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Turkey: Russia to hold live-fire exercises in Mediterranean
Turkey’s power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean, former PM says ANKARA: Turkey risks military confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime minister who championed a less
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Biden speaks to Jacob Blake during Kenosha, Wisconsin visit
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday spoke with Jacob Blake, a Black man whose shooting by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, two weeks ago led to days of violent protests. "I had an opportunity
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Virus exposes health gap in Tunisia as doctors deplore lack of equipment
EL-HAMMA: The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on struggling health services in southeast Tunisia, with residents and doctors in a COVID-19 hotspot deploring a lack of equipment and medics. The North African country had
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International Criminal Court decries US sanctions on officials
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned "unprecedented" sanctions imposed by the United States on prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and one of her top aides in retaliation for a proble into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. The
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ‘aimed at stopping coalition airstrikes’
Sudan’s Omar Bashir’s trial adjourned to Sept. 15 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s trial of ousted President Omar Bashir over the 1989 coup that brought him to power was adjourned Tuesday to Sept. 15, the presiding judge said.
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Mexico’s ‘Teflon’ presidency loses some sheen but survives
For a president with a plunging economy and the world's fourth-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is not doing so badly. In his second state-of-the-union address on Tuesday, Lopez
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French mandate-era landmarks fading from Lebanon’s collective memory
BEIRUT: Lebanon is celebrating its centennial as a modern state with a fading recollection of the landmarks that stood a hundred years ago. The exception is the Residence des Pins (Pine Residence), the residence
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Denied permits, Palestinians raze own homes in Jerusalem
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s main rebel alliance has agreed to a peace deal with the government aimed at ending 17 years of conflict, official news agency SUNA said on Sunday.The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), an alliance
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Global coronavirus cases exceed 25 million: Live news
Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University's tally, as deaths exceed 843,000. More than 16.4 million have recovered. India's health ministry announced on Sunday at least 78,761 new
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Lebanon ‘an open door’ to Syrian arms smugglers
AL-MUKALLA: The governor of Yemen’s central province of Marib said that it would not surrender to the Iran-backed Houthis despite their relentless attacks. “Marib will never be governed by Houthi militia,” said the governor,


