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China ‘won’t stand by idly’ if US deploys missiles in Asia
The statement is issued as tensions between the two countries heat up because of an escalating trade war.
China has warned the United States that it would take unspecified countermeasures if Washington DC went ahead with plans to deploy ground-based missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.
Putin wants new arms talks with US to avoid ‘chaos’
Moscow has blamed Washington for unilaterally ending a nuclear treaty reached signed 1987.
Trump to address nation after US shootings leave 29 dead
Two shootings over the past weekend have sparked accusations that Trump’s rhetoric was part of the problem.
Trump proposes tighter gun control tied to immigration reform
‘We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!’ he tweeted.
Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores
When the company tweeted it was ‘in shock’ after the tragedy in El Paso, many Twitter users replied: ‘Stop selling guns.’
Drone strike kills dozens at wedding in Libya: reports
Al Jazeera learned that the victims were attending a wedding when the strike hit.
Afghan policeman opens fire on colleagues, kills seven – official
Provincial spokesperson Jamal Nasser Barekzai said the attacker fled the scene of the shooting.
India abolishes Kashmir’s special autonomy
Pakistan’s foreign ministry condemned the move as ‘illegal’.
Several dead, missing after typhoon Wipha slams into Vietnam
Up to 400 millimetres of rain was reported in northern Vietnam over the weekend.
Hong Kong leader says city on brink as protesters unleash travel chaos
The peak-hour efforts to lock down the transport sector follows two months of unprecedented and often violent unrest.
More hate-driven slaughter in the US
A man over the weekend allegedly killed 20 people and injured 26 others at a busy Walmart store in Texas in the US.
WATCH: Frenchman zips across English Channel on ‘flyboard’
Escorted by three helicopters, Zapata glided across the water in the early morning light.
Gunman kills 20 at Texas Walmart store in latest US mass shooting
A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in Texas, the latest mass shooting in the United States.
Agliotti denies Mauritius political, drugs scandal
Reports on Friday drew a connection between Agliotti and the owner of a boat that was to be used in transporting cannabis from Reunion Island.
July casualties in Afghanistan highest since May 2017: UNAMA
The figure is the highest in a single month since May 2017, UNAMA said in a statement released on Saturday.
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