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ARABIAN GULF (April 8, 2014) - Patrol Coastal ships USS Tempest (PC 2), left, and USS Firebolt (PC 10), both assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron One, transit alongside one other during a formation exercise, April 8

US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Persian Gulf

A US Navy ship fired off warning shots toward a trio of Iranian military boats that came too close to American vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, authorities said. The three speed boats operated by the Iranian Islamic

President Joe Biden delivers remarks in a press event with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2021.

Biden distances himself from Trump and Obama foreign policies in first 100 days

President Joe Biden has sought to put himself at arm's length from mistakes his predecessors Barack Obama and Donald Trump made in the Middle East, embracing instead a cautious approach that has resonated with a US audience and balanced Washington’s interests during his first 100 days in office. Many of Mr Biden’s early national security actions have also illustrated a stark

A soldier supporting anti-government opposition groups carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher on a street in the Fagah area of Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, April 25, 2021.

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed calls for elections in bid to ease tensions

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed called early Wednesday (April 28) for elections and a return to dialogue after the extension of his mandate by two years sparked the country's worst political violence in years. The President, best known by his nickname Farmajo, addressed the nation at around 1am local time after hours of anticipation, with

President Joe Biden speaks after a tour of a Pfizer manufacturing site, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Portage

Tucker Carlson mocks Joe Biden for wearing a face mask on Zoom and says: 'Digital ...

Tucker Carlson has mocked Joe Biden for wearing a face mask on a Zoom call with other world leaders, joking that the U.S. president was concerned about catching 'digital COVID'. Carlson further noted that Biden, earlier on Tuesday, had announced

Protesters wave flags in a shopping mall during a protest against China's national security legislation for the city, in Hong Kong, Friday, May 29, 2020

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New immigration bill sparks fears of Hong Kong ‘exit ban’

Hong Kong’s legislature is set to discuss a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from entering or leaving the Chinese-ruled city. The government has dismissed the concerns as “complete nonsense,” saying the bill which will be debated on Wednesday merely aims to

In an April 2, 2021, photo released by the U.S. Navy, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel cuts in front of the U.S. Coast Guard ship

US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran

Read full article JON GAMBRELL28 April 2021, 4:10 am·3-min read FILE - This April 14, 2020, file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows the USS Firebolt in Manama, Bahrain. The Firebolt fired warning shots when vessels of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a recent patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (Spc. Cody

South Korea: Samsung heirs donate art to pay off inheritance tax bill

Members of Samsung's founding family said it was their "civic responsibility" to pay off a massive inheritance tax bill, after Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee passed away last year. ...

File - U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations following the implementation of Title 42 USC 265 at the northern and southern land borders. A U.S. Border Patrol agent uses personal protective equipment as he prepares to transport two individuals encountered near Naco, Ariz. on August 12, 2020

Homeland Security launching internal review to root out white supremacy in its ranks

The US Department of Homeland Security will perform an internal review to address the state of domestic violent extremism within its own ranks, the latest probe across federal law enforcement and US agencies in the wake of the Capitol insurrection amid a

A Carabinieri police officer wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 stands guard during the first hearing of a maxi-trial against more than 300 defendants of the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate, in a specially constructed bunker near the Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme, southern Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades

Witnesses will be asked to respond to claims the ’Ndrangheta has laundered billions of euros in City of London In a high-security, 1,000-capacity courtroom converted from a call centre, Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades is under way in Lamezia Terme, Calabria. About 900 witnesses are set

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

Xiplomacy: Xi's vision on promoting int'l development cooperation

BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- As the Exhibition of Achievements on China International Development Cooperation kicked off here on Monday, viewers can learn about China's endeavor in foreign assistance and development cooperation through abundant pictures on exhibition. While attending the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Activists and anti-coup protesters hang student uniforms on the wall of a school during a demonstration against the re-opening of the school by the government in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Ethnic allies of Myanmar resistance capture government base

Read full article GRANT PECK27 April 2021, 6:46 am·2-min read 1 / 2 Myanmar Activists and anti-coup protesters hang student uniforms on the wall of a school during a demonstration against the re-opening of the school by the government in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Demonstrations have continued in many parts of the country since Saturday's meeting of leaders

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Australia to halt direct passenger flights from India

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will suspend all direct passenger flights from India until May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, following a surge in COVID-19 infections in the world's second-most populous country. Read full story ...

