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Air France Suspends Flight Through Iran And Iraq Airspace

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Air France said on Wednesday that it has suspended until further notice flying through Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Iran fired ballistic missiles against bases housing US troops in Iraq. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/08/iran-vows-to-attack-israel-other-us-allies/ “As a precautionary measure and following news of air strikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights … Read more

Turkish President,Erdogan To Host Putin Over Tensions In Libya,Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to inaugurate a new gas pipeline, with tensions in Libya and Syria also on the agenda. Putin arrived late on Tuesday after paying a surprise visit to Syria his first to Damascus since the war began – at a moment of acute … Read more

Iran Vows To Attack Israel, Other US Allies

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The Iranian government has vowed to attack Israel and other allies of the United States of America following the public humiliation of the country through the assassination of her top general. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards disclosed this on Wednesday. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday responded to the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani with a … Read more

Breaking: Iran Fires ‘More Than Dozen’ Missiles Against Us Forces In Iraq

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Iran has launched a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase in the country’s west early Wednesday where US and coalition forces are based, Iranian state media said. Security sources told AFP that nine rockets hit the sprawling Ain al-Asad airbase, the largest of the Iraqi military compounds where foreign troops are based. The attack came … Read more

US Renews Warning About Threats From Iran To Its Vessels In Gulf

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The U.S. Maritime Administration website has renewed its warning about threats to U.S. commercial vessels from Iran and its proxies in the Gulf and surrounding area. The notification, valid from Jan. 6 to Jan. 13, is not substantially different from an initial warning issued on Friday. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/07/iran-places-eighty-million-dollars-on-trumps-head/ “There remains the possibility of Iranian … Read more

Five Die In Angola Landmine Accident

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Five Die In Angola Landmine Accident

At least five people were killed in Angola after a vehicle drove over a landmine in the northeast, the government said on Monday. More than one million landmines were planted during Angola’s 27-year war, which started after the southwest African country’s independence from Portugal in 1975. After the war, Angola pledged to eradicate landmines by … Read more

US Military Says It Is Preparing To Move Out Of Iraq

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The US military has informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday that it was preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government oust foreign troops. The head of the US military’s Task Force Iraq, Brigadier General William Seely, sent a letter to the head of Iraq’s joint operations … Read more

Thailand Commissions Marijuana Clinic For Use

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The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has opened  a medical marijuana clinic at its headquarters in Bangkok as it seeks to expand the herb-based industry. Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul, said on Monday that the clinic will supply patients with cannabis-based medicine that can be used to alleviate conditions such as migraines, insomnia, … Read more

Kenya Force Arrest Three Persons For Attempt To Attack British Military Camp

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Kenyan security forces are holding three terror suspects, who were arrested for trying to attack a British military camp in the country, an official said on Monday. The suspects attempted to force their way into the British army camp in Laikipia County in central Kenya on Sunday. “Their photos were circulated after being captured on … Read more

Alleged Sexual Predator, Harvey Weinstein’s Trial Begins

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Alleged Sexual Predator, Harvey Weinstein’s Trial Begins

The rape trial of the fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein begins on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom, opening a critical new chapter in the #MeToo movement that seeks justice for victims of alleged sexual assault at the hands of powerful men. Weinstein set to face his toughest legal challenge yet in New York trial Weinstein, … Read more

Merkel To Meet Putin Amid Tension On Iranian Top General’s Killing

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow Saturday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid escalating tensions following a US drone strike that killed an Iranian general, a German government spokesman said. On 3 January 2020, amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, the U.S. launched a drone strike on a … Read more

Armenian Man Arrested For Releasing False Information About Killed Iran’s Top General

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An Armenian man has been arrested for releasing “false information” on Facebook claiming the country’s prime minister had congratulated Donald Trump for killing Iran’s top General, the security service said Monday. “On January 2, the Facebook page ‘Diana Arutyunyan’ published information according to which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the United States for its actions … Read more

Gold, Oil Jump In Asia As U.S. And Iran Trade Threats

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Gold, Oil Jump In Asia As U.S. And Iran Trade Threats

The United States detected a heightened state of alert by Iran’s missile forces, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would strike back, “perhaps in a disproportionate manner,” if Iran attacked any American person or target. Iraq’s parliament on Sunday recommended all foreign troops be ordered out of the country after the U.S. killing of … Read more

See Why Japan Ordered Tighter Immigration Procedures

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See Why Japan Ordered Tighter Immigration Procedures

Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the country while on bail, its first official response to an astonishing escape that has transformed the executive into an international fugitive. Authorities have remained quiet after Ghosn revealed on Tuesday that he had fled to his childhood home … Read more

U.S: See Why Rod Stewart Was Charged With Assault

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Rod Stewart

British rock singer Sir Rod Stewart has been charged after allegedly punching a hotel security guard outside a children’s party in Florida. The singer of “Maggie May”, who will be 76 on 10 January, was with his family at Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, on New Year’s Eve when he was refused access to a party in … Read more

US Supreme Court Urged To Reconsider Obamacare

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US Supreme Court Urged To Reconsider Obamacare

Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the U.S. state of Washington on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court decision that challenged a popular healthcare law signed by former U.S. President Barack Obama. Ferguson said the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or better known as Obamacare, which Obama signed into law in March … Read more

Iranian Ambassador To UN Describes Killing Of Soleimani As Act Of War

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The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations described the killing of one of his country’s top generals as an act of war, US media reported late Friday. The death of Quds Force commander Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the United States, despite … Read more

Iranian Military Commander, Soleimani To Be Laid To Rest On Tuesday

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US Defence Official 'Qasem Soleimani' Reveals How Soleimani Was Killed

Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani will be laid to rest on Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman as part of three days of ceremonies across the country, the Revolutionary Guards said. The US military killed Soleimani on Friday in an air strike outside Baghdad international airport that shocked the Islamic republic and sparked fears of … Read more

US Kills Soleimani To Stop War,Not To Start One- Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani to stop a war, not start one. Addressing newsmen in Florida, Trump alleged that Soleimani was “plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in the act and terminated him”. The … Read more

Catalan President Disqualified From Spain Electoral Board

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Spain’s electoral board ordered on Friday that Catalan president Quim Torra be disqualified from being a member of Catalonia’s regional parliament, meaning he would lose his post. The decision comes after a Spanish court last month convicted him of disobedience for failing to remove separatist symbols from public buildings during an election campaign and banned … Read more

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