Americans view Iraq war as mistake – poll

Twenty years after the invasion, public opinion about the war has reversed and most believe it made the US less safe

Two decades after the US invaded Iraq, the majority of Americans realize the war was a mistake, according to an Axios/Ipsos poll released this week. While two-thirds of Americans approved of military action in 2003,

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US ready to ban Chinese airlines using Russia overflights – NYT

American carriers are reportedly losing as much as $2 billion annually in market share to competitors not subject to restrictions

The US Transportation Department is considering a ban on Chinese airlines’ use of Russian airspace to fly passengers to the US, three officials from the administration of President Joe Biden told the New York Times on Friday.

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Russia responds to Danish Nord Stream probe refusal

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has suggested that Copenhagen is doing Washington’s bidding

Denmark has never been interested in finding the real culprits behind the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines last September, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed. She noted that Copenhagen had dragged its feet on granting permission for the second leg of the gas conduit and is refusing to cooperate with Moscow now that it has been sabotaged.

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UK funding lunar nuclear reactor

Rolls-Royce aims to have a working facility ready to go to the Moon by 2029

The British government has commissioned Rolls-Royce to develop a nuclear reactor that could one day power a lunar base as part of a US-led mission to house humans on the moon. However the project has thus far been plagued by delays and cost overruns.

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Trump predicts arrest over Stormy Daniels payment

The former US president has called on his followers to “protest, take our nation back,” if he is arrested on Tuesday

Former US President Donald Trump has warned that he will be “arrested on Tuesday,” in an all-caps post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, crediting “illegal leaks from a corrupt &

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France bans protests outside parliament

The Macron government’s unilateral and controversial decision to raise the retirement age led to massive demonstrations

French police have banned all gatherings in two protest hotspots across from the parliament in Paris, citing “serious risks of disturbances to public order” in a statement issued on Saturday.  

The “public thoroughfare in Place de la Concorde and its surroundings” and the area around Champs d’Elysees were declared off limits following two nights of intense public protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular decision to introduce neoliberal pension reforms without parliamentary approval. 

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Donald Trump returns to Facebook

The former US president was controversially suspended by META’s teams over his connection to the Capitol riots in Washington DC

Former US president Donald Trump returned to Facebook on Friday, writing “I’M BACK!” on his reinstated page. He was banned from the social network in 2021 following the January 6 Capitol riots in Washington.

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Tony Blair defends Iraq war

The former British PM has defended his decision to invade as he was trying to “introduce democracy”

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has claimed that the US-led invasion of Iraq was more justified than Russia’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine, despite all of his pre-war justifications since being proven false.

Speaking to Germany’s DPA and two other European news agencies,

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Fatal earthquake hits Ecuador

The magnitude 6.7 quake killed at least four people and caused widespread damage

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, damaging roads, leveling buildings, and killing at least four people.

The quake struck the coastal Guyas region at around noon, the US Geological Survey reported. Its epicenter was located roughly 80km (50 miles) south of Guayaquil,

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