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Europe must resist US economic terrorism against Iran: President Rouhani Irans President Hassan Rouhani says European countries must resist the United States’ economic terrorism against the Iranian nation and live up to their obligations as per a nuclear deal signed between Tehran and six world powers in 2015.
Rouhani made the remarks in Tehran on Monday afternoon... |
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Helicopter crashes onto roof of Manhattan skyscraper, killing one A helicopter made a crash landing onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing at least one person and sending a plume of smoke skyward from the top of the building.
The crash occurred shortly before 2 pm (1800 GMT) on a rainy, foggy day at the 50-story AXA Equitable Center at... |
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US senators seeking to block Trumps Saudi arms sales US senators are pushing hard against a raft of planned arms sales to Saudi Arabia after President Donald Trump said he was circumventing Congress to push them through.
The White House said last month it was making an emergency provision within the country’s arms control law to enable the... |
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Six Hindu men convicted of rape, murder of 8-year old Muslim girl in India An Indian court has convicted six Hindu men for involvement in the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Jammu and Kashmir last year.
Asifa Bano, from nomadic Muslim community, was drugged, held captive in a temple and sexually assaulted for a week before being strangled... |
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Trump would have been fired from any job by now, says George Conway US President Donald Trump “would have been fired from any other job” so far, says the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, George Conway.
His Sunday comment on Twitter was in response to an earlier tweet by the president, admitting that he was not acting “presidential”... |
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Trump undermining US leadership role, Democrats attack Trump for his Mexico deal US President Donald Trump is undermining “America’s preeminent leadership role” in part by forcing Mexico to make a new deal on immigration with Washington, says House Democratic leader, joining other Trump critics to condemn his latest agreement.
“President Trump undermined... |
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Moldovan president suspended, snap election called amid political standoff A Moldovan court temporarily relieved President Igor Dodon of his duties on Sunday to allow a stand-in to call a snap election, deepening a standoff between rival political parties over the formation of a new government after months of deadlock.
Dodons replacement, former Prime Minister Pavel... |
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Kazakhstan elects hand-picked successor of former president Nazarbayev The hand-picked successor of Kazakhstan’s longtime ruler has won a sweeping victory in a presidential election, authorities said on Monday, after a voting day marred by protests and arrests.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took 70.8 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election, the Central Election... |
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Leaked plot: Brazils Lula jailed in fabricated case to keep him from election Leaked documents reveal that the Brazilian justice minister has, in collaboration with prosecutors, fabricated a case against ex-president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and convicted him of corruption in a scheme meant to prevent the popular politician from running for the 2018 presidential election.
The... |
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German FM in Tehran, pledges no miracles on JCPOA German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says his country remains firm in supporting the 2015 nuclear deal but cant pull off "miracles" in the face of US pressures on Iran.
Maas said in Tehran Monday that the UK, France and Germany -- the three European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan... |
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China on watch as Hong Kong takes up extradition bill Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Hong Kong to protest a proposed law that would allow suspects to be transferred and tried in courts of law on mainland China.
Organizers said on Sunday they expected to draw more than 500,000 people to the demonstration, making it the biggest protest... |
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4 killed, 18 injured in gun battle between rival Indian political parties A gun battle between supporters of Indias ruling right-wing party and a regional rival party has left four people dead and more than a dozen others injured in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
Police and security forces said Sunday the clashes broke out in the eastern state, which has... |
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Iran unveils new indigenous air defense system Iran has unveiled a domestically-designed and -manufactured air defense system capable of simultaneously destroying six incoming hostile targets.
The system, dubbed Khordad 15, was inaugurated in the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, IRNA reported on Sunday.
Speaking at... |
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China warns tech firms of dire consequences if they follow US ban China has summoned major technology companies and warned them of “dire consequences” if they comply with US efforts to ban sales of technology to Chinese companies, a US paper says.
Chinese government officials warned “a number of the world’s most important semiconductor... |
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UKs Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the European Union gives Britain better exit terms.
