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Trump impeachment inquiry: Six things that happened this week
Washington, DC - The impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump gained momentum this week as a top US diplomat in Ukraine linked the president to a pressure campaign aimed at forcing President Volodymyr
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Judge rules DOJ must give House Mueller grand jury evidence
A United States judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats who want it for the impeachment
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NATO hammers Turkey on Syria operation
QAMISHLI, Syria: Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria left several positions along the long border with Turkey on Thursday, complying with a deal that sees Damascus, Ankara and Moscow carve up their now-defunct autonomous region.Russian
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Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback
Time to shut down Tehran regime embassies, Iranian resistance urge European countries JEDDAH: Iranian exiles on Thursday urged European countries to consider closing Iranian embassies amid accusations that these were being used in the mullah
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Despite 737 MAX woes, two US airlines turn quarterly profit
American Airlines Group Inc and Southwest Airlines Co posted quarterly profit increases on Thursday thanks to strong travel demand in the United States even as the two carriers pointed to a rising cost impact
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Lebanese protesters reject president’s appeal for talks
Protesters in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, have rejected President Michel Aoun's call for dialogue, demanding the government's resignation before any such talks take place. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Aoun said
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Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani tenders his resignation
JEDDAH: The US demanded an explanation from Ankara on Wednesday for what it described as “war crimes” committed during Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, said
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London’s Lebanese sympathize with protests, struggle to send money
JEDDAH: The US demanded an explanation from Ankara on Wednesday for what it described as “war crimes” committed during Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, said
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Barr calls for counseling, intervention to prevent mass shootings
United States Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday announced a new effort to prevent mass shootings through court-ordered counselling and supervision of potentially violent individuals. The effort, announced in a memo to federal prosecutors
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US: Bones found may be remains of lost Japanese internee
A skeleton recently found on California's second-highest mountain could be the remains of a Japanese American man who disappeared from an internment camp during the waning days of World War II. The Inyo County


