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Thursday 16 March 2017

Down the rabbit hole / White flag / Spy Row (The mystery of apples and oranges)

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Iraq Mosul

Iraqi civilians flee their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 13, 2017.: Felipe Dana/AP, 13 March 2017

 

Displaced from west #mosul: image via Aris Messinis @arismessinis, 15 March 2017
 

IRAQ - Displaced residents of western Mosul walk and sit in a destroyed street as they evacuate the area. Photo @ArisMessinis #MosulOffensive: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 15 March 2017

Iraq Mosul

A girl stands with a woman holding a white flag to show they are civilians, as they flee their home during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 13, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 13 March 2017

Afghanistan

An Afghan woman reacts after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2017. Afghan officials said that at least four people were wounded as result of the attack that targeted a minibus carrying employees.: photo by Rahmat Gul/AP, 13 March 2017

Somalia Deadly Blast

A wounded man reaches out to rescuers after a car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, March 13, 2017. A suicide car bomber detonated near the Weheliye hotel in the capital Monday morning, killing a number of people on the busy Maka Almukarramah road, police said.: photo by Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP, 13 March 2017

Ethiopia Deadly Landslide

The coffin of one of those killed in the collapse of a mountain of trash at a garbage dump arrives for the burial, at the Gebrekristos church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday, March 13, 2017. The death toll reached more than 60 on Monday from the collapse at the dump on the outskirts of the capital, according to the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, as relatives waited for news of the dozens of people said to be missing.: photo by Mulugeta Ayene/AP, 13 March 2017

Israel Purim

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man wears U.S. President Donald Trump's mask during the Purim festival in Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Monday, March 13, 2017. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther.: photo by Oded Ballity/AP 13 March 2017


Israel imposes 'apartheid regime' on Palestinians: U.N. report: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017


Factbox: Trump budget boosts military, slashes domestic programs: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017


Big win for automakers as Trump orders fuel economy standards review: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017
 

In challenge to Trump, 17 Republicans in Congress join fight against global warming: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017
 

Exclusive: U.S. group Sierra Club seeks probe of EPA's Pruitt over CO2 comments: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017


Skeptical lawmakers pressure Comey on Trump wiretap claim: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017


House Intelligence Committee leaders say they do not believe Trump Tower was tapped during #Election2016: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017


What if, at bottom of Russia rabbit hole, is joint Nunes/Schiff strike force. Trump bringing Americans together after all? Photo @aaronpbernstein: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 15 March 2017

 
Trump suggests more information coming about wiretap claim: Fox News interview: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017

 

Hawaii judge halts Trump's new travel ban before it can go into effect: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 15 March 2017