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North Korean leader visits typhoon-hit area, orders recovery efforts In this picture taken on September 5, 2020 and released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) tours the damaged area made by Typhoon Maysak in South Hamgyong Province. (Photo by AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has... |
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Palestinian-Lebanese alliance: Hamas, Hezbollah put up united front against Israel Picture released on September 6, 2020 shows the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollahs Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah (R) meeting with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Via AFP)
Hamas Political Bureau chief and Hezbollah secretary general... |
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UN warns first coronavirus-induced famines to hit countries soon A man holds a malnourished girl as a woman feeds her at the malnutrition department of the al-Sabeen Maternity and Child Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen August 19, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The top humanitarian official of the United Nations has warned that the first famines of the coronavirus era could soon... |
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China, India defense chiefs agree to resolve border tensions The national flags of China (L) and India (file photo)
The defense ministers of India and China have met in the Russian capital of Moscow as part of efforts aimed at resolving heightening tensions after a fierce clash in June killed 20 Indian soldiers along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh... |
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Dozen arrested as anti-Netanyahu protest turns violent in Jerusalem al-Quds Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahus corruption and his handling of the coronavirus crisis, in Jerusalem al-Quds on September 6, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israeli police have clashed with people protesting against prime minister... |
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Palestinian factions take uniform stance against attempts targeting Palestinian cause Leaders of the Palestinian factions attend a meeting in the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinian factions have announced a unified stance against attempts by Israel, the United States and some Arab countries to undermine the Palestinian cause, denouncing any form... |
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Germany threatens Russia with sanctions over Navalny poisoning German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas addresses a media statement in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Germany has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexi Navalny which left him in a medically-induced coma in hospital in... |
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Erdogan warns Greece to enter Mediterranean talks or face painful consequences File photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference in Ankara on August 24, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to enter talks over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean or face "painful" consequences.
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Human Rights Watch demands ban on pellet guns in Kashmir Human Rights Watch, a global human rights watchdog body has demanded complete ban on use of shotguns firing lethal metal pellets in conflict torn region of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Human Rights Watch has urged India to stop using pellet guns in Kashmir after a crackdown on Shia mourners on Muharram.... |
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Britain will not be EU client state: UK Brexit envoy Britains chief negotiator David Frost (File photo)
The United Kingdom will not become "a client state" under the terms of any post-Brexit trade deal it reaches with the European Union, says Britains chief negotiator David Frost.
Britain is "not going to compromise on the fundamentals of having control... |
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Two French soldiers killed, one injured on Mali operation French soldiers walk on March 18, 2013 in the Tessalit camp in northern Mali. (Photo by AFP)
Two French military personnel have been killed while on an operation in Mali after an improvised explosive device destroyed their armored vehicle, the French Presidency said.
According to the statement, a third... |
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Arab League chief slams Serbia, Kosovo over decision to relocate embassies to Jerusalem al-Quds The file photo shows a meeting of the Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The Arab League secretary general has censured as null and void a recent US-backed decision by Serbia and Kosovo to move their embassies in the occupied Palestinian territories... |
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Six civilians injured as Saudi warplanes strike Marib in central Yemen Injured Yemeni children lie on a bed as they receives treatment at a hospital following Saudi airstrikes against al-Ardhiya village in the Mahliyah district of Yemens strategic central province of Marib on September 4, 2020. (Photo by the media bureau of the Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah movement)
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UAE to open embassy in Israel within 3-5 months: Official (From L) Israeli security advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, US presidents senior advisor Jared Kushner and UAEs National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi, on August 31, 2020. (Via Reuters)
A senior Emirati official says his country will open an embassy in the... |
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Turkey calls Macron hysterical over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a press conference in Ankara on August 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Turkish foreign minister has called French President Emmanuel Macron "hysterical" over his meddling in foreign-backed conflicts in Libya and Syria as well as Ankaras dispute... |
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North Korea satellite imagery suggestive of submarine missile launch The photo shows an overview of the rail-mounted service stand and test stand strong arm at the Sinpo South Shipyard, North Korea. (By CSIS)
An American think tank has claimed that satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard shows activity suggestive of Pyongyangs readiness to test a medium-range submarine-launched... |
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UAE normalization of ties with the Israel regime: Hidden agenda A handout picture released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on April 15, 2019, shows US soldiers standing next to an F-35A Lightning II stationed at the Emirati Al-Dhafra base, about 32 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi.
