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Saudi gunman legally purchased pistol used in US terror attack The Saudi gunman purchased the pistol used in an attack on a US airbase legally from the country, the FBI has revealed.
Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, the Saudi national who was a student naval flight officer, purchased a 9mm Glock handgun model 45 that was used in Friday’s shooting at Naval Air... |
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EU concerned about restrictions in Indian-controlled Kashmir The European Union (EU)s special envoy to India says the bloc is "concerned" about the ongoing situation in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, which has been under strict security measures since early August.
"We are concerned over the situation in Kashmir... It is important to restore freedom... |
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Jeremy Corbyn fends off tough interview by BBC Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has dismissed suggestions of potential ill health and lack of stamina as he heads towards the UKs most important general election for generations.
Speaking to BBC breakfast, he shrugged off the notion that he might under-perform as hell be the oldest first-time... |
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US Democratic leading impeachment probe says Trump violated oath The head of a US congressional committee leading the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump has accused the US leader of putting himself before his country and violating his oath of office.
In a statement on Monday beginning a hearing in the US House of Representatives to examine evidence... |
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Fox panders to Democrats, Trump complains, calling it pathetic US President Donald Trump is complaining that Fox News is having on liberal guests to talk about his impeachment, calling the move "pathetic."
"Dont get why @FoxNews puts losers on like @RepSwalwell (who got ZERO as presidential candidate before quitting), Pramila Jayapal, David Cicilline and others... |
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Pentagon chief says plans to shift US military focus to Russia, China Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has said he plans to shift the US militarys focus away from the Middle East and toward countering what he characterized as "revisionist powers" of Russia and China.
Esper made the comment as he was outlining the Pentagons strategic goals and priorities at an annual... |
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Trump blasts impeachment inquiry as a hoax US President Donald Trump has denounced the impeachment inquiry by House Democrats against him as "a hoax".
"The Democrats, the radical left Democrats, the do-nothing Democrats decided when Im going to NATO - this was set up a year ago - that when Im going to NATO, that was the exact time," Trump... |
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Italy PM defends reform of euro zone bailout fund but seeks concessions Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has told parliament on Monday a contested reform of the euro zones bailout fund was in Italys national interest, but that it should only be adopted as a package alongside other measures.
A reform of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is due to be approved by the... |
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Knowledge Summit 2019: MBRF Unveils Findings of Future of Knowledge The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) revealed findings from its Future of Knowledge: A Foresight Report to audiences attending the Knowledge Summit 2019 in Dubai on November 19-20.
The Report was compiled by MBRF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as part... |
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Ayatollah Sistani warns of enemy plot seeking to create civil strife, bring back era of dictatorship Iraqs top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the former rule of Saddam Hussein.
Addressing worshipers during Friday prayers in the holy... |
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China wants US trade deal but not afraid to fight: Xi China wants to reach an initial trade deal with the United States, President Xi Jinping said Friday, but is "not afraid" to fight back when necessary and will enact economic reforms at its own pace.
It is rare for Xi to speak so directly about the trade war, and his comments come two days after... |
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Iranians rally to support establishment as riots contained There was disappointment in Washington when recent violent riots in Iran that sought to take advantage of protests over a gasoline price hike ended within 48 hours, says deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
"Based on information we have received, the Americans have gone... |
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Beijing warns US against provocations after two warships sailed in South China Sea Two US warships have sailed close to the islands claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea in a move harshly denounced by China as provocative acts, which could result in “unforeseeable accidents” in the strategic waterway at a time of heightened tension between the world’s... |
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Clashes erupt in Colombia amid protests, nationwide strike against government Clashes erupted between Colombian police and protesters, who took to the streets of the capital, Bogota, against the US-backed government of President Ivan Duque, in what became one of the biggest rallies in recent years.
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in the streets of Bogota on Thursday... |
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Support for huge general strike building in France President Emmanuel Macrons forced march of far-right economic reforms may produce Frances largest general strike since 1995.
