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Iran: US botched retaliatory cyberattack, will see 'crushing response' to drone flights
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks ahead of a planned announcement of new economic sanctions targeting Iran.
Topics: Iran, Drones, Mike Pompeo, Saudi Arabia
Fox analyst praises Trump for being "on a strategic offensive with the Iranians"
SANDRA SMITH (CO-ANCHOR): Let's bring in General Jack Keane, retired U.S. Army four star general, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War, and a Fox News senior strategic analyst. General Keane, good morning to you. So Iran at an inflection...
Topics: Iran
Islamic State claims attack on Chechen leader’s home in Grozny
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack outside the home of Chechnya's leader in Grozny. Security sources claim the terrorist was stopped for a routine ID check. The so-called caliphate's men have carried out a string of...
Topics: Terrorism
HOW??? 10th American Mysteriously Dies While Vacationing In Dominican Republic
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New York Man Dies While Vacationing In Dominican Republic
What. Thee. Hell. Is TRULY. Going on?
Another American has mysteriously passed away in the Dominican Republic and this is ridiculous.
According to CNN,...
Topics: Dominican Republic, CNN
Women's World Cup Schedule 2019: Live Stream and TV Times for Monday's Bracket
The United States begin their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout campaign against Spain on Monday, with La Roja set to make their last-16 debut against the most successful team in the competition's history...
Topics: Fifa, Spain
Amid fake news menace and data privacy issues, Facebook’s India story is still booming
India is a bright spot for Facebook—and it will remain so for years.
The social media behemoth has more than doubled its user base in the country already from around 135 million in 2015 to over 310 million this year, Jefferies said in a June 20...
Topics: Facebook, Social Media, India
India Reserve Bank Deputy Head Quits Over Differences With Modi Cabinet - Reports
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Viral Acharya has resigned six months before the end of his term over differences with the incumbent government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi concerning the policies of the central...
Topics: India, Narendra Modi, New Delhi
On international refugee day, Russia showed why there are so many refugees
Attacking an nongovernmental organization ambulance in western Syria, warplanes from the Syria-Russia axis killed four innocent civilians on Thursday, June 20 — International Refugee Day. Three were paramedics and one a wounded...
Topics: Russia, Syria
Erdogan’s defeat in Istanbul could be the beginning of the end of his rule in Turkey
Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies. Ekrem...
Topics: Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Istanbul
Two MiG 29s Scrambled From Slovak Air Base After Pilot Goes Silent - Report
A commercial flight from Milan was intercepted by two MiG-29 aircraft over Slovakia after the passenger plane stopped responding to air traffic control (ATC), according to Airlive's Twitter post.
Topics: Air Traffic Control, Slovakia, Social Media
Moscow, Brussels Not Currently Negotiating Sanction End - Russian Govt Staff Deputy Chief
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is not currently negotiating with the European Union the possibility of lifting economic sanctions, First Deputy Chief of the Russian Government Staff Sergei Prikhodko said, stressing that it is not up to Moscow to be the...
Topics: Russia, Moscow, Belgium, Brussels
Governments must regulate social networks: Facebook's Clegg
Governments must regulate social networks and not the companies themselves, Facebook's head of global affairs and a former deputy prime minister of the UK said in an interview Monday.
Topics: Social Media, Facebook, United Kingdom
World’s Poorest Nations Weighed Down by Fastest Growing Populations
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 2019 (IPS) With a new report projecting a rise in population, specifically in Asia and Africa, the United Nations has warned that continued rapid population growth presents enormous challenges for sustainable...
Czechs demand PM step down in largest protest since communist era
An estimated quarter of a million Czechs rallied in Prague on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, in the biggest show of public discontent since the 1989 Velvet Revolution which overthrew Communism. The rally in Letna...
Topics: Protests, Czech Republic, Prague
'Classic Boris': UK PM Hopeful Johnson 'Yearning' to Get Back With Ex-Wife, UK Media Claims
Boris Johnson and his wife of 25 years, Marina Wheeler, confirmed their intention to get divorced last September after The Sun published a story detailing claims that he had been unfaithful.
Topics: United Kingdom
WashPost Spins ISIS-Inspired Beheadings of Two Women as 'Weapon for the Far Right'
The Washington Post put the December beheading of two young female Scandinavian hikers in Morocco on the front page with this strange headline: "In 2 brutal killings for Islam, a weapon for the far right." Doesn't that devalue the...
Topics: Isis, Morocco, Religion
Paradigm Shift as Swedes' Support for Nuclear Power Soars
Despite suffering major dents following accidents in Harrisburg, Chernobyl and Fukushima, public support for nuclear power in Sweden has reached a new peak, while also signalling a divide between left-wing and right-wing voters.
Topics: Chernobyl, Japan, Fukushima, Sweden
Are Hotels Dangerous? Putting in Context Dominican Republic Tourist Deaths
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 24 2019 (IPS) Being a frequent visitor to the Dominican Republic, where I occasionally have enjoyed the high standard, security and excellent service of its resorts, I became puzzled by recent, quiet excessive...
Topics: Dominican Republic, Rome
Barack Obama and George Clooney Take a Boat Ride in Italian Lake
Barack Obama is continuing his European vacation with a stop in Italy -- where he and George Clooney are taking suited-and-booted boat rides together ... comfortably, of course. The former POTUS was spotted getting off a vessel with his actor...
Topics: Barack Obama, George Clooney, Italy
Kushner conference was supposed to bring Israelis, Palestinians together. Neither side is likely to...
The investment and development gathering that begins Tuesday in Bahrain will have no Palestinian government representatives, and it appears no Israeli officials will go.
Topics: Bahrain