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Palestinians renew ICC push against Israel despite US pressure
BEIRUT: Daesh militants have killed 12 Syrian regime fighters in an ambush as the group faces separate assaults on its last desert strongholds, a war monitor said Tuesday.The attack late Monday in Syria’s southern
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Diplomats from Iran, Russia, Turkey meet UN envoy on Syria
GENEVA: The UN envoy for Syria hosted key diplomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey on Tuesday to discuss work toward rewriting the country’s constitution, amid concerns about a possibly devastating military offensive on rebel-held
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Bobi Wine urges US to end military aid to Uganda
Robert Kyagulanyi, a Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition politician whose detention last month drew international attention, has called on the United States to stop supporting his country's military. In an exclusive sit-down interview with Al Jazeera, his first for
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Freedom and Justice Party urges UN, EU to stop Egypt executions
Days after a court in Egypt sentenced to death 75 people, including top Muslim Brotherhood leaders, the political wing of the organisation has urged the international community to take "urgent measures" to halt their execution and
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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 32 in attack on protesters
A suicide attack on protesters and a bomb blast in front of a girl's school in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 33 people on Tuesday as a recent wave of attacks across the country continued. A
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Idlib: Temporary lull sets in after days of intense bombardment
Antakya, Turkey - A temporary calm has settled over the rebel-held areas in northwest Syria, allowing some civilians to return to their homes after fleeing an intensive bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces. The government of
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Exclusive interview: Bobi Wine: Defiant after ‘torture’
Barely a year after his entry into politics, Robert Kyagulanyi - a pop star-turned-politician who also goes by the stage name Bobi Wine - is being hailed as the new face of Uganda's opposition.
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Yemen Vice President: We will regain control over every inch of Yemen
DUBAI: The Vice President of Yemen, Lieutenant General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar said his internationally recognized government will continue to liberate Houthi-held areas until every inch of the country is under the government’s control and
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Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
BEIRUT: An ambush by Daesh has killed 21 regime fighters in Syria's southern province of Sweida, a Britain-based war monitor said on Tuesday.The attack occurred late Monday in the rural Tulul al-Safa area of the
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25 years on, Israeli right-wingers ready to declare Oslo accords dead
AMICHAI, Palestinian Territories: A panoramic view of mountains and neighboring Palestinian villages before him, Avichai Boaran thinks back on the Oslo accords first signed off on 25 years ago and happily declares them dead.“Oslo


