4 Israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinians in West Bank TL Bureau, Ramallah Israeli forces early Thursday detained 14 Palestinians in various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that Israeli army stormed the cities of Tubas, Nablus, Qalqilya, Hebron, Ramallah and El-beira and arrested the ciitizens under the pretext they are wanted by authorities
6.6 Magnitude quake strikes off El Salvador's coast TL Bureau, Bogota An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 has struck 27 kilometres off the coastal town of La Libertad in El Salvador, dpa reported. The quake hit at 0903 GMT, the US Geological Survey said. It did not pose a tsunami threat, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
WORLD AAIB Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, Report: loss of separation
Kings-Hants People's Party Association Boeing 737 (EI-FJW) and Airbus A320 (OE-IVC) loss of separation denied access to Apple Blossom during commercial passenger flights at Edinburgh Airport. TL Bureau, Parade London A landing Boeing 737 closed to within 875 m of a departing Airbus A320 when landing at Edinburgh airport. The airport air traffic control service provider defined this as a runway incursion as the 737 was over the runway surface when the A320 was still on its takeoff roll. A combination of factors, including brief delays to the departure of the A320 and the speed of the Boeing 737 being higher than normal, led to the reduction in separation before the controllers became aware of the closeness of the aircraft. The trainee controller lacked the experience to resolve the situation in a timely manner and the supervising On-The-Job Training Instructor judged it safer to let the 737 land than to initiate a go-around in proximity to the departing aircraft.
OIC Ministerial Committee for Accountability for Human Rights Violations against Rohingya Holds Meeting on Sidelines of Makkah Summit Member States preparatory for the 14th Islamic Summit The Ministerial Committee Conference. This meeting of the Organization of came as a follow-up to the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Banjul meeting held in for Accountability for Gambia in February 2019. Human Rights Violations Gambia and Bangladesh against the Rohingya delivered statements as coMinority in Myanmar held chairpersons of the here today its second meet- Committee providing a ing this year, on the sidelines detailed explanation of the of the meeting of Foreign current situation and develMinisters of the OIC opments of the Rohingya
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minority and refugees in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border area and the overall implications of the issue. The Committee Members also reviewed the suffering of the Rohingya minority and the developments affecting their future in Myanmar and in diaspora countries in order to formulate a unified position of the OIC Member States towards the crisis
TL Bureau Kentville, NS The Kings-Hants People's Party of Canada (PPC) Association and the Matthew Southall for KingsHants campaign have been denied access, essentially banned, from participating in the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Grand Street Parade. While the official reason given by the Apple Blossom committee is due to limiting political entries, other political entries will be in the parade. There is evidence to suggest that a member of the Apple Blossom committee has ties to the federal Conservative Party of Canada and this denial of access may be an attempt to silence the PPC and the Southall campaign. An application was submitted by the Kings-Hants People's Party of Canada Association to participate in the Apple Blossom Grand Street Parade on time and in full. The application was denied in an email to the association by Apple Blossom president Logan Morse. Morse stated in his email that the denial was due to limiting of political and commercial entries.
The Passing of Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Phillip George Seaga TL Bureau, Washington DC
passing of the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most US govt condolences the Honorable Edward Phillip passing of Former Jamaican George Seaga, revered as one PM, “On behalf of the people of the country’s strong proof the United States, I offer democracy, independencemy heartfelt condolences to era leaders and as a bulwark the people of Jamaica on the for free market economic
reforms. Born in Massachusetts, Prime Minister Seaga was a close friend and valued partner of the United States. Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan awarded him the 1982 Freedoms Foundation
The UK and Canada have concerns for their citizens in Hong Kong.
Deprived of Life: New report by Euro-Med documents 130 violations by Israel against Palestinians in Jerusalem during April 2019
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debate in Hong Kong, in particular in relation to removUK & Canada made a joint ing the territorial restrictions statement by saying “We on extradition to mainland have been following the pro- China”. We are concerned posals of the Hong Kong about the potential effect of Special Administrative these proposals on the large Region Government to number of UK and Canadian amend the Fugitive citizens in Hong Kong, on Offenders Ordinance and the business confidence and on Mutual Legal Assistance in Hong Kong’s international Criminal Matters Ordinance. reputation. Furthermore, we It is clear that the proposals believe that there is a risk have generated significant that the proposals could
impact negatively on the rights and freedoms set down in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. It is vital that extradition arrangements in Hong Kong are in line with ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and fully respect Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy. We have made these views clear in our respective conversations with the Hong Kong Government. He added.
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American Friendship Medal for his courageous leadership and work to strengthen democratic institutions and the free market economy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and fellow citizens as they mourn his passing.”
forced Palestinians to demolish their own homes in order to avoid The Euro-Mediterranean Human paying large sums of money for Rights Monitor published a the costs of demolition by the detailed human rights report on Israeli occupation municipality in Israel's unjust policies against Jerusalem There’s ample eviPalestinians, including arbitrary dence to Israel’s discriminatory detention, expulsions, demoli- policies in Jerusalem against tions of residential and other Palestinians, the report found, buildings and facilities, evictions, including on the seizure of lands home raids and restrictions on and denial of building permits, public freedoms throughout April calling on the international com2019. The report shows numer- munity to act to protect the ous cases of house demolitions Palestinians from the systematic where the Israeli authorities practices against them.
