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Trump impeachment articles delivered to Senate Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress were delivered to the Senate Wednesday, setting in motion a historic trial that threatens the US leader with removal from office.
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced that the articles... |
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Zarif: Europeans sold out remnants of Iran deal to appease Trump Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal - France, Britain and Germany - chose to bow to American bullying and sell out the "remnants" of the multilateral agreement only to appease the US and avoid its sanctions.
Zarif made the remarks in a tweet on... |
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White House abruptly cancels Iran briefings amid contradictions The Trump administration has abruptly called off four classified congressional briefings for lawmakers, who were seeking explanation about contradictory statements of the White House over assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
The State Department cancelled two briefings on the Trump... |
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Turkey not pessimistic about ceasefire in Libya but wary of Haftar Turkey says it is not pessimistic about the prospect of a ceasefire in Libya, even after the collapse of peace talks in Moscow, but accuses renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar of seeking continued conflict.
Turkeys Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made the remarks in the capital, Ankara, on Wednesday,... |
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Lebanese continue protests, demand release of detainees Fresh clashes have erupted between Lebanese protesters and security forces a day after banks came under attack in the capital Beirut during an angry demonstration against stiff capital controls.
On Wednesday, hundreds of angry protesters marched on Emile El-Helou police station (Sakanet El-Helou)... |
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Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday, and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fueled by climate change.
The fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed... |
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Sadr Calls for Million-Man March against US Military Presence in Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr, influential Iraqi Shiite cleric, called for staging a "million-man march" against the continued US military presence in the country, days after Iraqs parliament voted to expel the American troops following US regimes assassination of deputy head of Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi... |
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Pelosi names Trump nemesis Schiff lead impeachment manager US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced seven impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against President Donald Trump in the Senate.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler will be part of the team announced on Wednesday.
Pelosi... |
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Turkey summons Egypts charge daffaires over raid on Anadolu office Turkey summoned Egypts charge daffaires on Wednesday over a raid on the office of the Turkish state news agency Anadolu in Cairo, where four staff members were arrested.
The news agency said police stormed its office on Tuesday evening and searched it until the early morning hours.
According to... |
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Zarif rejects UK PMs proposal for new Trump deal to replace JCPOA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a proposal for a new "Trump deal" to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the accord is not previous US president Barack Obamas deal to expire.
"We did not sign an "Obama deal" to go for a "Trump deal" now. Even if we did, whos... |
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Lying Trump could spark war with Iran: Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has said he is concerned that US President Donald Trump is peddling lies that could spark a war with Iran which would be worse than the Iraq War.
"What we have to face as a nation is that the two great foreign policy disasters of our lifetimes were... |
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Long-Bailey announces groundbreaking initiative on Islamophobia Leading Labour party leadership contender, Rebecca Long-Bailey, has promised to combat Islamophobia if she is elected leader of the party.
Earlier today she circulated an electronic pamphlet by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB - an umbrella body representing hundreds of mosques and charities) outlining... |
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Rouhani: Withdrawal from region serves US own interests, restores regional security Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned the United States to end its military intervention in the region, saying such a withdrawal will both help restore regional security and serve Washingtons own interests.
The "intolerable" insecurity currently afflicting the region menaces Asia, Europe, and... |
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Delta flight dumps fuel on Los Angeles school, 26 treated for minor injuries A Delta Airlines jet making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport dumped fuel on the playground of an elementary school in the flight path on Tuesday, inflicting minor injuries on 17 children and nine adults, local and federal authorities said.
All of the injuries at Park Avenue... |
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Russian PM Medvedev announces government resignation Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced his resignation after President Vladimir Putin proposed a series of constitutional reforms.
Medvedev said the government resigned because the reform proposals would make significant changes to the countrys balance of power.
Medvedev said his governments... |
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Indian state challenges citizenship law in Supreme Court Indias southern Kerala State has become the first to legally challenge a new controversial citizenship law in the country that is widely considered anti-Muslim and has triggered nationwide demonstrations.
