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Israel’s military to increase protection of strategic sites from Hezbollah Missiles
Israeli Air Force to build hardened aircraft hangers at a cost of $10 million. HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS wave Hezbollah and Lebanese flags during a 2015 rally in southern Lebanon marking the anniversary of the end of the terrorist organization’s 2006 war with Israel… (photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS) Israel’s military will provide anti-missile protection to 20 strategic…
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Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Occupy Panthéon Monument in Paris
Undocumented migrants protested in Paris on Friday to ask France to grant them legal status.CreditCreditKenzo Tribouillard/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS — Hundreds of undocumented migrants stormed the Panthéon monument on Friday, demanding that the French government pay more attention to their plight and grant them legal status. The protesters, many of whom were from…
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Iran Declares War on the US’s Covert Influence in Iraq
When US officials visited Baghdad and met with the Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, they had two requests: first, to close all commerce and financial exchanges with Iran to strangle the Iranian economy and bring it to its knees. The second was to neutralize the Iraqi groups (known as Hashd al-Shaabi) which sympathize with…
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Iran: Ballistic missile program not up for negotiation
Iran denies Pompeo’s assertion that it is willing to negotiate over its ballistic missile program. Iranian ballistic missile – Reuters Iran denied on Tuesday that it was willing to negotiate over its ballistic missile program after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran had signaled it was ready to negotiate about its ballistic missiles, Reuters reported….
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Emmanuel Macron’s EU army plans dealt huge blow – ‘Countries are concerned’
EMMANUEL MACRON’s attempts to build an ever-closer European Union with a common EU army could fail due to concerns France has sparked among smaller countries, security expert Alexandre Vautravers has said. Emmanuel Macron has been one of the most outspoken proponents of a European Union-wide army to help the bloc stop relying on military support from the…
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Ursula von der Leyen unveils plot for united states of Europe in bid to rule EU
URSULA von der Leyen today set out her plans for a united states of Europe in one final effort to convince MEPs to support her bid for the European Commission presidency. Ms von der Leyen, a German defense minister, told MEPs she is ready to “fight” for Europe after becoming the first woman nominated to…
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Von der Leyen elected EU Commission head after MEPs vote
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly elected president of the EU Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs. The center-right defense minister will replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November. She secured the backing of more than half of the members of the European Parliament on Tuesday evening. The Commission drafts EU…
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As President Trump acts unilaterally, Congress at a standstill on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (SBG) – President Donald Trump’s newest rule limiting asylum for immigrants is already facing legal challenges. But what it’s not being met with, at least so far, is a plan by Congress to change the law, despite multiple past statements from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling specifically for comprehensive immigration reform….
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America closes the doors to asylum-seekers from the South
A new rule issued by the White House effectively prevents Latin Americans from claiming asylum at the southern border. COUNT THE ways in which the government under President Donald Trump has grown more hostile to foreigners who seek sanctuary. For years America led the world, resettling more persecuted people as refugees than any other country….
