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UK and US play ‘crucial role’ in creating conditions for spread of cholera in Yemen, say researchers

Half-a-million people in the country have been infected with the preventable disease. Last month, WHO estimated that around half of cases and a quarter of the dead were children under the age of 15.

August 28th, 2017

By The Independent

UK and US play ‘crucial role’ in creating conditions for spread of cholera in Yemen, say researchers

Britain and the US have played “a crucial role” in creating conditions conducive to the catastrophic spread of cholera in Yemen, according to authors of a letter published in The Lancet. An

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, front, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against "separatist" agendas that would undermine Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran Alliance Challenging NATO in the Middle East

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni meets with Saudi officials in the kingdom. December, 2015. (Photo: Twitter/@KagutaMuseveni)

Unable to Win, Saudi Coalition Courts Uganda to Fight its War in Yemen

A girl carries a bucket filled with water from a well that is allegedly contaminated with cholera bacteria, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The U.N. health agency said Tuesday that plans to ship cholera vaccine to Yemen are likely to be shelved over security, access and logistical challenges in the war-torn country. Yemen's suspected cholera caseload has surged past 313,000, causing over 1,700 deaths in the world's largest outbreak. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

With MSM AWOL on Yemen, MintPress News Series To Give Yemenis Back Their Voice

Barcelona attack: Thousands of Muslims march against Isis chanting ‘Not in my name’

Meanwhile mosques across Spain are reportedly being targeted by racist graffiti. One mosque in Seville in the south of the country was dabbed with graffiti which threatened to behead Muslims with machetes and said “Killers you’re going to pay”. In a similar incident, another mosque was attacked by flares in a gang in Granada.

August 22nd, 2017

By The Independent

Barcelona attack: Thousands of Muslims march against Isis chanting ‘Not in my name’

Members of the Muslim community in Barcelona have taken to the streets chanting “not in my name” following the devastating terror attack. At least 14 people were killed in the twin terror attacks, after a van was driven into the crowd on the busy street of Las Ramblas in central

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Two suspected Abu Sayyaf militants Hood Abduallah, left, and Jimmy Bla wait to be presented to the media by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre in a news conference at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters Monday, March 12, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. In the Justice Department press statement, the two were arrested two weeks ago in Zamboanga, southern Philippines and allegedly were involved in kidnappings in 2001 and 2002 including that of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Primed by Saudi Money and Influence, the ISIS Diaspora Reaches the Philippines

Panama's Foreign Minister Isabel Saint Malo takes part in the meeting to discuss the Venezuelan political crisis, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Peru's president has been vocal in rejecting the new Venezuelan constitutional assembly, but the region has had trouble agreeing on collective actions. Foreign Ministers from more than a dozen Latin American governments were gathering in Lima to discuss how to force President Nicolas Maduro to back down. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Venezuela Hits Back Following New Sanctions over Alleged Funding of WMD and Terrorism

Unidentified members of the extreme far right group the English Defense League as a English flag is blown over his face, during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP/Matt Dunham)

How the Islamophobia Industry Silences Voices of Dissent

German Soldier Posing As Refugee Arrested For Planned ‘False Flag’ Terror Attack

Investigators say lieutenant stashed gun at Vienna airport to be used in ‘act of state-threatening violence.’

April 27th, 2017

By The Independent

German Soldier Posing As Refugee Arrested For Planned ‘False Flag’ Terror Attack

A German soldier found posing as a Syrian refugee has been arrested for allegedly planning a “false flag” shooting attack that would be blamed on asylum seekers. The unidentified soldier was detained when he went to retrieve a

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An anti-war protester wears a mask showing US President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 during a demonstration against nuclear weapons near the Brandenburg Gate. (AP/Michael Sohn)

Poll: Germany Views Trump as Bigger Challenge Than N. Korea, Russia or Syria

A mock U.S. flag is reflected on the eyeglasses of a protester during a rally near the venue of ASEAN summit and meetings in Manila, Philippines on Nov. 12, 2017. The group is protesting against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is currently on a trip to Asia with the Philippines as his last stop for the ASEAN leaders' summit and related summits between the regional grouping and its Dialogue Partners. (AP/Aaron Favila)

Under Trump, US Favorability Rating Plummets to Historic Low

In this Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal airport, in Morristown, N.J. The Trump administration announced new travel ban restrictions after spending months hashing out the details determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos of Trump’s first travel ban. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump Urges Supreme Court: Get Rid Of Rulings Against Muslim Ban

Donald Trump calls judge’s suspension of immigration ban ‘ridiculous’ and says it will be overturned

President says block on executive order, enacted by federal judge, could lead to ‘big trouble’

February 04th, 2017

By The Independent

Donald Trump has reacted angrily to the legal block of his ban on refugees and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries entering the US. The President said the

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National security adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Is Trump Finally Learning Not To Challenge his Neocon Captors?

