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Putin warns US, NATO against crossing Russias red lines in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin (photo via AFP)
President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will act if the US-led NATO military alliance crosses its red lines in Ukraine.
Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin said the expansion of NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine... |
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Barbados becomes republic, ditching British Queen Elizabeth Performers are seen at the presidential inauguration ceremony to mark the birth of a new republic in Barbados, in the capital city of Bridgetown, Barbados, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Barbados has become a republic, putting an end to 400 years of British reign and ditching Queen Elizabeth... |
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One in three Australian parliament employees sexually harassed: Report A file photo taken on March 15, 2021 shows former government staffer Brittany Higgins, who alleged publicly that she had been raped by a colleague in a ministers office in 2019, speaking before protesters during a rally against sexual violence and gender inequality in front of Parliament House in Australias... |
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Russia hails successful resumption of Vienna talks, says working groups on the job Russias Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov arrives at the Coburg Palais, the venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)s commission meeting, in the Austrian capital, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russias lead negotiator has described... |
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Over 95,000 disappeared persons and 52,000 unidentified bodies in Mexico: UN A protest rally in Mexico City on the case of Ayoitzinapa rural school attended by the 43 disappeared students..
The United Nations has expressed serious concern over enforced disappearance of more than 95,000 people in Mexico, urging authorities to act immediately to search, investigate and identify... |
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Moroccans take to streets, call for end to Rabats normalization with Israel Anger and resentment is brewing in Morocco against the butchers of the Palestinian children and those normalizing the savagery in the garb of lucrative military deals.
Demonstrators on Monday took to the streets in several cities across Morocco to protest Rabats normalization of ties with the Israeli... |
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Bolivias socialists march into La Paz; warn against another coup Thousands of socialist group members marched into La Paz on Monday to support Bolivian President Luis Arce, voicing warnings that they would not allow another coup detat.
I want to tell you sisters and brothers, I was hit by a coup. They did not forgive us, did not forgive me for having guaranteed... |
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Hondurans to pick new president in vote that could end conservative rule Supporters of Tegucigalpas Mayor and presidential candidate for the ruling National Party Nasry Asfura, aka "Papi a la Orden" attend the campaigns closing event, in Tegucigalpa on November 21, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Hondurans headed to the polls on Sunday to pick a new president, with leftist candidate... |
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China, Russia ready to hold joint naval drills with Iran: Top Navy commander This file photo shows naval forces of Iran, Russia and China holding large-scale joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on December 27-30, 2019.
Irans Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says Russia and China have indicated their readiness to hold joint naval... |
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Dangerous delusion: Diplomat dismisses notion of Russia fearing NATO activities in Black Sea The US Navys Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter sails in formation during the multinational maritime exercise Sea Breeze 2020, co-hosted by Ukraine and the United States, in the Black Sea, July 25, 2020. (File photo by Reuters)
A top Russian diplomat has dismissed as a "very dangerous... |
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At IAEA, China slams Wests double standards on nuclear activities of Iran, Australia Wang Qun, Chinese envoy to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, attends a press conference on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and related non-proliferation issues in Vienna, Austria, November 26, 2021. (Photo by Xinhua)
China has slammed the United States and Britain... |
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France on the ropes: Two killed as Africans confront military convoy A protester faces security forces during a demonstration in Ouagadougou on November 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
At least two people have been killed and 18 others wounded after French forces fired shots to disperse angry protesters blocking a French military convoy in western Niger.
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Sudan PM Hamdok dismisses police chiefs over deadly crackdown A wounded Sudanese anti-coup protester is carried away by comrades during a demonstration in the "Street 40" of the capitals twin city of Omdurman on November 25, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Sudans reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has replaced the countrys police chiefs behind a brutal crackdown... |
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Johnson sets out new measures as Omicron variant identified in UK Boris Johnson outlines new restrictions after Omicron variant detected in UK. (Photo via BBC)
The United Kingdom has announced new measures in a bid to slow the spread of the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant as two cases have been found in the country.
