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US House approves bill reversing Trumps Muslim ban In this file photo, Isra Chaker, Oxfams Migration & Protection campaign lead, speaks out against the Supreme Courts decision on the Muslim Ban in Washington, US, on June 26, 2019. (Photo bySyncro Studios)
The United States House of Representatives has voted to reverse President Donald Trumps... |
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Iran says recent fires have nothing to do with cyber attacks Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected claims that recent fires in Iran were caused by cyber attacks, but said the country reserves the right to deliver a "proper" response to any such operation in the future.
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China says bomb, death threats made against diplomats in Washington Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, China, on July 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The Chinese embassy in Washington has received "bomb and death threats" as tensions soar following a moratorium for Beijing to close its diplomatic... |
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US on collision course with a double-dip recession: Leading economist Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2020, at Wall Street in New York City. (AFP photo)
The United States is on a collision course with a double-dip recession as V-shaped recovery mania on Wall Street is leading investors astray, a prominent economist... |
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China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China launched its first Mars probe, the Tianwen-1, on 12:41 Thursday local time, marking another major... |
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US turned into rogue state after leaving Iran nuclear deal: Zarif Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohmmad Javad Zarif says the US has turned into a "rogue" country after leaving the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal in... |
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Canada court rules pact sending refugees back to US violates their rights Migrants, refugees, undocumented workers and their supporters rally outside the office of Canadas Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A Canadian federal court has invalidated a long-standing asylum pact with the United States, arguing that... |
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Gunmen kill 11 villagers in Nigerias volatile northwest after wedding bloodshed This file photo shows a member of Nigerias security forces standing guard outside a court in the northern city of Kaduna. (By Reuters)
Unknown gunmen have raided a village in Nigerias northwestern Kaduna State, leaving nearly a dozen people dead and forcing hundreds of others to flee their homes in... |
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US sets new single-day record of COVID-19 deaths as total cases nearing 4 million Contact tracers with the Houston Health Department monitor the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, US, on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The United States has set yet another single-day record of fatalities attributed to the new coronavirus as some 1,100 people... |
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Key senator mounts pressure on Trump to declassify report on Soleimani strike US President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force news briefing at the White House in Washington, US, on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Pressure is growing in the United States on President Donald Trump to declassify the legal justification for a US drone attack,... |
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Trump wants to instigate a race war to win 2020 vote, US lawmaker says US President Donald Trump "wants to instigate a race war" by sending federal troops to cities to crack down on protests, says a senior American lawmaker.
Illinois Democratic Representative Bobby Rush, who has served in Congress since 1993, appeared on a radio show on Wednesday to decry the US governments... |
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UK responds to disputed Russia report It was an ill-tempered exchange between PM Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer in the final PMQs before Britains Parliament goes into its summer recess.
At the heart of the verbal sparring was the governments denial that it had ‘fallen asleep at the wheel and had been ‘derelict... |
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US oil regulator targets Saudi, Russia over excessive crude dump on US markets The US Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) has passed a resolution to investigate dumping of crude on US markets by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The effort was initiated by Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian, a Republican from Texas, demanding that the government investigate excessive... |
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Brazil, Argentina hit coronavirus records as Latin America exceeds 4 million cases A patient infected with the new coronavirus remains in the Doctor Alberto Antranik Eurnekian Public Hospital in Ezeiza, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Brazil and Argentina registered daily records for confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the... |
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Leaked documents reveal 1-year-old migrants were kept in US hotels before deportation Newly leaked documents reveal that 1-year-old migrants were kept in US hotels before deportation.
Obtained by The Associated Press, the documents show that Hampton Inn & Suites hotels in Texas and Arizona were used 186 times by a private contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to... |
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Brave Afghan teenage girl who lost parents says ready to fight Taliban The undated photo shows 15-year-old Afghan girl Qamar Gul.
An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.
The militants stormed the home of the 15-year-old Qamar Gul last week in a village... |
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South Korea enters recession as exports plunge by most since 1963 A view of a container port at Busan, South Korea taken on June 10, 2020. (Getty Images)
South Korea slipped into a recession in the second quarter in its worst economic decline in over two decades as exports plunged due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As social distancing curbs paralyzed factories in... |
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China, Cuba blast Israel land grab bid, back Palestine at UNSC Palestinian demonstrators argue with Israeli forces during a protest against settlements and planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, in the Palestinian town of Asira ash-Shamaliya on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China and Cuba have censured Israels highly contentious plan to annex... |
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US peace envoy condemns Herat airstrikes, calls for investigation US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, condemned this weeks airstrike by Afghan forces and said in a tweet early Thursday morning that the incident needs to be investigated.
In his tweet, Khalilzad said: "The last 24 hours have been very violent in Afghanistan... |
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Afghan exports arrive in India after borders reopen Fourteen trucks loaded with dried fruit and other goods from Afghanistan have arrived in India after the reopening of the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab, Indian officials confirmed Wednesday night.
According to The Hindu, the goods, valued at about US$670,000, will help the local market regain some... |
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31 Taliban Killed, 13 Held Pakistani IDs: Officials At least "31 Taliban fighters" including "13 Pakistani nationals" were killed and 15 others were wounded in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday evening, said Attaullah Khoghyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
The clashes took place in Khoghyani district of the province after the Taliban... |
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Biden leading Trump by eight points among registered voters: Poll US President Donald Trump (L) and Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads US President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in support among registered voters, and the former vice president appears to have a significant advantage among voters who are... |
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Bahrains top cleric says opposition movement keeping up with its cause Bahrains most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim
Bahrains most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the opposition movement in the kingdom would keep up with its cause until the peoples rights are recognized by Manama.
The top cleric said in a statement carried by... |
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Iran successfully tests 5G in lab in Tehran Photo published on July 22, 2020 shows a view to a site where Irans second largest mobile operator MTN Irancell launched a first lab testing site for 5G high-speed mobile internet in the Iranian capital Tehran.
An Iranian deputy telecoms minister says a first trial in the country for the high-speed... |
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Middleman in killing of Maltese journalist found stabbed ahead of trial A self-confessed middleman in the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been found with stab wounds in his police-protected residence the night before he was due to give evidence at trial.
Melvin Theuma is currently being treated in Mater Dei hospital after suffering... |
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China says US abruptly ordered closure of consulate in Houston A file photo of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, the United States (by AP)
China says the United States government has "abruptly" informed Beijing that it has to close its consulate in the Texan city of Houston, calling Washingtons decision "political provocation."
Chinas Foreign Ministry... |
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Iranian parliament chief urges Iraq to pursue Gen. Soleimanis assassination case Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf (R) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-kadhimi in Tehran on July 22, 2020.
Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has called on neighboring Iraq to "vigorously" follow up on the US assassination of top anti-terror commander Lieutenant... |
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UK minister: No evidence of Russian meddling in Brexit vote UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (File photo)
A British minister rejects the notion that Russia meddled in the 2016 Brexit referendum following the disclosure of a report that showed the UK was "clearly a target" for disinformation campaigns around its elections.
On Tuesday, a report into an alleged... |
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Latest on pandemic: Global caseload at over 15mn, death toll past 616K Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit of Lviv emergency hospital, in Lviv, Ukraine, on June 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has now surpassed 15 million around the world, while the... |
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Saudi Arabias ageing King Salman chairs cabinet meeting from hospital Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has held a cabinet meeting via video call from hospital in Riyadh, a day after he was admitted to the facility for "medical check," giving rise to speculation about succession plans by controversial Crown Prince... |
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