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Woman knifed in north London amid surge in stabbings Police in London have attended to another scene of violence involving knife after a young woman was badly stabbed in broad daylight.
The attack on the woman, who was reported to be in her 20s, took place around noon local time on Saturday in Caledonian Road in north London.
The woman was taken... |
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US ready to boost lethal arms supplies to Ukraine: Envoy A US diplomat to Ukraine says Washington will provide Kiev with more lethal weapons to help build up its naval and air forces in the face of what they call Russian threat.
US Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker told The Guardian that the administration of President Donald Trump was “absolutely”... |
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Moscow denies Hollandes claim that Putin threatened to crush Ukraine troops Moscow has denied a claim made by former French president Francois Hollande in his memoirs that Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened to “crush” Ukrainian troops.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that he had never heard the Russian president use such an expression.
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US military blocks proposed railway connecting North, South Korea The United States has blocked a train project connecting North and South Korea amid deepening split between Washington and Pyongyang.
The two Koreas planned to begin a joint field study last week by sending a train from the South capital Seoul, across the length of North Korea all the way to... |
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Russia tells US not to go for another unlawful aggression against Syria Russia says it has voiced alarm over signs that the US may conduct a new military attack against Syria, warning Washington against any such “baseless and unlawful aggression” under the pretext of punishing Damascus for a possible false-flag gas attack.
The Russia embassy in the US... |
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Israel controls UK politicians speech: Corbyn UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is battling allegations of anti-Semitism in his party, has come under fire for a 2010 speech where he said speeches British lawmakers make are controlled by the Tel Aviv regime.
The videotaped remarks were made during Corbyn’s meeting with the Palestine... |
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China hits back at Trump for irresponsible comments about Korean Peninsula China says the recent "irresponsible" comments made by President Donald Trump of the United States about Beijings commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula contradict "basic facts."
"The US statement is contrary to basic facts and is irresponsible. We are seriously concerned... |
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No War No Talks with US: Iran Leader Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei dismissed on Monday talks with the US after President Trump called for direct negotiations with Tehran, saying Washington is only after concessions.
"In the matter of negotiations, they play a poor game. One of them says, negotiations... |
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Merkel implicitly rejects Putins call to help Syria reconstruction German Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have rejected Russian President Vladimir Putins call to financially contribute to the Syria reconstruction.
Speaking after talks with Putin outside Berlin on Saturday, Merkel said the focus should rather be on averting a Syrian army operation to retake... |
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Social, econ. woes behind US, Britain low life expectancy A columnist and an Oxford university professor says a downward trend in life expectancy and an increase in early deaths registered among men and women in the United States and Britain are rooted in economic and social malaises.
Will Hutton, a columnist for The Observer and the principal of Hertford... |
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US cuts Syria stabilization fund, vows to continue anti-Damascus bid The US has reportedly cut its $230 million funding for the so-called Syria stabilization projects, citing increased contributions from the Saudi regime and other coalition allies, but vowed to remain active in its anti-Damascus bid in the terror-ravaged country.
The US State Department said... |
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Chinese president to pay formal visit to N Korea in Sept.: Report Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly planning to visit North Korea in September at the invitation of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un to take part in the 70th anniversary of the North’s founding.
The visit twill be Xi’s first since taking power in 2012, some 13 years after... |
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Syria slams despicable Saudi support for US ploys in war-torn state Syria has blasted Saudi Arabia for giving money to the US-led coalition to press ahead with what Damascus has described as "destabilization plots" in the war-torn country.
A Foreign Ministry official on Friday urged the kingdom to abandon its "dangerous policies" in the region amid fears... |
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Bomb that killed Yemeni kids supplied by US: CNN Munitions experts have confirmed that a bomb used by Saudi Arabia in last weeks attack on a school bus in Yemen that killed dozens of children had been supplied by the US.
The experts told CNN on Friday that the bomb was a 227-kilogram laser-guided Mark 82 bomb.
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Imran Khan Sworn In As 22nd Premier Of Pakistan PM-elect Imran Khan on Saturday took oath as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan at a ceremony held at the President House, Dawn News reported. Khan was administered his oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. As the ceremony concluded, Khan proceeded to the Prime Ministers Office, where he was presented... |
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Canadian PM refuses to withdraw criticism of Saudi human rights record Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country will not withdraw its criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, rebuffing a call by the kingdom’s foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir.
The Canadian PM made the remarks at a Wednesday press conference in Montreal, stressing that... |
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Key labour figure defends calling out Israels genocide in Gaza UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s key ally, John McDonnel, has defended his remarks during a 2012 speech, where he accused Israel of perpetrating a “genocide” by attacking Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.
The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that it had found a... |
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Russia: New US sanctions not based on evidence Russia says a round of new sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States over the alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK are not based on evidence and are “draconian.”
“We grew accustomed to not hearing any facts or evidence,” said a statement by the Russian... |
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Saudi jets attacks bus carrying children, leave 43 civilians dead Dozens of civilians have lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries as Saudi warplanes targeted a bus carrying children in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada.
The bus came under attack at a market in the Sa’ada town of Zahyn on Thursday, Yemen’s al-Masirah... |
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Saudi Arabia arrests 2 womens rights activists: HRW Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia has arrested two prominent womens rights activists in an "unprecedented" crackdown on opposition.
HRW said in a statement on Wednesday that the Saudi authorities arrested award-winning gender rights activist Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah earlier this... |
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Tajikistan blames Daesh-claimed attack on opposition Police in Tajikistan have blamed an outlawed opposition party for a car-ramming attack that killed four tourists and that has been claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.
Police said in a statement on Tuesday that a detained man, identified as the mastermind of the Sunday car-ramming attack... |
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Pentagon creates blacklist of Russian, Chinese software The US military has finished creating a “Do Not Buy” list of Russian and Chinese software that it says fail to comply with US national security standards.
It took the Pentagon around six months to compile a list of the companies that it says are suspicious and must be avoided... |
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US detects new activity at North Korean missile site US spy agencies say North Korea is possibly building more intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States.
Citing senior US officials, The Washington Post reported on Monday that satellite photos and infrared imaging had indicated renewed work at a site... |
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Car bomb kills 10 in southern Philippines A car bomb attack has claimed the lives of at least 10 people at a military checkpoint in the restive southern Philippines.
The explosion occurred at a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment — which is staffed by military and civilian personnel — in the island province... |
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Pakistan opposition calls for probe into allegations of rigging during election Pakistan’s main opposition party has called for a judicial investigation into allegations of rigging at last week’s general elections, which handed victory to the party led by a former cricketer.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — the party of jailed ex-prime minister... |
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Chinas door of dialogue with US on trade remains open: FM Wang Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country’s door of dialogue with the United States on resolving bilateral trade disputes remains open, reiterating that Beijing is not after a trade war with Washington.
“China’s door of dialogue and negotiation remains open, but any... |
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BRICS leaders pledge to strengthen multilateral trading system Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L), Brazilian President Michel Temer (1st R), Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (1st L) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a group photo during the Plenary Session of the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg,... |
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NATO rejects Qatar membership demand The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defense alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United States and Europe.
It was responding to a comment by Qatars defense minister on Tuesday that his countrys long-term... |
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Frances Macron: Phone calls with Trump like sausages, better not know whats inside French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his phone calls with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders were just like sausages: better not explain whats inside.
During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron was asked about a CNN report on Monday... |
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EU wants firms exempt from US sanctions on Iran Major European powers as well as the European Union have written a letter to the United States, urging Washington not to go ahead with its planned “secondary sanctions” against European firms doing business in Iran.
Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the... |
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