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DESPARDES News Monitor — The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency personnel from its embassy in Iraq as a result of rising tensions in the region, officials said Wednesday, calling
Continue readingU.S. Orders Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq Over ‘Imminent’ Iran Threat
NY DAILY NEWS – President Trump is ditching Thursday’s opening of the Statue of Liberty museum because he doesn’t want to face a tough crowd and plans to stay at
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DESPARDES News Monitor – US President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House on Monday to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The fast-breaking meal gathered
Continue readingAnother White House Iftar Dinner Without US Muslim Groups
Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops DESPARDES News Report – The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been sent to the Gulf as part
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“Four new entities located in both China and Hong Kong attempted to procure U.S.-origin commodities that would have supported Iran’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and military program” “We cannot
Continue readingPakistani and Four Chinese Entities Added to US National Security Concern List
USS Arlington, Patriot Missiles to Join Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in Middle East DESPARDES News Monitor: US officials told Reuters Friday that Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan had ordered the
Continue readingUS Making ‘Defensive Moves in Mideast Over Iran Fears’
(UPI) — A New Jersey woman was convicted of forcing a Sri Lankan woman to work for her nine years without pay, causing her to overstay her visa and forcing her
Continue readingWoman Convicted of Forcing Sri Lankan to Work 9 Years Without Pay
BE2C2 Report – During the last 13 consecutive months, US has exported more natural gas than it has imported. This has been happening as the United States has been exporting
Continue readingUS Becoming Net Exporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
The Mueller report said no evidence was found to indicate Trump’s campaign cooperated with any Russian actors prior to the election — but could not clear Trump of possible obstruction
Continue readingTrump Uses Executive Privilege to Block Complete Mueller Report
DESPARDES News Monitor – Two US guided-missile destroyers passed through the South China Sea on Monday, again challenging Beijing’s claim to the Gaven and Johnson reefs. The USS Preble and
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DESPARDES News Monitor – The United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in response to a “number
Continue readingTrump Sends Strike Force to Middle East, Plans More Iran Sanctions
PKONWEB Report – The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington’s special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two
Continue reading‘Gap Narrowing’ in US-Taliban Talks over Afghanistan