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US to send oil to Belarus in latest inroad into Russias orbit Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gives a speech during a military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Unions victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Minsk, May 9, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United States says it will dispatch its first oil shipment to Belarus in what seems to... |
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Trump, Pompeo, Hook represent US dangerous ruling class: Irans Shamkhani IMAGE1This file photo shows US special representative for Iran Brian Hook (background) listening as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters before departing from al-Bateen Air Base in Abu Dhabi on September 19, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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China calls on US to pay its debts to United Nations China has called on the United States to pay its debts to the United Nations, stressing that Washington owes the international body more than $2 billion.
In a statement on Friday, China called on all UN member states to "actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations."
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US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant Huawei, escalating tensions with Beijing A photograph shows the logo of Chinese company Huawei at their main UK offices in Reading, west of London, on January 28, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a strategic decision on January 28, on the participation of the controversial Chinese company Huawei in the UK
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EU again shies away from applying pressure on Israel In recent weeks it has been widely reported that the European Union had finally worked up the courage to announce it will place sanctions on Tel Aviv if the Israeli regime goes ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank, approved as part of Donald Trumps much-criticized Middle East peace initiative.... |
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Trump: US will beat out Russia and China with super duper missile US President Donald Trump speaks during the presentation of the US Space Force Flag and signing of the Armed Forces Day Proclamation on May 15, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
While unveiling the flag for his new Space Force in the Oval Office in the White... |
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Latest round of post-Brexit talks with Britain disappointing: EUs Brexit negotiator European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference, following the third round of Brexit talks between the EU and Britain, at EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 15, 2020. (Photo by AP)
Britain and the European Union both demanded that the other side give ground in... |
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Iraqi parliament urges shutdown of Saudi TV channels office after insult to late PMU cmdr. This file photo shows members of the Iraqi honour guard walking past a huge portrait of Irans late top general Qassem Soleimani (L) and Iraqi anti-terror commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, February 11, 2020 (Photo by AFP)
The Iraqi parliament has called for the closure of the office of Saudi-funded TV... |
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Infighting flares up among Turkish-backed militants over stolen objects in northern Syria: Report Infighting has erupted among Turkish-backed Takfiri militants in Syrias northeastern Hasakah province following dispute over distribution of stolen objects, a report says.
The clashes broke out among the Turkish-backed al-Rahman Corps, the Sultan Murad Division, and Mutasim Division in several villages... |
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Brazils Lula warns virus could cause genocide under Bolsonaro Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has called for the impeachment of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, warning that his fierce opposition toward coronavirus restrictions could cause "genocide" in the country.
Lula told AFP by video conference from his home near Sao Paulo that Bolsonaro... |
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Britains parliament fast tracks into modern videoconferencing hub After 600 years of painstakingly slow evolution, Britains parliament took a leap into the future when the coronavirus pandemic struck, transforming its deeply traditional debating chamber into a modern videoconferencing hub.
Where lawmakers once forced their way into rowdy debate by "bobbing" up and... |
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COVID-19: Tension mounts in global race for coronavirus vaccine A researcher works on the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus COVID-19, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on March 26, 2020. Australia has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19. (Photo by AFP)
Global tensions simmered over the race for... |
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Russia, China slam US plan to extend UN arms embargo on Iran China and Russia have rejected US plans to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran along with a probable push to trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the UN Security Council.
"It has no right to extend an arms embargo on Iran, let alone to trigger snapback," Chinas UN mission wrote in a tweet on... |
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Amnesty International urges King Salman to free detained Saudi womens activists Jailed Saudi human rights activists (L-R): Loujain al-Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef and Samar Mohammad Badawi (File photo)
Amnesty International has called on King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to order the freedom of a group of womens rights activists, who were detained two years ago in... |
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Venezuela captures 39 army deserters over botched plot Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a televised address on May 9, 2020 to announce new arrests related to a botched plot to kidnap him. (Photo by AFP)
Venezuelan troops have arrested 39 army forces on the Colombian border, over a recent botched plot to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro.
