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Over 100 drowned in shipwrecks off Libya in early September
More than 100 people, including 20 children, died in early September when their rubber boats were wrecked off the coast of Libya, according to the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, also known as
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Trump administration announces closure of Washington PLO office
The United States announced the closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington, DC, in what Palestinian leaders described as "a declaration of war" on peace efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump. In a
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Full text of John Bolton’s speech to the Federalist Society
Below is John Bolton's speech on Monday to the Federalist Society in Washington, DC: I am here to make a major announcement on US policy toward the International Criminal Court, or ICC. After years
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Hussam Zomlot reacts to US decision to close PLO office in DC
The United States is continuing to pressure the Palestinian leadership to engage in US-led talks with Israel and Donald Trump's much-touted "deal of the century". The latest development is that the US government has
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Trump and the Palestinians: A timeline
The United States says it will shut down the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) diplomatic office in Washington, DC over the Palestinian Authority's refusal to enter into US-brokered negotiations with Israel, the latest in a series
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Back to school jitters in Syria’s Ghouta
KAFR BATNA: The shrill bell sends hundreds of students rushing toward their classrooms in a town near Damascus, which only months ago was the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and regime forces.Their hometown
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Egypt security forces kill 11 suspected militants in Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula as they press a campaign against Islamist militants in the area, a security source said Monday.The military launched a sweeping operation
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Iraq summons Algerian envoy over pro-Saddam football chants
NEW YORK: The US Open final suddenly appeared to be slipping away from Novak Djokovic. He dropped three consecutive games. He was barking at himself, at his entourage, at a crowd vocally supporting his
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Return of El Nino: Experts see 70 percent chance of weather event
There is a 70 percent chance of another El Nino event developing over the next three months, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) which has issued its latest update the latest update to the ENSO
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Libya: National Oil Corporation’s Tripoli offices attacked
Armed men stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in Tripoli, engaging guards in a deadly gun battle with at least one large blast going off in an apparent suicide attack. At least two


