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Woodward: Trump mocked Egypt’s Sisi, calling him a ‘killer’
US President Donald Trump reportedly mocked Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and referred to him as a "f***ing killer", according to investigative journalist Bob Woodward. In an excerpt from Woodward's recently released book, Fear: Trump
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Lebanon’s Saad Hariri demands ‘justice’ for slain father at trial
Lebanon's prime minister has demanded "justice" at the trial of four members of Hezbollah who are suspected of planning and executing the assassination of his father, Rafiq Hariri. Prosecutors say Hariri, a billionaire and
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Inequality haunts South African students
The legacy of inequality still persists in South African schools. While access to education is improving, there are concerns that standards are slipping and fewer students are finishing school. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports
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Hurricane Florence threatens millions on US East Coast
About 1.5 million were ordered to leave their homes and more than 5.4 million were issued storm warnings on the US East Coast as Hurricane Florence builds in the Atlantic. Expected to be the
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Palestinians hold sit-in over plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar
Five European countries have made a last-ditch appeal to Israel, asking it not go to ahead with the demolition of a Bedouin village in the Occupied West Bank. The plan to destroy Khan al-Ahmar,
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The Master Barber of Berlin
Across Europe, the far right is on the rise and it has some of the continent's most diverse communities in its crosshairs. To the far right, these neighbourhoods are 'no-go zones' that challenge their
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Emojis, so much more than a smiley in UK exhibition
Emojis - ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages - were invented in Japan where a complex alphabet made texting cumbersome. In the past few years, they have become such an integral part of
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US warns Iran it will respond to attacks by Tehran allies in Iraq
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming “humanitarian disaster” in Idlib, saying Syrians there could not be left to the mercy of President Bashar Assad.
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Erdogan urges Russia, Iran to stop ‘disaster’ in Syria’s Idlib
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming “humanitarian disaster” in Idlib, saying Syrians there could not be left to the mercy of President Bashar Assad.
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Mankhut: A typhoon with Hong Kong in sight?
As the United States braces for Hurricane Florence, people in southern China are closely watching the forecast track of Super Typhoon Mangkhut. Over open ocean, the storm strengthened rapidly and reached the equivalent of


