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CIA chief in South Korea for internal visit CIA Director Mike Pompeo has traveled to South Korea for what the US embassy there described as an “internal meeting,” as North Korea remains defiant in the face of US threats to drop its development of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
“The CIA director and his wife are... |
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Germanys Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom.
"We believe in the UN-led process of diplomatic resolution…We do not think that there can be a military solution to this... |
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Israel Only Illegal Owner of Nukes, Disturber of Peace in Mideast: N. Korea Israeli regime is the “only illegal possessor of nukes" and "disturber of peace" in West Asia, North Korea says.
Reacting to Tel Aviv Regime's hawkish defense minister who called Pyongyang’s leadership a “crazy and radical group,” North Korea threatened Israel with... |
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Turkey Sacks 4,000 More as Post-Coup Purge Continues Turkey has fired some 4,000 more people from the civil service and military as threats to national security, and banned several popular TV shows and the widespread withdrawal of funding for students and health services in the country.
According to state-run media agency Anadolu, the administration of... |
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Military plane crashes in Cuba, killing all eight on board A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba’s northwestern region of Artemisa, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces says.
The aircraft, a twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26, had taken off at 6:38 a.m. (0638 ET) from Playa Baracoa on Saturday... |
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Mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners enters 2nd week An open-ended mass hunger strike by Palestinians to draw the world's attention to harsh conditions at Israeli prisons has entered its second week, with some of those refusing food experiencing health decline.
The media committee of the hunger strike, dubbed the Freedom and Dignity Strike,... |
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Trump 'disappointed' in GOP Congress as he hits 100-day mark US President Donald Trump says he is "disappointed" with how the Republican-controlled Congress has handled his legislative agenda during his first 100 days in office.
In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Trump said he was "disappointed" that Congress had failed to deal with "big issues" facing... |
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Britain must pay price for Brexit, Frances Hollande warns French President Francois Hollande has warned Britain that its exit from the European Union would have its own costs, saying London should pay the price for the decision.
"There will inevitably be a price and a cost for Britain, it's the choice they made," Hollande said on Saturday as he arrived... |
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North Korea ballistic missile test fails: South, US North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from a location north of the capital Pyongyang, but it exploded shortly after liftoff, the US and South Korean militaries say.
"North Korea fired an unidentified missile from a site in the vicinity of Bukchang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan... |
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USS Carl Vinson sails in Japanese waters towards Korean Peninsula A US Navy strike group is making its way through Japanese waters as it headed to waters off the Korean Peninsula amid tensions between the US and North Korea.
Footage posted by Japanese broadcaster NHK on Saturday shows the USS Carl Vinson passing through the waters off the coast of Nagasaki,... |
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Trump administration profoundly committed to destroying planet: Chomsky Leading American political analyst and philosopher Noam Chomsky has said that the administration of US President Donald Trump is profoundly committed to destroying planet Earth.
In an interview with Democracy Now!, Chomsky repeated the remarks he made in November last year about Trump’s Republican... |
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Iran 2017 presidential candidates hold first live debate The first debate among the six candidates of the 12th Iranian presidential election is being aired live on state television.
The candidates are set to outline their plans for the post. They will be given an equal time to garner as many votes as possible in order to win the ticket to the office.
The... |
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Im your true friend: Trump tells gun owners US President Donald Trump has pledged to protect the American gun owners' right to keep and bear arms, assuring them that they now have a “true friend” in the White House.
Speaking at the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Atlanta on Friday, Trump said that his election... |
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US losing 'tremendous amount' defending Saudi Arabia: Trump President Donald Trump has criticized Saudi Arabia for not paying its fair share in return for the US security umbrella.
"Frankly, Saudi Arabia has not treated us fairly, because we are losing a tremendous amount of money in defending Saudi Arabia,” Trump said in an interview with Reuters news... |
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Police clash with French students protesting election in Paris A series of violent clashes have erupted in the French capital, Paris, between riot police and protesting students during a demonstration against the results of the first round of the country’s presidential election.
