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Quim Torra ends coalition with ERC, calls snap election In a surprise statement from the Palace of the Generalitat in Barcelona Wednesday, the president of the Spanish northeastern region of Catalonia announced he will call a snap election soon after the regions 2020 budget is passed.
Quim Torra made the announcement two days after he was stripped of... |
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A big No to Trumps biased deal: Outrage flares in Palestine, elsewhere Protesters across Palestinian territories and in several other countries have sit the streets to vent their anger at US President Donald Trumps recently-unveiled Middle East scheme that allows the Israeli regime to consolidate its occupation of Palestinian land.
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Trumps legal team wraps up opening arguments, rejects Bolton allegations US President Donald Trumps legal team has wrapped up three days of arguments in his Senate impeachment trial, calling the charges against the Republican president unfounded and politically motivated.
The third day of opening arguments by Trumps lawyers ended on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the... |
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Lock him up protesters chant outside Trump rally in Wildwood More than a hundred of protesters have rallied in Wildwood, New Jersey, chanting slogans against President Donald Trump.
Some 150 people were gathering in Wildwood on Tuesday hours before Trump was to hold a "Keep America Great" rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center.
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Medics rushing to Chinas Wuhan to help fight virus Medical teams from across China are going to the city of Wuhan, where a deadly virus has originated, to help treat the increasing number of patients, as the disease spreads across the country and the rest of the world.
Medical teams, comprising hundreds of medical workers, are being dispatched to... |
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Australias PM wants more powers as bushfires threaten capital Australias prime minister has asked for greater federal powers to fight raging bushfires in the country, amid official warnings that the blazes are about to brush through a national park near the capital, Canberra.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that he wanted to establish a "legal... |
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50 US soldiers diagnosed with brain injury after Iran strike: Pentagon The Pentagon says 50 American soldiers have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following Irans retaliatory strikes on US bases in Iraq earlier this month, 16 more than the military previously announced.
"As of today, 50 US service members have been diagnosed" with traumatic brain injury,... |
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Saudi Arabia complicit in US assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani: Iran Foreign Ministry Tehran has denounced Riyadh for supporting the USs assassination of Irans senior anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, saying such a stance makes the Saudi regime "complicit" in Washingtons crime.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Monday,... |
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Palestinian president dismisses Trumps plan as conspiracy Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has adamantly dismissed as a "conspiracy" the Washingtons so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Abbas made the remark on Tuesday as he warned US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian peoples... |
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Trump takes credit for quitting Iran deal as most important thing he did for Israel US President Donald Trump admits he quit the Iran nuclear deal for the sake of Israel, asserting that the move was "perhaps the most important" thing he has done for the Zionist regime.
In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Trump... |
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Mass demonstrations in Gaza as Trump unveils deal of the century Thirteen Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces as thousands demonstrated against the US presidents so-called peace plan in the occupied West Bank.
Protesters walked through the streets of Gaza city, chanted slogans to show their rejection to the deal. They lifted banners such as "The one... |
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US disgraceful, imposed plan is treason of century: Iran Iran has censured US President Donald Trumps so-called "Deal of the century" on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, describing it as "treason of the century."
"The Zionist regime is an occupying regime and the only solution to solve the Palestinian crisis is a referendum among all main... |
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Trump outlines contentious Palestine scheme, says Quds will be Israels undivided capital US President Donald Trump has repeated his hugely-controversial endorsement of occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as Israels "undivided capital" as he outlined his administrations self-styled plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which Palestinians have already dismissed.
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Netanyahu withdraws request for immunity from prosecution on graft charges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dropped his request for immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases.
In a statement issued on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Netanyahu said the immunity proceedings at the Israeli parliament (Knesset) would be a "circus" and that he did not want... |
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Qatar ruler appoints top aide as prime minister Qatars ruler has appointed a new prime minister, the office of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Tuesday, choosing a close associate for an influential role that seeks to ensure the emirs writ runs throughout the Persian Gulf states administration.
Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz... |
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Thousands in US protest Indias discriminatory citizenship law Thousands of Indian-Americans, along with representatives of civil rights institutions, have staged protest rallies in 30 US cities against the Indian governments new citizenship law, which is largely believed to be anti-Muslim.
The massive protests took place across the US on Sunday, which was Indias... |
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Trump deal: A prize for Israel at the expense of Palestine Just as US President Donald Trump is taking time off his controversial impeachment trial to unveil his much hyped-up peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a potentially explosive situation is unfolding in Palestinian territories where there is huge resentment among the leadership and the people... |
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New coronavirus spreading fast, killing more people in China Over 105 people are confirmed dead as a result of contacting the new coronavirus in China, and more than 4,500 others have been infected in the country.
Chinas National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday that most of the 106 deaths were reported in the city of Wuhan, which is believed to be the... |
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Saudi FM says Middle East safer after US assassination of Gen. Soleimani Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has praised the US for assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, the hero of regional fight against Takfiri terrorism, claiming that his martyrdom has made the region "safer".
Speaking in an interview with CNN on Monday, the Saudi foreign minister... |
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US, Turkish presidents discuss latest developments in Syria, Libya US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya in a phone conversation on Monday, the White House says.
"The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya,"... |
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Protesters confront police after Catalan president is stripped of parliamentary seat A group of demonstrators confronted the police on Monday next to the Parliament of Catalonia, the day the withdrawal of Catalan President Quim Torra status as a lawmaker was approved.
Torra said the decision to respect the order of the Central Electoral Board (JEC) endangers Catalan institutions and... |
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PM Abdul Mahdi urges US to de-escalate tensions in region Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, stressed the need for the de-escalation of tensions in the region.
In the Monday phone conversation, Abdul Mahdi called for the respect of his countrys sovereignty by everyone, according to a statement... |
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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide The United States warned against travel to China on Monday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
Global stocks fell, oil prices hit three-month... |
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Turkey ends rescue efforts after earthquake toll reaches 41 Turkey has called off rescue operations in eastern areas hit by Fridays earthquake after emergency workers recovered the body of a final person they were searching for in a collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 41, authorities say.
The magnitude 6.8 quake caused 37 deaths in Elazig province,... |
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Fog likely to figure prominently in probe of Kobe Bryants fatal helicopter crash Weather conditions appear likely to come under the scrutiny of investigators probing the helicopter crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others near Los Angeles on Sunday, when overcast skies and fog grounded other aircraft.
A Sikorsky S-76 chopper owned by Bryant... |
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France bans tear gas grenade blamed for maiming dozens of anti-govt. protesters France has banned police forces from using tear gas grenades loaded with explosives, which have on many occasions severely injured or maimed anti-government protesters, amid pressure on Paris over its failure to rein in police brutality.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner in an interview with French... |
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Up to 7 million Indians form 620km human chain to protest anti-Muslim law Millions of people have formed a human chain across a southwestern Indian state to protest a controversial citizenship law that explicitly excludes the minority Muslim community.
Organizers said up to seven million people took part in the gathering in Kerala State on Sunday.
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Under fire for presidency bid, Bolivia interim leader asks all ministers to resign Bolivias interim leader Jeanine Anez has asked all cabinet ministers to resign months ahead of general elections amid growing criticisms of her bid to run for president despite an earlier pledge not to do so.
A presidential statement on Sunday said that Anezs decision was in line with efforts in... |
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Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to investigations US President Donald Trump has denied he told former national security adviser John Bolton that unless Ukraine investigated his political rivals, military aid to Kiev would be frozen.
According to a New York Times report on Sunday, Bolton writes in his forthcoming book that Trump said he wanted to... |
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China virus toll rises; foreign states trying to evacuate nationals from epicenter Wuhan The death toll from the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has surpassed 80, with authorities in Beijing warning that the mysterious virus is "getting stronger" despite unprecedented quarantine measures and travel lockdowns.
Two dozen new deaths reported in Hubei Province - the heart of the outbreak... |
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