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  Last update: 18:44 06.12.2019

  18:44 06.12.2019

  World

  US Pledges $15 Mln for Info on Commander of Iranian Guard Corps’ Elite Unit

  In April, the United States officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization.

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  Last update: 18:38 06.12.2019

  18:38 06.12.2019

  World

  Alleged Killer Says Murder of Boy, 14, in London Street Was ‘Disgusting’ but Claims He is Innocent

  Knife crime has become an epidemic in Britain in recent years and 23 teenagers have been stabbed to death in London this year. Jaden Moodie, who was only 14, was killed in January 2019 while dealing drugs in Leyton, east London.

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  Last update: 15:25 06.12.2019

  15:25 06.12.2019

  US

  Edward Snowden: US War on Julian Assange ‘One More Step’ Towards Authoritarianism

  National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden exposed the global mass surveillance efforts used by the United States and some of its closest allies. He is now hiding in Russia from US prosecutors, who want him on charges relating to the Espionage Act – the same law under which Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange were charged.

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  Last update: 16:47 06.12.2019

  16:47 06.12.2019

  World

  China Puts a Strain on American Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Escalation

  China and the United States are at odds over who started the row, but as things stand now, diplomatic workers from both countries now must notify the authorities in the respective host countries before meeting with local officials or visiting colleges.

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  Last update: 15:48 06.12.2019

  15:48 06.12.2019

  Middle East

  Iran Envoy Vows Tehran to Continue Its Missile Programme After Zarif Denies Claims Tehran Has Nukes

  On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif insisted that allegations by the European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Tehran possesses “nuclear-capable ballistic missiles” is nothing but a “desperate falsehood.”

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  Last update: 16:48 06.12.2019

  16:48 06.12.2019

  Society

  'Jesus Before Jesus': Scholar Claims Ancient Tablet May 'Shake Up' the Resurrection Narrative

  While the part of the prophecy highlighted by the investigator may be related to Christ or a “Christ-like figure”, a Talmudic expert offered a different interpretation of that text.

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  Last update: 16:53 06.12.2019

  16:53 06.12.2019

  Tech

  UFO Scare Across New Zealand as Huge Weird Object Zooms Across Night Sky

  As a huge bright shape sped across the sky above New Zealand recently, as puzzled residents tried to figure out what the object might be, with speculation ranging from meteor, or hypersonic guided shell to UFOs drawing sperm-like shapes in their wake.

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  Last update: 15:04 06.12.2019

  15:04 06.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Israel Successfully Tests New Rocket Propulsion System - Defence Ministry

  TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israel successfully tested on Friday a new rocket propulsion system as part of country's missile defence modernization, the Israeli Defence Ministry said.