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    Iranian Americans React to Ongoing Protests at Home
    Jan13

    Iranian Americans React to Ongoing Protests at Home

    Iranian Americans are closely watching the unfolding situation in their home country as protests continue in Tehran over the Iran military’s admission on Saturday that it mistakenly shot down a civilian Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 on board.Many Iranian Americans have taken to the streets to express their support for the Iranian people...

    Ukraine Seeks To Shrink Underground Economy, Takes On Illegal Gambling, Other Sectors
    Jan13

    Ukraine Seeks To Shrink Underground Economy, Takes On Illegal Gambling, Other Sectors

    Ukraine is cracking down on illegal gambling and logging and fraudulent gas stations in a bid to reduce the size of the country’s shadow economy. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s Only English-Language TV Channel Shuts Down
    Jan13

    Ukraine’s Only English-Language TV Channel Shuts Down

    Ukraine’s only English-language television channel, UATV, has stopped broadcasting. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Expects Bodies From Downed Airliner To Return This Week
    Jan13

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Expects Bodies From Downed Airliner To Return This Week

    Ukraine hopes to repatriate the bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who were killed aboard Flight PS752 in Iran by the end of this week. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump, Pelosi Taunt Each Other as Impeachment Trial Looms
    Jan12

    Trump, Pelosi Taunt Each Other as Impeachment Trial Looms

    U.S. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi taunted each other Sunday as Trump’s Senate impeachment trial looms in the days ahead.The U.S. leader called Pelosi, his chief impeachment antagonist in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, “Crazy Nancy,” even before she told ABC News’ This Sunday show...

    Protests in Iran Shatter Image of a United Country
    Jan12

    Protests in Iran Shatter Image of a United Country

    The outrage was aired first of all on social media forums — before spilling chaotically on to the streets with Saturday’s mass protests catching Iranian authorities off-guard and exposing how many Iranians hold the country’s embattled regime in disdain.After three days of public denials, the confession Saturday by the Iranian military...

    Viral Twitter thread by prominent journalist exposes liberal hypocrisy on Iran protests
    Jan12

    Viral Twitter thread by prominent journalist exposes liberal hypocrisy on Iran protests

    Yashar Ali, one of Twitter’s most beloved users, called out some of President Donald Trump’s opponents in a viral Twitter thread early Sunday.In a series of tweets that were widely circulated, Ali, who is of Iranian descent, said that some on the left are using the Iranian people “as a tool to attack President Trump.” To...

    Pelosi leaves the door open for new articles of impeachment against President Trump
    Jan12

    Pelosi leaves the door open for new articles of impeachment against President Trump

    Here we go again.In an interview on Sunday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) left the door open to new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.Pelosi was asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, “You said he has violated the constitution again and again. Do you think it’s possible the House may have to...

    British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims
    Jan12

    British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims

    Britain’s ambassador to Tehran has said he was detained briefly by Iranian authorities as he attended a vigil for the victims of last week’s crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet.Iran’s Mehr news agency said Rob Macaire was arrested on Saturday for his alleged “involvement in provoking suspicious acts” at the gathering...

    Protesters Demand Iran’s Leaders Quit After Military Admits It Hit Plane
    Jan12

    Protesters Demand Iran’s Leaders Quit After Military Admits It Hit Plane

    DUBAI (Reuters) – Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when Tehran had feared U.S. air strikes. “They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” a group of protesters outside...