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Trump threatens to cut aid to Palestinians for ‘disrespecting’ Pence

ROTFLMAO! “Respect has to be shown to the US or we’re just not going any further.” Disrespecting Haiti, West Africa, Mexico, Central America does not count?

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Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, saying that Palestinians had “disrespected” Vice-President Mike Pence on his visit to the region.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, Trump told reporters: “Respect has to be shown to the US or we’re just not going any further.”

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Oldest known human fossil outside Africa discovered in Israel

Fortunately, there were no “borders” or walls to separate people then. Humans just migrated, as they ought to be able to do today.

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Human ancestors left Africa far earlier than previously thought, discovery of prehistoric jawbone and tools suggest

A prehistoric jawbone discovered in a cave in Israel has prompted scientists to rethink theories of how the earliest human pioneers came to populate the planet, suggesting that our ancestors left Africa far earlier than previously thought.

The fossil, dated to nearly 200,000 years ago, is almost twice as old as any previous Homo sapiens remains discovered outside Africa, where our species is thought to have originated.

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‘No kneeling, no criminals’: Vince McMahon announces return of XFL for 2020

Trumpmania racism unchained!

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  • WWE head announces revival of controversial league for 2020
  • McMahon promises faster games and no kneeling players
  • First iteration of XFL ceased operations after one season

Professional wrestling magnate Vince McMahon is resurrecting the XFL, his ill-fated professional football league that ceased operations after only one season in 2001.

McMahon, the chairman and chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, announced on Thursday that he is bringing back the much-maligned league. It was first conceived as an out-of-season competitor to the NFL nearly two decades ago.

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Turkey’s offensive in Syria: Why a muted response from the US and Russia?

What’s one more genocide? We looked the other way for the Armenians, the Jews, Cambodians, Gazans, and Rwanda… what’s one more atrocity? STOP ALREADY!

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The US and Russian response to Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria has been understated. The International Crisis Group’s Joost Hiltermann explains to DW why the global powers have refrained from speaking out.

Padmaavat row: Hindu groups rally ahead of India’s Bollywood epic release

Calling them Hindu groups is a disservice to believers and gives aid and comfort who use hate and delusion as a means to gain and hold power over people!

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Supporters of fringe Hindu groups have rampaged through several Indian cities against the release of the controversial film about a legendary Hindu queen. India’s Supreme Court has refused to allow bans on the movie.

‘We might start an operation in Syria’s Manbij,’ says Turkish FM

Genocide 2.0 and no one is saying STOP!

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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said that Turkey’s ongoing military operation against Kurds in northern Syria could be expanded to the neighbouring Manbij region and even east of the Euphrates river. “This operation is targeting Afrin region. But the threat is also coming from Manbij”, Cavusoglu told FRANCE 24. “For now, Afrin is the target. But in the future, we might also start an operation in Manbij and also in the eastern part of the Euphrates.”