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France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2020
PARIS — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude ... French judicial authorities are investigating the killing as an Islamist terror attack ... .......
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Afghan Security Forces Announce Killing of 'Al-Qaeda Key Member' Abu Muhsin al-Masri
Sputnik 25 Oct 2020photo: US DoS / Ron Przysucha
US welcomes Estonian sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah
The National 25 Oct 2020
The United States has welcomed Estonia’s move to sanction Lebanon’s Hezbollah and recognise the militant group as a terrorist organisation, following similar moves by Germany and Lithuania earlier this year ... As well as a being a militia, Hezbollah also holds some power within the Lebanese government ... Read More ... It pointed to three key financiers ... ....
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Gunmen storm school in Cameroon, killing at least six children
Toronto Sun 24 Oct 2020
KUMBA — Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. tap here to see other videos from our team ... ....
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Ethiopia slams Trump for saying Egypt will ‘blow up’ Nile dam
South China Morning Post 24 Oct 2020
Ethiopia vowed on Saturday not to “cave in to aggressions of any kind” after US President ......
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France Deports Bosnians Who Shaved Daughter's Head Over Relationship With Serb
Radio Free Europe 24 Oct 2020
France has expelled family members of a Bosnian Muslim teenager who forcibly shaved her head because she wanted to marry a Christian Serbian man, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said ... The statement said that the teenager will be taken care of by French social services ... They were also barred from entering France for five years ... .......
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You don't need a search engine to see why Google won't lose this lawsuit
The Guardian 24 Oct 2020
So, in the dying days of Trump’s first term, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has finally taken Google to court ... Google’s initial response was predictable ... The DoJ’s lawsuit, apparently, “is deeply flawed ... .......
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Trump suggests Egypt may ‘blow up’ Ethiopia dam
Gulf News 24 Oct 2020
Washington. US President Donald Trump on Friday voiced anger at Ethiopia over its construction of a huge dam on the Nile River and appeared to suggest that Egypt may destroy it ... “They’ll end up blowing up the dam. And I said it and I say it loud and clear - they’ll blow up that dam. And they have to do something,” Trump said ... ....
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Boris Johnson condemned for ‘appalling’ Tory alliance with neo-Nazi and anti-Muslim parties across Europe
The Independent 24 Oct 2020
Boris Johnson is facing growing condemnation for an “appalling” Tory alliance with neo-Nazi and anti-Muslim parties across Europe, as a Conservative peer reveals how he has refused to act ... ....
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Several Detained During Women’s March in Minsk: Reports
The Daily Telegraph Australia 24 Oct 2020
Tsikhanouskaya and several of Lukashenko’s other political opponents fled the country following the election ... Credit. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful .......
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Opposition activist leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela
Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2020
MEDELLIN, Colombia — One of Venezuela’s most prominent oppositions activist has abandoned the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas and is leaving the country, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday ... He was released from prison and placed under house arrest after more than three years in a military jail ... .......
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Trump’s rallies have left a trail of Covid clusters across the United States, report says
The Independent 24 Oct 2020
Shelley Payne, director of the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas, told the paper that political rallies with their shouting and close contact were the perfect place to spread a virus. Those infected will take the virus back to their families, friends and colleagues, she said ... ....
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'I Voted for a Guy Named Trump' President Says in Florida Where Polling is Divided
Newsweek 24 Oct 2020
President Donald Trump has cast his ballot in the 2020 presidential election. The president voted at an early voting location in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday. First Lady Melania Trump did not accompany her husband to Palm Beach County's main library on Summit.......
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Investigation reveals just how dangerous Trump's rallies are for public health
Alternet 24 Oct 2020
An investigation into the latest accelerated spread of coronavirus in multiple states appears to be linked to President Donald Trump's string of campaign rallies over the last several weeks ... Now, USA Today has explained the extent of the spreads in several counties following the president's rallies ... The previous number of 8,069 jumped to 9,647 cases....
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Mark Kelly says it's not him dressed as Adolf Hitler for Halloween in yearbook photo
Yahoo Daily News 24 Oct 2020
Mark Kelly, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, said he was falsely accused of dressing up for Halloween decades ago as Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator responsible for World War II and the genocide of 6 million Jews ... The site did not quote anyone verifying the images were of Kelly ... Kelly's campaign called the article false ... More ... ....
