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Pence tells Iraqi Kurdish leader Trump has their backs – weeks after hasty US retreat in Syria Iraqi Kurds should rest assured that Washington is firmly backing them – just take it from VP Mike Pence, who made a surprise visit to Iraq weeks after his boss was dragged through the mud at home for abandoning Syrian Kurds. The US Vice President and his wife Karen showed up at the Al Asad Air Base some 185 km west of Baghdad to serve some Thanksgiving turkey to the troops. The unannounced visit then brought them to Erbil, the capital of the northern autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, for more interaction with the soldiers – and the Kurds.Pence did have a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, but unlike the Kurdistan region president, Nechirvan ...

Mugshot shows boxing star Errol Spence Jr's face injuries after high-speed Ferrari horror crash which led to DWI charge Undefeated boxer Errol Spence Jr. escaped with his life but was left with several bumps and bruises, and a drink-driving charge, after the IBF welterweight champion flipped his Ferrari in a high-speed accident last month. Spence, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from his luxury car before it flipped several times in Dallas, Texas in the early hours of October 10.  The 29-year-old fighter, who sports an impressive 26-0 record, was later charged with a DWI (driving while intoxicated) after he was released from the hospital after amazingly escaping serious damage in the incident. Earlier that night he had posted a series of p...

Double your Money: Floyd Mayweather 'seeking TWO fights next year, including one against UFC fighter' After announcing that he is coming out of retirement next year, reports from US media state that Floyd Mayweather Jr is chasing a rematch with old rival Manny Pacquiao as well as a boxing match with a UFC superstar. US publication TMZ Sports claims that a 'source' close to the Mayweather camp has informed them of 'Money's' plans for 2020 after the undefeated boxer announced that he was ending his retirement on social media earlier this week - and those begin with a sequel to his 2015 points victory against multiple weight world champion Manny Pacquiao.  Also on rt.com Khabib's manager teases blockbuster January bo...

'Great spirit, great football': All the reaction as Jose Mourinho claims debut win as Spurs boss Jose Mourinho got off to the best start possible in his new job in North London as his Spurs team bested West Ham to claim the club's first away win since January Mourinho's instant impact at the club has seen them arrest their dire away record which saw former boss Mauricio Pochettino claim just three points from his final 12 away games in charge of last season's Champions League finalists as they beat West Ham by three goals to two in a fiery London derby. Also on rt.com Jose’s joy: Mourinho makes winning return but Spurs made to sweat at West Ham Prior to the game, Mourinho had challenged Tottenham's Dele All...

'Best assist ever!': Tottenham's Deli Alli performs OUTRAGEOUS flick to set up goal as Mourinho's men beat West Ham (VIDEO) Dele Alli provided the most memorable moment of the first game of the Jose Mourinho era at Spurs as he acrobatically flicked the ball to a teammate in a move which led to Tottenham's second goal of the game. Despite losing his balance on the touchline, Alli managed to prevent the ball from going out of play by flicking the ball away from West Ham defender Ryan Fredricks into the path of the onrushing Son Heung-min, who in turn squared the ball to Lucas Moura to slide the ball home at the far post. Alli was also crucial the game's opener, laying it on for the South Korean to score the first goal of the Mourinho reign in North Lo...

‘Sacred right to suck up to power’: Pilger blasts ‘cruel’ media coverage of Julian Assange In a wide-ranging dismantling of mainstream media reporting on Julian Assange, award-winning journalist John Pilger has blasted the Guardian for its coverage of the WikiLeaks founder. Pilger took aim at a Guardian editorial published this week, which made the case for not extraditing the Australian to the US, where he could face 175 years behind bars for possession and dissemination of classified information. The BAFTA award-winning documentary filmmaker has offered his interpretation of what the editorial actually meant. Also on rt.com John Pilger, Tariq Ali & other public figures speak at the launch of their book ‘In D...

Jose’s joy: Mourinho makes winning return but Spurs made to sweat at West Ham Jose Mourinho made a winning start to life as Tottenham manager as his team beat West Ham 3-2 in their Premier League encounter at London Stadium. Spurs ran out winners thanks to first-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura, while Harry Kane added a third in the second half. However, they were forced to survive a later scare as West Ham threatened a comeback when Michail Antonio scored with 15 minutes to play and Declan Rice saw a late goal ruled out by the VAR for offside.  The hosts did eventually pull another goal back through Angelo Ogbonna deep into injury time, but it was too little too late as Spurs secured a first away win in the Premier League since January...

Mummified lions, crocs and birds found in ancient Egyptian burial ground (PHOTOS) Archaeologists exploring a vast ancient Egyptian necropolis have unearthed a cache of mummified animals, including lions, crocodiles, birds and cats. Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities revealed details of the recently discovered specimens on Saturday, in an exhibition at the famous Step Pyramid in Saqqara, close to where the mummies were found.  © Samer Abdallah/ Global Look Press It’s not uncommon for mummified cats to turn up during archaeological digs but finding lions is extremely rare. A range of prelim...