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Man 'livestreams his own death' for sick paying viewers who urged...

Man 'livestreams his own death' for sick paying viewers who urged him to do it **Man’s Death During Private Video Call Prompts Investigation in Spain** Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – Authorities in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a coastal city near Barcelona, are investigating the... read more »

LIVE: US to dictate decisions to Venezue...

LIVE: US to dictate decisions to Venezuela, control oil sales indefinitely

LIVE: US to dictate decisions to Venezuela, control oil sales indefinitely **U.S. Asserts Oversight of Venezuelan Oil Revenue Amidst Ongoing Political Tensions** Washington D.C. – The United States government has announced it will maintain indefinite control over the sale of Venezuelan oil and... read more »

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Trump invites Colombias Petro to White H...

Trump invites Colombias Petro to White House after threats

Trump invites Colombias Petro to White House after threats **US and Colombia Forge Path Towards Cooperation Following High-Level Dialogue** Washington D.C. – In a significant shift in diplomatic relations, President Donald Trump has extended an invitation to Colombian President Gustavo Petro to... read more »

What resources does Venezuela have apart...

What resources does Venezuela have apart from the worlds most oil?

What resources does Venezuela have apart from the worlds most oil? **Beyond Petroleum: Venezuela’s Untapped Mineral Wealth** Venezuela, often synonymous with its vast petroleum reserves, possesses a diversified portfolio of natural resources that extends far beyond the black gold beneath its... read more »

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Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Moscow – The Russian foreign ministry Wednesday denied media reports that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since... read more »

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – A committee under the Japanese lower house Wednesday passed a bill on establishing a US-style National Security Council (NSC) to make... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Male – A senior UN official began a two-day mission to the Maldives Wednesday along with Indian diplomats to push for free and fair presidential... read more »

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands “illegitimate”. Kerry made... read more »

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North Korea launch long-range missiles that give Kim Jong Un ...

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