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China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border battle An Indian Army convoy moves along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmirs Ganderbal district June 18, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas which left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, media reports said Friday.
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Twitter labels Trumps tweet as manipulated media A Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone with a President Trumps picture shown in the background on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. (AFP photo)
Twitter added a ‘manipulated media label on a video posted on US President Donald Trumps Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored... |
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Bidens 12% lead portends Trumps dramatic meltdown This combination of AFP file photos created on March 4, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump(L) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
US President Donald Trumps approval rating is declining amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and protests against racial inequality and police brutality... |
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US Supreme Court thwarts Trump plan to end Dreamers immigrant program People participate in a protest in defense of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA in New York, U.S., September 9, 2017. (Reuters photo)
The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a... |
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China charges Canadians with spying, 18 months after arrest China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were arrested in a spat between Beijing and Ottawa, officials said Friday.
The pair were detained shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a US warrant, in what is widely believed to have... |
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Facebook removes Trump ads over Nazi symbol Facebook Inc. says it has taken down posts and ads run by US President Donald Trumps re-election campaign because they contained a symbol used in Nazi Germany for political prisoners.
The social media giant, which has drawn criticism over its hands-off approach to political speech in recent months,... |
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India warns China against exaggerated claim to border area This handout satellite image, taken on June 16, 2020 and released by 2020 Planet Labs, Inc., shows Galwan Valley, which lies between Chinas Tibet and Indias Ladakh. (Via AFP)
India has warned China against making "exaggerated and untenable" territorial claims to a border area that was recently the... |
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Dozens of Saudis being held in prison over tweets deemed critical of Riyadh regime: Report Dozens of Saudi nationals are reportedly being held in prisons over tweets deemed critical of the Riyadh regime. (Illustrative photo)
Dozens of Saudi nationals are reportedly being kept in detention centers across the kingdom over tweets deemed critical of the ruling Riyadh regime as a crackdown led... |
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Tehran renews warning to UN nuclear watchdog as EU, US launch anti-Iran push Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), listens ahead a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors, at the agencys headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iran has warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against failing to "exercise... |
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Ukraine receives $60mn worth of military aid from US This file photo shows Ukrainian servicemen riding atop an armored personnel carrier with Javelin anti-tank missiles during a military parade in Kiev, Ukraine. (By AFP)
Ukraine has received more than 60 million dollars worth of weapons and other equipment from the United States, following an initial... |
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Iran Navy successfully test-fires new-generation cruise missiles during drills Iran Navy test-fires new-generation cruises missiles during drills in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean.
Iran’s naval forces have successfully tested new-generation cruise missiles - designed and developed by experts at home - during military drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern... |
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Top US, China diplomats meet in Hawaii amid tense ties In this file photo Pentagon chief Jim Mattis (2nd L) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (3rd L) meet with Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi (3rd R) and and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe (2nd R) during the US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, DC, on November... |
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4 new members elected to UN Security Council, Canada loses again In this file photo, taken on September 20, 2017, an official is seen looking at the empty chairs of leaders ahead of their participation in an open debate of the United Nations Security Council, in New York, the US. (By AFP)
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected four new members of the Security... |
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Australias unemployment rate hits two-decade high: Official data Workers take a break in the winter sun in Melbournes central business district, in Australia, on June 17, 2020, as more Australians return to the city centre with a relaxing of the COVID-19 coronavirus rules. (Photo by AFP)
Australias unemployment rate hit its highest level in two decades last month,... |
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Bolton bombshell: Trump willing to halt criminal investigations as favor to dictators In this file photo National Security Adviser John Bolton stands alongside US President Donald Trump as he speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
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China says US Uighur law rude interference in internal affairs This file photo, taken on May 31, 2019, shows two women decorating a grave in an Uighur graveyard on the outskirts of Hotan, in Chinas northwest Xinjiang region. (By AFP)
China says the United States has interfered in its internal affairs by approving a law that would enable sanctions on Chinese officials... |
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US coronavirus cases rise to record levels; Trump in denial ahead of campaign rally In this file photo US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak during a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on February 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Days before US President Donald Trumps first campaign rally in over three months, multiple US states, including Oklahoma, have reported record... |
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China rejects US, G7 interference over Hong Kong In this file photo, taken on November 9, 2018, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi are seen following a press conference, during the US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialog, in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, the US. (By AFP)
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Iran, Russia condemn US economic terrorism against Syrian nation Displaced Syrians queue to receive humanitarian aid, consisting of heating material and drinking water, at a camp in the town of Mehmediye, near the town of Deir al-Ballut along the border with Turkey, on February 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iran and Russia, both assisting Syria with its counter-terrorism... |
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Bolton accuses Trump of lying more than once while in office In this file photo US President Donald Trump speaks alongside National Security Adviser John Bolton (L) during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 9, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Former national security adviser John Bolton has accused US President Donald Trump of... |
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Indian police detain army veterans protesting against China in New Delhi Police set up barricades outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on June 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Police in New Delhi on Wednesday detained protesters who had gathered outside the Chinese embassy following the death of at least 20 soldiers during clashes with the Chinese army at the disputed Himalayan... |
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
Norwegian salmon came under scrutiny in China after a recently discovered cluster of new coronavirus... |
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US envoy to UN says country is leading advocate for human rights amid police brutality Police on bicycles follow as Protesters march on June 16, 2020 in New York City. (AFP photo)
The United States envoy to the United Nations has referred to the country as the "leading advocate for human rights" amid rampant crackdown on protesters slamming racism and police brutality.
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Maduro to EU: Venezuela not your backyard; stop your meddling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned the European Union to stay out of Caracas internal affairs, stressing that the Latin American country is not the blocs backyard.
Maduro made the remarks during a meeting with the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Tuesday, after the... |
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China says willing to avoid further clashes with India in border dispute China has reiterated its intention to avoid any further confrontation with India in a border dispute that has resulted in their first deadly clashes in almost five decades.
"We of course dont wish to see more clashes," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
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US troop pullout: German minister tells Trump security not a commodity This file photo taken on May 12, 2017 shows US soldiers sitting in a tank type M1A2 SEP during the exercise Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. (Photo by AFP)
Germanys top government ministers have criticized US President Donald Trump for threatening to pull thousands of... |
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Africa wants UN rights body to open intl. probe into racism, police brutality in US US riot police standing behind barricades during a demo near the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Africa is demanding that the United Nations top human rights body launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and "police brutality" in the United States and... |
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Lawmakers, activists criticize Trump police reform order US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on policing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Photo via The New York Times)
US President Donald Trump has met with fresh criticism for what critics described as "woeful" his attempt at police reform that could not address... |
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US sues ex-Trump advisor Bolton to block book publication The United States on Tuesday (June 16) sued former national security adviser John Bolton, seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security.
The civil lawsuit came one day after U.S. President... |
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US sanctions on Syria last American weapon to pressure Damascus: Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah
The Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has censured US sanctions against Syria, saying the restrictive measures are the "last American weapon" to pressure the government in Damascus... |
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