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Drone attack targets military base housing US troops in Iraq
Anadolu Agency 08 May 2021
A booby-trapped drone attack on Saturday targeted the Ain Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq’s Anbar province, an Iraqi security officer told Anadolu Agency ... The officer said the attack did not cause any casualties or material damage in the base which also hosts American forces ... 26, 2018 ... 5, 2020 ... *Writing by Ibrahim Mukhtar in Ankara .
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440 arrests made over Capitol riot but FBI still hunting for ‘worst of the worst’
The Independent 08 May 2021
According to a number of media reports, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that 440 people had been arrested as of Thursday. The Independent has reached out to the DOJ to confirm the statistic.
photo: AP / An injured Palestinian demonstrator is helped during a protest against the planned evictions of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Scores injured in second night of Jerusalem clashes
The Observer 09 May 2021
Israeli police said at least one officer was hurt ... Read more ... “The right to demonstrate will be respected but public disturbances will be met with force and zero tolerance ... Photograph ... A reporter for Israeli public TV tweeted footage of a Jewish driver whose car was attacked with stones and windows shattered at the entrance to Sheikh Jarrah Saturday ... .
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More than 30 dead, dozens hurt in blast near Afghan girls' school
Gulf News 08 May 2021
Kabul. A blast outside a girls' school in an area of the Afghan capital populated largely by the Shiite Hazara community on Saturday killed more than 30 people and wounded scores including students, officials said ... The toll is rising." interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian told reporters ... 'Despicable act of terrorism' ... .
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Australia rethinks China’s 99-year Darwin Port lease
Asiatimes 08 May 2021photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
Turkish DM: Greece is creating tensions, our relationship with Egypt scares others
Greek City Times 08 May 2021
Akar said that while his country continues its fight “against terrorists” in Iraq and northern Syria, despite both countries telling Turkish troops to leave, it is fighting “day and night to protect the rights” of Turkey and Turkish-speaking Cypriots.
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China tries to scupper UN talk on plight of Uighurs
The Guardian 08 May 2021
China charged that the organisers, who include several other European states along with Australia and ...
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US health insurers report billions in first quarter as small providers face stress
The Guardian 08 May 2021
UnitedHealth Group, reported $4.9bn in profits in the first quarter of 2021 while CVS Health reported $2.2bn US ...
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Has Honduras become a 'narco-state'?
BBC News 09 May 2021
Inside a New York courtroom, the president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was known simply as "Co-conspirator 4" ... US prosecutors also allege that President Hernández accepted bribes in exchange for the protection of his security forces and planned to "shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos", referring to potential foreign users ... .
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200 Palestinians hurt in mosque clashes with Israeli police
Irish Independent 08 May 2021photo: AP / Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan agree to mend strained ties
Al Jazeera 08 May 2021
Saudi Arabia and longstanding ally Pakistan signed several agreements on Saturday and vowed to revive ties strained by months of disagreement over policy on the Kashmir dispute ... He was greeted by Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport before holding talks with Saudi officials at Jeddah’s Al-Salam Palace ... .
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Prince Misizulu named next Zulu king amid family feud
BBC News 08 May 2021
Prince Misizulu, 46, was named in the will of Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu - his mother - who died unexpectedly last week ... South Africa's Sunday Times reports that the new leader's brother, Prince Thokozani, stood up to question the recognition of Prince Misizulu as heir. He was reportedly shouted down by other relatives ... .
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Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years in prison
BBC News 09 May 2021
"I've never been alone, but I am a loner ... He trails off ... After a midday meal, he reported back to his duties ... "I stayed as humble as I possibly could - what prison has taught me along with many other things is mind your business, always try to do what's right, stay away from trouble when it's humanly possible to do." ... .
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Nicola Sturgeon issues warning to Boris Johnson over block on referendum
Irish Independent 09 May 2021
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that Westminster has no right to block a second vote on Scottish independence as she claimed an “emphatic victory” in the Holyrood election, despite the SNP failing to secure an overall majority ... The SNP leader insisted ... He said his impression was that Scottish voters had “moved away from the idea of a referendum” ... .
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Philippine troops drive away armed rebels from public market
Wtop 08 May 2021
“They went into the market and stole food but got stuck inside when they saw that our forces have taken positions to ensure other buildings could not be threatened,” he told reporters. There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
