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Sen Corker is requesting an open hearing w/ @SecPompeo on Thursday next week to testify about what happened w/ #Russia at #Helsinki2018 : "We'd like to talk about these things publicly"

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I don't recall any US leader, or any world leader for that matter, threatening from the #UNGA podium to totally destroy a member state

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The U.S. Has Accepted Only 11 Syrian Refugees This Year

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US official tells BBC nearly 1000 StateDept employees have signed dissent cable against #immigrationban : unprecedented

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Every Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee voted against #Tillerson

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar so tall they had to put a mic on his tie #DemsinPhilly

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#Kerry brings his dog along to final press briefing

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#Sanders : 'this is the real world: #Trump is a danger for the future of our country and must be defeated' #DNCinPHL

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Police standoff with protesters in front of station after shooting of black man in Brooklyn Center north of Minneapolis

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Michele #Obama : I want a president who knows issues can't be boiled down to 140 characters #DNCinPHL

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#SecKerry lights US Paris embassy in colours of French flag, display of solidarity over #Parisattacks

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Lots of empty seats on ⁦ @SecPompeo ⁩ trip to LatAm, despite lots of StateDept journos who want to cover his travels

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@JohnKerry has left the building...promises to keep rocking the boat

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Breaking: Brett McGurk, the president's envoy to the anti- #ISIS coalition, has resigned in protest at #Trump 's abrupt decision to w/draw US troops from #Syria . Seems he was as blindsided as everyone else, here's what he told me just last week

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Mother of Trayvon Martin: this isn't about being politically correct this is about saving our children #DemsinPhilly

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#IrmaHurricane is beginning to breath on the bay in Miami Beach

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ACLU website 'crashes' due to volume of donations

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A Muslim voice: Donald Trump have you even read the constitution? #DemsinPhilly

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Bill Clinton applauding the most powerful & passionate plug yet for his wife, by Michele Obama #DNCinPHL

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New US Sanctions 1/5:The US has imposed sanctions on hundreds of people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Three things jumped out at me: #RussiaUkraine

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First time a president has called for lifting the embargo on #Cuba in a #SOTU speech

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#Refugee facts: US is the largest refugee resettlement country in the world: it admits approximately 2/3 of all UN referrals every year

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8 years

US has just approved 110 daily commercial flights to #Cuba , although it's still illegal for Americans to go there as tourists

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2 years

I'm delighted and honoured to have won the Radio Academy gold award for Best News Coverage, together with my producer @sam_granville ! @BBCr4today #r4today #UKARIAS

The Radio Academy

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🎉The winners of Best News Coverage are: GOLD - George Floyd Killing: The Trial, @BBCr4today SILVER - The Slow Newscast, @tortoise BRONZE - I Walk With Women, @bauermedia #UKARIAS

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Danger is #NorthKorea may interpret #Trump 's #UNGA Rocket Man speech as sign #Trump wants war rather than that he wants to prevent it

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Sen McCain after I told him #Comey 'd been fired: I'm sorry b/c I have great respect for him, but Prez has that authority & I respect that

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New US Sanctions 3/5: The threat to “impose costs” on any country that backs the Kremlin’s annexation moves: very few would, but the idea is to isolate Russia on the world stage, and G7 allies are on board. #RussiaUkraine

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State Dept says less than 60,000 visas cancelled b/c of Immigration Exec Order, not 100,000 as per DOJ lawyer claim. Still a lot

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Gen Allen: under Clinton our Intl relations will not be reduced to a business transaction, we will not abandon our allies #DemsinPhilly

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In this Reuters photo John Bolton's notebook appears to say '5000 troops to Colombia' #Venezuela

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Obama: my Kansas ancestors began settling there about 200 years ago, don't know if they had birth certificates #demsinPhilly

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Selfie while out on a Singapore stroll, apparently #KimJongUn 's first #imagemakeover #TrumpKimSummit

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#Jalanjalan #guesswhwere ?

