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China: World must stop US push to reinstate Iran sanctions, kill JCPOA Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying (File photo)
China has reaffirmed its firm support for the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and five other world states, calling on the international community to put pressure on the US - which left the deal in 2018 - to abandon a hostile push to reinstate... |
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Senior Catalan politician says phone hacked with Israeli spyware The file photo shows Catalan regional parliament speaker Roger Torrent (by AFP)
A senior pro-independence politician in Spains Catalonia region says his mobile phone was hacked with an Israeli spyware last year.
Joint reports by The Guardian and El Pais revealed on Monday that the mobile phones of... |
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EU preparing possible sanctions on Turkey European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (C) arrives for a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
EU foreign affairs ministers agree to draw up possible sanctions on Turkey if Ankara fails to change its... |
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Libya headed for conflict: Pro-rebel parl. invites Egypt intervention; Turkey gives ultimatum Libyan government forces are seen during a parade in central Tripoli, Libya, on July 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Libyas conflict seems to be headed for escalation, with the pro-rebel parliament "approving" Egyptian military intervention in the country, and Turkey conditioning an earlier ceasefire to the... |
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Ministers urge EU to formulate possible responses to Israeli annexation plan A view of the Efrat settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank (By Reuters)
A group of European foreign ministers have called on the European Union (EU) - Israels largest trade partner - to take concrete and timely steps to "deter" the Tel Aviv regimes unlawful plan to annex large parts of the occupied... |
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Two days on, US Navy battling to save burning warship in San Diego US Navy helicopters and city firefighters continue fighting a fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, in San Diego, California, US, July 13, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Hundreds of American firefighters have battled through a second day from the air, land and water... |
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Trump shifts blame, targets health experts as COVID-19 crisis expands US Medical staff wearing PPE push a stretcher with a deceased patient to a car outside of the COVID-19 intensive-care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, on June 30, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has pointed the finger of blame at health experts in his... |
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Militant captured in Syria says trained by American instructors to use US arms A militant from the Jaysh al-Izza, affiliated with the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), takes part in a training session in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on April 9, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
A member of a Takfiri militant group, who was recently detained by Syrian government forces, has admitted... |
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Opposition primary in Hong Kong may violate security law: China Opposition candidates campaign in unofficial "primary elections" before the September legislative poll, in Hong Kong, China, on July 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China has described an official vote held by Hong Kongs opposition parties as a "serious provocation," warning that the campaign could be... |
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China rejects US unjustified accusations over South China Sea In this photo provided by US Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation, in the South China Sea, on July 6, 2020. (Photo by AP)
China says it it is firmly opposed to the US State Departments statement rejecting Chinas disputed claims in the... |
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US Academy of Diplomacy cautions Pompeo to ensure equal treatment of diplomats US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC on June 24, 2020. (AFP photo)
The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) has called on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "ensure equal treatment" of Black, Hispanic and other minority diplomats... |
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Pelosi: Trump messing with childrens health on school reopenings Speaker of the US House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
The US federal government has the power to enforce adherence to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for reopening schools, akin to the coronavirus... |
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Yemeni forces strike strategic positions in Saudi Arabia with drones, missiles The spokesman for Yemens Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree
Yemeni forces have carried out a major military operation against military and strategic positions in southwestern Saudi Arabia, a military spokesman says.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman for Yemens Armed Forces, said... |
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China sanctions US officials in retaliation for bans over Uighur Muslims Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying (File photo)
Beijing has slapped sanctions on US officials, including two senators, in response to Washingtons recent bans against senior Chinese officials over allegations of mistreating the Uighur Muslim community in the western Xinjiang region.
Foreign... |
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Duda wins Poland presidential election in boost for planned judicial reforms Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice (PiS) party Andrzej Duda speaks after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the second round of the presidential election in Pultusk, Poland, July 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Polands incumbent Andrzej Duda has narrowly... |
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Iran-China deal to ditch dollar, bypass US sanctions: Leaders advisor An illustration depicting Iranian and Chinese flags
An advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a pending roadmap for strategic partnership between Iran and China is to help ditch the dollar in bilateral trade and bypass illegal and unilateral US sanctions.
