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UK envoy called for acts of sabotage against Sanaa government, says Yemeni official The picture taken on June 10, 2021 shows a smoke plume billowing following a Saudi airstrike on Sanaa, Yemen. (By AFP)
Yemens Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi says the British ambassador has in his meetings with the Yemenis promoted acts of sabotage against the Sanaa government.
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Human rights group lodges torture complaint at Paris court against UAE official Detained Emirati human rights advocate Ahmed Mansoor (file photo)
An independent London-based human rights group has lodged a complaint in France against a top Emirati official, accusing him of being responsible for the torture of prominent pro-democracy campaigner and rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.
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Canadians rally against Islamophobia after Muslim family killing People walk during the multi-faith march to end hatred, starting from the site where a man driving a pickup truck struck and killed four members of a Muslim family and ending at the London Muslim Mosque, in London, Ontario, Canada, on June 11, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
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Theyre trying to kill Assange because he spoke the truth: Roger Waters calls on Biden to end disgusting sham prosecution Joe Biden and Julian Assange © Reuters / Kevin Lamarque and Peter Nicholls
With the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a US tour to raise awareness of Julian Assanges plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe Biden to end the journalists prosecution.
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South Korea can now build missiles able to reach Beijing, Moscow as US lifts range limits South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) holds a news conference with his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on May 24, 2021.
South Korea can now build ballistic missiles capable of striking Beijing, Moscow or anywhere else thanks to the US lifting of its 40-year restriction on the Asian countrys... |
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US-Russia relationship deteriorated to its lowest point in years: Putin A screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 4, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Washington-Moscow relationship has "deteriorated to its lowest point"... |
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Russia: Terrorists beefing up presence in two areas in Syrias Idlib, step up attacks In this file picture, foreign-sponsored militants attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by Syrian government forces in Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, during a parade of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists in the countryside of the northern Idlib province. (Photo by AFP)... |
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Myanmars junta files new corruption charge against ousted leader Suu Kyi In this handout file photo, taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmars Ministry of Information on May 26, ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and ousted president Win Myint (R) are seen during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw. (Via AFP)
Myanmars junta has filed a new corruption charge... |
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Bases housing US forces hit by rockets in Iraqs Salahuddin, Baghdad File photo shows the immediate aftermath of an explosion in Iraq.
Military bases housing American forces come under back-to-back rocket attacks in the north-central Iraqi province of Salahuddin and the vicinity of the Baghdad International Airport.
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Syrias air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus The file photo by AFP shows Syrias air defense system responding to an Israeli missile strike over the Syrian capital, Damascus.
The Syrian military says the countrys air defenses have intercepted a number of Israeli missiles in the skies over the capital Damascus.
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Islamophobia in Canada: Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family terrorist attack Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference January 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by AFP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has labeled as a "terrorist attack" the recent killing of four members of a Muslim family who were killed in a "premeditated" vehicle attack... |
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Nasrallah: We will eventually hold prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque Frame grab shows Hezbollahs Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised speech on June 8, 2021.
Hezbollahs secretary-general says Muslims will eventually prevail over the Israeli regime and its allies efforts to interfere with their observing their religious rituals at al-Aqsa... |
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Moscow-Ottawa standoff: Russia prohibits entry of 9 Canadian citizens Canadas Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russia and Canada are embroiled in a standoff, with Moscow now holding up the no-entry sign to nine prominent Canadian... |
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Tight race for presidency: Fraud claims surface amid ballot counting in Peru Peruvian presidential candidate, Keiko Fujimori, gestures during a press conference at her party headquarters in the capital Lima on June 7, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Post-election tensions seem to be haunting Peru, with the two candidates in a close race as ballots are still being counted and claims of... |
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Butcher of Bosnia faces final verdict for genocide, war crimes at The Hague This file photo shows Commander of Serbian forces in Bosnia General Ratko Mladic (C) arriving at the airport of Sarajevo on August 10, 1993. (Photo by AFP)
Former Bosnian Serb military commander, Ratko Mladic, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," will be handed down a final verdict at The Hague for genocide... |
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US military alarmed by rising cases of sophisticated drone attacks in Iraq The US-occupied Ayn al-Asad air base in Iraq was devastated by Iranian retaliatory missile strikes in January 2020 following American terrorist assassination of Irans top anti-terror commander Gen. Qassem Suleimani. (Photo by NYT)
US military authorities have reportedly expressed growing fears of... |
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Catholic Church ignoring role in heinous crimes against indigenous Canadians Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on April 16, 2021 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by AFP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticized the Catholic Church for ignoring its role in running many indigenous residential schools in the country following the recent... |
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Yemen won war; Saudi, US in no position to dictate terms to victors, says Foreign Policy Supporters of Yemens Ansarullah movement attend a rally, marking the sixth anniversary of the Saudi-led military aggression on Yemen, in the capital Sanaa, on March 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A leading American magazine says Yemens popular Ansaruallh movement won the US-sponsored war waged by Saudi... |
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Foreign nationals can come to Russia for COVID-19 vaccination: Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), on June 4, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is ready to open borders to foreign nationals to get vaccinated in the Russian Federation against... |
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US spying all over world unacceptable, intolerable, China foreign ministry says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin
China says it is definitely "unacceptable and intolerable" that the US is spying on the leaders of its European allies and others around the world, stressing that Washington should be brought to justice.
