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Trump adviser raises ethics concerns for touting Ivankas products A senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, may have violated federal ethics rules by using her position to promote product lines of Trump's daughter, Ivanka, according to legal experts and congressional lawmakers.
The White House on Thursday “counseled” Conway,... |
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Myanmar crackdown has allegedly killed 1,000 Rohingya: UN officials More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims have allegedly been killed in Myanmar amid the army's intensified crackdown on members of the minority group, two senior United Nations officials have disclosed the horrifying fact.
The officials, dealing with Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, said... |
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How Are Al Saud, Al Sheikh Clans Ruling Saudi Arabia? The Saudi state was founded based on an old alliance between the Al Saud as political leaders and Al Sheikh as religious leaders. This alliance has always acted as one of the overarching pillars of Saudi Arabian regime. It on the one hand fitted out Al Saud with chances to bolster power and expand... |
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6 ICRC employees shot dead in northern Afghanistan by ISIS loyalists At least six employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were shot dead in northern Afghanistan.
According to the preliminary reports, the ICRC employees were shot dead by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
A local government official... |
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Pope issues stinging warning about Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Pope Francis has issued a stinging criticism of the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
In his remarks on Wednesday, the leader of the world's Catholics said the members of the ethnic minority group had been killed "simply because they want to live their culture and their Muslim faith."
Pope... |
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Iran lineup for 2017 Freestyle World Cup announced The Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation (IRIWF) has announced the final roster for the forthcoming Freestyle World Cup, which is due to be staged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah later this month.
The sixteen Iranian athletes, who will be with the team for the two-day-long... |
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Why Tackling Israeli Regime No Longer Arab Leaders Priority? In 1948, when Israel declared existence in the heart of the Palestinian territories and was approved as a member state of the United Nations, the Arab countries in a coordinated move declared war against the newly-forged regime.
The wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 that saw military actions of... |
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Mattis and President Ghani discussed enduring US-Afghan security relationship The US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani discussed enduring US-Afghan security relationship.
Defense Secretary Mattis called President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani following a deadly attack in capital Kabul late on Tuesday afternoon.
“Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis... |
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ISIS fighters held from Peshawar hospital, returned to Afghanistan: Pak officials The Pakistani authorities have claimed the security forces arrested four ISIS loyalists as they were receiving treatment in a hospital in Peshawar city.
The officials have said the arrested ISIS loyalists were handed over to the Afghan authorities.
A local official in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa... |
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US likely killed Yemeni civilians, kids in recent Qaeda raid A recent US attack on al-Qaeda terrorists in impoverished Yemen “likely” left civilians dead, says the United States Central Command.
In a statement on Wednesday, CENTCOM added that the January 29 raid casualties also included children.
"A team designated by the operational task force... |
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Asia has the most daily active Facebook users Asia has the most daily active users, according to new data from Facebook.
With 396 million people across Asia using Facebook each day, the number of users in the region has rocketed by 57% in the past two years.
“In December, 1.23 billion people used Facebook on an average day, up 189 million... |
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Trump to Turnbull: Australia trying to export Boston bombers to US US President Donald Trump has described his phone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as "the worst by far" of a clutch of calls to world leaders, accusing him of seeking to export the "next Boston bombers" to the United States.
Senior Australian government sources confirmed... |
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Copa del Rey: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona Spanish giants Barcelona have taken a huge step towards another Copa del Rey final following a 2-1 first leg win over Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.The Catalans were flawless in the first 45 minutes of Wednesday’s encounter and only need 6 minutes to open the scoring when a brilliant... |
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Trump threatened to send US troops to Mexico, report says US President Donald Trump threatened to send troops to Mexico during a phone conversation with President Enrique Pena Nieto last week, says a report.
According to an excerpt of transcript of the Friday conversation seen by the Associated Press, Trump told Nieto the troops would be sent to stop the... |
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Taliban Abducts Two Badghis Health Officials Two employees of western Badghis’ Public Health Department were abducted by the Taliban in Qadis district of the province on Wednesday evening, local officials confirmed Thursday.
