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Turkey’s Erdogan says NATO needs to renew itself, being friends with Russia is not contradictory to membership

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

The Turkish president reiterated his demand for NATO allies to support his country’s fight against Kurdish militias. Speaking ahead of a NATO gathering, he said Turkey’s membership does not mean it can’t be friends with Russia. … Read More >Turkey’s Erdogan says NATO needs to renew itself, being friends with Russia is not contradictory to membership

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US abuses justice systems to target its enemies, like it did with Huawei – Assange’s father

Posted on December 1, 2019December 1, 2019By Editor

The incarceration and extradition trial of Julian Assange is one of many examples of the US abusing the legal systems of other countries to target its political enemies, said John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks’ founder. … Read More >US abuses justice systems to target its enemies, like it did with Huawei – Assange’s father

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witter users can’t even tweet their frustration amid service outage reports

Posted on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019By Editor

Twitter has experienced a major outage affecting large swathes of Europe and North America, among other places, leaving thousands of frustrated netizens unable to vent their anger. … Read More >witter users can’t even tweet their frustration amid service outage reports

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Facebook Is Tracking You! Here’s How to Stop It

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

Facebook tracking is on par with Google. The social media giant receives multi-billion dollar fines for breaching privacy, tracking, and data sharing regulations in the US, European Union, and individual nations around the world. … Read More >Facebook Is Tracking You! Here’s How to Stop It

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Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

The Australian taxpayer will foot the bill for a $85 million (AUS$125 mn) Growler fighter jet that burst into flames on the runway due to an engine fault. The US Navy will not reimburse Australia for the “dud” warplane. … Read More >Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff

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‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

Cypriot police are deepening their probe into a high-tech ‘spy van’ spotted on the island, owned by an Israeli surveillance firm and capable of hacking into any smartphone from a kilometer away. Its exact purpose remains unknown. … Read More >‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus

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Thanksgiving day massacre: Facebook & Instagram experience major outage across continental US & beyond

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

The world’s largest social media platform Facebook has experienced a major outage across the continental US on Thanksgiving with thousands of reports of problems flooding in to popular crowdsourcing site DownDetector. … Read More >Thanksgiving day massacre: Facebook & Instagram experience major outage across continental US & beyond

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NATO spat: Macron slams Ankara’s operation in Syria, Turkish FM calls him ‘sponsor of terrorism’

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019By Editor

French president and Turkish foreign minister have been throwing verbal punches over Ankara’s military incursion into Syria that drove a wedge between NATO members. … Read More >NATO spat: Macron slams Ankara’s operation in Syria, Turkish FM calls him ‘sponsor of terrorism’

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‘Ask Armstrong, Gatlin & Coleman’: Russian high jump champ Lasitskene tells USADA boss to ‘watch his language’ after calls for ban

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019By Editor

Russian high jump world champion Maria Lasitskene has told US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart to “watch his language” after his calls to ban all Russian athletes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. … Read More >‘Ask Armstrong, Gatlin & Coleman’: Russian high jump champ Lasitskene tells USADA boss to ‘watch his language’ after calls for ban

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UK, France Wanted to Send Their Own Troops to Syria After Trump Ordered Withdrawal – Report

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019By Editor

The UK and France had discussed replacing American forces in Syria with an equal number of troops after Donald Trump’s surprise pull-out announcement last December, The Telegraph reports. … Read More >UK, France Wanted to Send Their Own Troops to Syria After Trump Ordered Withdrawal – Report

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