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House leadership source I am desperately trying to get said, signaling a stunning to yes,” said Mark Meadows, political setback for Trump chairman of the conservative to win sufficient support for House Freedom Caucus, a Republican bill repealing whose members have killed and replacing Obamacare. demanded major changes to “My heart goes out to the Experts examine the body of Voronenkov victims and their families The president and his the plan. Kiev had yet to be established. agencies reported. in London. No act of terror former Russian MP Voronenkov’s murder Voronenkov and his wife can shake the strength and wanted by Moscow for comes as Moscow and Kiev Maria Maksakova, also a resilience of our British ally,” Afraud was shot dead in broad remain locked in a bitter feud former lawmaker and a well- daylight in the heart of the over Russia’s annexation of known opera singer, left Barack Obama Indian MP admits hitting Ukrainian capital yesterday Crimea in March 2014 and Russia for Ukraine last year. Ex US President in what Kiev branded “state its support of a pro-Russian Voronenkov received air steward with slipper terrorism”. insurgency in eastern Ukrainian citizenship Mumbai, Kiev police chief Andriy Ukraine. in December after he Rest in sight n Indian politician Kryshchenko confirmed Ukrainian President testified against Ukraine’s China, Nepal discuss joint brazenly admitted in televised comments that Petro Poroshenko blamed ex-President Viktor Ayesterday that he hit a “the identity of the dead Russia for what he said was Yanukovych, who was ousted military exercises steward on an Air India flight man has been established” as a “cunning murder”, saying in February 2014 amid pro- 25 times with his slipper former Communist lawmaker Voronenkov’s killing was Western protests. during a row over a seat. Denis Voronenkov. an “act of state terrorism”, Voronenkov told Ravindra Gaikwad, an MP Police were weighing the his spokesman Svyatoslav Ukrainian media in February in India’s lower house for possibility that Voronenkov, Tsegolko wrote on Facebook. that he had repeatedly the Hindu nationalist Shiv a 45-year-old Kremlin Kremlin spokesman received threats from Russian Sena party, claimed that the Ravindra Gaikwad critic, was targeted in a Dmitry Peskov swiftly security services. China’s defence minister attendant had insulted him Thursday morning flight to contract killing “considering dismissed Kiev’s accusations Moscow and Kiev have met his Nepal counterpart first on the Pune to New India’s capital. the identity of the victim, as “absurd” in comments been locked in a bitter dispute Thursday pushing ahead Delhi flight. After first complaining his activities and how the to Russian news agencies, since Russia seized Crimea plans to hold joint military “What did he say, that I to an air hostess Gaikwad, crime was carried out,” adding that Moscow “hopes in March 2014, plunging ties exercises, a move likely hit him with my hand? I hit who represents a Kryshchenko said. that the killer and those between Moscow and the closely watched by India as him 25 times with a slipper,” constituency in the western Voronenkov’s bodyguard behind him will be found”. West to their lowest point Beijing boosts its influence. an unrepentant Gaikwad told state of Maharashtra, then got and the gunman were both Russian foreign ministry since the Cold War. ANI news agency in video into a heated argument injured in the shootout that spokeswoman Maria Ukrainian President Arms depot explodes in footage posted on its Twitter with the senior flight occurred in the centre of Zakharova said at a briefing Petro Poroshenko blamed page and aired on Indian attendant. Kiev. that Moscow was “shocked” Russia for what he said Ukraine, Kiev blames news channels. “(The steward) said ‘I will They were both being by Voronenkov’s murder was a “cunning murder”, ‘sabotage’: military Indian media reports complain to (Indian Prime treated in hospital, and thought it indeed looked saying Voronenkov’s killing A series of explosions hit a said Gaikwad claimed he Minister Narendra) Modi’, Kryshchenko said, adding like a “planned contract was an “act of state terrorism”. munitions depot in eastern had a business class ticket so I hit him,” said Gaikwad. that the gunman’s identity killing”, Russian news (AFP) Ukraine overnight, the mili- but that Air India put him “Should I have to listen to tary said Thursday, blaming in an economy seat for the this abuse?” he added. the incident on an “act of sabotage”. South Korea raises Second scare for Australian Philippines’ Duterte airline in a week A regional Australian airline reignites martial law fears plane made an emergency Manila, sunken Sewol ferry landing Thursday after the pilot was forced to shut hilippine President Donggeochado, down an engine, barely a PRodrigo Duterte outh Korea’s sunken Sewol week after a propeller fell warned yesterday he Sferry emerged from the off another aircraft mid- may impose martial law waters yesterday, nearly three flight. and suspend elections for years after it went down with tens of thousands of local the loss of more than 300 lives posts, fuelling concerns and dealt a crushing blow to Sea ice hits new record low about democracy under his Duterte now-ousted president Park at both poles rule. neighbouring Thailand, Geun-Hye. The sea ice cover in the Arctic Duterte said he was which is under military rule. Television pictures showed and Antarctic hit new record considering both measures Duterte said that, as part one side of the 145-metre- lows for this time of year, as part of his controversial of martial law, he may create long vessel, its white structure marking the smallest polar campaign to eradicate illegal military courts to hear cases rusted and filthy, above the ice caps in the 38-year satel- drugs in society, and that against terrorists. waves between two giant lite record. martial law would solve a Since easily winning salvage barges. range of other security presidential elections The complex operation -- The damaged ferry between two barges after being raised For more, catch us threats. last year and taking office one of the largest raisings of an Almost all the dead were has been a key demand of the online at: “If I declare martial law, I nine months ago, Duterte entire ship ever attempted -- schoolchildren and it is families of the victims. www.newsofbahrain.com will finish all the problems, has given conflicting comes as the third anniversary thought that nine bodies Several relatives watched the not just drugs,” Duterte statements on whether he approaches of one of the still unaccounted for may be much-anticipated operation /nobonline told reporters in a pre-dawn intended to impose military country’s worst-ever maritime trapped inside the sunken unfolding from a boat near the /newsofbahrain briefing after returning from rule. disasters. ship. 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