Troy Parrott: Tottenham youngster set to earn first Republic of Ireland senior cap in New Zealand friendly

The 17-year-old will be handed his maiden start at the Aviva Stadium, in a side which will will also include Shamrock Rovers midfielder Jack Byrne and Celtic full-back Lee O’Connor. McCarthy said: “Lee O’Connor will play, the younger lads will play. Troy Parrott will start, Jack Byrne will start.” It is Parrott, who has scored […]

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Let Yemenis Live

On May 2, 2017, before becoming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as Minister of Defense, spoke about the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen, a war he orchestrated since March of 2015. “A long war is in our interest,” he said, explaining that the Houthi rebels would eventually run out of cash, lack external […]

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6 Killed And 100 Injured In Latest Security Forces Crackdown In Baghdad Protests

Anti-government protesters set fire and close streets during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday. Iraqi security forces launched an aggressive crackdown on anti-government demonstrators on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 100 others in central Baghdad. Government authorities used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters and […]

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Proposal by France's Macron to Ban "Fake News" Denounced as Recipe for Disaster

Following a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for the government to be given sweeping powers to block online content deemed “fake news” during national elections, critics caution that such a move would put the country on a slippery slope towards authoritarian-style censorship that would ultimately do more harm than good. “From the start,” warned journalist […]

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41 Hearts Beating in Guantanamo

January 11, 2018, marked the 16th year that Guantanamo prison has exclusively imprisoned Muslim men, subjecting many of them to torture and arbitrary detention. In Washington, D.C., about thirty people have gathered this week as part of Witness Against Torture, for a weeklong fast aimed at closing Guantanamo and abolishing torture forever. Four days ago, […]

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