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Op-Ed

Do Iranian 'Threats' Signal Organized U.S.-Israel Subterfuge? By Gareth Porter
	There's credible evidence that Israel could be playing a key role in this subterfuge. - Continue

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WikiLeaks cable, makes a strong case against claims that Tehran arming the Houthis By Dave DeCamp
	Judge ruled on Monday against Trump's lawsuit to stop a subpoena for his tax records by House Democrats. - Continue

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The Trump Administration Panicked Over Nothing By Daniel Larison
	"Do they think that we are stupid?" asked the NATO official. - Continue

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UK Dirty Ops on Iran? By Finian Cunningham
	The deployment of British commandoes in "top secret" missions at this crucial juncture raises perplexing questions. - Continue

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Israel's War Criminals In Their Own Words By Philip Giraldi
	Shooting unarmed Palestinian demonstrators "preserves Israeli values". - Continue

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How to Survive the Journey Ahead: A Graduation Message for a Terrifying Age By John W. Whitehead
	Those coming of age today will face some of the greatest obstacles ever encountered by young people. - Continue

HARD NEWS

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian government-jihadist clashes kill 23: monitor

Hundreds of U.S. lawmakers tell Trump that the United States should remain in Syria

Newly Revealed Documents Show Syrian Chemical "Attacks Were Staged": 35 deaths that were originally attributed to these staged chlorine events cannot be explained and it cannot be ruled out that these people were murdered as part of the staging effort.

11 IS militants killed in operation in central Iraq

6 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa

Yemeni Forces Down Saudi Drone, Carry out Attack on Arms Depot in Najran Airport

Saudi Arabia alleges, intercepts 2 Houthi missiles heading to Mecca, Jeddah

FM Denies Saudi Allegations that Yemeni Army Targets Holy Places in Saudi Arabia

Iranian nation will not bow to bullies: Rouhani

Trump downplays Iranian "threat" to US interests: "We have no indication that anything's happened or will happen," he told reporters at the White House, adding: "We have no indication that they will."

War criminal: Senator Lindsey Graham clashes with lawmakers over intelligence reports on Iran: Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican, said he received his own briefing Monday from National Security Advisor John Bolton

All The Times John Bolton Called For War With Iran: Bolton makes it quite clear that "only military action" could accomplish what is required to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Media Setting Up Iran as New 'Threat' That Must Be Confronted

Gaza boy killed by explosive grenade fired at his face

Head of Reporters Without Borders says Israel shot journalists intentionally

Watch: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians under army protection

Inhumane Illegal Treatment Widespread in Israel Prisons: Report

AFRICA

264 people killed in Africa from 70 terror attacks in last two weeks of April

ASIA

12 militants killed in Afghanistan

5,000 terrorists amassed in Afghanistan close to CIS border - Russian FSB chief: Terrorist cells are now infiltrating into former Soviet countries where they are forming ties with organized crime

China's coastguard 'can expect military treatment' in South China Sea: U.S. admiral issues warning as Beijing sends more non-naval vessels into troubled waters to asset claims

China could play rare earths card in US clash

China rare earth firms' stocks soar on trade war speculation

Huawei founder says clash with the US was 'inevitable'

EUROPE

USAF Paints F-16 Jet With Russian Color Scheme For 'Training Purposes'

UK: May to ask lawmakers to vote on a second Brexit referendum

GLOBE

Ron Paul: Fair Trial? US Steals Assange's Legal Papers:The treacherous government of Ecuador has opened Julian Assange's private quarters at its UK embassy up to US investigators, who have seized Assange's legal defense documents.

Global sea levels could rise far more than predicted: Researchers say two-metre sea level rise is possible if global temperatures warm by five degrees Celsius by 2100.

Bayer faces thousands of Roundup-cancer cases after $2 billion verdict

Monsanto Spied On GMO Opponents in 7 EU Countries

Facebook helps phone companies gather user data, including their 'creditworthiness' - report

NASA's Plans Lunar Outpost:The plan calls for, an outpost that will orbit the Moon and serve as a spaceport for missions to the surface.

AMERICAS

Years of US sanctions have cost Venezuelan economy $130 billion - official

Venezuela to ditch Visa & Mastercard by early 2020 : Venezuela will develop an independent national payment system to get rid of international giants Visa and Mastercard in response to US sanctions

US to Triple Import of Russian Oil Amid Sanctions Against Venezuela - Report

Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention: The United Nations special rapporteur on torture, said that solitary confinement should be banned and that isolation for more than 15 days constitutes "inhuman and degrading treatment.

AG Barr to Congress: the President's NOT your "errand boy"

Trump's Accounting Firm Forced to Hand Over Records to Congress

Deutsche Bank Has Rolled on Donald Trump

Ford to cut 7,000 jobs by August, including 900 this week

Police escort workers out of closed plant in Central Pennsylvania

Video: Mass layoffs hit Illinois Fiat Chrysler plant

Union Pacific announces layoff of up to 195 employees at Hinkle

28 Stores Closing, Nearly 1,000 More Layoffs In NJ

Four in 10 Americans Embrace Some Form of Socialism

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Tom Feeley