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Lawmakers slate EU recovery fund, long-term budget German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, center, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, July 20, 2020. (AP photo)
European lawmakers have condemned cuts to the EUs long-term 1.1 trillion euro budget. They also criticized the lack of control... |
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German officials: US threats against Russia pipeline harm ties File photo shows underway work on the Russo-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
German officials strongly condemned the US latest threat of sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, saying it harms the bilateral relations between Germany and the United States.
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US warplanes in aggressive maneuvering near Iranian airliner: Reports Frame grab from video taken from the porthole of Mahan Airs Flight 1152 shows one of the US-led warplanes being flown away fast after "dangerous" maneuvering close to the airliner over the Syrian capital Damascus on July 23, 2020.
Various reports say warplanes deployed by the so-called United States-led... |
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International Scholars Raise Concerns over "an Attempt to Destroy a New Religious Movement" in South Korea On July 20, a webinar on a new religious movement in South Korea and its political, religious, and social dimensions with the recent COVID-19 crisis invited international scholars and experts in the field of religion, international law, and human rights.
Titled "COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Scapegoating... |
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US claims Russia just tested an anti-satellite weapon in orbit The US Space Command announced on Thursday that its found evidence that Russia conducted a test of anti-satellite weapons earlier this month. (File photo)
The US Space Command has claimed that its found evidence that Russia recently conducted a test of anti-satellite weapons.
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Turkey made no coordination with Iraq for military op in Kurdistan region: Foreign ministry In this file picture, Turkish soldiers stand guard as Kurdish people seek to enter Cizre, a town subject to curfew as part of an operation against PKK militants in southeastern Turkey. (Photo by AFP)
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned an ongoing Turkish operation in the countrys semi-autonomous... |
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Pakistan says Indias shelling of Kashmir on the rise Indian army soldiers leave near a mosque at the site of a gunbattle at Meej Pampore area of Pulwama district, south of Srinagar on June 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistans military says there has been an uptick in firing across the Line of Control (LoC) - the informal border that separates Pakistan... |
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US to pay $5 million for arrest of Venezuelas chief justice Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) listens to the president of the Supreme Court of Justice Maikel Moreno (L), during the opening ceremony of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, on January 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that a... |
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China says US closure of consulate "severely harmed" Beijings relations with Washington Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin
China has warned that it will be forced to respond and take reciprocal measures after Washington ordered Beijing to shut its consulate in the Texan city of Houston over spying allegations, noting that the move has done severe damage to bilateral relations.... |
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Saudi intellectuals arrested for offering condolences over rights activists death Imprisoned Saudi journalist Aqel al-Bahili (L), activist Sultan al-Ajami (C) and writer Abdulaziz al-Dakhil
Saudi authorities have reportedly arrested a writer, a journalist and an activist after they expressed great sympathy over the death of distinguished activist Abdullah al-Hamid as a brutal crackdown... |
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Iran, China deal result of age-old ties, nothing out of order about it: Irans UN envoy An illustration showing the Iranian (R) and Chinese flags
Irans ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says the long-term deal that awaits finalization between the Islamic Republic and its Asian ally, China, is nothing out of the ordinary and stems from age-old relations between... |
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Turkey warns Egypt of dangerous military adventure in Libya Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the city of Benghazi, on June 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Turkey has warned that Egypt would embark on a "dangerous adventure" if it went ahead with a plan to deploy troops in the North African country.
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Food insecurity in Yemen to rise from 2mn to over 3mn in just 6 months: UN agencies The file photo shows Yemeni children present documents to receive desperately-needed food.
