Iran Briefly Detained, Seized Travel Documents of UN Nuclear Inspector: Report
Click:Modern Chandeliers Iran last week briefly detained and seized the passport of an inspector for the United Nations nuclear watchdog, a significant demonstration of non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. The female inspector was detained at the Natanz nuclear facility and her travel documents confiscated by Iranian officials, Reuters reported. Iran has confirmed it held…
Iran holding IAEA inspector was 'outrageous provocation': U.S.
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union and United States expressed concern on Thursday at Iran’s holding of an inspector from the U.N. nuclear watchdog last week, with the U.S. envoy to the agency calling it an “outrageous provocation” that must have consequences. Reuters first reported on Wednesday that Iran had held the…
Baghdadi's wife revealed IS group secrets after capture
Istanbul (AFP) – The wife of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed “a lot of information” about the jihadist group’s “inner workings” after she was captured last year, a Turkish official said. The official said that Baghdadi’s spouse identified herself as Rania Mahmoud but was in fact Asma Fawzi Muhammad Al-Qubaysi. She was…
Jimmy Kimmel: 'Our president is finally feuding with a dog'
Click:GIft ribbon Late-night hosts addressed the shifting testimony from Gordon Sondland and Trump’s latest instance of bragging at a rally. Jimmy Kimmel: ‘They’re very effective against perjury’ Related: Stephen Colbert: ‘Trump’s defenders are backed into a corner’ The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live started by covering Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union. Sondland’s…
In last days, al-Baghdadi sought safety in shrinking domain
BEIRUT (AP) — In his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a shepherd, sometimes hiding underground, always dependent on a shrinking circle of confidants. Associates paint a picture of a man obsessed with his security and well-being and trying to find…
Bill Gates says Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax would leave him ‘counting what he had left over’
Bill Gates has criticised Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax, claiming it left him doing “a little math about what I have left over”. The Microsoft founder and billionaire spoke about the Democratic presidential candidate’s plan at The New York Times DealBook conference on Wednesday. “I’ve paid over $10bn [£7.8bn] in taxes. I’ve paid more than anyone in taxes,”…
ABC News Anchor Amy Robach ‘Disappointed’ Network Nixed Her Jeffrey Epstein Story in 2015
Project Veritas, the right-wing activist group that has tried to conduct previous sting operations to expose journalistic bias, released a video Tuesday of ABC News anchor Amy Robach saying she was “disappointed” that her 2015 story on Jeffrey Epstein didn’t run. Project Veritas’ founder James O’Keefe tweeted the clip, captioning it, “BREAKING: @abcnews anchor @arobach caught on ‘hot mic’…
Why “Jeffrey Epstein Didn't Kill Himself” Started Trending Almost Three Months After His Death
On July 6, 2019, financier Jeffrey Epstein, a rapist and convicted pedophile, was arrested yet again, this time on new charges of sex trafficking minors in Florida and New York. The immediate speculation after Epstein’s latest arrest was whether or not others long-rumored to be associated with him would finally be exposed for committing potentially…
Anchor says Buckingham Palace pressure killed ABC's story on Epstein
In a leaked video released Tuesday, ABC News anchor Amy Robach said the network killed her story on wealthy pedophile Jeffrey Epstein under pressure from the British royal family. Robach, sitting at the ABC anchor desk but apparently speaking to colleagues off-air, was expressing frustration that the network did not air her 2015 interview with Virginia…
Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week
Washington (AFP) – The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week, the congressman leading the probe said Wednesday, as the investigation heads into a highly anticipated public phase. William Taylor, Washington’s top diplomat to Ukraine, and deputy assistant secretary of state George Kent are scheduled to testify next Wednesday.…