World - Part 33

Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during surprise visit to Khmeimim Airbase
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria. He gave the command during a surprise visit to Khmeimim Airbase in Syria’s Latakia province on Monday morning. The Russian president was met by his Syrian counterp ...[Read more]
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UN tells Israel to let in nuclear inspectors
The UN general assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to open its nuclear programme for inspection. The resolution, approved by a vote of 174 to six with six abstentions, calls on Israel to join the Nuclear Nonproliferation Tr ...[Read more]
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West should boast about its “decisive victories” in Afghanistan, Iraq & Libya, not Syria
Moscow baffled by American and French statements over US-led coalition’s 'decisive role' in defeating Islamic State in Syria. “Our Western partners have been saying in the recent days that it was not Russia but them, the coalition, who defeated Is ...[Read more]
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Jeremy Corbyn and Noam Chomsky win peace prize amid media silence
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been awarded the Sean MacBride Peace Prize along with Noam Chomsky and Japanese anti-military base activists, yet the award received scant coverage in the British media. The International Peace Bureau presents the Sean M ...[Read more]
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Tragedy of unknown homeless man found ‘frozen to death’ in city centre on coldest night of the year
The body of a homeless man was found tragically 'frozen to death' in Birmingham's city centre on the coldest night of the year. Police were called to a car park entrance in Station Road at 11.30pm Wednesday after a local drinking in the nearby boozer disc ...[Read more]
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The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened
How did "multiple sources" all innocently feed the same false information to multiple media outlets? The refusal of CNN and MSNBC to say only compounds the damage they caused. Friday was one of the most embarrassing days for the U.S. media in quite a long ...[Read more]
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Syria – ISIS Is Defeated
The Islamic State in Syrian and Iraq is officially defeated. The UN resolution which allowed other countries to fight ISIS within Syria and Iraq no longer applies. But the U.S. military, despite the lack of any legal basis, wants to continue its occupatio ...[Read more]
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Kumbh Mela: India’s Mass Pilgrimage Listed as Intangible Heritage by UNESCO
The Kumbh Mela is held at four different sacred locations in India every three years. The mass pilgrimage returns to one location every twelve years. The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in 2013 attracted a record crowd of 100 million. ...[Read more]
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Ex-Agent Admits CIA Played Role in Nelson Mandela’s 1962 Arrest
The former CIA operative revealed he gave the tip leading to Mandela's arrest. The African National Congress says the CIA is still operating against them. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the 1962 arrested of anti-apartheid crusader an ...[Read more]
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All IS groups in Syria defeated – Russian Army Chief
“All of the IS [the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)] band groups on the territory of Syria were defeated,” claimed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia at the annual foreign military briefing in Moscow on Wednesday ...[Read more]
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Trump Calls on Saudi Arabia to End Blockade of Yemen
In a rare divergence from Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump called on the kingdom to end its blockade on Yemen, citing human rights. The blockade in Yemen that has accompanied the Saudi-led coalition’s intervention in Yemen’s war has restricte ...[Read more]
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