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Malaysia police likely behind religion-linked abductions: Inquiry
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A Malaysian human rights commission inquiry into the abduction of two people more than two years ago has found that the pair was probably disappeared by the intelligence branch of
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Palestinians largely ignored in run-up to Israeli election
JERUSALEM: In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party
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INTERVIEW: Palestinian ambassador to UK braced for Trump’s ‘deal of the century’
JERUSALEM: In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party
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Iraqi PM to make first Iran visit on Saturday
JERUSALEM: In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party
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British MPs back Brexit delay by one vote
British parliamentarians have narrowly approved a bill seeking to delay Brexit, as they attempt to avoid a no-deal exit from the European Union. In a third reading, the House of Commons voted by 313 votes
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US senators propose more aid, sanctions for Venezuela
Keeping up pressure for political change in Venezuela, a bipartisan group of 15 US senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide $400m in new aid, internationalise sanctions and ease penalties on officials who recognise
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Scientists map how to protect a third of world’s oceans by 2030
Marine biologists have mapped out how to protect more than a third of the world's oceans by 2030, a target that scientists say is crucial in order to safeguard wildlife and mitigate the impacts
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Canada: Evicted Ottawa residents file human rights complaint
Canada - More than a dozen former residents of a community in Canada's capital have filed a human rights complaint that their evictions late last year were the result of "systemic discrimination". Fourteen former
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Why border cities fear Trump’s threat to close US-Mexico border
Nogales, Arizona - Jesus Perez, a shuttle bus driver in Nogales, Arizona, worries about what would happen if US President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to close all or parts of the
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Four suicide bombers hit Syria’s Raqqa — SDF
JERUSALEM: In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party


