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QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia Republican primary
Image copyright Marjorie Taylor Greene Image caption Marjorie Taylor Greene is poised to be elected in November A US businesswoman who has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory has won the Republican nomination for a seat in the House of Representatives.Marjorie Taylor Greene is now expected to be elected in November to represent Georgia’s…
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US diplomats to leave consulate in Chengdu in tit-for-tat closures
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Crowds of curious locals gathered outside the US diplomatic mission American diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu, after a 72-hour deadline expired.China ordered the closure in response to the US closing the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas last week.Before Monday’s deadline, staff were seen…
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Two Iranians sentenced to 10 years for spying
Image copyright EPA Image caption One of the men, a dual Austrian-Iranian citizen, was arrested after flying to Tehran in 2019 Iran has sentenced two men to 10 years in jail for allegedly spying for foreign governments, the judiciary says.Massud Mossaheb was convicted of spying for Israeli and German intelligence over his senior role in…
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Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
Image copyright Getty Images/AFP A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington and Beijing.Jun Wei Yeo was charged with using his political consultancy in America as a front to collect information for Chinese intelligence, US officials say. Separately,…
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US military effectively bans Confederate flag with new policy
Image copyright Getty Images The Confederate flag can no longer be flown on US military properties after the Pentagon issued a new policy to reject displays of “divisive symbols”.Defence Secretary Mark Esper did not name the flag in a memo announcing the rules, but the policy effectively bans the secessionist banner.The Confederacy was the group…
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Paw Patrol: Cartoon not cancelled despite White House comments
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The cartoon which features dogs as police has confirmed it has not been cancelled Children’s programme Paw Patrol has not been cancelled, its makers have said, after the White House press secretary appeared to fall for rumours it had.Kayleigh McEnany said the cartoon about patrol dogs, some of whom…
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César Duarte: Fugitive Mexican ex-governor arrested in Miami
Image copyright Reuters Image caption César Duarte (pictured here in 2012) fled Mexico after he was accused of embezzlement César Duarte, a former Mexican state governor who became a fugitive, has been arrested in Miami after more than three years on the run.Mr Duarte, governor of Chihuahua until 2016, fled after he was accused of…
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Facebook removes Trump’s ‘Covid misinformation’ post
Image copyright Fox News Image caption A clip from President Trump’s Fox News interview was posted to his Facebook page Facebook and Twitter have penalised Donald Trump and his campaign for posts in which the president claimed children were “almost immune” to coronavirus.Facebook deleted the post – a clip from an interview Mr Trump gave…
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Portland protests: Oregon state files lawsuit against federal US government
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The lawsuit seeks a restraining order to stop federal agents detaining protesters in Portland The attorney general for the US state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters.There have been nightly protests against police brutality in Portland since the killing…
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Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says
Image copyright EPA Image caption A convoy carrying Qasem Soleimani was targeted by a US drone near Baghdad’s airport The US attack that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani violated international law, a UN expert says.Soleimani died along with nine other people in a drone strike near Baghdad airport in Iraq in January.A report by…
