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Iraqi people hold rally to condemn US killing of anti-terror commanders on 1st anniversary Iraqi people held a protest rally on Dec. 26, 2020, in Baghdad to condemn US assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and General Qassem Soleimani in a January drone strike
A group of Iraqi people have held a rally in Baghdad to condemn the US assassination of anti-terror commander Lieutenant General... |
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Turkeys Erdogan voices readiness to talk, cooperate with every country Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on November 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is ready to talk and cooperate with every country, a day after he said he "would have liked" better ties with Israel.
"Turkey... |
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India arrests 75 in restive Kashmir following local polls Kashmiri voters enter a polling station to cast their ballots during the second phase of the District Development Council by-elections. (Photo by AFP)
Indian authorities have arrested at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists in anticipation of an uprising following the triumph of an alliance... |
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Iraqi govt. urged to take Trumps pardons for Blackwater guards to intl. court, UNSC In this file picture, a burnt car is seen at the site where Blackwater guards opened fire on a crowd at Nisour Square in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 16, 2007. (Photo by AFP)
A member of the security and defense committee in the Iraqi parliament has sharply criticized US President Donald Trumps decision... |
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China to overtake US as worlds biggest economy by 2028: Think tank This file photo taken on July 2, 2020, shows a staff member working at a port in Qingdao in Chinas eastern Shandong province. (By AFP)
A UK-based think tank has predicted that China will overtake the United States to become the worlds biggest economy in 2028 after outperforming its rival during the... |
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Japan declares Taiwan as red line, seeks Bidens backing against Chinese aggression File photo of Japans State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama
Japans deputy defense minister has taken a tough stance against "aggressive" China, declaring Taiwans safety a "red line" and calling on US president-elect Joe Biden to "be strong" in backing the island territory claimed by Beijing... |
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Russia defends envoy amid Israels ire over criticism of Tel Aviv Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (File photo)
Russia has defended its envoy to Tel Aviv, who was summoned to the Israeli foreign ministry over an interview critical of the occupying entity, saying his remarks are perfectly in line with Moscows well-known position on Middle East... |
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China to suspend UK flights over fears of new coronavirus strain Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin (photo by Reuters)
China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
"After much consideration, China has decided to... |
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Ethiopia deploys forces to ethnic region after deadly violence Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses the media in Lamu County, Kenya, on December 9, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the deployment of military forces to the countrys volatile west, after armed attackers killed scores of people along ethnic border lines... |
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Trump awards top aides for Arab-Israeli normalization deals Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner walks towards Marine One in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has awarded his top advisers for their role in helping the push for normalization deals between several Arab states and Israel as he scrambles... |
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France sends warplanes to fly over CAR as general elections loom President of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera (C) greets his supporters at a 20,000-seat stadium for an electoral rally in Bangui, the CAR, on December 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
France has sent warplanes to fly over the Central African Republic (CAR), with French President Emmanuel... |
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Ports in aggressor states will be targeted if Saudi-led siege continues: Yemeni FM An explosion is seen onboard a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen in this undated still frame taken from video posted by Yemens Arabic-language al-Masirah television network.
Foreign Minister in the Yemeni National Salvation Government, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, has warned Saudi Arabia and... |
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Russia expels two Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move A view of the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, Russia
Russia has expelled two Colombian diplomats in response to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from the South American country.
Russia declared "personae non gratae two staffers of Colombias diplomatic mission in Moscow," the Russian... |
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3 French police killed in shooting, suspect found dead French gendarmes search the area around the Roucarie lake in Monesties, southern France, on December 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A man suspected of killing three police officers responding to a domestic violence incident in central France has been "discovered dead," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced... |
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Venezuela, China censure latest US sanctions on Cuba A file photo of the Cuban flag
Venezuela and China have censured the United States latest anti-Cuba sanctions as illegal coercive measures and an excuse for foreign interference in the small island country.
