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Syrian rebels planning chemical attack in Idlib to provoke US retaliation, Russia claims ANKARA: Militant opposition fighters in northern Syria are preparing a “staged” chemical gas attack, Russia
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The World Bank will provide $1bn in direct budget support to Ethiopia in the next few months, the prime minister has said, more than 13 years after the
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Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed its plans to list shares of its state-owned oil company Aramco on the stock market. Media reports say the initial public offering (IPO),
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People have been protesting in the Iraqi city of Basra after hundreds fell ill after drinking contaminated water. Iraq's government is investigating what caused this latest outbreak in
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Syrian rebels planning chemical attack in Idlib to provoke US retaliation, Russia claims ANKARA: Militant opposition fighters in northern Syria are preparing a “staged” chemical gas attack, Russia
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ANKARA: Talks between Ankara and Moscow over the fate of Idlib province, the last opposition-held stronghold in Syria, have intensified over the last two weeks, with senior Turkish and
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ANKARA: Talks between Ankara and Moscow over the fate of Idlib province, the last opposition-held stronghold in Syria, have intensified over the last two weeks, with senior Turkish and
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Thousands of people fleeing Venezuela's deepening economic crisis have rushed towards the Peruvian border before the introduction of new rules making it harder to cross into the country. As of
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Idlib, Syria - Nearly three million Syrians living in the northwestern province of Idlib are bracing for a possible government assault, which neighbouring Turkey has warned would result in
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Algerian authorities have announced the death of a second person in a recent cholera outbreak that has left dozens hospitalised. The latest fatality, like the first one, was
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GENEVA: Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a hunger strike in prison on Saturday, she announced in a note posted on her husband’s Facebook page.Sotoudeh said
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CAIRO: Daesh claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a checkpoint east of the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier this week, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Saturday.Thursday’s
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ISTANBUL: Istanbul police on Saturday broke up a regular demonstration by Turkish mothers remembering the disappearance of relatives in the 1980s and 1990s, detaining over 20 people as
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Concerns are growing over the physical and psychological health of scores of migrants and refugees stranded for a 10th day aboard an Italian coastguard ship, after 16 were
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Fast Facts Confirmed cases: 77 Probable cases: 28 Total cases: 105 Deaths: 67 [39 confirmed, 28 probable] Source: World Health Organization An outbreak of Ebola in eastern
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Rohingya refugees have held demonstrations in Bangladesh to mark one year since Myanmar's army launched a brutal crackdown of the mostly Muslim minority, forcing hundreds of thousands to
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Millions of Muslims across the world have been wrapping up the celebrations for Eid Al-Adha. A time to enjoy being with family - to bring local communities together.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained outside his home in Moscow, according to his spokesperson who linked the arrest to plans to hold anti-government demonstrations next
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One teenage boy has been killed and dozens were injured in west Nepal when police opened fire on protesters demanding action over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old
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BEIRUT: At least 27 people are being held by Daesh in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a “war crime.”The group
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BEIRUT: At least 27 people are being held by Daesh in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a “war crime.”The group
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BEIRUT: Drone attacks on an air base in Syria used by Damascus ally Russia have increased since last month but all were shot down, a monitor said on
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Social media users have slammed a decision to ban a catsuit worn by US tennis champion Serena Williams as part of changes to the dress code at the
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For Nermin Saydam, a 35-year-old Palestinian NGO worker, the United States' decision to cut $200m of economic aid to the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, is
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Federal prosecutors in the United States have granted immunity to the chief financial officer of President Donald Trump's business empire. Allen Weisselberg is being questioned as part of
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The Venezuela refugee situation is "building towards a crisis moment", the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned, with the organisation's spokesperson likening it to the refugee crisis in the
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US President Donald Trump has asked his top diplomat to call off a trip to North Korea "at this time", citing insufficient progress on denuclearisation. "I have asked
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