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China evacuates thousands after floods threaten villages Rescue workers evacuate a flood-affected resident near Wangjiaba Dam on the Huai River in Funan, Anhui Province, China, on July 21, 2020. (Photo via Reuters)
China has evacuated thousands of residents after a landslide blocked a river and created a barrier lake that threatened to submerge neighboring... |
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Trump admits pandemic will get worse, urges Americans to wear masks US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo via The Guardian)
US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to wear masks, warning that the coronavirus pandemic in the United States may "get worse before it gets better."
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COVID-19 outbreak accelerating in Venezuela Doctors walk during a survey in the low-income neighborhood of Las Mayas, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 14, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Venezuela is facing tough times with the coronavirus outbreak as the contagion has picked up more pace than ever before.
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Study: Why are intl. media so obsessed with ordinary fires, blasts in Iran? A Twitter user has conducted a probe into Iranian media reports of fires and gas explosions that occurred in Iran from May to July 2019, and concluded that they were as frequent as similar incidents happening this year, in an attempt to downplay an ongoing media propaganda campaign attributing such incidents... |
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Iran: Neighbors must join hands to expel evil US from region Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani (L) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on July 21, 2020. (Photo by IRNA)
Irans top security official says insecurity in the Middle East stems from the United States illegitimate presence and acts of terror, urging... |
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Egypt army kills 18 terrorists in North Sinai A file photo of Egyptian troops in North Sinai, Egypt (by Reuters)
The Egyptian army has fended off a militant attack on a post in Egypts North Sinai Province, killing 18 militants.
The army announced on Tuesday that it killed the terrorists as its forces thwarted a major terrorist attack on a military... |
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Greece says Turkey encroaching on its territory, threatening NATOs cohesion Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (L) chats with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Greece says Turkey is attempting to encroach on its territorial waters and threatening the cohesion of NATO through... |
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Thousands rally against Israeli PM over coronavirus fallout, corruption charges Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration’s response to the financial fallout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis outside his official residence in Jerusalem al-Quds early on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
More than 2,000 people have staged a... |
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Ukraine: Police detain armed man holding 13 people hostage on bus in Lutsk An assailant, who seized a bus with hostages, lies on the ground after police officers detained him in the city centre of Lutsk, some 400 kilometres west of Kyiv, Ukraine - Copyright Ukrainian Police Press Office via AP
The armed man who held people captive on a bus in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk... |
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US offers $5-million reward for information on Venezuelas chief justice The president of the Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice, Maikel Jose Moreno, delivers a speech during the inauguration of the new authorities of the National Electoral Council (CNE), in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 12, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Venezuelas... |
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Multiple people shot at funeral on Chicagos South Side Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo via The Guardian)
A shootout outside a funeral left 14 people wounded Tuesday in Chicago, as President Donald Trump threatens to send federal agents to a handful of US cities led by Democratic mayors.
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Zarif says delivered important message to Putin, agreed on strategic cooperation deal 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 Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has delivered an "important" message from Irans President Hassan Rouhani to his Russian... |
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Israel in fear after Hezbollah fighter killed in Damascus Ali Kamel Mohsen, a member of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, who was killed in an Israeli aggression on the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 20, 2020.
Israeli media say the occupied territories are overwhelmed by "fear and alertness" about the possibility of a retaliatory attack by Lebanons... |
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Trump issues order barring aliens from 2020 census US border patrol agents intercept a group of migrants who arrived in the US via the Rio Grande.
US President Donald Trump has blocked undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census that will determine congressional representation across the United States.
