"See news” website presents Saturday’s hits headlines across the world news.
Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey blasts Trump over Times and WaPo cancellations: 'This is Mussolini'
Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey on Friday compared the Trump administration's directive to federal agencies to cancel subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post to fascist Italian leader Benito Mussolini.
In a tweet, the former four-star general called the decision a "watershed moment in history." ( Fox News)
California utility PG&E could cut power to 850,000 households over 'historic wind event'
Amid concerns of a “historic wind event," California’s largest energy provider, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), prepared Friday to potentially shut off power for an estimated 850,000 households -- or 2.5 million people -- across 36 counties in the state for 48 hours or more this weekend, the company said in a statement. ( Fox News)
Russian soldier kills 8 colleagues in mass shooting at Siberian military base
Eight Russian servicemembers were killed in an apparent shooting spree at a military base in Siberia on Friday, Russia's top law enforcement agency said in a statement.
According to the statement from the Investigative Committee, a soldier allegedly opened fire on colleagues at a military garrison near the city of Chita, killing two officers and six enlisted personnel. A suspect in the case, Private Ramil Shamsutdinov, a member of Unit 54160, had been detained, the Investigative Committee said. ( CNN)
Trump lifts all sanctions against Turkey
President Trump announced today that he was lifting all sanctions against Turkey after it agreed to halt its attack on America's former Kurdish allies in northeastern Syria. (CNN)
At Russia's Inaugural Africa Summit, Moscow Sells Sovereignty
Last winter, the head of Ghana’s state news agency received a message: Russia’s ambassador to the West African country wanted the agency to discuss a partnership with TASS, its Russian counterpart. (The Moscow Times)
67 killed in anti-Abiy protests, ethnic violence in Ethiopia: police
Violence in Ethiopia that began with protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and quickly morphed into ethnic clashes has left 67 people dead in Oromia state, a police official said Friday. ( Yahoo News)
Japan’s Abe Replaces Economy Minister After Funeral Gift Scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a new economy minister after the man he appointed a little more than a month ago stepped down over allegations that one of his aides made an illegal funeral donation. (Bloomberg)
Iran Is Building 100-Knot Attack Speedboats
By tapping into the capabilities and technical expertise of our domestic elite, we will move toward production of speed vessels that can travel at the speed of 100 knots [per hour] in the near future,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corp Navy announced. (The National Interest)
Follow the latest news on Google News
