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China walks Saudi-Iran tightrope as MBS visits
Shenzhen, China - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has arrived in China where he will meet President Xi Jinping in hopes of bolstering an image tarnished internationally over the killing of Saudi
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Egypt executes nine over 2015 murder of prosecutor Hisham Barakat
Egyptian authorities executed nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of the involvement in the assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor Hisham Barakat. The executions by hanging were carried out on Wednesday in a Cairo prison.
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Ports deal is chance for Yemen peace talks, says UN envoy
JEDDAH: The changing dynamics of terror financing and money laundering posed a growing problem for countries and organizations seeking to halt their spread, a regional conference in Cairo was warned. Saudi Arabia's Attorney General
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Huge fire kills scores in old part of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
Scores of people have been killed after a massive fire raced through several apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in a centuries-old part of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, according to fire officials. The devastating
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Thai police seek to prosecute new party leader over online speech
Just over a month before Thailand's long-delayed elections, police say they are seeking the prosecution of the leader of a new political party for allegedly spreading "false information" about the military government in a
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Ex-New Zealand PM Jenny Shipley denies writing China op-ed
Jenny Shipley, a former prime minister of New Zealand, has denied writing an article attributed to her by the official newspaper of China's ruling communist party that complimented Beijing's economic development at a time
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Moroccan police crack down on protesting teachers
Moroccan security forces fired water cannon at public school teachers demonstrating in Rabat and waded into crowds with swinging batons to block their route to the royal palace, injuring dozens of people. Several demonstrations
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Abortion rights campaigners flood the streets of Buenos Aires
Thousands of women rallied in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to relaunch a campaign for legal abortion after an abortion rights bill suffered a setback in the Senate last year. Waving green
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Huge fire kills dozens in old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka
Dozens of people have been killed after a massive fire broke out in apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in a centuries-old part of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, according to fire officials. "So far
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Number of hate groups in US reached record high in 2018: SPLC
Washington, DC - Hate crimes in the United States reached a record high last year, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said on Wednesday, adding that much of the rise is due to the


