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The Russian military has signed a deal that would allow it to send military ships to Venezuela, expressing support for the Latin American country. The U.S. has been critical of current Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, […]

U.S. Threatens Visa Restrictions For Crew Of Freed Iranian Oil Supertanker

The United States says the crew of an Iranian supertanker whose departure from Gibraltar Washington apparently was unable to block could be subject to a U.S. visa ban, Radio Free Europe informed. State Department spokeswoman […]

Syrian Rebels Counter-attack After Government Forces Surge

A rebel group backed by Turkey will send reinforcements to the front lines of the last major rebel enclave in northern Syria to oppose a government offensive, it said on Thursday, Reuters informs. Over the […]

North Korea Launches More Projectiles, Rejects Talks with Seoul

North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea on Friday hours after deriding South Korea for taking part in ongoing military drills with the U.S. It was the latest in a series of launches since […]

Israel Denies Entry to Representatives Omar, Tlaib after Trump’s Push for a Ban

President Donald Trump’s explosive feud with two Democratic congresswomen moved to the international stage on Thursday as Israel denied the lawmakers entry into the country just hours after Trump publicly urged Israel to block them, […]

DHS to Fund ICE by Moving Money from Other Accounts

The Department of Homeland Security allegedly plans to move money from other accounts in order to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Politico reported Wednesday, citing two House aides and a congressional office. The aides reportedly said that […]

Trump Admin’s ‘Tweak’ in Statue of Libery Poem is ‘Un-American’, Says Albright

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sharply criticized a top official of the Trump administration over recent remarks he made about the poem on the Statue of Liberty, as he showed support for a new […]

U.S. to Block Release of Iranian Tanker Detained in Gibraltar

The Department of Justice has made a last-minute application to block the release of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, which was seized by authorities in Gibraltar last month, a spokesman for the Gibraltar attorney […]

Iran Arrests British-Iranian Academic

A British-Iranian academic was arrested at his home in Tehran over the weekend, roiling relations once again between Iran and Britain just as they appeared to be making progress on the release of an Iranian […]

Maduro Accuses Former Colombian President Uribe of Assasination Plot

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of plotting to assassinate him in cohorts with Colombia’s U.S. ambassador Francisco Santos, and exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Lester Toledo, Reuters informs. It […]

Syrian Regime Forces Advance Towards Key Town

Syrian regime fighters pushed further into a jihadist-run bastion in the northwest part of the country on Wednesday, inching towards a key town after months of deadly bombardment, a monitor said, France24 reported. Eight years into Syria’s civil […]

Trump Disapproval Rises, Fox News Poll Shows

A new poll conducted by Fox News has shown that following the two deadly shootings that killed over 30 individuals, more people disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing in office, with his […]

Trump’s Adviser Bolton Accuses Russia of Stealing Military Technology

United States National Security Advisor John Bolton has accused Russia of building hypersonic missiles based on stolen U.S. military technology, the BBC in Russian reported. Speaking about a recent explosion at a military facility in Russia’s […]

Shooting in Philadelphia, Several Police Officers Injured, Suspect in Custody

Police in Philadelphia responded to a shooting in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood where a few police officers, part of the narcotics division, were injured, Sergeant Eric Gripp said Wednesday via Twitter. “Shooting incident 3700 N 15th […]

Epstein’s Prison Guards Suspected of Creating False Log Entries

The guards working at the prison where Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide are suspected of creating false log entries that which show they were checking on inmates at Epstein’s unit, The Hill reports citing AP. A source […]

Jackson Lee Calls Racism a ‘National Security Threat’

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee accused the Trump administration of being racist and a threat to the national security of the U.S. According to The Hill, Rep. Lee was speaking during a hearing of the House […]

FBI Looks into Shooting at ICE Offices

The FBI has begun investigating a shooting incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in San Antonio which took place early on Tuesday. The incident happened at two different facilities, with the first shots […]

Musk Reveals Unbelievable Cost To Build Civilization On Mars

Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and a powerful technology entrepreneur, lives and breathes his dreams to colonize Mars. He has already initiated his plans regarding the same with an interplanetary rocket and capsule that he plans […]

Iran, U.K. Edge Closer to Tanker Crisis Resolution

Iran and the U.K. are making progress toward the release of an Iranian tanker impounded in Gibraltar, according to people familiar with the talks, a move that could prompt Tehran to free a British-flagged vessel […]

Major Tech Companies to Testify in U.S. Against French Tax

Alphabet Google unit, Facebook and Amazon are just three of the big names that will testify on Monday at a hearing in the U.S. on the newly-introduced French government’s digital services tax. The 3% tax, […]

Chinese Riot Police Clashes with Protesters at Hong Kong Airport

Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong’s airport late Tuesday night, moving into the terminal where the demonstrators had shut down operations at one of the world’s busiest transport hubs for two straight […]

Salon: Trump’s New Crackdown on Legal Immigration

When Democrats dismissed the Fox News-led fear-mongering about “hordes” of undocumented immigrants “invading” the United States from the south as a manufactured crisis, they were pilloried by Republicans and the mainstream media alike for not […]

Trump in a Phone Call with Democratic Senator Talks Background Checks

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he spoke with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy about going forward with background checks as new series of mass shootings shook the country. “We had a very good conversation. […]

Trump Defends his Tweet Accusing Clintons for Epstein Death

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his baseless conspiracy theory that connects the Clintons to the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying it was “fine” because he was only retweeting what someone else […]

Trump Delays Tariffs on Chinese Cellphones, Laptops, and Toys

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off his Sept. 1 deadline for 10% tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, delaying duties on cellphones, laptops and other consumer goods, in the hopes of blunting their impact on […]

U.S. Aviation Regulator Bans Select MacBook Pro Laptops from Flights

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops on flights, after the company recalled select units which had batteries posing fire risks, Reuters informed. “The FAA is aware of […]

Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit by Groups over New Immigration Law Rule

The Trump administration introduced a new rule Monday that would give priority to wealthier legal immigrants in obtaining a green card and make it harder for those relying on food stamps or Medicaid to do […]

House Judiciary Committee to Investigate Circumstances of Epstein’s Death

The House Judiciary Committee is looking into the circumstances of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, which was reported as a suicide, requiring answers from the Bureau […]

Apple to Pay Hackers More Than Million Dollars to Find Security Flaws

Apple will pay ethical hackers more than a million dollars if they responsibly disclose dangerous security vulnerabilities to the firm, the company announced at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Guardian reported. The […]

Trump Considering Biegun as Next Ambassador to Russia

Stephen Biegun, the diplomat who has been leading efforts to revive stalled U.S. denuclearization talks with North Korea, is under consideration to be President Donald Trump’s next ambassador to Russia, a source familiar with the […]