Footage on Iranian state TV showed the replica being struck as part of an exercise Iran called “Great Prophet 14.”
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China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information.
As coronavirus ruined the US economy, these companies reaped ‘dramatic profits,’ study says
A study found that 17 of the top 25 most profitable U.S. corporations are expected to make almost $85 billion more in 2020 in than in previous years.
Spying, election hacks, assassinations: British report details scale of Russian subversion campaigns
Britain publishes a long-delayed report into Russian meddling allegations over Brexit, general election and Scottish independence votes.
US, Canada, UK accuse Russia of hacking COVID-19 vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Statue of BLM protester replaces toppled figure of 17th-century English slave trader
A statue of a Black Lives Matter protester was placed atop a pedestal in the city of Bristol, England.
China sanctions US lawmakers, including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, over Xinjiang
Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were among those sanctioned by China, days after the U.S. sanctioned China over alleged rights abuses.
Reparations bill gets new attention amid BLM. Could other nations provide a blueprint?
Reparations for historical crimes and injustices such as slavery and genocide have been made in other countries. Will the USA join the list?
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon found dead, left note saying ‘sorry to all people’
More details emerge about the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, whose body was found late Thursday in wooded hills near South Korea’s capital.
‘I’m leaving, and I’m just not coming back’: Fed up with racism, Black Americans head overseas
Saying they feel cornered and powerless in the face of persistent racial and economic struggles in the USA, some Black Americans decide to settle abroad.