British Prime Minister Theresa May decided earlier to expel 23 Russians following an attack on a former Russian spy on British soil. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was giving the 23 British diplomats one week to leave the country, the Russia Today reported.

Pompeo will not be able to establish contact with his soon-to-be South Korean counterpart Kang and his North Korean counterpart until the Senate approves his nomination - a process that could take several weeks. However, Hoare said he wasn't sure Kim would travel to a European country, where there might be attempts to arrest him. The U.S. -North Korea summit talks were brokered by Moon's envoys, who met with Kim Jong Un during a March 5-6 Pyongyang trip.

Russian Federation has declared members of the British diplomatic mission persona non grata. The foreign ministry also announced the British Consulate in St Petersburg along with the British Council in Russian Federation to be shut. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson upped the stakes Friday when he said it was "overwhelmingly likely" that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally gave the order to use the nerve agent against the Skripals.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday Moscow had already decided on retaliatory measures, which she said Britain would be informed of in the near future. Russian Federation has denied the U.K.'s allegations, accusing Britain of using the incident in a campaign to smear Moscow . Britain's foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning of the Skripals.

A large search and rescue operation was under way to locate about a dozen more people believed missing. Greek authorities said they believed there were 22 people on the boat. Following a 2016 agreement between the European Union and Turkey, the numbers have diminished. The EU-turkey deal has been criticised by humanitarian groups deterring people from coming who under worldwide law must be granted asylum, such as those fleeing war-torn countries like Syria.

Thursday's announcement marked the first time that the United States government stated publicly that Russian Federation had attempted to break into the American energy grid, which USA security officials have longed warned may be vulnerable to debilitating cyber attacks from hostile adversaries.

And it said it had halted the activities of the British Council, Britain's worldwide organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, across the country. The move followed Britain's decision on Thursday to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the attack in the English city of Salisbury which left former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66 , and his daughter Yulia Skripal, 33, critically ill in hospital.

Sangliana had commented about Ms. Devi's physique and said, "When I look at her (Nirbhaya's mother), her physique is very, very nice". Activist Anita Cheria, who shared a detailed account of Friday's event with Mirror, was shocked with the comment.

The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it had ordered the diplomats to leave within a week, moments after Britain's ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow left the ministry in Moscow . Russian Federation has denied the U.K.'s allegations, accusing Britain of using the incident in a campaign to smear Moscow . A Russian lawmaker blamed Britain Saturday for the escalating tensions.

Gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire on people at his former high school in Parkland, Fla ., and armed deputy Scot Peterson did not confront him from inside where the bulk of the massacre occurred. The final shot, which lasts about 26 minutes, shows what police say is Peterson positioned outside a building. President Donald Trump has also slammed Peterson, who was assigned to the school, for failing to stop Cruz during his shooting spree.

Moreover, British Council in Russian Federation and the British Consulate in St Petersburg are to shut down. Russia's response has also targeted the British Council, which promotes cultural ties. A ministry spokesman said that Britain's first priority would be in helping those who would be returning to Britain. Russia's response does not change the fact that Moscow was in "flagrant breach of global law" and the Chemical Weapons Convention, she said.

Police said four bodies are now in the custody of officials - the three recovered Saturday and one person who died at a hospital. On Friday, National Transportation Safety Board Chief Investigator Robert Accetta said that it was too early in the investigation to confirm that the cracks were the reason the FIU bridge collapsed .

Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, speaks at the Conservative Party's Spring Forum in central London, Britain March 17, 2018. But she said Britain had "no disagreement with the Russian people". The British Council said it was profoundly disappointed by Russia's decision and remained committed to developing long-term people-to-people links with Russian Federation despite the closure.

The diplomats are due to leave London on March 20, RIA news agency quoted Russia's ambassador to Britain as saying. The Skripals remain in critical condition. United Kingdom officials believe the Skripals were exposed to a nerve agent known as Novichok that was developed in Russian Federation. "We must stop servicing Russian crony capitalism in Britain, and the corrupt billionaires who use London to protect their wealth", he said.

He said that the UP bypoll results reflect the desire of the Indian public to get out of the grips of the BJP rule. His admission that over-confidence led to the BJP's defeats in Gorakhpur and Phulpur is only partially correct, for it was not so much self-assurance which undercut the party but supercilious pride of being saviours of the nation from its "enemies".

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had ordered the diplomats to leave within a week, just moments after Britain's ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow left the ministry in Moscow. London's Metropolitan Police said on Friday they believed the former associate of Berezovsky, Nikolai Glushkov , had been strangled to death and counter-terrorism officers would continue to lead the investigation.

An estimated 12,000-16,000 people had already left Ghouta before Saturday, while more than 48,000 were reportedly displaced in Afrin, a United Nations aid official in Syria has said. The state TV aired live footage of the mass evacuation of people, showing people chanting for the Syrian army as they were leaving. The government launched its offensive on Eastern Ghouta a month ago, and Turkey began its cross-border assault in Afrin in January.

Its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang, which opened in 1975, was the first Western embassy established in the isolationist country and now represents US, Canadian and Australian diplomatic interests, with Sweden playing a key liaison role. But no specific time or venue has been set and North Korea has yet to confirm it even made the offer to meet. The phone call between the two leaders comes after reports North Korea may have once again started preliminary testing of its nuclear reactors ...

The suicide bomber was also killed in the attack. "I think we will succeed, and we hope and pray that our worldwide friends and our regional friends will stay with us, and that people on the other side, the Taliban, will see that this is their best chance and we hope that they will take a chance that is offered earnestly and for the good of our people", Ghani said.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho was due to discuss with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom the security situation on the Korean peninsula and Sweden's representation of the United States, which has no embassy in Pyongyang, the ministry said.

Petersburg. Russia expelled 23 British diplomats on Saturday in a tit-for-tat response to the U.K.'s expulsion of 23 Russian embassy staff over the nerve-agent attack in England last week. On Friday, the U.K.'s foreign minister, Boris Johnson, blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin personally for the attack, telling an audience, "We think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the United Kingdom, on the streets of Europe, for ...

Nikolai Glushkov , 68, a Russian who had been granted political asylum in the United Kingdom, was found dead on Monday night in his London home, according to a post on Facebook by Damian Kudryavtsev, a board member of a Russian newspaper, citing "common friends" they shared.

The UN agencies and NGOs need the money to provide food, water, shelter, and other necessities for the rest of the year. According to the head of the United Nations refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, the immediate concern was mobilizing life-saving aid for refugees, especially with monsoon season approaching and tens of thousands of people living in areas prone to landslides and floods.

And if they want to have any meeting with us, they would come here. NDMC has reached a stage of bankruptcy, which is a "serious issue" and matter of concern for all us, Kumar said noting that the workers could go on strike. Meanwhile, three Punjab MLAs - Amarjit Singh Sandoa from Ropar, Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo and Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura - met Mr.

Sanders said last week that Trump has "made very well clear that none of these allegations are true". Attorney Michael Avenatti would not provide details about the threat against Stephanie Clifford, who uses Stormy Daniels as her professional name.