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Saudi ‘suspends’ planned talks with Qatar minutes after rulers’ contact
Saudi Arabia has suspended plans to hold talks with Qatar on how to resolve the ongoing crisis between Doha and four Arab states minutes after the Saudi crown prince and the Qatari ruler discussed the planned…
Journalist Fired After Exposing How CIA Sells Weapons to “Daesh”
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An investigative journalist who exposed how the CIA supplied $1 billion dollars worth of weapons to ISIS has been fired from her job after pressure from the government.
Bulgarian journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva…
Hurricane Harvey recovery cost estimated at $180bn: Texas gov.
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Up to $180 billion is needed for the relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which recently hit the United States’ Gulf region, says the Texas governor.
In an interview with CNN, Greg Abbott said on Sunday…
US, South Korean Presidents Agree to Adjust Deal on Ballistic Missiles
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US President Donald Trump and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in agreed,Friday, to adjust a bilateral deadl that restricts Seoul’s ballistic missile abilities after the North’s recent launch.
South Korean presidential spokesman…
Over 2,600 homes burned in Rohingya-majority Rakhine: Myanmar
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The Myanmar government says over 2,600 houses have been burned down over the past week in the Rohingya-majority areas of the country’s northwest, which have been the scene of one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence…
French labor reform protesters denounce Macron’s ‘assault on workers’ rights’
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Several hundred activists have taken to the streets of a Paris suburb, protesting against new labor reforms which will make it easier for companies to hire and fire workers, and accusing President Emmanuel Macron of failing to…
RT says ‘Youth gangs openly sell drugs, carry guns in Swedish no-go zones’ – local shopkeepe
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Swedish police have recently expanded their list of so-called “vulnerable areas,” where crime and extremism run rampant. RT talked to locals and observers about the problems in these troubled areas, widely known as “no-go…
Trump urges Salman to find solution to standoff with Qatar
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US President Donald Trump has called on Saudi King Salman and “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic solution to the regional standoff, according to the White House.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and…
Rohingyas flee crackdown in Myanmar in thousands
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A government crackdown in Myanmar has forced nearly 19,000 members of Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslim community to flee to neighboring Bangladesh in less than a week.
“As of last night, 18,500 people have come across” from…
Houston devastated by flooding; residents gird for more rains
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Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous US city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of several more days…