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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said he regrets the continuation of conflict with other Arab states, but added that "crises will pass", outlining the nation's
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China's mass detention of ethnic Uighurs and its crackdown on civil liberties will likely figure high on the agenda on Tuesday when countries meet at the UN in
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China's spending on security-related construction in Xinjiang jumped in 2017 even as funds put towards vocational training declined amid claims the country is holding as many as one
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TEHRAN: US National Security Adviser John Bolton said there will be additional US sanctions on Iran after the Trump administration on Monday re-imposed oil and economic sanctions, but
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BAGHDAD: Explosions in several Shiite-majority districts in Iraq’s capital late Sunday killed six people, most of them civilians, and wounded several others, police and medical sources said.In northern
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MOSCOW: Russia said it deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, a few months after Moscow had reinforced its naval
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There are few more difficult places for a foreign journalist to report from China than Xinjiang. Especially now. Security has been bolstered amid a new campaign, which the
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An Afghan army officer penned an emotional letter of condolence to the family of an American military trainer and Utah mayor who was killed in an "insider attack"
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With midterms less than a day away, right-wing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's seven-year grip on the state could be slipping away. Walker and his opponent, Democrat Tony Evers,
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YARMUK: After years of fighting, crippling siege and bombardment, what was once the Palestinian diaspora’s largest urban settlement in southern Damascus has been reduced to a sea of
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JEDDAH: Battles raged on Monday around the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it was committed to de-escalating hostilities amid growing calls
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JEDDAH: Battles raged on Monday around the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it was committed to de-escalating hostilities amid growing calls
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NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled a widely-condemned anti-immigrant ad by President Donald Trump's campaign as a bitter election fight for control of the US Congress headed on
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Click here for the latest updates on the US elections. US voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 6, to take part in midterm elections that will
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Arizona - Tuesday's midterm elections are seen as a referendum on the US president's first two years in office. This year's elections will also determine if Republicans can
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt’s president has said his country’s 2011 Arab Spring revolt was an ill-advised attempt at change whose chaotic aftermath posed an existential threat to the nation.Addressing
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CAIRO: Egypt’s president has signalled he might order a review of a law restricting the work of non-governmental organizations, which has raised an outcry from human rights groups,
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Palestinians in Syria’s Yarmuk yearn for outside help Former residents of the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk are desperately counting on assistance from abroad to help raise the once-bustling
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With the second round of sanctions against Iran, US President Donald Trump's threat to impose the "toughest ever" punitive measures against the Islamic Republic is in full force, a
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In the final hours before the US midterm elections, many minorities are concerned about the issue of voter suppression. From Native Americans in North Dakota to Hispanics in
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Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva has challenged his corruption conviction, arguing that the judge behind his conviction has "proven his bias" by accepting a cabinet post under a
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LONDON: Oman and Britain will open a joint military training base next year to help counter the activities of hostile states and extremist groups. UK Defence Secretary Gavin
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PARIS: France has issued its first international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence officials, a move hailed by rights groups Monday as an important step toward prosecuting
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BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a military position in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday, local authorities and a war monitor said, and Daesh said it was behind the
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Arriaga, Mexico - Billy Noe Martinez was less 150km from the US-Mexico border eight years ago when his journey came to an abrupt stop. A group of men
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Investigations into the Lion Air flight crash have revealed that the Boeing 747 plane had the same fault on four flights before it went down. This emerged after
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Parts of the Pacific Northwest in the United States can expect some snow but the worst of the weather can have an impact on the midterm polls in
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