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US Senate rejects Democrats on documents, witnesses in Trump impeachment trial The Republican-majority US Senate has blocked attempts by Democrats to obtain evidence and call witnesses in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial, a sign that the process could advance on lines favorable to Trump.
The "organizing resolution" proposed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell... |
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Mystery virus can mutate, China says, as countries move to prevent spread China has warned a new virus that has infected hundreds of people across the country can mutate, as world countries take screening measures for travelers to prevent a global pandemic.
Health officials said Wednesday that it was clear "this virus is adapting and mutating."
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Protests demanding economic reforms continue across Iraq, casualties reported Protests over economic hardships continue across Iraqs central and southern cities amid reports of infiltration by violent elements into the ranks of the demonstrators.
Demonstrations were reported on Tuesday in the capital Baghdad, the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, as well as the southern cities... |
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Anti-government protests resume in Colombia Anti-government rallies have resumed in Colombia, with security forces clashing with protesters and making arrests.
Demonstrations took place in the capital, Bogota, and in major cities, including Cali and Medellin, on Tuesday.
A total of 11 people - 10 of them policemen - were injured in the clashes... |
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Israeli PM vows to annex Jordan Valley, all West Bank settlements if re-elected Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on his pledge to annex the Jordan Valley and all the settlements in the West Bank as the Israeli elections draw near.
In a speech launching his right-wing Likud partys election campaign in Jerusalem al-Quds on Tuesday, Netanyahu vowed to... |
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More US troops treated after Iran attack on US base, Pentagon admits The US military says there were more troops were in the US base in Iraq, when it came under attack by Iran retaliation for the US assassination of Irans General Qassem Soleimani.
US Central Command announced Tuesday that apart from the 11 previously announced injured, additional troops were being... |
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FACTBOX-Trump impeachment: What happens next? Here is what to look out for next as the proceedings advance in US President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the Senate:
STARTING JAN. 21
* After debate between House Democrats who are prosecuting the case against Trump, known as managers, and the presidents defense team, the Senate will move... |
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Lebanons PM Diab announces formation of new government Lebanons Prime Minister Hassan Diab has announced the formation of the countrys new government, saying his cabinet will try to meet the demands of protesters.
Speaking at the Lebanese presidential palace in Beirut on Tuesday, Diab described his government - made up of 20 specialist ministers backed... |
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Wall Street falls as China virus reaches the US Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as a viral outbreak from China found its way to US shores and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its global economic growth forecast. All three major US stock verages fell following several days of record closing highs and... |
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Millions go hungry in wealthy Canada - and some die young as a result Canadians who cannot afford regular meals are more likely to die early, according to a study released on Monday, showing that people are dying from hunger even in wealthy countries.
The study of more than half a million Canadian adults found that hunger was linked to raised mortality from all causes... |
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British government in Brexit defeat over EU citizens rights in House of Lords Boris Johnsons government has lost its first parliamentary votes since the snap general election, as the House of Lords inflicted three defeats over Brexit legislation.
The upper chamber voted in favour of EU citizens living in the UK to be given physical documents as proof of their right to stay,... |
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Children go missing as US-bound refugees clash with Mexican forces Mexican forces have fired tear gas at hundred of Central American refugees as they tried to force their way through the Mexico-Guatemala border after the Mexican government rejected their request to transit toward the United States.
The refugees waded across a river into Mexico on Monday in a chaotic... |
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Chinas ex-Interpol chief sentenced to 13.5 years over graft, abuse of power A Chinese court has sentenced former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei to 13 years and six months in prison on graft and other charges.
The Tianjin First Intermediate Peoples Court also fined Meng, a former vice minister of public security in China, two million yuan (290,000 dollars) on Tuesday for receiving... |
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Ex-inspector tells UN how OPCW whitewashed findings on Douma chemical attack A former inspector with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - tasked with investigating a suspected "chemical attack" on Syrias Douma in 2018 - says the final report that the watchdog issued on the incident ran contrary to the findings of its own fact-finding mission.
Ian... |
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India: Students protest against governments citizenship policies in Delhi Protesters marched through Delhi to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register for Citizens (NRC), on Monday.
