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Soleimani assassination act of international terrorism: Chomsky Renowned American scholar and political activist Noam Chomsky says the United States recent assassination of Irans senior commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani is an act of "international terrorism" if not anything "worse."
"It (Gen. Soleimanis assassination) is at least international terrorism,... |
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Iran summons British ambassador over unconventional behavior, attending illegal rally Iran has summoned the British ambassador to protest his "unconventional behavior and attendance at illegal rallies" in Tehran held days after the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the Iranian capital.
The deputy foreign minister and director general for the European affairs of the... |
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Iran sets up hotline to help families of victims of downed Ukrainian plane Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his ministry has established a round-the-clock hotline to assist families of victims who were killed on board a Ukrainian plane that crashed earlier this week just outside the Iranian capital Tehran.
The Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752,... |
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Corrupt acts by US, allies cause of current situation in region: Ayatollah Khamenei Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says ‘corrupt actions taken by the United States and its allies are the main cause of the current situation in the region, urging regional countries to boost cooperation to undo such actions.
The Leader made the remarks in a meeting... |
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73% of Americans concerned about war with Iran: Poll A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling the situation with Iran and say they feel less safe, with 73 percent expressing concerns about the United States entering a new war, according to a new poll.
The poll, conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News,... |
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Regional security cooperation has no value without Iran: Qatari emir Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says his country attaches importance to cooperation with Iran as an influential player in the region, pointing out that any security coordination among regional countries will be of no avail in the absence of the Islamic Republic.
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Flashfloods Kill 11 in Kandahar, Helmand Flashfloods this week have left 11 people dead and 22 others injured in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, according to local officials.
The officials said efforts are underway to help the victims.
"Efforts are underway by officials from relevant departments to collect data on casualties... |
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Libyas government, rebels agree to ceasefire brokered by Turkey, Russia Libyas internationally-recognized government and militia groups under the command of renegade General Khalifa Haftar have agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey.
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in a Saturday statement announced a ceasefire from midnight (2200 GMT), but he also... |
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Over dozen Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US: Report Over a dozen of Saudi servicemen accused of extremist links and child pornography will be expelled from US military bases, according to media reports.
This comes after the FBI conducted an investigation into a shooting rampage by a Saudi officer at a Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida last month... |
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Australias PM admits partial guilt in bushfire response Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted partial responsibility in inadequately responding to the bushfires scorching land and killing people and wildlife across the country for months.
In an interview with ABC on Sunday, Morrison rejected criticism that his government had not done enough... |
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Thousands protest against government in Thai capital Thousands of people have protested in the Thai capital, Bangkok, against the military-backed government and called for greater political freedoms.
The demonstrators gathered for a run at a park in Bangkok early in the morning on Sunday in a public display of dissent at the policies of the government... |
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Trump tweets message of support to Iranian protests US President Donald Trump has, in a tweeted message, supported protesters in Iran who were angry at the governments handling of the aftermath of a plane crash last week.
Protesters, mostly students, gathered outside the Amir Kabir and Sharif universities in Tehran late Saturday after Iranian armed... |
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UK ambassador arrested while organizing protests in Tehran: Report Reports in the Iranian media say security forces have arrested the British ambassador to the country as he was trying to foment unrest in the streets of the capital Tehran.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency said late on Saturday that Robert Macaire had been briefly detained during a protest in... |
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Russia, Germany say committed to saving JCPOA despite US pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor have stressed support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, urging all remaining parties to preserve the landmark accord despite calls from US President Donald Trump to abandon it.
"Russia and Germany resolutely stand for the continued implementation... |
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Local Officials Criticized for Silence on Shindand Strike Local officials in Herat were criticized for not providing details on a drone strike in Shindand district in the province on January 8 that killed almost 30 civilians and targeted a commander of Talibans splinter faction Mullah Nangialai.
