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India says 20 troops killed in deadliest clash with China in decades This photo taken on September 14, 2018, shows a general view of the Pangong Lake in Leh district of Union territory of Ladakh bordering India and China. (Photo by AFP)
The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century... |
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12 ANDSF Killed in Taliban Attack in Jawzjan At least 12 security forces were killed and five others were wounded in a Taliban attack in northern Jawzjan province on Tuesday night, a local official said on Wednesday.
The Taliban attacked two security checkpoints in Aqcha district, said Marouf Azar, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
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COVID-19 Cases in Afghanistan Approaches 27,000: MoPH The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 564 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 1,126 samples tested over the last 24 hours.
The ministry also reported 13 new deaths from COVID-19 and 650 recoveries. With this, the total cases are now 26,874, the total reported deaths are 504, and... |
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5 ANDSF Killed in Kunduz Attack: Source At least five security forces were killed and seven others were wounded in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday night, a security source said on Wednesday.
The attack took place in the Talooka area in Kunduz city, as a group of Taliban attacked security checkpoints, said the source,... |
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MSF ends activities in Kabul Hospital where many mothers, newborn children were killed The Doctors Without Borders (Médecins sans frontières) ceased activities in a hospital in West of Kabul city where an attack left many mothers and newborn babdies dead last month.
"Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced our decision to end activities and withdraw... |
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Atlanta protesters call for justice as mayor orders police reforms Siegfried White (C), 60, raises his hand as he protests outside a burned Wendys restaurant on the third day following Rayshard Brooks shooting death by police in the restaurant parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US protesters have rallied in several major cities for... |
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Iran plans monthly gasoline shipments to Venezuela: Report Iranian oil tanker, the Clavel, is sailing on international waters crossing the Gibraltar stretch on May 20, 2020. (Photo by AP)
Iran plans to follow its trailblazing shipment of fuel to sanctions-hit Venezuela with regular gasoline sales despite US threats to punish any facilitation of the cargoes,... |
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Yemen slams removal of Saudi-led coalition from UN blacklist of child-killers as ineffaceable crime Children walk past tents at a camp for displaced persons in the Khokha district of Yemens western province of Hudaydah on May 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A member of Yemens Supreme Political Council has sharply censured the United Nations over its decision to remove the Saudi-led coalition from a blacklist... |
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Mexican president offers to sell gasoline to Venezuela, defying US sanctions A handout photo released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information shows the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune docked at the El Palito refinery after its arrival in Puerto Cabello, in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020. (Via AFP)
Mexican President... |
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Coronavirus update: Global caseload passes 8mn as fears of 2nd wave grip Chinese capital The aerial photo shows the burial of a victim of COVID-19 at the General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile, on June 15, 2020. (By AFP)
The novel coronavirus has now infected more than eight million people and killed over 436,000 across the world, with alarms being sounded in China over the detection of more... |
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North Korea blows up border liaison office, signaling anger at South Smoke is seen rising from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in this picture taken from the south side in Paju, South Korea, on June 16, 2020. (Yonhap via Reuters)
North Korea has reportedly blown up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of its border with the South, amid rising hostilities... |
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Russia sentences ex-US Marine to 16 years in jail for espionage Former US Marine Paul Whelan, accused of espionage, holds a sign as he stands inside a defendants cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia, on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A court in Russia has sentenced a former US Marine to 16 years in prison after finding him guilty of spying for the... |
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Trump critical of FDA decision to revoke emergency use of drug he has promoted for COVID-19 The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump, who said only US agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus.
Based on new evidence, the... |
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Trump rejects Oklahoma rally health concerns as coronavirus warnings ratchet up White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows hands a note to US President Donald Trump during a roundtable meeting on seniors in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has defied calls against holding an election campaign rally in... |
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Iran on Nord Stream 2: US bully now biting EU allies with sanctions Tubes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline are being loaded on a ship at the Mukran port in Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, northeastern Germany, on December 12, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Iran has slammed a US plan to slap more sanctions on a pipeline designed to deliver Russian... |
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Removing Saudi-led coalition off childkillers list shows powerful actors can get away with murder Yemeni children watch as an excavator digs graves at a specific plot for COVID-19 victims, at a cemetery in Yemens third city of Taez, on June 14, 2020.
