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US unrest: Entire Buffalo police riot squad quit to back officers who shoved man

NEW YORK, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An entire tactical unit of a US police department has quit after two officers accused of brutality…

Mali: French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

PARIS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French forces have killed the leaderof Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, innorthern…

US: Pres Trump sparks controversy saying ‘great day’ for George Floyd

WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump sparked controversy Friday, calling it a “great day” for George Floyd, the…

US shares UN embargo bid on Iran with Russia

UNITED NATIONS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it had shared a draft UN resolution with rival Russia…

Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Dies

GAZA, June 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General, Ramadan Shalah, was declared dead by his group on…

Covid-19: US sues Chinese firm over half-million ‘fake’ N95 masks

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million…

Global race protests mark George Floyd’s death

WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taking a knee, chanting andignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydneyto London kicked off…

Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump

WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Joe Biden said he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and…

US Pres Trump threatens EU, China tariffs over lobster duties

BANGOR (Maine, US), June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs against the European Union and China…

US shows surprising employment recovery in May despite pandemic

WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US economy regained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped as…