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BEIRUT: Iran called on Monday for militants to be “cleaned out” of Syria’s Idlib province, as it prepared for talks with Syria and Russia about confronting the last
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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DUBAI: Four months after Lebanon’s general election, any hopes Prime Minister-elect Saad Al-Hariri held of easing his way into office have been dashed following warnings of a crippling
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Renewed clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli have plunged Libya in yet deeper chaos, casting serious doubt as to whether the war-wracked country is ready to hold planned elections
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Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greece's islands due to a strike by ferry crew seeking higher pay, tax breaks and the restoration of labour rights after
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More than 1,600 people have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe so far this year, UNCHR's new Desperate Journeys report shows. The report released on
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A Myanmar court has found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya and sentenced them to
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When 27-year-old student and refugee Ananya Azad heard that he had been selected for a scholarship to attend Central European University (CEU) in Hungary, he quit his job
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Tokyo celebrates its 150th anniversary this year as the capital of Japan and as one of the world’s most modern cities. Formerly known as Edo, it was renamed
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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A Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters news agency journalists to seven years in prison for illegal possession of official documents, a ruling that comes as international criticism
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African leaders gather for a two-day summit in Beijing focused on economic ties with China amid increasing criticism of its debt-laden approach to aid in the developing world.
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More than a million Chinese migrants now work and live on the African continent, while the number of Africans in China is thought to be around half that.
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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Egyptian woman made famous by ‘leaked’ Mubarak photo threatens to sue anyone who uses it CAIRO: A leaked photo of the deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has sparked
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ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of
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Fifty-one people, including 40 children, were killed when the bus was struck on August 9 in Sadaa province. The Saudi-UAE-led coalition now says the attack was "unjusitified" and is promising to hold those
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The long-term damage from Guatemala's volcanic eruption is still being calculated, but it has become clear that farmers are struggling to make ends meet. The ash damaged trees,
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Novi, US - At the Michigan State Fair in Novi, about a 35-minute drive northwest of Detroit, ask any woman what she thinks of US President Donald Trump and
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DUBAI: Four months after Lebanon’s general election, any hopes Prime Minister-elect Saad Al-Hariri held of easing his way into office have been dashed following warnings of a crippling
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After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations,
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After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest parliamentary bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations,
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A bomb has ripped through an internet cafe in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding 15 in the second deadly blast to strike the
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Thousands of Russians have joined protests against plans to raise the retirement age, despite a recent move by President Vladimir Putin to soften the deeply unpopular measure. Large crowds
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For more than 10 years, the headlines coming out of Gaza have been relentlessly grim: three wars, a worsening humanitarian crisis, and political division - all playing out
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