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Moscow: One killed in lone wolf terror attack on domestic security agency building An unknown assailant has attacked the headquarters of Russias domestic security agency in Moscow, killing one of its officers, in what the agency has billed a "terrorist" incident.
"The shooting began around 17:40," one witness told Reuters of the Thursday incident.
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Global security will be put in jeopardy if New START treaty with US not renewed: Putin warns Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that nothing can hold back yet another arms race and thus international security will be damaged if the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with the United States is not renewed.
The Russian leader made the comments during his annual end-of-year marathon... |
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Erdogan slams certain Islamic platforms for inaction over Muslim woes Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized certain Islamic organizations for their failure to take action in dealing with the challenges facing Muslims.
"If we still havent made any progress regarding the Palestinian cause, if we still cant stop the exploitation of our resources, if... |
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Bolivian regime issues arrest warrant for ex-president Morales The Bolivian regime has ordered the arrest of former president Evo Morales, who has been in exile since his forced resignation last month, after the interim government accused him of sedition and terrorism.
The Public Prosecutors Office on Wednesday signed a warrant for police to detain the 60-year-old... |
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La Liga: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid+Video Barcelona and Real Madrid have played out a goalless draw in Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the La Liga season.
La Liga’s top two went into the contest level on points this season and with 72 wins each from previous league meetings.
Both teams had a number of chances in the first... |
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President Trump impeached over abuse of power, obstruction of US Congress US President Donald Trump has been impeached over abuse of power after a vote by the US House of Representatives.
In a historic vote on Wednesday, the lower chamber of US Congress voted to impeach the president over pressuring Ukraine for personal political gain.
The majority of the lawmakers supported... |
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Talks Approach Important Stage: Khalilzad US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in a tweet late Wednesday night said: "Were approaching an important stage in the Afghan peace process. Wrapped up two days of consultations in Kabul. Productive trip."
Khalilzad also said that he met with the US ambassador in Kabul, John Bass, Gen. Austin Scott Miller,... |
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Pompeo Hopes Reduced Violence Will Lead to Ceasefire US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a joint news conference in Washington with Indias External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that he hopes that a reduction of violence in Afghanistan will lead to a ceasefire."
"We are hopeful that all of the relevant political participants in... |
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Pelosi calls Trump threat to US national security before impeachment vote US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called US President Donald Trump "an ongoing threat" to American democracy as the bitterly divided chamber engaged in an impeachment debate before historic votes on two charges accusing the Republican president of abusing his power and obstructing Congress.
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Every day On Average, 9 Children Either Dies, Gets Injured In Afghanistan Based on the latest report of UNICEF, Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for children as the childrens causalities in 2019 increased by 11% compared to 2018.
UNICEF in their latest report stressed that the main reason behind this disaster is the increase in suicide attacks.
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Clashes Continue in Indian Capital Over Citizenship Law Police fired shots in the air and volleys of tear gas to push back thousands of demonstrators in the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday as protests raged against a new citizenship law that has angered the countrys Muslims.
The situation spiraled out of control after demonstrators threw stones at... |
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Khalilzad in Kabul for Peace Talks: Officials US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders about peace talks, said Mujiburahman Rahimi, a spokesman for the Chief Executive Office, on Wednesday.
Khalilzad met with President Ghani at the Presidential Palace and briefed the president about the US-Taliban talks in Doha and the... |
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French commuters face 12th day of transport strike over pensions French commuters endured a twelfth day of misery on Monday as the government and unions traded blame for a crippling transport strike over a pensions overhaul that has put holiday travel plans at risk for thousands.
Some 630 kilometers (390 miles) of traffic jams clogged Paris and its suburbs during... |
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China lodges representations with US over expelling diplomats Beijing says it has lodged "stern representations" with the United States over the expelling of two Chinese officials accused of breaching security at a sensitive military base in Virginia, calling the expulsions a "mistake."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang was reacting to a report... |
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Students join protests against new citizenship law on campuses across India Protests in India against a controversial citizenship bill have spread to universities across the country, with police storming student campuses and firing tear gas at protesters.
