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Cannes film festival: Inside the career of Indian Director Mira Nair
The Cannes Film Festival is where Director Mira Nair found her fame. In 1988, she became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Camera d'Or for Best First Feature for Salaam Bombay. Now, 30
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Theresa May announces resignation amid Brexit chaos
Theresa May has announced her resignation after weeks of deadlock and chaos surrounding several failed attempts to push her European Union Withdrawal Agreement through parliament. On Friday morning, May announced she would step down
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Israel cuts Gaza fishing limit after fire balloons
GENEVA: The standoff between Iran and the United States is a “clash of wills,” a senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, suggesting any enemy “adventurism” would meet a crushing response,
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Pentagon plans to send 5,000 more troops to Middle East amid Iran threat: US officials
Pentagon plans to send 5,000 more troops to Middle East amid Iran threat: US officials WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to
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Egyptian court orders the release of Mahmoud Hussein
A court in Egypt has ordered the release of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein from prison after more than 880 days of detention. The court ruled on his release on Tuesday but following an appeal by
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Bank CEO Calk charged in scheme to win Trump administration job
Federal prosecutors in the United States on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk, accusing him of corruptly approving high-risk loans to US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul
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UAE says joint probe into tanker attack ensures impartiality
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that the participation of several countries in an investigation into last week’s attack on oil tankers off its coast would support the “impartiality and transparency” of
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France calls for Syria chemical attack reports to be investigated
PARIS: New allegations the Syrian government is using chemical weapons must be looked into, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday.The US State Department on Tuesday said it saw signs that the Syrian government
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US: Police probe whether transgender women’s deaths connected
The shooting deaths of two transgender women and the stabbing of a third in the United States are being investigated to determine whether they are connected, police in Dallas, Texas, said on Tuesday. No
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US House Speaker Pelosi says Trump is engaged in a ‘cover up’
Democrats in the United States's House of Representatives believe President Donald Trump is engaged in a "cover up”, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday. Pelosi spoke to reporters following a meeting of House


