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US President Donald Trump has approved a plan to withdraw 9,500 American troops from bases in Germany by September, US media say. Trump, who has long complained that European members of Nato should spend more on their own defense, reportedly wants US troop levels capped at 25,000. Troops would either …

Tens of thousands of Australians defied government calls to stay at home Saturday by spilling onto the streets for Black Lives Matter protests in major towns and cities across the country. Marchers in Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere rejected arguments from law enforcement and conservative leaders that mass protests could fuel …

A chainsaw-wielding Texan has been detained after threatening a group of demonstrators with his lumber-cutting mechanical tool. Thankfully, the altercation did not devolve into Hollywood-inspired violence. A small group of seemingly peaceful protesters in McAllen, Texas briefly found themselves in a real-life slasher film, after a man with a chainsaw …

Giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message painted on the street leading to the White House

Iran’s newly-elected Parliament Speaker has implicitly rejected any deal with the United States, saying that negotiation with infidels is not allowed in Islam. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf quoted a verse from Holy Quran on his Twitter page implying that any compromise with infidels is disallowed. «فَلا تَهِنُوا وَ تَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ …

French forces have killed the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France’s defense minister said. Droukdel was killed on Thursday near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out attacks and abductions of Westerners in the …

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election. A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination. Biden crossed the threshold when results came late on …

The entire 57-member Emergency Response Team of the Buffalo Police Department has resigned after two members of the unit were suspended for pushing a 75-year-old to the ground during the George Floyd protests. The resignations were confirmed by the police union and two law enforcement that spoke to The Buffalo …

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday renamed a street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” and had the slogan painted in huge yellow letters on the roadway in an apparent rebuke of President Donald Trump’s militaristic response to U.S. protests over police brutality. Bowser tweeted footage …

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to pull nearly 10,000 troops out of Germany by September, which would mark a sharp drawdown in a country that is home to the largest number of forces in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Pentagon officials on Friday said they were …

It looks like after every significant movement taking place in America, fans run to The Simpsons to check whether the show predicted in the past. There have been various instances where episodes of The Simpsons have referenced to things going on in America and at times even predicted it before …

Attorney General Bill Barr defended security forces and said dispersing protestors was not linked to President Donald Trump walking to a church for a photo op. Photo op or not, US civil rights groups have filed a case suing President Donald Trump after security forces fired pepper balls and smoke …

Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey has slammed President Donald Trump for his handling of nationwide protests against police violence and systemic racism sparked by the recent police killing of unarmed, handcuffed African-American man George Floyd. “The idea that the president would take charge of the situation …

The United Nations (UN) has warned that some acts of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may amount to “war crimes.” UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Friday that about 1,300 civilians had been killed in violence in the DR Congo in the past …

Iran has condemned the expansion of EU and US illegal sanctions on Syria, calling it an inhumane tool that seriously endangers human rights. The European Union’s move to renew its sanctions against Syria and the United States’ introduction of new financial bans against the West Asian country are unlawful and …

France has rejected allegations that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has been holed up inside the nation’s diplomatic mission in Caracas. Venezuelan authorities earlier labeled Guaido a “fugitive from justice.” “Juan Guaido is not at the French residence in Caracas. We have repeatedly confirmed this to the Venezuelan authorities,” French …

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is up to US President Donald Trump to determine the time he wants to fix the 2015 nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and major world powers. According to Press TV, in a post on his official Twitter account on Friday, Zarif …

About 1,300 civilians have been killed in conflicts across the Democratic Republic of the Congo while more than half a million people were displaced by violence in a matter of months, the United Nations said on Friday. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned some of the massacres and attacks behind …

Russia has defended Iran’s right to peaceful space technology, dismissing claims by the United States that the recent launch of the country’s first-ever military satellite into the orbit violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers. According to Press TV, …

America’s workers likely suffered another devastating blow in May, with millions more jobs lost to the viral pandemic and an unemployment rate near or even above 20% for the first time since the Great Depression. Economists have forecast that the government will report Friday that employers shed 8.5 million more …