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Over a dozen people have been killed in two bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral on the southern Philippine island of Jolo, where the Abu Sayyaf group and
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An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was activated early on Sunday in Brazil's Brumadinho municipality, the same community where a dam collapsed killing at least
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More protests have been called against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Hundreds of people have been arrested during a government crackdown on demonstrators. The families of those held want
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Ten years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister, hosted President Bashar al-Assad for a family holiday in the Aegean resort of Bodrum as relations between Turkey and
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As many as 1,000 Bedouin Palestinian families are threatened with forced displacement by the Israeli government under plans for a major new highway in the Naqab (Negev) region.
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Venezuela postponed a showdown with the United States by suspending a demand that US diplomats leave the country, as Washington called on the world to "pick a side" in
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DAMASCUS: The Syrian regime on Saturday condemned Turkey’s military presence in northern Syria as a violation of a 1998 protocol between the two countries.Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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JEDDAH: A new diplomatic spat between Iran and France on Saturday threatened Tehran’s ability to find a way round punishing US sanctions. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian
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At least 15 people have been killed in two explosions in southern Philippines. The blasts happened in front of a Catholic Church just after mass in Jolo -
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Israeli attacks earlier this week in Damascus killed dozens of people, reported to be Iranian and pro-Syrian government fighters. The open animosity between the two countries is no
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Turkey has resumed flights to the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah after a 16-month boycott, officials in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have said. A Turkish Airlines flight arrived at
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ALGIERS: Algeria’s main conservative party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), said on Saturday it has decided to take part in April’s presidential election. During the
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The US peace envoy for Afghanistan has hailed "significant progress" in six days of talks with the Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha, aimed at finding a solution to end
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A Palestinian man has been shot dead, and dozens others have been wounded in the occupied West Bank during a confrontation with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the
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The US secretary of state has called on countries to "pick a side" on Venezuela, urging them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido and calling for free and
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ALGIERS: Algeria’s main conservative party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), said on Saturday it has decided to take part in April’s presidential election. During the
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TUNIS: Syria’s “natural place” is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.“Syria is an Arab state,
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TUNIS: Syria’s “natural place” is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.“Syria is an Arab state,
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Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 34 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale, as rescuers continued to
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A UN rights group has unearthed more than 50 mass graves in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, after a spate of killings were reported in the region
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US President Donald Trump had warned the longest US government shutdown in history could go on for years unless Congress gave him money to build a border wall
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The Houthis have not kept to the Hodeidah ceasefire agreement signed in Stockholm by refusing to hand over control of the city and its ports to the UN,
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TUNIS: Syria’s “natural place” is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.“Syria is an Arab state,
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JUBA: Tracing his fingers over the metal fencing at a United Nations protected site in South Sudan’s capital, Nhial Nyuot Nhial hung his head as he contemplated going
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Spain, France, Germany and Britain have given embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum, saying the nations would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has condemned Turkey's military presence in northern Syria as a violation of a 1998 protocol between the two countries. On Saturday, the foreign
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Thousands of people have hit the streets of Melbourne to protest against the national celebration of Australia Day. Known to Aboriginal people as "Invasion Day", January 26 signifies
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