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Italian Sardines square off against Salvini ahead of crucial vote The "Sardines" grassroots movement protesting against the populism of far-right Italian leader Matteo Salvini staged a mass rally in the northern city of Bologna on Sunday (January 19) ahead of a regional vote that could shake up national politics.
Salvinis resurgent League party and his rightist... |
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Libyas Haftar must end hostile attitude to resolve conflict: Erdogan Turkey says Libyas renegade general Khalifa Haftar should end his "hostile attitude" in order to resolve the conflict in the war-wracked North African country.
"For a political solution and the implementation of other phases of a solution, Haftars hostile attitude should come to an end," Turkeys... |
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Sanders, Warren try to ease tensions after a week of feud US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders attempted over the weekend to tamp down a weeklong disagreement over whether Sanders told Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump in 2020.
As the two senators and long-time allies campaigned in the... |
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Fire at Czech home for disabled leaves 8 dead A fire in a home for people with disabilities killed eight people and injured 30 in northwest Czech Republic early on Sunday, fire and state officials said.
The blaze occurred in a home where mostly men with mental and other disabilities lived, in Vejprty about 130 km (80 miles) northwest of Prague.
It... |
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Palestinian child held for several weeks in solitary confinement at Israeli jail Israeli authorities have locked up a Palestinian child in solitary confinement for nearly four weeks after abducting him from the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, local media reports say.
According to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, 15-year-old Musaab Abu Ghazalah was held in solitary... |
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Johnson appears keen to exploit Libyan conflict Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that British troops could help "police" a future ceasefire in Libya, as world powers scramble to contain the conflict in the war-torn North African country.
Johnson was speaking ahead of an international summit in the German capital, Berlin, tasked with ending... |
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Hong Kong protesters attack, injure policemen in head Protesters have attacked police officers during a demonstration in downtown Hong Kong, giving two of them head injuries.
Tensions flared after police ordered protesters to disperse during what demonstrators called the "Universal Siege against Communism" in the citys commercial district on Sunday.
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Summit on Libyan peace to open in Berlin The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey, and France are set to meet in Berlin to discuss ways to end the conflict in the North African country of Libya.
The talks, to be held under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), are scheduled to start in the German capital at around 02:00 p.m. local time... |
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Iran to send black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane to Kiev: Civil Aviation Organization Iran will send to Kiev the black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was mistakenly downed near the capital, Tehran, this month, the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI) says.
The director in charge of investigations at the organization, Hassan Rezaeifar, said... |
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US spies are placing local motorists at risk near RAF Croughton The US spy base in Northamptonshire which became infamous after the death of teenager Harry Dunn has hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons.
According to Sky News, diplomatic cars were driven on the wrong side of the road in two separate incidents near RAF Croughton, where young Harry was... |
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Lebanon security forces, protesters clash near parliament building Security forces in Beirut have fired tear gas and used water cannons in clashes with protesters armed with tree branches and sign posts near Lebanons parliament.
After a lull in largely peaceful protests which broke out across the country in October over the state of the economy, people filled the... |
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Iran: Region facing dangerous situation due to US combination of arrogance, ignorance Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the region is facing a "dangerous" situation due to the US combination of arrogance and ignorance.
"It is very dangerous because we have in fact a very dangerous combination in the United States: arrogance and ignorance," Zarif said in an interview... |
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Khalifa Haftar is not a force for good in Libya There is currently much dispute over which side, in Libyas ongoing civil war, is a force for good in the region and which side should be treated with the most legitimacy. Many will argue that the LNA (Libyan National Army) forces, commanded by warlord Khalifa Haftar, are indeed what is needed for Libya... |
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Pelosi to Trump: You are impeached forever regardless of outcome of Senate trial US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that Republican President Donald Trump is "impeached forever" regardless of the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial.
In an interview on HBOs "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Saturday, addressing Trump, Pelosi said, "You are impeached forever. No... |
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Europe to face terror threat if Tripoli-based government falls: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organizations if Libyas UN-recognized government in Tripoli were to fall.
