US envoy admits Iraq invasion was based on lie

The 2003 war was not a crime because President George W. Bush was never charged, John Kerry has insisted

The US-led invasion of Iraq was completely different to the current Ukraine conflict, Washington’s special envoy for climate change John Kerry has told French TV channel LCI. 

He appeared on LCI’s Sunday evening show hosted by Darius Rochebin,

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Denmark begins training Ukrainian pilots for F-16s

Copenhagen will also discuss donating some of its fleet of the fighter jets to Kiev

Denmark’s acting defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday that the NATO country had begun training Ukrainian pilots to operate F-16 fighter jets, and that discussions are taking place in Copenhagen about donating some of its fleet of military aircraft to Kiev.

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No ‘imminent’ threat to Zaporozhye nuclear power plant – White House

Washington is watching the radiation levels at Europe’s largest nuclear facility “very closely”

The US is monitoring the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which sits close to the front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops, but sees no signs of an imminent threat to the facility, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday at the White House press briefing.

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Hollywood mogul admits to showering Netanyahu with ‘excessive’ gifts

A retired intelligence agent turned producer testified at a corruption trial of the sitting Israeli prime minister

Billionaire movie producer Arnon Milchan told a Jerusalem court on Monday that some $200,000 worth of the gifts he sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara may have been “excessive” but claimed he did not think they were illegal.

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Fox News found replacement for Tucker Carlson

Pundit Jesse Watters will fill Carlson’s old time slot, the network said

Political commentator Jesse Watters will get Fox News’ prime-time slot previously occupied by top-rated host Tucker Carlson, who was fired from the network in April.

Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott revealed the new lineup on Monday, with ‘Jesse Watter Primetime’ moving from 7 pm to 8 pm US eastern time.

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Shooter at gay nightclub gets 2,200-year sentence

Anderson Lee Aldrich, who killed five people in Colorado last year, will go to prison for life

The man accused of killing five and injuring nearly two-dozen others during a mass shooting at a Colorado gay club last year has been slapped with multiple life sentences, in addition to another 2,208 years behind bars for attempted murder. 

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Tucker Carlson forced off air by Fox contract – NYT

The former primetime host cannot appear on TV before 2025 under his employment terms

Recently-fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson may be sidelined from television news entirely until after the 2024 election unless he can extricate himself from his previous employment contract, according to multiple sources who spoke to the New York Times on Friday.

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Anti-monarchy protesters arrested in London (VIDEO)

Police say the republican demonstrators were conspiring to “cause a public nuisance”

Police officers arrested a number of anti-monarchy demonstrators and seized protest placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. The protesters say they want to be able to choose their head of state.

London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday morning that “a significant police operation” was underway in central London.

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Covid can never be eradicated – WHO

Despite proclaiming the end of the pandemic, the World Health Organization has said that it will be “impossible” to eliminate the virus itself

Covid-19 will never be eliminated or eradicated, as it can jump from humans to animals and back, World Health Organization emergency director Dr. Mike Ryan told reporters on Saturday. 

Speaking a day after WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus officially downgraded the status of the disease from a global health emergency to a “global health threat,” Ryan stressed that public health authorities still need to be “vigilant.” 

Asked whether the virus itself would ever be eliminated,

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Liverpool fans boo national anthem on coronation day

The club played ‘God Save the King’ at the Premier League’s request, but knew the crowd would react poorly

Liverpool fans loudly booed the national anthem ahead of their Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday, drowning out ‘God Save the King’ with chants of “Liverpool.” While the UK celebrated the coronation of King Charles III,

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