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U.S. withdrawal from WHO "extraordinarily bad decision": Harvard expert

Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute Dr. Ashish Jha criticized the U.S. move to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, not

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Trump's withdrawal of U.S. from WHO "act of true senselessness": Nancy Pelosi

U.S. President Donald Trump's official withdrawal of the country from the World Health Organization (WHO) is "an act of true senselessness," U.S. House of Representativ

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U.S. official withdrawal from WHO triggers widespread criticism

After the Trump administration made formal its intention to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization (WHO), it drew criticisms from bipartisan lawmakers, medi

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U.S. WHO withdrawal damages global COVID-19 fight: spokesperson

Official withdrawal by the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a move that damages the global fight against COVID-19, a Chinese foreign ministry

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Commentary: Washington's irresponsible WHO departure betrays humanity

Washington officially notified the UN chief of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, an irresponsible move that will not only hurt America's own pandemic fight, but als

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Russia vows retaliation if rights under Open Skies treaty hurt

Russia will take retaliatory measures if there are attempts to limit its rights under the Treaty on Open Skies, after the United States decided to withdraw from the deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry

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Iran to boost Syria's air defenses as part of new military agreement

Iran will consolidate military relations with Syria, including enforcing and developing the Syrian air defenses in the face of Israeli strikes, as part of a "comprehen

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U.S. has notified UN chief of withdrawal from WHO: spokesman

A United Nations spokesman confirmed on Tuesday that the United States notified on Monday the UN secretary-general of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

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Anti-U.S. protest erupts in Syria's Hasakah

An anti-U.S. protest erupted in the countryside of Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Monday, state news agency SANA reported. Holding Syrian flags and poster

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Iran's De-Dollarisation Eased US Sanctions Pressure on Country, Foreign Minister Says

Washington introduced its unilateral sanctions against Iran in 2018 after withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The measure crippled Tehran's

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EU banks to take on Visa, Mastercard with new payments system

VCG Sixteen banks from Germany, France and three other euro zone countries on Thursday said a "truly European" payments system was expected to be up and running in 2022 to fully digitalize a r

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China to honor Korean War veterans with medals

China will bestow memorial medals upon Chinese People's Volunteer Army veterans in the 1950-53 Korean War to mark the 70th anniversary of their participation. The meda

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Pompeo urges UNSC to extend arms embargo on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to extend an arms embargo on Iran that expires in October. Speaking at a virtual UN

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China asks U.S. to stop unilateral sanctions on Iran

Video: Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, asks the United States to stop its illegal unilateral sanctions on Iran, and voices opposition

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Taliban say Afghan peace effort figured in video talks with Pompeo

The head of the Taliban's political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process, the Islamist group said on Tuesday, in a bid to

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Expert: WTO exit will punish the U.S., not China

View of a shopping street in Shanghai, China. /VCG The U.S.' withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) will do little to hurt China's economic growth, but will backfire on the U.S., s

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Mercenaries mobilized to support Libya's LNA forces in Sirte battle

As Libya's central coastal city Sirte faces a looming battle, thousands of foreign mercenaries associated with forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army(LNA), hav