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Indians protest against recent attacks targeting Muslims Thousands of Indians gathered in several cities on Wednesday to protest against recent attacks targeting Muslims across the country.
In the capital New Delhi, demonstrators, including the elderly and parents with young children, sang songs and lit candles in remembrance of those Muslims killed by Hindu... |
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Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history Ukraine has been targeted by the worst cyber attack in its history after a ransomware caused outages on computer networks of the country’s government and other key organizations.
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman described the Tuesday cyber attacks as “unprecedented,” but noted... |
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Dutch state partly liable for deaths of 350 Muslims in Bosnia war: Court A Dutch appeals court has ruled that the state was partly responsible for the deaths of some 350 Bosnian Muslim men in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.
The court declared the ruling in The Hague on Tuesday, ordering the Dutch state to pay some 30 percent of any damages to the victims.
"The court... |
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Pakistan defends groups fighting against Indian forces in Kashmir Pakistan has defended separatist groups fighting against New Delhi's forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the struggle by the separatist groups against the Indian rule was "legitimate."
"The 70-year-old indigenous... |
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US Demands Bin Salman Shows Obedience to Israel before becoming Saudi King The US is demanding that newly anointed Saudi Crown Prince must show absolute obedience to the Israeli regime for Washington to help him ascend to power as the king, a dissident Saudi prince has revealed.
Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Farhan al-Saud, who lives in Germany, has revealed what he says are... |
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Putin honors Russias intelligence network Russian President Vladimir Putin has honored the officers of his country’s intelligence network hailing them as “unique people.”
"To give up their life, their nearest and dearest and leave the country for many years, and to dedicate one's life to the Fatherland, not everyone... |
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South Korea invites North to participate in 2018 Winter Olympics to boost peace South Korean President Moon Jae-in has invited North Korea, his country's archenemy, to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports can serve as a peace maker and the invitation is thus aimed at easing incessant tensions between the two neighbors over Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs.
President... |
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Build bridges, not walls, British Labour leader tells US president British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked US President Donald Trump to, “Build bridges, not walls.”
Corbyn made the remarks during a speech he delivered at England’s famous, huge Glastonbury Festival on Saturday.
“Look on the wall right over there that surrounds... |
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Thousands of South Koreans protest against THAAD deployment Thousands of people in the South Korean capital, Seoul, have protested against the deployment of an advanced American missile system in their country, accusing US President Donald trump of "forcing" the South's leaders to install the controversial system in the Korean Peninsula.
Some 4,000... |
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Irans Missiles Used in Syria Anti-ISIS Strike Displayed at Tehran Quds Day Rally International Quds Day rallies in Tehran have been marked with a spectacular display of versions of missiles that Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps fired at ISIS terrorist group positions inside Syria.
Organizers of the International Quds Days rallies in Tehran put on display the ‘Zolfaqar’... |
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Saudi-Led Arab Regimes Issue Qatar with 13 Demands to End Blockade Four Arab regimes demanded on Friday that Qatar downgrades ties with Iran, halt military cooperation with Turkey and shut the Al Jazeera TV channel as conditions to end a blockade on the Persian Gulf state.
According to media reports, the list of conditions Qatar needs to meet in order to mend ties... |
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25 killed, over 100 wounded as back to back explosions hit Parachinar in Pakistan At least twenty five people were killed and over one hundred others were wounded in back to back explosions in Kurram Agency in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
The twin explosions ripped through a local market in Parachinar city earlier this evening and hours after a deadly suicide car bomb attack left... |
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Cornered ISIS Terrorists Destroy Historic Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul Cornered ISIS Takfiri terrorists have blown up Mosul’s historic Grand al-Nuri Mosque, where the terrorist group’s ringleader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi announced the formation of a so-called caliphate after capturing the northern city in 2014.
The blasts occurred as Iraq's elite Counter... |
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US House speaker supports swift action on Iran, Russia sanctions US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, a close friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he supports lawmakers’ efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
A bill aimed at imposing more sanctions on Iran and Russia was passed nearly unanimously... |
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Trump says he has no secret tapes of ex-FBI director James Comey US President Donald Trump says he does not have recordings of his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, amid speculation that he taped their conversations.
