Israel said bracing for retaliation as Tehran points fingers over nuke site fire

Analysts say blast destroyed lab where Iran develops next-generation centrifuges to speed up uranium enrichment; one source says Iran nuclear program set back two months. This Friday, July 3, 2020 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. that has been annotated … Read More

Boris Johnson confirms White House-style daily TV briefings from Downing Street

The Prime Minister said the sessions would see a Government official quizzed every afternoon live from Westminster. Briefings will be televised daily from Downing Street (Image: Getty Images) White House-style daily press briefings from Downing Street will be televised, Boris Johnson confirmed … Read More

Report: Israeli cyberattack caused Iran nuclear site fire, F35s hit missile base

Kuwaiti newspaper cites unnamed senior source as saying Jerusalem behind recent incidents in Iran, following an alleged attempt by Tehran to hack Israel’s water infrastructure. Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, November 5, 2019. (Atomic … Read More

Venezuela’s oil exports sank in June to 77-year low: data

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports slumped in June to their lowest level since 1943 after half a dozen tankers, looking to avoid the threat of U.S. sanctions, sailed away from the nation’s waters without loading, according to vessel-tracking data. The … Read More

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is denied control of gold in London bank

A British judge said it was unlawful to give it to the socialist leader since Britain recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate leader. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, … Read More

Mount Rushmore July Fourth celebration to feature Trump remarks, fireworks, military flyovers

President Trump is expected to deliver remarks at Mount Rushmore on Friday night at a celebration which is slated to include a fireworks display and military flyovers to kick off the July 4 weekend. Friday night’s event will be hosted … Read More

Migrants test positive for coronavirus after arriving in Italy

Charity group Mediterranea’s Mare Jonio ship rescued 43 migrants on Wednesday, eight of whom tested positive for coronavirus Handout MEDITERRANEA/AFP/File – Rome (AFP) Eight migrants who disembarked in Sicily this week after being rescued in the Mediterranean by a charity … Read More

Direct Provision: Ireland’s controversial system for accommodating asylum seekers to end

One of the promises Ireland’s new coalition government has made is a commitment to abolish Direct Provision, the state’s controversial system for accommodating asylum seekers. But what new regime will be put in place to protect those seeking shelter on … Read More

Seattle police retake precinct in CHOP, arrest multiple protesters following Durkan orders

Police Chief Carmen Best said “enough is enough” after fatal shootings in the area. Seattle police have retaken the East Precinct after clearing out the protest area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, making more than a dozen arrests … Read More

Floods wreak havoc across China

PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rescuers evacuating residents in a flooded area in China’s southwestern Chongqing in this photo taken on Sunday and released yesterday. It was the municipality’s worst flood since 1940. China’s national observatory yesterday renewed its blue alert for … Read More

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