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Coronavirus rages through more provinces in war-ravaged Yemen Children return home after filling their jerrycans with water amid a severe shortage of water in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, on April 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The new coronavirus outbreak continues to claim more lives in Yemen as the impoverished country is already grappling with deteriorating... |
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More US troops die during training than in combat operations This image taken n March 2014 shows a flag-covered casket being taken to the burial site at the Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo by AP)
A growing number of noncombat deaths among American servicemen in past years indicate a new trend in US armed forces.
"Noncombat deaths have exceeded the number... |
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Saudi activists decry state for forcing nation under poverty line Saudi volunteers wearing protective face masks and gloves prepare boxes of Iftar meals provided by a charity organization following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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UK adopts strong security approach to coronavirus crisis management Benefiting from a strong security and diplomatic background Tom Hurd is expected to be become the next Chief of MI6
In a dramatic sign that the UK is determined to add a strong security dimension to the management of its coronovirus crisis, a new joint bio-security center is to be established by a senior... |
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42,000 flee violence in north Nigeria, south Niger: UN People internally displaced by violence try to climb a truck, protesting food shortages and an alleged diversion of aid supplies meant for them, at a camp in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on June 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations (UN) says around 42,000 people have fled violence committed... |
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Lebanon govt. decides to shut down for 4 days, fearing second virus wave A mask-clad man stands outside a closed coffee shop in Beiruts Hamra Street on May 7, 2020, as Lebanon gradually eases its lockdown measures against the spread of novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
Lebanons government has ordered full shutdown of the Arab country for four days amid an increase in new... |
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Iran exports to Eurasian countries surge by nearly 70%: Official File photo by Sputnik News shows flags of countries member to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) besides the unions flag.
Iran has seen its exports to countries member to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) surge by nearly 70 percent since a preferential trade agreement was signed between the two sides... |
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Pakistani nurses boycott work, stage protest for better working conditions In this handout photograph released by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab and taken on April 24, 2020, doctors wearing facemasks sit in during a hunger strike protest at the Punjab Health Secretary in Lahore. (Photo by AFP)
Dozens of members of the Sindh Young Nurses Association (SYNA) boycotted... |
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US government defies Anne Sacoolas Interpol notice Radd Seiger (C), who is adviser to the Dunn family with Harrys mother Charlotte Charles (L) and Harrys father Tim Dunn (R)
The US government has ignored an Interpol Red notice for a former CIA operative accused of killing a Northamptonshire teenager, by sticking to its guns on refusing to extradite... |
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HRW slams Israels discriminatory land policies against Palestinians HRW slams Israels discriminatory land policies against Palestinians
Human Right Watch (HRW) has condemned the Israeli regimes discriminatory land policies against Palestinians in the West Bank, besieged Gaza Strip, and elsewhere in the occupied territories, saying while Palestinian communities are... |
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Bulging US deficits may threaten prized Pentagon arms projects US Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
The US governments $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry... |
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Foreign Minister Zarif: Iran, US not engaged in any negotiations Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there are no talks underway between Iran and the United States, reminding how Washington has proven to be an untrustworthy negotiation partner.
"The Americans proved that one cannot rely on the results of talks with them," Zarif told the Islamic Republic of... |
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Venezuela nabs more US-linked mercenaries, Washington in denial Venezuela nabs more US-linked mercenaries, Washington in denial
On Monday, Venezuelas military authorities said the arrest of US-linked mercenaries continued nationwide as 14 more men were detained. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed the US government for staging a terrorist operation along... |
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Israeli army soldier killed by rock thrown at his head during West Bank raid A Palestinian woman cries as she is stopped by Israeli forces after an Israeli soldier was killed allegedly by a rock thrown during an arrest raid, in Yabad near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The Israeli military says one of its soldier has been killed by a... |
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Saudi-backed Hadi regime threatens to confront UAE-aligned separatists in S Yemen A view of a street during a curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Aden, Yemen, April 30, 2020 (By Reuters)
The government of former Saudi-backed Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has threatened to "confront every armed rebellion" by once-allied UAE-aligned... |
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War thrust back Yemen development 21 years: UNDP This photo taken on September 3, 2019 shows a damaged school in Yemens city of Taizz as children listen to their teacher on the first day of the new academic year. (By AFP)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says a Saudi-led military campaign underway against Yemen has pushed back the countrys... |
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China launches 2 satellites for Internet of Things project A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu Province, China, on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China on Tuesday sent two satellites into orbit to test the space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications technology.
