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Macron says not sure EU-UK trade deal possible before end of 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron (L) visit the 57th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de lAgriculture) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on February 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he was "not sure" it would be possible for... |
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US national security adviser denies Russia boosting Trump reelection US National Security Adviser Robert OBrien (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trumps national security adviser denied that US intelligence officials have warned that Russia has been interfering in the US presidential campaign to boost Trumps re-election chances.
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Sanders claims big win in Nevada, tightens grip on Democratic race US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane wave as they exit the stage after winning the Nevada caucuses during a campaign rally at Cowboys Dancehall on February 22, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. (AFP photo)
Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders claimed a decisive victory... |
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Trump calls ex-top adviser John Bolton traitor, seeks to block his book John Bolton and Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC, on 9 April 2018. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has reportedly labeled his former National Security Adviser John Bolton "a traitor," vowing his book should not be published prior to the countrys presidential election in November.
Trump... |
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Police uses water cannons to disperse Algerian protesters Members of the Algerian police use a water cannon to disperse an anti-government demonstration heading towards the presidential palace in the capital Algiers, on February 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Algerian police have used water cannons disperse protesters marking the first anniversary of their anti-government... |
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Trump to discuss religious freedoms with Indian PM Modi in upcoming state visit Students paint on canvas faces of US President Donald Trump (R) and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the street in Mumbai on February 21, 2020, ahead of the visit of US President in India. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump plans to mention the sensitive issue of religious freedom in India... |
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New Pakistan-Afghanistan Train Transports Goods Pakistan Railways inaugurated the Goods in Transit to Afghanistan (GITA), a train service that transports cargo from Pakistans port city of Karachi to Chaman and Kandahar with nearly 35 containers, Pakistans Daily Times reported on Saturday.
Pakistan Railways Chairman Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani celebrated... |
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Abdullahs Campaign Head: I Was Barred From Flight Osmani said that after many phone calls from the Chief Executives office he was allowed to fly to Herat.
Ali Ahmad Osmani, head of Abdullah Abdullahs electoral campaign team, said that Kabul airport officials were not allowing him to fly to Herat province on Sunday morning.
Osmani said that he... |
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Defiant Abdullah Meets Politicians in Midst of Election Dispute Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a statement on Saturday once again rejected the presidential election results, saying the announcement is not credible and is based on "fraud."
The statement followed two days of meetings between Abdullah and other prominent politicians including: former Afghan... |
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Study shows sharp increases in US alcohol deaths, especially among women - Americans are drinking themselves to death at ever-increasing rates, with women in particular hitting the bottle hard, a new study shows.
Alcohol-related deaths in the United States rose sharply from roughly 2012 through 2016, with the biggest increases among white and Latino women, according to a... |
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China reports sharp fall in new coronavirus cases, deaths Women wearing a protective respiratory mask leave after finding out the local supermarkets closed in Codogno, southeast of Milan, on February 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China reported a sharp decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, while its central bank predicted... |
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Turkey wants to return Syria to Ottoman Empire: Analyst Syrian civilians ride in the back of a truck as they flee villages where fighting continues in the countryside of Tal Abyad, as Turkey-backed militants take over the area between the northeastern town and Kobane on October 24, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
One of the Turkeys main motives for sending troops... |
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Principalists leading Irans parliamentary elections: Partial results Image shows ballots being counted in a voting station in Tehran after voting for Irans 11th parliamentary elections ended on February 21, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim)
Principalists are leading across different constituencies in Irans 11th parliamentary elections, partial results show.
The initial results... |
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Abdullah to launch widespread program from the North after rejecting controversial election results Abdullah Abdullah, the frontrunner of 2019 presidential elections, is set to kick-start the implementation of his widespread plan from the North after rejecting the announcement of final presidential election results.
A source within the Stability and Convergence Team led by Abdullah said they have... |
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Pompeo assures US support, stresses Iran threat in Saudi visit US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Irqah Palace in the capital Riyadh on February 20, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has once again stressed what he calls Irans threat to regional security during a visit to Saudi... |
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Ryanair CEO calls for profiling of Muslims, sparks outrage Ryanair CEO Michael OLeary (Photo by AFP)
Ryanairs chief executive Michael OLeary has sparked outrage after he called for the profiling of Muslim men at airports, claiming that terrorists are "generally of a Muslim persuasion".
