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Russia has claimed that it didn't deploy the fighter jets that US Africa Command says it spotted heading to Libya.The US has rejected that denial and says that the jets are a sign of Moscow's longer-term goal of establishing a foothold on NATO's southern flank.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more…

A discarded mask is seen on the ground, as the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday,…

TUNIS (Reuters) - Russian military personnel flew MiG 29 and SU-24 fighter planes to a Libyan airbase escorted by other Russian fighter jets, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, detailing a deployment of air power that could have a big impact on Libya’s war. Moscow backs the eastern-based Libyan National…

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ship owners and insurers say it may be impossible for the maritime industry to fully comply with the Trump administration’s new guidelines on how to avoid sanctions penalties related to Iran, North Korea and Syria, raising the risk of disruptions in a sector already struggling with the…

Russian MiG-29 phtographed at Al-Jufra airbase in western Libya on May 20. DoD Photo. On Tuesday, the U.S. military released photos confirming earlier reports that Russia has dispatched eight warplanes to central Libya, apparently in a bid to support the Libyan National Army faction of General Khalifa Haftar—a move which…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh, as we look now to the spread of the coronavirus across the globe and how it’s threatening the health and safety of…

Casualties at the hands of jihadis during the first three weeks of Ramadan hit a grim milestone, exceeding 1,000 with 584 fatalities and 587 injuries, data compiled by Breitbart News shows. This report covers April 24, the first full day of the holy month, through May 14. On average, Islamic terrorists…

By Suleiman Al-KhalidiAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator Syriatel, in the latest twist in a tussle over assets and taxes that has uncovered a rift at the heart of the ruling…

Bamako (AFP) - Al-Qaeda and the Islamic state group have turned their guns on each other in the Sahel, according to experts, fracturing a period of cooperation that has held for years.The rival jihadist outfits have squared off in other theatres before, such as in Syria. But they have often…

Advancing the technology for preparing our food 1870: A woman at home uses the latest labor-saving gizmo to help pit cherries. Credit: Scientific American, Vol. XXII, No. 20 ; May 14, 1870 1970 Monkey War Resumes “The classic controversy about evolution has resumed once again in California. The State Board of…