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US Senate rebukes Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder
Washington, DC - As the US Senate moved to vote on Thursday on a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia for its conduct of the war in Yemen and the assassination of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi,
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Rohingya facing ‘lost generation’ of children out of school
The Rohingya are facing a "lost generation" as children both in Myanmar and in the refugee camps of Bangladesh struggle to get an education, a new report has warned. The Rohingya youth who remain
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Senate starts debate on US role in Yemen
The Senate is debating a resolution aimed at ending the US involvement in Yemen. The measure has won new support in the aftermath of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Senate voted
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CIA chief Haspel briefs House leadership on Khashoggi case
CIA Director Gina Haspel gave a classified briefing to leaders of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday on the what the intelligence agency knows about the murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. The
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UN’s Guterres: No deal in Poland climate talks will be ‘suicidal’
Failure by countries to agree on rules to implement the 2015 Paris climate agreement on global warming would be "suicidal", the United Nations chief said on Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates from more
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British PM Theresa May survives vote of confidence
London, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a vote of confidence triggered by MPs of her ruling Conservative Party. Two-hundred of the Conservatives' 317 MPs voted in support of May's leadership during
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Republican leaders move to stall House from taking up Yemen bill
Washington, DC - Republican leadership in Congress moved to stall until next year a broadly supported congressional resolution aimed at ending US support for Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in Yemen. The move came as
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Meet the journalists trying to give Yemenis the ‘full picture’
Rimbo, Sweden - It was -3 celsius, snow was beginning to fall, and there was a strong wind battering those waiting in the freezing cold. A representative from the Yemeni government had just left
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Fears of growing far-right in Australia amid ‘Deplorables’ tour
Melbourne, Australia - "Tommy Robinson's real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon. He changed it to hide the fact he is a life-long Nazi," said an activist addressing a rally outside Australia's Department of Home
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Protests as Hungarian parliament passes ‘slave law’ on overtime
Budapest, Hungary - Thousands of Hungarians have taken to the streets of capital, Budapest, to protest several measures adopted by the parliament, including a controversial amendment to labour laws. The demonstrations on Wednesday, which began in