Despite widespread public opposition Macron is forcing through an unprecedented, universal, one-size-fits-all pension system, which includes a back-door raising of the retirement... |
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Trump Discusses Afghan Peace with Pakistani PM Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held a conversation with US President Donald Trump during which they discussed bilateral and regional issues including the Afghan peace process and the Kashmir issue, Khans office said in a statement.
Khan conveyed that the release of Western hostages... |
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Shelling by Saudi-led militia kills 10 African refugees in Yemen At least 10 African refugees have been killed and 35 others wounded after mortar shells launched by Saudi-backed militiamen targeted a district in Manba border town in Yemens northern province of Saada.
According to Yemeni Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, the shells hit al-Raqo district... |
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US war on terror cost nearly $6 trillion The so-called US war on terror has led to cost over 800,000 direct war deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East.
According to the latest findings by Watson Institute of International Public Affairs at the United State’s Brown University, more than 147,000 were killed alone in Afghanistan.... |
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Duke of York subjected to scorn and ridicule following interview The Duke of York is continuing to come under pressure following his interview with BBC Newsnight.
Prince Andrew was grilled on his links with the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, by the veteran BBC journalist Emily Maitlis.
The Prince has been scorned - ridiculed even - for his desperate attempts... |
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Police, Morales supporters clash amid worsening unrest Police in Bolivia have fired tear gas at the supporters of the countrys former president Evo Morales, as unrest aggravates in the aftermath of the forced resignation of the leftist leader.
Violence broke out on Monday when thousands of demonstrators marched in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba... |
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Bolivian Police Crackdown Morales Supporters Bolivian police fired tear gas at the supporters of the countrys former president Evo Morales, as unrest aggravates in the aftermath of the forced resignation of the leftist leader.
Violence broke out on Monday when thousands of demonstrators marched in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba to demand... |
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California mass shooting leaves several dead, injured Police in the California city of Fresno were investigating a mass shooting at a football game party on Sunday in which at least nine people were shot, killing several, with others left in critical condition, a police spokesman said.
A gunman started shooting after entering the backyard of a south... |
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Gaza stops fire as Israel agrees to Islamic Jihad demands: Islamic Jihad The Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement says it is holding fire after the regime in Israel accepted its key demands, including stopping targeted killings, as part of an Egypt-mediated truce aimed at ending the military confrontation between the two sides.
Speaking on Thursday morning, the... |
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Americans taking advantage of protests in Lebanon for own interests: Nasrallah The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says Americans are exploiting the ongoing mass protests in the Arab country to fulfill their own interests and advance their agenda, stressing that Washington has prevented Lebanon from standing on its feet.
"Americans are taking... |
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Leaders of India, China have frank discussions defuse border tensions Chinese President Xi Jinping says he had a free and frank discussion with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their second annual summit aimed at defusing decades of tensions between their countries over border disputes, including an ongoing row over Kashmir.
The two leader held one-on-one... |
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Russia jails American-Israeli woman on drug charges despite Netanyahu plea A Russian court sentenced a US-Israeli woman to seven and a half years in jail for drug offenses on Friday, a ruling Israel condemned as disproportionate and which her family said Moscow had linked to the fate of a Russian citizen detained in Israel.
Naama Issachar, 25, was arrested in April while... |
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Yemens Houthis to free 350 captives, including three Saudis, in good will gesture The head of Yemen’s National Committee for Prisoners Affairs (NCPA) says the Houthi movement will release 350 prisoners, including three Saudi nationals, in its latest goodwill gesture.
Through the release, the Ansarullah movement of the Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni... |
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Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst; jail, hospital submerged Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in Indias Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail.
Indias monsoon season that begins in June... |
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Tory leadership race exposes Britains democratic deficit As the race to select the next leader of the conservative party- and by extension Britains next Prime Minister - reaches its final stages, it is worthwhile examining the systems weaknesses if only to underline the superficial nature of British democracy.
Britains electoral system has long been... |
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Georgia parliament head quits after 240 injured in crackdown The head of Georgias parliament has quit Friday after more than 240 people were injured in a police crackdown on mass protests, which erupted over an address to lawmakers by a Russian MP.
Opposition leaders have vowed to hold demonstrations until parliament is dissolved and snap elections are... |
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