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Australias PM wants more powers as bushfires threaten capital Australias prime minister has asked for greater federal powers to fight raging bushfires in the country, amid official warnings that the blazes are about to brush through a national park near the capital, Canberra.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that he wanted to establish a "legal... |
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50 US soldiers diagnosed with brain injury after Iran strike: Pentagon The Pentagon says 50 American soldiers have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following Irans retaliatory strikes on US bases in Iraq earlier this month, 16 more than the military previously announced.
"As of today, 50 US service members have been diagnosed" with traumatic brain injury,... |
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Saudi Arabia complicit in US assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani: Iran Foreign Ministry Tehran has denounced Riyadh for supporting the USs assassination of Irans senior anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, saying such a stance makes the Saudi regime "complicit" in Washingtons crime.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Monday,... |
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Palestinian president dismisses Trumps plan as conspiracy Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has adamantly dismissed as a "conspiracy" the Washingtons so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Abbas made the remark on Tuesday as he warned US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian peoples... |
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Trump takes credit for quitting Iran deal as most important thing he did for Israel US President Donald Trump admits he quit the Iran nuclear deal for the sake of Israel, asserting that the move was "perhaps the most important" thing he has done for the Zionist regime.
In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Trump... |
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Mass demonstrations in Gaza as Trump unveils deal of the century Thirteen Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces as thousands demonstrated against the US presidents so-called peace plan in the occupied West Bank.
Protesters walked through the streets of Gaza city, chanted slogans to show their rejection to the deal. They lifted banners such as "The one... |
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US disgraceful, imposed plan is treason of century: Iran Iran has censured US President Donald Trumps so-called "Deal of the century" on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, describing it as "treason of the century."
"The Zionist regime is an occupying regime and the only solution to solve the Palestinian crisis is a referendum among all main... |
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Trump outlines contentious Palestine scheme, says Quds will be Israels undivided capital US President Donald Trump has repeated his hugely-controversial endorsement of occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as Israels "undivided capital" as he outlined his administrations self-styled plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which Palestinians have already dismissed.
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US Military Recovers Remains from Plane Crash in Ghazni The United States on Tuesday recovered the remains of two personnel from a US military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, US forces in Afghanistan said in a statement on Tuesday.
On Monday, the US military said an E-11A aircraft had crashed, and there was no indication that the plane had been... |
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Afghan Govt Nowhere Near Able to Self-Fund: Sopko John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), told US Congress on Tuesday that corruption remains the top "strategic threat" to the legitimacy and success of the Afghan government, and that Afghanistan is "nowhere near" able to fund its own government--"in particular,... |
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More PTM Leaders Arrested, Afghans Protest Pashteens Detention The arrest of the leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), Manzoor Pashteen, by Pakistani forces, has sparked anger among Afghan politicians who call it unjust and an act against freedom of speech.
His arrest comes almost two weeks after a large public gathering by the group in the city of Bannu... |
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Netanyahu withdraws request for immunity from prosecution on graft charges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dropped his request for immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases.
In a statement issued on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Netanyahu said the immunity proceedings at the Israeli parliament (Knesset) would be a "circus" and that he did not want... |
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Qatar ruler appoints top aide as prime minister Qatars ruler has appointed a new prime minister, the office of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Tuesday, choosing a close associate for an influential role that seeks to ensure the emirs writ runs throughout the Persian Gulf states administration.
Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz... |
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Warning shots fired as refugees rush Serbias border with Hungary A Hungarian security officer fired three warning shots early on Tuesday after about 60 migrants tried to force their way through a checkpoint on the European Union (EU) member states southern border with Serbia, police said.
No one was wounded in the incident, spokeswoman Szilvia Szabo said.
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Thousands in US protest Indias discriminatory citizenship law Thousands of Indian-Americans, along with representatives of civil rights institutions, have staged protest rallies in 30 US cities against the Indian governments new citizenship law, which is largely believed to be anti-Muslim.
