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The latest data from the Treasury Department shows that the US gross national debt has exceeded $26 trillion for the first time, as the nation grapples with economic relief from the Covid-19 pandemic. The national debt is up from $23.5 trillion in March, with an increase of $1 trillion since …

Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Friday, confirmed the first session of the US-Iraq dialogue, which will pave the way for other sessions to be held directly in the future. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, stated, “The Iraqi delegation, headed by Senior Undersecretary Abdul Karim Hashem, held with the United …

A GOP-led Senate panel has approved a plan by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to have the names of Confederate figures removed from military bases and other Pentagon assets, taking on President Donald Trump, who has vowed not to change names like Fort Bragg and Fort Hood. The ban would be imposed …

A leader of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Karawi, accused the members of the Iraqi negotiating team of opposing the public and working to build relations with the Zionist entity. Al-Karawi said that “PMF records its objection and reservations to the Iraqi negotiating team with the American side,” …

The Scottish Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of exports of riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to the United States, in light of the police response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. A successful motion, which was backed by 52 votes to 0 with 11 abstentions, …

Joe Biden has claimed that the US military will escort president Donald Trump from the White House, if he loses in November’s presidential election and refuses to leave. When asked during an interview with Trevor Noah, of The Daily Show on Wednesday, if he has thought about what would happen …

A Turkish court jailed a U.S. consulate employee for nearly nine years on Thursday for aiding a terrorist organization, a ruling the United States described as deeply disappointing and based on no credible evidence. Metin Topuz’s trial has been a major source of tension between the two NATO allies, which …

The Donald Trump administration is imposing economic sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who are engaged with “any effort” to investigate or prosecute US personnel for war crimes. In a statement on Thursday, the White House press office said President Donald Trump has also authorized the “expansion of visa restrictions” …

Iran’s judiciary has released information about a CIA and Mossad informant who was recently sentenced to death over his espionage activities. According to the judiciary, Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd supplied the US and Israeli spy agencies with data on the movements of General Qasem Soleimani, who was subsequently assassinated in …

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening. The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 10th straight weekly decline in applications …

Residents in Sandusky, Ohio, were forced to take shelter as a ferocious storm descended on their town, ultimately demolishing the historic Sandusky State Theater before their very eyes. The theater, which had stood since 1928, was no match for the storm that struck the town on Wednesday, ripping away entire …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday despite all pressures and sanctions by the United States, Iran has managed to move forward in the path of development. “The fact that inauguration of different projects continues under the time of sanctions shows that we have continued our path and grown our …

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said during a video conference Saturday that Democrats believe former Vice President Joe Biden is “fine in the basement” and has the best bet of winning the election if he makes small but strategic statements. Fox News obtained a video Tuesday of McAuliffe making the …

A North Korean official warned the United States against interfering in inter-Korean affairs on Thursday, threatening that it would “experience horrible thing[s]” and suggesting that November’s elections could be at risk. Kwon Jong Gun, director-general of the Department of U.S. Affairs in North Korea’s foreign ministry, made the remarks after …

Al-Fateh Parliamentary Bloc leader Hadi Al-Amiri sent a message to the negotiating delegation on the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States, stressing by saying “Do not disappoint hopes and you will bear the responsibility of failure .” Al-Amiri said in the message obtained by the “Al-Ghadeer”, that “we …

The US surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday night as new hotspots emerge and hospitalizations go up in some states. More than 112,000 people have died from Covid-19 nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The spike in numbers highlights how complicated it is to stop the spread of the …

Sen. Cory Booker said Wednesday that he’s “concerned” President Donald Trump might refuse to concede if he loses the 2020 presidential race and declared that he’d “sooner die” than let that happen. “I would sooner die. And I mean that very seriously, I would sooner die than to see my …

Philonise Floyd told Congress on Tuesday that his late brother George Floyd “didn’t deserve to die over $20” last month and asked lawmakers to “stop the pain” caused by police brutality. “I’m here to ask you to make it stop — stop the pain, stop us being tired,” Mr Floyd …

A corrections officer and a FedEx employee have been identified as among the counter-protestors seen on video taunting demonstrators at a protest in New Jersey by reenacting the death of George Floyd. The two men were recorded screaming at peaceful protestors as they walked down a street in Franklin Township, …

The new sanctions by Washington targeting Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline are “absolutely unacceptable,” Klaus Ernst, chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, said. He explained that sanctions could stop the completion of the project, and if the pipeline is not finished, “this will increase gas prices …