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India approves plan to buy US naval helicopters The undated photo shows a helicopter manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Indias cabinet has approved a plan to buy US naval helicopters, a government source said on Wednesday, without giving details.
Media reports earlier said India was likely to give final approval to a $2.6 billion deal for Lockheed... |
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Iran confirms first cases of coronavirus for two old men File photo shows a digital thermometer used by Iranian health staff to control the temperature of people suspected of having coronavirus.
Iranian health authorities have confirmed the first cases of coronavirus in the country although they insist a final professional opinion would come after further... |
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Attorney General Barr considering quitting over Trump tweets: Source US Attorney General William Barr (AFP photo)
US Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Turkeys Erdogan threatens imminent Syria operation, sparks Russian warning Syrians look at Turkish troops in the town of Turmanin in Syrias Idlib Province on February 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Turkey has threatened to launch an "imminent" operation in Syrias Idlib Province if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Ankaras military positions, sparking a warning from Russia.
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US Senator Sanders calls Saudi Arabias rulers murderous thugs US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at University of Nevada February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images)
US Senator Bernie Sanders, the leading Democratic presidential candidate, has condemned Saudi Arabias regime during a town hall... |
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2020 will be the year of Yemeni air defense systems that will change battle course: Top cmdr. Spokesman for Yemens Air Force, Major General Abdullah al-Jafri (file photo)
A high-ranking Yemeni military official has praised the recent interception and targeting of a Tornado multirole combat aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force in the countrys northern al-Jawf province, stressing that 2020... |
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China coronavirus fatalities pass 2,000 as infection cases decline This photo, taken on February 17, 2020, shows a member of the medical staff (L) checking the body temperature of a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19, at an exhibition center converted into a hospital, in Wuhan, China. (By AFP)
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Australian MPs have no doubt Assange held as political prisoner In this file photo, taken on May 1, 2019, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen gesturing from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London, after having been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. (By AFP)
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Zarif meeting with US senator part of Iran general diplomacy: Foreign Ministry Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (Photo by AP)
Irans Foreign Ministry has said that a recent meeting between Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and an American senator in Munich took place within the framework of Irans "general diplomacy."
The ministrys spokesman Abbas Mousavi posted a tweet... |
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Pakistani Senate adopts resolution against Trumps Palestine plot Activists of Palestine Foundation of Pakistan shout anti-US and -Israeli slogans during a protest against a US-devised Middle East plan, in Karachi on January 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Upper House of the Pakistani Parliament - the Senate - has unanimously adopted a resolution against a US-devised... |
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Trump criticized for granting clemency to convicted criminals From left to right, Michael Milken, Bernard Kerik and Rod Blagojevich (File photo)
US President Donald Trump has come under fire for granting clemency to Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, convicted in 2011 by a federal jury in Chicago on 17 counts.
The ex-Illinois governor was convicted of trying to sell... |
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US assassination of Soleimani breached international norms: UN rapporteur Irans Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant General and commander of the Quds Force Qassem Soleimani speaks during a televised interview in Tehran on October 1, 2019. (file photo)
A United Nations (UN) special rapporteur says the US assassination of Irans top anti-terror commander Lieutenant... |
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Warren calls Bloomberg egomaniac billionaire after he qualifies for next debate Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg speaks during the "Mike for Black America Launch Celebration" at the Buffalo Soldier National Museum in Houston, Texas, on February 13, 2020. (AFP photo)
US Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is... |
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Mid-air plane collision kills four in Australia imahge1This picture shows twisted metal and chunks of fuselage after a mid-air collision, in a field at a rural area north of Melbourne, Australia, February 19, 2020. (Via local media)
Four people were killed in a mid-air collision between two light planes in Australia on Wednesday, scattering debris... |
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Indias top court orders equal roles for women in army National Cadet Corps women practice during a rehearsal for Republic Day, in Kolkata, India. (File photo)
Indias top court has ruled that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the governments stance that male soldiers were not ready to accept orders from female officers as "disturbing."
