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Israel has banned Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi and her family from travelling abroad, her father said, citing Palestinian authorities. Basim Tamimi told Anadolu Agency on Friday that he and his
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BASRA: Iraqi religious leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani has called for a political shake-up in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days of deadly
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During the first two weeks of August, when most people in Western Europe were enjoying their summer holidays, volunteers from No Name Kitchen, a group helping migrants in Bosnia, recorded
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Senegal is set to become the first African country to host an Olympic event. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday said its executive board picked Senegal in a four-nation
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Myanmar has "resolutely" rejected a ruling from the International Criminal Court (ICC) which said that the body had jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya to Bangladesh as a
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JERICHO: A senior Palestinian official hit back at Donald Trump on Friday after the US president said he would withhold aid to the Palestinians until they returned to
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JERICHO: A senior Palestinian official hit back at Donald Trump on Friday after the US president said he would withhold aid to the Palestinians until they returned to
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BASRA: Protesters set fire to the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Friday, after a week of violent protests during which at least nine people were killed. The building
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George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to Donald Trump's election campaign whose contacts with Russians set off the probe into possible collusion with Moscow, has been jailed for lying to
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The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo have abruptly called off a face-to-face meeting, dashing hopes of improved relations and a deal involving a land swap that could allow the
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For the first time in South Africa's history, thousands of white union workers have staged a strike. They are furious their employer - one of the country's leading
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BEIRUT: Russian air strikes killed two people in Syria’s Idlib Friday, a monitor said, as President Vladimir Putin was in Tehran for a summit on the fate of
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GENEVA: The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has discussed issues including prisoners, humanitarian access and the reopening of Sanaa airport with Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled
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The UK's secretary of state for Northern Ireland has come under fire after admitting that she lacked a basic understanding of the region's politics when she took on
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Sao Paulo, Brazil - The stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner in Brazil's presidential race, has added an extra layer of chaos to an already turbulent and
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Protesters have stormed the Iranian consulate in Iraq's southern city of Basra, setting a fire inside as part of deadly demonstrations against a lack of services and jobs in
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LONDON: Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher said that the Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths had presented some good ideas to resolve the crisis in the country
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TEHRAN, Iran: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey began a meeting Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on a possible military
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TEHRAN, Iran: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on a possible military offensive to retake
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's government has asked a leading academic to step down as an economic adviser, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) has announced after far-right groups objected
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India's Supreme Court - arguably the world's most activist court - has struck a blow for autonomy and equality by offering a "rainbow of hope" for LGBTIQ Indians.
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In the state of Assam, a sliver of India squeezed between Bangladesh and Bhutan, four million people are at risk of becoming stateless. The local government has put
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GENEVA: The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has discussed issues including prisoners, humanitarian access and the reopening of Sanaa airport with Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled
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CAIRO: Egypt’s military says its special forces have held drills with special forces from the United States to exchange expertise on combating terrorism. The announcement was made in
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr has called for “radical” solutions to a health crisis which has sparked mass rallies and left seven protesters dead this week. Thousands
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Turkey's president has said that his country does not want a bloodbath in Idlib province and a ceasefire would be an important step amid looming Russian-backed Syrian offensive
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Yemen's Houthi rebels are prepared to attend UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva if three of their demands are met, a member of the group's delegation has told Al
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