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Whats Behind London Hezbollah Ban? The British government said on Friday it has added Lebanese Hezbollah on its terror blacklist. The HM Treasury said in a statement that under the Terrorism Financing Regulations, it has expanded the ban on Hezbollah to cover the political wing of the Lebanese resistant movement, with the immediate... |
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Russian Shakeup: What Does Putin Have in Mind? On Wednesday and hours after Russian President Putin’s announcement about a government shakeup in an annual speech, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his resignation. Many observers explain this political shakeup as a new plan designed by Putin to hand over the power to a new institution... |
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Analysis: Americas main allies are abandoning Trump as his threats to world leaders backfire By Adam Bienkov, Business Insider
President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has exposed a growing rift between the US and its historically closest allies in Europe.
The attack was met with a remarkable level of criticism by European leaders.
The UK... |
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Trumps NATOME Idea: Goals, Outlook? While under President Donald Trump the White House views on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) policies and ways of administration have been quite controversial for the other member states, the American leader has recently announced that he in a call to the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg... |
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The case for ... making low-tech dumb cities instead of smart ones High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead?
Ever since smartphones hooked us with their limitless possibilities and dopamine hits, mayors and city bureaucrats can’t get enough... |
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Riyadh pays $500 million to cover cost of US troops presence in Saudi Arabia: Report Saudi Arabia has reportedly paid $500 million to begin to cover the cost of US military operating in the Arab country, a US official says.
The payment was made in December 2019, according to the report.
"Consistent with the Presidents guidance to increase partner burden-sharing, the Department of... |
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When Life Imitates Art By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler
The movie Wag the Dog was released a generation ago, one month before a presidential scandal which invited comparisons between that film and the reality of that time. Now, 23 years later, we find ourselves in the midst of yet another presidential... |
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Trumps sanctions threat reveals true US plot: total colonization of Iraq By Ramin Mazaheri
(Ramin Mazaheri is the chief correspondent in Paris for Press TV and has lived in France since 2009. He has been a daily newspaper reporter in the US, and has reported from Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Tunisia, South Korea and elsewhere. He is the author of the books ‘Ill Ruin Everything... |
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What Are The Implications Of Irans Missile Strikes On US Bases? Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in early Wednesday morning fired 13 ballistic missiles on two American bases in Iraq in preliminary retaliation to the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqs Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , the deputy head of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).... |
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Designed by clowns, Boeing employees ridicule 737 MAX, regulators in internal messages Boeing Corp. has released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 MAX, including one that said the plane was "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys."
The messages, disclosed on Thursday, show attempts to duck regulatory... |
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US assassination to make Iran-Iraq alignment stronger: Analysts The US "aggressive" act in assassinating a senior Iranian commander and deputy chief of Iraqs Hashd al-Shaabi forces will give rise to anti-American sentiment across the Arab country, say political analysts.
The Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi anti-terror comrade, Abu Mahdi... |
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Assassination of Irans Soleimani Meets with Negative Reactions in US The US regime on tried to justify its assassination of the Iranian commander of the Quds Force in Iraq as an act of self-defense and a measure to "stop a war", but Trumps Democratic presidential contenders have said that his action has put the United States on a warpath.
In a brief address... |
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Red Line crossed: US assassination of Qassem Soleimani By Yuram Abdullah Weiler
"Shaheed Soleimani is the international face of the resistance and all who have a heart-felt connection to the resistance seek his blood revenge."
-Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds... |
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Trump faces major foreign policy challenges in 2020: Analysis US President Donald Trump starts the new Christian year facing difficult foreign policy challenges while also dealing with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the responsibilities of his 2020 reelection campaign.
The US military is still engaged in Americas longest war in Afghanistan, while... |
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New citizenship law protest intensify across India In the Indian capital New Delhi, people are protesting against the newly enacted citizenship law which they say is dangerous and divisive for the country as the law grants citizenship based on the religion.