Elders in the province and Provincial Council members said... |
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Trumps sanctions threat reveals true US plot: total colonization of Iraq By Ramin Mazaheri
(Ramin Mazaheri is the chief correspondent in Paris for Press TV and has lived in France since 2009. He has been a daily newspaper reporter in the US, and has reported from Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Tunisia, South Korea and elsewhere. He is the author of the books ‘Ill Ruin Everything... |
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Pakistanis protest US assassination of top Iranian General Soleimani Pakistanis have taken to the streets in the northwestern city of Peshawar to protest the US assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
The protesters held portraits of Gen. Soleimani as they rallied, chanting slogans against the United States and Israel. An effigy of US President Donald... |
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Hundreds of people protest French military presence in Mali Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in the capital of Mali to protest against the presence of French troops in the Sahel region.
Demonstrators gathered in a square in the center of the capital Bamako, where they burned the French flag and carried banners reading slogans such as "Down with... |
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Trump: US troops wont leave Iraq unless it pays for money we put in US President Donald Trump says American troops should not leave Iraq unless Baghdad pays for "the money we put in" the country over the past several years, defying calls by Iraqi officials for US troops to withdraw.
"If we leave ... you have to pay us for the money we put in," Trump said Friday in... |
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We accept full responsibility for Ukrainian plane crash: IRGC Aerospace chief Head of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has accepted full responsibility for the downing of a Ukraine aircraft which crashed near the capital Tehran earlier this week.
Speaking on Saturday, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said he had "wished he could die" after being... |
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US rebuffs Iraqs call to withdraw troops from Arab country The United States has rejected Iraqs call to pull American forces out of the Arab country, claiming that their presence was "appropriate."
In a telephone conversation late on Thursday, Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi asked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "send delegates to put... |
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North Korea rules out return to talks with US despite good personal relations with Trump North Korea says it will not return to the negotiation table with the United States solely based on the "good relations" between the countrys leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
Adviser to the North Korean foreign ministry, Kim Kye Gwan, said in a statement on Saturday that Pyongyang... |
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EU ministers hold emergency talks on Iran De-escalation, diplomacy, easing tensions, maximum restraint; the usual platitudes were repeated by EU foreign affairs ministers as they came together in Brussels to discuss deteriorating Washington-Tehran relations. In defiance of Donald Trump, they again repeated they want to save the 2015 Joint Comprehensive... |
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China reports first fatal case of unidentified virus outbreak A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in an outbreak of a yet to be identified virus while seven others are in critical condition, the Wuhan health authorities said on Saturday.
In total, 41 people have been diagnosed with the pathogen, which preliminary lab... |
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What Are The Implications Of Irans Missile Strikes On US Bases? Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in early Wednesday morning fired 13 ballistic missiles on two American bases in Iraq in preliminary retaliation to the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqs Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , the deputy head of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).... |
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US lawmakers reject Trumps new claim that Soleimani targeted 4 US embassies in region Several US lawmakers and officials have dismissed President Donald Trumps new claim the US assassinated Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani because he was planning an attack on four American embassies in the region, including the one in Iraq.
In an interview on Friday with Fox News, Trump... |
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Oman names Sultan Qaboos cousin Haitham as new ruler Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq al-Said as the countrys new ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said.
In posts on their Twitter accounts on Saturday, Omani newspapers Al Watan and Al Roya said Minister of Heritage and Culture Haitham bin Tariq was taking the oath of allegiance... |
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Iran: Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error Iran says a Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought down due to human error "at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism."
In a statement Saturday, the general staff of the armed forces touched on the tense situation in... |
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Pelosi set to send impeachment articles to Senate US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that she is planning to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over to the Senate next week.
"I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler [D-N.Y.] to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week... |
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India citizenship law protest turns creative with art to express anger Outside this university campus of New Delhis Jamia Millia Islamia, protests have now become a daily routine for hundreds and sometimes thousands of students. They have been protesting against the new citizenship law which they say singles out Muslims and violates the Indian constitution.
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General Soleimani highly charismatic, conqueror of hearts: Daughter
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