Chaos erupted in Brussels on Sunday after Morocco beat Belgium 2-0 at the World Cup in Qatar. Subscribe to Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/GuardianFootball About 100 officers in riot gear used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the rioters, who lit fires on the street and threw missiles at police. Authorities asked the public to avoid the central Brussels area and several … [Read more...]
China: Xi passes amendment enshrining his status in constitution as Hu Jintao escorted out of hall
Chinese president XI Jinping has cemented his grip over the Communist party by passing an amendment which would enshrine his ideas and status in the party's constitution. The move by Xi elevates his status in the party where he is expected to get a mandate for a precedent breaking third term as president in March. He closed the congress with a call to the people of China to … [Read more...]
Congressman breaks into auction chant to drown out conservative activist at Twitter hearing
US congressman Billy Long broke into an auction chant on Wednesday to drown out a protester who was interrupting a House energy and commerce committee hearing on social media. The protester, later identified as conservative activist Laura Loomer, stood and interrupted the hearing with complaints against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Long, a Republican from Missouri, pretended to … [Read more...]
Japanese fashion icon Issey Miyake dies aged 84
The Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of his friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died at the age of 84. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Miyake, whose name became a byword for Japan’s economic and fashion prowess in the … [Read more...]
Remembering Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister
The former Japanese prime minister has died after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. He is remembered for his 'Abenomics' policy to lift the world’s third-biggest economy out of deflation and for supporting a more prominent role for Japan’s military to counter growing threats from North Korea and a more assertive China. Abe announced his surprise … [Read more...]
Republican congresswoman Mary Miller quotes Hitler during rally
US Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois tells a crowd outside the US Capitol: Hitler was right on one thing – "Whoever has the youth has the future. Our children are being propagandised." Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Miller has since apologised for quoting the Nazi leader at the right-wing rally, issuing a statement on Twitter … [Read more...]