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EU rejects Israeli claim to Golan, other occupied territory The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has once again expressed the 28-nation bloc’s disapproval of the Israeli regime’s claim of “sovereignty” to Syria’s Golan Heights and other Tel Aviv-occupied territories.
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Trump acting as al-Qaedas big brother, fomenting bigotry against Muslims Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard has launched a Twitter attack against US President Donald Trump, describing him as the “big brother and protector” of the Saudi-sponsored al-Qaeda terror group, while "fomenting bigotry against Muslims for political gain."
She made... |
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Ilhan Omar is disrespectful to US and disrespectful to Israel: Trump US President Donald Trump has said Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is "disrespectful" to the United States and “disrespectful” to Israel.
In an interview on Monday in Minnesota, Trump said that Omar has "got a way about her thats very, very bad for our country."
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Syrias Assad denounces US for blacklisting Irans IRGC President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has censured the US for blacklisting Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which has been greatly contributing to his country’s fight against terrorists.
In a meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus... |
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Saudi Arabia resorting to death penalty to quash opposition: Amnesty Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is making use of the death penalty to crush opposition figures, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Muslim preachers, members of the press and intellectuals widens in the conservative oil-rich kingdom.
The London-based rights group... |
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UN expert: Assange not guaranteed fair trial in US; torture, death penalty possible WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not guaranteed a fair trial in the United States, where he is likely to face torture and ultimately receive a death penalty, a UN torture expert has warned.
Nils Melzer, a UN special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,... |
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Assange exposed great crimes by US government: Galloway WikiLeaks founder and Australian whistleblower Julian Assange has exposed the crimes of the US and other Western nations and now a crime has been committed against him by his arrest, says veteran British politician and broadcaster George Galloway.
“Im very shocked...Julian Assange is a friend... |
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UK PM May admits huge frustration over Brexit delay British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her decision to delay Brexit, though admitting it has created a “huge frustration” among many people in the UK, as some members of her own party repeating their call for her to resign.
May told the House of Commons on Thursday that she... |
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Sudan Ruler Omar Al-Bashir Removed as President: Reports Sudan’s longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir appeared to have been removed as president on Thursday following months of on-and-off popular protests that culminated in clashes between his loyalist security branches and the uniformed armed forces, reports said.
During a tense dramatic morning that... |
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US blacklisting of IRGC proves Washingtons fiasco in Middle East: Nasrallah The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has censured the United States for designating Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, stating that the move is a concrete proof that Washington has miserably failed in its plots... |
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Russia ready to expand military cooperation with Turkey on new S-400 supplies A high-ranking Russian official says his country is interested in expanding military and technical cooperation with other states, and is ready to consider signing new contracts on delivering advanced S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey.
“Russia is open, Russia has certain capabilities... |
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Poll shows Labour is surging in run-up to UK elections Results of a bombshell poll released in the UK shows support for the ruling Conservative Party has plummeted significantly as the opposition Labour Party surges in the run-up to the upcoming local elections.
The poll by the Kantar covered in the Daily Mirror on Wednesday showed that... |
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Turkey: Delivery of Russian S-400 may be brought forward Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country’s purchase of Russias S-400 is a “done” deal, and that the delivery of the missile defense system may happen sooner than the date set.
Erdogan made the remarks to reporters on his plane while returning from... |
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Rightist Netanyahu on path to win 5th term as Israeli PM Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to secure a fifth term in office after early results from Israel’s general elections handed him a narrow victory against his centrist rival, Benny Gantz.
With about 97 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday’s elections... |
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Turkey, Qatar, China, Iraq denounce US blacklisting of IRGC Turkey, Qatar, China, and Iraq have separately denounced US President Donald Trump’s recent move to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday warned that the move was a step outside international... |
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Israelis voting in general elections, with main contenders neck and neck People in the Israeli-occupied territories are voting in the 2019 general elections, with a tight race expected between corruption-tainted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right-wing Likud party and centrist Benny Gantz of the Blue and White alliance.
Polling stations opened at... |
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Amnesty to join legal fight against UK arms sales to Saudi amid Yemen atrocities Amnesty International says it is joining a fresh legal fight to end Britain’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom continues to kill Yemeni women and children in its years-long war against the impoverished southern neighbor.
“Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and... |
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Americas move against IRGC rooted in rancor: Khamenei Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent decision by the United States to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a “foreign terrorist organization” is rooted in America’s “rancor” against the force, which... |
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Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.
“The rich Europe and America sell weapons… used to kill children and kill people,” said the pontiff, in... |
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US military admits to killing civilians in Somali airstrikes The United States military has admitted for the first time that it killed two Somali civilians in one of its airstrikes in the African countrys central El Burr region.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) had for a long time insisted that it was only taking out “terrorists” in its... |
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Libyas Haftar forces close in on Tripoli, capture former international airport Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have advanced into the southern outskirts of the country’s capital city and seized the former Tripoli International Airport in a dangerous escalation.
Ahmed Mismari, a spokesman for Haftars self-proclaimed Libyan National... |
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France wont take back Daesh terrorists, their families captured in Syria: Interior minister French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has dismissed reports that his country is mulling over repatriating Daesh militants and their families detained in Syria after the elimination of the self-proclaimed “caliphate” of the Takfiri terrorist group in the war-torn country.
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Britains May asks EU for Brexit extension to June 30; EU could offer a year British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, but said she aims to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections.
An EU official signaled that Donald Tusk, the... |
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Turkey will purchase Russian S-400 missile systems, President Erdogan says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey continues to make payments under a deal with Russia to purchase advanced S-400 air defense missile systems, which Washington has warned could put Ankara at risk of US sanctions.
“The S-400 holds an important place in our talks. The United... |
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US likely to unveil deal of century on Nakba Day: Report A report says the administration of US President Donald Trump will likely unveil its controversial proposal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in mid-May on the 71th anniversary of the Nakba Day (the Day of Catastrophe).
According to a report by the Emirati news website al-Khaleejonline... |
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Pence slams Germanys unacceptable Russia ties, NATO spending US Vice President Mike Pence has blasted as “unacceptable” Germany’s dependence on Russian energy and its failure to meet its military spending commitments as a key member of the NATO military alliance.
Pence told NATOs 70th anniversary gathering in Washington, DC, on Wednesday... |
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Angered by opposition visit to Moscow, Ukraine bans all flights to Russia The Ukrainian government has banned all unscheduled direct flights to Russia following a recent visit to Moscow by two opposition politicians.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced the ban on Wednesday and said opposition presidential candidate Yuriy Boyko and chairman of the political council... |
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Situation tense in Libya as General Haftar forces move toward govt. positions Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have started advancing on the country’s western cities and districts, with reports of skirmishes already taking place in the south of the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by Libya’s internationally-recognized government of Fayez al-Sarraj.
The... |
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New Zealand mosque attacker to face 50 murder charges The Australian man who has been detained for killing scores of Muslims in terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, police say.
Fifty people were shot dead and another 50 wounded — several of them critically — by... |
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Malaysias ex-PM pleads not guilty as graft trial begins Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at the first main hearing in a trial over an economic scandal that brought down his government last year.
Najib pleaded not guilty to seven charges of corruption and money-laundering after arriving... |
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