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Italians hold large rally in Rome in solidarity with Palestinians On Saturday, thousands of people flooded Piazza dellEsquilino, a square in the heart of the Italian capital, to voice their support for Palestinians facing relentless lethal bombing campaigns by the Israeli military over the past days.
The initiative dubbed "Save Jerusalem al-Quds from ethnic cleansing"... |
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US, Greece plan to expand military cooperation in Mediterranean The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) arrives at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Bay, Greece, August 18, 2020. (File photo)
The US and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a bid to facilitate expanded American military operations in the... |
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France bans march for Palestine Demonstrators march during a banned protest in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Paris, France, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo)
"Israel murderer, France complicit"; thats the main slogan shouted by thousands of mainly young people in a march around Barbès, the popular north of... |
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US Budget deficit hits record $1.9 trillion in current fiscal year File photo of US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen
The US budget deficit has hit a record $1.9 trillion just in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, according to the Treasury Departments monthly budget report.
It marks nearly a three-percent increase compared to the same time... |
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New species of crested dinosaur identified in Mexico A team of palaeontologists in Mexico have identified a new species of dinosaur after finding its 72 million-year-old fossilized remains almost a decade ago, Mexicos National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Thursday.
Reuters reported the new species, named Tlatolophus galorum,... |
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China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the Red Planet.
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft landed on a site on a vast plain known as Utopia Planitia,... |
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Ghani Seeks European Allies Role to Get Pakistan On Board As US and coalition forces are withdrawing from the country and the peace talks have stalled amidst a sharp increase in violence, President Ashraf Ghani has emphasized the need for a decision on peace by the region and for Europes further role to "get Pakistan on board."
Quoted in an interview by... |
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Fighting resumes in Afghanistan after three-day ceasefire ends The Afghan Army has launched offensives and started clearance operations in the south western parts of the country after the three-day Eid ceasefire ended at midnight Saturday.
The 215th Maiwand Military Corps said in a statement, operations were launched simultaneously in besieged western areas of... |
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Israeli intelligence sends threatening text to Palestinians: Report Palestinians sit by a barricade at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem al-Quds on May 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A report says the Israeli intelligence has sent a threatening text message to scores of Palestinians, warning them against taking part in anti-Israel protests.
An Israeli plan for the... |
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EU court scorns German firm over Iran contract EU legal advisor criticizes German company Telekom Deutschland for termination of contract with Iranian bank.
An opinion provided by the European Unions top court to German judges says that termination of a contract involving Bank Melli Iran by a major German company over fears of US sanctions was... |
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UK maintains deafening silence on Israeli onslaught on Gaza Dominic Raab (L) has confirmed he has had a phone call with Israeli foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi (R)
More than two days into Israels assault on the Gaza Strip and the UK government has to yet to comment, let alone condemn, Israels relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave.
Foreign Secretary,... |
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Erdogan calls on international community to give Israel strong lesson Fire rages at sunrise in Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, May 12, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced Israels attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem al-Quds and the besieged Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to give... |
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Ceasefire in Afghanistan to Start Wednesday at Midnight A three-day nationwide ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban is expected to begin on midnight Wednesday.
The Talibans spokesman told, the ceasefire is not to continue after the three days of Eid-ul-Fitr, which begins on Thursday.
However, the public has urged the Taliban to agree... |
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Tehran Azadi Tower lit up with colors of Afghan flag in honor of Kabul school victims The photo shows the screening of the Afghan flag on the Azadi Tower in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
In solidarity with Afghanistan and the victims of the recent brutal terrorist attack targeting a girls school in Kabul, the iconic Azadi Tower in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has been lit up with the... |
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Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy filing, letting New York seek dissolution A man inspects a handgun inside of the Beretta booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, April 28, 2019. (Reuters photo)
A US federal judge has ruled the National Rifle Association cannot use a bankruptcy case to relocate to gun-friendly Texas from... |
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Israel rains down bombs on Gaza, resistance responds with rocket barrage Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City near Barcelona Park and multiple government places, one of the biggest air strikes on the Gaza Strip, early on Wednesday. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinian resistance group have fired a barrage of rockets at the Israeli-occupied cities in response to the... |
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Deputy Leader of Taliban Splinter Group Wounded in Herat Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, was wounded in a clash in western Herat province on Tuesday evening, sources said.