This place in the south of New Delhi has become the epicenter of protests against the new citizenship... |
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Pilots break strike unity as Macrons Thatcher moment is right now By Ramin Mazaheri
(Ramin Mazaheri is the chief correspondent in Paris for Press TV and has lived in France since 2009. He has been a daily newspaper reporter in the US, and has reported from Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Tunisia, South Korea and elsewhere. He is the author of the books ‘I’ll... |
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US under barrage of criticism over strikes in Iraq The United States’ latest military aggression against Iraq’s popular Hashd al-Sha’abi forces that left dozens of casualties continues to draw widespread condemnation from officials and groups across the region.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said that the... |
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Modis Rightist Policies Increasingly Cause Crisis in India Protesters have poured into streets across India to condemn a provocative citizenship law approved this month by the parliament. The demonstrations have led to clashes that have so far killed around two dozens of people.
The protestors argue that from now on around 200 million Muslim Indians, or about... |
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Analyst: Britains keeping of Scotland in UK political folly It would be "political folly" if Britain tried to confine Scotland to the United Kingdom against its will and hamper the Scottish independence referendum, a political commentator says, arguing that the move could lead to civil unrest across the country.
John Wight, a Scottish writer and journalist... |
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Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
Dressed in flowing gold robes, the bald female meditation teacher told us to do nothing. We were to sit silently in our plastic chairs, close our eyes, and focus on our breath. I had never meditated, but... |
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Endless unwinnable US war in Afghanistan By Stephen Lendman
On Monday, a surprising Washington Post report headlined:
"The Afghanistan Papers - A secret history of the war. At War With the Truth," saying:
"US officials constantly said they were making progress. They were not, and they knew it." More on this below.
In its 19th year, endless... |
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Who Is The Third Force Behind Killing Iraqi Protesters? Over forty days since outbreak of demonstrations in Iraq, people continue to protest in the streets of the capital and southern cities against corruption and poor services. Despite the news about winding down of the protests, news still come out talking about civilian deaths.
The Iraqi security and... |
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Reasons Riyadh May Be Leaning to Yemen War End The Yemen war has now reached a highly sensitive and decisive juncture that signals conflict is heading to an end. Over the past year and during various war stages, the political experts and media predicted that Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies will accept negotiations and a political solution... |
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Trump rejects UN request for FBI probe into Khashoggis murder to save weapons sales US President Donald Trump has rejected a United Nations (UN) request for the FBI to investigate the brutal murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, expressing concern that the move would affect Americas trade with the kingdom.
Trump shrugged off the Washington Post columnist’s... |
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Collapse of Century: Hows US Hegemony Declining? Over the past few years, there has been a debate at the global research centers and media about the US power decline and the change of the world order from unipolar to multipolar. How serious is this decline? What are its signals? And what outcomes could it bring about?
The American hegemony
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UK drivers being pursued by foreign police over unpaid speeding fines: Report An increasing number of British motorists are being pursued by foreign police forces over unpaid speeding fines, a report says.
A new system, which the UK signed up to two years ago, enables police officers to prosecute drivers in other countries, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
This means that... |
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Italy Must Leave the Eurozone Italy must return to the lira because joining the euro has been disastrous and sticking with it would be suicidal.
Italy joined the eurozone in 1999 under the leadership of Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema of the Democratic Left party. This fateful participation, which entailed the complete... |
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White House blocked climate change testimony warning: Report The White House has blocked a State Department’s climate testimony warning of a “possibly catastrophic” future because it did not jibe with President Donald Trumps policy, a report says.
The Washington Post reported on Saturday that White House officials had barred a... |
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Whats Driving Forthcoming American-Russian-Israeli Summit? Last Thursday, White House stated that National Security Advisor John Bolton will soon meet his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev and Israeli Prime Minister’s Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat in al-Quds (Jerusalem). The announcement raises questions about meeting of the rivals. What is... |
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Roots of Israeli Election Crisis Israeli regime’s premier Benjamin Netanyahu has lost a second chance to form a coalition government on Wednesday, triggering a dissolution of the parliament for a new early election in September. The rare development in the Israeli politics comes while Netanyahu had earlier talked about an... |
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