candidates, often described as the most talented field ever assembled in the Republican party. Now that he is on his own, Steve is learning that winning isn’t as easy as I make it look.
Steve had very little to do with our historic victory, which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. Yet Steve had everything to do with the loss of a Senate seat in Alabama held for more than thirty years by Republicans. Steve doesn’t represent my base—he’s only in it for himself. Steve pretends to be at war with the media, which he calls the opposition party, yet he spent his time at the White House leaking false information to the media to make himself seem far more important than he was. It is the only thing he does well. Steve was rarely in a one-on-one meeting with me and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue, whom he helped write phony books.
We have many great Republican members of Congress and candidates who are very supportive of the Make America Great Again agenda. Like me, they love the United States of America and are helping to finally take our country back and build it up, rather than simply seeking to burn it all down.”
Steve had very little to do with our historic victory, which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. Yet Steve had everything to do with the loss of a Senate seat in Alabama held for more than thirty years by Republicans. Steve doesn’t represent my base—he’s only in it for himself. Steve pretends to be at war with the media, which he calls the opposition party, yet he spent his time at the White House leaking false information to the media to make himself seem far more important than he was. It is the only thing he does well. Steve was rarely in a one-on-one meeting with me and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue, whom he helped write phony books.
We have many great Republican members of Congress and candidates who are very supportive of the Make America Great Again agenda. Like me, they love the United States of America and are helping to finally take our country back and build it up, rather than simply seeking to burn it all down.”
[Trump] 10 explosive revelations from new Trump book (Part 1)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42559436
1. Bannon thought Don Jr meeting 'treasonous'
"The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on the 25th floor - with no lawyers. They didn't have any lawyers. Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad s***, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately."
2. Trump 'befuddled' by his victory
"Shortly after 8pm on Election Night, when the unexpected trend - Trump might actually win - seemed confirmed, Don Jr told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he calls him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania was in tears - and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon's not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a horrified Trump. But still to come was the final transformation: Suddenly, Donald Trump became a man who believed that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States."
3. Trump 'angry' at inauguration
"Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed."
4. Trump found White House 'scary'
"Trump, in fact, found the White House to be vexing and even a little scary. He retreated to his own bedroom - the first time since the Kennedy White House that a presidential couple had maintained separate rooms. In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room."
5. Ivanka hopes to be president
"Balancing risk against reward, both Jared and Ivanka decided to accept roles in the West Wing over the advice of almost everyone they knew. It was a joint decision by the couple, and, in some sense, a joint job. Between themselves, the two had made an earnest deal: If sometime in the future the opportunity arose, she'd be the one to run for president. The first woman president, Ivanka entertained, would not be Hillary Clinton; it would be Ivanka Trump. Bannon, who had coined the term 'Jarvanka' that was now in ever greater use in the White House, was horrified when the couple's deal was reported to him."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42559436
1. Bannon thought Don Jr meeting 'treasonous'
"The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on the 25th floor - with no lawyers. They didn't have any lawyers. Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad s***, and I happen to think it's all of that, you should have called the FBI immediately."
2. Trump 'befuddled' by his victory
"Shortly after 8pm on Election Night, when the unexpected trend - Trump might actually win - seemed confirmed, Don Jr told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he calls him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania was in tears - and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon's not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a horrified Trump. But still to come was the final transformation: Suddenly, Donald Trump became a man who believed that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States."
3. Trump 'angry' at inauguration
"Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed."
4. Trump found White House 'scary'
"Trump, in fact, found the White House to be vexing and even a little scary. He retreated to his own bedroom - the first time since the Kennedy White House that a presidential couple had maintained separate rooms. In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room."
5. Ivanka hopes to be president
"Balancing risk against reward, both Jared and Ivanka decided to accept roles in the West Wing over the advice of almost everyone they knew. It was a joint decision by the couple, and, in some sense, a joint job. Between themselves, the two had made an earnest deal: If sometime in the future the opportunity arose, she'd be the one to run for president. The first woman president, Ivanka entertained, would not be Hillary Clinton; it would be Ivanka Trump. Bannon, who had coined the term 'Jarvanka' that was now in ever greater use in the White House, was horrified when the couple's deal was reported to him."