Local officials have not commented on the report.
The clash happened at around 10 pm local time in Guzara district in Herat... |
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Psaki raps violence on both communities amid Israel aggression Palestinian demonstrators run away from the gas fired by Israeli soldiers during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem al-Quds, near the illegal settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on May 12, 2021. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has... |
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Hamas is ready for every scenario, Haniyeh tells Israel Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas
The head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned Israel against escalating tensions in the besieged Gaza strip, saying the resistance front is ready for any scenario... |
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Gathering outside Afghan embassy in Tehran to condemn Kabul deadly school attack A demonstration has been held in the Iranian capital to condemn Saturdays multiple explosions in Kabul that killed scores of people, most of them little girls. Demonstrators gathered outside the Afghan embassy to express solidarity with Afghanistan.
Messages of sympathy with the Afghan nation echoed... |
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Amnesty International demands end to Israels brutal repression of Palestinians in al-Quds Israeli forces deploy al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds on May 10, 2021 during clashes with Palestinian protesters. (Photo by AFP)
Amnesty International has called for the cessation of the repeated, unwarranted and excessive force used by Israeli forces against Palestinian... |
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Russia denies any link to cyberattack on US fuel pipeline Fuel tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline Baltimore Delivery in Baltimore, Maryland, the US, on May 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has denied involvement in a cyberattack that led to the shutdown of the biggest US fuel pipeline operated by the Colonial Pipeline Company.
"Russia has nothing to do... |
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South Africa warns of vaccine apartheid amid hoarding by rich nations In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021, vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are seen at the Belisario Porras school San Francisco neighbourhood in Panama City. (Photo by AFP)
South Africas president has warned of "vaccine apartheid" as millions of people in poor countries are dying of the coronavirus... |
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US gas prices head for highest in years as hacked key pipeline shut US gas shortages have led to fears of spiking prices. (Photo by Getty)
US gas prices could soon be headed for the highest level since 2014 due to a cyberattack that crippled the countrys biggest fuel pipeline system, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
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Roadside bomb hits US logistics convoy in western Iraq US military vehicles at Ain al-Assad airbase in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A roadside bomb attack has struck a convoy carrying logistical equipment belonging to the US military in Iraqs western province of al-Anbar.
A source told Shafaq news agency that "an explosive... |
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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Hunter Maltz, a fish technician for the Yurok tribe, pushes a jet boat into the low water of the Klamath River at the confluence of the Klamath River and Blue Creek as Keith Parker, as a Yurok tribal fisheries biologist, watches near Klamath, Calif., in Humboldt County.... |
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Khalilzad calls for peace talks; warns against military solution Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special peace envoy for Afghanistan, has said the level of violence in Afghanistan is too high and that peace talks need to resume as soon as possible.
"Both sides have to be realistic about finding common ground. If there is no peace agreement, the alternative is not a... |
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Death toll from Kabul school bombing rises to 85 The office of Afghanistans Second Vice President Sarwar Danish confirmed on Monday that the death toll in the deadly school bombing on Saturday has risen to 85.
Speaking to Ariana News, an official from Danishs office said 85 people had died and over 150 were wounded.
The deadly bombing targeted... |
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13 Civilians Killed in Zabul, Parwan Blasts At least 13 civilians were killed and 42 more were wounded in separate roadside bomb blasts in Zabul and Parwan provinces, Ministry of Interior and officials said.
In Zabul, 11 civilians were killed and 28 more were wounded in a roadside bomb blast that targeted a passengers bus in Shahr-e-Safa district... |
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UK house price growth hits five-year high in April: Halifax Houses are seen painted in various colours in a residential street in London, Britain, May 15, 2019. (Reuters photo)
British house prices increased last month at the fastest annual rate for five years, helped by finance minister Rishi Sunaks extension of tax cut for buyers, mortgage lender Halifax... |
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