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Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani vows to hold independence referendum despite objections
Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) President Masoud Barzani has once again said the referendum on independence scheduled to be held on Sept. 25 will not be delayed if no better alternative emerges, as the Turkish, Iraqi and regional authorities, as well as the United States and Britain, vocally oppose the vote.
The Venezuelan Army is Training Civilians to Shoot
Venezuelan military train civilians how to handle weapons. At the same time, there were military exercises with airplanes, tanks and 200,000 employees of Bolivar National Armed Forces.
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Turkey reinforces military units on Syrian border
Turkey has once again increased its military presence along its southern border against threats from the Peoples' Democratic Party (YPG) in war-torn northern Syria.
Ten trucks loaded with tanks and howitzers were sent to the southern border province of Kilis to reinforce units there early on Aug. 26.
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Total Solar Eclipse in North America on Monday
On Monday, the sun will disappear - for a short time - across America, reported CNN.
For a brief moment, day will turn to night. Animals big and small will go into their nighttime routines. Stars and planets will be visible, and streetlights will turn on in the middle of the day.
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UK Navy Calls off Aegean Exercise
In what appears to be an effort to steer clear of Greek-Turkish tensions, the British Royal Navy has reportedly canceled a scheduled military exercise off the southeastern Aegean island of Karpathos, which had been announced in a navigational telex (navtex) issued by Ankara, to the outrage of Athens, Ekathimerini writes.
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Plane passenger spots man texting about sex abuse of kids
French man arrested on 'terror' charges in Turkey's Şırnak
Turkish authorities have arrested a French national on charges of links to the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
Freelance journalist Loup Jean Rene Bureau, who has worked in the past with French channel TV5, was detained last week at the Habur border post in the southeastern province of Şırnak on the Iraqi-Turkish border.
Cyprus rejects “Secretive Tax Haven” label: A letter to the New York Times
To the Editor:
Re “Trump’s Campaign Chief Was Millions in Debt to Pro-Russia Interests” (news article, July 20):
US Ambassador: 'Bulgaria Can Play the Role of Mediator For the Movement of the Balkans Towards Europe'
''Bulgaria can play the role of mediator for the overall movement of the Balkans towards Europe.'' This is what the American ambassador Eric Rubin has said during his visit in Bulgaria, talking with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, according to bTV.
In his words, Washington supports the idea that our Euro-Presidency will be focusing on countries in the region.
Australia to accept first Central American refugees
Australia will accept several dozen Central American refugees within the next few months, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters, the first transfers under a controversial refugee swap arrangement agreed with the United States.