Ali... |
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China mass producing advanced J-20B warplanes as tensions rise with US A Chinese J-20 stealth fighter performs at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai in southern China. (AFP file photo)
Beijing has reportedly begun mass producing a modified version of its fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets amid escalating China-US tensions, which have given rise to fears of... |
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Kataib Hezbollah vows to drive US troops out of Iraq US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah air base before a planned US pullout on March 26, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A security official for Iraqs Kataib Hezbollah has reiterated the resistance groups readiness to end the US military presence in Iraq.
Abu Ali al-Askari stressed that the Americans must know that... |
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If Soleimani assassination happened to West, it would declare war: UN official Agnes Callamard, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
A UN special rapporteur, who has raised a firestorm by condemning the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, has denounced sheer US disregard for international law.
"It is just violation... |
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Libya oil company says UAE ordered Haftars forces to re-impose blockade on crude exports A general view of the El Sharara oilfield, Libya (By Reuters)
Libyas national oil company says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been behind a decision by eastern-based rebel forces to hinder its latest efforts to resume crude exports for the first time in six months and re-impose a blockade on the... |
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UK selling spyware and wiretaps to 17 repressive regimes, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain UK exports spyware and surveillance equipment to 17 countries on no sales list. 15 June, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Britain is providing more than a dozen repressive regimes around the world with wiretaps, spyware and other telecommunications interception equipment likely to be used to spy on dissidents,... |
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Maduro: Trump threats against Venezuela meant to boost his reelection Venezuelas government has condemned a recent threat by US President Donald Trump who last Friday said he would be fighting to free Venezuelans from the Maduro regime.
Thus he deployed US navy ships for an anti-drug operation along the Caribbean sea, which is near the Latin American country. President... |
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Incumbent Duda extends narrow lead in Polish election cliffhanger Polish President Andrzej Duda addresses supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Polands incumbent president Andrzej Duda was slightly ahead in Sundays (July 12) presidential election, a late poll showed, a... |
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Five Daesh suicide bombers, two security forces killed in operation near Baghdad Members of the Iraqi federal police hold a Daesh flag, which they pulled down during fighting between Iraqi forces and the militants, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, July 4, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)
The Iraqi military says five Daesh suicide bombers and two security members have been killed during the... |
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Russias air defenses repel drone attack on Hmeimim base in Syria File photo of a Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jet at Hmeimim airbase in Syria, which hosts the Russian military. (Photo by Sputnik)
Russian air defenses have repelled a drone attack launched by unidentified militants on the strategic Hmeimim airbase in Western Syria, the Russian defense ministry says.
Rear... |
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Fire, explosion reported on US ship at San Diego naval base Smoke pours from the USS Bonhomme Richard at the US Naval base in San Diego on July 12, 2020.
Fire and an ensuing explosion have been reported on a ship at the US Naval base in San Diego.
It was not immediately clear what caused Sundays blaze on the Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship and... |
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China raises flood alert to second highest level People are seen on a makeshift raft in a flooded village following heavy rainfall in Huangshan, Anhui province, China, on July 6, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China raised its flood response alert on Sunday to the second highest level as heavy rain battered regions along the Yangtze River, with the eastern... |
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Leader urges Iranians to observe heath protocols as virus cases rise again Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei speaks in a video conference call with lawmakers at Irans parliament on July 12, 2020. (Photo by khamenei.ir)
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed deep regret over a spike in coronavirus infections,... |
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Bulgarians stage anti-corruption rallies for third day Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of people have flocked to the streets in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia and several other major cities, calling for the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov... |
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Saudi crown prince prime suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official A demonstrator dressed as Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) with blood on his hands protests outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC, the United States, on October 8, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)
A senior UN official says Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is... |
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