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America Needs to Start Telling the Truth About Israel’s Nukes
New York Times 11 Aug 2021photo: AP
Sudan announces decision to hand over Bashir to ICC
The Arab Weekly 11 Aug 2021
KHARTOUM -. Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said on Wednesday. The “cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC,” Mahdi was quoted as saying by state media ... .
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Kremlin critic Navalny slapped with new criminal charges
Greenwood Commonwealth 11 Aug 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have levied new criminal charges against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part of a government crackdown on the corruption fighter and his beleaguered team ahead of Russia's upcoming parliamentary election ... The 45-year-old Navalny is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most ardent political foe ... The Sept ... .
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Taliban could take over Kabul in 90 days - U.S. intelligence
The Star 11 Aug 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban could isolate Afghanistan's capital Kabul in 30 days and potentially take it over in 90 days, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday, citing a U.S. intelligence assessment. Read full story ... .
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Julian Assange loses court battle to stop US expanding extradition appeal
The Guardian 11 Aug 2021
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Pablo Picasso artworks are leaving Las Vegas for auction block, may raise $100m
Hindustan Times 11 Aug 2021
The sale could fetch some $100 million and is thought to be the most valuable auction dedicated to Picasso that has ever been held. PUBLISHED ON AUG 11, 2021 07.17 PM IST ... The auction will take place on Oct. 23 in the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, where the works were on display, MGM Resorts and Sotheby's said on Wednesday ... ....
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Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban
The Wichita Eagle 11 Aug 2021photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo
Israel's home demolition policy: A form of ethnic cleansing
The New Arab 11 Aug 2021
In the early morning of 7 July, forces from the Israeli military and the so-called Israeli Civil Administration arrived at the Jordan Valley's Palestinian Bedouin community of Khirbet Humsa. Without warning, they began demolishing tents and other farming structures provided by the international community ... The broad spectrum of home demolitions ... ....
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China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Hauwei
Irish Independent 11 Aug 2021
A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing’s pressure campaign against the Canadian government over the arrest of an executive at tech giant Huawei ... Meng’s lawyers argue the case is politically motivated and what she is accused of is not a crime in Canada ... .
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Poland’s governing coalition in disarray as deputy PM sacked in row over media law
The Independent 11 Aug 2021
Poland's fragile governing coalition has been thrown into chaos after prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki sacked his deputy amid a row over media laws. Mr Morawiecki, leader of the ruling rightwing Law and Justice Party (PiS), ousted Agreement Party leader and former deputy PM Jaroslaw on Tuesday ... Additional reporting by Associated Press. .
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Russia, allies hold military drills near Afghanistan
TVNZ 11 Aug 2021
Troops from Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan today wrapped up their drills intended to simulate a joint response to potential security threats coming from Afghanistan. A Russian soldier looks through his sniper's rifle during joint military drills by Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the Harb-Maidon firing range. Source. Associated Press ... .
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Russian Army to Receive 2 More Mi-38 Helicopters by End of 2022 - Russian Helicopters
Urdu Point 11 Aug 2021
The contract for the supply of two more Mi-38s was signed at the Army-2020 forum ... ....
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Trudeau condemns Chinese court’s 11-year sentence in Canadian’s espionage case
The Irish Times 11 Aug 2021
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau said a Chinese court’s sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage on Wednesday was “absolutely unacceptable” and called for his immediate release ... “Thank you for all your support”, “I am in good spirits,” and “I want to get home.” ... –Reuters. .
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‘You are risking starting World War III’: Lukashenko hits out as US, UK levy sanctions
The News International 10 Aug 2021
Moscow. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday denounced Western sanctions as Washington and London levied new penalties against his authoritarian regime that has sought to snuff out all dissent in the ex-Soviet country a year after historic protests ... "You are risking starting World War III," he added ... "What repression?" Lukashenko asked ... .
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Pyongyang warns of 'serious security crisis' over US-Seoul drills
Urdu Point 11 Aug 2021
Seoul, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2021 ) .Seoul will face a "serious security crisis" for going ahead with its joint military drills with the United States, a senior Pyongyang official threatened Wednesday, saying the South had missed its opportunity to improve inter-Korean ties ... But Kim Yo Jong said ... ....
