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Failed coup is Turkey’s Iraqification moment

Failed coup is Turkey’s Iraqification moment

Op-ed: Just as the American purge of the Baath party in Iraq following the occupation led to the collapse of the country’s state structure, Erdogan’s… Read More ›

Palestinians say 12-year-old killed by IDF fire

Palestinians say 12-year-old killed by IDF fire

Military looking into claims Muhye Muhammad Sidqi al-Tabbakhi, who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the East Jerusalem town of al-Ram, died… Read More ›

Iran’s FM extolls country’s ability to restore nuke program

Iran’s FM extolls country’s ability to restore nuke program

Zarif says bringing Iran’s nuclear program back on track after limits on 15-year accord with world powers ease is a ‘matter of pride’ for Tehran… Read More ›

Top Trump advisor to ‘Post’: Settlement annexation legitimate if PA continues to avoid real peace

Top Trump advisor to ‘Post’: Settlement annexation legitimate if PA continues to avoid real peace

Trump sees in Netanyahu “all the things that were lacking in Obama,” David Friedman says.   CLEVELAND – Israeli annexation of settlements in the West… Read More ›

MK impeachment bill passes final vote

MK impeachment bill passes final vote

“The threat of expulsion will serve as a silencing tactic, while also impeding MKs’ ability to faithfully fulfill the mandate they promised to their voters.”… Read More ›

GOP proposes ruthlessness for terrorists, then a turn inward

GOP proposes ruthlessness for terrorists, then a turn inward

Trump-GOP disengagement leaves Israel to its own devices in solving its conflict with the Palestinians.   CLEVELAND – A conflicted Republican Party continued its slow… Read More ›

US: No secret document that would allow 2027 Iranian nuclear breakout

US: No secret document that would allow 2027 Iranian nuclear breakout

“The breakout time does not go off a cliff nor do we believe that it would be cut in half, to six months, by year… Read More ›

France expected to extend emergency laws after Nice attack

France expected to extend emergency laws after Nice attack

Hollande government facing hard questions over security failings after latest jihadist terror attack leaves 85 dead   NICE (AFP) — France will Tuesday decide whether… Read More ›

A huge US bank is ignoring Brexit warning signs and is buying a £300 million new London HQ

A huge US bank is ignoring Brexit warning signs and is buying a £300 million new London HQ

  Wells Fargo, the world’s biggest bank by capitalisation, has given a huge vote of confidence in London’s future as a financial hub post-Brexit, signing… Read More ›

Op-Ed: The first night of the GOP convention was angry and boring

Op-Ed: The first night of the GOP convention was angry and boring

  CLEVELAND — The vast majority of the delegates left the Republican National Convention hall before the program ended Monday night, leaving the Quicken Loans… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday. 1. Presumptive Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump used the first night of the GOP… Read More ›

Clevelnad – In Fiery Speech Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Says He’s ‘sick’ Of Media’s Donald Trump Defamation

Clevelnad – In Fiery Speech Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Says He’s ‘sick’ Of Media’s Donald Trump Defamation

  Cleveland – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s character Monday, saying he’s “sick and tired” of… Read More ›

Israel – Jerusalem Chosen To Host World’s Largest Travel Bloggers Conference

Israel – Jerusalem Chosen To Host World’s Largest Travel Bloggers Conference

  Israel – The Jerusalem Conventions and Visitors Bureau, under the direction of the Jerusalem Development Authority, announced on Monday that TBEX, a travel blog… Read More ›

Cleveland – GOP Speakers Fault Clinton On Benghazi Deaths

Cleveland – GOP Speakers Fault Clinton On Benghazi Deaths

  Cleveland – The mother of a State Department employee killed in the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, angrily lashed out at Hillary Clinton on… Read More ›

Former St Louis Cardinals exec sentenced for hacking Astros

Former St Louis Cardinals exec sentenced for hacking Astros

  The former St. Louis Cardinals executive found guilty of hacking a rival team’s player roster has been sentenced to almost four years in federal… Read More ›

Family’s search ends in grief as more Nice victims ID’d

Family’s search ends in grief as more Nice victims ID’d

Nice, France – For two days after the attack, Aldjia Bouzaouit’s family walked up and down the Promenade des Anglais holding her photograph, desperately asking… Read More ›

Brother of Pakistan’s Qandeel Baloch: I’m ‘proud’ of strangling my sister

Brother of Pakistan’s Qandeel Baloch: I’m ‘proud’ of strangling my sister

The brother of Pakistani social media star, Qandeel Baloch, says he’s proud he killed his sister, claiming he did it because “girls are born to… Read More ›

Cleveland peaceful as mass protests fail to materialize

Cleveland peaceful as mass protests fail to materialize

Extra police deployed around Republican Convention as fears of violence keep people away   CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP) — The throngs of fired-up, potentially violent protesters… Read More ›

Boris Johnson to make first US trip for Islamic State talks

Boris Johnson to make first US trip for Islamic State talks

UK foreign secretary will also meet with his US counterpart in London to stress importance of special relationship   New British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson… Read More ›

German anti-Islamic movement Pegida to start political party

German anti-Islamic movement Pegida to start political party

Far-right group accused of xenophobia says it won’t compete with existing anti-immigrant AfD for votes   Germany’s anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant Pegida movement said Monday it is… Read More ›