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Trump faults China for coronavirus’ spread, says U.S. investigating
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened. “We’re doing very serious investigations … We are not
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White House memo says strike on Soleimani in response to past attacks
US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released yesterday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to
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Hours of forewarning saved US, Iraqi lives from Iran’s missile attack
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE: Nearly eight hours before Iran’s Jan 8 missile attack on US forces at bases in Iraq, American and Iraqi soldiers at Ain al-Asad air base scrambled to move personnel and weaponry to fortified bunkers, two Iraqi
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Boeing jet crashes in Iran with no survivors, security sources see technical cause
A Ukrainian airliner fell to earth in a fireball shortly after take-off from Tehran yesterday, killing all 176 people on board in a crash that sparked an international scramble to establish the cause. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800, en
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Iraq condemns US air strikes as unacceptable and dangerous
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi yesterday condemned US air strikes on bases of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran. The US
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US calls air strikes on Iraq and Syria ‘successful,’ warn more may come
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD: US officials yesterday said that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that “additional actions” may still be taken in the region to defend US interests. The US military carried out
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Pakistan, Bangladesh vow to stand behind Palestine
Pakistan and Bangladesh have rejected Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and reaffirmed their full support for Palestine, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting two separate statements by the two countries. Responding to a question regarding the announcement by the US
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US gets brickbats from allies, rivals at UN for supporting Israeli occupation
UNITED NATIONS: The United States yesterday defended itself at the United Nations against strong opposition from the European Union and other world powers to Trump administration’s declaration that it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be in violation of international
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US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters
The US Senate, in a unanimous vote, passed a legislation yesterday aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on pro-democracy protest movement that has gripped the Chinese-ruled financial centre for months. Following the voice vote by
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Dr M: US reversal on illegal Israeli settlements absurd
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the reversal of the United States’ position on Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is absurd, amounting to legalising land grabs by neighbours of the country. Commenting on reports quoting US
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