Anger has been growing in India over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which gives refugees of all of South Asias... |
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Operation Ends in Mazar, Qaisari is Missing A clash in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, started late Saturday night and ended on Sunday night, nearly 20 hours after security forces surrounded the residence of Nizamuddin Qaisari, the former police chief of Faryabs Qaisar district. The house was in Police District 5 (PD5) of Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Abdullah Asks Protestors to Allow Recount in Seven Provinces Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Friday asked the protestors currently blocking the offices of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to allow the recount of the votes in the seven remaining provinces so that "no excuse is left."
"After the elections, the great Afghan people raised their... |
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16 civilians killed And Injured In A Mine Blast In Ghazni At least 10 civilians were killed and six others were wounded in a mine blast in Ghazni province, provincial media office said in a statement.
The incident occurred as a result of mine attached to a vehicle traveling to Ghazni city.
The statement said that the car was hit on Jighato-Ghazni road on... |
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IECC Hosts Meeting on Electoral Crisis Representatives of the election campaign teams and other groups attended a meeting organized by the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to resolve the electoral crisis, but the event ended on a similar note as the Independent Election Commissions (IEC) session last week.
Addressing... |
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Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
Dressed in flowing gold robes, the bald female meditation teacher told us to do nothing. We were to sit silently in our plastic chairs, close our eyes, and focus on our breath. I had never meditated, but... |
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Trump says US and China very close to trade deal US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington and Beijing were "very close" to reaching a trade deal, days before more retaliatory tariffs are due to go into effect.
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"Getting VERY close to a BIG DEAL with China," Trump posted on Twitter. "They want it, and so do we."
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UK system of elections is viewed by many as being unfair Despite being the hot topic of the moment, many serious questions remain as to the fairness of the 2019 UK general election. Many warnings have been issued in this regard, such as the article posted on the Electoral reform Society website on 21st October, 2019, authored by Sabine McGinley as follows:
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Facebook is engine of anti-Muslim hate in the world: Journalist American social media giant "Facebook is an engine of anti-Muslim hate the world over," according to British journalist, broadcaster and author Mehdi Hasan.
Hasan made the remarks in a recent article for The Intercept, written as if it is a letter to Facebook chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.... |
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Bagram Attack Casts Shadow Over Qatar Peace Talks: Sources Talibans Wednesday attack at Bagram airbase has negatively affected the peace talks, sources said on Thursday, but peace talks are continuing "despite the tension."
"Before the Talibans (Bagram airbase) attack, Americans launched airstrikes in Sangin (district of Helmand) and I wished neither had... |
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US weekly names Swedish activist Greta Thunberg Person of the Year The American weekly Time has named the Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg its "Person of the Year" for 2019.
The news magazine declared the 16-year-old Swede - who quickly bloomed into one of the worlds most notable climate change activists and inspired millions of young people... |
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Indian police fire blanks in fresh demos against citizenship bill Police in India have fired blanks at protesters in the countrys northeast, in a fresh day of demonstrations against a contentious bill that seeks to grant citizenship only to non-Muslim immigrants from certain countries.
Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew in the northeastern Indian state of... |
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US Stands With Afghans to Bring Peace, Stability: Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday condemned the "terrorist attack" near Bagram airbase "in the strongest possible terms," and said that the US stands with the Afghan people to bring peace and stability.
"I want to condemn this more coordinated terrorist attack near Bagram Air Force Base... |
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US judge blocks Trump from using $3.6 billion in Pentagon money on border wall A US federal judge has issued an order that blocks President Donald Trumps attempt to spend $3.6 billion from the US military budget to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
The ruling on Tuesday by District Judge David Briones in El Paso, Texas, is the latest setback for Trump, whose administration... |
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Suu Kyi defends Myanmar at Rohingya genocide trial Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, feted in the West as a heroine of democracy, has defended her countrys atrocities against Rohingya Muslims at the UNs top court in the Hague.
The Nobel Peace laureate on Wednesday spoke for about 30 minutes at the courtroom in defense of the actions of... |
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Nicola Sturgeon set to reshape the politics of the British Isles Nicola Sturgeon is fighting her biggest political battle tomorrow as the outcome of the election is set to determine Scotlands future for the rest of the century.
In recent days Sturgeon has tried to position her Scottish National Party (SNP) outside the framework of the UK establishment in order... |
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