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US approves major deal on hundreds of long-range missiles for Japan
Nov 18, 2023 09:15The United States has approved the sale of hundreds of long-range missiles to Japan, as Tokyo strives to boost its defenses despite fresh talks on easing tensions between Japan and China.
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Congresswoman Omar unveils resolution to block US arms sale to Israel
Nov 18, 2023 02:29US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has unveiled a resolution to block a $320 million arms sale to Israel, which has been carrying out a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza since October 7.
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Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnipro battle
Nov 17, 2023 11:54Russia's defense ministry says Ukrainian forces have suffered significant losses in the battle on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
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Intl. body seeks prosecution of Canada officials for complicity in Israeli war crimes
Nov 17, 2023 07:48An international advocacy group intends to seek prosecution of senior Canadian government officials for complicity in the Israeli regime's war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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IRGC chief: Israel, US facing a 'quagmire' in Gaza
Nov 17, 2023 04:12Chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Palestinian youths are adapting to new reality in Gaza, where Israel and the US are facing a "quagmire".
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Russia loads nuclear-capable ICBM into launch silo: Ministry
Nov 17, 2023 04:07Russia has loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo, the defense ministry says, two weeks after Moscow quit a global pact banning nuclear weapons tests.
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US ignores Israeli ‘war crimes’ for domestic policy concerns, says former official
Nov 16, 2023 11:33A former senior US State Department staffer has admitted that domestic policy concerns are leading US officials willfully to ignore Israeli “war crimes” and to suppress the opposition to arming the regime.
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'Peaceful' pro-Palestinian protesters face US Capitol police outside DNC headquarters
Nov 16, 2023 09:38US Capitol police officers have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, DC, as demonstrators say their call for a ceasefire in Gaza was "nonviolent".
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Biden hails ‘most productive’ talks with China’s Xi yet many critical issues not tackled
Nov 16, 2023 09:37US President Joe Biden has hailed the “most constructive and productive” talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on curbing illicit fentanyl and restoring military communications, although the pair did not tackle many critical issues lingering unresolved between Washington and Beijing.
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Israel’s Western backers ‘in no position’ to preach about human rights: Iran
Nov 16, 2023 09:36Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has censured Western countries for drafting and voting for an anti-Iran UN resolution, saying they are not qualified to preach about human rights.