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The US Defense Department said on Friday that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) no longer holds any territory in Syria, according to
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The UK's second largest city voted to leave the EU by a tiny margin and remains divided over Brexit. Now, people on both sides of the debate say
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Tens of thousands of Algerians have once again taken to the streets of the capital to demand that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit immediately. Carrying Algerian flags and
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A new study has revealed troubling trends in the opioid epidemic of the United States. It says the situation has moved into a deadlier "third wave". Men are
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In Zimbabwe, the floods have cut off communities, making it hard for help to reach them. People say they cannot wait any longer for authorities to help them
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A prominent secessionist leader from Nepal earlier this month agreed to give up his demands for an independent Madhes state, averting the chances of conflict in the country's south.
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ISTANBUL: The Istanbul chief prosecutor said on Friday it had ordered the detention of 126 suspects employed in the judicial system with alleged links to the network of
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BEIRUT: The Syrian government condemned on Friday US President Donald Trump’s statement that it was time to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Syria was
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BEIRUT: The Syrian government vowed to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday as its allies and enemies alike condemned US President Donald Trump for moving to recognize
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Syria has condemned US President Donald Trump's statement that it is time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, while its close military ally, Russia said
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The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies it says helped North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme. In the first such step since a
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Facebook has admitted that millions of user passwords were readable by its employees for years, after being stored in plain text on its internal servers, violating fundamental computer
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DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multibillion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, in
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A massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China killed 44 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday. The blast - which registered
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The death toll from a powerful cyclone that triggered devastating floods in three southeastern African countries has jumped to more than 400 people, according to officials, as thousands
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DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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WASHINGTON: The US could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that
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Trump: US should 'fully recognize' Israeli sovereignty over occupied Golan Heights WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the
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Christchurch, New Zealand - Thousands of people gathered for the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence on Friday, a week after 50 people were killed
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After years of imprisonment, Anwar has made a political comeback in his newly formed coalition with Malaysia's current Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad - who supported Anwar's first conviction and imprisonment. Mahathir
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A Florida man pleaded guilty on Thursday to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of US President Donald Trump, attacks that harmed no
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SINJAR: For decades, his land was his life. Now, like other Sunni Arab farmers in Iraq’s diverse north, Mahdi Abu Enad is cut off from his fields, fearing reprisal
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SINJAR: For decades, his land was his life. Now, like other Sunni Arab farmers in Iraq’s diverse north, Mahdi Abu Enad is cut off from his fields, fearing reprisal
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CAIRO: An international research group has warned of “dire humanitarian consequences” if a controversial Ethiopian project to dam the Nile leads to conflict with Egypt and neighboring Sudan. The
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