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Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a project of strategic interest to a number of international players
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One child living in a warzone may die of hunger every minute. That's the startling assessment from the UK-based charity Save The Children. The group released a report
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US President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday asking for a second meeting and the White House is preparing to schedule
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Lebanon's Saad Hariri arrives for trial of Hezbollah agents accused of killing father THE HAGUE: Saad Hariri, Lebanon's premier-designate, arrived in the Netherlands on Monday to attend the
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Lebanon's Saad Hariri arrives for trial of Hezbollah agents accused of killing father THE HAGUE: Saad Hariri, Lebanon's premier-designate, arrived in the Netherlands on Monday to attend the
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JEDDAH: The Supreme Military Committee of Chiefs of Staff in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states started its 15th meeting on Monday with the participation of all
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Washington, DC - The Trump administration's decision to shut down the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, DC is "denying the Palestinians as people" and further jeopardising
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President John Magufuli has advised Tanzanian couples to stop using contraceptive methods, saying that the country needs more people, according to local media reports. "Those going for family
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Antakya, Turkey - In the days that followed last week's summit in Tehran between Russia, Iran and Turkey on the fate of Syria's Idlib province, the last rebel
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BASRA: Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi sought to ease tensions in southern Iraq on Monday with a visit to Basra, rocked by deadly protests over alleged corruption and government
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Bahrain’s King Hamad has set a November 24 date for Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, after issuing a Royal Order No. 36 of 2018 concerning the date of election and
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TRIPOLI: Suspected Daesh suicide bombers stormed the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Company on Monday and killed at least two people, officials said. An oil company official, who
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More than 100 people, including 20 children, died in early September when their rubber boats were wrecked off the coast of Libya, according to the aid agency Medecins
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The United States announced the closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington, DC, in what Palestinian leaders described as "a declaration of war" on peace efforts by the administration
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Below is John Bolton's speech on Monday to the Federalist Society in Washington, DC: I am here to make a major announcement on US policy toward the International
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KAFR BATNA: The shrill bell sends hundreds of students rushing toward their classrooms in a town near Damascus, which only months ago was the scene of fierce fighting
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CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula as they press a campaign against Islamist militants in the area, a security source said
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NEW YORK: The US Open final suddenly appeared to be slipping away from Novak Djokovic. He dropped three consecutive games. He was barking at himself, at his entourage,
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There is a 70 percent chance of another El Nino event developing over the next three months, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) which has issued its
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Armed men stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in Tripoli, engaging guards in a deadly gun battle with at least one large blast going off in an
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Ndjamena, Chad - Since the fall in the price of oil in 2015, Chad has been struggling to deal with an economic crisis. The main construction sites in the capital,
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TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theater production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Cultural official Shahram Karami told the official IRNA news agency Monday
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CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula as they press a campaign against Islamist militants in the area, a security source said
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BASRA: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived Monday morning in Basra, the oil-rich southern city where protests over government neglect had escalated into deadly violence, his office said.After
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Armed men have stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, where a blast and gunfire were heard, according to officials and witnesses. At least
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New Delhi, India - Schools and colleges were shut, roads and highways blocked and businesses shuttered in parts of India on Monday as over 20 opposition parties participated
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One child could die every minute from extreme hunger in conflict zones this year, according to Save the Children, as it reported a rise in the use of
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