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US attorney general appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden fraud probe
Aug 12, 2023 09:32US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel in the ongoing probe into fraud allegations against American president’s son Hunter Biden, amid growing scrutiny of his financial and business dealings.
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US slaps sanctions on Russian financial elite
Aug 12, 2023 05:04The United States has imposed sanctions on four Russian businessmen as means of trying to pile up pressure on Moscow over the latter's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
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Egypt rejects multiple US requests to arm Ukraine: Report
Aug 12, 2023 04:48Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly rejected multiple requests from the United States to send arms and military equipment to Ukraine.
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US Democratic lawmakers tellcorrupt judge to resign from Supreme Court
Aug 12, 2023 03:10US Democratic lawmakers have called on Justice Clarence Thomas to resign from his post as a Supreme Court justice.
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Contrary to claims by ‘bitter people’, Iran will have ‘full access’ to released assets: Marandi
Aug 11, 2023 12:43A senior Iranian political analyst says Tehran will have "full and direct" access to its funds illegally blocked in South Korea when they are released following a recent prisoner swap deal between Iran and the United States.
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China denounces US as world's 'biggest source of instability'
Aug 11, 2023 12:50The top Chinese diplomat has denounced the US confrontational policy towards Beijing, saying Washington’s actions lay bare the fact that America is now “the biggest source of instability.”
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Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, expected to rise
Aug 11, 2023 10:56A terrifying wildfire that left a historic Hawaiian town in charred ruins has killed at least 55 people, authorities said Thursday, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history.
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Iranian commander rebuffs US accusation Iran destabilizing region, says US 'master of world’s pirates'
Aug 11, 2023 10:03A senior Iranian commander has rebuffed US accusations that Iran is destabilizing the Persian Gulf region and instead branded Washington as the source of insecurity in the region and the “master of the world’s pirates.”
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Foreign Ministry: Release of South Korea-held Iranian funds underway
Aug 11, 2023 02:43Tehran has said that the process of release of $6 billion worth of Iran's funds that have been illegally blocked in South Korea under the pretext of US sanctions is underway.
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At least 36 killed as wildfires ravage US island state of Hawaii
Aug 10, 2023 11:52At least 36 people have been killed as fast-moving wildfires destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in the US island state of Hawaii.