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TEHRAN: An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol once occupied by the toppled statue of a slave trader. Marc Quinn created the likeness of Jen Reid, a protester photographed standing on the plinth after demonstrators pulled …

TEHRAN: China accused Britain on Wednesday of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei after the Chinese tech giant was blocked from working on a British next-generation mobile phone network. A government spokeswoman said Beijing will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retaliation. Washington accuses Huawei Technologies Ltd., …

The Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army tested a ballistic anti-ship missile in the South China Sea recently. According to the National Interest website, these tests came in the wake of the news issued last May that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had installed cruise missiles and surface-to-air …

The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, confirmed on Tuesday that it has taken proactive steps in securing its territory and the Jafra-Sirte air safety zone. According to the Russian website, Sputnik, a major step had been taken along the eastern border areas with Egypt, as …

TEHRAN: Authorities confirmed 36 more coronavirus infections at Camp Hansen on Japan’s Okinawa, taking to 136 the tally at US military bases on the island, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday. The outbreak emerged at the weekend, provoking the anger of the prefecture’s governor, who has called into question the US …

The US administrations have invariably been hiding the truth about incidents that somehow link to the country’s national security, a political analyst and former US Senate candidate says. Mark Dankof, who is also a broadcaster in San Antonio, Texas, made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on …

TEHRAN: A US Air Force F-16C Viper, assigned to the 49th Wing, crashed when conducting a landing at Holloman Air Force Base on Monday, according to the statement made by base officials. The incident took place at around 6 p.m. local time. The Air Force said that the pilot ejected …

TEHRAN: Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations criticized Washington’s attempts to extend an arms ban against Tehran while itself continues to sell weapons to the region. “The #US attempts to make arms #embargo against #Iran indefinite and comprehensive look extremely questionable in the light of US enormous arms supplies …

TEHRAN: Footage shows a massive blaze breaking out of one of the World Trade Center’s towers in the capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. The fire ignited at the massive tower, which is still under construction, on Monday. The flames triggered a large emergency services response as firefighters scrambled to extinguish …

TEHRAN:Former US Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Monday slammed the Trump administration’s recent attacks on the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, as “disgusting” on Monday. “Over 135,000 Americans have lost their lives and tens of millions have lost their jobs because Donald Trump spent the last …