The police forces fired teargas to disperse the protesters,... |
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Erdogan actions severely hit EU-Turkey ties: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concerns about the latest measures taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying they have adversely affected relations between the European Union and Ankara.
"The developments over the past weeks have severely hit German-Turkish... |
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China Performs Military Drills after US Deploys THAAD in S. Korea China is performing major military maneuvers including live fire drills and testing new weapons in response to deployment of the US THAAD anti-missile system to South Korea.
"The deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea damages the regional strategic balance and stability. The Chinese... |
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Trump picks retired general to lead Secret Service President Donald Trump has named a new director for the US Secret Service, the beleaguered agency tasked with protecting the president and his family.
Trump chose retired Marine Corps general Randolph "Tex" Alles to oversee the agency that has been beset with a series of high-profile controversies.
Alles,... |
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8 border guards killed in clashes with outlaws in southeastern Iran Eight border guards have been killed in clashes with outlaws in southeastern Iran.
The clashes, which erupted near the town of Mirjaveh in the province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan, also left four other border guards injured, IRIB News Agency reported.
Armed bandits, outlaws and drug dealers regularly... |
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China urges peaceful solution to Korean Peninsula tensions China has called on all sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula to work for a peaceful solution and try to ease tensions between the two Koreas.
"The most urgent task at the moment is the resumption of negotiations and all sides in the conflict must take part in this," Chinese Foreign Minister... |
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Ivanka Trump booed at Berlin womens panel for defending father US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, was heckled at a panel in the German capital after defending her father, calling him a "tremendous champion" of supporting women and families.
Ivanka, who was recently installed as an unpaid White House adviser, was speaking about her... |
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Security Council must impose new sanctions on North Korea: Trump US President Donald Trump has said the United Nations Security Council must impose new sanctions on North Korea, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Monday ahead of a lunch with ambassadors from countries on the Security... |
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Macron, Le Pen heading for French presidential race: Projection Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron have advanced to France's presidential runoff scheduled for May 7.
According to the preliminary results released late on Sunday, the two candidates are engaged in a close race as a spokesman for defeated candidate, François Fillon,... |
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US defies both letter, spirit of nuclear deal: Iran FM Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the United States’ defiance to honor its obligations under the spirit and letter of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
“We’ll see if US prepared to live up to letter... |
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Turkey opposition files appeal against vote result at top court Turkey's main opposition party has filed an appeal at the country's highest administrative court against the result of the recent referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.
In the Sunday’s referendum, the “Yes” campaign won over 51 percent... |
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Iran's Interior Ministry nnounces final list of presidential candidates The Iranian Interior Ministry has released the final list of candidates qualified to run in the forthcoming presidential election.
Iran’s Guardian Council gave the following whittled-down list of candidates, in alphabetical order, to the Interior Ministry late on Thursday night.
Mostafa... |
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Pakistan braces for court ruling likely of removing Sharif A top court in Pakistan is set to deliver a verdict that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations and trigger turmoil across the country.
Local media reports said that the looming Supreme Court ruling would be announced on Thursday.
The news comes as a drawn-out... |
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US strike on Syria gave Daesh terrorists free rein: Russia PM The Russian prime minister has denounced Washington’s missile attack on a Syrian military airbase earlier this month, saying the strike gave the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group free rein to continue its terror campaign.
Dmitry Medvedev made the remarks in an address to the State Duma, the lower... |
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Iran can help Kyrgyzstan with hydropower plants construction: Zarif Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country is ready to help Kyrgyzstan with the construction of hydropower plants in the Central Asian country.
“Iran is ready to construct small and big hydropower plants in Bishkek,” Zarif said at a joint press conference with... |
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Yemenis shoot down Saudi Black Hawk, at least 12 Saudi troops killed More than a dozen Saudi military personnel have been killed when allied forces in Yemen shot down a Black Hawk helicopter taking part in Riyadh's military operation against the impoverished Arab country.
Saudi Arabia's SPA news agency confirmed the account on Tuesday. However, there was... |
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