United Nations agencies warn of an "alarming increase" in the number of people facing "acute food insecurity" in Yemen amid a crippling siege by the Saudi-led military coalition and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump announces surge of federal agents as crackdown on anti-racism protests widens US federal agents were deployed under the Trump administrations new executive order in Portland, Oregon, on July 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
President Donald Trump has announced plans to send a "surge" of federal agents to several US cities in order to crackdown on anti-racism protests, erupted in... |
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US House approves bill reversing Trumps Muslim ban In this file photo, Isra Chaker, Oxfams Migration & Protection campaign lead, speaks out against the Supreme Courts decision on the Muslim Ban in Washington, US, on June 26, 2019. (Photo bySyncro Studios)
The United States House of Representatives has voted to reverse President Donald Trumps... |
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Iran says recent fires have nothing to do with cyber attacks Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected claims that recent fires in Iran were caused by cyber attacks, but said the country reserves the right to deliver a "proper" response to any such operation in the future.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday,... |
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China says bomb, death threats made against diplomats in Washington Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, China, on July 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The Chinese embassy in Washington has received "bomb and death threats" as tensions soar following a moratorium for Beijing to close its diplomatic... |
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China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China launched its first Mars probe, the Tianwen-1, on 12:41 Thursday local time, marking another major... |
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US turned into rogue state after leaving Iran nuclear deal: Zarif Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohmmad Javad Zarif says the US has turned into a "rogue" country after leaving the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal in... |
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Gunmen kill 11 villagers in Nigerias volatile northwest after wedding bloodshed This file photo shows a member of Nigerias security forces standing guard outside a court in the northern city of Kaduna. (By Reuters)
Unknown gunmen have raided a village in Nigerias northwestern Kaduna State, leaving nearly a dozen people dead and forcing hundreds of others to flee their homes in... |
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Key senator mounts pressure on Trump to declassify report on Soleimani strike US President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force news briefing at the White House in Washington, US, on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Pressure is growing in the United States on President Donald Trump to declassify the legal justification for a US drone attack,... |
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UK responds to disputed Russia report It was an ill-tempered exchange between PM Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer in the final PMQs before Britains Parliament goes into its summer recess.
At the heart of the verbal sparring was the governments denial that it had ‘fallen asleep at the wheel and had been ‘derelict... |
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China, Cuba blast Israel land grab bid, back Palestine at UNSC Palestinian demonstrators argue with Israeli forces during a protest against settlements and planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, in the Palestinian town of Asira ash-Shamaliya on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China and Cuba have censured Israels highly contentious plan to annex... |
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Biden leading Trump by eight points among registered voters: Poll US President Donald Trump (L) and Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads US President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in support among registered voters, and the former vice president appears to have a significant advantage among voters who are... |
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Bahrains top cleric says opposition movement keeping up with its cause Bahrains most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim
Bahrains most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the opposition movement in the kingdom would keep up with its cause until the peoples rights are recognized by Manama.
The top cleric said in a statement carried by... |
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Middleman in killing of Maltese journalist found stabbed ahead of trial A self-confessed middleman in the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been found with stab wounds in his police-protected residence the night before he was due to give evidence at trial.
Melvin Theuma is currently being treated in Mater Dei hospital after suffering... |
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China says US abruptly ordered closure of consulate in Houston A file photo of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, the United States (by AP)
China says the United States government has "abruptly" informed Beijing that it has to close its consulate in the Texan city of Houston, calling Washingtons decision "political provocation."
Chinas Foreign Ministry... |
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Iranian parliament chief urges Iraq to pursue Gen. Soleimanis assassination case Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf (R) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-kadhimi in Tehran on July 22, 2020.
Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has called on neighboring Iraq to "vigorously" follow up on the US assassination of top anti-terror commander Lieutenant... |
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UK minister: No evidence of Russian meddling in Brexit vote UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (File photo)
A British minister rejects the notion that Russia meddled in the 2016 Brexit referendum following the disclosure of a report that showed the UK was "clearly a target" for disinformation campaigns around its elections.
On Tuesday, a report into an alleged... |
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Saudi Arabias ageing King Salman chairs cabinet meeting from hospital Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has held a cabinet meeting via video call from hospital in Riyadh, a day after he was admitted to the facility for "medical check," giving rise to speculation about succession plans by controversial Crown Prince... |
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