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New footage shows Saudi hit squad entering consulate in Istanbul
on: by Fernil News
New footage emerged Wednesday showing the 15-member Saudi hit squad entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on the day Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. The footage, published by Anadolu Agency, showed several Saudis entering the perimeters of the consulate
Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica
on: by Fernil News
The attorney general for Washington, D.C. said on Wednesday the nation’s capital city had sued Facebook over the scandal that broke earlier this year involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of data from the social media giant. “Facebook failed to protect the privacy
US imposes fresh sanctions on Russian intelligence
on: by Fernil News
The United States imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, including on several intelligence operatives for allegedly meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, but said it would lift sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The U.S. Treasury said
Iran’s Rouhani arrives in Turkey to meet Erdogan
on: by Fernil News
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday evening to meet with his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan and Rouhani will chair the Fifth High Council for Strategic Affairs, at which the two countries are expected to increase bilateral trade
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly ratifies migrant pact
on: by Fernil News
The U.N. General Assembly has endorsed a sweeping accord to ensure safe and orderly migration over opposition from five countries, including the United States and Hungary. The Global Compact for Migration is the first international document dealing with the issue, though
on: by Fernil News
US presidents tend to receive their fair share of honours, but Donald Trump may want to ignore his latest one. A newly discovered amphibian that buries its head in the sand has been named after him, apparently in response to his
Black female politicians, journalists disproportionately targeted, abused on Twitter
on: by Fernil News
Women were subjected to 1.1 million abusive or threatening messages on Twitter throughout last year, with black politicians and journalists receiving online abuse related to gender, race and sexuality much more often and at higher rates than their white counterparts, research
Thousands of people died on migratory routes in 2018, report says
on: by Fernil News
A total of 4,476 people lost their lives on migratory routes across the world in 2018, a U.N. agency said yesterday. In a report published on International Migrants Day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said hundreds of thousands of people,