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Deaths in Ukraine as Russia shuts border

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At least nine people, including four Ukrainian soldiers, have been reported killed in the east of the country, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. Two soldiers and at least one border guard were killed after their armoured vehicle drove over a mine on Friday near Dovzhansky, on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Vladyslav Seleznyov, a military spokesman, said a soldier was also... 

US needs to be ‘aggressive with China’

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US Representative Mike Rogers, (R-Mich.), speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington. An influential US Republican lawmaker says America must respond more aggressively to China’s territorial claims in East Asia. On Thursday, Representative Mike Rogers warned against China’s territorial claims, accusing Beijing of “gluttonous, naked aggression”... 

US closes embassy in Israel for security reasons

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The US embassy in Tel Aviv The United Sates has announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv due to the deteriorating security situation in Israel. “Due to the current security situation in Tel Aviv, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv is closed on Wednesday, July 9, for routine services for both visas and services for U.S. citizens. Emergency cases will be considered on a case by case basis,”... 

Israel Warns 100,000 Gaza Residents to Move Back From Border

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Israeli ministers have repeatedly hinted at a ground invasion over the past three days of airstrikes on Gaza. About 100,000 Gaza residents living in cities near the border with Israel were reportedly told Thursday to leave their homes ahead of anticipated military action by the Israeli army, according to Israeli media reports. Israeli ministers have repeatedly hinted at a possible ground invasion... 

Germany expels CIA Berlin chief over NSA spying

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German government has expelled the top US intelligence official in Berlin, amid undercover agent investigation. “The representative of the US intelligence services at the embassy of the United States of America has been told to leave Germany,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement on Thursday. According to Seibert the move was in response to two reported cases... 

Gaza rockets strike near Israel’s nuclear reactor

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The Israeli military has confirmed that two Palestinian rockets have struck the city of Dimona where Israel has a nuclear reactor. Palestinian resistance groups in the besieged Gaza Strip fired the rockets in retaliation for Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave on Wednesday. Tel Aviv said earlier that more than 70 rockets had been fired into Israel’s illegal settlements since the early hours of... 

Israel hits 200 Gaza sites, 53 dead 450 injured

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At least eight children have been killed in the last 24 hours as Operation Protective Edge launched by Israeli forces entered its second day. The IDF claims it has hit at least 200 targets in Gaza since Tuesday. By Wednesday evening, Israel’s offensive had killed at least 53 people and injured over 450, while also striking scores of targets, Ma’an news agency reported citing medical officials. According... 

Iran, Russia to join forces against terror in Iraq

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Iran and Russia have agreed to jointly help Iraq combat terrorism, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says. “Tehran and Moscow firmly support Iraq in its fight against terrorism and will strongly stand by the Iraqi nation and government to protect Iraq’s unity, independence and territorial integrity,” Amir-Abdollahian said in an interview with... 

US presidents worst enemies of nation: Paul Craig Roberts

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US presidents have become the worst enemies of the American nation in the 21st century due to their negligence of the citizens’ rights, an analyst writes for Press TV. “In the 21st century, Americans’ worst enemies are not al-Qaeda, Iran, Russia, and China. America’s worst enemies are our own presidents,” Paul Craig Roberts wrote in an article for the Press TV website. He said the American... 

​Pyongyang calls for Koreas federalization & reunification

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North and South should no more be victims of outside efforts to exploit Korea’s division, Pyongyang has stated, calling on Seoul to make steps toward reunification through federalization in which differing ideologies and social systems would co-exist. “The north and the south should specify the reunification proposals by way of federation and confederation and make efforts to realize them and... 

Austria joins France in banning Muslim veils

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As part of his party’s plan to introduce a bill banning full-face veils, Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache posted on a social network an image of a young blonde woman with the phrase “Too beautiful for a veil.” The campaign was launched by the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader and Member of Parliament Heinz-Christian Strache on his Facebook page. According to the politician,... 

Britain's secret plan for 100,000 Syria invasion force

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Britain was considering the option of training a massive, 100,000-strong army in Turkey and Jordan to defeat President Bashar Assad, according to a plan drawn up by a leading British general. The invasion was later scrapped as too risky. The strategy, revealed by BBC Newsnight, involved Britain training a 100,000-strong rebel army in Jordan and Turkey over a 12-month period. The rebels would have... 

Palestinians fire rockets into Israel

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Palestinians have fired over a dozen rockets from the besieged Gaza Strip into Israel in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime’s deadly airstrikes on the blockaded enclave. Two rockets were reportedly intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome missile system. The rest, however, passed through the US-sponsored system, with one of them hitting the central part of Israel’s southern city of Sderot, causing... 

Iraq's ISIS puts Syria's al-Nusra on the run

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ISIS fighters have seized an oilfield on the Syria-Iraq border, snatching it from the control of rival militants. The Pentagon has said while it considers the Iraqi Army capable of defending Baghdad, outside aid may be required to repel the jihadists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the key oil field in the Deir al-Zor province had fallen under the control of fighters... 

Snowden Documents Dump Will Prevent July War

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According to John Young and Cryptome Snowden documents rumored to be released this month will prevent a war planned by the United States. The tweet seems to suggest this will happen around the time the globalist Aspen Institute holds its annual Security Forum. The event will feature former NSA directors Keith Alexander and Michael Hayden. Cryptome also mentions the biannual Hackers On Planet Earth... 
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