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CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal ‘height of folly’

The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “disastrous” and “the height of folly”. In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary of Russia’s promises, blaming Moscow for much of the suffering in Syria. In his campaign, Mr […]

Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’

US President Barack Obama has said Congress made a “mistake” by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks. He said the bill would set a “dangerous precedent” for individuals around the world to sue the US government. Wednesday’s vote was the first time […]

Picture of a dead Osama bin Laden?

This is the alleged picture of assassinated terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. On Monday AFP reported that the White House was undecided on whether to release photographs of bin Laden’s corpse to prove he was truly dead.