Official portrait of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in US, Jan. 27, 2021

John Kerry Should Resign — Or Be Fired

The headline at Fox News could not be plainer. It reads: Iran’s foreign minister says John Kerry told him about Israeli covert operations in Syria Kerry has previously been accused of colluding with Iranian leaders to undermine Trump administration The story reports the following of the Obama secretary of state and now Biden climate change czar: Iranian foreign minister

Demonstrators waves Austrian flags during a protest against the government restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.

Austria: Antisemitic crimes hit record high in 2020

The Jewish Community of Vienna has found that right-wing ideology played a significant role behind Austria's antisemitic attacks. The number of antisemitic incidents in Austria surged last year to a record high since the Jewish community's official records began 19 years ago, a study showed on Monday. Reported incidents ranged from online abuse to physical attacks. The

Rodrigo Duterte Philippines President attends business forum at Lotte Hotel in Seoul

Duterte is Philippines' modern-day Lapulapu, says Roque

President Duterte is Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s modern-day Lapulapu, who resisted against imperial Spanish colonization, as he also revealed plans by the government to make April 27 Lapulapu Day. April 27 this year marks the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan in which Datu Lapulapu vanquished the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magella in hand to

European Parliament member Ioannis Lagos, who had been found guilty along with others of leading a criminal organization and face five to 15 years in prison, talks in a court session on his sentencing in Athens, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.

European Parliament lifts immunity of Golden Dawn lawmaker

European Parliament lawmakers have voted to waive the immunity of Greek delegate Ioannis Lagos. He was one of dozens convicted by a Greek court of running the far-right party Golden Dawn as a criminal organization. The European Parliament on Tuesday announced that members had voted to waive the immunity from prosecution of fellow delegate Ioannis Lagos. Lagos is one of 39

French President Emmanuel Macron attends the Paris Peace Forum at The Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.

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French President Emmanuel Macron posts in Hindi - to send medical equipment, ventilators, oxygen generators ...

In this time of crisis, France is standing by India as a true friend. French President Emmanuel Macron wrote a post in Hindi expressing solidarity with the people of India in these trying times. In a Facebook post only some time ago he wrote, "No one is

Palestinian women wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, to attend the first Friday prayers in al-Aqsa mosque, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Friday, April 16, 2021.

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international crimes of apartheid and persecution because of discriminatory policies toward Palestinians within its own borders and in the occupied territories. In a sweeping, 213-page report, the New York-based Human Rights Watch joins a growing number of

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliverers a statement at the airport city in Lod Israel, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019.

Netanyahu on Gaza rockets: Our enemies should not test us

Israel is ready to react to any developments, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after terrorists launched over 40 rockets at Israel in the past four days. "After the Security Cabinet meeting, we decided to prepare for every scenario," Netanyahu said. "That is the instruction that I and the defense minister gave." "I don't suggest

File - A woman holds a baby at Karatepe refugee camp, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, March 29, 2021.

UK accused of stranding vulnerable refugees after Brexit

The Home Office has been accused of failing to reunite vulnerable refugees who have the right to join family in the UK under EU law, leaving lone children and torture survivors stranded. The government faced widespread criticism when it announced that family reunion law would no longer apply after

Widow arrested over alleged murder of Japan's 'Don Juan'

Post-Brexit trade deal backed by European Parliament

Chad’s new leader calls for dialogue amid protests

US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Persian Gulf

Biden distances himself from Trump and Obama foreign policies in first 100 days

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed calls for elections in bid to ease tensions

Tucker Carlson mocks Joe Biden for wearing a face mask on Zoom and says: 'Digital ...

New immigration bill sparks fears of Hong Kong ‘exit ban’

US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran

South Korea: Samsung heirs donate art to pay off inheritance tax bill

Homeland Security launching internal review to root out white supremacy in its ranks

UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades

Xiplomacy: Xi's vision on promoting int'l development cooperation

Ethnic allies of Myanmar resistance capture government base

Australia to halt direct passenger flights from India

John Kerry Should Resign — Or Be Fired

Austria: Antisemitic crimes hit record high in 2020

Duterte is Philippines' modern-day Lapulapu, says Roque

European Parliament lifts immunity of Golden Dawn lawmaker

French President Emmanuel Macron posts in Hindi - to send medical equipment, ventilators, oxygen generators ...

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

Netanyahu on Gaza rockets: Our enemies should not test us

UK accused of stranding vulnerable refugees after Brexit

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