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FBI, NYPD Warned US Capitol Police About Possible Violence Ahead of DC Riots, Report Says

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On January 6, the rally of American conservatives and supporters of President Donald Trump against the certification of the Electoral College vote turned into a violent march to the Capitol, which ended with rioters breaching security, ransacking the building and forcing lawmakers to evacuate from the chamber. … Read More >FBI, NYPD Warned US Capitol Police About Possible Violence Ahead of DC Riots, Report Says

Categories Latin America

Maduro Signs Decree on Venezuela’s New Maritime Territory That Includes Disputed Essequibo

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday signed a decree on the creation of a new maritime territory on the Atlantic coast of the country, where significant deposits of hydrocarbons are located, that includes the Essequibo region, which is disputed with neighboring Guyana. … Read More >Maduro Signs Decree on Venezuela’s New Maritime Territory That Includes Disputed Essequibo

Categories Middle East

‘Lawless Bullying’: Iran’s Zarif Slams Trump Loyalists for Supporting Sanctions Against Iran

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US President Donald Trump’s administration this week imposed new sanctions on Iran’s metal industry, targeting Iranian companies as well as subsidiaries in China, Germany and the UK. The administration accused the Iranian metals sector of financing a “range of nefarious activities” including the “proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” … Read More >‘Lawless Bullying’: Iran’s Zarif Slams Trump Loyalists for Supporting Sanctions Against Iran

Categories Latin America

Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

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Although Brazil has a past record of successful vaccination programmes, it has been caught unprepared when it comes to anti-COVID inoculations, says Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro, alluding to apparent political roots behind the situation. … Read More >Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

Categories Middle East

Iran’s Syria Envoy Says Soleimani’s Death Pumped ‘New Blood Into the Veins of the Resistance’

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The Islamic Republic marked the one year anniversary of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani on Sunday, with the general widely admired in his native Iran and throughout much of the Middle East for his assistance in squashing Daesh (ISIS)* and al-Qaeda* terrorists in Iraq and Syria. … Read More >Iran’s Syria Envoy Says Soleimani’s Death Pumped ‘New Blood Into the Veins of the Resistance’

Categories Middle East

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base Near Persian Gulf Coast – Photos, Video

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The base’s unveiling comes amid boiling tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US-Israeli alliance, with Iran blaming Tel Aviv for the November 2020 murder of a top nuclear scientist, and Washington beefing up its military presence in the Middle East following a December rocket attack on the US Embassy compound in Baghdad. … Read More >Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base Near Persian Gulf Coast – Photos, Video