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WATCH: 456 balloons take to the skies in France for world record flight

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WATCH: 456 balloons take to the skies in France for world record flight

An astounding 456 hot air balloons took to the skies in eastern France on Friday, flying straight onto the pages of the record books. The spectacular scene took place at an air base in Chambley-Bussières under somewhat cloudy skies as part of Mondial Air Ballons, a gathering of hot air balloonists which takes place every […]

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Venezuelans Celebrate Chavez’s Birthday Amid Opposition Protest

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Venezuelans Celebrate Chavez’s Birthday Amid Opposition Protest

Thousands of Venezuelans gathered at the Mountain Barracks in Caracas on Friday to celebrate the 63 anniversary of the birth of deceased former President Hugo Chavez. Celebration events began at 9 a.m. local time in the central courtyard of the barracks, where rallies, performances and games are being held. Under the theme of “63 years […]

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Hamburg knife attack stokes refugee debate as German vote nears

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Hamburg knife attack stokes refugee debate as German vote nears

A volatile asylum debate looked set to reopen in Germany on Saturday weeks ahead of parliamentary elections, after a failed asylum seeker killed one person and wounded five with a knife in the northern city of Hamburg. Police are expected to offer further details about the incident at a midday (1000 GMT) press conference. Photo: […]

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Ability to strike more of U.S. feared as North Korean ICBM test splashes down off Hokkaido

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Ability to strike more of U.S. feared as North Korean ICBM test splashes down off Hokkaido

North Korea test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in less than a month late Friday, with experts concluding that the launch flew higher and longer than the first and now puts a large chunk of the United States — including Chicago and Los Angeles — within range of Pyongyang’s ever-improving weapons systems. Japan’s Defense Ministry […]

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US hits Iran with fresh sanctions over space launch(Aljazeer)

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US hits Iran with fresh sanctions over space launch(Aljazeer)

US accuses Iran of violating UN convention after launching a satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday. The US has hit Iran with new sanctions in response to its launch of a satellite-carrying rocket into space. The ballistic missiles sanctions, announced on Friday, target six Iranian subsidiaries of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, which the US treasury […]

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China holds grand gala for PLA 90th birthday celebration

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China holds grand gala for PLA 90th birthday celebration

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) — A grand gala was held in Beijing on Friday evening in celebration of the 90th birthday of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, state president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu […]

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S. Korea, US agree to open negotiations on missile guideline

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S. Korea, US agree to open negotiations on missile guideline

South Korea and the United States have agreed to open negotiations to revise a bilateral ballistic missile guideline to allow the former to develop a more powerful missile amid North Korea’s continued provocations, Seoul’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday. President Moon Jae-in instructed his government to begin bilateral consultations to rewrite the guideline […]

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North Korea says missile test shows all US within range (BBC)

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North Korea says missile test shows all US within range (BBC)

North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a “stern warning” for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks after North Korea’s first ICBM […]

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Sanctions retaliation: Russia tells US to cut embassy staff, stop using storage facilities

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Sanctions retaliation: Russia tells US to cut embassy staff, stop using storage facilities

Moscow has told the US to reduce the number of its diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 people, and is also halting the use of embassy storage facilities in the capital, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The retaliatory move comes after the US Congress approved new sanctions against Russia. READ MORE: US ambassador voices ‘strong […]

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Trump names Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Priebus

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Trump names Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Priebus

Donald Trump tweets that he has replaced Reince Priebus with homeland security secretary John Kelly as chief of staff. Trump tweets that John Kelly (R) will replace Reince Priebus (L) as White House chief of staff [Molly Riley/Mike Theiler/AFP] US President Donald Trump has announced that retired General John Kelly will be his new chief […]

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