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US plans to impose new curbs on China and Huawei Senior officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump plan to meet this month to discuss further curbing technology exports to Huawei and other Chinese companies, and to coordinate the broader US war with China over technological dominance.
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US Air Force suicides soar by a record 33% in 2019 The US Air Force says 137 personnel across the active duty, National Guard and Reserve died by suicide in 2019, a 33 percent increase over the previous year.
"Suicide is a difficult national problem without easily identifiable solutions that has the full attention of leadership," Lieutenant General... |
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China coronavirus outbreak: Death toll approaches 500 The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has approached 500, and more than 24,000 others have been infected with the rapidly spreading virus, which is also taking a toll on the world economy.
Chinas National Health Commission confirmed that the death toll was now at 490, after Hubai... |
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Trump deal to die sooner than Trump himself Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Donald Trumps pro-occupation plan for ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will suffer demise even before the US president himself.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on Wednesday in an address to a group of Iranians hailing... |
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Trump delivers third State of the Union speech US President Donald Trump has delivered his third State of the Union speech, boasting about how great America has become since he took office.
During his speech at the House chamber on Tuesday night, Trump talked of how strong the US economy is, claiming that "years of economic decay are over."
"Three... |
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Taliban accuse Trump of harming peace talks Rebuffing U.S. charges that it has failing to curb violence, the Afghan Taliban on Tuesday blamed President Donald Trump for the botched bid for a peace deal.
"Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [Talibans shadow government] has the intention & capacity for a resolution. Negotiation process has been... |
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Trump Seeks End to War in Afghanistan US President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address on Wednesday said that the US is working to finally end "Americas longest war" in Afghanistan and "bring our troops back home."
"In Afghanistan, the determination and valor of our warfighters has allowed us to make tremendous progress... |
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Russia starts production of S-400 systems for India Russia says it has started the production of a batch of S-400 missile defense systems for India under a deal the two countries reached two years ago, despite threats of sanctions made by the United States against New Delhi over the purchase of the advanced Russian systems.
The S-400 Triumph missile... |
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EU to unveil reforms in accession system to appease France The European Commission is to propose changes to the European Union (EU)s accession system to accommodate French concerns and end Frances opposition to the membership of certain new countries.
The plans, expected to be unveiled on Wednesday, are part of changes to the EUs executive system that... |
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Taliban say US has harmed negotiations The Afghan Taliban militant group says the United States has "harmed" negotiations that have been going on and off between the two sides.
In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the militant group "has the intention & capacity for a resolution" that could see... |
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Turkey takes up its Syria accusations with Russia Turkey accuses the Syrian military of targeting its observation posts in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, claiming it is up to Russia to "stop" Damascus.
"I told my counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the regime was carrying out provocative attacks on our observations posts around Idlib (the... |
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WHO says coronavirus outbreak not yet a pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO), which belatedly announced a global health emergency after the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus in China and beyond, says the outbreak does not yet constitute a "pandemic."
Sylvie Briand, head of WHOs Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness division, made the assertion... |
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Long-Bailey sets out her vision for Labour reform Labour leadership candidate, Rebecca Long-Bailey, has pledged to fight "mismanagement" and poor "organisational culture" if she wins the Labour leadership race.
Long-bailey, who is favourite to replace outgoing leader Jeremy Corbyn, says her aim is to "professionalise" the Labour party with a view... |
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2019 Was Deadly Year for Civilians: AIHRC The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in a new report said that 2019, like previous years, once again was a deadly year for Afghan civilians despite ongoing peace efforts to end the 18-year-old war.
The report indicates that 86,823 civilians, including women and children, were... |
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Abdullahs Office Opposes Palaces Proposed Negotiating Team Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullahs office says the US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad - who visited Kabul this week - in a meeting with Abdullah called for the formation of an inclusive and national negotiating team for intra-Afghan negotiations.
Abdullahs spokesman Mujib Rahman Rahimi said that... |
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Withdrawal of US Troops Will Boost Taliban: Retired US General Retired US General Jack Keane told US news outlet The National Interest that the Talibans leaders calculate that a withdrawal of US troops would produce a massive boost to their movement in Afghanistan.
