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A 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday during an evening protest near the Israeli fence east of the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza ministry of
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Despite Thailand's tough lese majeste and censorship laws, a group of artists has produced politically-themed work before the general election later this month. And they say their message
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The United Nations says Burkina Faso is facing a full-blown humanitarian crisis, with almost a million people in need of urgent help. Inter-communal violence and attacks by armed
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese Parliament elected members to serve on the country’s new Supreme Council (SC) on Wednesday, which will be responsible for trying ministers and presidents accused of crimes
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese Parliament elected members to serve on the country’s new Supreme Council (SC) on Wednesday, which will be responsible for trying ministers and presidents accused of crimes
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese Parliament elected members to serve on the country’s new Supreme Council (SC) on Wednesday, which will be responsible for trying ministers and presidents accused of crimes
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Thursday it was suing the United States for barring government agencies from buying the telecom company's equipment and services. The lawsuit is
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The United Nations human rights chief has warned India that its "divisive policies" could undermine economic growth, saying that narrow political agendas were marginalising vulnerable people in an
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Senators challenged US President Donald Trump's nominee to the post of United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia to take a tough line with the kingdom on human rights
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IDLIB: In Syria’s militant-controlled Idlib province, Mudar Darwish and fellow medical students clutched banners and chanted against the closure of their university. “Our future is being wasted because of
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ANKARA: Tensions between the US and Turkey will continue in the near future, with the latest developments “ringing the alarm bell,” experts warn. Since October 2018, when a Turkish
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ANKARA: Tensions between the US and Turkey will continue in the near future, with the latest developments “ringing the alarm bell,” experts warn. Since October 2018, when a Turkish
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Senators challenged US President Donald Trump's nominee to the post of United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia to take a tough line with the kingdom on human rights
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The UN human rights chief has warned India that its "divisive policies" could undermine economic growth, saying that narrow political agendas were marginalizing vulnerable people in an already
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The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 US census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system", a federal judge said Wednesday - the
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women has been convicted and faces years
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Washington, DC - US House Democrats have delayed a vote on a second resolution condemning anti-semitism as politicians squabble over its wording, according to US media. The resolution,
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Germany has extended a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, imposed due to concerns about the kingdom's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The
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US-backed Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria have captured 400 ISIL fighters who were trying to escape the armed group's last enclave in Deir Az Zor, according to a
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women has been convicted and faces years
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IRBIL, Iraq: Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Daesh group, often using torture to coerce confessions,
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IRBIL, Iraq: Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Daesh group, often using torture to coerce confessions,
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Nigeria is struggling to bring home an estimated 20,000 girls trapped in Mali. The victims of the sex trade are kept in appalling conditions. Officials say collusion between
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On January 12, the Iraqi parliament announced that it had completed its first reading of the draft "Information Technology Crimes Law", otherwise known as the cybercrime law. This
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The US trade deficit surged to a 10-year high in 2018, with the politically sensitive shortfall with China hitting a record peak, despite the Trump administration slapping tariffs
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Turkey and Iran will carry out a joint operation against the Kurdish rebels, according to Ankara's interior minister. Turkey has battled the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) for decades, while
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A US teenager who got vaccinated in defiance of his mother's wishes has appeared before a congressional committee to defend the national immunisation programme. More Americans are refusing
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