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Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian man over alleged car-ramming attack in West Bank Israeli forces are seen at the scene of a purported car-ramming attack at Tapuah Junction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israeli military forces have shot and injured a young Palestinian man in the northern part of the West Bank over an alleged car-ramming... |
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Owners of cargoes carrying Iranian fuel challenge US loot in court The US government has said it seized 1.116 million barrels of fuel because it was bound for Venezuela.
The owners of four cargoes carrying Iranian fuel that was looted in high seas by the United States last month have mounted a legal challenge to reclaim them, a report says.
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French magazine reprints anti-Islamic cartoons on eve of terror trial A woman walks with crutches as she arrives at the courthouse for the opening hearing of the trial of 14 suspected accomplices in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, in Paris, France, on September 2, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The French magazine Charlie Hebdo has republished offensive cartoons of Prophet... |
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Russian prosecutors demand Navalnys medical records from Germany German police officers stand outside the Charite Mitte Hospital Complex, where opposition figure Alexi Navalny has been admitted, in Berlin, Germany, on August 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russian prosecutors have asked Germany to provide the medical records of opposition figure Alexi Navalny, who is... |
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US refuses to join global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine Scientists are seen working at Cobra Biologics, they are working on a potential vaccine for COVID-19, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Keele, Britain, April 30, 2020. (Reuters photo)
The administration of President Donald Trump has announced the United States would not... |
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Saudi Arabia, UAE used cluster bombs in military offensives against Yemens Hudaydah: UN official This file picture shows two BLU-108 canisters, one with two skeet (submunitions) still attached, found in the al-Amar area of al-Safraa in Saada province, northern Yemen, after a Saudi-led attack. (Photo by Human Rights Watch)
A United Nations official says Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates... |
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Tunisia parliament approves new, technocratic cabinet Members of Tunisias parliament attend a confidence session in the capital, Tunis, on September 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Tunisias parliament has approved a new, technocratic cabinet, in what would end months of political instability in the country.
The parliament voted 134 to 67 to approve the new... |
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Venezuela opposition figures in talks to run in parliamentary vote: Turkey This file photo shows Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido (in dark blue suit) and opposition leader Henrique Capriles (in white T-shirt, with raised hand) attending a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 2, 2019. (By Reuters)
Two prominent Venezuelan opposition figures are in talks with the... |
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Kushner tours Arab states to push for more normalization deals with Israel The handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner (L), meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit to Riyadh on September 1, 2020. (Via Reuters)
US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and adviser,... |
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US announces decision to partially lift arms ban on Cyprus, angering Turkey A French Air Force (Armee de lair) Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft takes off from Cyprus Andreas Papandreou air base, near Paphos International Airport, in the western part of the Mediterranean island, on August 27, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United States says it is partially lifting a 33-year... |
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Employment down 500,000 in Italy since February due to the COVID crisis A view of an empty street on the second day of an unprecedented lockdown across all of the country, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Milan, Italy, on March 11, 2020.
In Italy, the level of employment has plummeted by almost 500,000 units since February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The... |
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Video shows Israeli kneels on Palestinians neck in West Bank protest Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester during a demonstration against the illegal Israeli settlement expansion in the village of Shufah, southeast of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, on September 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
New footage has emerged from the occupied West Bank, showing Israeli... |
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Australia enters coronavirus-related recession after three decades of growth A woman walks past a sign urging people to stay home in Melbourne on August 14, 2020, as the city battles an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
Australia has entered its first recession since 1991 after the economy shrank 7 percent during the second quarter, official figures showed... |
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French President in Lebanon for Second time since Beirut Blast French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential palace in Baabda, east of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on September 1, 2020.
French President Emanuel Macron has made a second visit to Lebanon since a deadly blast in the countrys capital Beirut earlier... |
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Afghan Saffron Yield Up 10%: Ministry According to estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 24 metric tons of saffron will be produced in the country this year.
A ministry spokesman says that information gathered from across the country shows that saffron yields are rising.
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Prisoner Swap Will End Soon: Peace Council Faraidoon Khwazoon, High Council for National Reconciliation spokesperson, on Monday said that all obstacles ahead of the intra-Afghan talks have been removed and soon talks will begin.
