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Two IS suicide attackers killed in foiled attack in Baiji

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Two IS suicide attackers killed in foiled attack in Baiji

Baiji (IraqiNews.com) Two Islamic State suicide attackers were killed in an overnight foiled attack against a village in the city of Baiji, Salahuddin, according to a police official. Saad Nafous al-Hamad, commander of Baiji police, said the attackers targeted the village of Malha, but were held off by police and tribal troops at the dawn […]

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Le Pen win in France could mean a blow to survival of the euro

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Le Pen win in France could mean a blow to survival of the euro

The French presidential election could be a turning point for Europe’s biggest economic project, the shared euro currency. Markets are mostly expecting a pro-euro candidate such as former economy minister Emmanuel Macron to win. And that leaves room for a very sharp drop in markets — and a blow to the longer-term prospects for the […]

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Taliban attacks key military base in north Afghanistan

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Taliban attacks key military base in north Afghanistan

Brazen assault kills at least eight soldiers on a major army base in Balkh province during Friday prayers. Taliban fighters dressed in military uniforms attacked a key army base in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 11 others. There were conflicting reports on the number of casualties, however, as an […]

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North Koreans Overcome Border Guards in Bold Escape to China

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North Koreans Overcome Border Guards in Bold Escape to China

Seven North Koreans from three families overpowered border guards and seized their weapons in a dramatic escape across the Tumen River to China on April 15, multiple sources inside the North told RFA’s Korean Service. The defectors were from a small village in Musan County, North Hamgyong Province near the Chinese border and their escape […]

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Twenty-five million reasons the U.S. hasn’t struck North Korea

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Twenty-five million reasons the U.S. hasn’t struck North Korea

By Anna Fifield April 21 at 12:23 PM TOKYO — If the United States were to strike North Korea, Kim Jong Un’s regime would retaliate by unleashing its conventional weaponry lined up on the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas for about seven decades. And that conventional weaponry is reliable, unlike North Korea’s missiles, […]

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Army kills a number of Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS terrorists, destroys their vehicles

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Army kills a number of Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS terrorists, destroys their vehicles

Provinces, SANA- Army and Armed Forces units carried out intensive strikes against gatherings and supply lines for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in Daraa al-Balad area and al-Mahatta neighborhood. A military source told SANA that the army units carried out on Thursday special operations against centers and movements for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the neighborhoods of […]

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Egypt’s army said on Thursday it has killed Ansar Beit El-Maqdis group leader

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Egypt’s army said on Thursday it has killed Ansar Beit El-Maqdis group leader

Egypt’s army said on Thursday it has killed a top leader in Sinai-based militant group Ansar Beit El-Maqdis during airstrikes in Central and North Sinai. In an official statement, army spokesman Tamer El-Refaie said the army’s air forces conducted strikes in those governorates, killing 19 militants including one of the group’s top leaders. According to […]

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US prepares charges to seek arrest of Julian Assange: Sources

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US prepares charges to seek arrest of Julian Assange: Sources

The administration of US President Donald Trump has prepared charges against Julian Assange, the founder of the global whistleblowing service WikiLeaks in an attempt to arrest him, sources say. US officials familiar with the issue told CNN on Thursday that the Justice Department’s investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks goes back to 2010, but prosecutors have […]

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Vladimir Putin deploys troops to Russian border with North Korea

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Vladimir Putin deploys troops to Russian border with North Korea

Fears of a pre-emptive strike from the U.S. are high in the region Putin sent troops, along with military equipment to Russia’s 11 mile border with North Korea China earlier sent 150,000 soldiers to its own frontier with North Korea MOSCOW, Russia – As tensions on the Korean Peninsula intensify, now Russia’s joining the game […]

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USA sides with terrorists again

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USA sides with terrorists again

The US cruise missile strike on Syrian airbase indicated that the United States has once again jeopardised the already shaky security in the world. Can Donald Trump strike North Korea next? Many politicians and analysts believe that this can be possible. Pravda.Ru talked about it in an interview with chairman of the Federation Council Committee […]

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