The satellites,... |
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Iran holds funeral procession for 19 victims of naval exercise incident Iran holds a funeral ceremony for the victims of a recent naval incident, May 12, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)
A funeral procession has been held for 19 sailors who lost their lives in a recent incident involving the Iranian Navy’s Konarak logistical and support vessel in the country’s... |
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France urging EU partners to consider firm response to Israels West Bank annexation: Diplomats A file photo of housing units under construction in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa
France has been pushing its European Union (EU) partners to consider threatening the Israeli regime with a firm response if Tel Aviv proceeds with a plot to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, diplomatic sources... |
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Venezuela renegade figures advisers resign after botched op to kidnap Maduro Members of the Venezuelan special forces unit are seen at a shore, after foiling a mercenary incursion, in Macuto, Venezuela, on May 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Two US-based advisers to Venezuela’s opposition figure Juan Guaido have resigned after a failed attack by an American "security" firm... |
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WHO chief has no mandate to invite Taiwan to World Health Assembly A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a military recruitment poster, in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 20, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s chief has "no mandate" to invite self-ruled Taiwan to participate in this month’s World Health Assembly (WHA),... |
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Trump abruptly ends press conference after clash with reporters US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Day of Prayer Service event at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 7, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump abruptly ends a press conference about the covid-19 after clashing with reporters asking "nasty" questions.
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UK lockdown measures modified; public not convinced The governments slogan is not "stay at home" anymore but "stay alert". Boris Johnson has explained how Britains lockdown measures have been modified.
Some of the changes took effect almost immediately. People are now allowed to take unlimited exercise and drive to other destinations and play sports,... |
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Trump to claim absolute immunity from subpoenas in US Supreme Court appeal US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 7, 2020, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
Attorneys for President Donald Trump this week will ask the US Supreme Court to grant him sweeping immunity from investigation by... |
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US must stop acting callously, let Iranian hostages go: Foreign Ministry Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman has urged the US to stop acting callously and release the Iranian "hostages" jailed in America and other parts of the world upon Washingtons request.
Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Monday in reaction to remarks made... |
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Russia says expects hot battles at UN Security Council over Iran arms embargo Russias ambassador to the UN Mikhail Ulyanov
Russias ambassador to the UN says there will be "hot battles" at the Security Council over the arms embargo against Iran, which are to be lifted in October as per the UNSC Resolution 2231.
"The current restrictions on the supply of seven categories of... |
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Nearly 2k US Dept. of Justice officials ask Barr to resign over dropping Flynn case US Attorney General William Barr (R) speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
Former career officials in the department signed a letter Monday accusing Barr of dropping charges... |
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Coronavirus cases rise in UAE amid relaxed restrictions Passengers from an Emirates Airlines flight from London line up before being checked by health workers at Dubai International Airport on May 8, 2020 amid the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by AFP) / AFP / Karim SAHIB
The UAE recorded 680 more cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday (May 11),... |
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Pompeo, Netanyahu two mobsters plotting Palestines eradication: Analyst US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) on December 4, 2019 in Lisbon. (Photo by AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos visit to Israel to discuss the Zionist regimes planned annexation of the West Bank region with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... |
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Senior British diplomat missing for five days Richard Morris is a distinguished British diplomat and his sudden disappearance has raised alarm bells at the FCO
A senior British diplomat has gone missing in Bentley, near Farnham, Hampshire. Richard Morris, who is a former British ambassador to Nepal, was last seen on May 06 after he reportedly went... |
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