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Yemeni forces take areas in eastern Jawf, uncover Daesh prisons A group of children play football against a backdrop of destroyed houses in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.
Yemeni army and popular committees have purged areas in eastern al-Jawf Province of Takfiri militants and uncovered homes-turned-prisons that were run by the Daesh terrorist group.
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Libyan government forces down rebel cargo plane near Tripoli Libyan policemen gather as they check a car on a street, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Misrata, Libya, on March 30, 2020. (File photo by Reuters)
Libyan government forces have shot down a cargo plane operated by rebel forces near the capital,... |
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More than 30 countries helped Iran fight coronavirus: Foreign Ministry This picture taken on March 4, 2020 shows medics at Amin Hospital in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, which has been assigned to receive coronavirus-related cases.
Irans Foreign Ministry says more than 30 countries as well as a number of international organizations have provided it with assistance... |
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Scotland chief medical officer ignores her own warnings against unjustified travels An image of an empty street in Edinburgh, Scotland amid the coronavirus pandemic (Photo via BBC)
Catherine Calderwood, Scotlands chief medical officer, having faced intense criticism for breaking her own rules to twice visit her second home during the coronavirus outbreak, has been obliged to quit... |
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Fight erupts at White House over drug Trump suggests for COVID-19 US President Donald Trump, pictured with members of the coronavirus Task Force at the White House (File photo)
A fierce fight broke out at the White House over the weekend about the use of Hydroxychloroquine President Donald Trump has touted as a treatment for COVID-19.
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Trump: US expresses well wishes to Britains Boris Johnson after covid-19 hospitalization Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) greets US President Donald Trump upon arrival for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 5) expressed well wishes to Britains Boris Johnson who was admitted... |
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Trump voices hope for leveling-off of coronavirus in US hot spots Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, US President Donald Trump and Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx leave the unscheduled briefing after a Coronavirus Task Force meeting at the White House on April 5, 2020, in Washington,... |
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China leading fight against COVID-19, aiding world countries: Iran FM spokesperson Image shows a symbolic display of the Chinese and Iranian flag on Tehrans iconic Azadi Tower as both countries face off with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson has lauded Chinas role in the international struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic and its efforts assisting other... |
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Trump backs second task force on reopening economy amid pandemic US President Donald Trump looks on during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 3, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind the formation of a second coronavirus task force designated... |
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Israel keeps 200 Palestinian children in prisons in inhumane conditions: Palestinian commission Israeli forces take a Palestinian minor into custody in the West Bank. [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission says nearly 200 Palestinian children are kept behind bars in Israeli prisons in inhumane conditions, undergoing "very rough interrogation... |
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British army recruits can barely read and write The British army finds it increasingly difficult to attract high-quality young Britons
The recruitment crisis in the British army has reached another bizarre milestone with the revelation that commanders are enlisting recruits with the reading age of a five to seven-year-old.
The Sun newspaper is reporting... |
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Fierce gun battles leave a dozen dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir Policemen wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus guard a street in Srinagar on March 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least three Indian troops and nine pro-independence fighters have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Indian army spokesman... |
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Iran rallies to produce crucial supplies as US retains sanctions despite coronavirus Irans Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami tours a factory producing sanitizers and protective gear. (Photo by Tasnim)
Iran will increase the production of protective masks for coronavirus relief to 4 million per day by the end of this month, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani says.
Prior... |
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Colombian coal mine blast results in multiple fatalities This photo grabbed from a video shows Colombian firefighters taking an injured miner out of the coal mine.
Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department.
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Man in Russia kills 5 for "talking loudly" under his windows A person wearing protective mask sits in a Moscow subway train on April 3, 2020, amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by AFP)
A man in central Russia has shot and killed five people for talking noisily at night under his windows, investigators said Sunday.
