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Tear gas canisters fly, but Yellow Vesters wont give up The 23rd straight weekend of the so-called Yellow Vest protests in Paris.
Police have clashed with the demonstrators who continue to take to the streets of the French capital.
On Saturday, law enforcement officers fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters that had set fire to trash cans and... |
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An Imam Still Calls Out With his face covered with a mask, the horseman rode triumphantly as the streets of Kufa rang with jubilant cries of “Allahu Akbar!” and “Ya Hussain!”. As the man neared the governor’s palace, it seemed like the entire city had come out in a show of love and support.... |
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Studies show the highest life satisfaction is between Muslims No barometer or measuring tool can be used to quantify the bliss a person feels in any given moment in his or her life.
However, a new study conducted by German psychologist, Dr Edinger-Schons, found that measuring life satisfaction is as close as you can get to quantifying happiness. He found that... |
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Google targeting Press TV for challenging US hegemony: Journalist Historian and journalist Brecht Jonkers says the unprecedented US pressure campaign against Iran and Googles targeting of Iranian alternative media without prior notice are "intrinsically linked" and politically motivated.
Jonkers was asked by Press TV on Friday about possible grounds for Google... |
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US intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: The Times US intelligence agencies have accused Huawei of being funded by Chinese state security, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.
The CIA accused Huawei of receiving funding from China’s National Security Commission, the People’s Liberation... |
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Presidential Candidates Seeking Alternative To NUG A group of 11 presidential candidates - out of a total of 18 - are seeking an alternative to the National Unity Government, also called NUG, after its legal term ends on May 22.
The National Unity Government was initially formed in 2014 after controversial elections which left the two leading candidates... |
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Pakistan PM Says Will Not Give Advice to Afghanistan Anymore Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says he will not give advice to the Afghan government regarding peace and reconciliation anymore.
"Now Im not giving any advice to the Afghan government, because it would call it interference," Khan said while speaking at a public gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistani... |
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Attack On Afghan Ministry Leaves Seven Dead The center of Kabul city witnessed a complex attack by at least four gunmen on Saturday after months of relative calm in the Afghan capital amid accelerating efforts for the peace process.
The attack started with a suicide bombing outside the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology... |
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EU, Canada vow to fight new US sanctions on Cuba The European Union and Canada have warned of reprisals after the United States for the first time allowed lawsuits against foreign companies operating in Cuba, including EU and Canadian firms.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that Washington will end routine... |
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Trumps so-called peace plan for Palestine dead on arrival US President Donald Trump’s so-called “peace plan” has been dismissed by Palestinian authorities before its unveiling at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner said Wednesday that the plan would be... |
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Russian And Tajik Leaders Discuss Afghanistan Russias President Vladimir Putin met his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday and discussed security issues Central Asia is facing, including ‘threats coming from Afghanistan, Russian news agencies reported.
"We thoroughly discussed the security situation in Central Asia, including... |
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Democratic small donors back Muslim lawmaker amid 9/11 fight with Trump Muslim American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is gaining more support among Democratic small donors in the wake of her 9/11 fight with US President Donald Trump.
The Minnesota Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives, who has been at the center of a controversy over her fight against... |
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Irans Zarif, Turkeys Erdogan slam US sanctions, IRGC blacklisting as they urge enhanced ties Tehran and Ankara have voiced opposition to the US sanctions against Iran as well as Washington’s terror blacklisting of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps while reaffirming the need to bolster bilateral ties.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met with... |
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UK PM May faces Tory grassroots action to step down The grassroots members of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party are planning to campaign against Prime Minster Theresa May and force her to step down amid a failure to deliver on results of a 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union.
