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Romania breaks with EU to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Romania will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced at the AIPAC summit in Washington on Sunday, in a controversial move that goes against the rest of the European Union.

Speaking at the Israel lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) conference, Dancila said Romania intends to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which she referred to as Israel’s capital, in a move that follows the US’ controversial decision to do so last year.

.@VDancila_PM: "I am pleased to announce today, in front of this AIPAC audience…I as Prime Minster of Romania, and the government that I run, will move our embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel." #AIPAC2019

— AIPAC (@AIPAC) March 24, 2019

Most nations with diplomatic relations with Israel have their embassies in Tel Aviv, as, although Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital, it is not recognized as such by the international community. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as their future capital, and Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 war, when it annexed the area from the rest of the West Bank.

Dancila is currently president of the Council of the European Union and the move is a marked departure from the position held by the rest of the EU. Romania, along with Hungary and the Czech Republic, reportedly blocked an EU resolution objecting to the US embassy move, which said Jerusalem should be capital of both Israel and Palestine.

https://www.rt.com/news/454629-romania-israeli-embassy-move-jerusalem/

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Kind of a stretch but Sky event…. silly I know

Viking Sky cruise ship safely arrives at Norwegian port after engine disaster

Viking Sky cruise ship arrives at the port of Molde, Norway. AFP / NTB SCANPIX / Svein Ove Ekornesvaag

A luxury cruise ship that was left floating due to engine failure and nearly crashed into the rocks in rough waters has safely arrived in the port of Molde on the west coast on Norway, with over 900 people on board.

The Viking Sky was towed to safety by two tugs, with one sailing in front of the vessel and another behind it.

Llego el primero y estamos a salvo intentando llegar a la costa pronto.#vikingskypic.twitter.com/hOVpVhHEhZ

— Victor Gonzalez (@VictorM25245226) March 24, 2019

The luxury cruise ship, which set sail with almost 1,400 passengers and crew aboard, sent out an SOS signal on Saturday. It was drifting in rough waters near a rocky coast after all its engines stopped working.

The Viking Sky cruise ship is safely at port https://t.co/zdpmebHfus

— Sherry Wetzel Zellers (@sherryazellers) March 24, 2019

At some point, it approached the land at the distance of just 100 meters, with passengers posting dramatic photos. But the crew was eventually able to start one of the engines and avoid the crash.

"If they had run aground we would have faced a major disaster," Hans Vik, the heads of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre for southern Norway, told TV2.

https://www.rt.com/news/454633-viking-sky-ship-arrive-port/

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May Calls Emergency Closed-Door Brexit Meeting in UK Country House - Source

LONDON (Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May is holding an emergency meeting at her Chequers country residence to discuss the Brexit crisis, a source close to the situation told Sputnik.

According to the source, the meeting will be conducted in a closed format and will be attended by a few ministers and a few members of the May's Conservative party.

UK media outlets have said that among those in attendance will be UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington, Environment Secretary Michael Gove and Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay.

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Journalist on Brexit : Departing EU on WTO Rules Is 'Extremely Unlikely'

This comes after earlier in the day, the Sunday Times reported that May's cabinet was plotting to oust the prime minister and replace her with Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington amid growing tensions in the UK government over the uncertainty of an unsettled Brexit deal.

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201903241073503662-may-brexit-emergency-meeting/

Swedish journalist suspended from Facebook for mentioning Tommy Robinson, and stating that we should accept others’ opinions even if we don’t agree with them

Independent journalist and freedom fighter Katerina Janouch wrote a short introduction for an article in her own online magazine “Katerina Magasin”.

The article, written by another Swedish writer – Madeleine Rönnqvist Lilja, is about the British freedom fighter Tommy Robinson.

In her text, Katerina wrote: “Defending freedom of expression when you agree is a breeze, but if we are to have any freedom of speech worth mentioning, it must also be defended when it is challenged and not all agree.”

She then pointed out that it “may be your turn next”.

And Swedish Facebook took Katerina at her word and suspended her.

Their actions cannot be interpreted in any other way than as a clear signal against freedom of expression – and in particular against the idea that we should accept the views of others even if we disagree with them.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/03/swedish-journalist-suspended-from-facebook-for-mentioning-tommy-robinson-and-stating-that-we-should-accept-others-opinions-even-if-we-dont-agree-with-them/

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