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US pullout from JCPOA, INF to seriously harm intl. security, Cuba warns Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
Cubas foreign minister has warned about the serious repercussions of the Trump administrations decisions to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as the Treaty of Short and Intermediate Range Missiles (INF) wih Russia.
Bruno Rodriguez on Friday strongly... |
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US trying to take world back to jungle age: China Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
China has lambasted American officials as habitual liars and said the US was trying to sow chaos and take the world back to the "jungle... |
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Venezuela gets shipment of Russia-made Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine File photo of a nurse preparing Russias "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease for inoculation in a post-registration trials stage at a clinic in Moscow.
A shipment of the Russian-made Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine has been delivered to Venezuela, allowing the Central American nation to... |
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New Zealand PM casts her ballot in advancing general election voting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern casts her vote on the first day of advance voting during the New Zealand general election in Auckland, New Zealand, October 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
New Zealand Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern cast her early vote on Saturday (October... |
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Germanys Merkel to meet with Belarus opposition figure German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of the parliament (Bundestag), in Berlin, Germany, on September 30, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will meet Belarus opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, days after French President Emmanuel... |
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Israel restrains anti-Netanyahu protests in new coronavirus lockdown law Policemen detain a protester during a demonstration against the Israeli administration as parliament resumes discussions to finalize legislation restricting demonstrations during the coronavirus lockdown, outside the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem al-Quds, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by... |
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Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rages despite calls for calm The decades old conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region that reignited this weekend continues unabated despite calls for it to stop. The clashes have already killed and wounded tens of soldiers and civilians, among them children. Could this be the prelude to all-out war?
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More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: Study Women vendors wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, adjust garments at their roadside shop in New Delhi on September 26, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
More than 60 million people in India - 10 times the official figure - could have contracted the novel coronavirus, the countrys... |
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Nasrallah: Operation underway to revive Daesh, justify US role in Mideast Frame grab shows Hezbollahs Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised speech on September 29, 2020.
Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movement warns about an operation underway to revive Daeshs presence in the Middle East in order to whip up an excuse for the United States continued... |
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Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict: Flames of war rekindled as world urges restraint A still image from a video released by the Armenian Defense Ministry shows what is said to be Azerbaijani military vehicles during at attack in Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 27, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Heavy fighting continues in the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after a decades-long... |
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Yemen war: Journos gather war crime evidence at scene of Saudi-led airstrike Picture provided by Sky News on September 28, 2020 shows the site of a recent Saudi Arabia-led attack on a civilian home near Yemens border with the kingdom.
A group of journalists have looked for evidence of war crime at the scene of a recent massacre of civilians, including children, during a Saudi... |
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UAE writer barred from traveling for rejecting normalization with Israel Emirati writer Dhabiya Khamis
A prominent Emirati writer says she was banned from traveling out of the United Arab Emirates over her opposition to the countrys normalization deal with Israel.
Dhabiya Khamis, 62, said in a post on Facebook that authorities at the Dubai International Airport banned... |
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US reportedly says it is shutting down Baghdad embassy US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and his wife Susan, arrive in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, September 28, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US has reportedly said it is closing its embassy in Baghdad unless Iraq prevents rocket attacks.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly called... |
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Belarus accuses West of triggering chaos and anarchy This UN handout photo shows Vladimir Makei, Belarus minister for foreign affairs, as he virtually addresses the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 26, 2020, in New York. (Via AFP)
The Belarusian foreign ministry has accused Western states of meddling... |
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Syria invites sanction-beset nations to unite against suffocating bans Syrias Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem
At the 75th UN General Assembly, Syria has urged all the countries that have come under illegal and unilateral US sanctions to "close ranks" and resist the "suffocating" bans.
"Unilateral coercive measures imposed by some countries clearly violate international... |
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Mexico finally orders arrest of soldiers in mysterious case of 43 missing students Relatives of 43 missing students hold banners as they march on the 6th anniversary of their disappearance in Mexico City, September 26, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
On the sixth anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of 43 Mexican college students, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has issued dozens... |
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Peninsula tensions: North Korea urges South Navy to keep off its waters in missing officer probe The South Korean Mugunghwa 10 fisheries patrol vessel is seen anchored off the western border island of Yeonpyeong on September 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
North Korea says it is searching for a missing South Korean fisheries official allegedly shot dead by its soldiers, warning Seoul to keep its naval... |
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Military transport plane crashes in northern Ukraine, killing 22 A picture by the Press Service of the National Police of Ukraine shows wreckage of the Ukrainian military Antonov An-26 plane at its crash site outside of Chuhuiv town, Ukraine, on September 25, 2020. (via Reuters)
A military transport plane carrying 28 people crashed and burst into flames in northeastern... |
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Imran Khan accuses India of sponsoring Islamophobia Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized the need for durable peace in the South Asian region but hit out at India and said India is driving Islamaphobia.
In a pre-recorded address Friday to the UN General Assembly Khan also said the return of Afghan refugees sheltering in Pakistan needs... |
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Venezuelas Maduro calls US most serious threat to global peace A handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro giving a new speech to the annual United Nations General Assembly, from the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 23, 2020. (Via AFP)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has... |
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Russia blacklists EU officials in reciprocal move Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Russia has placed a number of European Union (EU) officials on a blacklist of individuals banned from entering the country in response to sanctions by the bloc.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the retaliatory sanctions in a statement on Wednesday,... |
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Japan, South Korea need to mend ties, cooperate: PM Suga Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference following his confirmation as prime minister of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan, on September 16, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Japans new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his country and South Korea need to mend their relations and cooperate on various issues, including... |
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Bahrain crown prince, Israels Netanyahu hold friendly talks on phone after normalization deal Bahrains Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrains Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah have held talks on the phone for the first time since the two regimes inked a US-brokered normalization... |
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China files stern representations over US House legislation on Xinjiang Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin
China says it has filed stern representations with the US House of Representatives over legislation that would restrict imports of goods produced in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, where US officials claim companies use forced labor.
The US House... |
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Lukashenko sworn in as Belarus president This file photo, taken on September 17, 2020, shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addressing a forum in Minsk. (By AFP)
Aleksander Lukashenko has taken the oath of office as the president of Belarus in an official ceremony in the capital city, Minsk.
"Alexander Lukashenko has taken office... |
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India building collapse toll climbs to 36, search & rescue continues National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials and firemen remove debris as they look for survivors after a three-story residential building collapsed in Bhiwandi, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, on September 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour... |
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Russia says Navalnys allies removed evidence This handout picture, posted the Instagram account of Alexei Navalny on September 19, 2020, shows the Russian opposition figure in Charite Hospital, in Berlin, Germany. (Via AFP)
Russia says its efforts to investigate the case of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is alleged to have been poisoned,... |
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Venezuela: Aggressive US sanctions wont hinder free trade with Iran A Venezuelan oil worker holds up a small Iranian flag during a ceremony for the oil tankers arrival at the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. ?(Photo by AP)
Caracas has denounced the latest US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as an act of "aggression," saying such... |
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Colombians protest against government, police brutality Riot police stand guard in front of the police headquarters during a protest against police brutality, in Medellin, Colombia, on September 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Workers and students in major Colombian cities have staged protests against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque and... |
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Pakistans Opposition come together to oust PM Pakistans major opposition parties have joined hands to establish a new alliance aimed at ousting the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. They also called for transparent elections and electoral reforms in the country.
This is a mega gathering of top leaders from Pakistans mainstream opposition... |
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