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Assange secretly fathered 2 children with lawyer in Ecuadorian embassy: Report In this file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen speaking on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London, the UK, on May 19, 2017. (By AFP)
A new report says that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly fathered two children with one of his lawyers while he was holed up in the Ecuadorian... |
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UAE buys Israeli missile system for Libya rebels: Report Libyan rebels get ready before heading out of Benghazi to reinforce forces advancing to Tripoli, in Benghazi, Libya, on April 13, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid the Israeli regime to deliver an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to the Libyan rebels under the command... |
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Navy admiral: Crew morale on USS Theodore Roosevelt negatively impacted USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier (File photo)
US Navy Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the commander of the United States largest forward-deployed fleet, visited the aircraft carrier reeling from a coronavirus outbreak and admitted the morale for some of its crew was negatively impacted by recent events.
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US intelligence knew of Chinas coronavirus outbreak as early as November: Report US Defense Intelligence Agency was aware of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China as early as November 2019. (File photo)
US intelligence authorities became aware of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China as early as November 2019, informed sources have revealed, citing a classified report released... |
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Trump and Fox News: dangerous ties to shape Americas coronavirus response The Fox News host Sean Hannity with US President Donald Trump in 2018. (File photo)
"I would say without question its the biggest decision Ive ever had to make," Donald Trump said on Friday, contemplating when and how he will relax physical distancing guidelines and reopen the American economy.
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Radioactive water leak shuts down nuclear reactor at major US power plant Dominion Energys North Anna nuclear power station (File photo)
A US nuclear power plant has shut down one of its two reactors after operators discovered a "small leak of water" in the reactors coolant pumps, said the company amid recurrence of similar incidents at other nuclear sites in the country.
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Iraqs new choice for Prime Minister suggests defeat of US pressure A handout picture released by the media office of the Iraqi Presidency on April 9, 2020 shows President Barham Saleh (L) swearing in Mustafa al-Kadhimi as new Prime Minister-designate. (Via AFP)
Iraq has designated a new Prime Minister that, contrary to his two predecessors, apparently enjoys inclusive... |
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Turkey dispatches some 300 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya: SOHR Turkish-backed Takfiri militants are seen in the town of Saraqib in the eastern part of Syrias northwestern province of Idlib on February 27, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Turkey has reportedly sent new batches of allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya, following a bill passed by the parliament earlier... |
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US military brings in 35 trucks to oil-rich northeastern Syria: SANA A US military vehicle drives in a convoy while on patrol near the city of Hasakah in the countryside of Syrias northeastern province of Hasakah on April 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has dispatched truckloads of military and logistical equipment to Syrias northeastern province of Hasakah... |
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Pope sympathizes with Iran amid coronavirus, pontificates US over sanctions This file photo shows Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vatican has expressed sympathy with the Iranian people and talked to the US over draconian sanctions on Tehran amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vaticans secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin talked to US officials following... |
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US COVID-19 cases surpass half a million; Trump faces biggest decision on re-opening economy The streets of Manhattan stand nearly empty due to the coronavirus epidemic on April 10, 2020 in New York City. According to John Hopkins University, the global death toll from COVID-19 has now reached 100,000 worldwide with many experts believing that the number is actually higher.(AFP photo)
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As US consigns Iranians to death, corporate media look the other way File photo of American demonstrators protesting Trump administrations anti-Iran sanctions despite the coronavirus pandemic near the White House in Washington, DC.
By Gregory Shupak*
Covid-19 has hammered few countries as hard as it has hit Iran, which reports (as of April 8) 64,586 cases and 3,993... |
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Most Americans disapprove of Trumps handling of coronavirus crisis: Polls US President Donald Trump points as he takes questions during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus at the White House on April 10, 2020. (AFP photo)
Support for President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus crisis has plunged over the past month, with a majority of Americans now disapproving... |
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UK has not reached COVID-19 peak so lockdown will stay: health minister The coronavirus death rate in the UK is expected to increase over the next few days, British health officials have warned.
