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Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
East Syria Car Bomb Kills at Least 18	0 [1740]
Report: Turkey Police Detain 2 Britons over 'Terror Propaganda'	5 09:57 Skidmark [1752]
Seven Suspected Qaida Fighters Killed in Yemen Drone Strike	0 [1743]
Columbus man sentenced to 6-plus years for attempt to support Islamic State	2 15:01 DooDahMan [1755]
Palestinian killed as Gaza protests against Israel enter 4th month	2 07:41 AlanC [1743]
Yemeni forces launch ballistic missile at industrial target in Saudi Arabia	2 13:07 Fat Bob Gleager4645 [1736]
Gazan killed, scores injured in Israeli shooting of protesters	0 [1745]
Armed group in Libya kidnaps three Filipinos and one Korean	0 [1745]
Saudi air force intercepts Houthi-launched missile targeting Jazan	0 [1745]
Netherlands expels two Iranian embassy staff	0 [1749]
Yemeni army takes full control of al-Tahita directorate south of Hodeidah	0 [1739]
ISIS shadow judge, commander among 25 killed in Nangarhar operations	0 [1751]
Afghan SOF reacts as irresponsible armed men attempt to attack Faryab airbase	2 09:58 Skidmark [1745]
19 militants killed, 8 wounded in Farah airstrikes: Zafar Corps	0 [1745]
IDF attacks military post in Syria after errant mortar fired toward Israel	0 [1761]
CTD tracks down four ‘TTP militants’	0 [1747]
Syrian Army raises flag over strategic Jordanian crossing for first time in 3 years	0 [1750]
Syrian Army reinforces northern Latakia amid reports of imminent jihadist offensive	0 [1759]
Saudi-backed forces attempt to advance in eastern Sanaa	0 [1742]
Russia’s Hmeymim Airbase comes under heavy attack again	0 [1743]
Iraq arrests Islamic States arms transporter for Anbar	0 [1741]
Baghdad bomb and bullet bulletin: 3 kabooms net 6 victims	0 [1749]
Two people wounded in bomb blast in Salahuddin: Source	0 [1749]
7 people killed by IS on way from wedding ceremony, south of Diyala	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
Number of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem drops to 3-year low	6 17:23 Raj [1765]
Italy's closure of ports to worsen refugee crisis: MSF	1 04:43 Bright Pebbles [1742]
Irresponsible armed individuals not to be tolerated, says President Ghani	0 [1734]
Iran prompts China anger over threat to block Strait of Hormuz oil exports	7 08:14 Frank G [1738]
Vienna meet on nuclear deal supports Iran’s continued oil, gas exports	1 10:06 Clurong Peacock9529 [1735]
Ten months on, the babies of Rohingya rape survivors arrive	3 18:09 Fat Bob Gleager4645 [1764]
PML-N workers protest court verdict against Nawaz, Maryam	0 [1748]
Russia refutes reports that Iran’s pullout from Syria will top Putin-Trump talks	0 [1746]
No trace of nerve agents found at Douma site: interim OPCW report	0 [1751]
Emir praises ‘very very strong’ Franco-Qatari relationship	0 [1741]
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail	1 13:41 M. Murcek [1764]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Proposed ‘buddy dive' plan to rescue boys trapped in Thai cave could launch this weekend	0 [1744]
Judge Orders Chinese Wind-Turbine Maker To Pay $59 Million For Stealing Trade Secrets	1 09:07 Procopius2k [1737]
ICE seizes $43M of counterfeit designer goods imported to Laredo, Texas, from China	5 22:08 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1758]
Man Who Called for the Genocide of White South Africans Goes Unpunished	5 12:28 charger [1744]
'Cradle of Civilization' - Nigerian healer killed in 'bullet-proof' charm test	4 13:46 European Conservative [1763]
US Secretary of State Pompeo in Pyongyang for nuclear talks	2 20:04 Sock Puppet of Doom [1775]
US sanctions three top Nicaraguan officials over violence, corruption	1 11:22 Procopius2k [1744]
Europeans leaders worry Trump wants to fulfill promise to bring American troops home	10 12:36 Skidmark [1754]
China's military reforms to 'WIN A WAR' and overtake the US revealed in leaked memo	3 04:45 Bright Pebbles [1739]
Hundreds of never-before-seen nuclear blast videos show terrifying explosions in the ocean and Nevada desert	7 16:55 Besoeker [1766]
Page 4: Opinion
Tackling 'epistemicide' - the murder of knowledge	12 17:27 Raj [1777]
Now Monty Python Is Racist or Something	13 20:38 DooDahMan [1777]
Could HPV Vaccine Treat Skin Cancer?	7 14:14 CrazyFool [1756]
California GOP congressional candidate runs as open Holocaust denier	9 12:27 charger [1748]
Rush Limbaugh: Ignore the Media Crap, We're Winning on Immigration	0 [1746]
Here's Why Hillary Is Running Again in 2020	21 22:07 CrazyFool [1772]
This Week in Guns, July 7th, 2018	7 17:39 Whiskey Mike [1768]
Shirazi religious channels, hijacking the Shiite sphere	0 [1766]
Has the Khomeini Republic’s final hour come?	1 07:49 Frank G [1738]
China's Found the Perfect Patsy to Tackle U.S. Chipmakers	4 14:06 Zhang Fei [1742]
Page 6: Politix
Devin Nunes Refers Clinton Confident Sidney Blumenthal for Testimony in Russia Probe	4 13:45 M. Murcek [1737]
Fauxcahontas Commands Trump: EPA Administrator Must Believe in Climate Change	13 18:12 magpie [1783]
Rees-Mogg says May's deal 'worse' than 'no deal' Brexit	0 [1742]

    
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Thu 2018-07-05
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Wed 2018-07-04
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Mon 2018-07-02
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Sun 2018-07-01
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Sat 2018-06-30
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Fri 2018-06-29
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Thu 2018-06-28
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Wed 2018-06-27
Anthony Kennedy retiring from Supreme Court

Tue 2018-06-26
SCOTUS upholds Trump travel ban

Mon 2018-06-25
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Sun 2018-06-24
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Sat 2018-06-23
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