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IRGC vows to revenge US assassination of General Soleimani
Irna 19 Sep 2020
Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that Iran’s revenge for the US assassination of General Soleimani is certain and serious .......
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US military deploys more troops, armored vehicles to oil-rich eastern Syria
Press TV 19 Sep 2020
The US military has sent a new convoy of military vehicles and troops to oil-rich eastern Syria amid rising tensions with Russian forces in the region, and as Washington seeks to loot crude resources in the war-torn country ... ‘I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set,’ Trump told the morning show Fox & Friends ... “We don't have a strategy.” ... ....
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'Too late to stop it': California's future hinges on managing megafires
The Guardian 19 Sep 2020photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi
Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ US defiance of intl. law as it eyes illegal ban on Tehran
Press TV 18 Sep 2020
Iran has warned against Washington’s “precarious” defiance of international law as the US has signaled that it seeks to illegally extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran ... UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo ... Azadi also slammed US accusations of terrorism, accusing Washington of backing government terrorism itself ... ....
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U.N. showdown looms over Iran sanctions
Arkansas Online 19 Sep 2020
The Trump administration's push to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran comes to a head this weekend at the United Nations, where allies and adversaries argue the U.S. effort to restore sanctions is groundless. The U.S. bid to restore all U.N ... General Assembly -- deepens a chasm between the U.S. and most other nations. European allies say the U.S ... The U.S....
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Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback
The Irish Times 19 Sep 2020
Police have arrested 16 anti-lockdown protesters and fined 21 others during “chaotic” scenes in Melbourne’s south-east in which demonstrators were chased by police on horseback. About 50 to 100 demonstrators began protesting at the State Library but moved to Elsternwick Park where they were pursued by police ... Disjointed protest ... We’re getting there ... ....
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US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies of cancer
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming ... CONFIRMATION BATTLE ... ....
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US carrier transits Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
Star Tribune 18 Sep 2020
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier safely transited on Friday through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important chokepoint for oil shipments, the U.S. Navy said, as tensions with Iran continue to simmer ... ....
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Support from US and EU signals stunning successes for Irish diplomacy
Irish Independent 19 Sep 2020
They sound such an unlikely duo. Joe Biden's easy American drawl and Ursula von der Leyen's accented English are of different worlds. But they spoke in harmony this week - their words of comfort for Ireland a balm for troubled times. Convulsions over Covid regularly knocked the latest Brexit battles from top billing in the news cycle ... ....
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a terrible opportunity for Trump
The Independent 19 Sep 2020
Sometimes it felt like she was America’s last hope. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court judge since 1993, achieved celebrity status during Trump’s four years ... Beneath the jokes, the quotes and the well-designed tote bags, however, ran an undercurrent of anxiety and fear ... She was only the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court ... ....
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Messi could miss Barcelona's first Clasico of the season
Football Critic 18 Sep 2020
Lionel Messi could potentially miss the first Clasico match of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid. At the moment, the Clasico is pencilled in for 25 October, but the Argentine may be in quarantine in that period if he is selected for international duty ... READ MORE. ... .......
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Dominic Raab's bodyguard suspended after leaving gun on plane
ITV 19 Sep 2020
Dominic Raab's bodyguard has been suspended after leaving his gun on a plane. The police protection officer had been travelling with the foreign secretary on a visit to the US when he left his gun on a plane at London's Heathrow Airport on Frirday. The gun was reportedly found by a cleaner. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said ... China ... ....
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LeBron James miffed by most valuable player voting totals
Metro USA 19 Sep 2020
(Reuters) – Los Angles Lakers forward LeBron James said he was “pissed off” after receiving only 16 first-place votes for the NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) award ... “It pissed me off. That’s my true answer,” said James after the Lakers’ 126-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the Western Conference Finals ... ....
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Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
Yahoo Daily News 19 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the U.S. less reliant on the world's deadliest weapons ... 14 ... nuclear policy ... ....
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Peru's Vizcarra survives ouster vote in Congress impeachment trial amid economic turmoil
Yahoo Daily News 19 Sep 2020
By Marco Aquino. LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Congress voted against removing President Martín Vizcarra in an impeachment trial on Friday, quelling political tensions in the copper giant in the midst of an economic recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic ... There were 78 votes against the measure and 15 abstentions ... ....