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Without wearing a mask, Trump tours Pennsylvania mask distribution center US President Donald Trump speaks as he tours an Owens & Minor medical supplies distribution center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on May 14, 2020. (AFP photo)
Without wearing a face mask himself, President Donald Trump toured a mask distribution center in Pennsylvania on Thursday and announced plans... |
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Captured Daesh terrorists confess to cooperation with US forces in Syrias al-Tanf Three members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group make confessions on Syrias state-run television network on May 14, 2020. (Photo by SANA)
A number of captured members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have confessed to close cooperation with US military forces stationed at al-Tanf base in the... |
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US Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools The US Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired.
The Senate backed the reauthorization by 80-16, far more than the 60 votes needed... |
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Trump says uninterested in talking to Xi, could sever China ties Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump attend their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump says he is not interested in talking with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in what seems to be a further... |
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Irans FM Zarif compares US disinfectant advice to Iran deal comments File photo shows US President Donald Trump speaking during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at his side. (Photo by AFP)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the very US administration... |
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Iran: US sponsors terrorists, not qualified to assess other countries anti-terror efforts File photo of terrorist US forces in Iraq (Photo by AFP)
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has reacted to the United States naming of Iran as one of the countries "not cooperating with the US counterterrorism efforts," saying as a state sponsor of terrorism, Washington is barely qualified to... |
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Iran says test kits sent to Turkey, though with delay, despite Turkish denial of delivery Iran reiterates that a consignment of 40,000 Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits has been sent to Turkey, although with a delay caused by transportation restrictions amid the pandemic, days after Turkish sources denied that the delivery had been made.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in... |
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Mixed reactions as Venezuela extends coronavirus lockdown Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday extended the nationwide lockdown for another month with the aim of curbing the spread of the new coronavirus.
Maduro said the measure was necessary to protect the nation from the virus, which has already infected millions of people and taken some 300,000... |
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Trump ramps up expulsion of child migrants, citing coronavirus An immigration worker in an orange jacket and wearing a mask carries a young Guatemalan migrant who was deported from the US, followed by another deportee, at La Aurora International airport in Guatemala City, on March 12, 2020. (Photo by AP)
The administration of US President Donald Trump has ramped... |
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Brazil passes France in recorded coronavirus cases to become worlds 6th country Brazilian Vito Soares mourns his Grandmother, Enedina Soares, 71, a victim of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Amazon State, Brazil, on May 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing... |
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Iran urges world to take action against Israeli occupation of Palestine The file photo shows a Palestinian demonstrator holds a sling during an anti-Israel protest marking a Nakba Day anniversary near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. (By Reuters)
Iran has reiterated full support for Palestinians against the Tel Aviv regimes atrocities, calling on Muslim nations and... |
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Venezuelan prison director, 5 soldiers to be charged over prison riot deaths Healthcare workers and members of the Bolivarian national police watch as an ambulance arrives with prisoners outside a hospital after a riot inside a prison in Guanare, Venezuela, on May 1, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Venezuelas chief prosecutor says a prison director and five soldiers will be charged... |
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Report reveals UK attempt to turn Syria Alawites against Assad A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 29 May,2014 showing supporters of President Bashar al-Assad in Latakia.
A new report sheds light on Britains role in the formation of a so-called protest campaign online against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... |
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Libya rebels attack Tripolis main hospital A burnt-out car is seen at the parking lot of Khadra General Hospital, which is dedicated to treating people infected with the coronavirus, after it was targeted by rebel forces, in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on April 8, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Libyan rebels loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar... |
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Saudi-led coalition continues attacks on Yemen despite epidemic Children walk past tents at a displaced persons camp in the Khokha district of Yemens western province of Hudaydah, on May 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Saudi-led coalition continues to launch airstrikes on various areas across Yemen at a time when the war-ravaged county is grappling with the new coronavirus... |
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