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Egypt approaches UNSC to mediate in landlocked water dispute with Ethiopia (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 9, 2020, fishermen sail across the Nile river in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Sudan has proposed upgrading negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia on a Nile mega-dam to prime ministerial level after the latest round of talks failed to break the deadlock. / AFP... |
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Another Iranian ship approaching Venezuela in defiance of US bans Another Iranian ship has sailed into Venezuelas territorial waters and is expected to dock in the Latin American countrys ports over the next couple of days, the American media say.
According to a report by the Associated Press on Saturday, the Iranian-flagged freighter Golsan left Shahid Rajaee Port... |
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US protestors mark end of slavery, say civil rights goals unmet People participate in a march in Brooklyn for both Black Lives Matter and to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020 in New York City. (Reuters photo)
Thousands marched through US cities on Friday in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century... |
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China denounces as improper UN rights chiefs remarks on Hong Hongs new security law China has lambasted as "improper" the remarks made by the United Nations Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet regarding Beijings national security law proposed for Hong Kong, saying such comments are "gross" interference in Chinas internal affairs.
On Friday, Bachelet issued a statement claiming that... |
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Trump warns protesters, anarchists, agitators, lowlifes Supporters of US President Donald Trump camp near the BOK Center on June 19, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump has warned of a crackdown on "any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes" who show up at his Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally on Saturday, suggesting any... |
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North Korea vows to send retaliatory leaflets against South as tensions rise North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the 13th Political Bureau meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea in this file image. (Photo by Reuters)
North Korea is reportedly preparing to send its own propaganda material against the South and North Korean defectors based... |
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One percent of humanity now displaced- UNHCR In this file photo taken on March 05, 2020 refugees and migrants wait with their children in the buffer zone at the Turkey-Greece border near the Pazarkule crossing gate in Edirne a day after migrants and refugees clash with Greek police following Turkeys decision to open its borders to allow migrants... |
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Blast Kills Wife, Daughter of Afghan Writer Walwalji An explosion occurred on Friday evening in the Aino area in Paghman district, west of Kabul city, targeting a vehicle in which family members of writer and analyst Assadullah Walwalji were traveling, police said.
Walwaji’s wife and his daughter were killed in the attack.
Six people were also... |
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Two Afghan Forces Commanders Killed in Taliban Attack in Helmand Two commanders in the Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on Friday night in Helmand province in the south of Afghanistan amid an unannounced truce between the two sides and while peace efforts by the Afghan government and its allies are underway.
The attack happened in the Jahanzib... |
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Inter-Korean tensions keep soaring after liaison office demolition South Korean marines patrol on the South Korea-controlled island of Yeonpyeong near the northern limit line sea boundary with North Korea on June 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang blew up its liaison office with the South and prompted the resignation... |
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China, Russia see US bullying as IAEA adopts anti-Iran resolution Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opens a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors of the IAEA , due to coronavirus safety related measures, at the agencys headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China and Russia have rebuked... |
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Venezuela to take US sanctions case to International Criminal Court The Venezuelan government has vowed to take the United States to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to new unilateral sanctions imposed by Washington on the Latin American country.
The administration in Washington introduced sanctions on Thursday that targeted Mexican companies and individuals... |
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China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border battle An Indian Army convoy moves along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmirs Ganderbal district June 18, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas which left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, media reports said Friday.
The... |
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Twitter labels Trumps tweet as manipulated media A Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone with a President Trumps picture shown in the background on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. (AFP photo)
Twitter added a ‘manipulated media label on a video posted on US President Donald Trumps Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored... |
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Trump renews threat to cut ties with China US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo)
US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to sever relations with China, saying Washington could pursue a "complete decoupling from" Beijing.
