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World News Hits of Friday


Fri 27 Sep 2019 | 10:05 AM
Ahmed Moamar

"See news” website presents Friday’s hits headlines of the world news.

British-flagged tanker Stena Impero seized by Iran two months ago leaves port

A British-flagged oil tanker that was seized by Iran more than two months ago had finally left port as of early Friday morning, according to satellite data.

MarineTraffic.com, citing satellite data, showed the Stena Impero just outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas Friday morning, where it had been held since being seized by Iran on July 19. There was no immediate comment from the ship's owners or Iranian authorities. The ship-tracking data showed the ship was stationary at 12:48 a.m. ET. (Fox News)

Hillary Clinton calls Trump 'illegitimate president' and 'corrupt human tornado'

Former Secretary of State and presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton blasted President Trump on Thursday, calling him "illegitimate" and a "corrupt human tornado."

Clinton, who ran against Trump in 2016, added that she supports the House of Representatives' newly launched impeachment inquiry. (Fox News)

Four days that pitched America into an impeachment nightmare

After a whiplash week, America is facing the reality of a new long national nightmare over a potentially corrupt presidency.

Forty-five years after Watergate, 20 years after Bill Clinton's shame, the mechanism of impeachment is again grinding into life in Washington. The attempt by Democrats to oust a defiant President Donald Trump seems likely, given already bitter pides, to pour even more poison into the nation's political soul than those previous two impeachment dramas. (CNN)

Trump says whoever provided whistleblower information is 'close to a spy'

President Donald Trump said Thursday that whoever provided the whistleblower with information about his call with the Ukrainian President is "close to a spy," adding that in the old days spies were dealt with differently. (CNN)

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At UN, Abbas threatens to nix agreements with Israel if West Bank land annexed

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned Thursday he would cancel all diplomatic agreements with Israel if the next Israeli government carries out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign promise to apply Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank. (The Times of Israel)

Israel’s population tops 9 million as Jewish new year approaches

Israel’s population stands at 9,092,000 and is expected to reach 10 million by Rosh Hashanah 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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In figures published ahead of the Jewish new year which begins Sunday evening, the CBS said the country’s 6.744 million Jews make up 74.2 percent of the total population, and its 1.907 million Arabs represent 21%. (The Times of Israel)

NATO Rejects Putin’s Missile Moratorium Offer

NATO has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calls to suspend deployment of missiles in Europe that were banned under a recently abandoned U.S.-Russian nuclear pact. ( The Moscow Times)

Rallying Likud, Netanyahu challenges rival Gantz to join right-led government

Israel’s  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rallied his supporters against the Blue and White party, while urging his election challenger Benny Gantz to “show leadership” and join a Likud-led alliance of right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties. ( The Times of Israel)

Imran Khan warns UN of potential nuclear war in Kashmir

Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has said he has been trying to raise the alarm at the United Nations this week about the danger of a nuclear war breaking out over Kashmir. ( The Guardian)