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Algeria council accepts Bouteflika resignation
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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Eastern Libyan forces ordered to move west to fight militants
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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After Turkish election setback, AK Party reaches fork in the road
Ankara, Turkey - While the dust from Sunday's local elections in Turkey has far from settled, observers are looking to see how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will react to the loss of Istanbul and
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Displaced indigenous Guatemala war survivors demand reparations
Guatemala City - Hundreds of indigenous Achi Mayan survivors, forced to leave their homes by the construction of Chixoy hydroelectric dam in the 1980s, mobilised outside the Guatemalan presidential palace on Wednesday to demand
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Libya: Tripoli government declares military alert
Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli has declared a military alert after eastern forces loyal to powerful General Khalifa Haftar, said they had moved towards the western part of the country. "We have issued instructions and declared
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NATO chief warns of ‘more assertive Russia’ in US Congress speech
The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warned on Wednesday of the threat posed by "a more assertive Russia", including a massive military buildup, threats to sovereign states, the use of nerve agents
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Footballers back Juventus’ Moise Kean after racist abuse
Blamed by his own teammate for the racist abuse aimed at him during an Italian football match, Juventus forward Moise Kean received plenty of support from rival players on Wednesday. Kean, a 19-year-old Italian
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Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar orders forces to advance west
Military forces in eastern Libya loyal to powerful General Khalifa Haftar said they have moved towards the western part of the country, where the capital Tripoli is controlled by a rival government backed by the
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May and Corbyn agree to continue talks on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May has met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in a gamble that could see a European Union divorce deal finally clear parliament but threatens to tear her party apart. During the two-hour session
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Brunei enacts new penal code as sultan calls for ‘stronger’ Islam
Brunei is enacting a strict new penal code that imposes death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, as well as amputations as punishment for theft, despite widespread criticism. An absolute monarchy, ruled for


