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Russia ‘fires on Ukrainian ships’ as tensions rise in Black Sea

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Petro Poroshenko calls emergency meeting of war cabinet, amid claims Russian forces have seized Ukrainian vessels

The Ukrainian navy has accused Russia of opening fire on its ships in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, and said Russian special forces have seized three of its vessels.

The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his war cabinet in response to the incident, according to reports. Russia has so far not responded to the incident.

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Brexit: May gives way over Gibraltar after Spain’s ‘veto’ threat

Tory conservatives gonna love May for giving away the rock. lol

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Spanish prime minister had demanded written assurance as price of support for withdrawal agreement

Theresa May has given way to Madrid’s demands over the future of Gibraltar after the Spanish prime minister threatened to “veto” the Brexit deal due to be signed off by EU leaders on Sunday.

On the eve of Sunday’s special Brexit summit, the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, wrote to concede that Gibraltar would not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal with the EU.

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Trump trans troops move pulls supreme court further into political mire

Too foul to ponder…

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Fast-track request comes at end of week in which the chief justice rebuked the president for claims about judges’ beliefs

After the Trump administration asked the supreme court to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon’s policy of restricting military service by transgender people, critics said the request was likely only to complicate a deteriorating relationship between the president and the federal judiciary.

Related: If Trump is cornered, the judges he disdains may finally bring him down | Walter Shapiro

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El plan Trump obligaría a los solicitantes de asilo a esperar en México mientras se procesan sus casos

Los centroamericanos que llegan a los cruces fronterizos de EE. UU. en buscan asilo en los EE. UU. tendrán que esperar en México mientras sus peticiones se procesan bajo nuevas medidas que la administración de Trump está lista para implementar, de acuerdo con los documentos de planificación interna…