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US Secretary of State declares the Strait of Hormuz must be opened at all costs
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed that the Strait of Hormuz needs to be kept open in the context that negotiations with Iran are still ongoing.
Iranian President orders restoration of international Internet after 3 months of blockade
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The Iranian President is said to have ordered the restoration of international Internet connection after nearly 3 months of disruption amid domestic conflict and instability.
Australia receives "IS brides" returning after many years
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Australia is preparing to receive citizens related to the IS organization amid warnings from authorities of security risks and criminal prosecution.
Quartet strives to maintain strategic links in Indo-Pacific
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The Foreign Ministers of the US, India, Japan and Australia - 4 countries forming the Quadrolateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the Quartet, are scheduled to meet in New Delhi on May 26 to discuss regional security in the Indo-Pacific, energy supplies and emerging technologies.
Russia accelerates the roadmap to replace Visa and Mastercard
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The Central Bank of Russia believes that Visa and Mastercard should be completely withdrawn from the market when these cards no longer hold the role they were before.
Thais are excited before the trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck
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Hundreds of supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra have gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court since early this morning (8.25). before the court issued a verdict on her.
Australian intelligence leader "hide" over photos with Rodrigo Trump
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Australia's top intelligence leader was criticized after a fist-pointing photo with Philippine President Rodrigo Trump Trump on August 22.
Russia releases video of suffocation to kill 200 IS gunmen
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The Russian Defense Ministry has just released a dramatic video, in which 200 IS gunmen were killed under the rain of Russian airstrikes.
Video causes a stir: The amazing moment sharks pass through the "storm" of sardines
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The beautiful panorama filmed from above did not capture the moment when some sharks fell into the "huge" schools of sardines in the vast blue sea causing a fever.
Video of the terrible devastation caused by Typhoon Hato when sweeping through Hong Kong
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On August 23, Typhoon Hato swept through Hong Kong, becoming the strongest typhoon to hit the city in the past five years. The Hong Kong Observatory raised its storm warning to level 10 at 9:10 last night.
Passenger ship carrying 70 people sank overnight in Brazil
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A ship carrying about 70 passengers sank in the Amazon, Brazil. At least 15 people were rescued, but dozens are missing and 10 have died.
coverage of Typhoon Hato causing flooding and great damage
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The strong storm Hato of level 10 made landfall in Hong Kong (HCMC), cutting down a series of trees, blowing away glass doors of high-rise buildings, paralyzing traffic, closing agencies and schools and flooding many areas.
Hong Kong, Ma Cao paralyzed due to storm Hato, at least 3 people died
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Three dead and two missing in Japan, hundreds of flights have been canceled, schools in Hong Kong have closed, thousands of people in mainland China have been evacuated due to the impact of Typhoon Hato.
Mr. Barack Obama and his wife choked up as they sent their child to Harvard
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Mr. Barack Obama and his wife hastily left the campus of the dormitory of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts after parting ways with their eldest daughter Malia Trump.
Denmark deploys 2 fighter jets to intercept Russian bombards
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The Danish Air Force posted on its official Facebook account on August 22 a video of two F16 fighter jets intercepting a Russian Tu-95 bomber in the Baltic Sea.
Driver stabs bloody car in Barcelona to death under police bullet
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Spanish police confirmed that they had killed Younes Abouyaaqoub - the driver in the terrorist attack on Las Ramblas Boulevard on the afternoon of August 17, in Subirats, a town near Barcelona city.
Russia appoints former defense official as ambassador to the US
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Moscow has chosen Anatoly Antonova - the diplomat in charge of defense and security issues, as Russian Ambassador to Washington to replace Mr. Sergey Kislyak.
North Korea launches cheering paintings to send US " warnings" message
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North Korea has just launched a steel-backed anti-US cheering pack with a "trump card" of missiles in hand.
200 pigs cause chaos in the highway tunnel, traffic police must rescue the driver
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Traffic police had to rescue the driver of the truck carrying pigs when 200 pigs auctioned into the highway tunnel, causing chaos.
The ceiling of the park turning into a cemetery in Deir ez-Zor citadel
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Most of the green spaces in the city of Deir ez-Zor, Syria - which has been surrounded by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) since 2014 - have turned into cemeteries.