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Russia refutes US, allies accusation that it seeks to invade Ukraine Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russias foreign intelligence agency
Russia has once again debunked allegations by the United States and its allies that Moscow could be preparing to invade neighboring Ukraine.
"I need to reassure everyone. Nothing like this is going to happen," Sergei Naryshkin, head of... |
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Protest against militant violence in Burkina Faso goes tense as police use tear gas A gendarme reacts as civil organizations hold a protest calling for Burkina Fasos President Roch Kabore to resign and for departure of French forces that patrol the country, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Protesters burned tires and pillaged a government building... |
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Spanish police take to streets in protest against Gag Law reform People attend a protest against the proposed changes to anti-terrorism and gagging laws, which police officers say will undermine their authority and jeopardize the safety of citizens, in Madrid, Spain, on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of police officers have taken to the streets... |
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Western states must let go of double standards to protect human rights: Tehran Pairs of children’s shoes and toys are seen at memorial in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School after the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, May 31, 2021. (File photo by Reuters)
A top Iranian... |
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Japan vows to acquire strike capability as pacifist charter fades Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks in front of troops of the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) during a review at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Camp Asaka in Tokyo on November 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to bolster the countrys military... |
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Three dead, scores arrested after days of unrest in Solomon Islands People walk on a street next to destroyed objects after days of unrest in Honiara, Solomon Islands November 26, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Solomon Islands police have found three bodies in a burned-out building, Australian media said on Saturday, as police made more than a hundred arrests following rioting... |
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Russia slams US for threatening diplomatic escalation with Iran at IAEA next month Russias ambassador to the IAEA Mikhail Ulyanov
Russia has lambasted the United States for threats to confront Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) next month unless the Islamic Republic improves what Washington calls cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Russias ambassador... |
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Furious France bars UK minister from meeting on migrants People light candles as they pay tribute to the 27 migrants who died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the English Channel, at the Richelieu Park in Dunkerque, France, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
The French government has banned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel from a meeting... |
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US Congress delegation meets top Chinese Taipei officials in surprise visit In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, US Representative Mark Takano, D-Calif. left is greeted by Chinese Taipei President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Photo by Taiwan Presidential Office)
Amid dramatically escalating tensions... |
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Russia says monitoring US destroyer, warns of small war The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) conducts a personnel transfer in Souda Bay, Greece, on November 17, 2020.
Russias military has been monitoring the US navys guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke after it entered the Black Sea amid tensions in the region,... |
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Canada tells Boeing its bid for C$19 bln fighter jet contract falls short Specialists inspect F/A-18 fighter jet aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2016. (Reuters)
In a surprise move, Canada has told Boeing Co. that its contender for a multi-billion dollar fighter jet contract does not meet the required standard, a... |
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China says new US sanctions on its firms violate Xi-Biden consensus President Joe Biden meets virtually with Xi Jinping on Nov. 15. (Photo via Bloomberg)
China has blasted the US for its decision to add dozens of its companies to a trade blacklist, saying the move violates a consensus reached between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Senior Iraqi lawmaker slams UNAMI chief over interference in legislative vote results The leader of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance in Iraq’s parliament, Hadi al-Amiri (R), meets with the European Union’s ambassador to Iraq, Ville Varjola, at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by al-Sumaria television network)
The leader of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance... |
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Germanys Merkel threatens Russia with EU sanctions in case of aggression against Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel (file photo)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has threatened Russia with further sanctions that would be imposed by the European Union if the situation escalates in and around eastern Ukraine or on the Belarus-Poland border.
Speaking at a joint news conference with her... |
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Indias chief Muslim NGO calls for law against Islamophobia It was not a long ago when protests against the new citizenship law in India sparked dramatic social and political movements.
The law gives eligibility for Indian citizenship to illegal migrants such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, but does not mention Muslims. After the... |
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Ethiopia tells US to stop spreading fake news after Washington warns of terrorist attacks in country Ethiopians gather at the US embassy in Addis Ababa on November 25, 2021, displaying banners that read "Interference is Undemocratic" and "Truth Wins" to protest US interference in their country.
Ethiopias government has urged the US to stop disseminating falsehoods against the country, after Washington... |
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