Gen. Keane believes that the troops withdrawal also would amount to a US admission of defeat... |
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Pakistans deficit under microscope as IMF review begins Pakistan will come under pressure to convince the International Monetary Fund (IMF) it can bring down a ballooning fiscal deficit, as a review on the future course of its $6 billion financial aid program gets under way.
An IMF team sent to review benchmarks set as part of the deal began formal meetings... |
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Coronavirus in US, 11 cases confirmed The United States says 11 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in five states, and that health officials are awaiting test results on dozens more possible cases.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said six of the coronavirus cases have been confirmed in California. Illinois... |
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Two killed, one wounded in shooting at Texas university campus Two women have been killed and a toddler wounded in a shooting at a university campus in the US state of Texas.
Authorities said the wounded toddler, a boy about 2 years old, was in stable condition at a local hospital, Texas A&M-Commerce Police Chief Bryan Vaughn said in a briefing. He provided... |
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India Allocates $13.9 M for Chabahar Port The Indian government has allocated $13.9 million for the development of the strategic Chabahar Port in southeast Iran, according to Indias Hindustan Times.
Indias decision to more than double the outlay for developing the strategic Chabahar port in Iran in fiscal year 2020-21 signals the "governments... |
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Muslim group OIC rejects Trumps Middle East plan The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has rejected US President Donald Trumps so-called "deal of the century" on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The OIC convened in Jeddah on Monday to discuss the plan Trump unveiled alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the... |
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Insurgent Attacks Increased in Late 2019: SIGAR SIGARs latest quarterly report says that the Taliban launched 8,204 attacks in the fourth quarter of 2019, a 17 percent increase over the 6,974 attacks launched in the same time during the previous year.
According to data from Resolute Support, September 2019, the month of the Afghan presidential... |
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Pound hit by renewed hard Brexit fears after Johnsons tough talk Sterling fell sharply on Monday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out tough terms for European Union talks, rekindling fears Britain would reach the end of an 11-month transition period without agreeing a trade deal.
The sides have until the end of the year, when a standstill transitional period... |
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Morales says wants to go home, run for senator in upcoming general elections Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has announced his willingness to return home from exile and run for senator in the upcoming general elections scheduled for May.
Morales said in an interview published on Sunday that he wanted to leave Argentina, where is currently living in exile, even though... |
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US Demands Demonstrable Reduction in Violence from Taliban US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded "demonstrable evidence" from the Taliban that it can and will reduce violence before signing a deal that would lead to Afghanistan peace talks and a withdrawal of American troops from the country.
Speaking at a news conference in neighboring Uzbekistan,... |
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Afghan Girls Skateboarding Film Wins Bafta Award The short film "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If Youre a Girl)" won the British Short Film award at this years Bafta Film Awards on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
In her acceptance speech, Carol Dysinger gave thanks to Skateistan, a nonprofit organization founded in Kabul in 2007... |
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New Iraqi PM Marks National Consensus to Weather Crisis After weeks of twists and turns overshadowing the Iraqi politics, the political parties have reached an agreement on a successor to the resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. On Friday, President Barham Salih named Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the new PM. This choice reveals the Iraqi politicians... |
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China opens new hospital amid ongoing intl. contingency plans China has finished the construction of an emergency hospital in just eight days in Wuhan, the city at the center of the new Coronovirus outbreak as the epidemic continues to claim more lives and infect more people across the country and beyond its borders.
Work had begun on the construction of the... |
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Saudi media try to rationalize betrayal of Palestinians under Trump plan Saudi media outlets have rallied behind their rulers in supporting US President Donald Trumps Middle East plan, warning Palestinians that they would regret if they rejected the extremely biased initiative.
Riyadh has welcomed Trumps plan, saying "the Kingdom appreciates the efforts made by President... |
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Texas oil spill restarts after previous containment: US Coast Guard A crude oil spill near Baytown, Texas, has restarted after earlier being contained, US Coast Guard officials said in an updated statement on Sunday.
About 630 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in Tabbs Bay and approximately one mile (1.6 km) of shoreline has been affected, officials said.
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