#CNNBlackmail: Network blasted for ‘threatening’ Trump meme creator
CNN is being accused of blackmail and coercion after it seemingly threatened to expose the creator of the CNN meme recently shared by US President Donald Trump.
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N. Korea promises more ‘gift packages for Yankees’ after first ICBM test
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised more small and big “gift packages” for “the US imperialists” while he was pleased to observe the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, according to the North’s official state media.
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North Korea missile launch: Trump berates China on trade
Donald Trump has criticised China following North Korea's test of a long-range missile, condemning it for increasing trade with Pyongyang.
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Qatar's Antagonists Huddle on Next Steps as Deadline Expires
Arab nations isolating Qatar met in Egypt to discuss how to go forward, with no sign of compromise from either side on the day of a critical deadline.
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Kurdish YPG militia says Turkey 'declaring war' in northwest Syria
The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia told Reuters on Wednesday that Turkish military deployments near Kurdish-held areas of northwestern Syria amounted to a "a declaration of war", signaling the risk of a major confrontation.
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US congressman condemned for Auschwitz gas chamber video
Officials at Auschwitz have criticised a US congressman for making and voicing a video inside a gas chamber at the former Nazi death camp.
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Emirates Wins Laptop-Ban Exemption, Leaving Qatar Isolated
Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, said measures barring laptops from the cabins of aircraft departing its Dubai base for the U.S. have been lifted, leaving Qatar Airways as the only major carrier still affected by the ban.
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Turkey protesters stage long march against Erdogan
The movement began when Enis Berberoglu, an opposition MP from the Republican People's Party (CHP), was arrested for allegedly leaking documents purporting to show the Turkish government arming jihadists in Syria, which he denies.
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Most French think there are ‘too many foreigners,’ say ‘they don’t feel at home’ anymore – poll
According to an Ipsos survey, commissioned and published by Le Monde, 65 percent of French people believe that there are “too many foreigners” in France, while 60 percent say that they “don’t feel at home as they did before.”
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Gates urges to abandon generosity, impede migrants from reaching Europe
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on Europe to stop demonstrating generosity towards asylum seekers to avoid an overwhelming migrant influx. He also advises European states to make Africans’ way to the continent much more difficult.
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German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon before summit
German police used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters overnight in the port city of Hamburg where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading economies in a two-day summit starting on Friday.
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