South African parliament postpones Thursday's state of the nation speech, piling pressure on President Zuma to quit https://t.co/2pfI4gApg2
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 6, 2018
Rival factions of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress clashed violently yesterday https://t.co/rpf97xpCUe
— The Times of London (@thetimes) February 6, 2018
South Africa's Jacob Zuma under pressure as state of nation speech postponed https://t.co/046VBk2TVc pic.twitter.com/DNv1aMcQWf
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) February 6, 2018
Zuma 'agrees to go' https://t.co/ooPkM8dUtx pic.twitter.com/fo2mYgEzct
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) February 6, 2018
Zuma preparing to fire deputy Ramaphosa, South Africa’s Communist Party says https://t.co/o8mmyYVORa pic.twitter.com/cdiFEByDPw
— Bloomberg (@business) February 6, 2018
Political Analyst Karima Brown on the meeting between Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa. Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/kMlP3lXAx3
— eNCA (@eNCA) February 6, 2018
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WORLD
A ‘dramatic deterioration’ in Syria as the war intensifies and suffering spikes https://t.co/Zrtsa1fFKw
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) February 6, 2018
So, @GayleLemmon calls me from #Syria. War…US abandoning them… #Turkey… #Afrin… frustration… Then she says, ya know, there's this really radical experiment in women's rights going on here.
Me: Um, yes, please.
So this… #YPJ #SDF #Kurds https://t.co/YYQZRRJI20
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) February 6, 2018
Pentagon official: War in Afghanistan will cost $45 billion this year https://t.co/DFzQaQnZVd pic.twitter.com/ce6BQjptbH
— The Hill (@thehill) February 6, 2018
At least four buildings in Hualien, Taiwan have collapsed and one bridge has been damaged following magnitude-6.4 earthquake, Taiwan’s National Fire Agency says. https://t.co/7ygPZKQVDQ pic.twitter.com/gdR6Vl5YOt
— ABC News (@ABC) February 6, 2018
ICYMI: SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida with Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster on board https://t.co/bM6ZnO5VWO pic.twitter.com/MG5qz4K8my
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 6, 2018
.@elonmusk and @SpaceX have successfully put a Tesla… in space #FalconHeavy pic.twitter.com/aM2uczPM0S
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) February 6, 2018
Congratulations @elonmusk and #SpaceX – how I wish Douglas Adams were alive to see “Don’t Panic” in large friendly letters on the Tesla That was a classy addition.
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) February 6, 2018
And now there's live video from the Tesla cruising through space. This is nuts https://t.co/7bodlqwoSb pic.twitter.com/CDQSbPA4WS
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) February 6, 2018
Printed on the circuit board of a car in deep space https://t.co/8ZMJVUs4W1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2018
Exclusive: Owner of @latimes and @sdut will sell newspapers to investor Patrick Soon-Shiong. https://t.co/k4xry5o3N2
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) February 6, 2018
Satellite images reveal new North Korean bases for fleet of assault hovercrafthttps://t.co/0a5dYjXNfX
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 6, 2018
US planning 'bloody nose' first strike, says North Korea https://t.co/dNAB4v45uR pic.twitter.com/Nc9SvJTU9R
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 6, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
BREAKING: House approves bill to avert shutdown, fund government into March https://t.co/DNkdanfjnQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 7, 2018
The House passes legislation funding the government through March 23, roughly two days before a potential shutdown. The bill will now go to the Senate https://t.co/wklaTzl1t5 pic.twitter.com/RJ0wtQN7jL
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 7, 2018
"I want a parade like the one in France." Trump tells military to plan a grand parade, per senior U.S. officials. by @GregJaffe & @PhilipRucker: https://t.co/FFnh67rDOl
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 6, 2018
We’re teetering on the brink of a constitutional crisis, another government shutdown, multiple foreign policy threats, and the President’s big idea is to have a parade.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 6, 2018
Former U.S. Attorney: Trump has said only mobsters plead the 5th https://t.co/ZOBbmv6hTg @PreetBharara on @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 6, 2018
Mueller immediately broadended FBI's Russia probe and began investigating Trump transition soon after his appointment as special counsel, demanding GSA preserve key documents, according to new documents obtained by @KaraScannell. https://t.co/LQSvUXvbOX
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 6, 2018
I wrote a little bit about Carter Page and his new group of friends. https://t.co/zzXY3oc7lQ
— Jason Zengerle (@zengerle) February 6, 2018
Poll: Majority of voters opposes construction of Trump's border wall https://t.co/9xG40syR9s pic.twitter.com/DBCZCSYMCh
— The Hill (@thehill) February 6, 2018
NEW: Hero or hired gun? How a British former spy became a flash point in the Russia investigation. A @thamburger @PostRoz deep-dive: https://t.co/j2w85OdONc
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 6, 2018
two remarkable things in bill House just passed: 1) lawmakers have to pay own sex harassment settlements 2) lawmakers can't date their staff https://t.co/e6RqdLlVaK via @dberrygannett
— Paul Singer (@singernews) February 6, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
hey girl are you the EU customs union, because I want an ill-defined relationship in which I get the benefits of free access to you while making no contribution and ignoring your requirements and also getting involved with the many other partners I imagine to be queuing up for me
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) February 6, 2018
Foreign leaders think UK has 'lost the plot' by pursuing Brexit, says a former head diplomat.