[Trump] 10 explosive revelations from new Trump book (Part 1)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42559436
6. Ivanka mocks dad's 'comb-over'
"She treated her father with a degree of detachment, even irony, going so far as to make fun of his comb-over to others. She often described the mechanics behind it to friends: an absolutely clean pate - a contained island after scalp-reduction -surgery - surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men - the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump's orange-blond hair color."
7. White House unsure of priorities
"'Just give me the three things the president wants to focus on,' she [Katie Walsh] demanded. 'What are the three priorities of this White House?' It was the most basic question imaginable - one that any qualified presidential candidate would have answered long before he took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Six weeks into Trump's presidency, Kushner was wholly without an answer. 'Yes,' he said to Walsh. 'We should probably have that conversation.'"
8. Trump's admiration for Murdoch
"Rupert Murdoch, who had promised to pay a call on the president-elect, was running late. When some of the guests made a move to leave, an increasingly agitated Trump assured them that Rupert was on his way. 'He's one of the greats, the last of the greats,' Trump said. 'You have to stay to see him.' Not grasping that he was now the most powerful man in the world, Trump was still trying mightily to curry favor with a media mogul who had long disdained him as a charlatan and fool."
9. Murdoch calls Trump 'idiot'
"'These guys really need my help. Obama was not very favorable to them, too much regulation. This is really an opportunity for me to help them.' 'Donald,' said Murdoch, 'for eight years these guys had Obama in their pocket. They practically ran the administration. They don't need your help.'
'Take this H-1B visa issue. They really need these H-1B visas.'Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America's doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, 'We'll figure it out.' 'What a f****** idiot,' said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone."
10. Flynn knew Russia ties 'a problem'
Wolff writes that before the election Mr Flynn "had been told by friends that it had not been a good idea to take $45,000 from the Russians for a speech. 'Well it would only be a problem if we won,' he assured them."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42559436
6. Ivanka mocks dad's 'comb-over'
"She treated her father with a degree of detachment, even irony, going so far as to make fun of his comb-over to others. She often described the mechanics behind it to friends: an absolutely clean pate - a contained island after scalp-reduction -surgery - surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men - the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump's orange-blond hair color."
7. White House unsure of priorities
"'Just give me the three things the president wants to focus on,' she [Katie Walsh] demanded. 'What are the three priorities of this White House?' It was the most basic question imaginable - one that any qualified presidential candidate would have answered long before he took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Six weeks into Trump's presidency, Kushner was wholly without an answer. 'Yes,' he said to Walsh. 'We should probably have that conversation.'"
8. Trump's admiration for Murdoch
"Rupert Murdoch, who had promised to pay a call on the president-elect, was running late. When some of the guests made a move to leave, an increasingly agitated Trump assured them that Rupert was on his way. 'He's one of the greats, the last of the greats,' Trump said. 'You have to stay to see him.' Not grasping that he was now the most powerful man in the world, Trump was still trying mightily to curry favor with a media mogul who had long disdained him as a charlatan and fool."
9. Murdoch calls Trump 'idiot'
"'These guys really need my help. Obama was not very favorable to them, too much regulation. This is really an opportunity for me to help them.' 'Donald,' said Murdoch, 'for eight years these guys had Obama in their pocket. They practically ran the administration. They don't need your help.'
'Take this H-1B visa issue. They really need these H-1B visas.'Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America's doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, 'We'll figure it out.' 'What a f****** idiot,' said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone."
10. Flynn knew Russia ties 'a problem'
Wolff writes that before the election Mr Flynn "had been told by friends that it had not been a good idea to take $45,000 from the Russians for a speech. 'Well it would only be a problem if we won,' he assured them."
