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The leaders of Turkey and Russia hold talks on Wednesday against the backdrop of the planned withdrawal of US troops from Syria, a proposed security zone in the
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Pakistan's cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has drawn fierce criticism for allegedly making racist remarks at a South African batsman during his team's loss in a One-Day International match
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The host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar, has secured the final spot in the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over the 2007 champions, Iraq. While
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JEDDAH: Jordan has appointed a chargé d'affaires to Syria in an upgrade of diplomatic ties. An unamed Jordanian diplomat with the ranking of advisor will begin work again at the Jordanian embassy
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TRIPOLI/GENEVA: The United Nations criticised European countries on Tuesday for not allowing migrants to disembark at safe ports, as Libya's coastguard said almost 500 migrants trying to reach
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BRUSSELS, DAMASCUS: Syria’s Bashar Assad has revoked special visas for EU diplomats and officials traveling regularly between Beirut and Damascus, complicating efforts to distribute aid to civil war victims,
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Russia's trust in its President Vladimir Putin has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, falling more than 33 percent, according to a recent poll conducted by the Russian-state
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Three men and a high-school student have been arrested for allegedly planning to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, authorities said on Tuesday. The Rochester-area residents
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN's envoy to the Mideast said Tuesday that peacekeepers in Lebanon have not been given access to tunnels stretching into Israel, which UN officials say
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN's envoy to the Mideast said Tuesday that peacekeepers in Lebanon have not been given access to tunnels stretching into Israel, which UN officials say
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ANKARA: A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government,
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Hong Kong is set to introduce a controversial bill to legislators that makes mocking the Chinese national anthem a criminal offence, with punishments of hefty fines and up
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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said a cleric linked to the 2002 Bali bombings would only be freed from imprisonment if he pledged loyalty to the state and its
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Nicolas Maduro says he has ordered a "revision" of Venezuela's diplomatic relations with the United States, accusing Washington of trying to force a coup after US Vice President
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KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in the capital’s twin city Omdurman on Tuesday protesting against the fatal wounding of a demonstrator last week,
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KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in the capital’s twin city Omdurman on Tuesday protesting against the fatal wounding of a demonstrator last week,
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GENEVA: UN aid agencies criticized European countries on Tuesday for not allowing migrants to disembark at safe ports, after more than 140 people rescued at sea were taken to
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's Conference of Rulers will meet on Thursday to decide which one of the country's nine sultans will become its next head of state,
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the US Congress on January 29 despite pressure
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A week-long strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end on Tuesday as the teachers'
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ANKARA: A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government,
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BEIRUT: A car bomb detonated in Syria's government-held city of Latakia on Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring several other people, Syrian state media reported.Footage carried on the
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BEIRUT: The death toll from Israel’s latest bombardment of military targets in Syria rose from 11 to 21, a war monitor said Tuesday, adding that most of those
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A car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the coastal Syrian city of Latakia, killing one civilian and wounding 14, state-run media reported. Tuesday's blast was the
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Zimbabwe's human rights commission is accusing security forces of systematic torture after recent protests turned violent. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is calling for a national dialogue to address the
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Afghanistan has been at war for much of the past 40 years. In 2001, the United States sent its troops into the country in response to the 9/11
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