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Destroyed on the battlefield, ISIS begins new chapter of terror
CNN 28 Apr 2019
(CNN)The 59-second video shows eight men clasping hands and pledging allegiance to the "Emir of the Believers" and the "Caliphate of the Muslims." ... Within days of the attacks, ISIS' online publication al Nabaa crowed about "raising the Caliphate banner in new arenas... The days are pregnant with more disappointments for the enemies of Allah." ... Replay ... ....
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Austerity-battered UK ‘retreating behind a nuclear shield’
Indian Express 28 Apr 2019
On NATO’s border with Russia, soldiers with Britain’s Yorkshire Regiment recently joined Estonians in a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Navy’s critical intervention in the country’s battle for independence against the Bolsheviks ... Advertising ... Britain remains a nuclear power and a member of the UN Security Council ... Latest Videos ... NATO....
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In fighting all oversight, Trump has made his most dictatorial move
The Observer 28 Apr 2019
“We’re fighting all the subpoenas,” says the person who is supposed to be chief executive of the United States government. . In other words, there is to be no congressional oversight of this administration. no questioning officials who played a role in putting a citizenship question on the 2020 census ... And let’s be clear ... Probably not ... ....
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Majority of Americans think Trump lied to public about investigation, poll suggests
The Independent 27 Apr 2019
A majority of Americans say they oppose calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the president sought to interfere with the probe ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... ....
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Barr threatens to skip House hearing on Mueller report over format dispute
The Observer 28 Apr 2019
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has informed the powerful House of Representatives judiciary committee that attorney general William Barr may not attend a Thursday hearing to review special counsel Robert Mueller’s report of the Trump-Russia investigation ... Democrats the following day issued a subpoena for the un-redacted version ... ....
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All recent murmurings from the White House signal the Israel-Palestine two-state solution is dead
The Independent 28 Apr 2019
Twice Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s smooth-talking son-in-law, has dodged questions as to whether their long-awaited peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Territories would include a two-state solution. Speaking at a Times Live event, he confirmed that the so-called “deal of the century” would be delivered in June after Ramadan ... Subscribe now ... ....
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What the Mueller report tells us about Assange's case
CNN 28 Apr 2019
(CNN)One week after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was ejected from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and arrested by British police in connection with a provisional extradition request from the United States on a charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, the long-awaited Mueller report was released ... Alexander Urbelis ... 1 ... Read More. 2 ... 3 ... ....
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Fatigue led to 270 deaths of Indonesia election staff
The Japan News 28 Apr 2019
Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) — Ten days after Indonesia held the world’s biggest single-day elections, more than 270 election staff have died, mostly of fatigue-related illneses caused by long hours of work counting millions of ballot papers by hand, an official said on Sunday ... Click to play ... + -. Generating speech. Please wait... ....
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Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed: relative, police sources
Yahoo Daily News 28 Apr 2019
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday ... ....
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Cyprus finds another victim of suspected serial killer
Gulf News 28 Apr 2019
Nicosia. Police in Cyprus found human remains on Sunday in an ongoing investigation into a suspected serial killer thought to have gone on a killing spree that claimed seven victims and went undetected for almost three years ... He connected with the women on an online dating site. Three bodies have been found ... ALSO READ ... ....
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Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after US sanctions move
Business Day 28 Apr 2019
Dubai — Iran says it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the US tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general says the US Navy is interacting as before with an elite military unit blacklisted by Washington ... “The Islamic Republic’s choices are numerous, and the country’s authorities are considering them ......
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Ukraine's president-elect rejects Russian passport plan
BBC News 28 Apr 2019
On Wednesday, the Russian leader announced the passport scheme would be applied to Donetsk and Luhansk, the self-declared republics seized by Russian-backed separatists in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Crimea itself was incorporated into Russia, giving its inhabitants the same citizenship rights as those in Russia ... Related Topics. ....
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Imperious Kipchoge and Kosgei claim record London Marathon wins
AOL 28 Apr 2019
The irrepressible Eliud Kipchoge shattered the course record to win the London Marathon for an unprecedented fourth time and complete a Kenya double after Brigid Kosgei stormed to a historic victory in the women's race ... The 34-year-old was in a class of his own yet again, defending his title in a phenomenal two hours, two minutes and 38 seconds ... ....
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Pope appeals for evacuation of migrants from Libyan centers
Wtop 28 Apr 2019photo: Public Domain
China’s unprecedented pig crisis to impact entire world, expert warns
The Independent 27 Apr 2019
In almost 40 years of analysing commodity markets, Arlan Suderman says he has never witnessed an industry-jolting event as dramatic as the contagion spreading across China’s pig farms ... Most react in disbelief, Mr Suderman said, but the situation is likely to worsen before it gets better. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Reuters ... ....
