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Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga, New Zealand help on the way The HMNZS Aotearoa departs to provide disaster relief and assistance to Tonga, from Auckland, New Zealand, January 18, 2022. (Video grab via Reuters)
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption... |
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EU calls on Israel to end detention without charge of critically-ill Palestinian teenager Muamar Nakhleh, the father of 17 year-old Palestinian prisoner Amal, shows a photograph of his son on his telephone, in Jalazun refugee camp, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 8, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
The European Union has called on Israeli authorities to cease the imprisonment... |
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UKs PM faces major leadership threat with no-confidence vote Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a coronavirus briefing in Downing Street, London. (Photo by AP)
The British prime minister is reportedly set to face a major leadership challenge in his own party following a furious backlash over holding parties at his official residence during... |
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Russia says no new talks on Ukraine until West responds to demands Germanys Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov (photo by AFP)
Russia has ruled out any further talks with the United States and NATO over the situation around Ukraine unless the West responds properly to its security demands.
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Saudi-led warplanes intensify airstrikes against Yemeni capital People inspect the wreckage of buildings that were damaged by Saudi airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 18, 2022. (Photo by AP)
The Saudi-led war coalition has sharply intensified its airstrikes against residential areas across Sanaa following the Yemeni armys decisive retaliatory raids on... |
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Russia-bashing is a bi-partisan activity in Washington: Ron Paul Ukrainian servicemen take part in the joint Rapid Trident military exercises with the United States and other NATO countries nor far from Lviv on September 24, 2021, as tensions with Russia remain high over the pro-Russia conflict in the countrys east. (Photo by AFP)
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Blinken traveling to Ukraine riding US propaganda campaign vs Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo by Reuters) )
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to meet with the countrys president and foreign minister amid American claims that Russia is preparing to invade the neighboring country. Moscow has rejected the accusations.
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CIA chief secretly visited Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia: Report Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns (File photo)
Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns paid a secret visit to Kiev last week, discussing the escalation of tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
Citing two sources familiar with the trip, CNN reported... |
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China urges US to stop its discriminatory acts, political manipulation on China as soon as possible: Spokesman Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday urges the United States to stop its discriminatory acts and political manipulation on China as soon as possible, and not to disrupt and undermine normal exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
According to a Washington Post report, US prosecutors... |
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Russia evacuating embassy in Ukraine Report alleges Moscow has begun repatriating representatives and their families
With tensions rising on the Russian border with Ukraine, Moscow has started to remove its diplomats and their families from its embassy in Kiev and consulate in Lvov, the New York Times has claimed, citing anonymous officials.
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Canada deploys special forces to Ukraine FILE PHOTO: Canadian troops are seen during the opening of a joint Ukrainian-Canadian military drill, in the Lviv Region, Ukraine. © Sputnik / Stringer
Canadian special forces have been deployed to Ukraine amid rising tensions with Moscow, according to Canadas Global News, which reported that... |
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European Parliament elects first female president in 20 years Roberta Metsola speaks in the European Parliament. © Philipp von Ditfurth / Picture Alliance / Getty Images
Maltas Roberta Metsola has pledged to connect with citizens beyond the Brussels and Strasbourg "bubbles"
Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been appointed to the largely ceremonial... |
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UKs Johnson accused by ex-aide of lying about lockdown parties British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a press conference for the latest COVID-19 update, in the Downing Street briefing room, in central London, the UK, on December 8, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of lying by his former aide after his office... |
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French presidential candidate calls migrant children thieves, rapists French presidential hopefule Eric Zemmour was fined €10,000 on Monday for hate speech. (Photo by AFP)
Far-right French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour has been slapped with a €10,000 fine by a French court for provoking racial hatred against unaccompanied child migrants.
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UK lawmakers vote against government plan to suppress protests A general view at the House of Lords as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated in London on January 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The House of Lords has voted against a government bill to clamp down on protesters and amended the bill to make misogyny a hate crime in the UK.
