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  • During a speech in Georgia on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran wasn't "ready" to reach an agreement to end the conflict because the Iranians often "change" agreements they reach.
  • On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump was present for a dignified transfer of remains ceremony for four US service members who lost their lives in the Iran War at a military base in Delaware.
  • On Wednesday, the US military said that it has launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's direction. This is the 12th night in a row that the US has attacked Iran.
  • After Iranian strikes on Kuwait for several days, the country's army announced early on Thursday that it was intercepting hostile drones.
  • The Houthis in Yemen said on Thursday that they had launched a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers, named ENCELA and LAYLIA claming that vessels had violated a maritime blockade that the group had imposed..

Year: 2019

February 25, 2019

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Venezuelan Crisis: From the Twittersphere

Twittersphere reacts to ongoing Venezulean crisis

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‘Roma’ Wins Foreign Language Film Oscar

Mexico’s “Roma” is the winner of the best foreign language film at the Oscars.

February 24, 2019

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Kenya Ride-Hailing Company ‘Little Cab’ Expanding...

Kenya’s ride-hailing company ‘Little Cab’ is expanding to Tanzania and Ghana. The company will start offering rides in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam next week and plans to launch in Accra by May

Part of Brooklyn’s Coney Island Avenue...

The United States has a long tradition of recognizing foreign figures by naming streets after them. Often that’s done at the request of an immigrant community with a significant presence in the area. That’s the case along of stretch of Brooklyn’s Coney Island Avenue in New York City, which has been renamed after the founder of modern Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Iceland Allows Killing of 2,130 Whales...

Since commercial whale hunting resumed in Iceland in 2006, whaling companies have never killed their full quota. As a result, it’s considered unlikely that all 2,130 whales will be killed under this policy

February 23, 2019

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