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What do refugees in the Netherlands think of the Dutch?
At the height of the refugee crisis in 2015, the Netherlands took around 60,0000 refugees. Now the country is looking at how to integrate those who claimed asylum. In a former sports ground in
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Pakistan PM: Afghan refugees ‘will not be forced to return’
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured the UN high commissioner for refugees that he will not pursue forced repatriation. Almost three million registered and unregistered Afghans remain in Pakistan - which has one
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‘Great fear’ in Idlib ahead of looming offensive: Health chief
TRIPOLI/TUNIS: Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a cease-fire between armed groups noticed one thing straight away. The militias had not withdrawn their heavy weapons from strategic locations in
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Iraq’s top two parliament groups urge PM to resign
BAGHDAD: The two leading groups in Iraq's parliament on Saturday called on Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to resign, after lawmakers held an emergency meeting on unrest shaking the country's south."We demand the government apologise to
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North Korea’s 70th anniversary marked without ballistic missiles
North Korea has staged a huge military parade that focussed on peace and development to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation, but refrained from displaying its most advanced missiles. A sea of spectators
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Swedish election: Far right poised for gains in heated polls
Polls have opened in Sweden's legislative elections on Sunday, with the far-right expected to win a record score as voters unhappy about immigration punish one of the few remaining left-wing governments in Europe. Polling institutes
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Xi Jinping won’t attend N Korea’s 70th anniversary celebrations
Xi Jinping has declined to attend the celebrations in Pyongyang, dispatching a high-ranking official instead. He is reportedly disappointed at the lack of progress on de-nuclearisation since the Singapore summit between North Korea’s Kim
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Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
TRIPOLI/TUNIS: Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a cease-fire between armed groups noticed one thing straight away. The militias had not withdrawn their heavy weapons from strategic locations in
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US lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave looms
BAGHDAD: Iran was accused on Saturday of hijacking protests in the Iraqi city of Basra in an effort to sow chaos, disrupt oil exports and pave the way for an administration in Baghdad that
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Iran accused of hijacking Basra protests after a week of violence that shook Iraq
Iran accused of hijacking Basra protests after a week of violence that shook Iraq BAGHDAD: Even for a week of violence and bloodshed the discovery of four bodies dumped in a street in central


