CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) – Leading international coalition troops withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq on Sunday, handing it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, was the site of frequent Iranian-backed rocket attacks by …
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PHILO PHOTO: Brenton Tarrant, accused of murder in connection with mosque attacks, is seen in the dock during his performance in Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019. Mark Mitchell / New Zealand Herald / Pool via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) – The suspected white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim …
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KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Amid growing tensions with Beijing, the de facto US ambassador to Sino-Taiwanese Taiwan took part for the first time on Sunday in commemorating a major military clash and the last time Taiwanese armies fought went with China on a large scale. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen leaves …
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(Reuters) – The global death toll from coronavirus exceeded 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters census, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in deaths. Nearly 5,900 people die on average every 24 hours from COVID-19, according to Reuters calculations based on data from the past …
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, US, August 21, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview on Sunday mentioned the opportunity to disconnect the US economy from China, a …
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