Month: August 2020

Categories World

KGB of Belarus says it stopped ‘assassination’ plot against opposition candidate Tikhanovskaya

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Belarusian security services said that opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who called for annulling the presidential election, was targeted in an assassination plot. The opposition denied asking for police protection. … Read More >KGB of Belarus says it stopped ‘assassination’ plot against opposition candidate Tikhanovskaya

Categories World

Police shoot grenades and tear-gas at protesters against presidential election results in Belarus

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Demonstrators in Minsk and other cities in Belarus continuing to protest against the reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko have been met with tear gas and flash-bang grenades, as police seek to disperse and arrest them. … Read More >Police shoot grenades and tear-gas at protesters against presidential election results in Belarus

Categories Middle East

Lebanese PM Hassan Diab announces resignation of entire government amid protests triggered by Beirut explosion

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Lebanese PM Hassan Diab has officially announced the resignation of his entire government following days of protests sparked by the catastrophic explosion which levelled parts of Beirut last week. … Read More >Lebanese PM Hassan Diab announces resignation of entire government amid protests triggered by Beirut explosion

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US Tapped Abrams as Iran Envoy to Escalate Regime Change Efforts, Former UK, UN Diplomats Say

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The appointment of neoconservative hardliner Elliott Abrams as US special envoy to Iran sends a clear signal that President Donald Trump wants to intensify efforts to force regime change in Tehran, two former diplomats said. … Read More >US Tapped Abrams as Iran Envoy to Escalate Regime Change Efforts, Former UK, UN Diplomats Say

Categories Shows

Beirut blast is nothing short of a nuclear bomb – Lebanese MP Ghassan Moukheiber

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Lebanese MP Ghassan Moukheiber about the tragic explosion in the Port of Beirut, which was considerably more powerful than the MOAB. He discusses what happened in his personal life in the first few moments of the explosion and his initial reaction … Read More >Beirut blast is nothing short of a nuclear bomb – Lebanese MP Ghassan Moukheiber

Categories Business

TikTok to SUE Trump over ‘unconstitutional’ ban as Twitter joins battle for its US assets & users – reports

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Twitter has reportedly joined the race for TikTok’s juicy assets, while its Chinese owner seeks to sue the Trump administration, claiming that the move to force it out of the US market is based purely on anti-China scaremongering. … Read More >TikTok to SUE Trump over ‘unconstitutional’ ban as Twitter joins battle for its US assets & users – reports

Categories USA

Kanye West could be kicked from Illinois ballot after allegedly submitting nearly 2,000 ‘invalid’ signatures

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Kanye West’s presidential ambitions have run into some red tape after Illinois elections officials took issue with his paperwork. The alleged oversight could cost the rapper his place on the state’s ballot. … Read More >Kanye West could be kicked from Illinois ballot after allegedly submitting nearly 2,000 ‘invalid’ signatures

Categories USA

NYT digs up more unnamed sources for ‘Trump-Russia’ narrative as media resurrects hysteria ahead of 2020 election

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The New York Times has once again broadcast the musings of anonymous officials to insinuate Donald Trump is somehow in cahoots with Russia, amid a growing resurgence in debunked Russiagate theories ahead of the November election. … Read More >NYT digs up more unnamed sources for ‘Trump-Russia’ narrative as media resurrects hysteria ahead of 2020 election