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May won a confidence vote but the Brexit battle is unchanged
London, England - Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May has defeated an attempted coup by Conservative MPs unhappy at her handling of Brexit but has been politically wounded and compelled to signal that she will step
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West Bank shootings kill three Palestinians, two Israelis
At least two Israelis have been killed and two injured in a shooting in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in separate operations overnight on Wednesday. Israel's army said on
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Why white supremacists and Hindu nationalists are so alike
Over the last few years, especially after Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US presidential election, we have been witnessing the normalisation, and rise, of a white-supremacist, ultranationalist brand of right-wing politics across Europe and the
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US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters push into Daesh-held town
BAGHDAD: Twenty one prisoners, most of them members of Daesh jailed on terrorism charges, broke out of a prison in northern Iraq but 15 of them have been recaptured, Kurdish security officials said on
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21 Daesh militants escape Iraqi jail, most recaptured
BAGHDAD: Twenty one prisoners, most of them members of Daesh jailed on terrorism charges, broke out of a prison in northern Iraq but 15 of them have been recaptured, Kurdish security officials said on
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Outcome of Yemen peace consultations to be conveyed to UN on Friday
LONDON: A ceasefire agreement has been reached with respect to the city of Hodeidah and its port, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres announced Thursday at a press conference at the end of peace talks on Yemen.Guterres
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Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court overturns sacking of parliament
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional, dealing a severe blow to the embattled leader in his power struggle with an elected prime minister. A seven-judge
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France opens probe into racist violence by far-right activists
Authorities in northern France have launched an inquiry into allegations of violence and racism by members of a far-right group in the city of Lille, after an undercover Al Jazeera investigation exposed Generation Identity
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Gunmen kill dozens of Tuareg civilians in Mali violence
Armed men on motorbikes killed more than 40 Tuareg civilians this week in northern Mali, where clashes over land and scarce water are common, an official said on Thursday. The violence compounds an already
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Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised a huge jump in the minimum wage on Wednesday as he appeared to be gearing up for an early election widely expected for next year. The 22 percent


