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Julian Assange: The right decision for the wrong reason

Supporters of Julian Assange protest outside the Old Bailey as the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resumes in London, England, September 7, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:

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FIFA to hold virtual football awards, virus outbreak in Uruguay squad

Lionel Messi (L) of FC Barcelona and Argentina thumps up after winning The Best FIFA Men's Player award, along with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the award ceremony in Milan, Italy, Septembe

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Putin Wishes Trump Fast Coronavirus Recovery, Praises President's 'Stamina'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a get-well-soon telegram to President Donald Trump after the latter revealed that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested

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Amnesty International Halts Its Work in India Due to ‘Incessant Witch-Hunt’ by Modi Gov't

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has come under the scanner of Indian investigative agencies, which have also conducted raids on their offices in various

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'Tenet' rakes in 200 mln yuan in China as 'Mulan' set for release

Domestically-made war epic The Eight Hundred continued to dominate the box office in China this weekend, even after the highly anticipated sci-fi action film Tenet by Christopher Nolan hit theaters Fr

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Manhattan DA probing Trump and his business over more than 'hush-money' payments

Manhattan’s district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns was part of an investigation of “possibly extensiv

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Trump slams New York prosecutor's probe over his tax returns linked to Trump Organization

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called a New York City prosecutor's inquiry into his tax returns an attempt by Democrats to damage him in the election year. "This is just a continuation of t

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Israel's Netanyahu instructed to appear in court to answer corruption charges

Jerusalem District Court on Sunday instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appear in court on December 6 to answer corruption charges. The court said N

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Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

After a night of intense protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, dozens of Israeli demonstrators chained themselves together and briefly

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U.S. Supreme Court blocks House subpoenas, grants prosecutors access to Trump's financial records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked for now the Democrat-led House's subpoenas of President Donald Trump's financial records while granting Manhattan prosecutors access to them. The court rule

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U.S. Supreme Court rules over revealing president's financial records, Trump says "not fair"

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked for now the Democrat-led House subpoenas on President Donald Trump's financial records while granting Manhattan prosecutors access to obtain them. "Not fair

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Hollywood again delays release of 'Mulan,' 'Tenet'

The release dates for much-anticipated Hollywood blockbuster Mulan and spy drama Tenet have been pushed back again due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.Posters of upcoming Hollywood blockbuster Mulan and

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Disney postpones 'Mulan' release again to August

Disney's upcoming epic fantasy war drama film Mulan has been postponed again to August amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced on Friday.The China-set live-action film was first

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US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies is resigning

The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani abruptly left his pos

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Obama's shadow hangs heavy over U.S.'s November elections

A protester holding a poster stands in front of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., United States, February 3, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American politi

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Netanyahu presents new Israeli power-sharing gov't to parliament

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his new power-sharing government to the parliament on Sunday, breaking one and a half year of political stalemate.Und

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GOP senator rejects Trump's demand for Obama to testify on Russia probe

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that his predecessor, Barack Obama, should be called to