Chechnya kills militant tied to ISIS, deadly Moscow attacks
< 1 min read Moscow (AFP) – Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Wednesday that police had killed Aslan Byutukayev, alleged leader of ISIS terrorist
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US soldier charged with plotting ISIS attack on 9/11 memorial
2 mins read New York (AFP) – A US Army soldier was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to help ISIS fighters attack
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How world leaders are reacting to Joe Biden’s inauguration
3 mins read Reuters Here’s how world leaders are reacting to U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump. European Commission
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Pandemic could be WHO’s Chernobyl moment for reform -review panel
2 mins read London (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for much-needed reform of the World Health Organization just as
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Iran blacklists Trump, U.S. officials as his term nears end
< 1 min read Dubai (Reuters) – Iran blacklisted U.S. President Donald Trump and several current and former senior U.S. officials on Tuesday over
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UN urges Israel to ‘halt,’ ‘reverse’ new settlements in West Bank
< 1 min read United Nations (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Israel to “halt and reverse” its decision last week
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Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
< 1 min read Istanbul (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a
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Guatemalan security forces begin clearing U.S.-bound migrant caravan
2 mins read Guatemala (Reuters) – Guatemalan security forces on Monday began removing hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants from a road where they
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China to sanction U.S. officials for ‘nasty behaviour’ over Taiwan
2 mins read BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. officials who have engaged in “nasty behaviour” over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China’s Foreign Ministry
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Portugal’s health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge
2 mins read Lisbon (Reuters) – Portugal’s public health system is on the verge of collapsing as hospitals in the areas worst-affected by
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