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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt behind Sudans bloody crackdown: Expert A Sudanese military expert says a recent brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in capital Khartoum that killed scores of people was part of a Saudi-Emirati plan and launched at Riyadh’s bidding.
The plan to storm a protest camp outside Sudan’s Defense Ministry in central... |
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US stops accepting new Turkish pilots to train on F-35 fighter jets The United States says it has no plans for the time being to accept any additional Turkish pilots to train on F-35 fighter jets as part of a planned program between the two countries.
Two unnamed US officials told Reuters on Friday that Washington has decided not to accept any new Turkish pilots.
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Thousands of protesters rally in Dublin against Trumps visit Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Dublin in opposition to US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland.
The protest rally on Thursday featured the "Trump Baby" inflatable blimp which has become a staple of rallies against the US president.
The six-meter high balloon was... |
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No meeting between PM Modi, Pakistans Khan at regional summit: India India says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not scheduled to meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of an upcoming regional summit next week in Kyrgyzstan.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar told reporters in New Delhi on Thursday that no "bilateral meeting" between the two... |
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No solution on horizon to Persian Gulf crisis, says Qatari FM Qatars Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says there is no solution in sight to a political crisis in the Persian Gulf, two years after Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed a diplomatic and trade boycott against Doha.
“There is no solution on... |
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Russias Putin urges next UK PM to forget spy row and improve ties Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes Britain’s next prime minister would forget the poisoning of a former double spy in England last year in order to improve strained relations between London and Moscow.
Putin made the comments on Thursday while speaking to the media on the sidelines... |
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Australia police raid ABC over report on killing of civilians in Afghanistan Police in Australia have raided the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) over a report that used leaked information to reveal the killing of civilians in Afghanistan by Australian forces.
The police raided and searched the public broadcaster’s offices in Sydney... |
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Qatar: Saudi-led bans worsening human rights situation A high-ranking Qatari official says the continuation of a dispute initiated by a Saudi-led quartet of Arab states with her country would heighten the risk of human rights violations, and undermine the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC).
“Ever since the [Persian]... |
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US-China trade war to cut global economic output next year, IMF warns The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged an end to the trade war between the United States and China after it found that the current and threatened US-China tariffs could cut the global economic output by 0.5 percent next year.
In a blog and briefing note prepared for the meeting of G20... |
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Militants preparing to stage new chemical attack in Syrias Idlib, Russia warns +Video Russia has warned that foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants are preparing for a chemical attack in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib to implicate government troops and invent pretexts for possible foreign acts of aggression on the crisis-hit Arab country.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Americas evil deal on Palestine will never materialize Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says an upcoming US-devised deal on the Palestine issue is doomed to fail and will “never materialize.”
Ayatollah Khamenei made the comments during a speech at Imam Khomeini’s Mosalla Grand Prayer Grounds in Tehran... |
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Trump attacks Corbyn after he condemns visitors racism US President Donald Trump says he has decided not to meet Jeremy Corbyn on his trip to Britain, describing the Labour Party leader a "negative force.”
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday during his state visit to London, Trump claimed that he had been approached by Corbyn, who boycotted... |
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will not fall for Trumps politicking Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s people and authorities will not fall for US President Donald Trump’s political ploys.
Ayatollah Khamenei was delivering an address during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the founder of the Islamic... |
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China defends government action at Tiananmen Square in 1989 China has defended government action during the Tiananmen Square incident on its 30th anniversary in a rare move, accusing the West of stirring up public opinion against Beijing over the matter.
China has successfully become “the world’s second largest economy, with rapid improvement... |
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Trump vows fair UK trade deal, tells May to stick around US President Donald Trump has promised outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May a very substantial and fair trade deal with the UK after its exit from the European Union (EU), asking her to “stick around” and finish the job.
"I think well have a very very substantial trade deal,... |
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Turkey wont backtrack from Russian S-400 deal: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to an agreement with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems, saying Ankara will not step back from the deal despite US threats of “devastating” consequences.
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Iranians mark anniversary of Imam Khomeinis passing Iranians and devotees in other countries are marking 30 years since the departure of Imam Khomeini, the revered founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mourners from all walks of life are expected to converge on Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum in southern Tehran on Tuesday to pay homage to the... |
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German chancellor vows to carry on with coalition despite SPD chiefs resignation German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the government will carry on with its duties with seriousness despite the setbacks her coalition suffered after the surprise resignation of the leader of its junior partner.
Merkel said she respected the “far-reaching” decision by the leader of... |
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Trump kicks off controversial visit to UK US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on a trip overshadowed by public outrage and plans for massive protests across the country.
Trump and his wife, Melania, arrived in the British capital London on Monday for the three-day state visit during which he will attend a banquet hosted... |
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China to fight at all costs to defend Taiwan, South China Sea claims China says a war with the United States would be a disaster for the world as it warns Washington not to meddle in Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Defense Minister Wei Fenghe warned Sunday that China will “resolutely take action” and "fight at all costs" to defend its sovereignty over... |
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New US rule to demand social media details from visa applicants The US will require nearly all visa applicants to the country to submit five year’s worth of social media history, email addresses and phone numbers, threatening “serious immigration consequences” for those who try to mask such private information.
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Leaked govt. inquiry hints at genocide of Indigenous women in Canada A landmark government report has concluded that the disproportionate number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada amounts to "genocide."
The violence perpetrated against the First Nations, Inuit and Métis for decades “amounts to a race-based genocide of Indigenous... |
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Trump to UK: Walk away if EU does not give what you want US President Donald Trump has advised the UK to “walk away” from Brexit talks if the European Union does not give London what it wants.
“They’ve got to get it done,” Trump said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper ahead of his state visit to Britain beginning... |
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Irans steadfastness made US back off: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the steadfastness of the Iranian nation in its tough battle against the United States over the past year, saying standing against Washington’s pressure caused it to back down from its previous position of seeking to topple the Iranian government.
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US heavily investing in Asia to counter China: Pentagon chief Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has accused China of undermining the sovereignty of other countries, warning that the administration of President Donald Trump is investing "significantly" in programs needed to ensuring stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Israeli paper betrays scandalous details of deal of century US President Donald Trumps "the deal of the century" wants Palestinian refugees to be naturalized and settled in several countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq, Israeli daily Haaretz reports.
As the world marked the International Quds Day on Friday, political leaders... |
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Russia says new US limits on space launch contracts aimed at forcing it out of market Russia has censured efforts by the US Defense Department to restrict space launch contracts with Russian firms, accusing Washington of trying to unfairly grab market share in the space services industry.
The Pentagon on Friday banned contracts for Russian commercial satellite services that it... |
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US raises tariffs, China retaliates amid escalating trade war The United States and China have increased tariffs on billions worth of each other’s goods in an escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
The US began collecting 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods arriving in American ports on... |
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War on Iran to Set Fire to Whole Region: Nasrallah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Lebanons Hezbollah movement, warned on Friday that a war against Iran would not stop at the Islamic Republics borders, and its flames will engulf the entire region.
The rhetoric and threats of a war against Iran have ebbed because US President... |
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Negotiation with US total loss: Ayatollah Khamenei Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ruled out the possibility of talks between Tehran and Washington, saying such negotiations will be “fruitless”, “harmful”, and “a total loss”.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will absolutely... |
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