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Yellow Vest protesters rally near Finance Ministry in Paris A woman holds a Romaric Godin book titled "Social war in France" as Yellow vests demonstrators wearing t-shirts reading "Stop Manipulation, no more lies" prepare to take part in the "Marseille to Paris " march on June 2, 2020.
Yellow Vest protesters returned to the streets of Paris, for what they had... |
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Scuffles break out between police, protesting entertainment industry workers in Rome This screen grab shows scuffles between protesting entertainment industry workers and police officers in Rome on Saturday.
Scuffles broke out between protesting entertainment industry workers and police officers in Rome on Saturday. Actors, dancers, set designers and artists took the streets to demand... |
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Spain: Protesters demand government resignation over handling of COVID crisis Protesters march with a banner reading "Government, resign!" with a black ribbon over a Spanish flag during a demonstration in Madrid on June 27, 2020.
Demonstrators marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over its handling... |
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Metropolitan Police clashes with Downing Street over illegal street parties Illegal street parties are proliferating across London and the rest of the UK as the country emerges from lockdown
Following a string of illegal rave parties across London, the Metropolitan Police is scrambling to revive traditional methods of mitigating the problem.
The illegal parties pose a double... |
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Irans IRGC to receive surprise systems soon: Top general Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the force is to receive "surprise systems" in the near future, stressing that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran would have no... |
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Trump orders long prison terms for toppling statues Protesters try to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in a park near the White House.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prosecute racial justice protesters who have been toppling Confederate statues and defacing statues of Christopher... |
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US using refugee camp as bargaining chip to aid terrorists: Russia This file picture shows an aerial view of Rukban refugee camp, between Jordanian and Syrian borders. (Photo by The Associated Press)
Russian and Syrian officials have warned that the United States is trying to receive aid for allied Takfiri terrorists by using refugees at Rukban near the Jordan border... |
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Hamas calls on UN to put end to torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons This file photo shows Palestinian prisoners at the Israeli Megiddo prison.
Hamas has called on the United Nations to pressure the Israeli regime into stopping the torture of Palestinians being held behind bars at prisons and detention facilities across the occupied territories.
"The continuous torture... |
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Lebanon blames foreign interference for riots, slams blocking of roads Anti-government protesters hurl rocks at Lebanese security forces during a demonstration against dire economic conditions, in the capital Beirut, late on June 12, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Lebanese interior and municipalities minister has blamed recent violent street protests on foreign meddling and... |
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North Korea: Only option left to counter nuclear with nuclear This picture taken on March 20, 2020, and released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 21 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspecting an artillery fire competition between large combined units of the Korean Peoples Army (KPA) on the western front. (Photo via... |
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Trumps job disapproval reaches all-time high in new poll US President Donald Trumps disapproval rating has soared to an all-time high in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
US President Donald Trumps disapproval rating has soared to an all-time high in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, the latest sign that Americans dissatisfaction with his handling... |
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Venezuela warns of forceful response after US Navy operation Venezuela has warned of a "forceful" response after a US Navy ship navigated close to the Latin American countrys territorial waters, a move denounced by Caracas as a provocation.
The US Southern Command announced in a statement on Tuesday that the missile destroyer Nitze had conducted a "freedom of... |
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Referendum on presidential term limit begins in Russia A woman casts her vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms, at a polling station in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, on June 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
People in Russia have started voting in a referendum on constitutional reforms that would allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially... |
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At UN, US pushing for extension of Iran arms ban, warns Russia, China Amid a much-criticized American push to rally support at the Security Council behind an extension of a UN arms embargo on Iran, Washingtons point man on Iran claims Russia and China will face "isolation" at the world body should they stand in the way of a US-drafted resolution designed to prevent the... |
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North Korea reinstalling border loudspeakers amid renewed tensions with South A North Korean guard post (C) in the border county of Kaepoong is seen from a South Korean observation post in the border city of Paju, on June 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A South Korean military source says North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers used to broadcast anti-South messages across the border,... |
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Libya warns Egypt against military intervention; France backs Cairo A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on June 6, 2020 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (C), Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar (R), and Libyan opposition figure Aguila Saleh arriving for a joint press conference in the capital, Cairo. (Via AFP)
Libyas High Council... |
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Trump open to meeting with Venezuelas Maduro to discuss his peaceful exit This file combination of pictures created on August 11, 2017 shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and US President Donald Trump. (By AFP)
On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he is open to meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, in order to discuss "his peaceful exit from... |
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Yemeni armed forces target strategic sites deep in Saudi Arabia The undated photo, provided by the media bureau of Yemens Operations Command, shows a Yemeni missile shortly after launch.