The incident took place while employees were on their way to a clinic in the Qadis district. Their vehicle... |
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US fighter jets involved in deadly training accident in New Mexico The US Air Force has launched an investigation into a training “mishap” that killed one airman and injured another.
The incident happened on Tuesday near Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico, when two F-16 Fighting Falcons fired an air-to-surface ordnance “on an active... |
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Russian cybersecurity experts arrested in US-linked treason case Two senior Russian cyber security officials along with a top anti-hacking expert have been arrested in a US-linked treason case.
A lawyer representing one of the suspects said on Wednesday that Sergei Mikhailov, the deputy head of the FSB's Centre for Information Security, and his deputy... |
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Saudi defense minister, new Pentagon chief discuss Mideast in 1st conversation US and Saudi defense chiefs have held their first phone call since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, exchanging views on the issues in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, who also serves as the kingdom’s... |
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SIGARs Afghanistan report to Trump admin offers bleak progress statistics The United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko has offered bleak progress statistics about Afghanistan in his latest report to President Donald Trump administration.
Sopko released the 269-page report days after the formation of the new US administration.
The... |
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Central Bank Sets Deadline To Hand In Defaced Banknotes The Central Bank of Afghanistan (CBA) on Wednesday announced that as from Nawroz, the bank will no longer accept tatty, torn or defaced banknotes. Members of the public can exchange these notes at any bank, said CBA officials. Banks will in turn give clients new notes. Based... |
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CEO Assures Helmand Residents Lashkargah Wont Fall To Taliban During a fleeting visit to Helmand this week, CEO Abdullah Abdullah assured residents that the provincial capital, Lashkargah, will not fall to militants and that other parts of the province will be cleared of insurgents.
“There is no possibility of the fall of this city [Lashkargah]. ... |
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Will US Congress Take Nuclear Button from Unpredictable Trump? US President Donald Trump's unpredictability and hasty decisions have alarmed lawmakers who have introduced legislation to bar him from unilaterally launching a nuclear strike.
Last Tuesday, Rep. Ted W. Lieu and Sen. Edward J. Markey, both Democrats, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would... |
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Militarys Violence Displaced 92,000 Muslims in Myanmar: UN Latest UN report on state inflicted violence against Muslim minority in Myanmar says 92,000 of Rohingyas have been displaced.
Based on the report the displacements were due to military operations in the region that claim to be fighting armed violence in the West Rakhine region.
The killing of nine... |
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Atta Noor Pushes For Role On National Stage Atta Mohammad Noor, one of Afghanistan's most powerful regional leaders, is negotiating with the president to join the central government -- a move which could change the political landscape ahead of elections due in 2019.
From his position as acting governor of the northern province of ... |
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Missile tests Irans inalienable defensive right: Qassemi Iran says missile tests are an “inalienable and absolute” right of the Islamic Republic in order to defend its security and national interests, stressing that no country or international body can have any say in this regard.
“I emphasize the Islamic Republic of Iran’s... |
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Dutch mosques shut doors after Quebec attack Four of the largest mosques in The Netherlands say they will shut their doors during major prayer meetings after six people were killed in attack on a Canadian mosque.
The decision came on Monday following an emergency council meeting of mosque leaders of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam,... |
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Trump showing signs of 'malignant narcissism': Psychologists Mental health professionals are warning that US President Donald Trump is showing "classic signs" of mental illness, including “malignant narcissism.”
For decades, psychologists and psychiatrists have kept silent about their diagnostic opinions of public figures in accordance with ethical... |
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Trump administration sending armored vehicles for Syria opposition The US has provided a Syria militant group with armored vehicles in defiance of warnings that the equipment may end up in the hands of Takfiri militants waging a campaign of death in the Arab country.
The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a multi-ethnic anti-government alliance,... |
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Yemen loses decade of health gains due to Saudi war: UN The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says Yemen has lost a decade in terms of growth in the public health sector due to the ongoing Saudi aggression against the impoverished country, voicing concern that many children are succumbing to malnutrition.
"Because of the crumbling... |
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All JCPOA signatories must remain committed to obligations: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says all signatories to the landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries must completely fulfill their commitments under the deal.
In a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani said the... |
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