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Cuban attacks: U.S. tourist fears he was hit

Chris Allen’s phone started buzzing as word broke that invisible attacks in Cuba had hit a U.S. government worker at Havana’s Hotel Capri. Allen’s friends and family had heard an eerily similar story from him before. The tourist from South Carolina had cut short his trip to Cuba two years… Read More

Taliban attacks kills dozens in Afghanistan

The Taliban have killed at least 58 Afghan security forces in a wave of attacks across the country, including an assault that nearly wiped out an army camp in the southern Kandahar province, officials said Thursday. The attack on the army camp took place late on Wednesday and involved two… Read More

Celebrity TV host plans to take down Putin

A presidential bid by a celebrity Russian TV host drew conflicting reaction from the country’s beleaguered opposition Thursday, with some accusing her of playing into the Kremlin’s hands and others welcoming her move. Though President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denied that the Kremlin has encouraged Ksenia Sobchak to run,… Read More

Victory! Syria’s Raqqa LIBERATED from Islamic State

U.S.-backed Syrian forces liberated the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants on Tuesday, a senior commander for the force said, adding that clearing operations were underway to remove land mines left behind and search for the extremist group’s sleeper cells. Brig. Gen. Talal Sillo told The Associated Press that… Read More

Hillary Clinton humiliated by angry crowd (video)

Twice-failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been having a rough time on her recent trip to the United Kingdom. As part of her book tour, Hillary is touring through Wales and England to promote her new tell-all memoir from the 2016 presidential election, “What Happened” — and things have… Read More

Outrage! Deadly Islamic terrorist attack kills nearly 300

The death toll from a truck bombing in Somalia’s capital has risen above 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the fragile Horn of Africa nation reeled from the deadliest single attack it’s ever experienced. More people died of their wounds in the past few hours, said… Read More

Iraqi and Kurdish forces fight: The start of a civil war?

Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence. Kurdish officials accused the Iraqi army of carrying out a “major, multi-prong attack,” and reported… Read More

Trump targets Obama’s Iran nuke deal

President Donald Trump will say Friday the Iran nuclear deal is no longer in U.S. national security interests and bring scorn on former President Barack Obama’s legacy. However, the president won’t withdraw from the landmark 2015 accord or immediately re-impose sanctions against Tehran. Presidential Secrets Revealed: The 48-Hour Cancer Cure?… Read More

In Italy you can take sick days…to care for hurt pets

An Italian librarian who says her English setter is her family has won the right from her employer to use family sick leave to care for her ailing pet instead of having to use vacation days. Italian animal advocacy group LAV says it helped persuade public La Sapienza University to… Read More

Wow! U.S. pulls out of MAJOR U.N agency

No more U.S. tax dollars will be wasted on THIS bloated U.N. agency — and the move shows President Donald Trump is following in the footsteps of former President Ronald Reagan. U.S. officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism… Read More