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German police clash with Kurdish protesters in Düsseldorf

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German police clash with Kurdish protesters in Düsseldorf

Clashes between police and Kurdish protesters occurred over banned PKK symbols. Germany has taken a harder line against PKK symbols in response to criticism from Turkey. German police clashed with Kurdish demonstrators protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the western city of Düsseldorf on Saturday. The violence erupted when police warned protesters to […]

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Iraqi troops have no orders to follow IS militants in Syria: Military official

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Iraqi troops have no orders to follow IS militants in Syria: Military official

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell has said Iraqi troops do not have orders to follow Islamic State militants in Syria. Iraqi army forces entering Kirkuk to retake the province from Kurdish troops. “It’s planned for Iraqi operations to end after controlling Iraqi international borders,” Saad al-Jayashi, head of the cell, told Al-Hurra […]

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Donald Trump warns ‘dictators’ as Japan visit launches Asia tour

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Donald Trump warns ‘dictators’ as Japan visit launches Asia tour

President refers indirectly to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un while addressing US troops at Yokota air base before joining Japanese PM for golf Play Video  Donald Trump has begun a tour of Asia with a warning that “no dictator” should underestimate America, in a thinly veiled reference to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. “No one, no […]

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Saudi Arabia detains 10 princes, dozens of former ministers

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Saudi Arabia detains 10 princes, dozens of former ministers

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2017 (Reuters Photo) Saudi Arabia has detained 10 princes and dozens of former ministers through its newly formed anti-corruption committee, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources. The new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed […]

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China:Nation’s top military body appoints new general

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China:Nation’s top military body appoints new general

Xi Jinping (center), chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo with Zhang Shengmin (first left), chief of the CMC Discipline Inspection Commission, after a promotion ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. The CMC promoted Zhang to the rank of general on Thursday.LI GANG / XINHUA Zhang Shengmin, the top anti-corruption official in […]

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Trump heads to Japan with N Korea on his mind

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Trump heads to Japan with N Korea on his mind

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Japan on the first stop of his five-nation tour of Asia on Sunday, looking to present a united front with the Japanese against North Korea as tensions run high over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests. Metropolitan police officers check outside the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo on Saturday, […]

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Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh

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Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a loud explosion in Riyadh, saying they fired a long-range ballistic missile that travelled more than 800km over the border with Saudi Arabia. Over 10,000 have died since Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen’s war [Courtesy of Al Masirah] A spokesman for the rebels told Al Jazeera they launched a Burkan 2-H […]

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N Koreans in Japan loyal to roots amid discrimination

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N Koreans in Japan loyal to roots amid discrimination

The children, gathered in rows on a school field in Tokyo, crouch and then reach up in unison, waving red, white and blue banners to form a North Korean flag as the school band plays an emotional rendition of a song for their “motherland.” Sudents attend a Japanese language class at a Tokyo Korean high […]

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Puigdemont calls for a joint candidature for December 21 elections

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Puigdemont calls for a joint candidature for December 21 elections

The dismissed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, called for a joint and transversal candidature including all pro-independence parties for December 21 elections. Puigdemont stated that the December 21 elections called by the Spanish Government through Article 155 are “an opportunity to defeat unionism” and a “decisive election between democracy and imposition.” “This is the moment for all democrats to unite. […]

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Russia works on MiG-41 doomsday fighter jet

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Russia works on MiG-41 doomsday fighter jet

The new MiG-41 fighter jet, which is being developed in Russia, is likely to be put to test in 2020. At the same time, the MiG-31 interceptor aircraft that are now in service will not become obsolete before the 2030s. On October 26, MiG-31BM long-range interceptors covered missile-dangerous destinations during air force exercises in the polar […]

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