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    Jordan parliament calls for expelling Israeli envoy


    MUSLIMS PRAY next to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
    (photo credit: REUTERS)


    The members called for closing the Israeli Embassy
    in Amman, cancelling the Israel-Jordan peace treaty
    and summoning the US ambassador to Jordan to
    protest US support for Israel. In addition, they called
    for recalling the Jordanian ambassador to Israel.

    Iran tanker heads to Greece, Iran warns U.S. against
    seizure bid

    An Iranian tanker at the center of an angry confrontation
    between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece on
    Monday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar,
    as Tehran said any U.S. move to seize the vessel again
    would have “heavy consequences”.

    Global network's nuclear sensors in Russia went
    offline after mystery blast



    The operator of a global network of radioactive-particle
    sensors said on Monday its two Russian sites closest to
    a mysterious explosion went offline days after the blast,
    soon followed by two more, fueling suspicions that Russia
    tampered with them.

    Putin, Macron to meet for French-Russian talks before G-7
    French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President
    Vladimir Putin are meeting in southern France to discuss
    the world's major crises, including Ukraine, Iran and Syria,
    and try to improve Moscow's relations with the European
    Union.

    Putin hijacks Syria’s future
    “It is clear to any outside observer,” one Saudi commentator
    wrote, “that these countries lack any legitimacy to speak
    about peace and security in Syria. In fact, they are part of
    the problem.”

    UK's Johnson tells Germany and France: do a Brexit deal
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on France and
    Germany on Monday to change their position on Brexit
    and negotiate a new exit deal for Britain, reiterating his
    stance that he is ready to leave the European Union
    without a deal if they do not.

    Hong Kong readies for further protests after
    huge, peaceful rally

    One protester, speaking at a “citizen’s press
    conference” on Monday, was asked what path
    the protests would take now, peaceful or violent.
    “We have started our rallies very peacefully but
    after two and a half months it seems that the
    Hong Kong government has not responded to
    our five demands so one thing leads to another
    and it may cause escalation,” the speaker said.

    Hong Kong protests: Rival demonstrations spread
    across globe



    Pro-Beijing demonstrators are separated from supporters
    of the Hong Kong protestors in LONDON




    Supporters of the Hong Kong protests demonstrated
    in central LONDON on Saturday




    There were also rival demonstrations in SYDNEY -
    here, pro-Beijing activists march through the city




    In PARIS there were heated exchanges between those
    supporting the Hong Kong protests and those supporting
    the Beijing government




    NEW YORK's CHINATOWN area also saw
    rival demonstrations




    In VANCOUVER, a pro-Hong Kong democracy
    supporter wore a patch on one eye and a drawing
    depicting salt poured on the wound - a reference
    to a demonstrator in Hong Kong who was allegedly
    wounded in one eye by police firing a projectile


    For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may
    be a tougher sell in 2020

    “There is some indication that racial liberals are more
    energized than the racially intolerant,” said University
    of Michigan political scientist Vincent Hutchings, who
    reviewed Reuters’ findings. “That would seem to be
    good news for the Democrats and bad news for the
    Republicans.”

    World War 3 warning: Trump's new warships
    'increases risk of global conflict'

    A top US Commander fired a harrowing warning
    that World War 3 could be imminent after
    Washington unleashed new plans to build the
    world’s largest robot warship.



    Last edited by lamb&lion; 08-20-2019, 12:33 AM.
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