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Reading stabbing attack declared terrorist incident Yesterday evenings stabbing attacks in Reading are being treated as a terrorist incident, Thames Valley Police have confirmed.
Three people are confirmed to have died and three others are currently being treated in hospital with what is being described as "serious injuries".
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Rioting, looting breaks out in Germanys Stuttgart People stand in front of a shop that was plundered during riots in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on early June 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Riots and looting have broken out in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, with several police officers sustaining serious injuries.
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Iran parliament: IAEA resolution proof of structural discrimination within UN nuclear watchdog The majority of lawmakers at the Iranian parliament have denounced an anti-Iran resolution recently passed by the International Atomic Energy Agencys Board of Governors, saying the document is another indication of "structural discrimination" within the UN atomic watchdog.
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UAE-backed separatists stage coup in Yemens Socotra: Former official In this August 9, 2019 frame grab from video, Southern Transitional Council separatist forces line up to storm the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen. (Photo by AP)
Yemens former Saudi-backed government says the militants funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have staged... |
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Bomb blasts kill 7 in Somalia A boy walks past the site of a car bomb attack near a security checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, not far from the presidential palace, on March 7, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Two bombing attacks have killed seven people in the southern and central parts of Somalia.
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Ring of Fire moves from Africa to Asia A partial solar eclipse is seen from Yevpatoria, Crimea, Russia, on June 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A partial solar eclipse has been seen in the skies of Africa all the way to China, including in Iran, on the first day of summer (June 21).
Sky gazers witnessed the most dramatic annular solar eclipse... |
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US judge turns down Trumps request to block Boltons book A copy of "The Room Where It Happened," by former national security adviser John Bolton, is photographed at the White House, Washington, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo)
A US judge has rejected the Trump administrations request for an injunction to block publication of a book by his former national security... |
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World updates: Coronavirus infections top 8.77 million, deaths surpass 464K Volunteer scientists process samples taken from people tested for COVID-19, at a laboratory recently dedicated to the processing of COVID-19 samples by Medicines Discovery Catapult, at the Lighthouse Lab in Alderley Park in Cheshire, northern England, on April 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The new coronavirus... |
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Trump campaign raised $74 million in May, short of Bidens haul Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (L) and President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $74 million in May, Trumps re-election campaign said on Saturday, short of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens haul for the month.
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American company acquires screening rights to Iranian drama When the moon was full File photo shows Elnaz Shakerdoost (L) and Hutan Shakiba act in a scene from "When The Moon Was Full"
An American film distribution company has acquired the rights to screen the Iranian award-winning film "When the moon was full" across North America.
Los Angeles-based Synergetic Distribution has purchased... |
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409 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 409 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,007samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths and 472 recoveries.
The cumulative number of cases is now 28,833. The total number of deaths is 581 and recoveries... |
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Plan for general strike in Hong Kong falls through A volunteer (L) holds up a ballot paper during vote counting in Hong Kong, China, on June 20, 2020, following a vote organized by anti-government unions to ask members if they would participate in a city-wide strike. (Photo by AFP)
A general strike in opposition to a new national security law in Hong... |
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Germany, France criticize Israel over West Bank annexation plans A Palestinian woman who was prevented by Israeli forces to reach his shack built in "area C" , gazes at the Jewish settlement of Susya, south of the West Bank town of Hebron (al-Khalil), on June 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Germany and France have called on Israel to halt its plans to annex large swathes... |
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Trump says he asked health officials to slow down COVID-19 testing President Donald Trump has in what appears to be a shocking admission said he encouraged US health officials to slow down coronavirus testing to prevent the number of cases being discovered from rising.
