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USA

Watch Videos of Massive Fire in Los Angeles That Wounded 10 Firefighters

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

A massive fire at a commercial centre in downtown LA which spread to several other buildings resulted in an unexpected blast that has injured at least ten firefighters, according to preliminary reports. … Read More >Watch Videos of Massive Fire in Los Angeles That Wounded 10 Firefighters

Op-ed

Secret Unit in UK Foreign Office Working With Venezuelan Coup Plotters Exposed by Indy Journalist

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

The British government has openly allied with the US in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s self-appointment as interim president. But newly obtained government documents by a UK-based investigative journalist reveal a much deeper relationship with members of the coup-government-in-waiting. … Read More >Secret Unit in UK Foreign Office Working With Venezuelan Coup Plotters Exposed by Indy Journalist

Nothing Changed: Why US Coups in Latin America in 20th Century Resemble Recent Events in Venezuela

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

The US has been unsuccessfully trying to remove Venezuela’s democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro from his post for two years with methods that look like they have been taken from the “coup book” used by Washington in Latin America over the last century. … Read More >Nothing Changed: Why US Coups in Latin America in 20th Century Resemble Recent Events in Venezuela

Iranian News Agency Warns US Acts Over Venezuela Fuel Shipments Will Not ‘Go Without Repercussion’

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

An Iranian news agency has warned the US against taking action against several Iranian-flagged tankers transporting fuel to Venezuela, as Washington has threatened. … Read More >Iranian News Agency Warns US Acts Over Venezuela Fuel Shipments Will Not ‘Go Without Repercussion’

World

Iran Reportedly Sends Five Tankers to Venezuela Amid US Economic Blockade

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

enezuela is suffering from an acute economic crisis that has been exacerbated by economic sanctions imposed against the country by the US in 2019, essentially crippling the nation’s oil refineries among other things. … Read More >Iran Reportedly Sends Five Tankers to Venezuela Amid US Economic Blockade

World

Will US Be Able to Gain Independence From China in Rare Earth Metals?

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

The US wants to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earth metals. Such an initiative has been developed by Republican Senator Ted Cruz. … Read More >Will US Be Able to Gain Independence From China in Rare Earth Metals?

UK

UK Police Bracing for Anti-Lockdown Protests, Ready to Respond ‘if Required’

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

Late last week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that the lockdown measures had taken a major toll on the British “way of life”, but urged for a cautious lifting of the quarantine limitations in order to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases. … Read More >UK Police Bracing for Anti-Lockdown Protests, Ready to Respond ‘if Required’

Over 16Mln Yemenis Could Be Infected With Novel Coronavirus – Yemen Social Fund Official

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020By Editor

Well over half of Yemen’s population, or 16 million residents, could be infected with the novel coronavirus, Yemen Social Fund for Development Monitoring and Evaluation Head Lamis Al-Iryani said in an event live-streamed by the United States Institute of Peace. … Read More >Over 16Mln Yemenis Could Be Infected With Novel Coronavirus – Yemen Social Fund Official

Russia

We Respond With Words’: Russia Will Not Revoke NYT, FT’s Accreditation Over False COVID-19 Reports

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020By Editor

The Russian Foreign Ministry has declined a request by a Federal Assembly commission to revoke accreditation for the New York Times and Financial Times newspapers following a slew of false reporting on the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More >We Respond With Words’: Russia Will Not Revoke NYT, FT’s Accreditation Over False COVID-19 Reports

Hezbollah Chief Accuses IDF of Boasting About ‘Fictitious Victories’ Against Iran in Syria

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020By Editor

The Lebanese political and militant group leader’s remarks come in the wake of comments by Israel’s defence minister last week warning that Tel Aviv would not stop its operations in Syria until Iran and its proxies left the country. … Read More >Hezbollah Chief Accuses IDF of Boasting About ‘Fictitious Victories’ Against Iran in Syria