Powerful Iraqi cleric orders supporters to leave Green Zone

Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to disavow his people unless they withdrew, after deadly clashes An influential Iraqi politician, whose supporters were engaged in deadly clashes with his political opponents this week, ordered his activists to leave Baghdad’s Green Zone on Tuesday.

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UK to offer up fresh weapons to Ukraine

Long-range artillery and shore-to-ship missiles will be provided as part of Britain’s new multi-billion-pound aid package The UK will provide Ukraine with long-range artillery, shore-to-ship missiles and unmanned drones, Downing Street revealed on Thursday, following a phone conversation between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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'I couldn't comprehend why we were there': how Americans hated the Vietnam War and forgot about it

In contrast to modern conflicts, the Vietnam War attracted the wrath of the political left as it campaigned vehemently against it, even attacking veterans. On Vietnam War Veterans Day, almost half a century after the last US troops left the country, RT tries to understand – what was it about this particular war that struck…

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