Tehran warns Israel
TEHRAN, Oct 17 (Reuters/AFP): The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Thursday against attacking the Islamic Republic in retaliation for a missile barrage as its arch-foe stepped up its offensive in Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah.Fears of wider conflict have increased as Israel plans its response to the...
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Trudeau accuses India of 'massive mistake' amid diplomatic row
TORONTO, Oct 17 (BBC): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of making a "massive mistake" that Canada could not ignore if Delhi was behind the death of a Sikh separatist leader last year on Canadian soil.Trudeau made the comments two days after Canadian officials accused India of being involved...
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Jan 06 US Capitol riots a 'day of love': Trump
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (BBC): Donald Trump has described the US Capitol riots of 6 January 2021 as a "day of love" during a campaign event just weeks before the presidential election.The former president claimed the thousands who travelled to Washington DC that day did so because "they thought the...
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Kamala grilled on Fox News on immigration
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters): Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration's handling of illegal immigration in a combative television interview on Wednesday, blaming Republicans for failing to pass a border security bill.Grilled by host Bret Baier on Fox News, Harris also defended President Joe Biden's mental fitness,...
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North Korean constitution now calls South 'hostile state'
PYONGYANG, Oct 17 (BBC): North Korea's constitution now defines the South as a "hostile state", according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang's recent constitutional revisions entailed.State newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported the change as an "inevitable and legitimate measure", at a time when tensions between the Koreas...
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UK foreign secy to visit China this week
BEIJING, Oct 17 (AFP): British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China this week, Beijing said Thursday, marking the first by a senior UK official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July.China and Britain are seeking to reset ties frayed in recent years by Beijing's security crackdown...
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