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Indias Nagaland state rocked by protests after civilian killings dubbed as genocide Locals in the Mon town, in northeast Indias Nagaland state, angered over the civilian killings, set fire to two army vehicles, on December 05, 2021 (Photo by AP)
Situation continues to be tense in northeast Indias Nagaland state after security forces "mistakenly" killed 14 civilians on Saturday,... |
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Five killed, six injured in Daesh attack in northern Iraq Members of the Iraqi federal police forces stand guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad, on January 29, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Daesh terrorists have killed at least five people, and wounded six others in an attack in northern Iraq, according to reports citing security sources.
The incident took place near... |
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Rights group: Saudi Arabia uses terrorism-related offences as means of quashing dissent Saudi Arabias crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia uses "terrorism-related offences" as means of quashing the dissent and the systematic arbitrary detention and torture of those suspected of committing the so-called offences, a rights group warns.
In a report published on Saturday, the... |
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Indian troops kill villagers protesting in remote state Indian army troops take part in military drills at an Air Force base in Srinagar on October 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
ndian forces have shot and killed at least 14 civilians in the remote northeastern state of Nagaland.
An army officer said on Sunday that Indian troops, operating on intelligence about... |
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Russian planes change course to avoid collision with NATO spy jet over Black Sea The file photo provided by Russias Defense Ministry shows an interception by Russian airplanes on the Black Sea region. (Via RT news channel)
Russias state aviation authority says its air traffic control personnel have been forced to divert the course of two aircraft to avoid collision with a NATO... |
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US democracy alienated and degenerated; China Foreign Ministry says in report Chinese President Xi Jinping with senior members of the ruling Communist Party (File photo)
China has highlighted "the alienation and the malaises of democracy in the United States," amid efforts by Washington to force other nations to conform to the Western democratic model.
US President Joe Biden... |
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Daesh claims attack in Nigeria that killed 7 soldiers File photo of Nigerian soldiers
Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack in Nigerias northeastern Borno state, which left seven Nigerian soldiers dead.
The Takfiri terrorist group made the announcement on social media on Saturday in a statement posted on an affiliated Telegram account.
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9 injured as fresh Saudi-led coalition air raids target Yemens capital File photo of a Saudi Tornado warplane
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition invading Yemen targets the impoverished countrys capital again, injuring nine people.
Three of the victims are "in critical condition," local media outlets reported, covering the airstrikes that targeted a "food depot" in Sanaa... |
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Belarusian FM: Minsk is ready to end confrontation with West File photo of Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei
Belarus is ready to end confrontation with Western nations, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has said, adding that Minsk has made firm proposals to that effect.
Makei made the remarks in an interview with the Belarus-1 TV channel on Saturday... |
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Terror attack on bus in Mali leaves 31 dead, many more injured File photo of Mali-based militants (Photo by AP)
Daesh-linked terrorists in central Mali have reportedly killed more than 30 people on a bus ferrying them to a local market amid persisting violent insurgency in the West African nation.
The bus was attacked on Friday by unidentified gunmen as it traveled... |
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Yemen says France complicit in war crimes as Macron pitches arms sales in Persian Gulf French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2018. (File photo by Getty Images)
A senior Yemeni official has lambasted France over its collaboration with Saudi Arabia in the devastating war on Yemen as French President Emmanuel... |
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Five arrested in Finland over far-right terrorist plot Detective Superintendent Toni Sjoblom, head of investigation, at the Southwestern Finland police department, said the men arrested appeared to have "become radicalized".
Five far-right extremists suspected of planning a terrorist bomb and gun attack have been remanded in custody in Finland, police... |
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IAEA chief rejects Israeli claims on Irans plan for 90% uranium enrichment Frame grab from France 24s interview with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on December 1, 2021
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has dismissed claims by the Israeli regime that Iran is gearing up to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity.
In an interview with France 24 on Wednesday,... |
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NATO chief says military bloc intends to prevent conflict with Russia over Ukraine Jens Stoltenberg, NATOs secretary general, gives an interview at the Adazi military base, Latvia, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
US-led NATO says it intends to prevent a conflict with Russia, as Moscow has already warned that it will act if the military alliance crosses its red lines in Ukraine... |
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Massive blasts heard as Saudi-led war coalition attacks Yemens Sanaa, Saada Smoke billows from the site of Saud air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (File photo by Yemens Masirah news network)
The Saudi-led military campaign has carried out airstrikes against the Yemeni provinces of Sanaa and Saada, with reports of massive explosions in the capital.