Muslim men should be profiled and face further checks at airports because... |
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US prepares for coronavirus pandemic, school and business closures: health officials This handout photo released by the US Marine Corps shows evacuees from China arriving at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, in San Diego, California, on February 5, 2020. (AFP Photo)
U.S. health officials on Friday said they are preparing for the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus... |
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Russia, Turkey to intensify consultations on Syrias Idlib A handout picture taken and released on January 19 , 2020 by the Turkish Presidential Press Service shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shaking hands with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in Berlin. (Via AFP)
The Russian and Turkish heads of state agree during a phone... |
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Tulsi Gabbard only candidate who takes an anti-imperialism stance: Analyst US Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaks during a campaign event on February 9, 2020 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (AFP photo)
Among all the US Democratic presidential candidates only Representative Tulsi Gabbard "takes an anti-imperialism stance but shes been sidelined... |
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First European dies from coronavirus in Italy as 10 towns locked down Italian citizens repatriated from the coronavirus hot-zone of Wuhan are directed to a health control zone after landing at the Mario De Bernardi military airport in Pratica di Mare, south of Rome, on February 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The first European to succumb to the coronavirus has died in Italy,... |
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Afghanistan; 10,000 CIVILIAN CASUALTIES in 2019 UNAMA Parties to the conflict in Afghanistan killed and injured more than 10,000 civilians in 2019, according to a new United Nations report that describes continuing record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict, said UNAMA in a statement on February 22.
Based on the report, in 2019, 3,403... |
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Turkey confirms presence of allied Syria mercenaries in Libya Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to journalists in front of a mosque as he leaves Friday prayers in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 21, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed for the first time the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian militants in Libya.
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Seven people in Vietnam Charged over the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were found in a lorry in Essex in October The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer (PA)
The five men and two women detained by Vietnamese police stand accused of "organising or broking others to flee abroad or stay abroad illegally", police in the Ha Tinh province said.
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Russia rejects claims of meddling in 2020 US election A Russian national flag flies in front of the Kremlin, in downtown Moscow, Russia, on January 23, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Kremlin has rejected "paranoid" claims that Moscow is seeking to meddle in the 2020 presidential election in the United States.
Speaking on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov... |
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Iran confirms two new deaths, 13 more coronavirus cases Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company starts disinfecting buses on February 21, 2020 as a prevention measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Tehran. (Photo by ISNA)
Irans Health Ministry has confirmed two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus, putting the total number of deaths so far... |
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Khalili Criticizes Intl. Silence on Election Results In the midst of the electoral dispute, Mohammad Karim Khalili, a top member of Abdullah Abdullahs Stability and Convergence campaign team, on Friday said that Abdullahs campaign was holding discussions about the formation of a new cabinet under Abdullahs leadership.
"We will form a new cabinet,"... |
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NATO Welcomes US-Taliban Plan to Sign Deal Amid renewed hopes on the Afghan peace process, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday welcomed the announcement by the United States and the Taliban that the two sides will sign an agreement on February 29.
"I welcome todays announcement that an understanding has been reached on a... |
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US-Taliban Deal to be Signed on Feb. 29: Pompeo The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on Friday said the deal between the United States and the Taliban - about which the two sides have agreed after more than 10 rounds of talks led by chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad - will be signed on February 29.
"The United States and the Taliban... |
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Germany ups police presence at mosques over very high security threat Police officers secure a crime scene behind a police cordon in front of a bar at the Heumarkt in the center of Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 20, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Germany has increased police presence across the country, and at mosques in particular, as part of efforts... |
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US fears democracy in Iran, will have to learn to respect it: Foreign Ministry Image shows Iranians turning out to vote for parliamentary elections on February 21, 2020, outside the Martyrs Ceremony in the southeastern city of Kerman, where the body of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani has been laid to rest. (Photo via Dana)
Irans Foreign Ministry says new American sanctions... |
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