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Iran has developed a totally native defence capability as a result of sanctions
Press TV 24 Sep 2020
Four decades ago, on 22 September 1980, a day etched in the collective Iranian consciousness, Iraqi airstrikes took the country by surprise. Eight major Iranian airbases and four military installations were targeted. Iran was a sitting duck ... Washington was not only aware of this but was also actively assisting Saddam ... Iran and merits of imposed war ... ....
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Germany halts Iranian purchases of mini-engines for Houthi drones
The National 24 Sep 2020
German officials imposed a ban on the sale of model aircraft engines to Iran after a shipment ended up in drones used by the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia ... The shipment of 42 twin-cylinder propeller motors in 2015 was routed via Athens to Tehran ... Read More. Qatar's Hezbollah funding exposed by whistle-blower contractor ... the key takeaways ... ....
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Kremlin critic Navalny's bank accounts frozen, apartment seized
The Jerusalem Post 24 Sep 2020
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's bank accounts were frozen and his Moscow apartment seized under a lawsuit while he was recovering from a suspected poisoning in a Berlin hospital, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Thursday ... Yarmysh said Navalny's assets were seized on Aug ... ....
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The hacker was sentenced to five years in prison and a $ 1.4 million fine for stealing the Netflix series
The Eastern Herald 25 Sep 2020
A Briton from Northamptonshire, who was arrested as part of the notorious hacker group “The Dark Overlord“, was sentenced in the USA to five years in prison and a $ 1.4 million fine ... They are also linked to the theft of large amounts of hospital patients’ personal data, which they also blackmailed ... .......
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Powerful Vatican cardinal resigns amid financial scandal
Penn Live 24 Sep 2020
ROME — The powerful head of the Vatican’s saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned suddenly Thursday from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reportedly implicated him indirectly. The Vatican provided no details on why Pope Francis accepted Becciu’s resignation in a statement late Thursday ... ....
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President Trump and siblings sued for fraud by family member
BBC News 24 Sep 2020photo: AP / Vincent Yu
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly
The Times of India 24 Sep 2020
HONG KONG. Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account ... #BREAKING Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today ... Download ... ....
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Gunman Who Shot 2 Policemen in Louisville Charged With 16 Criminal Counts
Sputnik 24 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Riots broke out in Louisville on Wednesday after the state attorney general announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the police officers involved in the death of African-American woman Breonna Taylor in March ... ....
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The Guardian Is Silent About the US Using the Paper To Jail Assange
Antiwar 24 Sep 2020
Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and extradition to the United States ... The charges against Assange rewrite the meaning of “espionage” in unmistakably dangerous ways ... Assange noted (40.00 mins). ... ? ... ? ... ....
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Top Republicans dismiss Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer
The Guardian 24 Sep 2020
The president sparked fresh anger and disbelief on Thursday after he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power ... .......
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Sinaloa Cartel Is 'Not Dead' But 'Thriving' Despite El Chapo Being Jailed In US, Says Expert
Sputnik 24 Sep 2020
In July 2019 Joaquin Guzman Loera - better known as El Chapo - was jailed for 30 years and ordered to forfeit US$12 billion in cash and assets by a court in New York ... The Sinaloa Cartel are probably the most famous Mexican crime syndicate, due to the exploits of El Chapo ... Mr Creechan said ... But Mr Creechan said. "The Sinaloa Cartel is not dead ... ....
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Republicans React to Trump's Refusal of a Peaceful Transfer of Power
NBCBayArea 24 Sep 2020
In a rare rebuke several top Republicans contradicted President Trump Thursday, saying there would indeed be an orderly transition of power in the event Trump loses the 2020 election ... While Democratic backlash was to be expected, Republicans have largely ignored some of Trump's more controversial statements until now. Sen ... Longtime Sen ... ....
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Swimmer bitten on head by saltwater crocodile at Great Barrier Reef island
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Sep 2020
The 33-year-old man is expected to recover from wounds to his head and neck after being attacked by a 2-metre crocodile while snorkelling off a beach at Lizard Island, north of Cooktown in Far North Queensland ... ....
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Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects at court to Ginsburg
The Oklahoman 24 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was booed Thursday as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He plans to nominate a replacement this weekend for the liberal justice, best known for her advancement of women’s rights ... They chanted “vote him out” as the president stood near the coffin ... Martin Ginsburg died in 2010 ... ....
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Iran’s Zarif tries to form Russia-China alliance against US
The Jerusalem Post 24 Sep 2020
Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif is trying to entice Russia to become closer to Iran through bilateral relations, Iranian media said on Thursday. He arrived in Moscow to discuss relations with Russia. The goal here is to pave the way for Iran to get around the US embargo and sanctions ... ... . Iran is also laser-focused on Afghanistan ... ....
