In a few weeks, Donald J. Trump is likely to be finally turfed out of the White House as his tenuous legal challenges to the presidential election fizzle and flounder. With an eye on leaving some kind of “legacy,” Trump wants to go down in history as the great peace …
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The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had “violated the new humanitarian ceasefire” on Monday by shelling its positions in several locations. The statement came just minutes after a new ceasefire – a third one agreed for now – was supposed to take effect at 8am local time. It …
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Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, two members of a “notoriously brutal” Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) cell nicknamed ‘the Beatles’ for their British accents, have been charged with eight terror-related counts stemming from the murder of four American hostages, Attorney General for National Security John Demers told reporters during …
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The federation issued a post on Facebook in which it shared the news of Harutyunyan’s death, without giving further details. “With great sorrow we inform that during Artsakh tense battles died a member of APF, multiple champion of Armenia and our good friend Tatul Harutyunyan,” the message read, sharing images of …
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For his efforts in the September 15 treaty between Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, later, Bahrain, the US president has gotten a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. But much as his enormous ego would absolutely love that award, it’s unlikely the deal will get him across the finish line. For …
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Rocket warning sirens were activated in southern Israeli cities late on Tuesday, as the ceremony to sign a US-brokered deal between Tel Aviv, Bahrain, and the UAE was underway in Washington. The sirens were sounded in the coastal cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod. Footage from the scene shows damaged vehicles …
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Tuesday’s ceremony on the South Lawn is the first instance of Arab countries establishing relations with the Jewish state since Jordan did so in 1994. The first breakthrough came with the Emirates on August 13, followed by Bahrain on September 11. Foreign ministers of both countries, as well as Israeli …
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The reductions will happen “very soon,” Trump said. While the Pentagon confirmed the pending withdrawal of some troops earlier this week, this is the first time the US president had mentioned specific numbers. The numbers did not necessarily correspond with those provided by US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie …
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“Rest in Peace Jay,” Trump wrote on Sunday evening, retweeting a post by Amy Kremer, co-founder and co-chair of Women for Trump, identifying the man who was shot and killed in Portland on Saturday amid skirmishes between Black Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters as “Jay Bishop”. Earlier on Sunday, …
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Advisor to the President for national security Robert O’brien called on to nominate the head of state Donald trump for the Nobel peace prize for his diplomatic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the UAE. “I think it’s really great when you turn around and look at what the President …
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