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Qatar is About to Become an Island: Saudis Launch Massive Canal Project to Cut off Neighbor

The project will reportedly be funded entirely but UAE and Saudi private investors, and it will be interesting to see if it actually comes to fruition.

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia, right, welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani upon his arrival to Riyadh Airbase before the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 5, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency/AP)

It almost sounds too insane to be believed, but Saudi Arabia's move to further isolate neighboring Arab rival Qatar by literally turning it into an island is but the latest in an intense year long feud between the two countries that has already produced its fair share of bizarre headlines. Tiny but ultra-wealthy Qatar is a peninsula which shares

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Sessions Proposes DNA Tests For Border Migrants to Prevent Human Trafficking

We can only hope that this is not just a government ploy to build a DNA database which starts the “normalization” of mass DNA collection while digital privacy rights and data security are woefully lacking.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been talking to members of Congress about using DNA testing to verify whether children crossing the southern U.S. border are biologically related to adults they arrive with, or if they are being smuggled into the country by human traffickers, Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council. “Sessions is

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Trump Resumes Funding for the White Helmets in Syria

It remains an indisputable fact that the group only operates in al-Qaeda and anti-Assad insurgent held territory.

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In a somewhat surprising but not entirely unpredictable turn, President Trump has authorized new funding for the White Helmets which had previously been put on hold. A State Department press release puts the initial funding figure at $6.6 million to continue what it calls "the vital, life-saving operations of the Syrian Civil Defense, more

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Indicted Russians Actually Show Up in Court, Mueller Scrambles

Mueller asked a Washington federal Judge for a protective order that would prevent the delivery of copious evidence.

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Outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller smiles as he speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, during his farewell ceremony. Mueller is stepping down in September after 12 years heading the agency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrambling to limit pretrial evidence handed over to a Russian company he indicted in February over alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, according to Bloomberg. Mueller asked a Washington federal Judge for a protective order that would prevent the delivery of copious evidence to lawyers for Concord

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Trump Suspends War Games, North Korea Agrees to Denuclearization, China Emerges Victorious

“President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to [North Korea], and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their document singing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While Trump was quick to take a victory lap after signing a non-binding letter (of intent) with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to implement the denuclearization of North Korea, several questions have emerged among which: the lack of deal enforcement the lack of verifiability of N.Korea's denuclearization efforts as part of the "Complete,

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White House Releases Agenda For Tuesday’s Historic Trump-Kim Summit

“The discussions between the United States and North Korea are ongoing and have moved more quickly than expected.”

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Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump impersonators, Howard, left, and Dennis, right, (who only give their first name) stand side by side on a train to promote a music video they created in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

The White House has released the much-anticipated agenda of Tuesday's Trump-Kim summit - which will be a one-day event after all - and discloses that Trump will meet with the North Korean leader tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., after which the two presidents (or dictators according to Abby Huntsman) will participate in a one-on-one meeting, with

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Argentina Just Made History With Biggest IMF Bailout Loan Ever

About $15 billion from the credit line would be immediately available to Argentina after the package is approved by the IMF’s board, which is expected on June 20. The rest would be dispersed as needed as Argentina meets its targets.

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Just a few weeks after Argentina became ground zero for the coming Emerging Market crisis, when its currency suddenly collapsed at the end of April amid soaring inflation, exploding capital outflows and a central bank that was far behind the curve (as in "13% of rate hikes in a week" behind)... ... the IMF has officially bailed out the

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