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'I did not know I was fighting my own government,' Duterte says on drug war
Sun Star 26 Jul 2021
WHEN he said back in 2016 that he would eradicate the illegal drug trade in six months, President Rodrigo Duterte said he thought the fight would be no different from the one he waged in his hometown Davao City ... Little did he know that he would be "fighting (his) own government" as nine police generals were involved in the illegal trade, he said.
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Biden Reportedly Agrees to Iraqi Request to Remove All Combat Troops From Country
Sputnik 26 Jul 2021
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Trump is 'an American war criminal in his own country': Carl Bernstein
Alternet 26 Jul 2021
For the past six months Donald Trump has persisted with his reckless and inflammatory "Big Lie" rhetoric that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and "stolen" from him. That egomaniacal blather led directly to the January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C ... They represent a much more serious breach of societal norms and international law ... .
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California's largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West
TVNZ 26 Jul 2021
California's largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the US West. Your playlist will load after this ad. More than 80 blazes are burning in 11 states, most of them are uncontained. Source. 1 NEWS ... Source ... .
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Mexican president says Biden must “make decision” on Cuba embargo
Metro USA 26 Jul 2021
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he thinks U.S. President Joe Biden must make a decision about the embargo against Cuba amid the biggest unrest in the Caribbean nation in decades ... “I think that President Biden must make a decision about it ... embargo. Lopez Obrador says the U.S ... .
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China blames U.S. for standstill in ties, making ‘imaginary enemy’
Metro USA 26 Jul 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) -China accused the United States of creating an “imaginary enemy”, adding that it was unqualified to level criticism on human rights at a meeting on Monday with the second-ranking U.S. diplomat ... On Saturday, senior U.S ... The U.S ... President Joe Biden’s administration ... democracy, while U.S ... .
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Mozambique President Nyusi says army gaining ground in insurgency-hit region
Reuters 26 Jul 2021
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Trump calls critical race theory ‘flagrant racism’ at Phoenix rally
The Independent 26 Jul 2021photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia
A water crisis explodes in parched Iran
Asiatimes 26 Jul 2021
Unprecedented water shortages in Iran have sparked protests across southwestern Khuzestan that have quickly spread to other regions, a popular uprising that threatens wider stability as authorities violently crack down ... On social media, hashtags such as “Khuzestan is thirsty” in Persian are strongly trending ... Photo. Twitter ... Photo. Wikipedia ... Photo ... ....
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Russia blocks 49 Navalny-linked websites
The Times of India 26 Jul 2021
MOSCOW. Russia's media regulator has blocked 49 websites linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, his ally said Monday, as pressure mounts on the movement of the opposition leader ahead of parliamentary elections in the autumn ... AFP journalists said Navalny's website was unavailable in Russia ... Start a Conversation. .
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Belavia's Boeing 737 Lands Safely at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport After 'Sending a Distress Call'
Sputnik 26 Jul 2021
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Belavia flight from the Belarusian capital Minsk to Antalya, Turkey changed course and will land in Moscow's Domodedovo airport, a source in the aviation sector told Sputnik on 26 Monday ... .
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Equatorial Guinea Reportedly Closing UK Embassy After London Sanctions President's Son
Sputnik 26 Jul 2021
London has introduced sanctions against Teodorin Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea's First Vice President and the son of the country's president. The UK accuses Obiang of misappropriating millions of dollars on his luxury life style ... .
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Crisis-hit Lebanon holds consultations to pick new PM
The Times of India 26 Jul 2021
BEIRUT. Lebanon was to hold talks on Monday to designate a new premier who will make the third attempt within a year to form a government amid deepening political and economic turmoil ... According to local media reports, billionaire businessman and two-time premier Najib Mikati is the most likely choice ... Start a Conversation. .
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China to expand size of its Private Military Companies in Central Asia
Yahoo Daily News 26 Jul 2021
Beijing [China] July 26 (ANI). Increase in Taliban insurgencies and the danger that it will seek to expand its influence into Central Asia, either by direct incursions or as a role model for local radicals--has refocused China's attention and changed its calculations as well as those of the Central Asian governments ... (ANI). TRENDING. The Quint ... News18 ... .
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Bitcoin Climbs 13% to $40,000 in Short Squeeze as Amazon Suggests BTC Plans
Coinspeaker 26 Jul 2021
A Bitcoin squeeze has seen the crypto asset jump over 13% to $40,000, caused by factors such as Amazon’s interest and support from big names. Bitcoin recorded a significant squeeze over five days from $30,000 on July 21st to about $35,000 on July 25th ... At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at $38,700. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ ... next ....
