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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has run out of funding to pay for fuel needed for hospitals, water plants and other critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, the
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A former US government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified report to a news organisation has been sentenced to more than five years in prison as part
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A scandal about German police officers obstructing a TV crew at a far-right rally has escalated after it emerged that the protester at the centre of the dispute
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At least 90 percent of the Rohingya population in Myanmar's Rakhine state fled to neighbouring Bangladesh last year to escape a campaign of violence conducted by the Myanmar army
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Consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom would have to pay more for goods and services in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit between the UK and the European
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Military prosecutors in Uganda withdrew weapons charges against jailed government critic Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star-turned-opposition parliamentarian who goes by the stage name Bobi Wine. After the charges were dropped,
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The United Kingdom has published 25 so-called technical notices advising companies and people how to prepare for any disruption that might arise from a disorderly Brexit where there
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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned a total of 188 people linked to the “Hirak” protest movement on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the National Council on Human
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Military prosecutors in Uganda withdrew weapons charges against jailed government critic Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star turned opposition parliamentarian who goes by the stage name Bobi Wine. After the weapons
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New York state's tax department has subpoenaed Michael Cohen, the beleaguered former lawyer of US President Donald Trump. The subpoena is in connection with a probe of the
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South Africa rejected a tweet by Donald Trump about the country's land reform policy and the "large-scale killing" of farmers saying the US president was "misinformed". Trump said on Wednesday he
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UNITED NATIONS: The US, Britain and France vowed on the fifth anniversary of a chemical weapons attack that they blame on the Syrian government to take action as
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ISTANBUL: The lawyer for the American Christian pastor on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey said on Wednesday he planned to appeal to the constitutional court to seek
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A new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods has come into force. Earlier this year, China responded to US measures by imposing a 15 percent levy on
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The British Government is to release a report detailing how it will avoid economic collapse if it fails to get a deal on its withdrawal from the EU.
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Brazil's government is trying to move Venezuelan migrants out of a border state after their camp was attacked by locals. Twelve ministries, the military, and the UN refugee
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AMMAN: Israel announced plans on Wednesday for more than 1,000 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, some intended as “punishment” for Palestinian attacks. Of the 1,004 homes
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UNITED NATIONS: The US, Britain and France vowed on the fifth anniversary of a chemical weapons attack that they blame on the Syrian government to take action as
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Afghanistan will not attend multinational peace talks hosted by Russia early next month, the Afghan foreign ministry has said, a decision that could make Moscow reconsider its plan
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Pencak Silat, a form of martial arts from Indonesia, is making its debut at the Asian Games this year. It is indigenous sport like these that set the
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Saudi Arabia has detained a prominent imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, activists said, after he reportedly delivered a sermon criticising mixed public gatherings. The social media advocacy
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JEDDAH: A top aide to the US president launched a withering attack on Iran on Wednesday, ramping up the diplomatic pressure already applied by Donald Trump. Sanctions are
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JEDDAH: A top aide to the US president launched a withering attack on Iran on Wednesday, ramping up the diplomatic pressure already applied by Donald Trump. Sanctions are
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YERRES FRANCE: Najah Albukai’s head is filled with the dead and disappeared of Syria’s civil war.The prisoners with whom the 49-year-old art teacher shared a cell in Syria
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People in India's flood-ravaged state of Kerala are facing a "great struggle to rebuild their lives", local officials have warned, as high waters that have killed hundreds of people and
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Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for US President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance violations, may have "information that would be of interest" to the
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Hungarian authorities have stopped food distribution for rejected asylum seekers held in transit zones on the country's border with Serbia since early August, according to Human Rights Watch
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