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Bombshell report links Trump insiders to Washington rally that led to Capitol riots
The Independent 18 Jan 2021
At least three people from the campaign team of Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in organising the rally in Washington that culminated in a deadly assault on the US Capitol building, belying the campaign’s claim that they did “organise, operate or finance” the event ... The siege left five people dead. . Read more ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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One March Wanted To Overthrow Democracy, The Other To Finally Participate In It - Why The Civil Rights March On Washington Still Matters
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2021photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America
Trump farewell planned for Wednesday morning ahead of Biden oath
Kansas City Star 18 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — White House officials are planning a farewell ceremony for Donald Trump as he leaves Washington on Wednesday morning for the last time as president, according to a copy … Click to Continue » ... ....
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Biden Official Tells Migrants ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Come to U.S.
Yahoo Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Read full article. Mairead McArdleJanuary 18, 2021, 3.38 PM ... “The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight,” the official explained, saying that migrants seeking to gain asylum right away “need to understand they’re not going to be able to come into the United States immediately.” ... Border Patrol Uses Tear Gas to Repel Migrants. ....
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Angela Merkel's party picks Armin Laschet as next leader
The Times of India 18 Jan 2021
BERLIN. Chancellor 's conservative CDU party picked her ally as its next leader on Saturday, in a vote for "continuity" as Europe's biggest economy heads into a key election year with the deadly coronavirus pandemic still raging ... A third hopeful, foreign affairs expert Norbert Roettgen, was knocked out of the race ... Download ... ....
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Iran's Zarif tells France: Avoid 'absurd nonsense' about Tehran's nuclear work
Gulf Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Tehran ... “Dear colleague ... “Reality check ... Iran, which denies seeking to make nuclear bombs, rejected a statement on Saturday by three European powers party that warned the Islamic Republic against starting work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, saying it violated the nuclear pact and had serious military implications ... ....
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Report: Riyadh Says No Israel Peace Agreement Without Progress on Palestinian Issue
The Algemeiner 18 Jan 2021
A combination picture shows Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem February 9, 2020. Photo. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ... Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan denied that the meeting took place.Related coverage ... 0 ... ....
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Trump buried in ridicule for seeking $2 billion for his presidential library
Raw Story 17 Jan 2021
Late Saturday the Washington Post reported that Donald Trump has been telling donors that he is seeking $2 billion to build his presidential library after he leaves office on Wednesday ... You can see some responses below. ... — Purity For Thee But Not For Me💃🏻⚖️ (@Purity For Thee But Not For Me💃🏻⚖️)1610847423.0. Trump's $2B Presidential library itemized ... ....
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Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions
The Jakarta Post 18 Jan 2021
China on Monday likened outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "praying mantis" in a colourful condemnation of the latest US sanctions sparked by the mass arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists ... "People like Pompeo are nothing but laughable praying mantises who are trying in vain to stop the rolling wheels of history." ... Topics .. ....
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'You're the most important figure': Lindsey Graham begs Trump not to 'destroy' himself with riot pardons
Raw Story 17 Jan 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump could "destroy" himself by pardoning insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol due to his incitement ... "Mr ... "And to seek a pardon of these people would be wrong ... ....
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Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's North Korea diplomacy
The Times of India 18 Jan 2021photo: WN / Shilpa
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
The Oklahoman 18 Jan 2021
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus kicked off WHO’s week-long executive board meeting — virtually from its headquarters in Geneva — by lamenting that one poor country received a mere 25 vaccine doses while over 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations ... I need to be blunt ... Dr ... (Story continued below...) ... ___ ... __ ... ....
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Navalny's arrest adds to tension between Russia and the West
The Oklahoman 18 Jan 2021
Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after flying in Sunday evening from Berlin, where he was treated following the poisoning in August that he blames on the Kremlin ... He should be released immediately.” ... U.S ... “Mr ... The service earlier said that it would seek to have Navalny serve his 3 1/2-year sentence behind bars ... ....
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Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU
Beijing News 18 Jan 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to break his isolation by mending relations with the EUUS-President elect Joe Biden's election win appears to be at least partially responsible for Erdogan's shift.Erdogran was once a close friend to Trump, meaning the upcoming US administration may lead to a hostile alliance ... 'Looking for friends'....
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FBI investigates foreign involvement in attack on Capitol - report
The Jerusalem Post 18 Jan 2021
The FBI is investigating the possibility that foreign actors provided financial support to figures involved in the January 6 attack on Capitol Hill, NBC reported Sunday, citing an FBI official and a former FBI official ... Capitol, cryptocurrency compliance startup Chainalysis said last week ... ....
