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European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora, Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi and Iran's ambassador to the U.N. nuclear watchdog Kazem Gharibabadi wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria May 1, 2021. EU Delegation in Vienna/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

17:21 GMT 18 June 2021 / updated: 17:40 GMT World

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Yossi Cohen look over documents in a photo posted on social media by Netanyahu on December 7, 2015, shortly after he named Cohen as the new Mossad chief

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The Makran expeditionary sea base and fuel ship and Sahand frigate.

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World
White House Reportedly Freezes $100 Mln Military Package to Ukraine
Originally, the package was planned as a response to what the US viewed as an aggressive Russian military build-up along Ukraine's border.
Last update: 16:59 GMT 18.06.2021
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World
America’s Top General Brushes Off Colleagues’ Claims About Imminent Chinese ‘Invasion’ of Taiwan
In March, then-US Forces Pacific commander Admiral Philip Davidson told lawmakers that China might invade Taiwan. His successor, Admiral John Aquilino, concurred with the assessment, and said the "Chinese threat" to Taiwan was “much closer to us than most think.”
Last update: 16:19 GMT 18.06.2021
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Latin America
How Failure of Peru's Neoliberal Model & Need for Industrial Growth Created Castillo's Phenomenon
On 15 June, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) of Peru announced that Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Peru Libre (Free Peru) party won the presidential election after all electoral voting records had been counted in the second round. How did the schoolteacher manage to rise to prominence and how could he change the face of Peru?
Last update: 14:33 GMT 18.06.2021
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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis Vow to Help ‘Defend Jerusalem’ in Regional Conflict With Israel
The Yemeni Shia militia is known for its extreme hostility to the Jewish State, with its oft-touted four-part slogan including the lines "Death to Israel" and "A Curse on the Jews."
Last update: 13:09 GMT 18.06.2021
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World
Russia to Withdraw From Open Skies Treaty on 18 December
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will officially withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty on 18 December, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that Moscow has notified the signatories of the agreement about its withdrawal.
Last update: 12:46 GMT 18.06.2021
12:46 GMT 18.06.2021
India
Alarm Bells Ring as COVID-19 Found in River and Lakes in India's Gujarat State
Concerns have been mounting in India over the contamination of rivers after more than a 100 dead bodies, presumed to be of COVID-19 victims, were found floating in the Ganges in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Last update: 11:05 GMT 18.06.2021
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UK
British Airways Plane Collapses Onto Nose at Heathrow Airport - Photo, Video
Eyewitnesses captured the consequences of an incident at London's best-known international airport involving a plane which had arrived from Moscow.
Last update: 10:21 GMT 18.06.2021
10:21 GMT 18.06.2021
India
Photos of Indian Cops Using Plastic Stools as Helmets During Uttar Pradesh Riots Spark Probe
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