TRUMP AND THE US’ LOOMING WAR – RUSSIA, SYRIA AND NORTH KOREA
US Warships Deployed To Korean Peninsula – The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North Korea’s missile programme. [bbc]
Russia Raises Prospect Of War If It Is Given G7 Ultimatum As It Mocks Boris Johnson’s No-Show – Russia and Iran has threatened military retaliation against the US, accusing Donald Trump of crossing “red lines” by ordering a cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base. [tele]
Hackers Warn Trump To Get Back In Line On Syria – The mysterious hacker group the Shadow Brokers resurfaced this weekend to threaten President Trump over his actions in Syria—likely proving they were puppets of Putin. [beast]
Kushner And Bannon Agree To ‘Bury The Hatchet’ After White House Peace Talks – Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus tells the feuding pair to end the ‘palace intrigue’ after weeks of damaging infighting. [guardian]
North Korea Says Syria Airstrikes Prove Its Nukes Justified – North Korea has vowed to bolster its defenses to protect itself against airstrikes like the ones President Donald Trump ordered against an air base in Syria. [ap]
Comrades No More: ANCYL Leads Assault On Party Rebels – The ANC Youth League disrupted a memorial service for struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada in Durban yesterday – booing former finance minister Pravin Gordhan, the main speaker, and the ruling party’s treasurer-general, Zweli Mkhize. [tlive]
The ‘Fake News’ Gupta Military Vehicle Is Illegal Unless Demilitarised – Playing fast and loose with facts? Representatives for the Guptas first slammed questions about an armoured vehicle as “fake news” and later admitted its existence. [huff]
State Of Emergency In Egypt After IS Church Bombings Kill 44 – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency following twin church bombings by the Islamic State group that killed dozens on Palm Sunday, the deadliest attacks on the minority in recent memory. [afp]
Stockholm Truck Attack Suspect Is Rejected Asylum Seeker From Uzbekistan – The suspect arrested in the truck attack in Stockholm that killed four people on Friday has been identified as a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan who is a rejected asylum-seeker and had been running from authorities for more than a month, police said Sunday. [nydn]
Sergio Garcia Wins The Masters, Ending His Long Drought At The Majors – Sergio Garcia finally showed he has what it takes to win a major, and he has a green jacket to prove it. [time]
When Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Left Everyone In Their Dust – In a 10-day stretch, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have made something abundantly clear: They’re competing in a world of their own. [cnn]
Woman Gives Birth On Turkish Airlines Flight – Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, gave birth to girl with help of passengers and cabin crew shortly after takeoff from Guinea. [guardian]
German Army Investigates Soldiers Over ‘Heil Hitler’ – The Germany military’s counter-intelligence agency is looking into 275 suspected right-wing extremists in its ranks, including a soldier heard saying “Heil Hitler”, the Defence Ministry has told parliament in a letter seen by Reuters on Sunday. [reuters]
Mel B Wins Court Order Banning Ex Husband From Distributing Sex Tapes – Mel B has successfully blocked her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte, from distributing sex tapes, according to reports. [huff]
A Quarter Of Christians Do Not Believe In The Resurrection – Nearly one in four Christians do not believe in the story of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, a poll has claimed. [tele]
Site Of Jesus’ Tomb Re-Opens Following Painstaking Restoration In Jerusalem – It’s one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the burial chamber where Jesus Christ is believed to have been entombed. Now following nine months of meticulous restoration, it’s reopened to the devoted. [cnn]
A Gold Necklace From Kanye West’s New Jewelry Line Will Set You Back $13,000 – Rapper and aspiring fashion designer Kanye West has added jewelry to his sartorial offerings, which means that you can be the proud owner of a gold Yeezy-designed chain and pendant for the mere sum of $13,360. [time]
Steve McQueen’s Iconic Porsche From The 1971 Film “Le Mans” Is Now An Electric Supercar – Three Austrian brothers, working out of their garage, have transformed a Porsche 910 into a limited edition, souped up electric car. It’s the same racecar immortalized by the “King of Cool” himself Steve McQueen, in the 1971 film “Le Mans.” [qz]
MYTHS BUSTED: Why You Need To Stop Playing Around When It Comes To Hackers – There’s a general lack of understanding about hacking and the dangers it poses, which is why one security expert decided to bust a few myths. [here]
South Africa Is Leading The Way When It Comes To Changes In The High-End Fashion World – Fashion is a fickle business at times, with trends changing season to season, but there’s one shift taking place that we play a pretty major role in. [here]
Box Office: ‘Boss Baby’ Beats Up On ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ – The cuddly creatures’ once-promising film franchise is looking awfully creaky after “Smurfs: The Lost Village” stumbled at the domestic box office this weekend. The Sony release opened to a negligible $14.1 million. [var]
The Strange Evolution Of Health Food – A look at the health food trends that have come and gone and have come again. [beast]
People In The Netherlands Are Not Happy About This Coloring Book Featuring Adolf Hitler – The color-by-numbers book of famous people was only on sale for half a day — but that was enough time for shocked parents in the Netherlands to point out the swastika-clad Adolf Hitler on social media. [time]
Janet Jackson Reportedly Splits From Wissam Al Mana – The split comes just three months after she gave birth to their first child. [huff]
Bradley Cooper And Irina Shayk Welcome Their First Child – The Oscar-nominated actor and his girlfriend of two years Irina Shayk welcomed their first child two weeks ago. [people]
Sachin Tendulkar Makes Debut In Musical Innings With ‘Cricket Wali Beat’ – Sachin Tendulkar recorded the music video ‘Cricket Wali Beat’ with Sonu Nigam and was premiered on the finale of Indian Idol. [mint]
Stripper Claims She Had A Threesome With Mel B And Stephen Belafonte – But claims the Spice Girl was ‘the boss’ of the relationship in wake of their messy divorce. [dm]
Kylie Jenner Showed Up At Some Kid’s Prom And Everyone Lost Their Mind – Throughout America’s storied history, proms have traditionally been miserable affairs. Only the presence of someone super-famous has ultimately been able save one of these dances from its dull, predetermined fate. [mash]
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