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Iran says talks on nuclear deal to resume on Nov. 29

Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said on Wednesday that the Vienna nuclear talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint

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U.S., Britain blame Iran for Israeli-managed tanker attack off Oman

The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday that killed a Briton and a Roman

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High Court finds UK government acted unlawfully over contract

London's High Court has found that Britain's government acted unlawfully when it gave a contract to a public relations firm which local media said was run by friends of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's

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U.S. imposes sanctions against Myanmar officials, governing body

Photo taken on May 21, 2020 shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C., the United States. /Xinhua The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday announced fresh sanctions again

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London police refuse to resign over action to disperse mourners

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick leaves No.10 Downing Street in London, UK, August 12, 2019. /Reuters London police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday she was not considering res

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Man gets 4 years in jail for participating in 2019 Hong Kong riots

A Hong Kong court sentenced Chan Cho-ho, a 25-year-old man, to four years in jail on Monday for participating in violent clashes in the city on August 31, 2019.Chan, wh

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Former U.S. defense heads warn against military use on election claims

Ten former Secretaries of Defense are cautioning against the use of the military in pursuing claims over election fraud, in a rebuke against President Trump’s constant attempt to overturn the results

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Tony Chuang gets 4 months in jail for violating national security law

Tony Chung Hon-lam, the former convener of a separatist students' group, on Tuesday was sentenced to four months in prison for violating the national security law in th

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Pakistan to unblock TikTok after it vows to moderate content

Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality," the country's telecom authority s

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Iran says U.S. bid to trigger snapback mechanism "unlawful"

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday denounced the U.S. attempt to trigger snapback of UN sanctions on Iran as "unlawful." "All parties to the JCP

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China amends provisions on reference of suspected criminal cases to protect IPR

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has signed a State Council decree to publish a decision on amending the Provisions on Reference of Suspected Criminal Cases by Administrativ

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Hong Kong police stress respect for freedom of the press

Hong Kong police have reiterated that they always respect the freedom of the press, speech and publication, saying an operation on Monday was conducted in accordance w

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HK gov't to investigate illegal acts in opposition camp's so-called "primaries" for LegCo election

The organizer of the "primaries" vowed to veto the HKSAR government's budget after winning the election, according to the complaints. The bureau said the aim of the organizer may lead to committing th

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Targeted killing of Iran's General Soleimani by U.S. armed drone unlawful: UN report

Without an actual imminent threat to life, the targeted killing by U.S. armed drone of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq earlier this year was unlawful, a latest

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Smearing HKSAR national security law exposes double standards: experts

Chinese law experts said the smearing of a national security law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and oth

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China's Hunan punishes defendants for mafia-style crimes

Seventeen defendants were given sentences, ranging from the death penalty to prison terms, for mafia-style crimes in central China's Hunan Province on Monday, accordin

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Hong Kong police say 7 people charged for violence at metro station

Hong Kong police said on Tuesday that seven people have been charged with offenses including riot and unlawful assembly for their involvement in the violence at a metr