Donald Trump tours the nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Puts his Logo on the Military-Industrial Complex, Sets Up US Arms Sales with Syria Demo

President Donald Trump, flanked by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, right, speaks during a bicameral meeting with lawmakers working on the tax cuts in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Financial Industry to Rake in $250 Billion From Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts

US veterans vow to block Dakota Access pipeline construction

‘That pipeline will not get completed. Not on our watch’

February 03rd, 2017

By The Independent

US veterans vow to block Dakota Access pipeline construction

A group of US military veterans have vowed to block construction of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. On the fourth day of his presidency,

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Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux walks in the snow to get water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. "It's for my people to live and so that the next seven generations can live also," said Redfeather of why she came to the camp. "I think about my grandchildren and what it will be like for them." Nov. 29, 2016. (AP/David Goldman)

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‘Water Is Life’ Camp Resists Energy Transfer Partners’ Louisiana Bayou Bridge Pipeline

Over 200 Indigenous Nations are facing a brutal police crackdown in Canon Ball, ND where they've gathered to take a stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Energy Transfer Partners’ Ham-Handed Attempt to Sue Earth First Movement

Saudi ambassador gives bizarre answer to illegal Yemen cluster bomb question:’It’s like asking if you’ll stop beating your wife

Prince Abdullah Al-Saud clumsily dodges question about the Kingdom’s role in the 19-month-old Yemeni civil war, which has left more than 10,000 people dead.

November 04th, 2016

By The Independent

Saudi ambassador gives bizarre answer to illegal Yemen cluster bomb question:’It’s like asking if you’ll stop beating your wife

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US has evaded answering a question about Saudi Arabia’s alleged use of cluster munitions in the Yemeni civil war by answering, “This is like the question, ‘Will you stop beating your wife?’” “Will

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, front, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against "separatist" agendas that would undermine Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran Alliance Challenging NATO in the Middle East

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni meets with Saudi officials in the kingdom. December, 2015. (Photo: Twitter/@KagutaMuseveni)

Unable to Win, Saudi Coalition Courts Uganda to Fight its War in Yemen

A girl carries a bucket filled with water from a well that is allegedly contaminated with cholera bacteria, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The U.N. health agency said Tuesday that plans to ship cholera vaccine to Yemen are likely to be shelved over security, access and logistical challenges in the war-torn country. Yemen's suspected cholera caseload has surged past 313,000, causing over 1,700 deaths in the world's largest outbreak. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

With MSM AWOL on Yemen, MintPress News Series To Give Yemenis Back Their Voice

Police Accidentally Record Themselves Fabricating Charges Against Protester

“We gotta cover our ass”.

“We can hit him with reckless use of the highway by a pedestrian and creating a public disturbance,”

September 20th, 2016

By The Independent

Police Accidentally Record Themselves Fabricating Charges Against Protester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ac4pg98SA Police in the US are being sued after they allegedly accidentally recorded themselves fabricating charges against a protestor who they subsequently arrested. The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has opened a lawsuit

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Friends and family of Diante "Butchie" Yarber mourn as protesters filled the parking lot of the Barstow (CA) police department on Tuesday April 10, 2018. Yarber was shot and killed by a Barstow Police Department Officer on April 5.(James Quigg/Daily Press via AP)

California Community Fights for Accountability After Police Kill Unarmed Black Man in Hail of Bullets

Newly minted NYPD Officers attend the New York City Police Graduation Ceremony for the Graduating Class of December 2017 held at the Beacon Theater on December 28, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Mpi43/MediaPunch/IPX)

Police Killed More Americans Last Year Than Mass Shooters

Helmeted Sacramento Police officers block the entrance to the Sacramento City Council chambers from demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento Police, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Clark, who was unarmed, was shot and killed a week earlier by two officers responding to a call about a person smashing car windows. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Sacramento Police Department Are No Angels

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