The shootings took... |
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Saudi Arabia, UAE expand lockdowns as coronavirus cases rise Men wearing surgical masks as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus speak at a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam, Saudi Arabia May 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have adopted fresh measures to tackle the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic amid an uptick in the... |
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France probing terror knife rampage in southeastern town A picture taken on April 4, 2020 shows the center of Romans-sur-Isere Town, after a man attacked several people with a knife, killing two and injuring five before being arrested. (By AFP)
French authorities have launched an investigation into a knife rampage in a town in southeastern France that killed... |
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US attorney opposes release of inmates amid COVID-19 pandemic File photo of a Washington, DC jail
A US attorney has officially opposed release of prisoners amid the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that "violent criminals" should not be set free.
The attorney for Washington, DC, Timothy Shea, expressed the opposition Saturday in response to an emergency motion filed... |
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Trump warns of a lot of death from coronavirus, blaming media-induced public panic US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on April 4, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has warned there will be "a lot of death" in the weeks ahead over the coronavirus outbreak while blasting local... |
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Trump decapitating US intelligence leadership in national crisis, says top Democrat Chairman of US House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff (File photo)
US President Donald Trump is "decapitating" the US intelligence forces amid the coronavirus outbreak that is causing a "national crisis," says a top Democrat.
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff told MSNBC Saturday... |
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Number of US sailors infected with Covid-19 on aircraft carrier rises to 155: Navy File photo of USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier
The number of American sailors tested positive so far for the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has surged 13 percent to 155 within the past 24 hours, the US Navy has confirmed amid the sacking of the warships captain for... |
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US war on coronavirus may end up the most expensive in history: Former CIA intel officer Paramedics wearing personal protective equipment take a patient to the ambulance amid the coronavirus outbreak in Boston, Massachusetts, April 3, 2020. (Reuters photo)
A former American counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer at the CIA has said that Washingtons "war on the novel... |
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First confirmed case of COVID-19 on the occupied Malvinas Islands The sprawling tri-service military complex at Mount Pleasant is where the bulk of the UKs offensive military capability on the occupied Malvinas Islands is concentrated
After days of speculation the first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has been confirmed on the occupied Malvinas... |
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India coronavirus lockdown threatens millions with extreme hardship People queue to get free food at a government school during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on April 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Munawar ZamanPress TV, New Delhi
Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, millions of... |
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Politics aside, US relies on China supplies to fight virus: AFP Workers make face masks to satisfy increased demand during Chinas COVID-19 outbreak at a factory in Nanjing, China, in February 2020 (AFP Photo)
US politicians have voiced fury over Beijings handling of the coronavirus crisis but they face a harsh truth -- the United States desperately needs Chinas... |
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Keir Starmer replaces Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader Keir Starmer (R), seen here bowing before Prince Charles, is fully trusted by the British establishment
As widely expected Keir Starmer has been elected to the leadership of the Labour Party and will replace outgoing leader, Jeremy Corbyn, with immediate effect.
Starmer, who is 57, won on the first... |
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NATO says plans to expand mission in Iraq NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (Photo by AFP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance has decided to expand its mission in Iraq by training personnel for the Iraqi army and security forces.
Stoltenberg made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference after... |
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Saudi rocket attack kills entire Yemeni family in Saada Dust rises from the site of a Saudi air strike in Sanaa, Yemen March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Saudi Arabia has conducted a rocket attack on a border district in Yemens northwestern Saada Province, killing all members of a family.
The al-Masirah television network reported that the family... |
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Iran to start building 6,000-ton destroyer, able to produce nuclear submarines: Defense Ministry File photo shows Irans Jamaran-2 guided missile destroyer docked during its inauguration in the port city of Anzali, Iran, March 17, 2013. (Photo by ISNA)
Irans Defense Ministry says that the country is planning to start the construction of a 6,000-ton destroyer this year and that it has the ability... |
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Turkey restricts youths, shuts borders to fight coronavirus Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo by AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country has imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 as part of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavius.
Erdogan made the announcement in a news conference on Friday,... |
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