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Moscow hosts 9th Valdai Middle East conference The focus of this years Valadi Middle East Conference is the regional architecture and scenarios of what the 2020 will bring to the region, including unexpected change of power in Algeria and Sudan, protests in Lebanon and Iraq, the sensational election results in Tunisia, and the endless electoral... |
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Iranian Parliament speaker wraps up Lebanon visit Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference at the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on February 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani finalized a two-day visit to Beirut where he met with senior Lebanese officials.
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for some 700 people over Gulen ties Turkish soldiers stand guard outside a courtroom at the Silivri Prison and Courthouse complex in Silivri, near Istanbul, Turkey, on February 18, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for nearly 700 people, including military and Justice Ministry personnel, over suspected... |
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Strike over pension reforms brings Greece to standstill A man rides his bicycle crossing rail tracks during a 24-hour public transport general strike, in Thessaloniki, Greece, on February 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Greece was hit with a 24-hour strike Tuesday over a pension reform encouraging people to stay longer in the workforce.
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Saudi Arabia urges Germany to lift arms export ban despite continuing war on Yemen Soldiers stand on a tank of the Saudi-led coalition, deployed on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, on August 3, 2015. (Photo by AFP)
Saudi Arabia, which is in the midst of a bloody war on Yemen, has urged Germany to lift its ban on arms exports to the kingdom.
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Bolton: Trumps diplomatic outreach to North Korea a failure John Bolton, former national security adviser to the US president, has denounced Donald Trumps "diplomatic outreach" to North Korea, calling it a failure.
Bolton said "the pursuit of North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un, the meetings with him and the efforts to get a deal with North Korea are doomed... |
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Over 1,800 killed by coronavirus in China; 72,000 still infected This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (L) doing a massage for a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus at an exhibition center converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China (Photo by AFP)
The death toll from Chinas new coronavirus epidemic... |
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At least 23 die in Niger stampede: Officials This file photo shows an aerial view of houses outside the town of Diffa, in Niger. (By Reuters)
At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community center just over the border in Niger on Monday, officials said.
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Maduro says US plotting to invade Venezuela, country not afraid of combat A handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaking during a meeting with members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), in Caracas, on February 17, 2020. (Via AFP)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States and some... |
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Sanders tweets photo of Trump, Bloomberg golfing Mike Bloomberg (L) is seen golfing with Donald Trump in an old photo tweeted by Senator Bernie Sanders on February 17, 2020.
US Senator Bernie Sanders has tweeted a photo, showing former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg golfing with President Donald Trump.
The 2020 Democratic front-runners tweet on... |
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French MPs begin debating controversial pension bill as opposition vow to derail it Protesters hold banners as they take part in a demonstration on February 17, 2020, in Paris as part of a multi-sector strike against the French governments pensions overhaul. (Photo by AFRP)
Members of the French parliament have begun debating a controversial pension reform bill that has sparked weeks... |
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Bomb attack at religious rally kills 10 in Pakistani city Quetta A motorbike is seen in flames next to damaged vehicles after a blast in Quetta, Pakistan, on February 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least 10 people, including two police officers, have been killed in a bomb attack in Pakistans southwestern province of Balochistan.
The attack, which took place in the... |
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Bill Gates warns coronavirus may kill over 10 million people in Africa Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivers a speech at the conference of Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria on October 10, 2019, in Lyon, France. (AFP photo)
US billionaire and software developer Bill Gates has warned that the coronavirus epidemic could overwhelm the health services of Africa... |
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Gas leak kills six in Pakistans Karachi Poisonous gas leak kills six in Karachi. (file photo)
At least six were killed and 50 were hospitalized after a suspected poisonous gas spread overnight in a neighborhood near the seaport in Pakistans southern city of Karachi, rescue officials said on Monday.
Panic and fear gripped the town of Keamari... |
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Storm Dennis hits hard week after storm Ciara with widespread flooding Flood water surrounds abandoned cars left in a flooded street in Tenbury Wells, after the River Teme burst its banks in western England, on February 16, 2020, after Storm Dennis caused flooding across large swathes of Britain. (AFP photo)
Storm Dennis has had a chaotic effect on Britain, resulting in... |
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