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                            Serbia's prime minister suggested on Wednesday the creation of a standing army in Kosovo could provoke a military intervention. The predominantly ethnic Albanian Kosovo parliament is set to    					
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                            STOCKHOLM: Peace talks between Yemeni government representatives and a rebel delegation will begin on Thursday in Sweden, the UN announced.“The (UN special envoy) would like to announce the    					
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                            ORAN: The Catholic Church will on Saturday beatify in Algeria seven French monks and 12 other clergy killed during the country’s civil war, the first ceremony of its    					
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                            The US bid farewell to former President George HW Bush on Wednesday in a state funeral that brought together world dignitaries, US leaders and the 41st president's friends and    					
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                            The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature passed a sweeping measure early on Wednesday that takes power away from the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general and reduces how long early    					
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                            Nsukka, Nigeria - On a hot December afternoon in this southeastern town, a dry, dusty wind blows over the main entrance gate of the University of Nigeria campus.     					
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                            ORAN: The Catholic Church will on Saturday beatify in Algeria seven French monks and 12 other clergy killed during the country’s civil war, the first ceremony of its    					
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                            The Pope of Hope: Egypt’s Tawadros II on status of Copts, regional politics and Saudi reforms CAIRO: It was July 21, 1969, and Neil Armstrong had just taken    					
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                            In the suburbs of Montreal, Canada, Mutang Urud is a family man. But in Malaysia, he was a voice of resistance for the indigenous peoples of Sarawak. A    					
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                            Next year's climate talks were due to take place in Brazil, but that has now been reversed by the President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who has also made no secret    					
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                            Istanbul's chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and the deputy head of foreign intelligence on suspicion    					
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                            ORAN: The Catholic Church will on Saturday beatify in Algeria seven French monks and 12 other clergy killed during the country’s civil war, the first ceremony of its    					
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                            The United Nations continues in its push to improve the delivery of humanitarian aid with the opening of two offices in the Yemeni province of Taiz, Saudi state    					
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                            The United Nations continues in its push to improve the delivery of humanitarian aid with the opening of two offices in the Yemeni province of Taiz, Saudi state    					
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                            US President Donald Trump has criticised French President Emmanuel Macron following large-scale anti-government protests over high taxes. Trump posted several messages about the demonstrations on his Twitter account, claiming    					
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                            Filmmaker: Abdullah Chhadeh The ongoing conflict in Syria has forced not only Syrians, but Iraqis and Palestinian refugees out of the country and into Lebanon in search of    					
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                            UK academic Matthew Hedges has accused investigators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of subjecting him to psychological torture, and forcing him to give a false confession that    					
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                            UNITED NATIONS: Israel’s UN ambassador is predicting that a US-sponsored resolution condemning the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls Gaza, for launching rockets into Israel will be approved    					
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                            RIYADH: A Yemeni government delegation flew out of the Saudi capital Riyadh early Wednesday for high-stakes talks in Sweden with Houthi militia aimed at ending the country’s devastating    					
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                            MISRATA, LIBYA: Fifteen migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast after spending 12 days at sea without food or water, an Egyptian survivor said on    					
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                            Saudi Arabia's King Salman has invited Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to attend the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit set to take place in    					
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                            A shallow and powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the east coast of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, according to seismologists,prompting a tsunami alert and evacuations    					
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                            On November 25, Russia attacked and seized three Ukrainian gunboats and their crew while they were attempting to transit into the Sea of Azov through the Kerch Strait. The    					
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                            Exclusive: The Pope of Hope Egypt’s Tawadros II on status of Copts, regional politics and Saudi reforms CAIRO: It was July 21, 1969, and Neil Armstrong had just    					
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                            GENEVA: A growing number of migrants are flocking to Yemen, even as its dire humanitarian crisis deepens, with nearly 150,000 expected to arrive in the war-ravaged country in 2018,    					
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                            JERUSALEM: Thousands of Israeli women protested against domestic violence in a nationwide strike on Tuesday, calling for more action and state funding to deal with the problem. The    					
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                            The Chinese government says it will push forward trade negotiations with the United States in the next 90 days, expressing "confidence" that an agreement can be reached even    					
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