World
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Pentagon chief warns China rejecting US ‘world order’
Feb 15, 2020 14:55US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has warned that China is pursuing aggressive economic and military policies at the expense of other nations and challenging the “international order” established by Washington.
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Fired US ambassador to Ukraine slams US diplomacy as 'amoral'
Feb 15, 2020 14:52The former US ambassador to Ukraine who was fired by President Donald Trump and testified in Congress during Trump’s impeachment probe has criticized US foreign policy as "amoral" and based on threats.
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Germany dismantles terror group planning to attack Muslims
Feb 15, 2020 14:34German police have dismantled a far-right terrorist group that was planning to attack Muslims, asylum seekers and politicians, arresting 12 suspects, including one of its own officers.
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Trump claims he has ‘legal right’ to interfere in criminal cases
Feb 15, 2020 09:15US President Donald Trump dismissed rare criticism from his attorney general Friday, tweeting that he has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases whenever he likes.
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Boris Johnson cancelled trip to White House after Trump slammed the phone down on him
Feb 15, 2020 08:35Prime Minister Johnson had been due to visit Washington shortly after his election victory in December, however, the visit has been postponed many times over disagreements between the two leaders regarding Iran, Huawei and the extradition of Anne Sacoolas, the CIA agent accused of killing British teenager, Harry Dunn, in a Northamptonshire road accident.
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China rejects Pompeo’s remarks about Chinese infiltration into US government
Feb 15, 2020 08:09China’s Foreign Ministry has rejected recent remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, calling on Washington to stop slandering China’s political system.
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Venezuela files lawsuit against US at ICC over unilateral sanctions
Feb 15, 2020 07:58Venezuela has filed a lawsuit against the United States at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Washington's sanctions decried by Caracas as "crimes against humanity.”
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China coronavirus death toll exceeds 1,500, over 140 die in single day
Feb 15, 2020 07:50The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 1,523 as of the end of Friday, after 143 people died over the course of the day, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday morning.
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Algerians keep up protests a year after demonstrations began
Feb 14, 2020 17:37Thousands of Algerians marched on Friday, a year since the start of weekly protests calling for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite, an end to corruption, and the army's withdrawal from politics.
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China rejects Pompeo’s remarks about Chinese infiltration into US government
Feb 14, 2020 16:49China’s Foreign Ministry has rejected recent remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, calling on Washington to stop slandering China’s political system.