In a petition filed with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the administration of the southern state... |
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Turkey to teach a lesson to Libyan rebel commander if anti-govt. offensive resumes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will "teach a lesson" to Libyan rebel commander Khalifa Haftar if he resumes his offensive against Libyas internationally-recognized government after withdrawing from ceasefire talks in Moscow.
Erdogan issued the threat at a meeting of his party... |
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EU3 triggers dispute mechanism with Iran in blow to nuclear deal Britain, France, and Germany, collectively known as the EU3, have formally triggered a dispute settlement mechanism featured in a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a step that could lead to the restoration of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
On Tuesday, the three European signatories to the Iran... |
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FBI presses Apple for phone data from Saudi shooter The FBI has been pressing Apple to open iPhones that belonged to a Saudi military student at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida.
The Saudi student took part in a shooting that left four people dead and several others injured.
On Monday, the FBIs general counsel Dana Boente wrote a letter to Apples... |
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Anti-govt. protests resume in Lebanon as political vacuum persists Protesters in Lebanon have blocked major roads in a new wave of anti-government protests as the Middle Eastern country suffers from a months-long political vacuum.
On Tuesday, dozens of protesters resumed blocking a number of major roads and burning tires in the capital, Beirut, and other areas of... |
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Johnson refuses to issue section 30 order As expected, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has formally rejected a request by Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, for a fresh Scottish independence referendum.
In a letter published today, Johnson grounds his refusal on the supposedly original understanding that the September 2014 independence... |
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US court rejects bid to seize $1.7 billion of Iranian assets A US courts ruling to seize Iranian assets worth about $1.7 billion outside the United States has been thrown out for now.
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled that the families of US troops killed in 1983 bombing of the US Marine Corp barracks in Lebanon get access to Iranian... |
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Outbreak of dengue fever kills dozens of children in conflict-stricken Yemen A child advocacy group says dozens of children have lost their lives as a result of dengue-related illnesses, warning of an epidemic in the war-ravaged country whose health sector is teetering on the verge of total collapse due to the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught.
"Seventy-eight children under... |
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Police conduct raids in Germany in hunt for suspected Chechen militants Police in Germany have conducted raids across the country over an alleged plot by suspected militants of Chechen origin to launch a violent attack, Berlin prosecutors say.
"On suspicion of planning a serious violent act endangering the state, search warrants are being executed in Berlin, Brandenburg,... |
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Avalanches in Pakistan claim 67 lives At least 67 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.
In neighboring India, at least 10 people were killed after several avalanches hit the northern-part of Indian-administered Kashmir.
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NGOs boycott pre-G20 meetings in Saudi Arabia over rights violations Three prominent international NGOs have boycotted meetings that Saudi Arabia is holding with civil society groups ahead of the annual Group of Twenty (G20) Summit, saying the Riyadh regime is trying to "whitewash its dire human rights record" by hosting such events.
In a joint statement issued on... |
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Hong Kong facing unprecedented challenges over high number of arrests Hong Kongs leader says the high number of arrests during months of anti-government protests in the city has created "unprecedented challenges" for its courts.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday that her government was "facing some unprecedented challenges in dealing with a large number of... |
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MI5 chief rebuffs US warnings of potential risk Huawei poses to intelligence sharing The head of MI5, Andrew Parker, has rejected the US assertion that Britains intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States will be endangered if the Chinese technology corporation Huawei is given access to the UKs 5G network.
5G is the latest iteration of cellular technology, engineered... |
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Europe accuses Iran of violent action, urges return to obligations The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have called in a joint statement on Iran to return to full compliance with their 2015 nuclear deal and reverse its countermeasures against the Wests failures vis-a-vis Tehran.
"It is essential that Iran return to full compliance with its commitments under... |
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More than 400,000 German jobs at risk in switch to electric cars The shift to electric vehicles could cost 410,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday, citing government advisers.
In engines and transmissions’ production alone, around 88,000 jobs will be at risk, the newspaper said, citing a report by the National Platform for the... |
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