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#JimmyCarter 'surprisingly at ease' with discovery of spreading cancer: expresses gratitude for wonderful life, deep religious faith

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Protesters at the gate of #Gulen HQ, bringing #Turkish power struggles to rural Pennsylvania

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New US Sanctions 5/5: Initial rounds of sanctions haven’t hit Russia as hard as the administration predicted. Hence the focus on depriving Putin of what he needs to fight & fund the war. Trying to curb his oil and gas profits is next on the To Do list. #RussiaUkraine

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StateDept: US supports Senegal Nigeria military intervention in #Gambia 'to stabilize tense situation,' no US military assistance requested

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#freeAJStaff & the 200+ journos behind bars #journalismisnotacrime #freejournalism http://t.co/khehpV2bjB

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#StateDept set to publish first batch of emails from #Clinton private account, these on #Benghazi , but State says no smoking gun

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New US Sanctions 2/5: The targeting of the military industrial complex: 14 people were sanctioned including international suppliers. This continues efforts to cripple Russia’s ability to make weapons. #RussiaUkraine

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Michele #Obama uses the T word for Clinton: there's only one person I Trust to be president #DNCinPHL

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About a dozen Americans were at hotel during #Maliattacks , some of them mission personnel, all rescued: #StateDept

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Senator Graham furious about the no-show of the CIA chief at the #Pompeo /Mattis briefing on #Saudi & #Yemen : refuses to vote on spending bill until he hears directly from the CIA on #Khashoggi murder

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New US Sanctions 4/5: The targeting of financial officials, including the governor and deputy governor of the Central Bank: that’s because they’ve helped buffer Russia from the impact of sanctions so far. #RussiaUkraine

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#Trump tells Thanksgiving press pool that #SaudiArabia could trigger a global depression by increasing oil prices, which 'would happen very quickly if we lose that relationship.'

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#Kerry says #ISIS defeat in #Kobani is a 'big deal' b/c #ISIS saw victory there as a big deal: a symbolic & strategic objective

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#Sanders booed by delegates when tells them need to defeat #Trump & elect #Clinton - 'this is the real world we live in' #DNCinPHL

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Both houses of congress reject Obama veto of bill letting families of 9/11 victims sue #SaudiArabia , it's become law

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US condemns 'vicious terrorist attack' by suspected Jewish settlers that burned to death Palestinian toddler in #Douma , urges calm

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#ComeyTestimony says #Trump told the FBI Director he hadn't been involved with hookers in #Russia

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Civilians in the line of fire: Bombs & dramatic rescues - watch our report on #Idlib @zeynep_erdim @SharifMugh @alonfarago

UN calls for Idlib to be spared 'humanitarian nightmare'

Aid workers are warning that the latest government offensive in Syria could lead to one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the country’s long civil…

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Indiana delegation has message for Donald Trump #DemsinPhilly

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Former CIA chief Panetta gives fulsome backing to Clinton: she's 'smart, principled, tough, ready' #DemsinPhilly

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. @UNReliefChief says due to collapse of #Yemen health system another child will die of preventable disease before he finishes speaking

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Kerry tells BBC #Aleppo not a failure of US strategy: "U can’t make someone do something thru diplomacy they're not prepared to negotiate"

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#Refugee facts: Obama admin exceeded its 2016 goal for #Syria refugees; admitted 12,500, had plans to increase number w/o setting target

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8 months

""In this kind of a fight the center of gravity is the civilian population. And if you drive them into the arms of the enemy you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat."

COMBATE |🇵🇷

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8 months

Pentagon chief warns Israel of ‘strategic defeat’

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Putin has arrived in Damascus on a rare and unannounced visit to meet Bashar al Assad

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#UN formally puts #NorthKorea human rights record on the Security Council agenda, despite objections from #China & #Russia

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6 years

Lots of talk about US soldiers on the ground in #Syria & #Iraq : this is where they are and what they do

Syria war: On the front line with US troops fighting IS

Soldiers have been stationed at this base for a month - but already their future in the region is in doubt.

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7 years

On its own #ComeyTestimony paints troubling picture of #Trump , but not an impeachable one

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#Trump says always have to be prepared to walk when asked whether it was premature to hold #HanoiSummit on #NorthKorea denuclearization

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Obama: Hillary's got her share of critics but she's that woman in the arena and u've got to get in the arena with her #DemsinPhilly

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Without providing any evidence #ISIS claims Las Vegas gunman was one of its 'soldiers' who converted to Islam months ago #shooting

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5 years

. @SecPompeo hints that a #Palestinian state is not on the agenda

Trumplomacy: Where are things at with the Mideast peace plan?

What does the newly-elected right wing government mean for Trump's peace plan?

