Obama Mocks Trump’s Gold-Laden White House, Compares Its Style to Saddam Hussein’s
Former US President Barack Obama takes several swipes at incumbent President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Ohio ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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US withdraws last troops from Iraq, leaving Kurdish region vulnerable
After a couple of decades of chaotic war and fighting against jihadists, the US is bringing home the last remaining soldiers from Iraq. There are still many powerful Shia militias in the country with close ties to Iran. Kurds in the north fear they are being left vulnerable.
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Kärrholm: Rosengård support for S and V would have made Saddam Hussein jealous
The support S and V appear to have received in the parliamentary election in Rosengård in Malmö would have made Saddam Hussein jealous, writes Moderate MP Fredrik Kärrholm in the British magazine The Spectator.
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September 11, a Quarter-Century Later: Returning to a Lost World
The September sky was clear, the morning light shone over New York. The horizon was endless. A sky that was soon darkened by a pillar of smoke. The World Trade Center collapsed. A quarter of a century later, the American horizon remains dark.
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Punished with urine - now Iraq is playing the World Cup again
Imprisonment, beatings and humiliation. These were the consequences suffered by Iraqi national team players after a loss under Saddam Hussein's regime. Forty years after its only World Cup appearance to date, it's time again for Iraq. A broken, war-torn country is ready for the biggest football stage again.
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The countries the US has attacked - here's how it went
Donald Trump was elected on promises not to drag the United States into more wars. Just over a year later, American bombs have fallen on seven different countries - and the United States has started a war against Iran. Trump is continuing the path set out by his predecessors in the 2000s. Here's what it has looked like.
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Trump says Ali Khamenei is dead
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is dead, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. The claim by the US president comes after hours of speculation and anonymous Israeli reports about the Ayatollah's death.
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Venezuela expert says much is uncertain
President Nicolás Maduro has been removed from the country, and the US says it will govern the country and control its oil resources. It is difficult to predict how Venezuela's regime will respond. A lot is uncertain now, says Latin America expert Fredrik Uggla.
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US expert on the abduction of Maduro says it is a huge event
Donald Trump says the US military has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. It is a huge event, says US expert Dag Blanck.
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South Park Returns with Satirical Take on Trump
”South Park” goes to a harsh attack on the President of the USA. In the satirical series' premiere episode, among other things, Donald Trump's relationship to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the president's trade war and legal power over the entertainment industry are commented on.
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Katz Warns Khamenei of Saddam Hussein's Fate
Iran's leader must beware of "a fate similar to Saddam Hussein's", threatens Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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War in Old Footsteps: Military Victories Short-Lived
Several shocking turns of events – but the latest year's war follows the same pattern as many previous ones. Military victories in the Middle East become short-lived, if they cannot be converted into political progress, says analyst Alexander Atarodi. Every time someone has tried to upset the balance of power in the region, it has resulted in catastrophe.
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Hans Blix: "Putin risks no nuclear catastrophe"
The Russian President Vladimir Putin is "very rational" and will not do anything that risks a catastrophe occurring at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhya. This is claimed by the Swedish former top diplomat and nuclear weapons inspector Hans Blix in an interview with the news agency AFP.
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