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US-backed SDF militants abduct 9 Syrian civilians in Dayr al-Zawr amid growing public anger
Aug 11, 2020 16:57US-sponsored and Kurdish-led militants affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have abducted several civilians in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as public discontent grows over the presence and arbitrary practices of the militants and American military forces.
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Iran rejects ‘fabricated news’ on partial removal of the illegal sanctions
Aug 11, 2020 16:45Iran has dismissed as “news fabrication” recent media claims about a European initiative that calls for a temporary removal of the illegal US “non-targeted” sanctions on Tehran.
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Trump had 4 yrs for diplomacy with Iran, but opted to make worst mistakes: Govt. spox
Aug 11, 2020 13:03Tehran says US President Donald Trump had four years’ time during his tenure to initiate diplomacy with Iran, but he failed to grasp the opportunity and instead directed the White House to make “the worst of mistakes” in dealing with the Islamic Republic.
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Explosion hits US military convoy near Taji base north of Baghdad
Aug 11, 2020 11:19An explosive device has hit a US-led military convoy near the Taji base north of Iraq's capital Baghdad.
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US police violence - Georgia father pleads not to shoot his minors: Video
Aug 11, 2020 08:18There seems to be no end in sight for the police brutality and racial discrimination against people of color in the United States as new footage emerged in the US state of Georgia where a helpless father of five unarmed African American children desperately pleads with police officers not to shoot his kids.
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Iran’s UN envoy: Security Council must reject US bullying, unilateralism
Aug 11, 2020 06:28Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the world body’s Security Council must resist bullying efforts by the United States that aims to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic Republic.
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US court summons Saudi crown prince over alleged assassination attempt
Aug 11, 2020 06:10A court in the United States has summoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) based on a lawsuit initiated by a former senior Saudi intelligence official accusing the kingdom's de facto ruler of an assassination attempt against him.
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China sanctions 11 American officials over US moves against Hong Kong
Aug 11, 2020 05:59China has slapped sanctions on eleven US officials, in retaliation for similar measures by Washington against Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June.
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Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon over suspected collusion with foreign forces: Daily
Aug 10, 2020 14:01Police in Hong Kong have reportedly arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai, also a UK citizen, over suspected collusion with foreign forces.
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US man posing as Hong Kong activist disseminates anti-China propaganda
Aug 10, 2020 13:46A prominent Hong Kong pundit and anti-China activist named Kong Tsung-gan is in fact an American man with ties to Amnesty International and key Hong Kong separatist figures.