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If Donald Trump’s presidential bid has left you asking “who in their right mind would vote for that man?” the answer could very well be: actors he’s paid 50 bucks.  Donald Trump is rich. Really, really, really rich. We know because he told us. “I’m really rich. I’ll …

The U.S. government is worried that suspected China-based hackers who raided more than 4 million federal employment files will use the data to break in to highly secure computers and plunder secrets about the U.S. military, economic strategy or foreign relations. Federal officials said Friday the cyberattack appeared …

The world is enveloped in a blanket of perpetual conflict. Invasions, occupation, illicit sanctions, and regime change have become currencies and orders of the day. One organization – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – is repeatedly, and very controversially, involved in some form or another in many …

US diplomat Daniel Russel made a remark calling on South Korea to speak up against China’s activities in the South China Sea.  A US diplomat called on South Korea to speak up regarding the dispute in the South China Sea. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel made the remark Wednesday during a seminar on Korea, …

England could host the football World Cup in 2022, if Qatar’s bid is found to be unethical, UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale said Thursday. © AP PHOTO/ KEYSTONE, STEFFEN SCHMIDT MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar “is obviously …

Typically, routine maintenance on such planes takes about a few weeks, officials said. The arrival of Jumbo Jet with the logo “Saudia” to Ben-Gurion Airport overnight Tuesday generated a stir in the Israeli media on Wednesday after surprised airport workers spotted the plane. The plane in question, an …

Germany’s latest spying scandal has created the biggest crisis yet for the country’s foreign intelligence agency. The German government appears to have been aware of widespread US spying, possibly including economic espionage, against European targets and yet it did nothing to stop it. By SPIEGEL Staff  July 14, …

King Mohammed VI will hold on Monday an official meeting with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said in a statement. The meeting is part …

By Chandra Muzaffar About a fortnight ago — just before midnight on the 18th of April 2015 — the Mediterranean witnessed one of the greatest catastrophes that has ever occurred on its waters. More than 800 migrants in a small fishing boat were drowned off the coast of …