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Categories Middle East

Spain to Withdraw Troops From Iraqi Military Base in July as Mission Now Complete, Reports Say

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Spain is planning to withdraw in late July its troops from the Gran Capitan military base in the Iraqi city of Bismayah, which is Madrid’s most important base in the Middle Eastern country, as troops have completed their mission to train Iraqi security forces, El Pais newspaper reported on Monday, citing military sources. … Read More >Spain to Withdraw Troops From Iraqi Military Base in July as Mission Now Complete, Reports Say

Categories Russia

Russia could jail adults for 10 YEARS for encouraging youth to protest, according to proposed legislation

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Russians who encourage minors to join protests may face 10 years in jail. The author of the new bill, an MP with the ruling United Russia party, believes rally organizers prey on youth “because they are the easiest to manipulate.” … Read More >Russia could jail adults for 10 YEARS for encouraging youth to protest, according to proposed legislation

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Protests controlled by Russia? Try saying that to Americans on the streets, Russia’s FM spokeswoman tells Susan Rice

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A “perfect example of barefaced propaganda” – that’s how Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the suggestion that Moscow was to blame for the violent US riots voiced by ex-Obama adviser Susan Rice . … Read More >Protests controlled by Russia? Try saying that to Americans on the streets, Russia’s FM spokeswoman tells Susan Rice

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Russian media’s muted coverage of US riots: Sorry America, the world doesn’t revolve around you

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Many American pundits and pontificators are telling their followers, readers, listeners, and viewers that the Russian press is lapping up – and exploiting – the current violent disorder in the US. This isn’t true. … Read More >Russian media’s muted coverage of US riots: Sorry America, the world doesn’t revolve around you

Categories USA

War for Hong Kong?

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President Trump faces trouble, and he is handling it in a dangerous way. Our economy is reeling, as the Fed pours out billions of dollars in a futile effort to avert disaster. We know to our cost that politicians, faced with crisis at home, provoke war “to busy giddy minds with foreign quarrels.” … Read More >War for Hong Kong?