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Oil Rises as Middle East Tanker Attacks Add to Political Risks
Saudi Arabia says two of its vessels sabotaged on Sunday Brent futures increase as much as 2.2%, WTI gains 2.1% Crude rallied after Saudi Arabia said its oil tankers were attacked on Sunday, adding to the mounting geopolitical risks in the market. Brent in London added as much as 2.2%. Saudi Arabia said two of its tankers…
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Over 5,600 Asylum Seekers Deported From Germany in Q1 2019 – Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A total of 5,613 asylum seekers were deported from Germany in the first three months of 2019, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported on Sunday. The largest number of asylum seekers (600) were deported to Italy, 400 more to the Maghreb states, 389 to Albania and 352 to Georgia, the outlet reported, citing the country’s Interior Ministry’s…
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Russia Is Targeting Europe’s Elections. So Are Far-Right Copycats.
Posters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for this month’s European Parliament elections. Populists expect a strong showing.CreditCreditRobin Utrecht/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images LONDON — Less than two weeks before pivotal elections for the European Parliament, a constellation of websites and social media accounts linked to Russia or far-right groups is spreading disinformation, encouraging discord and amplifying…
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Venezuela braces for more protests as Maduro clamps down
Opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for nationwide rallies to protest against arrest of deputy speaker Edgar Zambrano. National Assembly VP Edgar Zambrano (L) was arrested by intelligence services [File: Reuters] Venezuela is bracing for another day of nationwide protests following the arrest of Edgar Zambrano, a deputy speaker, and vice president of the opposition-majority National Assembly. “This…
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Pope Francis’ new sex abuse rules are a revolution for the Catholic Church
Pope Francis gestures as he addresses over 1,000 diocesan leaders, both clergy and laity, May 9, 2019, at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) With his new motu proprio “Vos estis lux mundi,” Pope Francis shows that he is taking the abuse crisis very seriously. The new…
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180,000 Muslims pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa Mosque on first Friday of Ramadan
Israel eases restrictions on travel from West Bank; police deploy hundreds of officers to ensure worshipers can mark the holy month at the Jerusalem flashpoint Muslim worshipers pray in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on May 10, 2019 on the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Ahmad GHARABLI…
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Trump looks to project calm as trade war heats up
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event on ending surprise medical billing | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sought to ease concerns about his administration’s failure so far to reach a trade deal with China, writing on Twitter that despite a new round of tariffs that went into…
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Israel-bashing Imam delivers opening prayer at House of Representatives
In 2014, Suleiman also made a comment on social media alluding to the antisemitic idea that Israel controls American foreign policy, claiming that it is the “51st state.” Imam Omar Suleiman addresses the House of Representatives on Thursday.. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/YOU TUBE) Popular American Imam Omar Suleiman, known for his Israel-bashing antics, gave the Ramadan…
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Emmanuel Macron, Facebook’s Zuckerberg Will Meet To Clamp Down On HATE SPEECH
AP Photo / Francois Mori France has formulated draft legislation scheduled to hit Parliament’s agenda in the coming months to compel platforms like Google, Facebook and Twitter to remove hateful content within 24 hours or face heavy fines. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday for talks amid increasing pressure on the…