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New York mayor threatens to sue if Trump sends federal troops NYPD police officers watch demonstrators in Times Square, in New York, the US, during a "Black Lives Matter" protest on June 1, 2020. (By AFP)
New York would go to court to stop President Donald Trump from sending federal troops to the city to quell rising crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
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USs Pompeo repeats widely-disregarded appeal for arms embargo on Iran US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (not pictured), at Lancaster House in London, Britain, on July 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has repeated a widely-disregarded call for the extension of an arms embargo... |
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Ohio House speaker arrested in connection with $60 million bribery scheme Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of a planned announcement of a $60 million bribe investigation by federal prosecutors. Householder is seen here in March 2019. (AP photo)
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested on Tuesday morning at his rural... |
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Afghan teenage girl kills two Taliban militants in retaliation for killing of parents A photo circulating on social media purportedly shows Afghan teenager Qamar Gul.
A teenage girl in Afghanistan has shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others in an act of retaliation for the killing of her parents.
Afghan officials said Tuesday that the incident happened last week when... |
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Nicola Sturgeon takes London to task over Russia report Nicola Sturgeon was at pains today to underline the integrity and independence of the Scottish nationalist movement
As the British political establishment digests the contents of the Russia report, Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has seized the initiative by calling out the government for... |
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National Security Adviser Vows Response to Pakistani Shelling The Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, during a visit to the eastern provinces on Tuesday said that the recent artillery attacks by the Pakistani military forces on Afghanistans eastern Kunar province will not go without a response.
He said that over the past eighteen years attacks... |
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Iranian and Afghan medical universities sign MoU to strengthen relations Iran’s Qom University of Medical Sciences and Afghanistan’s Khatam al-Nabieen University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing scientific, educational, and research relations between the two universities.
The MoU, signed by the chancellors of both universities,... |
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Bodies of 29 drowned Afghan refugees found Turkey The bodies of 29 drowned Afghan refugees, including three children, were found in the sinking of a ship carrying refugees in Turkish waters.
The Afghan embassy in Turkey has announced on its Facebook page that 59 bodies belonging to the occupants of a ship carrying asylum seekers have been found in... |
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World Health Organization issues warning to African countries on Covid-19 outbreak WHOs Michael Ryan and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have warned about the impact of COVID-19 in Africa
The executive director of the World Health Organizations (WHO) Health Emergency Program, has warned that the African continent is faced with a steep acceleration of coronavirus cases.
Dr. Michael... |
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Trump likens US cities with pro-justice rallies to Afghan towns US President Donald Trump has described the situation in American cities where pro-justice rallies were held "worse than Afghanistan".
"This is worse than Afghanistan, by far. This is worse than anything anyone’s ever seen," Trump said at the Oval office on Monday.
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Iraqi prime minister meets with Irans Leader Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (L) meets with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (2nd R) in Tehran on July 21, 2020.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
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US forces clash with anti-racism protesters in Portalnd Federal law enforcement officers, deployed under the Trump administrations new executive order to protect federal monuments and buildings, face off with protesters against racial inequality and police brutality in Portland, Oregon, US, July 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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Rouhani: Iraq PM visit to Iran milestone in bilateral ties President Hassan Rouhani (R) addresses a joint press conference with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on July 21, 2020.
President Hassan Rouhani says the visit to Iran by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi - the latter’s first foreign trip in the capacity - will... |
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Turkish drilling in Mediterranean can affect relations with EU, Germany warns In this file photo, taken on June 20, 2019, Turkish police officers are seen patrolling next to the drilling ship Yavuz, scheduled to search for oil and gas off Cyprus, at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, Turkey. (By AFP)
Germany says Turkeys failure to halt drilling activities in contested... |
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Long-awaited Russia Report triggers political storm in Britain Boris Johnson is widely judged to lack the appetite to confront Russias powerful President Vladimir Putin
The long-awaited report into alleged Russian "interference" in British national life was finally released today after the government caved into public pressure.
The reports key finding is that... |
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Iran to launch special trade office in China: Businessman Iran is to set up a special office in China to streamline trade activities with the East Asian country.
A senior businessman says major Iranian companies are teaming up to create a trade office in China amid growing economic relations between the two countries.
Gholamhossein Jamili, a board member... |
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