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Iraqi football club quits Algeria game after ‘sectarian’ chants
An Arab Club Champions Cup football match between Algeria's USMA and Iraq's Air Force clubs was abandoned after the players of the latter walked off the pitch in protest at chants praising Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president. Host team
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Former Pakistani first lady Kulsoom Nawaz dies
Islamabad, Pakistan - Former Pakistani first lady Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has died in a London hospital after a prolonged illness, her family said. Nawaz, who had been receiving
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John Bolton threatens ICC with sanctions: ‘We will not cooperate’
The United States launched a blistering verbal attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and threatened sanctions against its judges if they proceed with a probe into alleged war crimes by Americans in Afghanistan. John
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Assault on Idlib risks ‘scattering terrorists’ abroad: Paris
WASHINGTON: The US warned Iran on Tuesday it will “respond swiftly and decisively” to any attacks by Tehran’s allies in Iraq that result in injury to Americans or damage to US facilities.The statement by
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Saudi Foreign Minister reasserts the Kingdom’s eagerness to unify Arab stance, revamping Arab League
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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Libya’s Haftar threatens to ‘spread war’ to Algeria
DUBAI: The Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar threatened to “spread” war to neighbouring Algeria if it continues to conduct regular military incursions in Libyan territory. In a video that circulated on social media,
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India: Bus crash kills dozens of pilgrims in Telangana state
A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road Tuesday, killing at least 55 people including four children, officials said. At least 33 others were
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China to UN rights chief Bachelet: ‘Respect our sovereignty’
China called on the UN's human rights chief to respect its sovereignty after she highlighted "deeply disturbing" allegations of mass detentions of Muslim Uighur minorities in Xinjiang. On Monday, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle
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ICC undeterred by John Bolton’s threats
The International Criminal Court says it will continue to do its job undeterred. The court was responding to threats of sanctions from the US National Security Adviser John Bolton, should the tribunal investigates US
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EU parliament to vote on rebuking Hungary’s Viktor Orban
The European Union parliament will vote on Wednesday whether to punish Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undercutting democracy and breaching "common values of the EU", including pushing the passage of anti-immigrant laws. If