The Saudi-led coalition said... |
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China summons Japan envoy over former PM Abes comments on Taipei Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the parliament building to attend a parliament session to face questioning over a possible violation of election funding laws, in Tokyo, Japan, on December 25, 2020. (File photo by Reuters)
China has summoned Japans ambassador to protest the "extremely... |
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Italian parliamentary panel blames Egyptian security for murder of Giulio Regeni This file photo shows Italian student Giulio Regeni who was killed in Egypt in 2016.
An Italian parliamentary panel has blamed the Egyptian security apparatus for the 2016 abduction, torture and murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.
Regeni disappeared in Cairo in January 2016 while he was in the... |
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Saudi Arabia launched stealth campaign to close UN war crimes probe in Yemen: Sources Yemeni Red Crescent workers remove the body of a casualty following a Saudi airstrike in Dhamar. (By EPA)
A new report says Saudi Arabia launched a stealth campaign to shut down a UN investigation of war crimes in Yemen, using "incentives and threats."
The Guardian cited political officials and diplomatic... |
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Russia says US democracy summit is the worlds most odious project Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia attends a press conference in Moscow, November 30, 2021. (Photo via AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denounced the United States plan to hold a so-called democracy summit, describing the initiative as "one of the most odious projects."
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Russia accuses Ukraine of deploying half its army to Donbass Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova (file photo by AP)
Russia says Ukraine has deployed half of its army, or 125,000 troops, to the ethnic Russian region of Donbass, amid an escalation between Kiev and separatists in the volatile zone.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria... |
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Nigeria boat disaster kills 29, mostly children People recover bodies after a boat capsized on Bagwai River in northwest Nigerias Kano state, on November 30, 2021. (Local media photo)
An overloaded boat carrying dozens of passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in northwest Nigerias Kano state, a rescue agency spokesman... |
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Belarus to halt Russian energy flow to Europe amid tensions with Poland Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko visits a center for migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region, in Belarus, on November 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says his government will suspend Russian energy flows to Europe in response to Polands... |
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Roadside bomb explosion hits US military supply convoy in Syrias Hasakah In this file picture, US armored vehicles on patrol drive past an oil well in Rumaylan town of Syrias northeastern province of Hasakah. (Photo by AFP)
A roadside bomb has reportedly struck a convoy of trucks carrying military equipment and logistic supplies for US troops in Syrias northeastern province... |
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US, South Korea to update war plans against North Korea South Korean soldiers take part in a live-fire exercise near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on June 23, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Senior military officials from the United States and South Korea are set to meet in Seoul to develop "a new, operational war plan"... |
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Army forces, allies shoot down intruding Saudi-led spy drone in northwestern Yemen This file picture provided by the media bureau of Yemens Operations Command Center shows a Yemeni man searching the wreckage of a Saudi-led CH-4 reconnaissance drone after it was shot down by Yemeni air defense forces and their allies in the skies over Yemens northern province of al-Jawf. (Photo via... |
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Xiomara Castro elected as Honduras first female president A boy plays next to a newsstand with a campaign poster showing President-elect Xiomara Castro, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Honduras former first lady Xiomara Castro has won the countrys presidential election, and the ruling partys candidate has conceded defeat.
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Russia wants to team up with China against Wests unfriendly actions Russias Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin speaks during the opening session of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) via a video conference at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, on November 25, 2021. (Photo via AFP)
Moscow has called for China and Russia to team up against the unfriendly actions of and... |
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Over 120 European MPs blast ongoing persecution of Saudi women rights defenders Saudi women rights activists (L-R): Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sadah, Eman al-Nafjan and Loujain al-Hathloul (Photo via Twitter)
More than 120 members of the European Parliament have denounced the "ongoing persecution" of Saudi women human rights defenders by the Riyadh regime, saying the activists... |
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US removes Colombias FARC from terrorism list FARC guerrillas march in column during a review at their camp in the Transitional Standardization Zone in Pondores, La Guajira Department, Colombia, on April 3, 2017. (File photo by AFP)
The US has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a former rebel group, from its list of terrorist... |
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Mass protests against military rule in Sudan met with tear gas Sudanese women walk in front of tires set ablaze by anti-coup demonstrators in Khartoum, Sudan, following calls for civil disobedience to protest a military coup, on November 7, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Mass demonstrations in the Sudanese capital city of Khartoum have been met with tear gas fired by the... |
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