UK: Call to Investigate Met after Video Emerges of Black Man Being Kneed in Face
The Metropolitan police force is under pressure to refer itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after footage emerged of a black man being kneed in the face while handcuffed during a stop and search by two officers in Hackney, east London.
PMU launches new security operation in Samarra
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi and security forces started a new security operation today in the Yasreb region in Sammara.
US Threatens UAE with Sanctions If Normalizes Ties with Syria
The US has threatened the United Arab Emirates with sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act as the Persian Gulf state continues to normalize ties with Syria.
Hamas Holds Rally in Gaza against Annexation Plan
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas organized a mass rally in the Gaza Strip against Israel’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
DC Protesters Burn Statue of Confederate General
Protestors in Washington, DC toppled and burned a statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike late Friday on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth.
US, Russia to Discuss Arms Control in Austria
US Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss “mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms control” with Deputy Foreign of Russia Sergei Ryabkov.
Trump warns of ‘complete decoupling’ from China
President Donald Trump warned Thursday the United States had the option of decoupling from China deeply intertwined economy.
Riyadh, Abu Dhabi Siding with Israel against Muslims
The leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement warned Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against attempts
Russia Says US Sanctions on Syria Illegitimate
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the US unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the so-called “Caesar Act” are illegitimate, and they hinder the international efforts for resolving the crisis in the country.
Russia Calls US Sanctions on Syria As Illegal
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the US unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the so-called “Caesar Act” are illegal.