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  • Biden overturns Trump’s ban on transgender US troops

    Biden overturns Trump’s ban on transgender US troops

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    Femi Ajasa
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    US President Joe Biden on Monday overturned Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel serving in the military, saying “all Americans” qualified to serve should be able to do so. Biden’s new policy was set in an executive order signed at the White House. “Simply put, transgender service members will no longer be subject to the…

  • JUST IN: Iraqi parliament passes resolution to expel US troops

    JUST IN: Iraqi parliament passes resolution to expel US troops

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Iraqi parliament voted on Sunday to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers voted for a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 troops in Iraq. The resolution specifically calls for ending a 2014 agreement that allowed Washington to send troops to Iraq to…