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Angry Filipinos march against burial with military honours of Ferdinand Marcos

Across the Philippines, thousands of people have protested against the burial with military honours of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was laid to rest last week, 27 years after his death. Marcos, who died in Hawaii in 1989, was eventually controversially buried in Manila’s Heroes’ Cemetery. He imposed martial law in 1972, governing […]

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International

Anti-Obama, pro-Trump comments got this woman called the “racist of the week,” and now she’s looking for a new job

An Alabama woman is looking for a new job after she reportedly made racist Facebook comments about President Barack Obama on her Facebook page. June Pridmore, the former senior vice president of loan operations at Regions Bank, lost her job after a Facebook page labeled her “racist of the week” after picking up a comment

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USA

Some fear Israel wildfires will singe Jewish-Arab ties in Haifa

HAIFA, Israel — Two days after a wave of wildfires spread throughout the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Haifa and forced tens of thousands to flee, residents returned to pick through the blackened debris of their homes while pondering what had started it all. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday had called the string of

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Middle East

Netanyahu thanks Abbas for Palestinian help against wildfires

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday thanked Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for helping Israel to fight wildfires that have been plaguing the country. Netanyahu called Abbas in the evening to express his thanks for the Palestinians sending 8 vehicles and 40 fire personnel to Israel, the prime minister’s office said.

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Middle East

Letters threatening genocide against Muslims and praising Trump sent to multiple California mosques

LOS ANGELES — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for increased police protection of local mosques after letters that threatened the genocide of Muslims and praised President-elect Donald Trump were sent to multiple California mosques this week. The letters were sent to the Islamic Center of Long Beach and the Islamic Center of Claremont,

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USA

Fidel’s Relationship With the U.S. Marked by Regrets

No foreign leader was more associated with conflict and confrontation with the United States than Fidel Castro. His legendary defiance and lengthy tirades against U.S. “imperialism” became an integral part of his lengthy reign in power. He made a political career by appealing to nationalism, wrapping himself in the Cuban flag and “hitting the Yanquis

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International, USA

Steven Seagal given Russian passport by Putin

Steven Seagal, the Michigan-born martial artist best known for producing and starring in dozens of action movies since his Hollywood debut in the late 1980s, was given a Russian passport Friday during a meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Putin personally presented the 64-year-old action star with his new passport during a ceremony

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trump supporters take aim at wealthy 86-year-old Democratic donor who they say is instigating civil unrest

Donald Trump supporters believe billionaire and prominent Democratic donor George Soros, 86, organized and funded protests around the country following Trump’s stunning Presidential victory. Now those Trump supporters have put Soros in their crosshairs. Soros’ Open Society Foundations has rejected claims it has played a role in instigating civil unrest. Earlier this week, it announced

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USA

What Does the Alt-Right Movement Want?

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. In recent months, far-right activists—which some have labeled the “alt-right”—have gone from being an obscure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. Long relegated to the cultural and political fringe, alt-right activists were among the most enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump. Earlier

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USA

Israel fires spread, worsen in West Bank as three seriously injured

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Wildfires in Israel, some of which are believed to have been caused by arson, have spread further, injuring at least three seriously and many others moderately. Authorities said Saturday three people were seriously injured as the blaze took hold over buildings in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank. Several others

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Middle East