TRUMP: build/operate Sydney casino was killed off in 1987 to ‘mafia connections’ CLIP

.@australian reports @realDonaldTrump's plan to build and operate Sydney's first casino was killed off in 1987 to 'mafia connections'. http://pic.twitter.com/6nQK2Pw1WR

— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) August 15, 2017

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Grenfell Tower fire: Theresa May did not speak to us, angry resident tells Jeremy Corbyn

Theresa May has visited the scene of the Grenfell Tower blaze where at least 17 people died.  The Prime Minister carried out a private visit of the scene and spoke with emergency service crews but reportedly refused to meet any survivors of the tragedy and blocked media access.  The decision was taken due to “security reasons”, it was claimed, but local residents were furious that she did not stop to listen to their concerns.

One Grenfell Tower resident reportedly told Jeremy Corbyn, who also visited the scene, Ms May was “s***”, adding: “Theresa May was here but she didn’t speak to any of us.”

Source: Grenfell Tower fire: Theresa May did not speak to us, angry resident tells Jeremy Corbyn | The Independent

Murder on the Orient Express trailer: A star-studded new take on the Agatha Christie classic

The Agatha Christie adaptation, with an all-star cast to boot, is a steady tradition in British television, but it’s been a while since Hollywood’s dipped its toe in the pool. Until now, with Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express gearing up for release, as the actor/director also steps into the shoes of Christie’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot.

His expertise in prestige drama has attracted a fair few big names along the way: Daisy Ridley stars as Mary Debenham, Judi Dench as Princess Natalia Dragomiroff, Penélope Cruz as Pilar Estravados, Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen, Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman, and Johnny Depp as Edward Ratchett…

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Source: Murder on the Orient Express trailer: A star-studded new take on the Agatha Christie classic | The Independent

Russia and Philippines sign defence cooperation agreement

Russia and the Philippines have signed almost a dozen deals, including a defense and military cooperation agreement, days after Rodrigo Duterte cut short his Moscow visit to urgently tackle the ongoing terrorist crisis in the country’s south.

Overall, Moscow and Manila signed 11 documents which had been prepared for the Philippines president’s visit to Russia.

“These include a defense cooperation agreement, memorandums on cooperation in nuclear energy, trade, investment, industry, transport, culture, and arts, as well as an action program for cooperation in tourism and a plan of consultations between our foreign ministries,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in talks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alan Peter Cayetano.

The ministers also discussed “enhanced cooperation” in tackling global threats, such as international terrorism, illegal drug trafficking, cybercrime and sea piracy.

On Tuesday, following their meeting at the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Philippines counterpart instructed their delegations to sign a number of important documents after Duterte imposed martial law and cut short his Russia visit due to the terrorist onslaught in Marawi.

Duterte told Putin his country needs a reliable partner and supplier of modern weapons to fight terrorism. The issue became more pressing after Washington stopped the sale of 27,000 rifles last year, citing alleged human rights violations in the Philippines.

“Of course, our country needs modern weapons, we had orders in the United States, but now the situation there is not very smooth and in order to fight the Islamic State, with their units and factions, we need modern weapons,” said Duterte.

Source: Russia and Philippines sign defense cooperation agreement, reaffirm unity against terrorism — Puppet Masters — Sott.net

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‘Unsophisticated and self-absorbed’: German press round on Trump after handshake refusal

Donald Trump is ‘an unsophisticated yet self-absorbed political neophyte’, according to sections of the German press – in comparison to ‘experienced’ Angela Merkel.

The two ‘could hardly be more contradictory’, according to reports of their ‘awkward’ meeting yesterday.

The US President refused to shake the German Chancellor’s hand, a moment which German newspapers have seized on to highlight the huge differences between the two.

Tabloid Bild carried a picture of the world leaders sitting awkwardly next to each other, while also pointing out how ‘unusual’ it was that Merkel found herself seated next to Trump’s daughter Ivanka – who has no official role in the administration.

Source: German press round on Trump after handshake refusal | Daily Mail Online