"From Venezuela, we reject the new and always illegal unilateral measures by the agonizing... |
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Tunisia: Stance on Palestine unchanged, no normalization with Israel This file photo shows a view of the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Tunis, Tunisia. (Photo via Twitter)
The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made it clear that the North African country will not follow in Moroccos footsteps to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel, and that... |
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Rebels seize city ahead of elections in Central African Republic Supporters arrive to attend an electoral rally, at the 20,000-seat stadium in Bangui, the Central African Republic, on December 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Rebel forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) have taken control of a city near the capital, Bangui, following a fierce gun battle on a major... |
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There is no positive alternative to JCPOA: EU envoy to UN Image grab shows a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on the Iran nuclear deal, on December 22, 2020.
The European Union ambassador to the UN has lended his full support to the 2015 nuclear agreement that was clinched between Iran and six major countries, saying there is no positive alternative... |
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Israeli parliament dissolves, triggering snap elections Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves after a speech at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem al-Quds on December 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Israeli parliament has dissolved over a budget row, triggering a fourth election in less than two years and presenting new challenges for... |
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Pakistani PM firmly rejects Israeli ties as baseless, publicity campaign Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan removes his facemask during a joint press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected as "baseless" reports of his government... |
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Anti-Zionism contents removed from Saudi school textbooks amid signs of rapprochement In this file picture, Saudi secondary students sit for an exam in a government school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Reuters)
A new report has revealed that Saudi education authorities have ordered the removal of significant amounts of anti-Zionist and anti-Israel material from textbooks for the... |
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China FM calls on US to stop arbitrary suppression of Chinese firms Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on May 13, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
China has censured unilateral US sanctions against Beijing and called on Washington to halt "arbitrary suppression" of the countrys companies.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister... |
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Khashoggis fiance urges Biden to release CIAs classified report into murder Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi (Photo by Anadolu news agency)
The fiancée of slain prominent Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has called on US President-elect Joe Biden to release the CIAs classified report on his gruesome murder... |
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UNHR office calls on Thailand to revise royal insult law Thai riot police stand guard as pro-democracy protesters take part in a rally in Bangkok on December 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on Thailand to revise the so-called lese majeste law that prohibits insulting its king and criminalizes protest moves... |
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Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid returns as Kuwaits prime minister Kuwaits Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah (photo by AP)
Kuwaits Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah has reappointed Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid Al Sabah as prime minister following general elections, which saw the opposition win almost half of the parliaments seats.
The emir on Tuesday asked... |
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Indian farmers launch general strike to protest market liberalization Farmers shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Indian lawmakers and industrialists during a nationwide general strike to protest recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu, India, on December 8, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Indian farmers have launched a nationwide general strike... |
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China: US sanctions over Hong Kong hysterical political bullying Flags of China, Hong Kong, and the US fly next to each other along Fenwick Pier, in Hong Kong, on June 27, 2013 (file photo by Reuters)
China has condemned the new US sanctions against top Chinese legislators over their alleged role in devising Hong Kongs national security law, describing the bans... |
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New Zealand probe into mosque shooting blames focus on Takfirism A family member of a victim cries after the judgement and the last day of the sentencing hearing for Australian shooter Brenton Tarrant in Christchurch, New Zealand, on August 27, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
An investigation of shooting attacks at two mosques in New Zealand last year has found that the countrys... |
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Japan, France, US set to hold joint war games in May: Media This file photo, taken on September 3, 2015, shows Japanese forces directing a US Marines MV-22 Osprey to land during a joint military exercise. (By AFP)
Japan, France, and the United States are reportedly set to hold joint military drills for the first time in May next year, as part of attempts to... |
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US encouraging separatism in Syria, hindering restoration of its unity: Russia FM US encouraging separatism in Syria, hindering restoration of its unity: Russia FM
Russia has censured the illegal presence of US troops in Syria and said the deployment of the American forces there is meant to hinder the restoration of unity in the Arab country.
The US is also openly encouraging separatism... |
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