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Libya rebels say will continue blockade on oil despite deal with govt. A general view of pipelines at the Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi, Libya, on April 7, 2014 (photo by Reuters)
Rebels in Libya say they will continue a blockade on the countrys oil industry despite an agreement with the Tripoli government on reopening oil ports and fields.
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Hezbollah deputy head: Israel does not have ability to survive A view shows the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has dismissed US President Donald Trumps controversial proposal for "peace" between the Israeli regime and Palestinians, dubbed... |
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North Korea says UK will pay the price for new sanctions People wearing face masks lay flowers and pay their respects before the statues of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 8, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
North Korea says the United Kingdom will "pay the price" for the imposition of new sanctions on Pyongyang.
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Srebrenica genocide 25 years on: Iran slams Europes failure to uphold duties A woman is seen at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
On the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the only declared genocide in Europe since World War II, Irans Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has... |
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5.1-magnitude quake hits city in north China This picture, grabbed from a video, shows objects strewn on the floor of a house after an earthquake in north Chinas Tangshan City.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Guye District of Tangshan City in north Chinas Hebei Province at 06:38 on Sunday morning, with no casualties reported so far.
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Malis opposition says more figures arrested after anti-government protests Anti-government protesters are seen during a rally in Bamako, Mali, on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The opposition in Mali says security forces have detained two of its senior figures after anti-government protests that saw at least three people killed in the streets of the capital, Bamako.
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Prominent business leaders urge Trump to leave DACA alone Dreamers protest in front of the Senate side of the US Capitol to urge Congress to pass the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, on December 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump must leave in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program... |
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Mueller pens WaPo op-ed: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so Roger Stone (L) and special counsel Robert Mueller
Former special counsel Robert Mueller, the top lawyer who led the Russia investigation, defended his teams findings on President Trumps associate Roger Stone on Saturday after Trump moved to commute his sentence.
"[Stone] remains a convicted felon,... |
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US military convoy blown up in Iraqs Diwaniyah: Reports Photo of a US military vehicle that has caught fire following an attack on July 11, 2020
A US military convoy carrying logistic supplies has been attacked in Iraq on the road between Samawah and Diwaniyah, south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, local media reports say.
At least three vehicles of the... |
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Thousands in Tel Aviv protest Netanyahu cabinets ineptitude Israelis protest against the official response to the financial fallout of the coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) crisis at Rabin square in Tel Aviv, July 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of protesters have poured into the streets of Tel Aviv to express their anger over what they call an "inept"... |
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Labor demands transparency over Priti Patel Priti Patel often tries to project an over-confident and pugilistic persona
The opposition Labor party is calling for immediate transparency into the results of the inquiry into Home Secretary, Priti Patels professional conduct following multiple allegations of bullying and inappropriate behavior.
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Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing People gather near the bridge that is damaged due to the flood at Raghu Ganga River in Myagdi, Nepal, on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday.
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EU leaders wrangle over COVID-19 recovery fund In the EUs de facto capital, Brussels, signs of the new recession can be seen on many streets.
Businesses have been forced to close and the picture is similar across the 27 countries that make up the bloc.
At a summit due to take place next week, EU leaders are being urged to agree on the terms... |
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Amid escalating tensions, US warns citizens of China detention risk This combination of pictures created on May 14, 2020 shows recent portraits of Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has warned Americans of "prolonged interrogations and extended detention" if arrested in China, amid an escalation of tensions... |
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Russia forex reserves surge by over $50bn y/y in July: Report File photo shows a view to the headquarters of the Central Bank of Russia in Moscow.
Russia has increased its international funds by more than $50 billion in the year ending July 1, shows a report.
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said on Saturday that its total foreign currency holdings had reached... |
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In first, Trump dons masks in visit to military medical facility President Trump wore a face mask during his visit to Walter Reed hospital on Saturday, marking the first time he has done so in front of cameras.
Trump visited the medical center in Maryland to meet with wounded soldiers and health care staff who have been caring for COVID-19 patients. He wore a mask... |
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4 Security Force Members Killed in Baghlan Clashes At least four security forces members were killed and 10 others were wounded in northern Baghlan province on Saturday, security sources said on Sunday.
The clashes took place in the Cheshmaye Shir and Bagh-e-Shamal areas on the Baghlan - Samangan highway after the Taliban attacked the security forces,... |
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Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan Tests Positive for COVID-19 Amitabh Bachchan, one of Indias best known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 together with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan, they said late on Saturday.
Both were admitted to the same private hospital
"I have tested COVID positive ... shifted to hospital ... hospital informing authorities... |
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68 civilians killed, wounded in past week: ONSC Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) released a statement about the civilian casualties saying that the Taliban, over the past week, killed 23 civilians and Injured 45 others in Afghanistan.
According to ONSC, the Taliban conducted 284 attacks in 16 provinces of Afghanistan in the past week... |
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Coronavirus prevention Committee approves plan to change working hours of government offices According to the plan by the Emergency Committee to Prevent the Outbreak of the Coronavirus, the working hours of Afghan government offices will be set from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon, and government employees will be going to work in two shifts on even and odd days.
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Iran slams flurry of disinformation about potential China deal Irans President Hassan Rouhani, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit in Shanghai, May 21, 2014. (Photo by Reuters)
A senior Iranian foreign ministry official has slammed a "disinformation"... |
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UN expert raps US for arbitrary drone attack that killed Gen. Soleimani Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
A UN special rapporteur has once again lashed out at the United States for breaching international law by assassinating top Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a drone attack, warning about... |
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US imposes retaliatory 25 percent tariffs on French goods US President Donald Trump, with US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, speaks to the press in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2020. (AFP photo)
The United States has decided to impose additional tariffs on some French goods in response to France’s... |
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5 killed in deadly hostage crisis at South African church Suspected hostage-takers are rounded up and their arms and equipment seized by police in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the wake of a bloody hostage-taking in a church west of the capital, July 11, 2020.
Five people were killed and hostages were being held at a church west of Johannesburg, South African... |
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US sets record for new COVID-19 cases third day in a row at over 69,000 Customers wait in line at the Apple Store on May 13, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (AFP photo)
New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen... |
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Largest maternity scandal in NHS history revealed in leaked report Relatives of a mother with COVID-19 symptoms meet the newborn baby boy for the first time, at the Melgaco Municipal Hospital in the city of Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 12, 2020 . (AFP)
A leaked report, presented to The Independent last November, brought to light... |
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US military tankers smuggle crude oil from Syrias Hasakah to western Iraq: SANA A US military convoy makes a stop in the western countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah as it patrols Kurdish towns near the border with Turkey, on June 7, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
As Washington is fiercely vying with some of its regional allies to seize oil reserves and plunder natural... |
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US assassination of Gen. Soleimani gift to Daesh, regional terrorists: Iran Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Irans Ambassador to the United Nations (file photo)
Irans ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has censured the US assassination of top Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as a gift to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group and other terrorist outfits in the region.
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UAE, Saudi Arabia stall on US initiative against Iran UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash (File photo)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly urged Saudi Arabia to stop supporting a US proposal aimed at resolving a three-year political tension among Persian Gulf countries.
On Friday, Fox News television news network said the... |
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Iran-Syria accord first step to defang US Caesar sanctions: Assads top aide Bouthaina Shaaban, a senior aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
A senior aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed a comprehensive military-security deal recently signed with Iran as the first step to overcome sweeping US economic sanctions against the Arab country, saying Damascus has... |
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