The United Nations has removed the Saudi-led coalition from a blacklist for killing and injuring children in Yemen, a move that has drawn widespread... |
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Trump says US to pull some troops from Germany over NATO spending feud US President Donald Trump says that he will pull 9,500 US troops out of Germany which he says has failed to meet NATOs defense spending target.
Trump announced the cut on Monday which would leave 25,000 American troops in the European country, accusing Berlin of taking advantage of the US on trade... |
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Global cases of COVID-19 surpass 8mln as infections surge in Latin America Global cases of the novel coronavirus reached over 8 million on Monday, as infections surge in Latin America and the United States and China grapple with fresh outbreaks.
The United States still leads the world with the highest number of infections, about 2 million or 25% of all reported cases. However,... |
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US, Russia Expect Immediate Start to Initial Intra-Afghan Talks Afghanistan, Russia and the US in a trilateral meeting on Monday "expect that an initial meeting between the negotiating teams must be held immediately to agree on agenda and next steps," Afghanistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement.
The trilateral meeting of Afghanistan, Russia... |
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US Senators Ask Pentagon if $1B in Afghan Aid was Cut: Reuters Two Democratic senators on Monday asked US Defense Secretary Mike Esper what happened to $1 billion in aid for Afghanistan the Trump administration said it would cut nearly three months ago, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services... |
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UN warns coronavirus impact could kill over 50,000 children in MENA United Nations health agencies have warned that an additional 51,000 children under the age of five could die in the Middle East and North Africa by the end of 2020 due to disruptions in primary health care caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United... |
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UNHRC to hold urgent debate on systemic racism in US Social workers join ‘Black Lives Matter members during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to convene an emergency session to discuss US police brutality... |
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Mutation in new coronavirus increases chance of infection: Study A researcher works at Sorrento Therapeutics, where efforts are underway to develop an antibody, STI-1499, to help in prevention of the coronavirus disease in San Diego, California, May 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect... |
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No change in Iran JCPOA implementation, cooperation with agency: IAEA chief The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says there has been no change in Irans implementation of its obligations as per the nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015, nor the countrys cooperation with the UN agency.
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Iraq condemns Turkish violation of its airspace to hit PKK positions in Kurdistan region Iraq has denounced recent Turkish violation of its airspace to target a refugee camp in the Arab countrys northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty.
The media office of Iraqs Joint Operations Command (JOC), in a statement carried by the official Iraqi News... |
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Iran to host virtual meeting on peace process in Syria: FM Zarif Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu pose for a photo before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 15, 2020. (Via Reuters)
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will soon host a virtual conference on the... |
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Israeli court gives 10 years in prison to Palestinian minor The file photo purportedly shows Palestinian teenager Hammouda al-Sheikh.
An Israeli court has sentenced a Palestinian minor to 10 years in prison over an allegation of a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem al-Quds last year.
On August 15, 2019, Hammouda al-Sheikh, then 14, was shot... |
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China: Hong Kong security law will apply to extremely rare cases Demonstrators hold up their mobile phone torches as they sing during a rally in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong, China, on June 12, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A senior Chinese official has assured Hong Kongs residents that the national security legislation, which has sparked fresh protests in the... |
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Black people terrified of US cops who can shoot & walk free under qualified immunity Black Lives Matter protesters rally at Westlake Park before marching through the downtown area on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. (Photo by AFP)
The black community in the US lives in perpetual fear of trigger-happy officers, who as a matter of course avoid responsibility for misconduct, activists... |
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COVID-19 updates: China tightens Beijing restrictions as global cases near 8 million mark People shop for vegetables at a supermarket, in the capital Beijing, China, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
As the number of coronavirus cases nears the eight million mark worldwide, China has reintroduced strict lockdown measures and begun mass testings in some areas of the capital, Beijing, where... |
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