The EU has repeatedly said it will not reopen discussion... |
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Russia, China sanguine as Kazakhs elect new leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the interim president of Kazakhstan hand-picked by veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev as his successor, will confirm his position on Sunday in an election triggered by Nazarbayevs resignation.
Nazarbayev, who had run the oil-rich former Soviet republic for... |
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Sudan protesters begin civil disobedience to unseat junta An umbrella group representing Sudans protest movement has announced a nationwide "civil disobedience" campaign, saying it will continue until ruling generals transfer power to a civilian government.
"The civil disobedience movement will begin Sunday and end only when a civilian government... |
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Huawei, ZTE ban would cost EU operators up to 55 billion: Report A ban on telecommunication equipment from the Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE would cost European Union (EU) mobile operators up to 55 billion euros, an official assessment has warned.
The operators would also face delays of up to 18 months in providing next-generation 5G networks for their customers,... |
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Russia set to air TV series that reveals US role in Chernobyl nuclear disaster Russia is set to air a TV series based on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that implicates the United States as playing a role in the worst nuclear accident in history.
Currently in post-production, the series by the Russian company NTV tells the story of the 1986 explosion that ripped through... |
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Myanmars Suu Kyi, Hungarys far-right PM, lament growing Muslim populations Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Hungarys far-right nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban have lamented the “continuously growing Muslim populations” in their countries.
Suu Kyi, who has been internationally condemned for the persecution of Rohingya Muslim... |
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Iran: Abe visit success depends on unwinding US measures Irans top security body says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes upcoming visit to Tehran can be successful if efforts are made to return the US to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal and lift sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
"Efforts to bring the United States back to the JCPOA, compensate damages and... |
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Trump cancels tariffs on Mexico after deal on migration US President Donald Trump says that the United States has reached a deal with Mexico over a surge of migrants on their common border, thereby cancelling tariffs against Mexico City.
Trump made the announcement Friday on Twitter following three days of talks between US and Mexican officials in Washington.
A... |
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Venezuela Socialist Party deputy meets Cuban officials in two day visit to Havana Vice President of Venezuelas ruling party Diosdado Cabello has met with Cuba’s Communist Party leader Raul Castro in a show of unity against the United States’ constant pressure on the governments of Caracas and Havana.
Cabello, a key figure in the government Venezuelan President... |
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Backtracking on initial support, Trump criticizes NASA for focusing on Moon US President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for revisiting the Moon has abruptly faded as he criticizes NASA for spending money to put astronauts back on the Earth’s sole natural satellite by 2024 instead of focusing on “much bigger” initiatives like going to Mars.
“For... |
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Saudi Arabia going through most oppressive era in its history: Activist A Saudi scholar and researcher says the conservative oil-rich kingdom has long experienced bouts of oppression against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals, but the brutal crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is unprecedented.
“We have seen this... |
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Senators ask Fed to investigate Trumps Deutsche Bank transactions A group of Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate have called on the Federal Reserve to investigate President Donald Trump’s relationship with Germany’s Deutsche Bank over alleged suspicious transactions.
The Democratic senators urged top officials in the Federal Reserve in a letter... |
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Russia blames US warship for causing near collision in E China Sea Russia has accused a US warship of causing a near collision with one of its naval vessel in the East China Sea due to what it described as dangerous maneuvering.
Russia-based news agencies cited the Russian Navy as stating on Friday that American guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville has... |
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UNSC assigns no blame despite UAEs claims on oil tanker attacks A UN Security Councils meeting on the recent vessel attacks near Fujairah has yielded no result, as member states refused to blame any party despite the UAEs claim that a "state actor" was behind the incident.
The United Arab Emirates told council members on Thursday that attacks on four tankers... |
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US House Speaker Pelosi told Democrats I want to see Trump in prison: Report US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats during a closed-door meeting that President Donald Trump should be sent to "prison," according to US media.
Pelosi, the leading Democrat in Congress, said she would prefer to see the Republican president go to prison rather... |
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Iran says Macrons remarks to deepen distrust among JCPOA parties Iran says comments made by the French president in his meeting with US President Donald Trump will be of no help to saving the Iran nuclear deal and will just further deepen distrust among its signatories.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Friday,... |
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