Britain has not yet reached the COVID-19 peak which would allow for an easing of tight restrictions of movement, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
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Nepal refuses mountaineers call for Everest clean-up amid coronavirus pandemic calm The file photo, taken on May 27, 2019, shows Nepali Army personnel gather bags of waste collected from the Mount Everest for recycling at Namche Bazar. (By AFP)
Nepals government on Friday rejected calls to use the pandemic lockdown of Mount Everest to stage a cleanup of the worlds highest mountain.
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Iran blasts maximum expectation as US hell-bent on blocking IMF loan US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily coronavirus briefing as Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia (R) looks on in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 09, 2020 in Washington, DC, US. (Photo by AFP)
Irans Ambassador to Belgium Gholam Hossein Dehqani has cast doubt about the... |
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Iraqs national sovereignty is my red line: PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi, new Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate
The newly-designated prime minister has said that the success of Iraqs international relations will be based on "respect and cooperation."
"The countrys national sovereignty is the top priority," Mustafa al-Kadhimi said, according to a report... |
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Saudi war on Yemen an embarrassment to bin Salman: Analyst A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on November 20, 2019, shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival to attend the annual speech of the Saudi King at the shura council, a top advisory body, in the capital Riyadh. (Photo via AFP)
The Saudi regimes main reason behind the... |
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UN Chief urges unity among UNSC members in face of coronavirus pandemic UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (photo by AFP)
The head of the United Nations has called for unity among Security Council members, warning that the coronavirus pandemic could pose a threat to world peace or trigger opportunistic biological terrorist attacks.
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Chad army says 52 troops, 1,000 Takfiri militants killed in offensive Chadian soldiers with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) gesture while patrolling in Monguno, Nigeria, on December 15, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
The Chadian army said Thursday it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram Takfiri militants in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000... |
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Venezuela receives tons of UN aid to fight Coronavirus In this file photo taken on March 20, 2020, a man covers his hands with plastic bags as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, in Caracas. (Photo by AFP)
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The United Nations has delivered a 90-ton shipment of much-needed medical aid to Venezuela... |
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US agencies urge revocation of ability of China Telecom to operate in US China Telecom is the US subsidiary of a Peoples Republic of China (PRC) state-owned telecommunications company. (file photo)
The Trump administration is seeking to block China Telecom from operating in the United States, claiming that the company is creating "substantial and unacceptable" national... |
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Iraqs Saleh tasks PM-designate Kadhimi with forming new government A handout picture released by the media office of the Iraqi Presidency office on April 9, 2020 shows President Barham Saleh (L) swearing in intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as new prime minister-designate. (Photo via AFP)
Iraqi President Barham Saleh has officially tasked prime minister-designate... |
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Spokesman: Hungarys decision to expel Iranian students deeply regrettable The St László hospital in the Hungarian capital Budapest, where 15 of Iranian students were reportedly being hospitalized before their expulsion by Hungarian officials (Photo by Hungary Today)
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman has deplores a decision by Hungary to expel 17 Iranian students... |
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Top aide to DR Congo president detained in anti-corruption drive Vital Kamerhe, a key ally to President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Vital Kamerhe, a key ally to President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was placed in custody at Kinshasas central prison on Wednesday evening, a judicial source said.
Kamerhe, who became... |
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Clowns bring cheer to West Bank, Gaza amid lockdown A clown arrives to entertain Palestinian children during a home-confinement order amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 6, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Palestinian clowns painted their faces and donned wigs, red noses and... |
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Iraqs PMU, army launch major anti-terror operation A member of the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) flashes a "V" sign in the northern town of Hatra on April 28, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
Iraqs Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and army troops have started a joint, full-scale anti-terrorism military operation in the Arab countrys western... |
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Zurfi withdraws candidacy for premiership as parties endorse Kadhimi Iraq’s President Barham Salih (L) meets with prime minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi in Baghdad, March 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi has withdrawn his candidacy for the post as major political factions endorse intelligence chief Mustafa Al Kadhimi... |
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OPCW report on Syria chemical attack unreliable: Russia A file photo of the headquarters of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Russia has censured as "untrustworthy" a recent report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - tasked with probing a series of suspected "chemical attacks" on a Syrian town in... |
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Trump using coronavirus to score political points: WHO World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. © Reuters
The World Health Organization has hit back at the US president over his handling of the coronavirus... |
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