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MIDLE EAST
At least 27 Houthis killed
in clashes with Yemeni army
Huge Blast
Kills Yemen Schoolchildren:
At least 15 children killed
after Houthi-controlled warehouse in
Yemen explodes
10 civilians killed in raids
on Syria's Idlib:
Syrian Army Liberates
Another Town In Northwestern Hama
8 killed, 2 injured in two
IS attacks in Iraq
Iraqi military to arm
residents of 50 Mosul villages
US Secretary
of State Pompeo visits Iraq amid
Iran tensions:
Pompeo cancelled a trip to
Berlin to meet Iraqi leaders during
a four-hour stop in the capital
Baghdad
Iran notifies JCPOA partners
of suspension of some commitments:
The Europeans have, time
and again, declared that they would
be staying true to the deal and make
up for the US withdrawal one way or
another” without committing to their
words, he said.
Iran sets 60-day deadline
for new nuclear deal terms
Iran-US tensions escalate as
Trump imposes new sanctions:
President's move comes
after Iran gave nuclear deal
partners 60 days to protect it from
US oil and banking sanctions.
EU rejects
Iran nuclear deal 'ultimatum',
regrets US sanctions:
EU says it will not accept
a 60-day window provided by Iran a
day after Tehran quit parts of the
2015 nuclear deal.
'Dangerous game': US, Europe
and the 'betrayal' of Iran:
The Trump
administration’s maximum pressure
campaign:
A prelude to war with
Iran?: The only reason to do any of
this is to push Iran into a corner,
paving the way toward military
confrontation.
India gives in to US
pressure, fully stops import of Iran
oil
US Imposes New Sanctions on
Iran, Targets Revenue From Metal
Exports
Trump Admin Inflated Iran
Intel, U.S. Officials Say:
John Bolton and other Team Trump
hawks are exaggerating the threat
Democratic-Aligned Think
Tank Knocks Bernie Sanders For Vote
Aimed at Avoiding War With Iran
Trump and Kushner Middle
East Peace Deal Is a Trojan Horse
for Further Occupation
AFRICA
US kills13 alleged ISIS
fighters in Somalia
Three killed in suspected
Islamic State attack on southern
Libya: official;
ASIA
Taliban attack aid group
office in Afghan capital, kills 5
Clandestine
operations and CIA-backed forces
endanger peace in Afghanistan:
US forces and their Afghan
allies have killed more civilians
than all insurgent groups combined
so far this year.
Pakistan: Blast near major
Sufi shrine in Lahore kills 10
North Korea has fired two
suspected short-range missiles
Freak-Out
Over North Korea’s Missile Test
Defies Rationality:
Don't fall prey to
fear-mongering and double standards.
U.S. seizes North Korean
ship suspected of violating U.N.
sanctions:
On Thursday, the Justice Department
asked a federal judge to give the
U.S. ownership of the vessel through
a civil forfeiture action
Trump supports plan for
humanitarian food aid to North
Korea:
Trump: China Tariffs to
Increase to 25% Friday
: President Donald
Trump plans to to implement the
previously delayed tariff increases
on Chinese goods on Friday, raising
tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200
billion worth of goods.
China
threatens retaliation over Trump's
new tariffs:
'Won't capitulate': China
warns US as trade talks loom;
China rejects US accusation
of backtracking in talks as Trump
raises stakes with plans to increase
tariffs on Friday.
Dow drops as this week's
sell-off accelerates after Trump
says China 'broke the deal'
EUROPE
U.S.
Ambassador to Ukraine Recalled in
‘Political Hit Job,' Lawmakers Say:
Ukraine’s top prosecutor claimed,
the ambassador had outlined a list
of people he should not prosecute
when he first met her.
Ex-Polish President: It’s
‘Easier to Liquidate’ EU and ‘Start
All Over Again’
Austria’s Kurz calls for new
EU treaty, blasts bloc members who
‘gladly take our money’
Pompeo tells Britain on
Huawei: We want secure 5G networks
for U.S. intelligence
Spain Blasts
US for Cuba Sanctions, Brands Trump
Admin Gun-Toting ‘Cowboy’
GLOBE
Trump Pardons Soldier
Convicted of Murder As Julian
Assange Rots in Prison for
Journalism
‘Making
people pawns & hostages’: UN rights
expert slams US sanctions war on
Iran, Cuba & Venezuela
Watch - The Great Dictator -
Charlie Chaplin' - Great Speech for
Humanity
Facebook co-founder calls
for the company to be broken up and
says Zuckerberg has 'unilateral
control over speech'
AMERICAS
Police Arrest
Coup's Second Top Venezuelan
Opposition Lawmaker:
Zambrano is charged with
are: "treason to the homeland,
conspiracy, instigating and
insurrection" among others.
Pompeo disgusted by support
in Britain and U.S. for Venezuela's
Maduro
Fact or fiction:
Trump Turns
On Bolton, Accuses Him Of 'Trying To
Start A War' In Venezuela:
WaPo: Trump has expressed concern
that Bolton is trying to get him
"into a war." We imagine a leaked
plan for a US-backed coup prepared
by SOUTHCOM hasn't helped to assuage
these concerns.
Mexico
president says no to US security
plan:
We don't want cooperation
on the use of force, we want
cooperation on economic development.
Trump chuckles when audience
member suggests shooting migrants
Trump team defends president
on Twitter after supporter shouts
'shoot' migrants at border
Trump’s Fee for Asylum
Seekers Could Send Many Back to
Their Deaths
Bodies in the
Borderlands: Scott Warren Worked to
Prevent Migrant Deaths in the
Arizona Desert. The Government Wants
Him in Prison.
The House Judiciary
Committee approved a resolution to
hold Attorney General William Barr
in contempt of Congress
Trump has
asserted executive privilege over
entire Mueller report-Justice Dept
official:
The move, came just minutes
before the panel was poised to vote
to hold Attorney General William
Barr in contempt for defying a
congressional subpoena to hand over
the full unredacted report.
Senate Intel subpoenas Trump
Jr. over Russia matters
Sen. Ron Wyden Demands
Answers From DHS and Private Intel
Firm Over Spying on Anti-Trump
Immigration Protests
Corporate Media Target
Gabbard for Her
Anti-Interventionism—a Word They Can
Barely Pronounce
US Navy plans to boost
submarine spending to $5 billion by
2024
17,617,000 Americans Work for
Government!:
Government workers median earnings
were $53,435.
Michael Hudson …and forgive
them their debts:
Why ancient debt principles
have never been more relevant than
today.
FBI: 850 open
investigations into domestic
terrorism:
FBI, Justice Department and Homeland
Security officials gave testimony
before a congressional committee on
homegrown hate and violence.
46 percent of U.S. Americans
takes prescription drugs
DC-area radio station told
to register as Russian agent
New Rule Could Allow Debt
Collectors To Spam 49 Million
Americans With Emails And Texts