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Pentagon: Alleged Houthi attack against US drone probed
Date: 2019-08-22 00:00:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:8072039
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has said that investigations are underway by a security team on reports that Iranian-backed Houthi rebels shot down a US drone over Yemen. "We are investigating reports of an attack by Iranian-backed ....
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Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Date: 2019-08-20 10:00:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:8069714
Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also said it will ban ads from state-backed media ....
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Release of Iranian tanker 'unfortunate': Pompeo
Date: 2019-08-20 07:30:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8069509
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Monday that it was unfortunate an Iranian oil tanker detained off Gibraltar had been allowed to leave. “It’s unfortunate that that happened,” Pompeo told Fox News Channel. ....
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US envoy urges biz efforts to mend ties with Japan
Date: 2019-08-20 07:28:35 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:8069507
The top US diplomat in South Korea called on leading local businessmen Tuesday to help repair Seoul's strained ties with Tokyo due to a trade spat, Yonhap news agency reported. US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris made the request at a ....
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US delivers 150 armored vehicles to Lebanon
Date: 2019-08-18 23:37:36 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:5 - ID:8068004
The US government delivered 150 new armored vehicles, weapons, radios, spare parts, and other equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces on Wednesday and Saturday. "These two shipments, valued at nearly $60 million, are a part of our ongoing, ....
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Iran ambassador to UK: Adrian Darya-1 expected to leave Gibraltar tonight
Date: 2019-08-18 23:36:51 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:8068003
Iranian ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad has expected Iranian tanker Adrian Darya-1 to leave the British territory of Gibraltar on Sunday night. The vessel was caught by the British Royal Marines in a stand-off between Tehran and the West ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Afghanistan's bombing
Date: 2019-08-18 18:26:02 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:8067857
Daesh terrorist group claimed on Sunday responsibility for the deadly bombing in west of Kabul city. The group issued a statement in Arabic saying the attack was carried out by suicide bomber Abu Asim Al-Pakistani, according to Khaama Press. ....
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Pakistan says 5 killed by Indian fire in Kashmir
Date: 2019-08-15 23:20:16 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:8064781
Pakistan’s military and police say “unprovoked firing” by India across the heavily militarized Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir has killed three soldiers and two civilians in separate incidents. The military said in a ....
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UK Home Office stabbing: Building cordoned off by armed police after knife attack
Date: 2019-08-15 23:18:50 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:8064780
The UK Home Office building has been cordoned off by armed police after a man was stabbed in an "unprovoked" attack, The Independent reported Thursday. Witnesses said the suspect had a long knife and a pet carrier that contained a ferret, which ....
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Gibraltar court orders release of Iranian tanker despite U.S. intervention
Date: 2019-08-15 19:06:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:8064697
Gibraltar’s Supreme Court ordered the release of an Iranian tanker that the British overseas territory impounded in July, according to a copy of the ruling, CNN reported. The decision could prompt Tehran to free a British-flagged vessel it ....