Reports in the British media, including one in the... |
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Video/ Notre Dame Cathedral structural stability should be guaranteed before rebuilding efforts: architect The priority is to assess and make sure of the structural stability of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris before the start of any rebuilding efforts, said a U.S. architect on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron on the same day vowed to rebuild the cathedral, which was partly devastated... |
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Climate-change protesters vow to disrupt London underground Environmental activists in the UK vowed to disrupt London underground train services in a third day of action on Wednesday in a bid to force the British government to take more radical measures to avert what they cast as an imminent global climate cataclysm.
Climate group Extinction Rebellion... |
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Trump vetoes resolution on ending US involvement in Yemen war US President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution to end American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has so far claimed thousands of innocent lives and left the impoverished nation struggling with the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world.
Trump on Tuesday vetoed... |
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EU rejects Israeli claim to Golan, other occupied territory The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has once again expressed the 28-nation bloc’s disapproval of the Israeli regime’s claim of “sovereignty” to Syria’s Golan Heights and other Tel Aviv-occupied territories.
Speaking at the plenary session... |
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Trump acting as al-Qaedas big brother, fomenting bigotry against Muslims Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard has launched a Twitter attack against US President Donald Trump, describing him as the “big brother and protector” of the Saudi-sponsored al-Qaeda terror group, while "fomenting bigotry against Muslims for political gain."
She made... |
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Cases of Torture Reduce in Afghanistan Prisons: UNAMA In its latest report on the treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan published today, the UN documents an encouraging reduction in the number of cases of torture since 2016 but notes its ongoing concern at the high number of detainees who continue to report torture and ill-treatment.
The... |
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Taliban had considered a reduction in violence in Doha talks: sources The Taliban group had considered a reduction in violence in Doha talks which was organized ahead of the announcement of spring offensive by the group last Friday, sources privy of the development said.
The Taliban political leaders reportedly made the commitment during a meeting with Gen. Scott Miller,... |
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UN Condemns Taliban Announcement of Spring Offensive Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, which will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people, the UNSC said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement said that the members of the Security Council... |
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Champions League: Man Utd are miles off - reaction to exit in Barcelona Manchester United’s Champions League run ended in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a crushing victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp.
United, trailing 1-0 from the first leg, started brightly but were then undone by brilliance from Messi and a glaring mistake from... |
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Ajax are into the semi-finals of the Champions League Ajaxs sensational Champions League run continued as teenage captain Matthijs de Ligts goal eliminated Juventus and secured their place in the semi-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time winner of the tournament, headed the hosts in front from a first-half corner.
But Ajax battled level as Donny... |
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Ilhan Omar is disrespectful to US and disrespectful to Israel: Trump US President Donald Trump has said Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is "disrespectful" to the United States and “disrespectful” to Israel.
In an interview on Monday in Minnesota, Trump said that Omar has "got a way about her thats very, very bad for our country."
"Shes been very disrespectful... |
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Syrias Assad denounces US for blacklisting Irans IRGC President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has censured the US for blacklisting Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which has been greatly contributing to his country’s fight against terrorists.
In a meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus... |
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US agreed verbally not to seek death penalty for Assange: Report The United States has agreed not to seek the death penalty against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in covert negotiations with the UK and Ecuador to get him evicted from the South American country’s embassy in London, US media reported.
The process of moving Assange out of the Ecuadorian... |
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Instagram deletes pages of IRGC commanders after US blacklisting Instagram has blocked the pages of commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), over a week after the United States blacklisted the elite military force.
The blocking spree by Facebook’s sister photo and video-sharing networking service began after the US designated... |
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List Of Qatar Delegation Not All-Inclusive: Say Critics Hours after the Afghan government announced a "finalized" list of Qatar delegation, some critics said the 250-member list requires to be inclusive and that it should represent people from all over the country.
The list shows that 90 delegates have introduced by political parties and movements and... |
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Jirga Preparations On Track Amid Waves Of Oppositions Despite opposition by some of Afghanistans mainstream political parties and six presidential candidates, officials from the High Peace Council on Tuesday said that preparations for the Grand Consultative On Peace are underway and that at least 15,00 delegations been finalized so far.
The Jirga is... |
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