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They are despicable, violent extremists: German Interior Minister compares G20 protesters to Islamic terrorists

They are despicable, violent extremists: German Interior Minister compares G20 protesters to Islamic terrorists

German Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere has compared violent protesters at the recent G20 summit in Hamburg to neo-Nazis and Islamic terrorists. The summit was marred with large scale protests, with reports of clashes with police taking place throughout. Speaking on July 10, De Maiziere called for harsh rulings against those arrested, and backed a European database for leftist extremism. Jul 10, 2017
Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi arrives in Mosul as victory is declared over Isis

Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi arrives in Mosul as victory is declared over Isis

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory against Isis. Iraqi security forces raised the national flag in the ruins of Mosuls Old City on July 9. The victory comes with a heavy toll on the Iraqi army with forces suffering 40% losses in the battle. Large parts of Mosul lie in ruins after eight months of fighting. Thousands of civilians were killed in clashes between Iraqi armed forces and Isis militants and more than one million of the citys inhabitants were displaced. Isis first seized Mosul in June 2014 and declared the beginning of an Islamic caliphate in its Old City. Jul 9, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

U.S. isolated on climate at summit of world leaders

The divide between the US president, elected on a pledge to put "America First", and the 19 other members of the club, including countries as diverse as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, was striking. Jul 9, 2017
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