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UK and US, kingpins of private military industry, mull designating Wagner

Britain is set to designate Russia’s private security company Wagner Group as a “terrorist organization”, according to a report in The Times of London, in line with similar plans being debated in the US and the European Union. A…
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Thousands of Palestine rights supporters to gather to mark 75th Nakba anniversary

Thousands of Palestine supporters are expected to march in London and world-wide today to mark the 75th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing in the creation of Israel. The Nakba — or the catastrophe — took place on May 15 1948. Around…
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US, UK oppose Syria’s re-admission to Arab League

The United States and Britain voiced dissatisfaction Tuesday with the weekend decision by the Arab League to re-instate Syria as a member. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said they opposed…
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Iraqi president returns 6,000 artifacts from Britain

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid arranged the return of 6,000 artifacts that were taken by Britain a hundred years ago on the sidelines of his visit to attend the coronation of King Charles III, the Iraqi presidency said on Sunday.  “The…
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Palestine Action announces siege on Israeli weapons factory in Leicester, UK

Britain-based direct-action group, Palestine Action, has vowed to besiege a factory operated by Elbit Systems-owned UAV Tactical Systems, in Leicester, starting May 1st, 2023. The event is an escalation of the group’s relentless direct-action…
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Over 3,000 Afghans eligible to come to UK left trapped – as MPs’ demand for inquiry into Afghanistan campaign rejected

More than 3,000 people eligible to come to the UK are trapped in Afghanistan, the government has admitted.In 2021, the UK organised a hurried evacuation to get vulnerable Afghans and British citizens out of the country after the Taliban seized…
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UN official promises to assist easing Iran sanctions

The United Nations is asking the Security Council to ease Western sanctions against Iran, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. “Humanitarian agencies, and people like myself representing them everywhere in the world where there are sanctions,…
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UK Afghanistan whistleblower slams govt over hearing ‘secrecy’

Josie Stewart sacked from Foreign Office after revealing internal chaos of Afghanistan withdrawalHer legal challenge could be held in private on national security groundsLONDON: A whistleblower in the UK who was sacked after drawing attention…
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Evidence Show that US failure in Iraq sows 20 years of unrest, chaos

Twenty years after the United States-led overthrow of Iraq's president Saddam Hussein, Iraqis continue to face an uphill battle in rebuilding their country. "The post-Saddam Hussein era in Iraq has been a litany of failures," said Jawaid…
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The Biden administration has no plans to drop charges against Julian Assange

In a week when the Biden administration worked to free a truth teller arrested in Russia, it doubled down on its commitment to punish another truth teller arrested in Western Europe. “I can confirm we are continuing our efforts to seek…