一瞓醒D新聞juicy到呢，追都追唔切
[Trump] Ivanka seeks the presidency – and other big claims from explosive new book
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-michael-wolff-book-highlights
7 wild details from the new book on Trump's White House
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/michael-wolff-trump-book-fire-and-fury-322282?lo=ap_d2
Sanders: '95 percent' of interviews for book on White House authorized by Bannon
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/bannon-sarah-sanders-trump-322289
Paul Manafort sues Robert Mueller in effort to foil Trump-Russia inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/paul-manafort-robert-mueller-trump-court-lawsuit
[Trump] Ivanka seeks the presidency – and other big claims from explosive new book
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-michael-wolff-book-highlights
7 wild details from the new book on Trump's White House
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/michael-wolff-trump-book-fire-and-fury-322282?lo=ap_d2
Sanders: '95 percent' of interviews for book on White House authorized by Bannon
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/bannon-sarah-sanders-trump-322289
Paul Manafort sues Robert Mueller in effort to foil Trump-Russia inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/paul-manafort-robert-mueller-trump-court-lawsuit
Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666
[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946
[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
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[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html
[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889
[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran
[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784
[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292
[Iran Protest]More deaths reported in Iran anti-government protests
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deaths-reported-iran-anti-government-protests-180102072448238.html
[Iran Protest] Leaked meeting notes show how panicked Iranian regime considered stopping deadly protests: 'God help us'
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/01/leaked-meeting-notes-show-how-panicked-iranian-regime-considered-stopping-deadly-protests-god-help-us.html
Iran's enemies to blame for unrest, says supreme leader, as nine die overnight
[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/nine-more-reported-dead-in-iran-as-protests-enter-sixth-day
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[Iran Protest] Thousands of Iranians join counter-protests after week of unrest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/03/iranians-counter-protests-week-unrest
[Iran Protest] Iran's Revolutionary Guard declares 'end of sedition'
The elite branch of Iran's military has hailed "the end of sedition" as it embarks on a crackdown against anti-government protests. The country's supreme leader blames foreign agents for the unrest that killed 21 people.
Despite Jafari's comments, and the tens of thousands who joined pro-government rallies in Tehran, independent sources reported that not only had the anti-regime protests had spread to the countryside from the cities.
痴線
[Trump] Trump lawyer sends Bannon 'cease and desist' letter
[url]https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/trump-bannon-cease-desist-322937
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“Mr. Trump and the Company hereby demand that you cease and desist from any and all further disclosure of Confidential Information, disparagement of Mr. Trump, his family members, his or their companies, and/or the Company, and communication with the media, including but not limited to Mr. Wolff and any and all other journalists, reports, authors and bloggers,” Trump’s lawyer, Charles Harder, wrote in the letter.
In a separate statement, Harder said Bannon’s actions “give rise to numerous legal claims including defamation by libel and slander, and breach of his written confidentiality and non-disparagement agreement with our clients,” adding, “Legal action is imminent.”
[url]https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/trump-bannon-cease-desist-322937
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“Mr. Trump and the Company hereby demand that you cease and desist from any and all further disclosure of Confidential Information, disparagement of Mr. Trump, his family members, his or their companies, and/or the Company, and communication with the media, including but not limited to Mr. Wolff and any and all other journalists, reports, authors and bloggers,” Trump’s lawyer, Charles Harder, wrote in the letter.
In a separate statement, Harder said Bannon’s actions “give rise to numerous legal claims including defamation by libel and slander, and breach of his written confidentiality and non-disparagement agreement with our clients,” adding, “Legal action is imminent.”
國師
[Trump] Trump disbands voter fraud commission
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/trump-disbands-voter-fraud-commission-322621
President Donald Trump is dumping a controversial commission that was charged with investigating his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud during the 2016 election, the White House said Wednesday.Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security to look into the issue instead.
“Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry,” a statement from the president said. “Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today I signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission.”
The commission was the focus of heated contention even before it was formally announced in May with Vice President Mike Pence as the chairman and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as vice chairman. Democrats urged Trump to abandon the idea altogether, but the president chose to press forward.
It was just hours after Trump said in a statement that Bannon had “lost his mind” that the White House announced that the commission would be no more.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/trump-disbands-voter-fraud-commission-322621
President Donald Trump is dumping a controversial commission that was charged with investigating his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud during the 2016 election, the White House said Wednesday.Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security to look into the issue instead.
“Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry,” a statement from the president said. “Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today I signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission.”
The commission was the focus of heated contention even before it was formally announced in May with Vice President Mike Pence as the chairman and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as vice chairman. Democrats urged Trump to abandon the idea altogether, but the president chose to press forward.
It was just hours after Trump said in a statement that Bannon had “lost his mind” that the White House announced that the commission would be no more.
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暫時睇完啲報導，最大獲應該係督左契仔，佢細仔係trump tower見俄佬agent
仲要無律師陪同
仲要無律師陪同
基本上係Don Jr出事，另外睇吓Trump會唔會炒Ivanka 同Kushner, 之前都報過想佢地