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EU says US cannot allow Russia back in G7 EU officials arrive to give a joint press conference after a G7 leaders videoconference on COVID-19, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 16, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The European Union (EU) says the United States cannot change the rules of the Group of Seven (G7) on its own and allow... |
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Imam Khomeini shattered superpowers aura of invincibility: Irans Leader Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in Tehran on June 3, 2020 on the 31st anniversary of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeinis passing.
Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has commemorated the founder of... |
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Protesters clash with police in New York City in latest demonstrations NYPD officers detain protesters for violating curfew during demonstrations in reaction to the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, June 2, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of US cities on Tuesday for... |
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Effectively all Iraq war crime inquiries against British forces dropped in UK In November last year, news of the UK government and armed forces covering up the alleged killing of civilians by British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq grabbed the headlines.
The first allegations of abuse by British troops emerged in the years after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. In 2006, when... |
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Coronavirus pandemic: Global cases pass 6.38mn mark, over 379K dead Local authorities interview residents at the Santa Cruz neighborhood, which has been put in quarantine, in Medellin, Colombia, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
More than 6.38 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 around the world, and some 379,131 people have died of the disease, according... |
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In apparent signal to US: Russias Putin endorses strategy of using nukes against conventional strike Russias President Vladimir Putin (L) takes part in a video conference call with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on June 2, 2020. (Photo via Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a strategy document outlining the countrys... |
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Pentagon moves about 1,600 Army troops into the Washington region Protestors march past DC National Guard troops as they march through the streets during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC.
The Pentagon has moved about 1,600 US Army troops into the Washington, D.C., region, the Pentagon said... |
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Imam Khomeini legacy lives on as Iranians mourn 31st anniversary of passing Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic
Iranians are marking 31 years since the departure of the revered founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, an eternal example of the defeat of the West in imposing its will on freedom-seeking nations.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi... |
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Democrats call Trump a dictator over suppression of protests US President Donald Trump walks away after making a statement in the Rose Garden about the ongoing unrest across the nation on June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US Democratic lawmakers have lambasted President Donald Trump for his threats to use the military to suppress nationwide protests... |
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Senate Republicans block bill condemning Trump on protesters Protesters demonstrate at Lafayette Square in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2020. Protesters returned to the area after they were tear gassed on June 1, 2020, to open the way for US President Donald Trump to walk to the church for a photo-op.
US Senate Republicans blocked a... |
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Right-wing protesters in Italy demand resignation of government This photo, provided by the Italian news agency Ansa on May 30, 2020, shows former General Antonio Pappalardo (C), the founder of the protest movement "Orange Gilets," speaking during a demonstration in Milan, Italy. (Via AFP)
The voice of dissent keeps growing amid right-wing formations over the governments... |
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Biden slams Trump for his response to protests over racism, police brutality Joe Biden speaks about the unrest across the US on June 2, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP photo)
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has blasted President Donald Trump response to protests over racism and police brutality, saying Trumps "narcissism has become more important than... |
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Landslides kill 20 after pre-monsoon rains in India A man walks with an umbrella under the rain ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone Amphan in Midnapore, West Bengal, India, on May 20, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least 20 villagers, including 10 children, were killed in landslides Tuesday after three days of incessant pre-monsoon rains in northeastern... |
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Autopsy finds police suffocated black man as Trump threatens to deploy military A protester holds a tribute poster to George Floyd after a march through Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
An autopsy shows George Floyd was suffocated by a US policeman, contradicting a preliminary ruling, which had said the African-American mans death was... |
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US must be prosecuted at intl. courts for human rights abuses: Irans Judiciary chief Seattle Police stand guard after dispersing a protest outside a precinct against the death of George Floyd in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington on June 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Amid a global outcry over the brutal death of a black man at the hands of US police, Irans Judiciary Chief... |
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Hong Kongs leader slams double standards on national security, cites US unrest A protester holds up an umbrella and others flee as tear gas, pepper spray, and flash-bang devices are deployed by Seattle police during a protest against police brutality, in Seattle, Washington, the US, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Hong Kongs leader Carrie Lam has accused Western governments... |
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Israeli, American officials talk annexation bid amid reports of US intention to slow process US President Donald Trump (2nd L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US Vice President Mike Pence (C), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd R) and White House adviser Jared Kushner (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 27, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Senior... |
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Factbox: UN aid programs in Yemen at risk of going broke A displaced Yemeni teenager sits by food aid items distributed by employees of the World Food Program (WFP) amid the new coronavirus outbreak, in Sanaa on April 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations said ahead of a pledging conference for Yemen on Tuesday that 30 of 41 major aid programs in the... |
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FM Zarif: Iranian scientist on his way back home after release from US jail A file photo of Iranian scientist Sirous Asgari
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iranian scientist Sirous Asgari - who was recently freed after over two years of imprisonment in the US on baseless charges - is currently on a flight back home.
