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Burial of slain Iranian general Soleimani delayed due to huge crowds, STAMPEDE kills 40 – state media

Burial of slain Iranian general Soleimani delayed due to huge crowds, STAMPEDE kills 40 – state media The burial of assassinated Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani has been postponed due to a stampede which erupted on Tuesday during the funeral procession, state media reported. Iranians poured into the streets of Soleimani’s hometown of Kerman on Tuesday to pay their final respects. Photographs of the funeral procession show throngs of mourners dressed in black. Some carried flags and portraits of the slain Quds Force leader as they slowly moved through the town. Local media estimated that several million people attended the funeral. Iranian mourners gather around a vehicle carrying the coffin of slain ...

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‘It looks like he woke up in his late 40s after a week-long bender!’ Fans in stitches at Conor McGregor UFC 246 walkout T-shirt

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‘It looks like he woke up in his late 40s after a week-long bender!’ Fans in stitches at Conor McGregor UFC 246 walkout T-shirt Conor McGregor’s official UFC 246 walkout T-shirt has been unveiled, and it’s fair to say the Irishman has seen better days in the image adorning the front of the garment. With McGregor’s octagon comeback against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas just around the corner, the UFC has rolled out the official merchandise on its online store. And that includes a McGregor’s black Reebok ‘Legacy Series’ walkout T-shirt, which will set you back $60. The problem is, fans are unsure that it really is McGregor on the front, or at least a current likeness of him. I really don’t know how to feel abou...

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'Nice and tidy': Russia beat Norway to advance to ATP Cup quarterfinals

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'Nice and tidy': Russia beat Norway to advance to ATP Cup quarterfinals Russian tennis players put on a superb display at the ATP Cup group stage, breezing through all of their matches and reaching the knockout phase of the newly-introduced tournament. On Tuesday, the Russian squad sealed their third straight victory, beating Norway in the singles and doubles events. READ MORE: 'This only means I’m very old!' Rafael Nadal on being top-ranked player in three different decades The team’s pace was set by Karen Khachanov, who had no trouble with Viktor Durasovic, defeating him with a crushing score of 6-2, 6-1. World number five Daniil Medvedev extended Russia’s lead with a dominant performance against Casper Ruud, 6-3, 7-6. Nice and tidy ???...

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19yo Briton given suspended sentence for making up gang rape claims in Cyprus

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19yo Briton given suspended sentence for making up gang rape claims in Cyprus A young British woman, who recanted her claim that she was raped by a group of Israeli men in a Cyprus hotel, was given a four-month suspended sentence for what a local court termed ‘public mischief’. The court sentence for the 19-year-old was suspended for three years, and she has been ordered to pay €148 in legal fees. The ruling, closely watched by women’s rights groups, brings good news for her family as it means that she can now return to the UK. She was given “a second chance” according to judge Michalis Papathanasiou, who read out the verdict. He led a three-month trial in which the young woman was accused of public mischief after recanting her claim that she was rape...

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US denies Iran’s FM Zarif visa to address Security Council in violation of UN treaty – reports

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US denies Iran’s FM Zarif visa to address Security Council in violation of UN treaty – reports Washington has reportedly refused to issue a visa to Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, even though, as the host of the United Nations headquarters, the US is obliged to allow foreign officials into the country. According to multiple diplomatic sources, the visa request was filed several weeks ago, before the latest escalation, and would give the top Iranian diplomat a stage to speak out following last Thursday’s drone strike assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani, along with senior Iraqi militia leaders. The murder of Soleimani, who played a key role in the fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists in Syria an...

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Netanyahu backs away from Soleimani assassination, warns ministers to ‘stay out’ of purely ‘American event’

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Netanyahu backs away from Soleimani assassination, warns ministers to ‘stay out’ of purely ‘American event’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly warned his cabinet not to get too involved in the US murder of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, lest Tel Aviv gets dragged into the escalating conflict between Washington and Tehran. “The assassination of Soleimani isn't an Israeli event but an American event. We were not involved and should not be dragged into it,” Netanyahu reportedly told his security cabinet during a meeting on Monday, as cited by Israel's Channel 13. He advised ministers to avoid speaking to the media about Thursday's targeted assassination beyond supporting the US right to defend itself, so as not to give the impression that Is...

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‘Keep out of Libya!’ Gruesome videos of Tripoli military academy strike emerge as UN envoy decries foreign meddling

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‘Keep out of Libya!’ Gruesome videos of Tripoli military academy strike emerge as UN envoy decries foreign meddling Shocking videos have emerged online, showing what appears to be a drone strike on a Libyan military academy – instantly killing dozens of cadets and wounding just as many – as well as its bloody aftermath. At least 30 trainees were killed and another 33 injured in the Saturday strike, health officials of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said, noting the total death toll could still increase. In one video circulating online, somewhat grainy and taken from a distance, a column of trainees is briefly seen in marching formation before it is obliterated by a direct hit that comes out of nowhere. A number of trainees are...

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‘US attempts to start war in Middle East are MADNESS!’ Iraqi commander killed in US strike on Soleimani once told RT

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‘US attempts to start war in Middle East are MADNESS!’ Iraqi commander killed in US strike on Soleimani once told RT Iraq and Iran have a mutual interest in each other’s security, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis told RT in 2017. The Iraqi militia leader was among those killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad that targeted Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was the main target of Friday’s drone attack, but the Americans apparently didn’t care about collateral damage. Among the ten victims was not just the Iranian general – whom Washington conveniently branded a terrorist – but also top Iraqi security officials, who are technically supposed to be US allies. Al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization ...

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‘No decision to leave Iraq’? Pentagon officials contradict each other over ‘poorly worded’ US withdrawal plan sent by ‘mistake’

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‘No decision to leave Iraq’? Pentagon officials contradict each other over ‘poorly worded’ US withdrawal plan sent by ‘mistake’ Complete confusion reigned at the Pentagon after the publication of a letter about withdrawal from Iraq, with the top general describing it as a “mistake” and the Defense Secretary arguing there were no plans for the US pullout. "There's been no decision to leave Iraq. Period,” Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at the Pentagon on Monday, in what appears to have been an off-camera briefing. He was referring to the reports that the head of Combined Joint Task Force Iraq, General William H. Seely III, had informed the Iraqi government of preparations to reposition the coalition forces “in due deference to the sovereignty” of I...

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‘We’re not allowed to talk about anything wrong in the Democratic Party’ – AOC trashes the Democratic establishment

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‘We’re not allowed to talk about anything wrong in the Democratic Party’ – AOC trashes the Democratic establishment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the chief architects of the Democrats’ leftward shift, has hit out at her party for fielding candidates like the centrist Joe Biden, and said “we’re not allowed to talk” about party division. Ocasio-Cortez considers herself “one of the most hated people in America,” she told New York magazine in an interview published on Monday. Since a surprise electoral victory over a ten-term incumbent Democrat in 2018, she’s since become the face of her party’s emboldened progressive wing, alongside ‘The Squad’ of fellow Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) and Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley....

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