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TEHRAN -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the U.S. political pressures and economic sanctions are "all-out war" against the Islamic republic, Press TV reported on Sunday.

The United States has increased political and economic pressures against Iran which are unprecedented in the history of the country since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Rouhani said.

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said they launched a drone strike on Saudi Arabia's army in the Saudi border province of Asir on Sunday morning, Houthi-run TV al-Masirah reported.

"The Kasif-2K drone attacked a gathering of Saudi army in Rabu'ah town of Asir, killing dozens," the rebel TV said without providing further details.

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TIRANA -- Albanian President Ilir Meta called on protesters "to avoid acts of violence and confrontations" as they rallied on Saturday asking for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign and early general elections.

Opposition supporters gathered in front of the prime minister's office on a national protest called by the main opposition Democratic Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration. The opposition accuses the ruling Socialists of being corrupt.

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BRUSSELS -- "Future technologies like 5G will better safeguard Europe's social model and the European way of life," Abraham Liu, Huawei's chief representative to the EU institutions, said recently.

"May 9 is a special day for Europe. On that day back in 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman delivered a remarkable declaration that braced Europe for the future," said Liu on the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration on May 9. Enditem

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