Trump holds ‘Make America Great Again!’ rally in Tulsa
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7.4 magnitude earthquake overnight felt across New Zealand
It struck 710km north-east of Gisborne early this morning. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck off the coast of Gisborne in the early hours of Friday morning, was felt across New Zealand. The quake was 33km deep, and about 700km north-east of Gisborne. It happened at 12.49 am, with nearly 9000 reports of people having…
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Venezuela’s Maduro tightens grip on power, helped by coronavirus lockdown
President Nicolas Maduro accuses opposition leader Juan Guaido of being behind a military raid designed to oust him during an online press conference in Caracas on May 6, 2020. (CNN)Venezuela’s embattled ruler President Nicolas Maduro has made the most of the coronavirus lockdown to stamp his authority over the country’s key political institutions, all in…
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Europe security and defence: the way forward
Rising international tensions and conflicts at the doorstep of Europe urge us to take our collective security into our own hands. Lately, four major Member States advocated making security and defence a top priority for the Union. I fully agree: since the beginning of the mandate of this Commission, we have placed our Common Security…
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Paying for migrants to go back home: how the EU’s Voluntary Return scheme is failing the desperate
By the time James boarded a flight from Libya to Nigeria at the end of 2018, he had survived a Mediterranean shipwreck, traveled through a half dozen African states, been shot, and spent two years being abused and tortured in Libya’s brutal detention centers. In 2020, back home in Benin City, Edo State, James has…
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White celebrities partner with NAACP to ‘take responsibility’ for racism
Sarah Paulson, Aaron Paul, Kristen Bell, Kesha, Justin Theroux, Debra Messing, Julianne Moore, and other white celebrities are uniting to “take responsibility” for racism. In partnership with the NAACP, a video released Thursday features the stars denouncing police brutality and checking their privilege for the #ITakeResponsibility campaign. The video also encourages viewers to visit ITakeResponsibility.org…
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Trump administration continues to expel most migrants at southern border, May data shows
US Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents wearing masks for protection against COVID-19 check pedestrians IDs on April 1, 2020, on the Paso del Norte International Bridge between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. – Both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, are on stay-at-home orders, but many people who live on…
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Egypt President calls on army to prepare for operations in Libya
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has declared that Egypt has the legitimate right to invade Libya and has called on the army to prepare for operations abroad, reports Interfax, citing the mass media. Before giving his speech addressed to Egyptian air forces on the border with Libya, Sisi talked to airbase servicemen and told…
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No Talks with US, Whatsoever: Iran Parliament Speaker
Iran’s parliament speaker says holding negotiations with the United States is absolutely forbidden. Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday Tehran is not against diplomacy and talks, but believes talks with Washington would be “detrimental.” “And negotiations with European countries should be held with maximum distrust,” he said. “By heeding the US calls to promote the (anti-Iran) resolution on…
