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Google has blocked Press TV and Hispan TV’s access to their official accounts on the technology company’s platforms, including YouTube and Gmail, without prior notice, citing “violation of policies”. “Your Google Account was disabled and can’t be restored because it was used in a way that violates Google’s policies,” Google …

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammad Halboussi stressed the need for continued efforts of the International Coalition and NATO mission to support the Iraqi government to continue its war against terrorism and eliminate it, and provide the necessary intelligence and technical support for Iraqi forces. During his meeting with …

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received at his residence at the King Saud Palace in Riyadh the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Zayani. Abdul-Mahdi discussed the development of relations between Iraq and the GCC countries and issues of mutual interest and enhancing opportunities for security, …

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin this month, the Kremlin said Thursday, as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang spiked higher. The Kremlin announced the talks just hours after North Korea launched a blistering attack on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, demanding …

The full text of the Mueller report has been released – and could trigger one of the biggest rushes to download a document ever seen. The 400-page document can be found here and reveals the key findings of a two-year investigation into Donald Trump by Robert Mueller, rocking Washington as …

Hopes for a male contraceptive pill have increased after a trial showed a once-daily capsule appeared to work with no significant side-effects. The drug aims to suppress levels of hormones that drive the production of sperm and testosterone in the testes. In the month-long study, doctors found that levels of …

A coalition of opposition political parties Thursday called on Egyptian voters to reject proposed constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030. The Civil Democratic Movement, which includes liberal and left-leaning parties, held a news conference to decry the amendments, calling them an “assault …

A man was arrested in New York City on Wednesday night after he tried to enter a cathedral with gas cans, triggering worries about a possible arson attempt in the wake of a destructive fire at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Officers with the New York Police Department …

A Bangladeshi teenage girl has been burned to death for reporting that her headteacher sexually harassed her. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a 19-year-old from a small town 100 miles south of Dhaka, was killed at her school less than two weeks after she filed the complaint. The saga has gripped Bangladesh …

At least 28 people are dead and another 28 are injured after a tour bus crashed on Portugal’s Madeira Island. Most of the casualties were German, Carmo Silva, a press officer for the Regional Health Department said. In total, 56 people were on board the bus when it crashed, she …

Russian researchers have found liquid blood and urine inside the frozen carcass of a foal that died 42,000 years ago in Siberia’s Verkhoyansk region. The animal’s body fluids were extracted during an autopsy and tested in the hope of cloning the extinct species, according to Semyon Grigoriev, director of the …

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has replaced the country’s first female defense minister, Aisha Mohammed, giving the post to the influential Oromia regional president, Lema Megersa. Mr. Abiy did not give reasons for the decision, but it comes amid growing concern about ethnic conflict in the country. Mr. Lema has …

The tech giant is looking to develop a voice AI, which would work across Facebook’s range of augmented and virtual reality products, including Portal and Oculus. The initiative is led by the director of AR/VR and Facebook Assistant Ira Snyder, with the plan to develop the technology for the Oculus …

Nearly four weeks after President Donald Trump declared himself completely exonerated of conspiring with Russia to win office or obstructing justice, Americans will on Thursday get a chance to judge for themselves with the release of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the politically charged …

Pinterest, the online scrapbook company, has priced its shares at the top end of its range as it becomes the latest “unicorn” to make its stock market debut. It will start selling its shares at $19 (£14.50) each, giving the loss-making firm a market value of $10bn. Pinterest is yet …

US scientists have partially revived pig brains four hours after the animals were slaughtered. The findings could fuel debate about the barrier between life and death, and provide a new way of researching diseases like Alzheimer’s. The study showed the death of brain cells could be halted and that some …

An Israeli delegation has reportedly participated in a business conference in Bahrain despite statements about the cancellation of the controversial visit to the Arabic Gulf country. A senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Channel 13 on Wednesday that an Israeli foreign ministry delegation had arrived at the …

Engineers working at the site of Mosul Dam in northwest Iraq say the structure is not at risk of collapse despite recent heavy rain filling its reservoir to a 30-year high. Located 50 km north of the war-torn city of Mosul in Nineveh province, the dam straddles the Tigris River. …

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County, disrupting air traffic and subway services. Witnesses report swaying and shaking buildings and that the tremor was felt in the capital, Taipei. The earthquake struck northeast of Hualian City, a coastal community 162 kilometers from Taipei, according to USGS. Witnesses r …

Expected or not, Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan Congressional resolution to end US military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s murderous war in Yemen is an outrage. It will prolong the unspeakable suffering of millions of Yemeni civilians, the blameless victims of Riyadh’s vicious war. Yet Trump’s uncaring arrogance also threatens …