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The United States sanctions against Tehran were reimposed after President Donald Trump announced Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Thursday that Washington expands its metal sanctions against Iran to cover 22 […]

The images were reportedly obtained amid the ongoing massive war games in southern Iran involving multiple branches of the armed forces, including elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formations. The IRGC has released detailed images of Al-Udeid Air Base – the Qatar-based home of the US military’s Central Command, with […]

Civil rights protesters in the city of Portland, Oregon, have thrown an incendiary projectile at a courthouse that exploded into a fireball during the latest night of demonstrations and stand-offs with law enforcement officers, Portland Police said in a statement on Tuesday. “At about 12:12 a.m., July 28, 2020 [07:12 […]

The president has on more than one occasion criticised his likely opponent in the presidential election for his public gaffes, using them to justify the claim that Biden is unfit to lead the country. US President Donald Trump has gone on another Twitter tirade against presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe […]

JK Rowling has fast become a loathed figure for many among the transgender movement, who have come to see her as symbolising the effort to stymie attempts to change the way that Western culture understands gender. Harry Potter author JK Rowling has proclaimed that she thinks there will be a […]

The radio host had Biden on his popular radio show The Breakfast Club in May, where the Democrat claimed that black people who vote for Donald Trump “ain’t black”. Charlamagne tha God has ripped Joe Biden for calling Donald Trump the first racist president in US history. “How the hell […]

In a Friday statement, the White House announced changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that would allow the sales of US military drones to other countries. “While the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is critical in slowing proliferation and promoting peace and security, it is in dire need […]

Geologists from around the world began expressing concerns about the state of the planet’s magnetic field last year amid the rapid move of the magnetic north pole out of the Canadian Arctic toward Russia. Earth scientists from the University of Liverpool’s Geomagnetism Laboratory have discovered that the South Atlantic Anomaly […]

China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. The move comes in retaliaton to the US decision to shut down the Chinese consulate in Houston over accusations of intellectual property theft. “The Ministry […]

This is the second time an ultraviolet flash of light has occurred following a white dwarf explosion. Scientists have said that this indicates that something inside or nearby it was very hot. This is unusual for white dwarfs as they usually cool with age. Scientists have spotted a spectacular flash […]

Sex toy manufacturers in China have seen notable increases in the number of orders they receive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially from other countries. According to the South China Morning Post, Libo Technology, a sex toy manufacturer based in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, has seen […]

In recent comments to the press, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu claimed Chinese aircraft flying close to the island’s areas of control is “virtually a daily occurrence.” However, he failed to mention the US is also sending planes near Chinese airspace close to Taiwan on a daily basis. “What it […]

Blue holes are large caverns that form on the sea or ocean floor and are considered to be a marine equivalent of sinkholes or swallow holes that form on the earth’s surface. However, scientists don’t know much about blue holes, while the strange formations were discovered by fishermen and divers. […]

The Department of Homeland Security will deploy about 150 agents to Chicago, Illinois, to help local law enforcement quell the increased violence in the city, the local Chicago Tribune newspaper reported on Monday citing sources familiar with the matter. The city was informed of the plan but was not given […]

The United States has added 11 Chinese entities to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, a document scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 22 July but made available online revealed on Monday. “These eleven entities have been determined by the United […]

Portland, a stronghold for anarchist groups and left-wing activists has been subject to protests and riots since the 25 May death of African American man George Floyd while in police custody, with businesses suffering millions of dollars in losses from destroyed property and shoppers who stayed away, according to media […]

Twitter said on Saturday that the recent attack on accounts of prominent figures was carried out by hackers who infiltrated the company’s internal systems using several employees’ credentials. “The attackers successfully manipulated a small number of employees and used their credentials to access Twitter’s internal systems, including getting through our […]

On 14th February 2017, The New York Times published a bombshell exclusive based on the word of a quartet of anonymous intelligence officials – Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence. To say the least, the article caused something of a stir, its sensational claims breathlessly and endlessly […]

A Roman Catholic church located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France has caught fire a year after a devastating blaze hit the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, partially destroying the iconic building. A major fire has taken place at the Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. […]

Three US congressmen have introduced legislation aimed at sanctioning the government of Turkey for purchasing the S-400 air and missile defence system from Russia, Congressmen Adam Kinzinger announced on his website on Friday. “Today, Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee […]

The scientists reportedly witnessed the black hole’s corona alternating in its brightness over the course of 40 days. Researchers studying a supermassive black hole located in galaxy 1ES 1927+654, located millions of light-years away, have detected a peculiar phenomenon in that celestial body’s corona as it suddenly “snuffed out” before […]

The oil-rich eastern Syrian provinces of al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor have been rife with tensions in recent months amid competing claims for control by the Damascus government, the US-allied majority Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey-backed militants, and remnants of the Daesh (ISIS)* terrorist group. Several explosions rocked SDF facilities […]

As the number of COVID-19 cases approaches the one million mark in India, the country has accelerated its efforts to roll out a vaccine against Coronavirus. Recently, two potential vaccines against the virus, produced by Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila, were approved for human trials. Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates on […]

During a virtual address to students at Georgetown University, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, urged the Trump administration to restore ties with the UN World Health Organization (WHO), saying it is needed to confront pandemics like the current coronavirus. “They are […]