And the majority of the UK now thinks we should #Remain in the EU, polls show.
Time to #StopBrexit. #FBPE. https://t.co/qwcVaTUiQ5
— Remain Central #FBPE (@remain_central) February 6, 2018
Just in: The EU wants powers to punish UK non-compliance during the Brexit transition period by summarily cutting off the country’s access to parts of the European single market https://t.co/wrOS22OIOi pic.twitter.com/EccZigA9u0
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 6, 2018
UK Brexit economy slowing down fast reports Reuters https://t.co/mIpXL7MAxH Come on Brexit cheerleaders tell us it's all Project Fear @Hugodixon @mk1969 @nickb2211 @PhilAldrick @Simon_Nixon @StrykerMcGuire @fcollomp
— Denis MacShane (@DenisMacShane) February 6, 2018
Going to the Dexeu reading room tomorrow to view the govt reports leaked to Buzzfeed. These are the reports that confirm exactly how damaging #Brexit will be to the UK. #FBPE
— Tom Brake (@thomasbrake) February 6, 2018
We stand on the shoulders of giants. #Suffragette100 #Suffragette https://t.co/zzLpR9qfOD
— A.M.W (@AMWardell1) February 3, 2018
One hundred years ago today, for the first time in our country's history, some women gained the right to vote.
The actions of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davidson, and other campaigners, stay with us as the struggle for women’s equality continues. #Suffrage #Vote100 pic.twitter.com/IxvwMfvE2J
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) February 6, 2018
Since we all talk about political abuse on Twitter, this is really interesting on the abuse directed at the suffragettes by their opponents. Here's a postcard sent to Emmeline Pankhurst. More here: https://t.co/j65EzWjdB3 pic.twitter.com/yReqKQEBjr
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) February 6, 2018
Theresa May encouraged the culture of aggression she now seeks to disown – against immigrants, against liberals, against ppl w mixed identities https://t.co/mZiHC20NAN
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) February 6, 2018
Theresa May warns that there is too much "bitterness and aggression" in politics https://t.co/mZiHC20NAN pic.twitter.com/HHzgIyrh42
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) February 6, 2018
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NORN IRON
A total mess. To be able to deliver the first phase of the Brexit negotiations on Northern Ireland, the UK must remain in the Customs Union.
To now state that the UK won’t be in the Customs Union makes the phase 1 Brexit agreement totally obsolete.https://t.co/TAXjrJGCTg
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) February 5, 2018
This can only mean that Downing Street does not expect Northern Ireland to be still part of the UK after Brexit.
Else seems impossible. https://t.co/txPGhokr8b
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) February 5, 2018
.@mrjamesob was left with his head in his hands after this call from a Brexiteer on leaving the Customs Union. https://t.co/9x07l2oJ6z
— LBC (@LBC) February 5, 2018
It's been five years since the House of Commons voted for #MarriageEquality by a vote of 400 to 175.
Northern Ireland is still waiting, despite overwhelming support among public and in Assembly https://t.co/BZ1mHwX0i2 pic.twitter.com/xBeXKlHDm6— Love Equality NI (@Love_EqualityNI) February 6, 2018