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• Journalists & politicians from Morales’ party threatened with sedition arrests as Bolivia purges socialist elements 18. November 2019
  The interim government of Bolivia has tasked a special prosecutor with rooting out “subversives” in former President Evo Morales’ party, and dissident journalists have also been threatened with arrest, local media reports. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Boom! Retired! UFC welterweight star Ben Askren announces his retirement from MMA 18. November 2019
  Former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight world champion Ben Askren has announced his retirement from MMA following his latest stint in the UFC. Read Full Article at RT.com
• US now considers Israeli settlements consistent with international law – Pompeo 18. November 2019
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a U-turn in policy toward Israeli settlements in the West Bank, declaring Washington no longer sees them as inconsistent with international law. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Are we the baddies? NBC chief foreign correspondent tweets amazement to find US foreign policy not always great 18. November 2019
  Hearing that the Americans “have become the bad guys” on the world stage was a “gut punch” to NBC News reporter Richard Engel, but Twitter quickly set the astonished journalist straight with some history and facts. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Concessions first, meeting later: N. Korea says will not ‘gift’ another summit to Trump 18. November 2019
  Pyongyang has made it clear that it will not agree to another high-level meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-un and the US President Donald Trump unless Washington changes its “hostile” policies towards the Asian nation. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Iran says ‘decisive’ action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country 18. November 2019
  Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned it will quell public disturbances “decisively” if the riots that gripped the country following fuel price hikes continue. Read Full Article at RT.com
• ‘Censored because they gave me platform’: Ecuador’s ex-leader Correa slams sudden move to cut off RT Spanish in his country 18. November 2019
  Former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa believes his country’s national broadcaster suddenly cut its distribution of RT Spanish simply because the channel gave him a platform to air views critical of Lenin Moreno’s government. Read Full Article at RT.com
• ‘It’s not a psychological issue, this is facing reality’: Brian Orser on Medvedeva’s losses to quad-jumping skaters (VIDEO) 18. November 2019
  Renowned Canadian figure skating specialist Brian Orser, who has been coaching the two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva, said that losing to young, quad-jumping skaters is a reality she needs to face. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Russians donate €1 MILLION in less than 24 hours in a bid to save Venice, as the city recovers from 3rd wave in a week 18. November 2019
  When Italy asked the world to help restore Venice after the worst flood in decades, some Russians didn’t waste time – donating one million euros in less than a day, the Italian ambassador to Russia has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Three people reported killed in shooting at Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma 18. November 2019
  At least three people have been shot and killed at a Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma, according to police. The person who opened fire at the store is reportedly among the dead. Read Full Article at RT.com