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UN arms embargo on Iran must remain in place: France, Germany, Britain
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Toppled George Washington Statute	10 20:54 trailing wife [11130]
Good afternoon	3 19:27 Dopey Thaiter8666 [11127]
~~Protesters~~ Anarchists topple Confederate statues during Juneteenth rallies	8 19:29 Slineth Elmeagum8946 [11124]
Coordinated blasts kill four in Pakistan, including soldiers	0 [11126]
French Police Stage Raids in City Marked by Chechen Unrest	0 [11124]
One Turkish soldier dies in clash with Kurdish rebels	0 [11128]
Four civilians killed amid Turkish airstrikes near Duhok: local officials	0 [11127]
Police squash protesters' bid for Seattle-style 'autonomous zone' in Portland	0 [11130]
Blast Kills Wife, Daughter of Afghan Writer Walwalji	0 [11126]
Turkey requests the GNA to pay 16 billion dollars as compensation to Turkey and their construction companies	1 08:37 trailing wife [11127]
GNA militias stole chickens from an old woman, left, and then came back to steal her earrings	0 [11125]
Nearly 2,600 fighters return to Syria after achieving strategic advancements in Libya	0 [11129]
‘Ansar al-Din’ statement \| The group warns HTS of oppression, after Uzbek commander arrest	0 [11126]
New armed fight erupts among Turkish-backed factions	0 [11130]
Daraa demonstrations: Protesters call for the toppling of Syrian regime and Iranians departure from Syria	0 [11129]
Regime forces shell rural #Idlib and Hama, as military bulldozer destroyed on Sahl_Al_Ghab frontline	0 [11128]
SDF storms camp arresting eight displaced people and confiscating machine gun	0 [11128]
Turkish-backed factions seize wheat crop and loot villages east of Ras_al_Ain	2 10:17 Frank G [11127]
Gunmen try to assassinate anti-regime and Iranian militias activist in rural Daraa	0 [11125]
Turkish artillery shells perimeter of Abu_Racine in Al_Hasakeh countryside	1 12:59 Cheaderhead [11127]
Driver who rammed through a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Oregon is allegedly the neighboring town's MAYOR and is now under criminal investigation	0 [11128]
Security guard, 18, is shot dead by California cops after 'producing a handgun'	15 19:53 KBK [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinians object to 'politicized' elevator at Tomb of Patriarchs	3 22:39 Grunter [11134]
German intelligence said to warn Iran still seeking nuclear weapons	9 21:30 trailing wife [11129]
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules long-lasting detention of former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtas as violation of his rights	0 [11123]
Tens of thousands of people rally in Mali's capital Bamako to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita	1 09:25 b [11126]
Turkish energy companies are in negotiations with Libyan gov’t to build or repair power plants	0 [11127]
UN arms embargo on Iran must remain in place: France, Germany, Britain	2 15:15 European Conservative [11130]
Turkey plans to establish more military bases in #Kurdistan Region after its recent military offensive against the #PKK	0 [11129]
Peace activist, 75, who cracked his head open and suffered a brain injury after he was pushed to the ground by Buffalo cops during Black Lives Matter protest is going into hiding after receiving death threats	12 21:39 JHH [11131]
Louisville PD fires one of the three cops involved in Breonna Taylor's killing	0 [11128]
Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks dead is DENIED bond	6 20:57 Clem [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Black Lives Matter protests: Oxford Chancellor attacks 'hypocrisy' of Rhodes scholars calling to remove statue	1 16:16 M. Murcek [11126]
'CBS wants a race war': Outlet slammed for headline saying police killed black man while leaving out he reportedly fired first	0 [11125]
Bank of England apologizes for past links to slavery as UK reckons with past	1 03:52 M. Murcek [11127]
The Strategic Postures of China and India: A Visual Guide	2 13:15 Skidmark [11129]
Italy sewage study suggests COVID-19 was there in December	1 03:26 g(r)omgoru [11125]
China points finger at European COVID19 strain for new outbreak in Beijing, highlighting challenge of containing 2nd wave	5 20:19 KBK [11129]
Venezuela’s US-backed opposition probed over links to terrorism	1 06:09 Frank G [11126]
Brazil tops 1 million cases as coronavirus spreads inland	1 13:06 Skidmark [11124]
Giant squid washes up on South African beach in rare sighting	5 11:47 gorb [11127]
Victim of ‘unprovoked’ Michigan Macy’s beatdown is an employee	6 13:54 Clem [11130]
Eskimo Pies to drop ‘derogatory’ name over racial insensitivity	18 17:58 JHH [11128]
Huh? Artificial breast milk firm that offers an environmentally-friendly alternative to baby formula gets $3.5 million from investment fund backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg	8 14:50 Iblis [11133]
Video captures moment New Yorkers launch illegal FIREWORKS at each other	4 12:54 Cheaderhead [11131]
China accused of using bulldozers to redirect river at centre of deadly border brawl with India	0 [11126]
Florida man is dead after asking friend, ‘What, are you going to shoot me?’	7 17:51 Chris [11127]
Stepmother Of Police Officer Charged In Rayshard Brooks Shooting Fired	5 09:57 M. Murcek [11127]
Ian Holm, 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Alien' star, dead at 88	0 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Newt Gingrich: Speaker Pelosi, mobs and more -- let's refocus America on liberty and justice for all	4 16:07 Skidmark [11126]
From Dodgy Dossiers to the Sacking of Whitlam: The British Empire Stands Exposed	4 17:11 bernardz [11130]
Hodgetwins: 'I'm an American'	3 17:49 Chris [11131]
Poll: 55% Believe That Plugs Potentially Has ‘Early Stages Of Dementia'	7 13:25 Skidmark [11125]
Ben & Jerry's Demands We 'Defund' and 'Dismantle' the Police	13 20:19 Crusader [11129]
Prepping: 15 Things That Will Happen When The Economy Finally Collapses	6 14:09 Chris [11124]
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder: ‘Our Goal Is to Get Trump Out'	2 05:40 3dc [11129]
Tennessee Legislature Passes Fetal Heartbeat Bill	0 [11130]
Are we watching the collapse of the blue city?	2 08:11 Procopius2k [11126]
Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense	8 20:16 KBK [11130]
Cracker Jack Changes Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack	13 16:47 swksvolFF [11128]
Call them the 1619 riots	1 11:56 swksvolFF [11124]
Ousting Thomas Jefferson sends a message of ignorance and denial of America’s ideals	1 04:45 M. Murcek [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Sadiq Khan: Mandatory Masks Will Be the ‘New Normal' for at Least Another Year	8 19:47 trailing wife [11126]
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh expected to plead guilty to perjury Friday	4 23:10 Grunter [11129]
Thomas Jefferson statue should be removed from NYC Council chambers, lawmakers say	6 13:19 swksvolFF [11132]
Hizzoner's missus to decide fate of NYC statues of Washington, Jefferson	3 10:19 CrazyFool [11127]
Susan Rice says Trump's supporters belong in "the trash heap of history"	21 22:08 DarthVader [11132]