Footage shows protesters, mainly university students, chanting and drumming as they carried signs against the CAA and NRC. The crowds marched from the Mandi... |
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Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest President Donald Trumps historic impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him -- and quickly, if possible.
Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to overshadow the end of... |
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Yemen dismisses Saudi, UAE claim of Houthi role in deadly missile attack in Marib Yemens ruling Houthi Ansarullah movement has rejected a claim by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it was behind a deadly missile attack against the positions of pro-Riyadh militants in the northern city of Marib.
Saturdays missile attack targeted a military camp in Marib, where... |
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On the move: Conflict, refugee returns fuel Afghanistan displacement Nearly one million people were on the move in Afghanistan last year, displaced by conflict and disasters or pushed home from neighbouring countries, according to new UN figures.
The tally underscores how conflict and migration continue to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, even as new uncertainties... |
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Taliban, US involved in controversy of ceasefire, reduction in violence The Taliban and American negotiators were involved in discussions on Monday over a controversy of ceasefire and reduction in violence but could not reach any understanding.
The US side wants Taliban declare a ceasefire across Afghanistan while Taliban suggest reduction in violence that means they... |
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US not done in Venezuela, Pompeo announcing new sanctions on Caracas The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Venezuela as part of attempts to pressure the countrys legitimately-elected President Nicolas Maduro to resign.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the move was meant to support Juan Guaido, the US-backed opposition... |
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Propped up by Trump, gun activists rally against proposed Virginia gun laws Tens of thousands of US armed gun rights activists have rallied in Richmond, Virginia to protest gun control bills making their way through the Democratic-controlled state legislature.
Chanting "USA! USA! USA!" and praising President Donald Trump, the protesters, armed with handguns and rifles around,... |
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Death toll from Chinas mystery virus rises to four The death toll from the outbreak of a new SARS-like virus in China has increased to four, Chinese authorities say.
Health authorities in the city of Wuhan, in central China, said on Tuesday that an 89-year-old man had become the fourth person to die from the virus, adding that 15 medical staff had... |
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South Korea to dispatch anti-piracy unit to Strait of Hormuz, not to join US-led alliance South Korea says it is set to expand the operational area of its anti-piracy unit now stationed in the Gulf of Aden so as to cover the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the naval task force will operate separately from a US-led military coalition deployed to the Persian Gulf waters under the pretext of... |
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Royals give up their titles to live in peace The news broke on Saturday from Buckingham Palace that from British Spring onwards Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will no longer be able to formally represent the Queen and will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds associated with their former royal duties.
Harrys late... |
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There is a disincentive to tell the truth about progress in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says Meghann Myers
Military leaders have incentive to lie on Afghanistan progress - special IG
The sunny outlooks reported by senior leaders in Afghanistan over the last two decades created a vicious cycle, a Defense Department special inspector general told lawmakers on Wednesday, because each successive... |
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Ghani Calls For Investigation of Kabul Family Murder President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called for "serious" investigations into the deaths of four family members killed in Kabul city, the Palace said in statement.
According to the statement, Ghani directed the Ministry of Interior and National Directorate of Security (NDS) to identify the perpetrators... |
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The Geopolitical Feature of Peace and War in Afghanistan Though there have been various wars and conflicts in the world, the features of conflicts in Afghanistan seem unique. For example, many of post-colonial African and Latin America countries have experienced civil war but many of them have successfully crossed the crisis.
Afghanistan with four decades... |
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Rep. Schiff: NSA, CIA probably have more evidence pertinant to impeachment US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has announced that federal law enforcement agencies might be withholding evidence pertinent to US President Donald Trumps impeachment trial.
Trump is to be tried for secretly holding up $391 million in aid to Ukraine between July and September... |
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Hasina, Karzai join criticism of Indian Citizenship Law Bangladesh and Afghanistan have opposed Indias controversial law - the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) - which cites the two together with Pakistan as the three neighbours that discriminate against non-Muslim minorities.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Hindu that the law which excludes... |
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Leader of Iran: Irans appeal as model of resistance angers US Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says US leaders want Iran to abandon its "new message for the world" when they say the Islamic Republic should behave like a normal nation.
Ayatollah Khamenei told a group of Hajj officials in Tehran Monday that the Iranian nations independence,... |
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