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Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ US defiance of intl. law as it eyes illegal ban on Tehran
Press TV 18 Sep 2020
Iran has warned against Washington’s “precarious” defiance of international law as the US has signaled that it seeks to illegally extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran ... UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo ... Azadi also slammed US accusations of terrorism, accusing Washington of backing government terrorism itself ... ....
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FBI director Wray says Russia is actively interfering in 2020 election to 'denigrate' Biden
CNN 18 Sep 2020
Trump's intelligence chief reverses decision to halt in-person election briefings for congressional committees ... Read More ... Election 101 ... "The threat is ongoing," Sen ... "My hope is that this report and the Committee's work will provide the American people with more insight into the threats facing our nation and the steps necessary to stop them." ... ....
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Taipei Scrambles Fighters to Monitor Chinese Jets That 'Crossed Mid Line of Taiwan Strait'
Sputnik 18 Sep 2020
Earlier this day, Beijing stated that it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, citing the need to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity ... ....
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Russia's space agency chief declares Venus a "Russian planet"
CBS News 17 Sep 2020
"We think that Venus is a Russian planet, so we shouldn't lag behind," Rogozin, a former deputy prime minister, told reporters on Tuesday ... Research published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy details British and American scientists' discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds around Venus, considered a potential sign of life on the planet. ....
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Clues to scale of Xinjiang labour operation emerge as China defends camps
The Guardian 18 Sep 2020
The Chinese Communist party government has defended its system of internment camps for Uighur and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, in a white paper that also revealed some details of the breadth of its labour program ... Experts say the practices amount to cultural genocide.....
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Patient dies after ransomware attack reroutes her to remote hospital
Ars Technica 17 Sep 2020photo: AP / Manish Swarup
Modi govt boosts defences on China frontier with new tunnels, roads, airstrips
Live Mint 18 Sep 2020
A tunnel nearing completion in the Indian Himalayas will slash by hours the time it takes troops to reach the Chinese border, part of an infrastructure blitz by New Delhi that is gathering pace since a bloody border clash ... "This tunnel and the other infrastructure plans change a lot for the troops," he told AFP. - Engineering feat - ... - Tanks - ... ....
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Joe Biden showed America a different kind of leadership
CNN 18 Sep 2020photo: AP / Bram Janssen
2 Turkish soldiers killed in North Iraq
Middle East Monitor 18 Sep 2020photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov
Russia demands Washington explains whether US facilitates terrorist attacks against Crimeans after NBC report
Russia Today 18 Sep 2020
Russia’s embassy in the US has demanded clarification after an unnamed American official was cited in a report stating that US forces are providing weapons to militant units in Crimea as they launch attacks on Russian troops ... “Unnamed US officials speak about their country’s support of terrorist activities in third countries....
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'I Was Drunk and Stupid': Danish Foreign Minister Apologises for Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl
Sputnik 18 Sep 2020
Jeppe Kofod called having sex with a 15-year-girl from his party's youth wing “the biggest mistake of his life” and admitted it would haunt his career. Still, the case had no legal repercussions and didn't stop him from making a spectacular political comeback ... I wish I could change that ... “It was the biggest mistake of my life, and I apologised then ... ....
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US accuses Hezbollah of stockpiling weapons and ammonium nitrate across Europe
Yahoo Daily News 18 Sep 2020
The US has accused Hezbollah of storing caches of weapons and ammonium nitrate for use in explosives across Europe in recent years, with the alleged aim of preparing for future attacks ordered by Iran ... Hezbollah is reported to have significant influence in the running of the port ... “We have reason to believe that this activity is still under way ... ....
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US Embassy in Kabul warns of extremist attacks against women
The Oklahoman 18 Sep 2020
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is warning that extremists groups are planning attacks against a “variety of targets” but are taking particular aim at women ... The "Taliban don't have any plans to carry out any such attacks," spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed told The Associated Press on Friday ... children’s agency ... Associated Press ... ....
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'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dies
Deutsche Welle 18 Sep 2020
Vietnam-war era journalist Groom wrote 16 books. His "Forrest Gump" bestseller and then the film, starring Tom Hanks, became iconic exposes of the American psyche. . Winston Groom has died at the age of 77 in his Alabama home in Fairhope, the town's mayor Karin Wilson posted on social media Friday ... "It's more subtle and more complicated." ... ....
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Somali president names newcomer Roble premier as elections loom
Yahoo Daily News 18 Sep 2020
By Abdi Sheikh. MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has picked political newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister, his office said on Friday, cementing power around the presidency ahead of elections due next year ... Young diaspora Somalis are coming home and construction in the capital is booming ... ....