In an article, published on Saturday on the eve of a Libya peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the EUs failure to adequately... |
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French police evacuates president Macron from theater amid protests French police have evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from a theater in Paris after some protesters managed to enter the building, while many more were trying to enter.
Protesters chanting "Macron, resign" gathered outside the Les Bouffes du Nord theatre on Friday evening, after people shared on... |
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US relaxes firearms export rules, raises sales by 20% The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that American firearms makers will be able to more easily export guns, including assault rifles and ammunition, under new rules set by Washington.
The US administration officials said on Friday that the amount of foreign gun sales could... |
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90% of black Americans disapprove of Trumps job performance: Poll More than eighty percent black Americans believe US President Donald Trump is a racist and say the racism has increased under his presidency, according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll.
The poll published on Friday revealed Trumps approval rating among black Americans was even worse, with 9 in... |
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6 US Jets Were Near Iran Border at Time of Accidental Shoot-down of Ukraine Plane: Russia Iran accidentally shoot down the Ukrainian airliner last week when there were reportedly several US stealth warplanes in the Islamic Republics border area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"There were at least six F-35 fighters in the air in the Iranian border area (at the time).... |
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EU Brexit spokesman says Britain assured him about those who do not apply for settled status The UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliaments Brexit co-ordinator has said. UK Ministers, however, have refused calls to give EU citizens physical proof of their right to stay... |
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EU warns of WTO challenge if US-China deal harms businesses The European Union (EU) has warned that if a trade agreement recently signed by the United States and China creates "distortions" in the market, it will challenge the deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Nicolas Chapuis, the EUs ambassador to China, said on Friday that the EU would monitor... |
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Guatemala cuts ties with Venezuela in kowtow to US Guatemalas newly-elected President Alejandro Giammattei has severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela, a move that was swiftly censured by the government in Caracas for being an act of subservience to the US administration.
Giammattei ordered Guatemalas foreign secretary on Thursday to recall... |
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US assassination of General Soleimani was immoral action: New York Times The US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani on the orders of President Donald Trump was an "immoral action" and a "clear violation of national and international law," according to an editorial in The New York Times.
"The administration recently announced that, on orders of the president, the... |
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US military says 11 US troops wounded in Iranian missile attack despite earlier denials The United States military has said that 11 of its troops were wounded in an Iranian retaliatory missile attack last week despite Washingtons initial claim denying casualties.
"While no US service members were killed in the January 8 Iranian attack on al-Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion... |
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Ayatollah Khamenei: US disgraced after assassination of Gen. Soleimani Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the assassination of a top Iranian commander disgraced the US as it had to own up to the "terrorist" action and see its image dealt a blow by Irans retaliation.
"The day the missiles of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps crushed... |
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Around 350,0000 people have fled Syrias Idlib since Dec. 1: UN The United Nations says around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have been displaced in the countrys northwestern province of Idlib since early December last year.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest situation report on Thursday that the... |
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Russian parliament unanimously approves Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister The lower house of Russias parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve Mikhail Mishustin as the new prime minister, less than a day after President Vladimir Putin announced constitutional reforms.
All lawmakers at the Federal Assembly on Thursday voted in favor of Putins pick, an economist and... |
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Spains prime minister to meet with Catalonias president Spains Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced he will meet with Catalonias President Quim Torra to address the Catalan crisis, despite a court ruling that barred the regional leader from holding public office for 18 months.
Quim Torra was removed from office by Spains central electoral... |
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Tehran now enriching more uranium than before 2015 deal: Irans Rouhani President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is now enriching more uranium than it did before inking a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, as the remaining signatories of the landmark accord fail to fulfill their commitments.
Addressing the 59th annual meeting of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on Thursday,... |
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Russias ruling party approves Putins candidate for prime minister Russias ruling United Russia Party has unanimously approved the candidacy of President Vladimir Putins pick, Mikhail Mishustin, for the post of prime minister.
Anastasia Kashevarov, an aide to Russias parliament speaker, announced the decision on social media on Thursday ahead of a formal parliamentary... |
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