"Good news, a plane carrying Dr. Sirous Asgari... |
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Trump lags in polls as US anti-racism protests spread US President Donald Trump walks with US Attorney General William Barr (L), Pentagon chief Mark T. Esper (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley (R), to visit St. Johns Church in Washington, DC after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd, on June 1, 2020.... |
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Fifth Iranian tanker carrying fuel sails into Venezuelas territorial waters The file photo taken from Marine Traffic shows Iran-flagged Clavel tanker.
The fifth and last tanker in a flotilla of ships carrying Iranian fuel has entered Venezuelas territorial waters, with the Latin American states president announcing a plan to visit Tehran for even more cooperation deals between... |
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UN chief urges investigation into police violence against US protesters UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged restraint by US authorities toward protesters and called for probe into allegations of police violence, his spokesperson said Monday.
Protests should remain peaceful, while "authorities must show restraint in responding... |
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Take back your streets, Trump urges governors amid protests US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has called on the nations governors to crack down on protesters further, cheering police for more brutality against demonstrators seeking justice for George Floyd.
"Dominate" and "take back your streets," a source reportedly said Trump told governors,... |
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Trumps move to hide from protesters in bunker proves US democracy is big lie: Iran Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council
Irans top security official says US President Donald Trumps move to hide from American protesters in an underground bunker proves that democracy in the United States is a big lie.
"The big lie of democracy and freedom was revealed... |
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New York mayor declares 11pm city curfew amid protests New York’s mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday declared a city curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am, as anti-racism protests grip the United States with regular outbreaks of violence and looting.
Saying that "we support peaceful protest," De Blasio said he made the decision in consultation with the state’s... |
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We have to do both, Obama offers path to change again Former US President Barack Obama has offered Americans the path to "real change," calling for participation both in politics and protests, seeking racial justice in America.
"The bottom line is this: if we want to bring about real change, then the choice isnt between protest and politics. We have to... |
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PM Johnson mulling state investment into domestic telecoms companies Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is planning to extend significant support to the UKs domestic telecommunications companies as part of a more muscular foreign policy.
The Times is reporting that the PM is "examining options" to boost "state investment" into British telecoms companies to help them "compete... |
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US knee-on-neck technique failed with Iran, will fail with African-Americans: FM Zarif Police fires rubber bullets and tear gas towards the demonstrators during a protest over the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by AFP)
Irans foreign minister says the US administration is using the same repression technique against its African-American population,... |
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UK set to harden approach towards China in the wake of pandemic After several months of intense lobbying it appears that the hardline anti-China faction in the ruling Tory party has finally managed to significantly influence British policy on China.
According to Sky News, the UK is set to "rethink" its policy on China following the "hardening" of attitudes in the... |
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Arrogant US used to lecturing others: Iran A protestor tries to put a traffic cone over a teargas canister in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2020 during a faceoff with the police during demonstrations against the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. (Photo by AFP)
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