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French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to return "without delay" 26 African artworks claimed by Benin, according to the president's office. The decision on Friday came shortly after
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The long-delayed and long-awaited race for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) presidency shifted into a new gear this week with the official launch of the candidates' electoral
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Pakistani authorities have arrested the leader of a religious party which had disrupted daily life with nationwide rallies following the acquittal of a Christian woman in a blasphemy
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BEIRUT: Two activists critical of both the regime and militancy were gunned down Friday in Syria’s last major rebel bastion in the northwest of the country, their radio
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Gunmen kill two activists in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province Updated 7 min 52 sec ago November 23, 2018 13:57 BEIRUT: Two activists critical of both the regime and
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TAWERGHA, Libya: Returning home after seven years in a camp for displaced people, Mahmoud Abou Al-Habel’s joy was eclipsed by pain when he surveyed his vandalized property in
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South Sudan plans to restart oil wells shut down after they were damaged by rebels five years ago. The oil wells have been leaking and contaminating local groundwater
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A late spring weather system, that sent a dust storm across Australia's New South Wales (NSW) region and its capital, Sydney, has caused damage through wind strength alone.
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Gunmen in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province have killed Raed Fares, a prominent activist who ran an independent radio station in the country's last opposition stronghold. Fares was shot on
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New York is trying to tackle the problem of homelessness in the school system. One in every 10 students in the city is classified as homeless, which is
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An explosion has ripped through a mosque inside an army base in Afghanistan's volatile eastern Khost province, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. The explosion targeted members of
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At least seven people, including children, have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after heavy rains triggered flash floods in northern Iraq. Officials
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ISTANBUL: The agreed roadmap between the United States and Turkey on Syria’s Manbij needs to be completed before the end of the year, Turkey’s foreign minister said on
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An explosion has ripped through a busy marketplace in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kalaya, killing at least 35 people, officials say. More than 55 people were wounded
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An estimated 650,000 Tunisians walked out on their jobs on Thursday staging the largest nationwide strike over wages in decades. Public sector workers have been demanding pay hikes
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When we arrived in Kiev, Ukraine's picturesque capital, there was tension in the air. The ongoing war with Russian-backed separatists, almost a thousand kilometres to the east, had
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Islamabad, Pakistan -- Armed gunmen have killed two policemen as they stormed the Chinese consulate in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, security officials say, in a raid claimed
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More than 3,500 people were prosecuted for pollution-related crimes in China in the first 10 months of the year, nearly 40 percent more than a year ago as
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is touring the Middle East in a bid drum up support as questions abound about how he'll be received in Argentina for the
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THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US
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Taipei, Taiwan - China is spreading "fake news" via social media to swing Taiwanese voters away from President Tsai Ing-wen's party and behind candidates more sympathetic to Beijing
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Turkey says it is still trying to maintain its relations with Riyadh in the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder. But its foreign minister says if Saudi Arabia fails to
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China and India are both keeping a close eye on the political situation in Sri Lanka. The island nation plunged into a constitutional crisis with two men claiming
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THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US
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THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US
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THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US
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President Donald Trump is threatening to close the US border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost
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