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Excellent Choice: Germany's Von der Leyen Secures Powerful EU Executive Top Job
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen secured European parliamentary approval on Tuesday to become the first female European Commission president on a platform of a...- Pavel Replied
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Carrot And Stick: North Korea Suggests It Might Lift Weapons Test moratorium
North Korea on Tuesday suggested it might call off its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of summertime U.S.-South Korean military drills...- north korea
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NYT: Mass Immigration Roundups in U.S. to Start Sunday
Roundups of undocumented immigrant families will start Sunday in 10 U.S. cities, fulfilling a hardline immigration stance from U.S. President Donald Trump which will...- u.s.
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EU to Cut the Flow of Funds to Turkey Over Drilling
https://news.yahoo.com/eu-cut-flow-funds-turkey-153120379.html- ronwagn Replied
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It's About Time: Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns Amid Epstein Deal Scrutiny
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier...- 50 shades of black Replied
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Sound Of Rattling Weapons: Iran's Zarif Calls On UK To Immediately Release Captured Oil Tanker
The capture of an Iranian oil tanker by Britain has set “a dangerous precedent and must end now”, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...- rainman Replied
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Predatory "Green Capitalism" Is Monetizing the Air, and It's Going to Cost You
Authored by Charles Hughes Smith, a humorously cantankerous old fart, whose musings I tend to enjoy reading. Taxing the air is apparently the last refuge...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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UK 🇬🇧 Ambassador to USA 🇺🇸- Resigns
So Sir Kim Darroch resigned due to Trumps ego being hurt, I think US politics has really stooped to a level beneath being referred...- James Regan Replied
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Eternal Enemies: Netanyahu Warns Iran It Is Within Range Of Israeli Air Strikes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned Iran on Tuesday that it is within range of Israeli air strikes, citing what he described as Iranian threats...- joze44 Replied
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On time, no excuses: France Urges Iran To Reverse Breach Of Nuclear Deal
France’s president is urging Iran to immediately reduce its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and stick to the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal with...- 50 shades of black Replied
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Kim & Trump Meet at DMZ (CNN only see their twisted version)
Big Congrats to POTUS and Kim, today history was made by DT something no other US President had the humility to do. Like him...- north korea
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US, Taliban Scramble To Rewrite Draft On Troop Withdrawal
Taliban and U.S. negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan and...- ThunderBlade Replied
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Trump and 4th of July
It’s absurd that DT is now being accused of politicizing the 4th of July, it’s a political event that over time turned into a...- 1776
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The EU Sets New Leaders:Italian Socialist Sassoli Elected EU Parliament Speaker
The European Parliament elected Italian socialist lawmaker David Sassoli on Wednesday as its speaker for the next 2-1/2 years, completing the round of appointments...- Pavel Replied
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Germany's Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48847200 The German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead the EU Commission Cristine Lagarde will head the European Central Bank Belgian liberal Prime Minister...- Guillaume Albasini Replied
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The Media Intentionally Mislead Americans on Trump’s Huawei Position
I am aghast at the deliberate f*ckery of most of American Mainstream Media. Yesterday's achievments in Trump disabling the North Korea nuclear threat and enabling an outbreak...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Democrats Speaking Spanish during debate!
I was watching the democratic debate on TV and was shocked to see candidates speaking in Spanish. I’m not racist I live in Brasil...- James Regan Replied
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One of The Worst Leaders Again Threatened: Impeach Me, I'll jail you - Philippines' Duterte Dares Foes To Test Him
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top U.N. official and...- philippine
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Hard To Believe: UAE Will Work To Defuse Middle East Tension
The United Arab Emirates seek a de-escalation of tension in the Middle East, the head of state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said...- rainman Replied
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50 Billion Slap in the Face for Palestine
Trump, Kushner, Bibi just don’t seem to get it, what difference will 50bln USD ( if they ever saw it, I call liar liar...- James Regan Replied
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Top Saudi Diplomat to Israeli Paper: ‘Age of War with Israel’ Is Over
If true, this has enormous geopolitical implications, especially with regards to Iran / Saudi rivalry. And OPEC. Top Saudi Diplomat to Israeli Paper: ‘Age of...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Win Against Tyranny: Turkey's Opposition Strikes Blow To Erdogan With Istanbul Mayoral Win
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...- Pavel Replied
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My recent post on Venezuela: Has it reached an exhaustion point?
Here is to share my recent post for my blog on Venezuela: https://josechalhoub.blogspot.com/2019/06/has-venezuelas-crisis-reached.html. Hope it serves for discussion here in the forum.- jose chalhoub Replied
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Summit in Pyongyang: China's Xi Says World Hopes North Korea-U.S. Talks Can Succeed
The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successful, Chinese President Xi...- rainman Replied
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Power Grids: The Cyber Battlefield
Utilities are 'the new cyber battlefield,' as US ramps up pressure on Russia's electric grid Call me if the discussion goes into a general grid...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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US Hacking Russian Electrical Grid and Other Targets
The US has been hacking into Russia's electrical grid and other targets, presumably planting malware should it become necessary to disable or degrade Russia's electrical networks...- shadowkin Replied
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The Latest: Iranian FM Says US Cannot Expect To ‘Stay Safe’
Iran’s foreign minister has again threatened the United States over what he describes as an “economic war” launched by Washington against Tehran. Mohammad Javad...- rainman Replied
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Confirmed: UN Expert Urges Probe Of Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi Killing
An independent U.N. report into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday there is “credible evidence” to warrant further investigation into the...- un
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Jeremy Hunt, the Brown-Nose Champion
Jeremy Hunt says he ‘150% agrees’ with Trump’s attack on Sadiq Khan Okay, I understand a lot of people agree with Trump's opinion of London's...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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China's President Xi To Visit North Korea This Week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for two days from Thursday, state media in both countries reported on Monday, making him the...- china
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