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Afghan reporter killed as government says ready for Taliban dialogue

An Afghan security forces member inspects a bus carrying local TV station employees that hit a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 30, 2020. /AP A bus belonging to a local Afghan TV stati

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Russia, Iran condemn U.S. cancellation of nuclear sanction waivers

A general view of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant /Reuters Russia said on Thursday the United States was acting in a dangerous and unpredictable way, after Washington withdrew from a key mi

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Some of Israel's Lebanon veterans still searching for help

Hezbollah fighters celebrating on the day the IDF left South Lebanon, May 24, 2000. /AP Two decades after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israeli veterans still deal with dark memories of the c

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High time now for action regarding HK national security legislation

The third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Grenville Cross, a senio

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10 European nations regret U.S. pulling out Open Skies Treaty

Photo taken on May 15, 2020 shows the live broadcast of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at a press briefing at the White House in Washington D.C., the United State

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Russia says ready for dialogue with U.S. on Open Skies treaty based on equality

Russia is open to dialogue with the United States on the Treaty on Open Skies, but only if it is based on equal rights and aimed at mutual consideration of interests an

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EU states vow to respect overflight treaty despite US plans

Ten European Union countries on Friday expressed regret at U.S. plans to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over more than 30 countries

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China expresses deep regret over U.S. withdrawing from Treaty on Open Skies

China expresses deep regret over the United States' decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies despite the opposition of the international community, Foreign M

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Japan prosecutor seen close to Abe quits in gambling scandal

A top Japanese prosecutor seen as close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted his resignation Thursday after a magazine reported he gambled on mahjong by evading a sta

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Fitbit launches a COVID-19 early detection study, and you can join from the Fitbit app

Fitbit’s activity-tracking wearable devices are already being used by a number of academic institutions to determine if they might be able to contribute to the early detection of COVID-19 and t

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Netflix to start cancelling inactive customers’ subscriptions

Netflix said Thursday it will ask users who have not watched anything on the on-demand video streaming service in a year or more if they wish to maintain their subscription — and will cancel th

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Chinese expedition further delays scaling Mt. Qomolangma summit

A Chinese mountaineering team has further delayed its plan to reach the peak of Mt. Qomolangma on May 22 due to bad weather conditions. Wang Yongfeng, vice director of

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U.S. envoy to press intra-Afghan peace talks after power-sharing deal

A senior U.S. envoy left for Doha and Kabul on Sunday to press Taliban and the Afghan government officials to open peace talks that the United States hopes will allow it to withdraw from Afghanistan,

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Is the future of WTO lingering on Washington's whim?

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland, July 25, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Kong Qingjiang is the dean of the School of In

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Is the future of WTO lingering on Washington's whim?

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland, July 25, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Kong Qingjiang is the dean of the School of In

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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

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Tianjin Tianhai club goes bankrupt, quits Chinese Super League

Tianjin Tianhai Football Club headquarter / VCG Chinese Super League (CSL) side Tianjin Tianhai, once home to Brazilian star Alexandre Pato and formerly coached by Fabio Cannavaro, have declar