David Cameron has resigned as British prime minister following the failure of his Remain side to win the referendum on staying in the EU. Mr Cameron called the vote on Brexit in 2013 under pressure from the anti-EU wing of his Conservative Party and Ukip, hoping to end decades of debate over the UK’s ties with Europe... With a turnout of 72.2 per cent, 51.9 per cent voted to leave; 48.1 per cent voted to remain ... Irish government reaction....
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne join a growing list of public figures and artists confronting the growing gun control crisis in the US this week by penning an impassioned plea in an essay in support of firearms restrictions, Billboard reported.Less than two weeks after the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Byrne wrote, “We ware [sic] are ware here,” in an essay entitled “Guns Are About Freedom....
The dollar is surging around the world as investors and speculators seek a ‘safe haven’ as the U.K. lurches towards the European Union’s exit door. The pound is naturally the biggest loser, falling more than 15 cents–more than 9%–overnight against the greenback–and U.K. stock futures are tipped to open down over 6% according to Reuters ...U.S ... ....
1 ... The vote to leave the European Union, after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, shatters the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III. 2. HOUSE OF CARDS ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8. WHERE THE POPE IS HEADED. PopeFrancis is bringing a message of peace and solidarity to Armenia as it marks the centennial of the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians that Francis himself has called a "genocide." ... ....
The reception ceremony for His HolinessPopeFrancis has started at the Presidential Palace where he will meet with the Armenian authorities, representatives of the Armenian public, and members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Yerevan. Prior to that, PresidentSerzh Sargsyan and His Holiness Pope Francis had a private meeting at the Golden Hall of the Presidential Palace ... The souvenir sheet bears the inscription 'Pope Francis....
This morning, PopeFrancis received Andrea Riccardi. Among other things, the conversation focused on the humanitarian corridors, an initiative for which the Pope has often publicly expressed his satisfaction and support....
PopeFrancis, center, flanked by the head of Armenia's Orthodox ChurchKarekin II, seventh left, and Catholicos Aram I, sixth right, celebrated an Armenian-Rite Mass in St ...Pope Francis called the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century," sparking a diplomatic rift with Turkey ... Concealing or denying evil, said the pope, is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it....
PopeFrancis hailed Armenia's steadfast Christian heritage on Friday as he arrived in the former Soviet republic for a three-day visit to commemorate the centenary of the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians that the pope himself has called a "genocide." ... "Armenia Welcomes Pope Francis.". "I shook the pope's hand but didn't have the time to kiss it," 42-year-old Yerevan resident Nazik Sargsyan said....
Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in anticipation of His HolinessPopeFrancis' upcoming trip to Armenia. ... Original documenthttps.//costa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/costa-statement-regarding-pope-francis-upcoming-trip-armenia....
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) -- PopeFrancis hailed Armenia's steadfast Christian heritage on Friday as he arrived in the former Soviet republic for a three-day visit to commemorate the centenary of the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians that the pope himself has called a "genocide." ... "Armenia Welcomes Pope Francis."....
PopeFrancis poses for photos with members of 'Giostra del Saracino' a historical group from Arezzo, Italy, at the end of his weekly general audience in St ... less Pope Francis poses for photos with members of 'Giostra del Saracino' a historical group from Arezzo, Italy, at the end of his weekly general audience in St ... more Pope Francis poses for ......
VATICAN CITY (AP) - PopeFrancis is bringing a message of peace and solidarity to Armenia as it marks the centennial of the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians that Francis himself has called a "genocide." ... Upon his arrival Friday afternoon, the pope was welcomed by the president and the Oriental Orthodox patriarch of the ......
PopeFrancis joined a growing chorus of world leaders reacting to Brexit Friday morning, invoking the world’s new “responsibility” in the wake of the decision....
PopeFrancis has denounced the “genocide” of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago as he arrived in Armenia to mark the centenary of the massacre. In the most carefully watched speech of his visit, the pope ad-libbed the key word “genocide” to his prepared text that had conspicuously left it out ... “I shook the pope’s hand but didn’t have the time to kiss it,” 42-year-old Yerevan resident Nazik Sargsyan said....
PopeFrancis has denounced the mass killing of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman forces as "genocide", risking strong reaction from Turkey as he met Armenian PresidentSerzh Sarkisian... The remark is the second time the Pope has referred to the killings as genocide, following a similar statement in 2015 which angered Turkey ... PopeJohn Paul II went there in 2001....