    
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2	Govt of Iran
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-06-20
UN arms embargo on Iran must remain in place:
France, Germany, Britain

Fri 2020-06-19
Mufti Al-Ghariani issues fatwa giving the GNA militias right to execute anyone loyal to the LNA

Thu 2020-06-18
Iran announces its support for Turkey-backed gov't in Libya

Wed 2020-06-17
Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament: We request to expel the GNA ambassador

Tue 2020-06-16
Al Qaeda calling their fighters to join the GNA in Libya

Mon 2020-06-15
Florida city's SWAT team resigns after police chief
kneels with protesters

Sun 2020-06-14
Coup attempt on the Lebanese government that has failed, Prime Minister Hassan Diab says

Sat 2020-06-13
Occupy 2.0: Nashville Trying to Set Up the Next Radical Autonomous Zone, Portland’s Fails

Fri 2020-06-12
Turkish aircraft intercepted near Misrata

Thu 2020-06-11
Greek Navy intercepts Turkish ship en route to Libya

Wed 2020-06-10
Turkey sends missile frigate to Libyan coast

Tue 2020-06-09
North Korea says it will sever
inter-Korean hotlines with South Korea

Mon 2020-06-08
Egyptian M1 Abrams tank column heading to the border with Libya

Sun 2020-06-07
Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah
finally moves on to a warmer place

Sat 2020-06-06
French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel

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