Morning everyone! Here’s a round of this morning’s global stories to stimulate your start to the day.
Powers to stop British Jihadists returning to UK – PM The major story of the day in the UK has seen David Cameron pledge new powers to stop British Jihadists who fight abroad from returning back to the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30041923
News of an Egyptian activist committing suicide has caused outrage on social media, and highlighted measures taken by President Sisi upon youth seen as oppressive. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/egypt-activist-suicide-grips-social-media-201411145913621868.html
President Putin has claimed that G20 sanctions are against the principles of the club. He claims that as well as being against the very values the G20 group represent, they also contravene international law, ahead of the upcoming summit in Brisbane. http://rt.com/politics/official-word/205447-putin-g20-summit-sanctions/
Russia is planning on building nuclear reactors in Iran, aimed at ‘the peaceful use of atomic energy’. Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently called for the elimination of Israel, however, opposes ‘a massacre of the Jewish people in this region’. Both countries have been sanctioned by the West, however, Iran insists that these nuclear reactors will only provide energy: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/11/world/meast/iran-russia-nuclear/index.html
Chaos in the South African Parliament Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete’s attempt to limit the time of Parliamentary members’ motions allegedly sparked a fight between members of the ruling African National Congress and the Economic Freedom Fighters; the video is on the link: http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00033877.html
Finally, a video has shown a Lithuainian driver performing a U-turn on the M6 motorway. As impressive as the feat was, the driver recieved a 15-week suspended sentence. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11230505/Lorry-performs-U-turn-on-M6-toll-motorway.html
On this day:
1973: The wedding of the Queen’s only daughter, Princess Anne, takes place at Westminster Abbey.
1991: Two Libyan intelligence officers are accused by the USA of masterminding the Lockerbie bombing.
1994: The Eurostar service carrying passengers between London, Paris and Brussels is launched carrying passengers through the newly completed Channel Tunnel.
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