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A convoy of military vehicles and transporting Syrian regime troops are stationed on the outskirts of the northern Syrian border town of Kobane (also known as Ain Arab) on October 16, 2019

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The detonation of a 23-kiloton nuclear bomb XX-34 BADGER as part of the Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear testing programme at the Nevada Test Site in April 1953.

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US President Donald Trump's meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington on May 16, 2017

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Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz Approaches Nationalists in Bid to Form Governing Coalition00:28
UN Security Council to Decide on Germany’s Offer to Create Safe Zone in Syria - Spokesman00:21
Republicans Storm, Shut Down Confidential Hearing In Protest of Trump Impeachment00:13
High Hopes: Boeing Aims to Return 737 Max Jets to Skies Before End of 201900:12
Oh Now It’s Not OK? ‘Lynching’ Was US Democrats’ Favorite Word During 1998 Clinton Impeachment23:45
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Explains the US 'Deep State'23:28
Trump Signs Mock Hat 'Make America Not a Bunch of C***s Offended by Everything'23:10
US Cyber Company Protection of Ukraine-Based Mirotvorets Website ‘Outrageous’ - Antonov23:09
Turkey Aims to Enter First Indigenously Designed Submarine Into Service by 204022:37
Video: US College Students Arrested For Repeatedly Yelling Out Racial Slur22:15
US Agency Permits Nuclear Plant to Continue Service After Three Workers Hospitalized 22:09
Russian Tu-160 'White Swan' Conducts Mid-Air Refuelling Amid Scenic Sunrise (Video)22:09
Lockheed Martin Registers Record-large Order Backlog Amid US Military Budget Uncertainty22:05
'Public Has to Be More Aware of Various Fraudulent Situations' - Professor22:04
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Video: US College Students Arrested For Repeatedly Yelling Out Racial Slur
Two students enrolled at the University of Connecticut were arrested Monday by campus police after viral cellphone footage surfaced, showing the pair repeatedly shouting out racial slurs while walking through the parking lot of an apartment complex.
Last update: 00:13 24.10.2019
00:13 24.10.2019
US
Republicans Storm, Shut Down Confidential Hearing In Protest of Trump Impeachment
House Democrats are moving forward with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, gathering information and testimony regarding the president's alleged abuse of power in regards to Ukraine.
Last update: 00:12 24.10.2019
00:12 24.10.2019
Business
High Hopes: Boeing Aims to Return 737 Max Jets to Skies Before End of 2019
Nearly one year after the first of Boeing’s two deadly 737 Max jet crashes, the American aviation company is moving to raise morale amongst shareholders by announcing its expectation of ungrounding the aircraft before the year is over.
Last update: 23:10 23.10.2019
23:10 23.10.2019
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Blogger Claims Donald Trump Signed Mock MAGA Hat Calling to 'Make America Not a Bunch of C***s Offended by Everything'
Instagram party photographer Kirill Bichutsky (aka 'Kirill Was Here') with almost 300k followers has now launched branded merchandise that includes a version of the notorious MAGA hats with a slightly altered message: “Make America Not a Bunch of C***s Offended by Everything Again.” One found its way into the hands of POTUS.
Last update: 23:45 23.10.2019
23:45 23.10.2019
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Oh Now It’s Not OK? ‘Lynching’ Was US Democrats’ Favorite Word During 1998 Clinton Impeachment
A large number of Democratic lawmakers were filmed repeatedly using the word “lynching” two decades ago. So why is Trump’s “lynching” tweet is so outrageous now?
Last update: 21:39 23.10.2019
21:39 23.10.2019
Middle East
Saudi Arabia Appoints Prince Faisal Bin Farhan as New Minister of Foreign Affairs
Outgoing Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf, who served less than a year in the role, will remain a minister of state, a Reuters report says.
Last update: 20:57 23.10.2019
20:57 23.10.2019
World
US Sends 2,000-Year-Old Stolen Gold Coffin Back to Egypt - State Department
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art - commonly known as the Met - has returned a prized item from its collection of Egyptian antiquities after learning that the piece was actually a stolen artefact, the State Department reported Wednesday on its Share America website.
Last update: 19:08 23.10.2019
19:08 23.10.2019
Society
Mysterious Officials Boarded US Navy Ship to Take Equipment Following Alleged UFO-Encounter – Report
In September, the US Navy confirmed that three videos possibly showing “Tic-Tac”-shaped UFOs were of an “unauthorised and unidentified” nature. This has encouraged a new wave of revelations from naval officers who were involved in the matter.

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