His threat on Thursday came a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer... |
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Bidens 12% lead portends Trumps dramatic meltdown This combination of AFP file photos created on March 4, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump(L) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
US President Donald Trumps approval rating is declining amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and protests against racial inequality and police brutality... |
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US Supreme Court thwarts Trump plan to end Dreamers immigrant program People participate in a protest in defense of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA in New York, U.S., September 9, 2017. (Reuters photo)
The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a... |
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China charges Canadians with spying, 18 months after arrest China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were arrested in a spat between Beijing and Ottawa, officials said Friday.
The pair were detained shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a US warrant, in what is widely believed to have... |
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Facebook removes Trump ads over Nazi symbol Facebook Inc. says it has taken down posts and ads run by US President Donald Trumps re-election campaign because they contained a symbol used in Nazi Germany for political prisoners.
The social media giant, which has drawn criticism over its hands-off approach to political speech in recent months,... |
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Afghanistan: 346 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported The Ministry of Public Health reported 346 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 893 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported two new deaths from COVID-19 as well as 302 recoveries.
With this, the cumulative number of cases is 27,878, with total recoveries at 7,692 and 548 total... |
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US Reaches Troop Drawdown Target in Afghanistan A top US general on Thursday said the United States has reduced its troop level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling the first phase of the planned withdrawal specified in the US-Taliban deal signed in Doha in February.
The withdrawal of the US forces is a key part of the US-Taliban agreement, but US... |
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ADB approves APPCs loan to enhance Afghanistans energy security On 17 June, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Afghan Power Plant Company Limited (APPC) signed a $10 million loan, ADB said in a statement.
According to ADB, this loan is part of a financing package for the Mazar gas-fired power plant, supporting Afghanistans efforts to achieve long-term energy... |
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India warns China against exaggerated claim to border area This handout satellite image, taken on June 16, 2020 and released by 2020 Planet Labs, Inc., shows Galwan Valley, which lies between Chinas Tibet and Indias Ladakh. (Via AFP)
India has warned China against making "exaggerated and untenable" territorial claims to a border area that was recently the... |
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Mortar shell explosion at school kills 7 students in Afghanistan In this file photograph, taken on November 14, 2019, an Afghan deminer is seen holding the fin assembly of a mortar shell in Ahangaran district, in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan. (By AFP)
A mortar shell has exploded at a religious school in northern Afghanistan, killing seven students, police... |
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Dozens of Saudis being held in prison over tweets deemed critical of Riyadh regime: Report Dozens of Saudi nationals are reportedly being held in prisons over tweets deemed critical of the Riyadh regime. (Illustrative photo)
Dozens of Saudi nationals are reportedly being kept in detention centers across the kingdom over tweets deemed critical of the ruling Riyadh regime as a crackdown led... |
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Tehran renews warning to UN nuclear watchdog as EU, US launch anti-Iran push Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), listens ahead a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors, at the agencys headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iran has warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against failing to "exercise... |
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Ukraine receives $60mn worth of military aid from US This file photo shows Ukrainian servicemen riding atop an armored personnel carrier with Javelin anti-tank missiles during a military parade in Kiev, Ukraine. (By AFP)
Ukraine has received more than 60 million dollars worth of weapons and other equipment from the United States, following an initial... |
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One percent of world population displaced due to violence: UN Yemeni youths fill jerrycans carried by donkeys with water from a cistern at a make-shift camp for the internally displaced, in Hajjah Province, Yemen, amid a severe shortage of water, on June 7, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Nearly 80 million people - comprising one percent of the world population - were uprooted... |
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Iran Navy successfully test-fires new-generation cruise missiles during drills Iran Navy test-fires new-generation cruises missiles during drills in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean.
Iran’s naval forces have successfully tested new-generation cruise missiles - designed and developed by experts at home - during military drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern... |
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UK, France, Italy, Spain slam US over exit from digital services tax talks US Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin (L) and Frances Finance Minister Le Maire (Reuters photo)
The United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain have criticized the US over its decision to pull out of negotiations on a global digital services tax, an idea proposed by the Organization of Economic Co-operation... |
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