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British Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed a so-called "meaningful vote" on her widely unpopular Brexit deal. May was expected to face a major defeat in the vote, which
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An Al Jazeera investigation has revealed close ties between a violent far-right group in the French city of Lille and Marine Le Pen's National Front (FN), despite a
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BEIRUT: US-backed Syrian fighters have pushed deeper into the Daesh group’s last remaining stronghold, capturing a hospital.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces entered the eastern Syrian town of Hajjin
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RIMBO, Sweden: The UN has proposed Yemen's Houthi militia withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control, according to
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DUBAI: The 40th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit will be held in the UAE, state-run WAM reported. The announcement was made in Riyadh, where the
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Meyomessala, Cameroon - Meyomessala is a small forest community in Cameroon's South Region among several settlements on the edge of a biodiversity-rich UNESCO World Heritage Conservation site, known as
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli has brought radical changes to the country since he came to power three years ago. He has introduced ways to save money, waged a
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I first met Eman Al Nafjan in October 2006, just before she took up blogging and activism. At that time she was still working as an English instructor at
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said on Saturday it had located another tunnel crossing into its territory from Lebanon, the second such find since launching an operation to expose and
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BAGHDAD: A year since Iraq announced “victory” over the Daesh group, the country finds itself in the throes of political and economic crises left unresolved during the long
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British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a parliamentary showdown on Tuesday over her Brexit deal. The proposal, which she has agreed with European leaders, has little support across
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Fast Facts November 19: Ghosn arrested over allegations of misconduct November 20: Renault names interim boss November 22: Nissan fires Ghosn November 26: Mitsubishi fires Ghosn November 29:
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Manila, Philippines - The whole country was watching as President Rodrigo Duterte decided last year to put Sung Kim, the ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, on the
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BAGHDAD: A year since Iraq announced “victory” over the Daesh group, the country finds itself in the throes of political and economic crises left unresolved during the long
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BAGHDAD: A year since Iraq announced “victory” over the Daesh group, the country finds itself in the throes of political and economic crises left unresolved during the long
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AMMAN: Jordan is to withdraw proposed amendments to a cybercrimes bill submitted to parliament that rights activists say would stifle freedom of expression, the government spokesman said on
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At least seven Jewish settlers have been wounded, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank, the army said. The settlers were standing by a
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Juba, South Sudan - A swell of laughs and chatter fills the air as Jemma* greets familiar faces inside Juba's cultural centre, one of the few spaces in
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River Plate battled back to beat arch Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time in an unforgettable and unique Copa Libertadores final second leg, played in Spain's capital,
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SERJILLA, Syria: Eight-year-old Maya Merhi had to struggle around a Syrian displaced persons camp on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans.But now the girl, who
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BEIRUT: Two European peace-building institutes have jointly published an Arabic-language manual aimed at promoting national dialogue in countries plagued by war and extremism. The Berghof Foundation, a not-for-profit
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RIMBO, SWEDEN: Houthi delegates at talks underway in Sweden to try end their country’s ruinous civil war reported progress on Saturday on the key issues of reopening the
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Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of China's telecom giant Huawei, has argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing fears for her health
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From campaigns to liberalise abortion laws in Ireland, Argentina and Poland, to the #MeToo movement and the controversy over the confirmation of Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the United States,
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The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has called for the perpetrators of the murder to be identified and put on trial. In an exclusive interview with
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ABU DHABI: The United States wants to continue support to the Arab coalition in Yemen’s war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian influence and Islamist
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London, United Kingdom - Thousands of demonstrators converged in London on Sunday for a pro-Brexit march, led by far-right figure Tommy Robinson. The "Brexit Betrayal" protest was advertised as
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