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Iraqi warplanes strike Islamic State outposts in Syria anew

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Iraqi warplanes strike Islamic State outposts in Syria anew

US-led coalition aircraft. File photo. Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi warplanes launched on Sunday a new wave of air raids against outposts of the Islamic State group in neighboring Syria, the latest in a series of airstrikes aimed at eliminating a terrorist threat coming from the neighboring country. Today’s air raids were launched upon directives of […]

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France condemns Trump’s statements at the NRA

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France condemns Trump’s statements at the NRA

The French government joined survivors of the 2015 extremist attacks in Paris in condemning remarks by US President Donald Trump, who said the tragedy would have ended differently if people had been carrying firearms. On Friday the 13th of November 2015, a series of coordinated attacks took place across the French capital at a concert hall, stadium, […]

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How the world still embraces Karl Marx’s socialist ideals after 200yrs

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How the world still embraces Karl Marx’s socialist ideals after 200yrs

Image of Karl Marx during a May Day rally organized by Front Line Socialist Party in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 1 2018.© Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters Exactly 200 years after the birth of revolutionary philosopher Karl Marx, his work remains as relevant as ever. As socialism experiences a resurgence, people all over the world are […]

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Israel won’t compete for 2019-2020 UN Security Council seat, source says

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Israel won’t compete for 2019-2020 UN Security Council seat, source says

AFP Photo Israel on Friday withdrew from a race against Germany and Belgium for two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019/2020 due to its low chances of winning, a U.N. source told Reuters. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly is due to vote next month on five new members for a two-year term […]

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Russian Opposition’s Navalny Detained at Anti-Putin Protest

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Russian Opposition’s Navalny Detained at Anti-Putin Protest

Sergei Fadeichev / TASS Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained shortly after making an appearance at an anti-government protest in central Moscow on Saturday. “Navalny appeared on Pushkinskaya (Square) and was quickly detained,” Leonid Volkov, an opposition politician, said in an online broadcast. “It (the detention) was absolutely illegal.” Critics of Vladimir Putin took […]

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Donald Trump contradicts lawyer amid Stormy Daniels affair

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Donald Trump contradicts lawyer amid Stormy Daniels affair

US President Donald Trump has undercut Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor who the President recently hired to represent him. Giuliani conducted a series of news media interviews this week that only intensified the controversy involving Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, and other matters. “Rudy is a great guy, but he just […]

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UAE forces ‘occupy’ sea and airports on Yemen’s Socotra

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UAE forces ‘occupy’ sea and airports on Yemen’s Socotra

United Arab Emirates (UAE) forces have occupied sea and airports on Yemen‘s remote island of Socotra, a day after deploying four military craft and more than 100 troops there, according to a Yemeni government official. Condemning the move as an “act of aggression”, the official said UAE soldiers also blocked Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, Yemen’s prime minister, and 10 […]

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Moon, Trump to meet in Washington on May 22

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Moon, Trump to meet in Washington on May 22

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks in Washington later this month ahead of Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the White House said Friday. The summit will take place at the White House on May 22. “President Trump and President Moon will continue their close coordination […]

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California surpasses UK to become world’s 5th largest economy

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California surpasses UK to become world’s 5th largest economy

Reuters Photo California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday. California’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing $2.7 trillion, the data said. Meanwhile, the UK’s economic output slightly shrunk over that time when measured […]

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Trump says date, place set for North Korea meeting

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Trump says date, place set for North Korea meeting

President Trump said on Friday that the date and location were set for a meeting with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. (File photo: Reuters) President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that the date and location were set for a meeting with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and that the details would be […]

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