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Fifth Death Reported In Iran As Violent Protests Over Water Shortages Continue

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:36
One person was shot dead in Iran during the eighth consecutive night of protests over severe water shortages, bringing the death toll in the unrest to at least five.
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Macron changes phone in wake of Israeli spyware reports

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:36
French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his phone and phone number in light of allegations that Israel's Pegasus spyware might have targeted him, a presidency official has said.
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Sherman: US Looks Forward to 'Reliable, Predictable and Constructive' Way Forward with North Korea

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:35
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Friday that Washington is waiting for North Korea's response to a proposal for resuming dialogue and looks forward to a "reliable, predictable and constructive way forward" with Pyongyang.
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Congressional Commission Asks Olympic Body to Postpone 2022 Beijing Winter Games

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:35
A bipartisan Congressional committee on China has asked the president of the International Olympic Committee to postpone and relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Games if China does not end its severe human rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Flood-Hit Henan Struggles in Disaster Aftermath With More Rain Coming

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:35
As flood-stricken residents of the central Chinese province of Henan scrambled to clean up following disastrous flooding in and around the provincial capital Zhengzhou, the meteorology bureau warned of more heavy rains brought in by Typhoon In-Fa, which is predicted to make landfall at the weekend.
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US 'Undeterred' Over China Sanctions

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:35
The White House said Friday that it is "undeterred" by the latest sanctions announced by China targeting several U.S. citizens, which came days after Washington sanctioned seven Chinese officials over Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong.
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China won't accept US 'position of strength' in Sherman's Tianjin visit: FM

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:35
The US is not qualified to lecture China or interfere in Chinese affairs, nor is it qualified to say it deals with China from "a position of strength," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Friday, referring to US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's upcoming visit to China, as analysts noted that the results of her visit depend
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Ten Hong Kong Democrats Plead Guilty to Tiananmen Vigil Charges

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:34
Ten democratic politicians and activists have said they will plead guilty to 'illegal assembly' charges for attending a gathering marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong.
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Belarus Shuts Down More NGOs Amid Continued Crackdown

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:34
Belarus has forced the closure of 15 more nongovernmental organizations as strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's crackdown against pro-democracy activists, the independent media, and civil rights groups continues to intensify.
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The Week In Russia: A Crackdown Changes The Landscape

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:34
The crackdown that intensified upon opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's return to Russia six months ago appears to be expanding ahead of parliamentary elections at summer's end, with increasingly broad swaths of society in the crosshairs. The latest victims include a legal-aid organization and an independent media outlet whose investigations have irked the Kremlin.
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EU Condemns Russia's 'Unabated Crackdown' On Independent Media, NGOs

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:34
The European Union has urged Russia to stop its "unabated crackdown" on independent media outlets, journalists, and civil-society organizations, calling the clampdown ahead of parliamentary elections in September "particularly worrisome."
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Russia Adds News Outlet The Insider, Five Journalists To 'Foreign Agents' List

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:34
Russia's Justice Ministry has added the independent Latvia-based media outlet The Insider to its list of "foreign agents," along with five individual journalists including a freelance contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Xi inspects Lhasa in Tibet

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday made an inspection tour of Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Xi visits Tibet, first time in Party's, country's history

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region from Wednesday to Friday for the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, the first time in the history of the Party and the country, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
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U.S. Senate committee passes defense bill with Taiwan provisions

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
The United States Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes provisions aimed at strengthening the defense cooperation between the U.S. and Taiwan.
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Syria's air defense systems downed all missiles Israeli jets fired at Homs, says Russia

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
The Russian Defense Ministry says Syria's air defense systems intercepted and shot down all four guided missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during a recent aggression on the Arab country's central province of Homs.
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Over 1.5 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
More than 1.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission announced on Friday.
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U.S. Software Company Gets Key To Unlock Data Affected By Ransomware Attack

Globalsecurity.org - Sat, 24/07/2021 - 03:33
The U.S. company whose software was exploited in a recent global ransomware attack has received a universal key needed to decrypt the data belonging to the more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations affected by the attack.
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