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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iran has flatly denied speculation that the nation could begin negotiating over its missile programs in the future if the United States stopped selling missiles and other weapons to nations in the region, Iran’s mission at the United Nations in New York said in a statement on Tuesday.

Edwards Air Force Base, more commonly known as Area 51, has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories for decades, but a recent surge of social media memes and a Facebook event with a large RSVP list have put the United States Air Force on high alert for people who want to “see them aliens.”

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.

The announcement surprised many, as the former Saarland state head had vowed to concentrate on party leadership instead of government service.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro intends to propose a free trade agreement between South America's Mercosur and the United States, once he takes leadership of the bloc, presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros said Tuesday, according to Reuters.

Is her technique still called a doggy paddle?

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.

On Tuesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions directed at Min Aung Hlaing and three other top military officials in Myanmar in response to the country's ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow expects Tbilisi to realize how dangerous fanning anti-Russia hysteria may be, to ensure the safety of Russians staying in Georgia and thus enable Russia to revoke its recently introduced air travel ban, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russia's Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

Last week, the Myanmar Navy received its first set of light torpedos from the Indian government, coming two years after a monumental $37.9 million export deal was signed between the two governments.

The US government in 1969 prepared for the possibility of failure for its first Moon landing mission and the White House had a speech prepared, just in case. Thankfully, it was never used.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are reviewing options in response to Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems, including the imposition of sanctions as per CAATSA, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday.

Earthquake monitors reported Tuesday that a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck California's San Francisco Bay Area. No damages or injuries have been reported.

A federal judge has ordered former Donald Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone not to use social media after his posts were found to violate a court order not to discuss his case publicly.

US Congressman Alexander Green has vowed to file articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, The Washington Post reported.

A Colombian man’s hair-raising hiding spot was fully exposed in Barcelona, Spain, after airport police noticed him getting off a flight with a suspiciously large toupee and nervous disposition.

Interacting with dogs and cats for as little as 10 minutes can have a “significant impact” on students’ moods, according to a new study by researchers at Washington State University (WSU).

A federal judge ordered that R&B singer R. Kelly be held without bond in Chicago on Tuesday after the artist pleaded not guilty in connection to newly-filed sex crimes charges.

“Are you trying to steal my job?”

A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the Iran Navy came to the assistance of a disabled foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf in need of repairs, Reuters reported, citing the ISNA news agency.