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Sudan’s President Bashir steps down as ruling party leader
Sudan's embattled President Omar al-Bashir quit his position as chairman of the ruling party after more than two months of protests against his nearly three-decade rule, the party said. According to a party statement
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9/11 attacks’ survivors take Saudi Arabia to court
Some survivors of the September 11 attacks and the families of victims have moved to a New York court against Saudi Arabia. They accuse the Saudi government of helping the hijackers launch the concurrent
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British minister urges implementation of Stockholm Agreement on Yemen during Gulf tour
Lebanese government faces first public dispute between Future Movement and Hezbollah BEIRUT: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has responded to a campaign launched by Hezbollah accusing him of corruption and demanding that he should
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Venezuelans risk ‘dangerous’ trek as official borders remain shut
Cucuta, Colombia - Thousands of Venezuelans in search of food and medicine have entered Colombia through informal crossings after main border bridges were closed during last week's attempted aid delivery. The informal crossings, or "trochas" as
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‘Kim and his evil regime’ responsible for Otto’s death: family
The parents of an American college student who died following months of detention in North Korea rebuked US President Donald Trump on Friday, saying Kim Jong Un "and his evil regime" are responsible for
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SDF launches assault on last ISIL-held area in Syria
Syrian-Kurdish led forces are launching an assault on the last area still controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group in Syria. The "operation to clear the last remaining
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Two Ebola clinics burned down in DR Congo
The medical NGO Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work at the epicentre of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two of its clinics were burned down, in the latest attack
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Argentina judge who led Jewish bombing investigation jailed
The 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre killed 185 people and injured more than 300. A court in Argentina has cleared former President Carlos Menem of involvement in a cover-up of the
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Lebanese government faces first public dispute between Future Movement and Hezbollah
Lebanese government faces first public dispute between Future Movement and Hezbollah BEIRUT: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has responded to a campaign launched by Hezbollah accusing him of corruption and demanding that he should
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Daesh teenager Shamima Begum moved from Syria camp after death threats
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded 17 Palestinians during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border, where rallies have been held for nearly a year, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. A ministry


