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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.

05:33 18 July 2019 / updated: 05:37 Middle East

US Preparing to Deploy Additional Troops to Saudi Arabia Amid Spat With Iran – Report

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is holding a press-conference.

NATO Chief Stoltenberg Warns of ‘World With More Russian Missiles’

HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, which will relieve HMS Montrose in the region as Iran threatens to disrupt shipping. Iran on Friday, July 12, 2019 demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution

US Naval Buildup in Persian Gulf Creates Risks of Armed Conflict in the Region - Lavrov

Ambulance. Japan

At Least 38 Injured, Several Killed in Fire at Kyoto Animation Studio in Japan - Report

Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa attends to a meeting on power and checks and balance at the national theater in Brussels on October 22, 2018

Exclusive: It's a Lie, We Never Knew of Interference and Would Never Allow It - Ex-Ecuadorian President Correa

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Trump Anti-’Squad’ Crusade Continues by Blasting Dems at North Carolina Rally
The four lawmakers “never have anything good to say” about the country they serve, Trump said during a Wednesday rally, prompting chants of “send her back” toward Minnesota lawmaker Ilhan Omar.
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Secret Files: Mandarins Fretted About Cost of Repairing Furniture in Downing Street
On 23 July Theresa May will leave 10 Downing Street, handing over to her successor as Prime Minister. Sputnik has been examining files in the National Archives from 1964 which go into great detail about what Downing Street bills were the responsibility of the then prime minister.
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Khabib’s Manager Mocks Boxer Floyd Mayweather for ‘Running Out of Money’ - Report
The Russian UFC fighter’s manager has implied that the retired US professional boxer is running out of money after his 2018 fight with Japan’s Nasukawa. Mayweather’s social media posts suggest otherwise.
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UK Went Out of Its Way to Save Special Relationship With US – Archives
In the 1990-s UK Government was obsessed with saving its “special relationship” with the US which was widely perceived as having hit the rocks. The bones of contention were policy towards the Bosnian war and search for peace in Northern Ireland as UK Government papers released by the National Archives in London reveal.
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Middle East
Iran Army Receives First Batch of Proprietary Mohajer 6 Drones - Report
The reconnaissance and strike drone is expected to increase Iran’s ground force surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as provide the ability to conduct precision bomb strikes.
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Prosecutors Reveal Truth About Jeffrey Epstein’s Fake Passport Ahead of Bail Ruling – Reports
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