The UAE and Israel, having had clandestine dealings with one another for many years,... |
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Amnesty International condemns Bahrains sectarian harassment of Shia inmates during Muharram This file picture shows Bahraini regime forces at the notorious Jau Prison, south of Manama, Bahrain. (Photo via Twitter)
Amnesty International has denounced Bahraini authorities over mistreatment of Shia inmates during the lunar calendar month of Muharram, the 10th day of which marks the martyrdom... |
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Russia wards off spy jets as US deploys tanks near border This file photo shows a US Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber.
The Russian military says it has detected more than 40 foreign spy aircraft that were heading toward the countrys border over the last week.
The militarys official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday that 43 jets were... |
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Palestine factions set for talks on unified strategy against US, Israel after UAE betrayal Palestinian protesters burn a banner showing Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a protest against the United Arab Emirates deal with Israel near near the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem al-Quds Aug. 14, 2020. (Photo by AP)
In a show of unity, Leaders of all Palestinian factions... |
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Saudi Arabia officially opens airspace to all UAE-Israel flights El Al airliner carrying Israeli and US delegates lands at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the United Arab Emirates, August 31, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Walking further away from the Palestinian cause, Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to any flights going to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)... |
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China ready to work with Russia to preserve WWII victory: President Xi President Xi Jinping of China meets with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on November 13, 2019. (File photo by Xinhua)
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China is ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the victory of the Second World War and... |
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Syria thwarts fresh Israeli missile attack on T4 airbase The Althias Military Airbase, also known as the T-4 Airbase, a Syrian Arab Air Force base located near Homs, Syria. (Image by Google Earth)
The Syrian air defenses have foiled a fresh Israeli missile attack against the T4 airbase in central Syria.
At 22:23 (local time) on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes... |
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Beijing: US report on Chinese warheads filled with bias Chinas military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade in the capital Beijing. (File photo by Reuters)
China has dismissed a US report that claims Beijing is expected to double the number of its nuclear warheads.
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Macron arrives in Baghdad to hold talks with Iraqi officials Iraqi President Barham Salih (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) review the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq September 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Baghdad on his first official visit to Iraq for talks with the countrys... |
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Taiwan to redesign passports to differentiate from mainland China Paper cutouts of the old (L) and new Taiwanese passports are displayed in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Taiwan says it plans to redesign its passports to put greater emphasis on the islands name, amid an increasingly hostile posturing toward mainland China.
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UK looks at diverting aid budget to defense and intelligence: The Times British finance minister Rishi Sunak (File photo)
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is seeking to divert billions of pounds from foreign aid to pay for upgrades to Britains intelligence and defense capabilities, The Times newspaper reported.
Britain has pledged to spend 0.7 per cent of national... |
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Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian man over alleged car-ramming attack in West Bank Israeli forces are seen at the scene of a purported car-ramming attack at Tapuah Junction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israeli military forces have shot and injured a young Palestinian man in the northern part of the West Bank over an alleged car-ramming... |
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Russian prosecutors demand Navalnys medical records from Germany German police officers stand outside the Charite Mitte Hospital Complex, where opposition figure Alexi Navalny has been admitted, in Berlin, Germany, on August 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russian prosecutors have asked Germany to provide the medical records of opposition figure Alexi Navalny, who is... |
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Saudi Arabia, UAE used cluster bombs in military offensives against Yemens Hudaydah: UN official This file picture shows two BLU-108 canisters, one with two skeet (submunitions) still attached, found in the al-Amar area of al-Safraa in Saada province, northern Yemen, after a Saudi-led attack. (Photo by Human Rights Watch)
A United Nations official says Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates... |
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