"Here is the bad part: When you do testing to that extent, you are going to find more people, you... |
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US president, VP cancel planned outdoor addressed at Tulsa campaign event Supporters cheer before the start of a campaign rally for US President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20, 2020. (Photo by AP)
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned address to supporters outside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma in face of reports that attendance would not meet the... |
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Iran raps Europes defeaning silence on US suppression of peaceful rallies US state patrol officers stand by a sheriff armored vehicle during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iran has lashed out at European countries for turning a blind eye to the ongoing US crackdown on peaceful anti-racism demonstrations,... |
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Shooting in police-free zone in NW US city of Seattle kills man, wounds another People walk past street art that reads ‘Welcome to CHAZ inside what is being called the ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. (Photo by AP)
Shooting at a police-free protest zone in northwestern US city of Seattle has killed a teenage man and wounded another person, a police statement... |
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For African-Americans in Tulsa, Trumps visit evokes painful legacy of 1921 massacre Reverend Robert Turner of Vernon A.M.E Church poses for a portrait holding the soil jar for a victim of the 1921 Black Wall Street massacre, who was also a member of the church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Thirteen jars filled with ash and dirt and bone rest in the basement... |
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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich 3-1 Freiburg Robert Lewandowski has scored two goals and set up another in a record-breaking day for the striker to help Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich ease past Freiburg 3-1.
Hansi Flick men went in front after 15 minutes of play through Joshua Kimmich shot from a Lewandowski assist. The Polish striker then... |
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Eyewitness describes stabbing attack by lone man in English town of Reading A Deliveroo rider talks to a police officer securing a police cordon in central Reading, west of London, on June 20, 2020 following a stabbing incident at Forbury Gardens park. (Photo by AFP)
An eyewitness described seeing a "lone man" stabbing several people in a park in the southern English town of... |
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Top US diplomat slams UN human rights councils resolution on police brutality, racism DC National Guard Military Police officers stand guard during protest rallies against police brutality and racial profiling across the US in Washington, DC. (Photo by Reuters)
Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo has blasted the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for adopting a resolution censuring racist and brutal... |
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Palestinian refugees see no end in sight to their suffering on World Refugee Day As the world marks World Refugee Day some six million Palestinian refugees including most Gazans are still displaced inside and outside Palestine.
They became refugees in 1948 upon the violent establishment of the Israeli regime. The Gaza Strip is home to the second largest Palestinian refugee population... |
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Egypt warns Turkey, orders army to be ready for intervention in Libya Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is seen during his inspection tour of Egypts Western Military Zones personnel on June 20, 2020 (Photo by Ahram Online)
Egypts President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned of direct military intervention in Libya if Turkish-backed forces continue their advance.
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White House to make sure Bolton gets no profits from his telltale book In AFP this file photo taken on April 09, 2018, US President Donald Trump shakes hands with National Security Advisor John Bolton during a meeting with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, DC.
The administration of US President Donald Trump wants to make sure that former national... |
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Iran asks Romania to allow fact-finding team to probe judges death Forensic investigators work at the scene where fugitive Iranian judge Gholamreza Mansouri died in Bucharest, on June 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Irans international police have requested to send a fact-finding mission to Romania to investigate the death of a fugitive Iranian judge in Bucharest.
Brigadier... |
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US protesters topple statue of Confederate general in Washington DC People stand around the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike after it was toppled by protesters at Judiciary square in Wahsington, DC on June 19, 2020. (AFP photo)
Protesters have toppled a statue of a Confederate general in Washington DC, and set it on fire, as demonstrations against racism and... |
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Sorry is not enough, Caribbean states say of British slavery apologies In this file photo taken on March 30, 2017 The interior of Lloyds of London, the centuries-old insurance market, is pictured in the City of London on March 30, 2017. (AFP photo)
British financial institutions that benefited from slavery such as Lloyds of London should go further than saying sorry... |
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Belgiums 1st black mayor demands apology for nations colonial past Pierre Kompany, the mayor of the Brussels municipality of Ganshoren (File photo)
Belgium is due a reckoning with its colonial past, and things left unsaid must now be discussed, argues the Congolese-born 72-year-old who became the countrys first black mayor.
Pierre Kompanys family has made a name... |
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US Attorney who was investigating Trumps lawyer fire by Justice Department US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a press conference in New York City on October 10, 2019.
The head of the US Justice Department said Friday it was replacing the chief federal prosecutor in New York City whose office has been investigating Rudolph Giuliani,... |
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US threatens UAE with sanctions over Syria rapprochement The US has threatened to slap sanctions on the United Arab Emirate as Abu Dhabi presses ahead with efforts to normalize ties with the Syrian government.
US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey issued the warning during a press conference on Washingtons recently enacted anti-Syria... |
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