“I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings,” Trump tweeted on Thursday.
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UK govt. admits minimal fire safety standards for Grenfell Tower The British government has admitted that hundreds of buildings in England have cladding similar to the Grenfell Tower block that was engulfed by a deadly blaze last week.
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said that approximately 600 high rise buildings bear similar revetment, three of... |
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Daesh leader al-Baghdadi highly likely eliminated: Russian Foreign Ministry Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is “highly likely” that the leader of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, Ibrahim al-Samarrai aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria last month.
“It is highly likely... |
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EU leaders to discuss refugees in key summit in Brussels European Union leaders are set to hold a key summit in Brussels to discuss in more depth the body’s plans for dealing with refugees.
Leaders are to meet on Thursday in a summit that has been described as an opportunity for the continental bloc to return to core values even as Britain launched... |
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Moscow cancels meeting with top US diplomat due to new sanctions Russia has canceled a high-level meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon in response to Washington's new sanctions against Moscow.
Ryabkov, in a statement posted on the site of Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday,... |
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US, Qatar, Israel rejoice at appointment of new Saudi heir US President Donald Trump has called Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince to congratulate him.
According to a White House statement released Wednesday, the president and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman spoke on the phone “to advance our shared goals of security, stability, and prosperity... |
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Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia as King Sacks Crown Prince Nayef, Appoints Son, Bin Salman Saudi Arabian King Salman has sacked Muhammad bin Nayef as crown prince, replacing him with Mohammad bin Salman in an anticipated palace coup.
According to a royal decree published by state news agency SPA King Salman called for a public pledging of allegiance in Mecca on Wednesday to the new crown... |
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Lavrov slams Washingtons latest round of anti-Russia sanctions Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed the US’s "Russophobe obsession" after Washington intensifies its anti-Moscow trade sanctions over its alleged complicity in the Ukraine crisis.
Lavrov denounced Washington’s policies during a joint presser held with French Foreign... |
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US questions Saudi concerns over Qatars alleged support for terrorism The United States questions the Saudi and Emirati governments’ true motive in regard to war on terrorism, saying it is “mystified” by their failure to present details about the diplomatic crisis involving Qatar.
"The more the time goes by, the more doubt is raised about the actions... |
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Millions set to hold rallies across globe on International Quds Day Millions of people are set to attend the International Quds Day rallies in various parts of the world to show their solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and condemn Israeli atrocities.
Millions of people across Iran and other countries will stage massive rallies on the last Friday of the... |
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China Plans Military Base in Pakistan, US Influence Declining China is set to build a military base in Pakistan as US influence over its once strong ally continues to decline.
According to a recent report by The Pentagon, "China most likely will seek to establish additional military bases in countries with which it has a longstanding friendly relationship and... |
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Irans Leader Urges Iraqi Vigilance over US Plots Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against placing trust in the United States, saying Washington is against Iraq’s independence and unity.
“Vigilance is required against the Americans and they should not be trusted at all because the US and... |
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Hamas Stresses Palestinian Right to Return as World Marks Refugee Day The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas stressed Tuesday that the Palestinian right of return is a basic human right guaranteed by all international laws and resolutions.
In its statement issued on the World Refugee Day, the Hamas Office of Refugee Affairs said that the Palestinian refugees’... |
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Russia blasts US shooting down of Syrian jet as violation of intl. law Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has strongly condemned the United States for shooting down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet in Syria's militant-held northern province of Raqqah as a “massive violation of international law and de facto military aggression.”
“This... |
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Iran summons Swiss envoy over 'meddlesome' US remarks Iran has summoned the Swiss charge d'affaires to Tehran to protest at the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent "meddlesome" remarks against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says.
In a meeting on Monday, the director general for the Americas at Iran's Foreign... |
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Terrorist ringleader killed in clashes with IRGC in SE Iran The ringleader of a terrorist group has been killed in clashes with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan, a provincial security official says.
Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province's deputy governor... |
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