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US blames foreign adversaries for racial unrest after Floyds murder US President Donald Trump (L) and national security adviser Robert OBrien
The United States appears to be pointing the finger at "foreign adversaries" over the social unrest that has gripped the country over the murder of another black man by a white police officer.
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Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to expand invitation list US President Donald Trump has said he will postpone a Group of Seven summit until September or later, adding he wants to add Australia, Russia, South Korea and India to the list of invitees.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump, who had hoped to hold the summit next month, described the G7 as a... |
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Speaker: Irans new parliament views talks with US harmful Irans Parliament speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf delivers a speech at the chamber in Tehran on May 31, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim)
Irans newly-formed parliament deems any negotiations with the United States as harmful, its speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said in his first main speech at the chamber on Sunday.... |
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Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters Police aim at a Reuters TV cameraman during nationwide unrest following the death of of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, May 30, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when... |
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Hong Kong officials slam US for moving to end special treatment of city A pro-government activist holds an effigy of US President Donald Trump during a protest outside the US Consulate in Hong Kong, on May 30, 2020, in response to US President Donald Trumps decision to move to strip the city of its special privileges. (Photo by AFP)
Hong Kong government officials have... |
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Protesters circle White House grounds as curfews go into effect nationwide A protester holds his hands up as police officers keep demonstrators away from the White House in Washington on May 30. (Reuters photo)
Hundreds of outraged US protesters have clashed with the Secret Service and police outside the White House for the second successive day over the police brutal killing... |
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Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis People watch a fire Friday, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP photo)
As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of... |
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France, Germany, UK criticize US for ending Iran nuclear waivers A handout picture released by Irans Atomic Energy Organization on December 23, 2019 shows the nuclear water reactor of Arak, south of capital Tehran, during a visit by the head of the organization Ali Akbar Salehi (unseen). (Photo by AFP)
France, Germany and Britain have censured the United States... |
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Trump split from WHO disappointing backlash for global health: Germany The file photo taken on May 12, 2020, shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva next to their headquarters, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
Germany has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for his decision to sever ties with the World... |
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There is no bigger thug than Trump: Activist There is "no bigger thug" than US President Donald Trump, says an American activist, arguing that racist movements have gathered momentum and extremist groups have been emboldened in the country since the businessman-turned-politician came to office.
Graylan Hagler, a justice advocate from Washington... |
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One dead after shooting at protesters in Detroit during Floyd rally+ Videos Protesters hold signs as they gather outside the White House in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2020 in a demonstration over the death of George Floyd.
One person was killed in Detroit, Michigan, after someone in a vehicle fired shots into a crowd of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, an... |
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Twitter puts to fact-checking chinese tweet about virus origins in US President Donald Trump holds up a copy of the New York Post as speaks before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media giants, in the Oval Office of the White House, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (Photo by AP)
Twitter has tagged a Chinese government officials tweet that... |
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Trump calls protestors in police killing of black man thugs This AFP file photo taken on May 27, 2020, shows US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis "thugs" and vowed that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" after protesters outraged by the police killing... |
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US-China strategic rivalry has entered high-risk period: top Chinese officer US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fighters and an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft (2nd R) are seen on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier as it sails in South China Sea on October 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
A Chinese top military official says the strategic rivalry between his country... |
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Brazil records over 1,100 Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours This file photo taken on May 07, 2020 shows an aerial view of a burial at the Bom Jardim cemetery, the largest public cemetery in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil. (Photo by AFP)
Brazil registered a new record in Covid-19 cases and more than 1,000 dead in a 24 hour period, according to official figures... |
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House Democrats demand probes of police killings of African Americans Protesters hold their hands up as they cry from tear gas during a demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd following his death, outside the 3rd Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP photo)
The US House Judiciary Committee has called for an investigation into systemic... |
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Minneapolis police station torched as protests grow over police killing of black man+ films and photos A police precinct was burning in Minneapolis late Thursday as protests over the death of George Floyd raged on for a third straight day.
Protesters in the US state of Minnesota set on fire a police station in the city of Minneapolis on Thursday in a third straight night of mass protests to express their... |
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Trump signs order targeting social media giants legal protections US President Donald Trump speaks as US Attorney General William Barr listens before signing an executive order on social-media companies in the Oval Office of the White House on May, 28, 2020. (AFP photo)
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants... |
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Trump fumes as media slams coronavirus pandemic golf outing US President Donald Trump plays golf in Sterling, Virginia, on May 23, 2020. (Photo by Shutterstock)
US President Donald Trump has fumed at negative media coverage of him playing golf over Memorial Day weekend as the US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic neared 100,000.
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HRW: Riyadh must free children of ex-Saudi official in exile, overhaul justice system A file photo of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the immediate release of two adult children of a former Saudi intelligence officer, who has been lying low abroad since the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to power.
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Korean prosecutors question Samsung heir in succession-related probe Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee speaks during a news conference at the companys office building in Seoul, South Korea, on May 6, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee has been questioned by prosecutors about a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud that... |
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Iranian tankers feed fuel to Venezuelas El Palito refinery, help it resume gasoline production A worker of Venezuelas state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) waves an Iranian flag as the oil tanker Fortune docks at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iranian tankers have fed fuel to one of Venezuelas... |
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New Zealand hit by second earthquake in two days New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reacts to a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on live television, in Wellington, New Zealand, on May 25, 2020.
New Zealands capital shook for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Wellington, data from monitor GeoNet shows.
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Trump pushes for packed arena for Republican convention as US virus deaths near 100,000 US President Donald Trump participates in a Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has threatened to move the Republican partys national convention from Charlotte, North Carolina,... |
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Hong Kongs leader reaffirms new law would not harm rights, freedoms Hong Kongs Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a mask due to the ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on May 26, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Hong Kongs leader Carrie Lam has reiterated that the new national security law proposed... |
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EU acknowledged Chinas rise, end of US-led system before our eyes European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell (L), holds a protective mask as he looks at the President of European Commission Ursula Von der Leyens (C) and the President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) at the European Council building in Brussels, on March 17, 2020.
The European... |
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Gracias Iran Venezuelas top Twitter trend as Iran tankers deliver much-needed gasoline Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Minci) showing the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune docked at the El Palito refinery after its arrival to Puerto Cabello, in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020.
The hashtag... |
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Protesters condemned for hanging Dem governors effigy from tree A demonstrator hangs an effigy of the Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear, during the rally in the US state of Kentucky. (Photo by Reuters)
Officials in the US state of Kentucky have condemned the right wing protesters hanging of an effigy of Democratic Governor Andy Beshear from a tree amid the coronavirus... |
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Netanyahus corruption charges, annexation plan spell the beginning of the end for Israel Israeli protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem al-Quds on May 24, 2020.
By Robert Inlakesh
(Robert Inlakesh is a journalist, writer and political analyst, who has lived in and reported from the occupied Palestinian West Bank. He has written for... |
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Israel will not miss historic opportunity to annex West Bank: Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, (C), arrives for a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, on May 25, 2020. (Photo by The Times of Israel)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Tel Aviv regime will not miss a "historic opportunity" to go ahead with its... |
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