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Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to expand invitation list US President Donald Trump has said he will postpone a Group of Seven summit until September or later, adding he wants to add Australia, Russia, South Korea and India to the list of invitees.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump, who had hoped to hold the summit next month, described the G7 as a... |
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Speaker: Irans new parliament views talks with US harmful Irans Parliament speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf delivers a speech at the chamber in Tehran on May 31, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim)
Irans newly-formed parliament deems any negotiations with the United States as harmful, its speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said in his first main speech at the chamber on Sunday.... |
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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich 5-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Fortuna Dusseldorf - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - May 30, 2020 Bayern Munichs Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their fourth goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus. (Photo by Reuters)
Bayern Munich have edged closer to... |
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Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters Police aim at a Reuters TV cameraman during nationwide unrest following the death of of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, May 30, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when... |
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Hong Kong officials slam US for moving to end special treatment of city A pro-government activist holds an effigy of US President Donald Trump during a protest outside the US Consulate in Hong Kong, on May 30, 2020, in response to US President Donald Trumps decision to move to strip the city of its special privileges. (Photo by AFP)
Hong Kong government officials have... |
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Worlds coronavirus caseload passes 6mn, Latin America registers grim milestone A Kosovar soccer referee gets tested for COVID-19 at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo, on May 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The new coronavirus has been found in the blood of more than six million people around the globe so far, according to Johns Hopkins University, and some 369,126 people have... |
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Protesters circle White House grounds as curfews go into effect nationwide A protester holds his hands up as police officers keep demonstrators away from the White House in Washington on May 30. (Reuters photo)
Hundreds of outraged US protesters have clashed with the Secret Service and police outside the White House for the second successive day over the police brutal killing... |
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COVID-19 Cases Over 15,000 in Afghanistan On Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 680 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,112 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
The ministry also reported eight COVID-19 deaths and 25 recovered patients in the last 24 hours.
Kabul leads with 371 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 624 samples... |
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8 Family Members Killed in Herat Traffic Accident At least eight members of a family were killed in a traffic accident on Saturday night in Herat province, local officials said Sunday.
Jelani Farhad, Herat governors spokesman, said that the incident occurred on the Herat-Kandahar highway in Adraksan district of Herat province.
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Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis People watch a fire Friday, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP photo)
As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of... |
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France, Germany, UK criticize US for ending Iran nuclear waivers A handout picture released by Irans Atomic Energy Organization on December 23, 2019 shows the nuclear water reactor of Arak, south of capital Tehran, during a visit by the head of the organization Ali Akbar Salehi (unseen). (Photo by AFP)
France, Germany and Britain have censured the United States... |
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Trump split from WHO disappointing backlash for global health: Germany The file photo taken on May 12, 2020, shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva next to their headquarters, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
Germany has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for his decision to sever ties with the World... |
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There is no bigger thug than Trump: Activist There is "no bigger thug" than US President Donald Trump, says an American activist, arguing that racist movements have gathered momentum and extremist groups have been emboldened in the country since the businessman-turned-politician came to office.
Graylan Hagler, a justice advocate from Washington... |
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One dead after shooting at protesters in Detroit during Floyd rally+ Videos Protesters hold signs as they gather outside the White House in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2020 in a demonstration over the death of George Floyd.
One person was killed in Detroit, Michigan, after someone in a vehicle fired shots into a crowd of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, an... |
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Twitter puts to fact-checking chinese tweet about virus origins in US President Donald Trump holds up a copy of the New York Post as speaks before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media giants, in the Oval Office of the White House, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (Photo by AP)
Twitter has tagged a Chinese government officials tweet that... |
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Trump calls protestors in police killing of black man thugs This AFP file photo taken on May 27, 2020, shows US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis "thugs" and vowed that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" after protesters outraged by the police killing... |
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US-China strategic rivalry has entered high-risk period: top Chinese officer US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fighters and an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft (2nd R) are seen on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier as it sails in South China Sea on October 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
A Chinese top military official says the strategic rivalry between his country... |
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Who are the secret puppet-masters behind Trumps war on Iran? This file photo shows CODEPINK protesters at Congressional hearing on Iran in 2015.
On May 6th, President Trump vetoed a war powers bill specifying that he must ask Congress for authorization to use military force against Iran. Trumps "maximum pressure" campaign of deadly sanctions and threats of war... |
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Renault to cut down 15,000 jobs amid coronavirus outbreak An employee wearing a protective mask walks along the assembly line that produces both the electric vehicle Renault Zoe and the hybrid vehicle Nissan Micra, at Flins-sur-Seine, France on May 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Renault has said it was launching talks with unions to restructure several French car... |
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Brazil records over 1,100 Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours This file photo taken on May 07, 2020 shows an aerial view of a burial at the Bom Jardim cemetery, the largest public cemetery in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil. (Photo by AFP)
Brazil registered a new record in Covid-19 cases and more than 1,000 dead in a 24 hour period, according to official figures... |
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House Democrats demand probes of police killings of African Americans Protesters hold their hands up as they cry from tear gas during a demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd following his death, outside the 3rd Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP photo)
The US House Judiciary Committee has called for an investigation into systemic... |
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Minneapolis police station torched as protests grow over police killing of black man+ films and photos A police precinct was burning in Minneapolis late Thursday as protests over the death of George Floyd raged on for a third straight day.
Protesters in the US state of Minnesota set on fire a police station in the city of Minneapolis on Thursday in a third straight night of mass protests to express their... |
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Trump signs order targeting social media giants legal protections US President Donald Trump speaks as US Attorney General William Barr listens before signing an executive order on social-media companies in the Oval Office of the White House on May, 28, 2020. (AFP photo)
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants... |
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COVID-19: 623 New Cases and 11 Deaths Reported The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 623 new positive cases of COVID-19--out of 985 samples tested--in the last 24 hours. The total known number of cases in Afghanistan is 13,659.
The ministry reports 11 COVID-19 deaths (7 in Herat, 2 in Khost, 1 in Kabul and 1 in Balkh) over the last... |
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14 Border Forces Killed in Taliban Attack Despite Ceasefire The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Friday said that at least 14 members of the Afghan Border Force were killed in an attack by the Taliban in Dand-e-Patan district in the eastern province of Paktia on Thursday evening, despite a ceasefire that continues between the two sides.
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Afghanistan Reports 658 New COVID-19 Cases The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 658 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases in Afghanistan to 11,831.
237 were reported in Kabul, 85 in Herat, 77 in Balkh, 59 in Baghlan, 52 in Badghis, 52 in Farah, 29 in Faryab, 27... |
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Trump fumes as media slams coronavirus pandemic golf outing US President Donald Trump plays golf in Sterling, Virginia, on May 23, 2020. (Photo by Shutterstock)
US President Donald Trump has fumed at negative media coverage of him playing golf over Memorial Day weekend as the US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic neared 100,000.
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Global COVID-19 cases near 5.5mn mark, WHO warns of 2nd peak An elderly woman greets manager Cida Cabral in the Retiro dos Artistas (Artists Retirement) nursing home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 25, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide now stands at 5,495,061,... |
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HRW: Riyadh must free children of ex-Saudi official in exile, overhaul justice system A file photo of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the immediate release of two adult children of a former Saudi intelligence officer, who has been lying low abroad since the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to power.
The New York-based rights body... |
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Korean prosecutors question Samsung heir in succession-related probe Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee speaks during a news conference at the companys office building in Seoul, South Korea, on May 6, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee has been questioned by prosecutors about a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud that... |
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