The U.S. government has lifted the controversial laptop ban for flights to the U.S. for three major airlines. Effective immediately, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline and Turkish Airlines have all been cleared to allow customers to bring electronic devices, including laptops, tablets and e-readers, on flights from the Middle East into the U.S.. That still leaves […]
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Turkey Arrests Amnesty International Director and Activists…
Turkish police rounded up eight leading human rights campaigners, including the head of rights group Amnesty International in Turkey, Idil Eser, at a meeting on an island near Istanbul, media said on Thursday. They had gathered at a hotel on Buyukada Island, just south of Turkey’s largest city, when they were taken to a police […]
Egypt Blocked UN Sanctions Against Saudi Branch of Islamic State…
Egypt led a concerted effort to prevent the Saudi Arabian branch of Islamic State being added to a UN terrorism sanctions list, in what has been described as a “classic case” of Riyadh and its allies keeping its security problems away from prying eyes. The US had proposed that four IS affiliates in Saudi Arabia, […]
Say WAT?: Vatican Police ‘Break Up Gay Orgy at Home of Secretary of One of Pope Francis’s Key Advisors”…
Vatican police have broken up a gay orgy at the home of the secretary to one of Pope Francis’s key advisers, it has been reported. The flat belonged to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which is in charge of tackling clerical sexual abuse. Reports in Italy claim the occupant of the […]
Germany Surrenders to Trump, Waters Down G20 Climate Plan by James Delingpole…
Germany has ‘massively weakened’ its climate action plan for next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg in order to appease Donald Trump. According to a shocked report in the green, EU-linked propaganda outlet Climate Change News this represents a disastrous cultural surrender which “….shows the degree to which the German presidency has bent to the will […]
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Brazil’s Temer Won’t Resign After Criminal Charges Filed…
Brazil’s President Michel Temer says nothing will destroy him, as he faces suspension and a possible impeachment. On Monday, Temer became the nation’s first sitting office holder to be charged with graft and is now awaiting a final decision by the Supreme Court. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot formally accused President Michel Temer and his aide […]
George Soros Accused of Trying to Oust Equatorial Guinea’s Government…
British mercenary Simon Mann, the leader of the failed attempt by British financiers to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in 2004, accused billionaire investor George Soros of participating in a separate plot to overthrow the very same government years later. Mann made the claim during testimony on behalf of Teodoro “Teodorin” Nguema Obiang Mangue, […]
And Hungary’s PM Slammed Soros for Running a ‘Mafia Network’ of NGO’s in Europe…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed billionaire George Soros Wednesday for running a “mafia network” of NGOs that threatens Europe’s future. Orban is facing legal action from the EU after imposing education reforms that could force Soros’ Central European University to shut down. The move led to a bitter dispute, and Orban has no intention […]
UAE Crown Prince ‘Asked U.S. to Bomb Al Jazeera’ Leaked Cable Reveals…
The crown prince of Abu Dhabi allegedly asked the US to bomb the offices of Al Jazeera prior to the invasion of Afghanistan, according to a diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks. The document details a conversation between US diplomat Richard Haass and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed – referred to as ‘MBZ’ – in the lead-up […]
Brazilian President Temer Officially Charged with Corruption…
Just over a month after O Globo newspaper first brought the world’s attention to the fact that Brazil’s President Michel Temer was ‘allegedly’ involved in “hush money” payments, then vehemently denied by him; and just a week after the police confirmed it had evidence that Temer received bribes, O Globo, reports citing court documents, that […]
China Unveils First Domestically-Built Bullet Train…
The first high-speed train designed and manufactured entirely in China debuted on the Beijing-Shanghai line on Monday. It boasts a top speed of 400 kilometers per hour (kph). The high-speed train is called ‘Fuxing’ which means ‘rejuvenation.’ There are currently two models, CR400AF and CR400BF, operated by China Railway Corporation. A CR400AF model departed from […]
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UK’s May Strikes $1.3B Deal for Support from Northern Irish Party…
Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party. After more than two weeks of talks amid political turmoil sparked by May’s […]
Trumped Up Russian Scandal Pales in Comparison to What Just Happened in Mexico…
It may be redundant to say so – this is America after all – but the Trump-Russia brouhaha that continues to consume le tout Washington really is very “first-world” in nature. It’s meant to be a mark of a “mature democracy” that even the slightest notion of corruption or malfeasance at the highest level of […]
Survey Shows Huge Loss of Israel Support Among Jewish College Students…
More than a decade ago, a diverse focus group of Americans was asked to describe a typical Italian house. Words like “lush, food, cooking, maternal, welcoming” quickly rolled of the tongue. The same group was asked about an Israeli home and a very different vibe was described: “concrete, strict, ultra-religious, middle-aged ultra-Orthodox men.” This 2005 […]
Iraqi Commander: Mosul’s Minaret Was Booby-Trapped Before Explosion…
A senior Iraqi army commander said Thursday that a historic minaret which exploded during battles between the Islamic State and government troops on Wednesday had already been booby-trapped, indirectly refuting the blame the group laid on U.S. warplanes. Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in a press statement that the medieval […]
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Flats Acquired for Grenfell Tower Survivors…
Sixty-eight social housing flats in Kensington, London, are to be made available to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire, the government has said. The one, two and three-bedroom flats are located in two blocks that stand alongside a large luxury development, where private homes go for up to £8.5m. At least 79 people died and […]
SURVEY: Looking to Germany to Protect the World Order…
In times of global turbulence and terror, a new exclusive survey finds Germany bursting with self-confidence – and Europe hoping Berlin will take on a bigger role globally. Western Europe has witnessed more than a dozen major terrorist attacks since the beginning of 2015. Collectively, they have claimed more than 300 lives. And compared to […]
Murder Most Foul…
Russian agents are running around Britain assassinating people with impunity, claims Buzzfeed in a series of articles published in the past week. The British authorities have ‘deliberately sidelined’ evidence indicating murder and passed off all the cases as death by natural causes. Buzzfeed, however, believes that it knows better, having been informed by ‘high ranking […]
Prince Harry Says No One in the Royal Family Wants to Serve as King or Queen…
Prince Harry told Newsweek magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen. “For the greater good of the people … Is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right […]
Jared Kushner Headed to Middle East This Week to Push for Peace Talks…
Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about a potential peace deal. The trip was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and later confirmed by other outlets including CNN and the Washington Post. Kushner is set […]
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