"All obstacles ahead of the intra-Afghan talks have been removed. The prisoner swap process will end soon and intra-Afghan... |
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Jailed female Saudi activists health extremely worsening: Family Jailed female Saudi activist, Loujain Alhathloul
A well-known female Saudi Arabian activists health condition is reportedly deteriorating "extremely" in prison since she started a hunger strike in protest at Saudi authorities refusal to allow her family visits.
Loujain Alhathloul was arrested in... |
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India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO A worker cleans a temples premises as the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Chennai, India, on September 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half... |
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Male suicides in England and Wales at record high British men in the 45 to 49 age group are more likely than others to commit suicide
Males in England and Wales are committing suicide at an alarming rate, thus raising fresh concerns about socio-economic stability in the UK.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), male suicides in England... |
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Irans IKCO develops panoramic roof for popular French model Irans IKCO is offering its French model Peugeot 207 with a panoramic roof.
Irans largest car manufacturer the IKCO is launching a new version of its popular French model Peugeot 207 with a panoramic roof.
Ahmad Aqajani, a project contractor working for the Iran Khodro Company, said on Tuesday that... |
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Russia says US war games in Estonia provocative, extremely dangerous The file photo shows an American soldier from the infantry brigade of the Baltic Armed Forces in Estonia.
Russia says live-fire exercises by the United States in Estonia, near Russias western borders, are "provocative" and "extremely dangerous" as they would escalate tensions in Europe.
The Russian... |
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Albanian journo challenges MKO ringleader to open debate, vows to keep exposing terrorists Albanian journalist Olsi Jazexhi
An Albanian journalist, committed to exposing the criminal activities of the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terror group, responds to the threats he has received from the groups ringleader, Mariam Rajavi.
"I really want to have an open debate with you,"... |
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US attempts to re-impose sanctions on Iran doomed to failure: Russias Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses students during a meeting on the first day of the academic year at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in Moscow on September 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has once again taken a jab at the United... |
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US steps up support for Taiwan in defiance of China This handout picture, taken and released by Taiwans "presidential office" on May 20, 2020, shows president Tsai Ing-wen (C) arriving at the office for an inauguration ceremony, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Via AFP)
The United States has stepped up its support for Taiwan in defiance of China, which views the... |
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Philippines says will not comply with US sanctions on China China Coast Guard vessels patrol past Philippine fishing boats at the disputed Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal), in the South China Sea, on April 5, 2017. (File photo by Reuters)
The Philippines says it will not comply with the United States sanctions against China over regional disputes in the... |
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Karzai Supports Abdullahs Stance on Council Structure Former president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he welcomes Abdullah Abdullahs stance on selecting the members of the High Council for National Reconciliation after consultation with political leaders, elders and civil society organizations.
Karzai on Sunday rejected President Ashraf Ghanis decree... |
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USs NSA Calls for Swift Start to Afghan Talks US National Security Adviser Robert OBrien in a phone call with President Ashraf Ghani called for a swift start of the intra-Afghan talks.
"NSA OBrien had a great phone call with President Ashraf Ghani today to discuss the need for intra-Afghan talks to start without delay. Reiterated US support... |
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Afghanistan Flood Death Toll Rises to 190 Death toll from the recent flooding in Afghanistan reached to 190 and wounded further 172 civilians, including women and children, according to Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority.
Ghulam Bahauddin Jilani, Minister of the ANDMA, said in a press conference Tuesday that at least 190 people... |
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Apple plans to make at least 75 million 5G iPhones for this year Apple Inc has asked suppliers to make at least 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year, along with new Apple Watch models, a new iPad Air and a smaller HomePod, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
According to Reuters, Apple expects shipments of these next-generation iPhones to reach as high as... |
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Three Afghan security force members killed in Taliban car bomb Three security force members were killed and 11 wounded when insurgents detonated a car bomb at the gate of a public protection forces compound in Gardez city, in Paktia province early Tuesday.
Local officials said insurgents first detonated the car bomb and then stormed the compound.
A brief gun... |
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