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Airstrike near US base in southeastern Syria kills 8 pro-Assad fighters
DAMASCUS: An airstrike near a US base in southeastern Syria has killed at least eight pro-regime fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday.Four Syrians, one Iranian national and three other non-Syrian
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Venezuelan government denies it’s facing migration crisis
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has said migration flows from the country is "normal", and that the situation is being used as a tool to justify foreign intervention in the country. The United Nation's
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The incredible story of a Bosnian concentration camp survivor
Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina - When 67-year-old Ramiz Tiro was finally released from the concentration camps run by Croat forces during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994, he felt like an animal. Starved and dehydrated,
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Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of prominent Afghan armed group, dies
The founder of the Haqqani Network, one of Afghanistan's most effective and feared armed groups, has died after a long illness, their affiliates the Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday. The Taliban statement said Jalaluddin
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What should Iraq’s government do to address public anger?
On September 1, some 150 protestors gathered at the main entrance of Iraq's large oilfield, Nahr Bin Omar, threatening to break in and disrupt production. Thousands of others assembled in front of the provincial
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New Yorker drops Steve Bannon from festival after outcry
The New Yorker magazine has cancelled plans to interview former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon during its annual festival next month, after numerous panelists announced they would drop out if he remained. David
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Palestine and Jordan reject ‘confederation trial balloon’
AMMAN: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli occupation and the creation of a Palestinian state. Palestinian and Jordanian official
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Trump warns Syria, Russia and Iran against Idlib ‘tragedy’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country’s last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a “human tragedy.”“President
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Situation in Idlib cannot be tolerated indefinitely: Russia
AMMAN: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli occupation and the creation of a Palestinian state. Palestinian and Jordanian official
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Hong Kong: New app helps people avoid pollution
Hong Kong has had record levels of ozone this summer; a complex mix of pollutants that is worse during heatwaves. A team of researchers has developed a mobile app that gives real-time pollution readings