The massive protests took place across the US on Sunday, which was Indias... |
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Trump deal: A prize for Israel at the expense of Palestine Just as US President Donald Trump is taking time off his controversial impeachment trial to unveil his much hyped-up peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a potentially explosive situation is unfolding in Palestinian territories where there is huge resentment among the leadership and the people... |
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Taliban repel Afghan forces attempt to reach US spy plane crash site +Video The Taliban say they have repelled Afghan government forces attempt to reach the site of a crashed US spy plane in Ghazni province.
Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, clashes erupted as the government forces, backed by the US military, tried for the second time to reach the wreckage site in... |
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New coronavirus spreading fast, killing more people in China Over 105 people are confirmed dead as a result of contacting the new coronavirus in China, and more than 4,500 others have been infected in the country.
Chinas National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday that most of the 106 deaths were reported in the city of Wuhan, which is believed to be the... |
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Saudi FM says Middle East safer after US assassination of Gen. Soleimani Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has praised the US for assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, the hero of regional fight against Takfiri terrorism, claiming that his martyrdom has made the region "safer".
Speaking in an interview with CNN on Monday, the Saudi foreign minister... |
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US, Turkish presidents discuss latest developments in Syria, Libya US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya in a phone conversation on Monday, the White House says.
"The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya,"... |
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Protesters confront police after Catalan president is stripped of parliamentary seat A group of demonstrators confronted the police on Monday next to the Parliament of Catalonia, the day the withdrawal of Catalan President Quim Torra status as a lawmaker was approved.
Torra said the decision to respect the order of the Central Electoral Board (JEC) endangers Catalan institutions and... |
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PM Abdul Mahdi urges US to de-escalate tensions in region Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, stressed the need for the de-escalation of tensions in the region.
In the Monday phone conversation, Abdul Mahdi called for the respect of his countrys sovereignty by everyone, according to a statement... |
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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide The United States warned against travel to China on Monday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
Global stocks fell, oil prices hit three-month... |
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US Aircraft Dropped 7,423 Munitions in Afghanistan in 2019 The US aircraft released 7,423 bombs and other munitions in the country in 2019, according to figures published Monday by US Air Forces Central Command, according to a Stars and Strips report.
Coalition aircraft flew nearly 8,800 sorties during the period, over a quarter of which carried out strikes.
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AIHRC: Civilian Casualties from Afghan Airstrikes Increasing The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday lashed out at the government for an "increase in civilian casualties" in Afghan forces airstrikes, saying this is not acceptable.
The commission said the security agencies are not bound by rules for protecting civilians during their... |
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In Talks, US Asks Taliban for Long-Term Reduction in Violence As the peace talks in Qatar continue, two sources familiar with the matter said the United States negotiators have asked the Taliban to agree to a long-term reduction in violence before signing the peace deal that both sides have discussed over the past year.
Earlier reports indicated that the Taliban... |
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Turkey ends rescue efforts after earthquake toll reaches 41 Turkey has called off rescue operations in eastern areas hit by Fridays earthquake after emergency workers recovered the body of a final person they were searching for in a collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 41, authorities say.
The magnitude 6.8 quake caused 37 deaths in Elazig province,... |
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Fog likely to figure prominently in probe of Kobe Bryants fatal helicopter crash Weather conditions appear likely to come under the scrutiny of investigators probing the helicopter crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others near Los Angeles on Sunday, when overcast skies and fog grounded other aircraft.
A Sikorsky S-76 chopper owned by Bryant... |
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Iraqs Million-Man March: What Are The Implications? The "million-man march" of the Iraqis in the streets of the capital Baghdad on Friday in protest to the illegal and destabilizing presence of the American forces and the call for shutting the "occupying forces bases" will be marked as a turning point in the countrys contemporary history, with large-scale... |
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Homesteaders, catastrophists run for the hills to flee US uncertainty Cheap housing, deep unease and intense resilience - all forces that are driving a clutch of Americans to swap city life for a fresh start off grid and far from civilization.
Some are survivalists, among them high fliers who fear a looming, urban catastrophe and the mayhem that might follow.
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General Soleimani highly charismatic, conqueror of hearts: Daughter
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