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While the specter of school shootings looms darkly in the minds of American parents who remember massacres in Newtown, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida, and around the country, the group’s review of shootings from 2009 through 2018 found far more children are killed in their own homes. “These are not random acts …

Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of the ingredients to live. An international team of scientists found “bio-essential” sugars in meteorites, which also contain other biologically important compounds, according to a press release from …

The Middle East Eye (MEE) has reported on November 21, that the US and British military ran at least two secret prisons in Iraq during the months following the 2003 invasion, effectively concealing prisoners from Red Cross inspectors. MEE claims that the British army’s most senior legal advisor in the …

US President Donald Trump wants Apple CEO Tim Cook to “get involved” in developing 5G across the US in an apparent bid by Washington to push against the “threat” of Chinese tech giants. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that he had asked Cook about becoming involved with 5G during his …

Iran on Thursday began restoring internet access in the capital Tehran and a number of provinces, local news agencies and residents said, after a days-long nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle unrest over fuel price hikes. The Revolutionary Guards said calm had returned across Iran, state TV reported, after protests …

Four people were killed and 48 wounded early on Thursday when Iraqi security forces shot live fire and tear gas canisters at protesters near two key bridges in Baghdad, security and medical sources said. The cause of death was live fire and tear gas canisters aimed directly at the head, …

US Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani had pushed a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with because it’s what President Donald Trump wanted. “Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, …

A news outlet has revealed that the current Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari is a Swedish citizen with a criminal record while enjoying years of benefits in Sweden for an alleged “memory problems”. According to an investigation by Swedish news outlet Nyheter Idag, Shammari holds Swedish citizenship and previously lived …

South Korea says all the crew members and the three vessels seized earlier by Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement in the Red Sea have been released. The three vessels and the 16 people on them had been detained a few miles off Uqban Island, off the western coasts of Yemen, on …

Jose Mourinho is returning to football as he takes over from the sacked Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham – despite vowing back in 2015 that he would NEVER manage Spurs because he loves Chelsea fans too much. Mourinho stepped into the Spurs hot seat less than 24 hours after Argentine Pochettino …

The leader of a group against the “Islamization” of Norway was attacked by several men after setting fire to a copy of the Quran during a demonstration. Footage shows police intervening to stop the skirmish. A demonstration held by Stop Islamization of Norway (SIAN) in the city of Kristiansand turned …

Israel said its aircraft struck dozens of Syrian military targets in Syria on Wednesday in retaliation for rockets fired towards Israel a day earlier. Syrian state media reported two civilians were killed and several others injured in the attacks but said Syria’s air defenses destroyed most of the missiles fired …

US troops have abducted two Syrians from their home in the northeastern Hasakah province, the Al-Ikhbariya television channel said Tuesday. US forces were deployed from a helicopter straight onto a house in the province’s south and detained two brothers, the broadcaster claimed. There was no immediate information on who the …

The Popular Mobilization in Iraq announced on Tuesday the destruction of three additions to the terrorist organization “IS”, while seizing motorcycles and weapons in the province of Nineveh. In a statement, the crowd said that a force from Brigade 44 in the Popular Mobilization Command of the Nineveh Operations Command …

Oil fell for a second day on Tuesday, dropping to around $62 a barrel on limited progress towards resolving the U.S.-China trade dispute, higher-than-expected Norwegian oil output and forecasts of rising U.S. crude inventories. A Chinese government source was quoted by CNBC on Monday as saying there was gloom in …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that his country no longer considers Israeli settlements “inconsistent with international law” in a shift in foreign policy. The statement puts the United States in contradiction with the broader group of countries as well as UN Security Council resolutions, and comes at …

Russia intends to start deliveries of nearly two dozen Su-35E air superiority fighter planes to Egypt between 2020-2021 in a deal worth the equivalent of over $2 billion. US officials have repeatedly warned that the delliveries could lead to sanctions against Cairo. Egypt’s decision to purchase Russian-made fighter aircraft may …

The House began public hearings in the impeachment probe against the president last week, with Trump’s opponents accusing him of illegally pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate potential corruption by the son of former Vice President Joe Biden during his employment with a Ukrainian energy company. President Donald Trump …

There are several common-sense ways to reduce your exposure to hackers looking to snoop on your private conversations and data, some more obvious than others. Tech security researchers from Perdue University and the University of Iowa have discovered a major flaw in several popular Android-based phones allowing hackers to crack …

Protesters blocking the Georgian parliament building in the center of Tbilisi have been doused with water on Monday as police wearing riot gear were deployed to clear the area and raise the blockade. Massive protests gripped the Georgian capital earlier this week as people took to the streets demanding a …