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Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo Indonesian Air Force helicopters carrying a big flag fly above high rise buildings during the countrys 76th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 17, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Indonesias parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nations capital from Jakarta to a jungled... |
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Entire family killed in ferocious Saudi bombing after Yemen hits UAE In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, smoke rises over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, Jan. 17, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Yemens deputy foreign minister says airstrikes launched against Sanaa by the Saudi-led coalition have... |
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Etihad suspends flights to Saudi Medina for over 2 months after Houthi attacks UAEs Etihad Airways halts flights to Saudi city of Medina following attacks by Yemens Houthis.
The Etihad Airways has suspended its flights between Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and the Saudi city of Medina following attacks claimed by Yemens Houthi movement on the UAE territory.
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Seven protesters killed as Sudan security forces clash with protesters Sudanese rally against a military coup which occurred nearly three months ago, south of the capital Khartoum, on January 17, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
At least seven protesters have been shot dead after clashes erupted between Sudans security forces and people taking part in rallies against the October... |
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US war party to visit Ukraine, defend against Russian invasion (From left to right) US Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Chris Murphy D-Conn., give a briefing at the Ukrainian Presidential office after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo)
A number of US war hawks are traveling... |
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Sudanese doctors hold rally to protest violent attacks by security forces against medical personnel Sudanese doctors demonstrate in Khartoum to denounce attacks by security forces against medical personnel and doctors during pro-democracy rallies opposed to the October military coup, on January 16, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese doctors have held a protest rally to voice their deep dissent against... |
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Gunmen raid village in Nigerias northwest, kill at least 50 Nigerian troops patrol the streets of the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno state. (File photo by AFP)
Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, according to residents, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the restive African country.
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Early warning American military systems warned North Korea missile could strike US: Report A missile is launched during what state media report is a hypersonic missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, January 11, 2022, in this photo released January 12, 2022 by North Koreas Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Early warning American military systems warned that a North Korean... |
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Russians arrest US citizen over pedophilia claims FILE PHOTO. © RIA / Tabyldy Kadyrbekov
Arrested man allegedly raped his two sons in Houston, Texas
An American citizen has been detained in Moscow on suspicion of sexually assaulting his two sons after a complaint filed by the mother of the child, multiple Russian news outlets have reported.
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UN says deeply concerned over growing hate speech in Bosnia, Serbia People hold Serbian and Republika Srpska flags during a parade to mark the autonomous Serb Republics national holiday, in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on January 9, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" over the rising hate speech and glorification of war... |
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Prosecutors say Kazakhstan unrest has left 225 people dead Kazakh soldiers patrol down a street in Almaty, on January 10, 2022. (File photo by AFP)
Kazakh authorities say the recent "foreign-backed" violence has left at least 225 people dead across the oil-rich Central Asian country.
Mass protests began in Kazakhstans western province of Mangistau in early... |
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Kill the Bill: Thousands rally across UK against draconian crackdown on protests Demonstrators walk behind a ‘Kill the Bill banner in London, Britain, and many other cities across the UK, on January 15, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across UK to protest against the governments controversial Police and Crime Bill that seeks to crack down... |
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China filling US-created vacuum in Middle East: Washington-based daily Chinese and Syrian businessmen shake hands behind their national flags during a meeting in Beijing, China, on May 8, 2017 to discuss reconstruction projects in Syria. (File photo by Reuters)
China has been filling the vacuum that the United States is creating in the Middle East, an American newspaper... |
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Canadian FM to visit Ukraine, vows support amid tensions with Russia Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (out of frame) at the State Department in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2021. (File photo by Reuters)
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is planning to visit Ukraine next week to reaffirm... |
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UK PM draws up plan for officials to quit over partygate to keep job File photo of embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come up with a list of cabinet officials to submit resignations over the partygate scandal in a bid to retain his premiership, according to a report by The Independent.
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