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BREAKING: Amazon's New Service Terms to Apply to German, Other EU, 'America and Asia' Sites - Report

This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Saturday, July 22, 2017, shows Sayyad-3 air defense missiles during inauguration of its production line at an undisclosed location, Iran, according to official information released. Sayyad-3 is an upgrade to previous versions of the missile

01:26 17 July 2019 / updated: 01:34 US

Tehran Refuses to Negotiate Missile Program Cutbacks Under Any Condition - Iran Mission to UN

The NATO flag is seen through barbed wire as it flies in front of the new NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 24, 2017

NATO Committee Report Accidentally Disclosed US Nuke Locations in Europe – Reports

US National Security Advisor John Bolton

China, China Everywhere: Bolton Slams Huawei, US Tech Companies For Alleged Beijing Ties

Apollo 11Launch Projected on Washington Monument for Anniversary of the 50th Moon Landing

Watch: Apollo 11 Launch Projected on Washington Monument for Anniversary of the 50th Moon Landing

Jeffrey Epstein, left, and his attorney Martin Weinberg listen during a bail hearing in federal court

Epstein Could Have “Improper Sexual Contact” During Earlier Jail Term - Report

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Last update: 00:57 17.07.2019
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‘I’ll Take Care of You’: Close Friend Recalls Last Conversation With JFK Jr.
The son of former US President John F. Kennedy died 20 years ago, on 16 June 1999, in a plane crash that also killed his wife and her sister. This year, his biography is published in commemoration of his death.
Last update: 02:24 17.07.2019
02:24 17.07.2019
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‘Mysterious’ Passport of Jeffrey Epstein Obtained by Authorities Served This Aim
Last week US financier and convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein was indicted by the US federal prosecutor on charges of sex-trafficking minors. During an FBI agent raid on Epstein’s Manhattan residence last week, “piles of cash”, diamonds and an expired foreign passport, were revealed that some media claim is Saudi Arabian.
Last update: 03:41 17.07.2019
03:41 17.07.2019
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Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Dies at 99 - Reports
John Paul Stevens, a former Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1975 by then-US President Gerald Ford in the wake of Watergate, has died at the age of 99, local media reported.
Last update: 04:02 17.07.2019
04:02 17.07.2019
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No Charges in Eric Garner’s Death ‘Part of a Historical Continuum’ of State-Sponsored Violence
A day before the five-year anniversary of the death of Eric Garner, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced it would not pursue federal charges against a New York Police Department (NYPD) cop whose chokehold is said to have caused an unarmed Garner to go into cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, this delayed ruling comes as no surprise to many.
Last update: 04:27 17.07.2019
04:27 17.07.2019
Business
‘Absolutely Not, Senator’: Google Denies Ties to Chinese Military at Congress Hearing
The company’s vice president on government and public relations denied allegations that the purportedly Dem-biased tech giant is in cahoots with Beijing – Washington’s biggest economic rival.
Last update: 03:51 17.07.2019
03:51 17.07.2019
Viral
‘Works Too Well’: FaceApp-Mania Consumes Twitter
The FaceApp tool, which transforms your face by aging it, adding glasses and many other digital modifications, has gone viral this week as thousands, if not millions, notice how realistic the 'old' versions of them look.
Last update: 00:25 17.07.2019
00:25 17.07.2019
Opinion
What's Behind CNN's 'Spy Novel' on Assange-Russia Conspiracy to Ruin Hillary's Presidential Bid
On 15 July, CNN released a story on how WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London conspired with "Russian hackers" to thwart Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential bid. Academics and political analysts have not bought into the CNN narrative, ridiculing the "Russians did it" claim.
Last update: 22:00 16.07.2019
22:00 16.07.2019
Military & Intelligence
Iran on the Brink of Unveiling New Homegrown Armored Military Vehicles
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami announced Sunday that the country’s military experts are working towards providing its armed forces with a new military vehicle.

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A young woman poses for pictures by a Novosibirsk energy plant's ash dump site - nicknamed the local Maldives - on 11 July 2019.

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