Pentagon declassifies Syria ‘vengeance’ strike VIDEO

US forces struck more than 70 alleged terrorist targets with over 100 bombs, according to CENTCOM The Pentagon has released combat footage showing US and allied forces carrying out large-scale strikes against alleged Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist targets in Syria as part of Washington’s retaliation for the recent…

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The BND will reportedly be allowed to conduct sabotage and breach suspects’ homes to install spyware The Chancellery in Berlin has proposed granting Germany’s currently mostly surveillance-focused foreign intelligence agency powers to carry out sabotage and other offensive operations abroad, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday. The Federal Intelligence Service (BND)…

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Washington says the strikes are an act of vengeance rather than a declaration of war The US has launched airstrikes against alleged Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) targets in Syria in what President Donald Trump described as “very serious retaliation” for the killing of American personnel earlier this month. In…

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Files include court records, travel photos, and redacted investigative material The US Justice Department has released a large tranche of records related to its investigations into late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, publishing the files online on Friday. The documents were made public under the Epstein Files Transparency…

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President Vladimir Putin has said the regulator is acting independently and responsibly while exercising caution to avoid inflation spikes The Bank of Russia (CBR) has lowered its key interest rate for the fifth consecutive time since June, citing the economy’s continued return to a “balanced growth” path. Announcing a 50-basis-point…

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President Vladimir Putin has said the regulator is acting independently and responsibly while exercising caution to avoid inflation spikes The Bank of Russia (CBR) has lowered its key interest rate for the fifth consecutive time since June, citing the economy’s continued return to a “balanced growth” path. Announcing a 50-basis-point…

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A suspect threw smoke grenades and attacked people indiscriminately A man armed with a knife and smoke bombs killed at least three and injured nine others in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, local media reported on Friday. The suspect began throwing smoke bombs down one of the exits out of a metro…

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