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Qatari emir due in Tehran for talks amid U.S. Iran tensions

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will travel to Tehran on Sunday for talks with senior Iranian officials, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. The Qatari emir is scheduled to meet Iran

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Death toll climbs to 11 as storms sweep across southern U.S.

At least 11 people have been killed as powerful storms swept across southern parts of the United States, with winds, tornadoes and floods. Of the victims, one police officer and one firefighter were

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"Ip Man 4" China box office sales hit 1 bln yuan

The Chinese mainland box office sales of "Ip Man 4" shot past 1 billion yuan (about 144 million U.S. dollars) Saturday, according to figures from the China Movie Data

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Iran condemns U.S. new sanctions

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned new U.S. sanctions on some Iranian industrial companies and Iranian officials. On Friday, the United States imposed more

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Cuban president rejects U.S. extension of ban on flights

Tourists pose for a selfie in front of a tourist bus in the area of Old Havana, in Havana, capital of Cuba, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Joaquin Hernandez) On Friday, the U.S. government announced the s

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South Africa calls for peaceful resolution to U.S.-Iran tensions

FILE: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a peaceful resolution to the rising tension between the Un

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'China Sky Eye': FAST telescope starts formal operation

China's FAST is located in a naturally deep and round depression in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China's Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's lar

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Iran confirms "human error" in Ukrainian plane crash

Iran's armed forces on Saturday confirmed that an "unintentional" missile launch by the country's military was the cause of the Ukrainian International Airlines passen

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Security Council re-authorizes cross-border aid mechanism for Syrians

The UN Security Council on Friday re-authorized the cross-border aid mechanism for the Syrian people, which expires at midnight, after heated discussion. The 15-member

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S. Africa calls for peaceful resolution to U.S.-Iran tension

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a peaceful resolution to the rising tension between the United States and Iran, his office said on Friday. The p

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Trump claims 4 U.S. embassies targeted by Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the "imminent threat" from Iran might involve planned attacks on four U.S. embassies, U.S. media reported on Friday. "We will tell you that probably it was goin

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U.S. senators told to stop "meddling" in Philippine affairs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's aides on Friday told some members of the United States Senate to stop "meddling" in Philippine affairs, reminding the U.S. that the Philippines is an independe

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Iran confirms no missile hits Ukrainian plane before crash

The chief of Iran's Aviation Organization on Friday rejected reports that a missile hit the Ukrainian passenger plane in Tehran's airspace on Wednesday. "We are sure t

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Beijing accuses Washington of limiting AI software exports

The trade deal between China and the U.S. is moving closer to completion. China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed on Thursday that Vice-Premier Liu He will travel to Washington on Monday to sign the p

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Saudi Arabia condemns "Iran's violation of Iraqi sovereignty"

Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned Iran's attacks on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces as a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty", the official Saudi Press Agency reported. "

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U.S., Chinese businesspeople hope for brighter bilateral trade prospects

U.S. and Chinese businesspeople have expressed hopes that China-U.S. trade relations will move forward in a direction that will benefit both sides. On the sidelines of the 15th Anniversary and Lunar

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China says U.S. unilateral withdrawal from JCPOA is root cause of tensions

China says the unilateral withdrawal in 2018 of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known widely as the Iran nuclear deal, is the roo