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Libya: GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms - 07/19/2020

Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a gateway to Libya's main oil terminals that the GNA says it plans to recapture from...

Iran government spokesman hopes protesters' death sentences reversed - 07/18/2020

Tehran - A spokesman for the Iranian government on Saturday expressed hope that the death sentence for three young Iranian protesters will be reversed in response to a massive outcry online. "Such a...

Jewish leader urges action against Hezbollah over Argentina bombing - 07/17/2020

Buenos Aires – Argentinians on Friday commemorated the anniversary of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre that claimed 85 lives in Buenos Aires.   Ariel Eichbaum, the head of the AMIA...

Cuomo slams Trump over coronavirus response - 07/17/2020

Albany, New York (tca/dpa) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, citing a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, took President Donald Trump to task Thursday over the...

Trump may seek details of Manhattan DA's investigation despite ruling - 07/17/2020

New York (tca/dpa) - President Donald Trump, fresh off losing a historic case before the Supreme Court over a subpoena for his tax returns, is still arguing he's entitled to special privileges as...

Israel sees record number of daily coronavirus infections - 07/16/2020

Tel Aviv - The daily number of coronavirus infections recorded in Israel has reached a record high, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Thursday. There were 1,758 new cases between...

Seven dead after reconnaissance plane crashes in eastern Turkey - 07/16/2020

Istanbul - Seven Turkish security personnel were killed after a reconnaissance plane crashed in the eastern city of Van, the interior minister said early on Thursday. Suleyman Soylu said on Twitter...

Slain analyst al-Hashemi’s final paper was set to expose Hezbollah’s Iraq network - 07/15/2020

Shortly before his assassination in Baghdad, Iraqi expert Hisham al-Hashemi told his friends about a study that he was working on. Based on declassified documents from Iraq’s military intelligence,...

Troubled WTO starts candidate hearings for top trade job - 07/15/2020

Geneva - The leadership race at the World Trade Organization (WTO) moves into full swing on Wednesday as the Geneva-based institution faces multiple crises. Hearings for the eight hopefuls who are...

Trump asked about black killings by police, points to white deaths - 07/15/2020

Washington - US President Donald Trump responded to a question on why black Americans are still dying at the hands of police by pointing to higher numbers of white people killed by law enforcement,...
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