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Unleash the meme war! Pompeo mocks Pelosi’s speech-tearing stunt with ‘Simpsons’ screenshot The grandstanding between President Trump and Speaker Pelosi during the State of the Union address has triggered an avalanche of memes online, with Mike Pompeo taking part among others. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a ‘Simpsons’ meme showing a tearful Lisa Simpson tearing papers into shreds in season 3 of the popular series. pic.twitter.com/AaopLt8f9f— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) February 5, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The obvious dig at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who tore in half her copy of President Donald Trump’s state of the union speech after he seemingly refused to shake her hand, appeared on Pompeo’s personal...

Houthi rebels free dozens of Egyptian fishermen detained in Yemen Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released dozens of Egyptian fishermen after detaining them for weeks on charges of trespassing into territorial waters. The 32 fishermen were ferried on a chartered flight home to Cairo from Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Tuesday, according to the Houthi-run news agency. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi hailed their return on Twitter, saying that “intensive efforts” by the government “saved [the fishermen’s] lives and yielded their safe transfer.” Immigration Minister Nabila Makram said the government had been trying to negotiate the release with Yemeni and Saudi authorities since mid-December. The Houthi coast guard plucked the fishermen from the Red Sea, accusing them of viola...

Hong Kong medics conduct tests for coronavirus on board cruise ship, 30 crew members have fever Hong Kong health officials were scrambled to screen crew members aboard a large cruise ship arriving from Taiwan after dozens showed symptoms similar to the deadly coronavirus. The World Dream cruise liner was docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Local media reported that it was denied entry to Taiwan’s port of Kaohsiung the previous day. World Dream’s nightmare: the cruise with some 3,000 passengers/ crews on board arrived at Kai Tak cruise terminal at 8am and govt health staff have been checking their health conditions. No one has disembarked yet. #CoronavirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/p4NDOT6P3f— Denise Tsang (@denise_tsang) February 5, 2020 ht...

IDF strikes Hamas targets in response to 3 rockets fired from Gaza Israel’s air force launched a series of airstrikes on what it said were Hamas positions – including an arms manufacturing site – following a string of rocket fire from southern Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement. While the three rockets inflicted no damage or injuries, landing in fields outside the town of Netivot, the Israeli retaliation sorties come on the heels of some 13 rocket launches in the past week, the military said. Two were injured in the Israeli strikes, which hit targets near Khan Younis, according to the Jerusalem Post. No group has taken responsibility for any of the recent attacks, which Israeli authorities have pinned on Hamas, a political and militant faction that...

Trump delivers annual State of the Union address US President Donald Trump is giving the annual State of the Union address to Congress in Washington DC amid his ongoing impeachment trial and the relaunch of his 2020 presidential campaign. The State of the Union is traditionally used as a platform to announce legislative actions and to outline the administration’s priorities for the coming year. The speech comes just hours after the Iowa Democratic Party released partial results from the first contest in the 2020 Democrat presidential nomination process, almost an entire day after the chaotic caucuses ended. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Trump delivers annual State of the Union add...

‘Why are you voting for Putin?’ Tulsi Gabbard supporters harassed at Iowa caucuses A Tulsi Gabbard supporter was physically attacked with a Sharpie marker and called a Russian terrorist after voicing support for the candidate at an Iowa caucus, one of several reports of Gabbard supporters being “abused.” Caucusing for the Hawaii congresswoman can be hazardous to one’s health, if reports from Monday’s botched vote in Iowa are any indication. Journalist Dack Rouleau accidentally triggered a supporter of billionaire candidate Tom Steyer into a full-on Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation culminating in physical attack when he casually mentioned that he would be voting for Gabbard. The man on the left, who claims to work for the Iowan government,...