Instagram started hiding “likes” on its platform in Australia, Brazil, and several other major markets Thursday, saying it wanted to ease pressure on users, following criticism about its impacts on mental health. The Facebook-owned social media giant’s trial changes mean users in the six countries will no longer be able …
Read More »Pentagon removing Turkey from F-35 program after its purchase of Russian missile defense
The United States has confirmed that it is removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting the delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week. The first parts of the S-400 air defense system were …
Read More »Arson attack devastate a Japanese anime studio, kills 33.
At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say. Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it. The suspect has been …
Read More »Iran’s Revolutionary Guards impound foreign ship in the Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has seized a foreign ship smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran’s elite force as saying in a statement on Thursday. “A foreign vessel smuggling one million litres of fuel in the Larak Island of the Persian Gulf has been seized,” the station said, adding …
Read More »De Ligt undergoes Juventus medical ahead of a $83.7M move.
Matthijs de Ligt, the 19-year-old Ajax captain who led the Dutch side to the Champions League semifinals, is undergoing a medical ahead of his transfer to Juventus for a reported fee of $83.7 million. Juve released a series of pictures and videos on its official Twitter account showing De Ligt …
Read More »VIDEO showing Hong Kong protesters brutally beating a police officer.
Media coverage of recent clashes between demonstrators and police in Hong Kong has focused on acts of police violence, but overlooked footage shows at least one instance in which protesters brutally beat a cowering riot cop. A short video clip shared on Twitter captured a harrowing moment from Sunday’s demonstration …
Read More »Brazilian police arrest father and son in raid on fake Lamborghini and Ferrari factory
Police in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina have raided a clandestine factory manufacturing bootleg luxury vehicles. Officials from the Santa Catarina Civil Police’s Investigative Unit seized eight semi-assembled replicas of Ferraris and Lamborghinis in Monday’s raid, according to a police press release. Police said the replicas were being …
Read More »Sudan Protesters, Army Rulers Ink Power Sharing Deal
Sudan’s protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a power sharing deal, paving the way for a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in April. The two sides initialed a document called the “Political Declaration”, an AFP correspondent reported, after intense talks through the …
Read More »Drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán gets life in prison.
A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February. He escaped a Mexican jail through a tunnel …
Read More »Yemeni Forces Kill Number of Saudi-led Mercenaries in Asir
The Yemeni army and popular committees launched a military operation against sites for the Saudi-led mercenaries in Asir province, killing or injuring a number of them. Yemen has been since March 2015 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition, in a bid to restore control to fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour …
Read More »Pakistan detains alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Pakistani authorities say they have detained a terror suspect blamed for a four-day militant attack on the Indian port city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges. Hafiz Saeed was taken into custody in Punjab province on Wednesday while he was traveling from the eastern city of Lahore to …
Read More »Twelve Israelis arrested in Cyprus on gang rape suspicion.
Cypriot authorities have arrested a group of 12 Israelis on suspicion of gang-raping a 19-year-old female tourist in the country’s Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa. The English-language daily newspaper Cyprus Mail reported on Wednesday that the Israeli citizens raped the woman in the hotel, where she has been staying …
Read More »In Pictures: Human chain to find Mumbai collapse survivors.
A human chain of rescuers is searching for survivors a day after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, killing 13 people and trapping dozens. Officials say rescue efforts have been hampered by a warren of old streets which prevent access by heavy vehicles. Rescuers are hopeful of …
Read More »US House condemns Trump attacks on congresswomen as racist.
The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The symbolic resolution denounced Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimized fear and hatred of New Americans and people of color”. Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for …
Read More »At least 3 Turkish diplomats killed in Erbil shooting.
At least three Turkish officials have been killed in a shooting in the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil on Wednesday, sources say. The incident took place when unknown gunmen opened fire at a restaurant where the diplomats were dinning, two Kurdish security officials confirmed to Reuters. Deputy Turkish consul in …
Read More »European leaders join Macron for Bastille Day parade.
European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday for the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, which this year honored European military cooperation. After riding down the iconic Champs Elysees boulevard in a military vehicle escorted by motorcycles and a cavalry procession, Macron …
Read More »Iraqi joint forces kill eight terrorists in Salahuddin.
An Iraqi joint force killed on Monday eight terrorists during a security operation in Salahuddin province, a police chief said. Salahuddin Police Chief Maj. Gen. Kandil al-Jabouri said that a joint force consisting of the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), supported by the international coalition planes carried …
Read More »Iraq deports 33 ‘Daesh children’ to Russia.
Iraq has handed over 33 Russian children of suspected Daesh militants to Russia, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. The children born to Russian women were sent back to Russia last week in coordination with the Russian Embassy in Baghdad, ministry spokesman Ahmed Sahaf said in a statement. …
Read More »US mission in Baghdad serves as Mossad, Daesh headquarters: parliamentarian.
A senior Iraqi parliamentarian warns that the US embassy in Baghdad is involved in “suspicious activities,” saying agents of the Israeli spy agency Mossad and the Daesh terrorist group have been spotted regularly visiting the diplomatic mission. “The US embassy in Baghdad has turned into a center for Israel’s Mossad …
Read More »#RacistInChief trends after Trump attack Congresswomen.
After Donald Trump told four progressive Democrats to “go back” to where they came from in a tweet on Sunday, Twitter exploded with users rebuking the president as “racist,” making the hashtags #RacistInChief and #TrumpIsARacist trend across America. Trump, on Sunday morning, referenced an ongoing feud between freshman progressive Democrats …
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