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Trump says Iran is heading toward 'collapse,' hopes Tehran sorts out leadership

President Trump on Tuesday said Iran is in a "state of collapse" as he squeezes the Islamic republic by blockading its ports.

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Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam Berlin gallery in Beeple's new exhibit

Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after famous figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are roaming a Berlin gallery

South Korean court convicts of wife of ousted President Yoon on corruption charges

An appeals court has raised to four years the corruption sentence for the wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol

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Taking power in Mali might be a stretch but insurgents can force hand of weakened regime

Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliariesWhen al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier.Despite the tactical successes that earned them the fearful title of the “Ghost Army”, seizing swathes of territory and denying cities and the military of fuel and other essentials, the chances of Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) definitively defeating Mali’s military regime and the thousand or so Russian mercenaries hired to defend it looked poor. Continue reading...

Mexico's military captures top cartel leader in blow to Jalisco New Generation

The Mexican military has captured a top cartel leader in northwestern Mexico, dealing another blow to the country's most powerful criminal enterprise, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel