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BAGHOUZ, Syria: A US-backed force in Syria is closing in on Daesh militants in a tiny area less than a square kilometer (square mile) in eastern Syria, and
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LONDON: Syria has no future under Bashar Assad but is stuck with the president due to Russian support, Britain’s top diplomat has said.Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary,
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LONDON: Syria has no future under Bashar Assad but is stuck with the president due to Russian support, Britain’s top diplomat has said.Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary,
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The US authorities are looking into cases where Saudi students in American colleges, who were facing criminal charges, managed to escape the country. It is alleged that the
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A Russian court has ordered Michael Calvey, the US founder of one of Russia's biggest private equity firms accused of fraud, to be kept in custody until April
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Abuja, Nigeria - The Nigerian electoral commission says the general elections were postponed by a week because of delays in transporting electoral materials. The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission
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KHARTOUM: A Sudanese policeman has died from his wounds after protesters threw stones at a police vehicle passing close to demonstrations in the capital Khartoum, a police spokesman
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the nuclear deal with Iran that severely limits its ability to produce enriched uranium in the face of strong opposition from the
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Disgraced former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been expelled from the Roman Catholic priesthood following various allegations against him, including sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican announced. McCarrick,
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Boko Haram fighters have killed eight people in an attack in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, a leader of a civilian task force said. Two residents were shot dead and
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards accused "Pakistan's security forces" of supporting the perpetrators of a suicide bombing that killed 27 troops on Wednesday, in remarks state TV aired Saturday."Pakistan's government,
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Iran urged neighbouring Pakistan on Saturday to crack down on militants who killed 27 of its Revolutionary Guards in an attack near the border or expect military action
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ANKARA: Turkey will not turn back from its deal to buy S-400 missile systems from Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Saturday, a day after
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Seoul, South Korea - Sae In Han is a 24-year-old high-school graduate who fled North Korea with her mother and sister in 2012. Unlike a big number of
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On The Listening Post this week: Mass demonstrations in Sudan continue despite a crackdown on protesters and the media. Plus, the Ambani brothers and India's media. Sudan: A
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Three Texas landowners and an environmental group have filed the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration aimed at freeing up billions of dollars to build
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GENEVA: A locust outbreak in Sudan and Eritrea is spreading rapidly along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the UN Food and Agriculture
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GENEVA: A locust outbreak in Sudan and Eritrea is spreading rapidly along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the UN Food and Agriculture
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GAZA: Palestinian medical officials said that 20 Gazans were wounded on Friday by Israeli fire during weekly clashes on the border, while Israeli police said one officer was
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This weekend, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Pakistan with his entourage of over 1,000 people, including investors, government officials and security personnel. It is expected that
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A gunman opened fire at a suburban Chicago factory after being fired from his job there on Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Saudi Arabia's crown prince is due to arrive in the Pakistani capital for a state visit to a key strategic ally that is expected to see
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A new crisis is looming between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promising a fitting response against an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed
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Abuja, Nigeria - Gunmen have killed more than 60 people during attacks on two communities in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state. A government statement on Friday, which confirmed the
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Thousands of British children skipped school to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister's office for disrupting classes, but praise from the
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CAIRO: An Egyptian security official says a home-made bomb has exploded near a mosque in Cairo’s district of Giza, leaving three people wounded.The official says the blast took
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Normal operations resume at Dubai airport after suspected drone activity grounded flights DUBAI: Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded on Friday morning due to suspected drone
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