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StateDept confirms that all #Palestinian aid is under review after #Trump threatened to w/hold aid unless Pals agree to peace talks. This was one way to "shake things up a bit" said the StateDept spox

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Post Speech Sparring #DemsInPhilly

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#TheresaMay suggesting #British intel sharing cd be w/drawn from some ops w/ US if it reintroduces torture as a tactic to gain info

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The brother of jailed #Saudi activist #LoujainAlHathloul says she was offered freedom if she agreed to help lure female Saudi exiles back to the kingdom, but she refused

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US Defense Official: #Russia asked US to avoid #Syria airspace during its new anti #ISIS flights but US won't alter ops in any way

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Minneapolis faith leaders make clear who’s side they’re on: march to #GeorgeFloyd memorial

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#SecState Kerry thanks #Iran authorities for cooperation over sailors, says peaceful resolution testament to critical role of diplomacy

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#SecState Kerry says implementation of #Iran sanctions relief will take place soon, likely within the coming days

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#HurricaneIrma knocking over trees in Miami, this is outside our hotel

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For the first time #ISIS has confirmed the identities of the 3 men who carried out #Brusselsattacks : published photos, details

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#Refugee facts: since 20th Jan the US has admitted 2,108 refugees: 296 were from #Syria , 874 were Muslims

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Kaine to Bernie chants: we shd all feel the Bern & we shd all not want to get burned by the other guy #DemsinPhilly

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Emotional appeal for common sense gun policy from Orlando mum: 'the gun that murdered my son fires 30 rounds in one minute' #DemsinPhilly

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US Official: US carried out airstrike near Aleppo despite #Russia request that Americans clear #Syria skies for #Russian airstrikes

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Lavrov asks Tillerson why press are sent out just as he begins opening remarks. So far T hasn't spoken publicly

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My Take - Rex #Tillerson is the opposite of Donald Trump. Will he have any sway?

Rex Tillerson is the opposite of Donald Trump. Will he have any sway?

Can the outsider secretary of state find a way to wield power in a chaotic Washington?

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A giant billboard of #Trump and Ted Cruz kissing just went up 5 minutes from the #RNC2016 via @huffpostqueer

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#Iran has agreed to not enrich uranium over 3.67 percent for at least 15 years.

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#Comey will tell senate that #Trump asked him to 'get out' the information that the president wasn't being personally investigated

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#MSF says US bombing of #Kunduz hospital can't be brushed aside as a mistake, 'we are working on the presumption of a war crime'

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6 years

As reported, #trumpkimsummit doc is very general declaration, no concrete steps towards denuclearization or details about security guarantees. Let’s see what Trump says

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#Comey : my common sense told me the President was looking to get something for granting my request to stay in the job

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Reports that #Sudan comms cut off ahead of Saturday's protest against the coup

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My DMs are filled with reports from the ground saying calls and internet have been completely cut off. They’re plunging Sudan in darkness. Help. #SudanCoup #الردة_مستحيلة

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In written answer #Tillerson says he'll stand by #Trump #Pence promises to reverse Obama executive orders on #Cuba , promises full review

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In a call on #China & press freedom today, the #StateDept muted the line of a journalist who asked whether any regional allies had been in touch about revelations in the #BoltonBook

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Nimrod Novik, former Foreign Policy Advisor to Shimon Peres: "This David Friedman admin keeps empowering our Messianic, annexationist minority. If not stopped, Israel may face the existential threat of loosing its Jewish majority and democracy."

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StateDept confirms #Syria govt has released US citizen. Reported to be freelance photographer Kevin Dawes

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UN paints picture of hell in #Aleppo : 96 children dead, more than 200 injured; worse than a slaughter house says #UNSG BankiMoon

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US denies claim by #Iran general that $1.7 billion payment for military fund debt was ransom for US prisoners, even tho announced same time

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#Tillerson calls the UK poisoning an "egregious" act; appears that it "clearly came from #Russia " but doesn't know whether it did so with the govt's knowledge

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. @StateDeptSpox hints at fears of instability & chaos in #Ethiopia - warns Amn citizens not to expect an #Afghanistan -style evacuation, says they should make use of current available options to leave

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#Kerry held nearly 8 hours of #Irantalks with #Zarif overnight, last meeting ended around 6 am, still no deal

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