January 10, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Iraq Gives the US Its Marching Orders. What Part of “Go Home” Don’t You Understand?

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases housing US troops in Iraq early hours of Wednesday morning. The al-Asad airbase in western Iraq was hit by 17 missiles, and 5 targeted at a base in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. No US casualties were immediately reported. … Read More >Iraq Gives the US Its Marching Orders. What Part of “Go Home” Don’t You Understand?

Middle East

US Slaps New Anti-Iran Sanctions After Attacks on American, Allied Forces in Iraq

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

The additional economic pressure comes amid brewing tensions between Iran and the United States. Iran targeted the US Ayn Al-Asad Air Base, as well as a US-led coalition headquarters, in response to the assassination of Iranian top commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike. … Read More >US Slaps New Anti-Iran Sanctions After Attacks on American, Allied Forces in Iraq

World

Videos: Australian Bushfires Merge Into 1.5 Million-Acre Blaze

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

The fires in Australia took a turn for the worse on Friday, as two fires merged into one, forming a “megablaze” with an area of around 1.5 million acres, which is roughly the size of the US state of Delaware. … Read More >Videos: Australian Bushfires Merge Into 1.5 Million-Acre Blaze

Asia & Pacific

Depression, PTSD Surge in Hong Kong Amid Months-Long Protests – Study

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Recent research focused on the mental health of Hongkongers has found nearly a third of adults in the semi-autonomous city have reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and around 1 in 10 displayed signs related to depression during the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. … Read More >Depression, PTSD Surge in Hong Kong Amid Months-Long Protests – Study

Business

US dollar hegemony will end in the next decade, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Central banks have destroyed value in the property markets, the bond markets, and the stock markets, British-American investor Mitch Feierstein says. … Read More >US dollar hegemony will end in the next decade, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

Business

Regular railway freight transport across new Crimea Bridge will start from July

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that regular freight rail services via the 19-km-long Crimea Bridge, which connects the peninsula with mainland Russia, will kick off on July 1. … Read More >Regular railway freight transport across new Crimea Bridge will start from July

Business

Moscow joins TOP 5 ‘best’ cities in the world, triumphing over Dubai, Singapore, Barcelona & others

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

The Russian capital has been named the world’s fifth-best metropolis in a ranking of 100 major cities by Resonance Consultancy. It is the top-hashtagged city on Instagram, the consultancy firm said. … Read More >Moscow joins TOP 5 ‘best’ cities in the world, triumphing over Dubai, Singapore, Barcelona & others

Op-ed

Now Iran & Iraq BOTH want the US to leave the Middle East, but it never will

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Imagine waking up one day – as Iraq did – to find the US superpower on your couch. Not only was it not invited, it is breaking things and provoking neighbors. You politely ask it to leave, but it just scoffs at you. … Read More >Now Iran & Iraq BOTH want the US to leave the Middle East, but it never will

Op-ed

After Soleimani assassination Dems denounced & Reps cheered Trump. But he refused to start all-out war and everyone feels cheated

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

Donald Trump’s response to the Iranian missile attack on US military bases in Iraq is defying the expectations (and perhaps the hopes) of both Democratic and Republican neocon hawks. … Read More >After Soleimani assassination Dems denounced & Reps cheered Trump. But he refused to start all-out war and everyone feels cheated

Middle East

Rare FOOTAGE shows Ukrainian Boeing crash site in Tehran after ‘site bulldozed’ claims (PHOTOS)

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

RT’s video agency Ruptly has obtained footage of the site where a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed after taking off in Iran. It shows what appear to be passengers’ belongings strewn about, but parts of the plane have been removed. … Read More >Rare FOOTAGE shows Ukrainian Boeing crash site in Tehran after ‘site bulldozed’ claims (PHOTOS)

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