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[ September 29, 2023 ] Iranian Navy Repeatedly Aimed Laser at American Military Helicopter Politics
[ September 29, 2023 ] Zelensky, Navalny Among Favorites for Nobel Peace Prize NGO
[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
[ September 28, 2023 ] Poland Might Seek Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran that Embarrassed Canada Politics
[ September 27, 2023 ] UN Women’s Bahous Asks UN to Declare ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan NGO

U.S. Is at War with Right and White Supremacists, Professor Warns

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

George Ciccariello-Maher, a former associate professor of politics and global studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, who has received death threats because of his Twitter messages in which he champions gun control and criticizes the American […]

Russia Will Develop Its Own Cryptocurrency to Avoid U.S. Sanctions

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian officials have ordered development of a new cryptocurrency so that they could move money out of the country and evade international sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s economic adviser Sergei Glazyev explained that the instrument […]

Iran Protests Could Lead to Trump Killing Nuclear Deal

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

The most recent anti-government protests raging across Iran have given President Donald Trump a new reason to kill the nuclear deal, which many see as a risky move that could give Tehran advantage. Trump and […]

ICE Director Calls for Criminally Charging Politicians Running Sanctuary Cities

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s pick to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called for a crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities and said that those politicians who back sanctuary status should be charged with crimes. ICE Acting […]

FEMA Allows Churches Access to Disaster Aid

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Officials have finally changed federal policies allowing churches to apply retroactively for disaster aid funds, almost four months after President Donald Trump suggested that they should be able to do so. The Federal Emergency Management […]

Trump: ‘I Have Bigger and More Powerful Nuclear Button Than Kim Jong-un’s’

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and a more powerful nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the ‘Nuclear Button is on […]

Senator Hatch Will Retire, Romney Likely to Replace Him

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Senator Orrin Hatch announced on Tuesday his intention not to seek re-election in November, which leaves open the possibility of Mitt Romney becoming a senator in his place. “Every good fighter knows when to […]

Trump Lawyers Met with Robert Mueller’s Team Before Christmas

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s lawyers met with members of the team of special counsel Robert Mueller shortly before Christmas and according to the CNN, Trump’s outside legal team hoped to better understand the next steps in […]

Trump Vows to Withhold Aid to Palestine

January 3, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will most likely cut off aid to Palestine if the country’s leaders do not agree to continue peace negotiations with Israel. Trump also seemed to contradict his […]

Donald Trump Slams Huma Abedin, Urges ‘Deep State’ DOJ to Act

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin and appeared to call on the “Deep State” Justice Department to look at potential security issues in her handling of classified material after a recent email […]

DHS Deployed Crisis Action Team to Enforce After First Trump Travel Ban

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

After President Donald Trump issued his first travel ban last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly deployed a crisis action team, Politico reports. “The National Operations Center (NOC) Crisis Action Team (CAT) activated at […]

Chinese Experts Say China’s New Hypersonic Missiles Could Hit Anywhere in U.S.

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

China’s new hypersonic ballistic missile, the DF-17 could destroy the United States defense systems by flying fast and low to evade detection, Chinese military analysts claim. The rockets which could reach speeds of up to […]

Trump: People of Iran Finally Acting Against Brutal and Corrupt Iranian Regime

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Iranians were finally taking action against the country’s brutal and corrupt rule and warned that the United States was watching. “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and […]

Trump Has Made Almost 2,000 False or Misleading Claims

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims he has made during his first year in office, The Washington Post reports citing a database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement […]

Mike Pence Still Plans on Visiting Israel, His Office Says

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence’s office said that he still plans on visiting Israel this month, even though there has been an apparent delay. Pence was supposed to go to Israel during the week of January […]

Bio of Professor Linked to Russia Investigation Disappeared from University Website

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The online biography of the professor Joseph Mifsud, who is linked to the FBI’s investigation of Russia has been removed from the website of Link Campus University in Rome. Mifsud is a professor of political […]

New Law Makes California Sanctuary State

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

A law that bars police in the nation’s most populous state from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities in most cases, has made California a sanctuary state. Democratic […]

ISIS’s Repressive Ideology Endures After Defeats, U.S. General Warns

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Army Lieutenant General Paul Funk, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, said that the hateful ideology of the Islamic State is still a global threat even tough most of its territory has […]

Pakistan Summons U.S. Ambassador in Protest Against Trump’s Tweet

January 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Pakistan summoned the ambassador of the United States in the country, David Hale in protest against the tweet of President Donald Trump about Pakistan’s lies and deceit. At the same time, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja […]

Russia Investigation May Have Begun With Drunken Night in London, Report Suggests

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

The FBI investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in U.S. presidential election and the alleged connection between the Russians and Trump campaign may have begun with a drunken night in London. The New York Times […]

GOP Set to Shift Tactics on ObamaCare in 2018

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Politics surrounding ObamaCare will shift in 2018. It is expected that opponents of the health care law change tactics, The Hill reports. According to conservative health care experts, the White House and the Republican Congress […]

Trump Fires Entire Council Advising on HIV/AIDS

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump fired the entire council that advises his administration about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The members were informed by letter this week that their terminations were effective immediately, Patrick Sullivan, epidemiologist at Emory University […]

FBI Arrests Virginia Man Who Wanted to Join ISIS and Attack U.S.

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

FBI agents on Friday raided the Sterling, Virginia, home of Sean Andrew Duncan, who is believed to have wanted to join the Islamic State. Duncan tried to dispose of evidence when law enforcement showed up […]

Trump Administration Maintained Many Obama-era Russia Policies

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s administration has maintained an Obama-era approach to countering aggression from Moscow while Trump was dismissing Russian meddling in the election and was saying nice things about Putin, The Hill reports. The administration […]

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