The Yemeni army says it has carried out large-scale attacks on a number of strategic sites deep in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the Riyadh regimes bloody military campaign... |
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Foreign diplomats join Palestinian rally of rage against Israel land grab bid Demonstrators take part in a rally against an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Jericho June 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of Palestinians have staged a demonstration to express their resentment over Israels US-sponsored plot to annex large swathes of the occupied West... |
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China derides US move to place Chinese flags at empty seats in nuclear talks with Russia Marshall Billingslea, the US special presidential envoy for arms control, arrives for the US-Russia meeting at the Palais Niederoestereich in Vienna, on June 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China says a move by the United States to place Chinese flags at a table of nuclear arms control negotiations with Russia... |
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Russia slams Europes dual standards on JCPOA, destructive US actions Rafael Grossi, (left) head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opens a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors at the agencys headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has censured the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal for putting pressure on... |
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Trump attacks Obama again, accusing him of committing treason US President Donald Trump has once again attacked his predecessor Barrack Obama, this time accusing him of committing treason for spying on his campaign.
In an interview on Monday, Trump said Obama had committed treason in connection with the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016... |
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15 killed in savage attack on indigenous Mexican village Forensic technicians stand outside a funeral parlor after transporting the bodies of inhabitants of an indigenous village killed by assailants, in Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca State, Mexico, on June 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Assailants have killed 15 inhabitants of an indigenous village in southern Mexico... |
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IMN calls for Zakzakys immediate release Sheikh Zakzaky supporters in south West Nigeria and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria held a press conference and asked the Nigerian government to release religious leader in view of his deteriorating health condition.
During the presser, the speakers said Sheikh Zakzaky and his supporters... |
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Syrias air defenses intercept invading drones Syrian air defense units have managed to intercept an unknown drone attack over the city of Jableh on the Mediterranean coast.
The unmanned aircraft had made an unsuccessful attempt to hit a Russian airbase in the region, according to Press TVs correspondent.
No group has claimed responsibility for... |
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EU, China restate commitment to Iran nuclear deal Abbas Araghchi (C-R), political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, and the Secretary General of the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid (C-L) attend a Meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission on Iran. (Photo by AFP)
According to a press release issued following a... |
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UK terror attack: The aftermath A minutes silence in Reading to remember the three people stabbed to death on Saturday.
The attacker, Khairi Saadallah, originally from Libya, who also injured a few other people just before 7pm is in police custody.
Witnesses described horrific scenes in Forbury Gardens a park in Reading, a town... |
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US state dept. designates 4 Chinese news organizations as foreign missions The United States is designating four Chinese media organizations with operations in the US as foreign missions.
The latest decision by the Trump administration, announced Monday, was expected to lead to a similar reaction from Beijing.
"These entities are not independent news organizations," said... |
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Three fighters killed by Indian forces in Kashmir days after deadly clashes Indian forces rush on the site of a firefight at Zoonimar area in the old city of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on June 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least three pro-independence fighters have been killed in an encounter with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, just two days after... |
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Dissident Saudi video blogger warned by Canadian police he is a target Dissident Saudi video blogger and activist Omar Abdulaziz (photo by CBC News)
Canadian police have warned Saudi Arabian dissident video blogger and activist Omar Abdulaziz, who is living in exile in Montreal, that he was a "potential target" of officials back home and that he needed to take precautions... |
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