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  China factor in Putin-Biden meeting

  Vladimir Terehov | Updated at 12:00am on June 25, 2021

  THE meeting between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, held on June 16 in Geneva, was...

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  Worldwide Covid-19 cases reach 180 million

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 02:33pm on June 24, 2021

  The global Covid-19 caseload is fast approaching the grim milestone of 180 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the...

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  UN General Assembly condemns 60-year-old US embargo on Cuba

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 01:10pm on June 24, 2021

  The UN General Assembly condemned the nearly 60-year-old US embargo on Cuba for the 29th year in a row on Wednesday, calling for it to...

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  Mexican authorities detain 240 US-bound migrants

  Agence France-Presse . Puebla | Updated at 12:32pm on June 24, 2021

  Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they had detained 240 US-bound migrants from Central America, including children, and deported 89 Cubans without proper documents...

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  Iran says it foils sabotage attack on atomic energy agency building

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran, Iran | Updated at 11:38pm on June 23, 2021

  Iran said it foiled a sabotage attack on Wednesday on an atomic energy agency building in a mysterious incident that comes as the US blocked...

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  US sees 'no better friend' than Germany

  Agence France-Presse . Berlin, Germany | Updated at 11:33pm on June 23, 2021

  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the United States had ‘no better friend’ than Germany as the two nations pledged a common front...

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  US web sites seizure unhelpful for N-talks: Iran

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 11:29pm on June 23, 2021

  Tehran warned Wednesday that Washington’s seizure of 33 web sites run by Iran-linked media was ‘not constructive’ for on-going talks on bringing the United States...

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  Four of Saudi hit squad that killed Khashoggi were trained in US: report

  Agence France-Presse . Washington, United States | Updated at 08:41pm on June 23, 2021

  Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had received paramilitary training in the United States that had...

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  Ex-policeman Adams ahead as New York votes for new mayor

  Agence France-Presse . New York, United States | Updated at 08:15pm on June 23, 2021

  Former policeman Eric Adams took the early lead in a New York City primary Tuesday that will all but certainly select the next mayor tasked...

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  Worldwide Covid-19 cases cross 179 million

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:27pm on June 23, 2021

  The Covid-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. The total caseload has now surged past 179 million...