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Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
Atlanta Journal 20 Jun 2019
Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, while disputing the circumstances of the incident. The Guard said it shot down a RQ-4 Global Hawk over Iranian airspace, while a U.S ... The U.S ... ___ ... ....
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American Airlines snubs US planemaker Boeing for European rival Airbus
Russia Today 20 Jun 2019
The world’s largest air carrier, American Airlines, has become the first major US airline to buy 50 long-range, single-aisle A321XLR jets from Airbus as Boeing is tries to win back customers’ trust after two recent crashes ... ....
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Iran shot down one of our drones. Now what?
Hot Air 20 Jun 2019
So this was the depressing news that broke overnight. It appears that Iran has shot down one of our drones over the Strait of Hormuz. When the Associated Press originally reported on the story there was still confusion surrounding the event and our military wasn’t commenting on it ... Where it was at the time remains in dispute ... has blamed on Iran ... ....
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Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi power station with missile
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jun 2019
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck a power station in Saudi Arabia's al-Shuqaiq city, in the southern province of Jizan, with a cruise missile, their Al Masirah TV said on Wednesday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities. U.S ... Iran has denied responsibility ... To counter Iran's threats, the U.S ... ....
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Taliban delegation holds talks in China as part of peace push
Dawn 20 Jun 2019
China recently played host to a Taliban delegation as part of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday ... The focus has been the Taliban demand for the withdrawal of US and other foreign forces, in exchange for guarantees that Afghanistan will not be used as a base for militant attacks ... ....
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World Meat Free Week: A sneak-peek inside the UK's first vegan butchers
The Independent 20 Jun 2019
The UK’s first vegan butchers is opening its doors to the public this week. Launched by Sainsbury’s to coincide with World Meat Free Week which ends on 23 June, the three-day pop up in Bethnal Green, London, will look just like a conventional meat butchers at first glance ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Getty ... ....
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Tory leadership race: Dutch prime minister knocks down Brexit promises of contenders one by one
The Independent 20 Jun 2019
His intervention came ahead of the final round of voting in the MPs' stage of the contest to replace Theresa May, with Boris Johnson maintaining a clear lead over his rivals ... That means in four, five, six years time if there is no other solution for the border issue, and I don't think we'll be able to have anything in place in four, fix, six years ... ....
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Former Interpol chief admits guilt in Chinese court hearing
Asahi News 20 Jun 2019
BEIJING--Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei admitted his guilt during a court hearing on Thursday after Chinese prosecutors accused him of taking 14.5 million yuan ($2.11 million or 227 million yen) in bribes, state media said ... The court, in the northern city of Tianjin, will announce its verdict at a later date, it said ... ....
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German politicians' support for refugees prompts death threats
The Guardian 20 Jun 2019
Email warns recent murder of Walter Lübcke was first in a line of ‘upcoming purges’ Several German politicians who have publicly stood up for refugees have received death threats since what police are treating as the politically motivated murder of one of Angela Merkel’s party allies ... .......
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Malaysia's Mahathir says Russia being made a scapegoat for downing of MH17
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jun 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday Russia is being made a scapegoat for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and questioned the objectivity of the investigations into the 2014 disaster ... "Even before they examine, they already said Russia. And now they said they have proof ... ....
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London fire chief during Grenfell tragedy to take early retirement
The Guardian 20 Jun 2019
Dany Cotton announces she will leave in April after just over three years in the role Dany Cotton, the commissioner of the London Fire Brigade during the Grenfell Tower fire, has announced her early retirement at the age 50, saying she will leave in April after just over three years in the job ... .......
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House GOP leader claims Ocasio-Cortez ‘does not understand history’
Alternet 20 Jun 2019
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ISIS may turn its eyes to India after suffering defeats in Middle East – reports
Russia Today 20 Jun 2019
Suffering defeats in the Middle East, Islamic State may now eye India, setting up underground cells in various states of the world’s second-largest country, a local intelligence agency has reportedly warned ... ....
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defends Concentration Camp Comments: 'History Will Be Kind to Those Who Stood up to This Injustice'
Newsweek 20 Jun 2019
In a tweet Wednesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended the academic integrity of her claim that migrant detention facilities are "concentration camps.". The congresswoman came under fire for using the term in an Instagram Live video on Monday ... "that is exactly what they are." ... "History will be kind to those who stood up to this injustice ... Pitzer wrote....
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UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, Court of Appeal rules
The Independent 20 Jun 2019
The UK's continued arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen's brutal war are unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Campaigners won the latest stage of their legal battle against the government over the conflict, where Saudi forces are accused of committing war crimes ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... 1/12 ... ....