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Myanmar teachers, students defy junta order to reopen schools Protesters in school graduation gear take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. ( File Photo by AFP)
Only a quarter of Myanmars more than 12 million students have enrolled for the new school year amid a protest boycott against military rule and following a series of bombings,... |
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Discovery of childrens remains at school site reopens wounds for indigenous survivors A First Nations family views the defaced Ryerson University statue of Egerton Ryerson, considered an architect of Canadas residential indigenous school system, following the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the site of British Columbias former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Toronto,... |
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Lapid announces forming unprecedented coalition to boot Netanyahu Yair Lapid, the Israeli Yesh Atid partys head
Israeli opposition politician Yair Lapid announces forming an unprecedented coalition gathering a whole host of allies aimed at dealing death to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus political longevity.
The Yesh Atid partys head informed outgoing President... |
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Ahead of Biden meeting, Erdogan warns US could lose reliable partner by cornering Turkey This is a file photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (By Reuters)
Almost a fortnight prior to his meeting with US President Joe Biden, Turkeys Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recounted some of the tensions in relations with the US administration and warned Washington that it could "lose a precious... |
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Israel claims destroying Syrian army post in occupied Golan Heights An Israeli military armored personnel carrier (APC) maneuvers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Syrian frontier. (Photo by Reuters)
The Israeli military says it has blown up a Syrian army post in the Golan Heights, using ground forces to detonate the site instead of targeting it from... |
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Palestine summons European envoys over no votes to UNs motion This picture taken on May 27, 2021 shows the damage caused by Israeli bombings around tombs in the old Shujaiya cemetery in Gaza City. (Photo by AFP)
Palestine has summoned four European ambassadors over their countries "no" votes to a resolution at the United Nations to probe Israeli abuses, including... |
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Venezuela rescues 8 soldiers kidnapped by armed groups on Colombia border A member of the Bolivarian National Police stands on a corner during a confrontation with criminal gangs at the La Vega neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 24, 2021. (File photo by AFP)
Eight Venezuelan soldiers who had been kidnapped by armed groups on the Colombian border have been rescued... |
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Turmoil in Myanmar: Anti-junta protests, public defiance, ethnic insurgency continue Armed police are posted at the entrance of a school in Sittwe, capital of western Rakhine State, in Myanmar on June 1, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Tensions are still running high in Myanmar, where there seems to be no let-up in daily protest rallies and public demonstrations of defiance. Lately, the situation... |
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New Zealand military called in as hundreds flee floods New Zealands military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the South Island Monday as heavy rains washed away bridges and cut roads.
Rivers burst their banks as a weather system dumped 400 millimeters (15.5 inches) of rain in two days, an amount meteorologists said... |
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US spy agency colluded with Denmark to snoop on Merkel, other top EU leaders: Reports File photo of Maryland-based National Security Agency (NSA) near the US capital of Washington, DC
The infamous US spy network, National Security Agency (NSA), has reportedly colluded with Denmarks military intelligence unit, FE, to snoop on senior European politicians, including German Chancellor... |
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