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US Announces Disruption of 3 Terror Groups’ Cyber Financing Campaigns

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020

U.S. authorities have seized millions of dollars and hundreds of virtual currency accounts used to funnel money to al-Qaida, Islamic State (IS) and Hamas’s military wing, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

UK plummets into recession after GDP falls 20.4 percent

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

U.K. economy has officially plummeted into recession after official figures announced Wednesday showed a stunning 20.4% drop in the second quarter of the year – the biggest drop since quarterly records began in 1955.

‘We’re going to have huge problems’: U.S. general warns of long-term ISIS resurgence

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The Pentagon’s top general in the Middle East warned Wednesday that the U.S. is “going to have huge problems” with a massive Islamic State resurgence over the coming decade without a sweeping new international plan to de-radicalize young…

Israel Warned the UN a Year Ago About Hezbollah Smuggling Arms Through Beirut Port

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Hezbollah opposes the idea of an international inquiry into the devastating explosion in Beirut a week ago, stoking suspicion that the Iran-backed terrorist group worries an independent inquiry may draw unwelcome attention to its alleged use of the…

Thousands Detained As Tensions Escalate In Belarus

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Authorities in Belarus acknowledged Wednesday that they detained as many as 6,000 anti-government protestors who disputed the victory of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sunday's election. Clashes continued for a third straight night with police violence reported in…

Belarus Opposition Leader Flees To Lithuania Amid Crackdown

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The primary political opponent of the longtime president of Belarus has reportedly fled the nation amid a massive police crackdown on protests. Lithuania says it provides shelter to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who earlier brought her young children outside the…

Russia Claims World’s First Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that his nation had registered the world's first coronavirus vaccine despite international skepticism.

US revises UN resolution to extend UN arms embargo on Iran

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The United States on Tuesday circulated a revised resolution that would extend a UN arms embargo on Iran indefinitely, seeking to gain more support in the 15-member Security Council where veto-wielding Russia and China have voiced strong opposition.

UK, France agree to plan to stop illegal immigrant boats across English Channel

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

British immigration minister said Tuesday that the U.K. and France have agreed to a plan to stop a wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants making their way across the English Channel into Britain this…

Lebanon’s leaders were warned in July that explosives ‘could destroy’ Beirut, report says

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Lebanese security officials who were concerned about the massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port had sent a letter to the country’s prime minister and president two weeks before the blast, warning that the material “could destroy”…

Six Arab ask United Nations to extend arms embargo on Iran

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Six Arab Gulf countries sided with the US in sending a letter to the United Nations Saturday, asking for a continued arms embargo on Iran, the Washington Examiner reports. The embargo was scheduled to expire once the 2015…

Iran nuclear deal at risk as U.N. council prepares to vote on arms embargo

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020

The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear…

Lebanon Government Resigns After Beirut Blast Kills 160 People

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Monday that he and his government have resigned amid public outcry over a Beirut port explosion that killed 160 people. The August 4 blast also injured 6,000 men, women, and children and…

Britain Increasing Border Security As Migrants Cross Channel In Risky Boats; Europe Concerned

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020

Britain's government pledged Friday to strengthen border security, as a daily record number of people crossed the English Channel to the U.K. in small boats. The measures that reportedly could involve the Royal Navy, come amid broader concerns…

Belarus President “Wins” Bloodstained Ballot

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020

Election officials in Belarus say the county's longtime President Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive term, taking over 80 percent of the vote. Monday's announcement followed a night of riots in which dozens of people were injured,…

Trump, US face pivotal UN vote on Iran

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2020

The Trump administration’s Iran strategy will face a key test this week as the United States calls for a vote at the United Nations on its resolution to extend an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic.

6 Gulf Arab countries back extending UN arms embargo on Iran

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2020

A six-nation bloc of Gulf Arab nations torn apart by internal strife endorsed an extension of a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, just two months before it is set to expire.

16 Killed As Coronavirus Aid Plane Skids Of Runway In India

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he was “pained” after a special flight carrying nearly 200 coronavirus evacuees from abroad skidded offa runway in southern Kerala stare killing at least 16 passengers and injuring 123 more.

Study shows common cold viruses can teach immune system to recognize COVID-19

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2020

A new study has found that infection with common cold viruses can teach the human immune system to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19, Live Science reports.

Europe Struggling To Halt Coronavirus Surge

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2020

The Netherlands is among several European nations stepping up measures to halt a new rise in coronavirus infections.

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• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Plans U.S. Trip For Talks With Trump Amid Continued Fighting (Worthy News Radio)
• Europe’s Monarchs Call For Unity And Compassion In Christmas Addresses
• Bangladesh Opposition Leader Returns Home After 17 Years, Draws Massive Crowds
• Liechtenstein In Shock Over Suspected Murders, Suicide
• Eritrean People-Smuggling Suspect Extradited To Netherlands For Trial Amid Concerns
• Millions Of Ukrainians Without Power After Deadly Christmas Strikes

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