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Deadly strike hits Tripoli migrant detention centre: Official
An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing dozens, according to Reuters and AFP news agencies. Reuters
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US Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in war crimes trial
A decorated US Navy SEAL was found not guilty on Tuesday of murdering a captive teenage fighter in Iraq, the most serious of the charges brought against him during a two-week war crimes trial
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Iraqi cleric plans ‘slow coup to end corruption’
Baruch Marzel, who lives in a Jewish outpost built in the heart of the Palestinian city of Hebron, has confronted many Palestinians who have tried to witness Israeli restrictions on non-Jews visiting the Ibrahimi
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Mount Lebanon incident suspects arrested
Baruch Marzel, who lives in a Jewish outpost built in the heart of the Palestinian city of Hebron, has confronted many Palestinians who have tried to witness Israeli restrictions on non-Jews visiting the Ibrahimi
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Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi’s Abha airport, injuring civilians
A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia wounded nine civilians on Tuesday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, the latest in a series of strikes on the airport. "The terrorist attack on Abha airport
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Hong Kong protesters storm legislature, smash doors and walls
Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas to clear the Legislative Council building hours after protesters had stormed and vandalised the parliament in unprecedented scenes, as the city leader condemned the violence. Police restored control early
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Syrians dig, cook, fill sandbags in war with Bashar Assad
ATARIB, SYRIA: Away from the frontlines, volunteers are helping in the war against Syria’s Bashar Assad by cooking, filling sandbags, collecting old tires and digging trenches, aiming to help ward off his assault on northwestern
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‘Many injured’ in Morocco migrant camp blaze
RABAT: A blaze ripped through a migrant camp in the Moroccan city of Casablanca on Sunday leaving “many injured,” authorities and camp residents said. Illegal but tolerated by authorities, the Oulad Ziane camp near the
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Ankara warns Haftar over arrests as LNA says hit Turkish drone
Flights have resumed at the Libyan capital's only functioning civilian airport after it was hit by forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, amid rising tensions between the eastern-based commander and Turkey. Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army
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Japan resumes commercial whaling, but days could be numbered
Tokyo, Japan - As five fishing boats set sail from a port in northern Japan before dawn on Monday, it marked the end of an era. After 31 years, Japan has officially resumed commercial whaling. The


