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What’s happening in the UK? A really simple guide in 100 words
From all sides of the political spectrum, there was opposition to the Brexit deal British Prime Minister Theresa May brokered with European leaders. Parliament was expected to reject it in a vote on Tuesday,
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Turkey expanding military operation in northern Syria: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will start a military operation east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria in a "few days". The operation, announced on Wednesday, could further complicate already
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How the media and elites fuel racism in British football
Over the weekend the two biggest British newspapers, the Sun and the Daily Mail, reported on the racist abuse suffered by Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling during Saturday's game against Chelsea. Both led with images
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Warnings issued as Tropical Cyclone Owen re-forms near Australia
Tropical Cyclone Owen has re-formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria near Australia. The storm is being dubbed a 'zombie cyclone' after it came back to life since first forming close to the Solomon Islands
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Four-year-old Palestinian boy dies of wounds from Israeli fire
A four-year-old Palestinian boy has died after being injured by Israeli gunfire at a routine protest near the fence with Israel, Gaza's health authorities said. The Ministry of Health spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qidra, said that
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Turkey will start operation east of Euphrates in Syria in a ‘few days’, Erdogan says
Turkey will start operation east of Euphrates in Syria in a 'few days', Erdogan says ANKARA:Turkey will start an operation east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria in a "few days" President Tayyip
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Egypt: 27 militants killed in Sinai, border with Libya
GENEVA: Rights groups on Wednesday called for a "robust" response to a UN expert's allegations that people she met during a visit to Egypt faced harassment, intimidation and other reprisals afterwards.A statement signed by
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Rights groups call for UN action on Egypt ‘reprisals’
GENEVA: Rights groups on Wednesday called for a "robust" response to a UN expert's allegations that people she met during a visit to Egypt faced harassment, intimidation and other reprisals afterwards.A statement signed by
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Former Ford executives convicted in torture case in Argentina
A court in Argentina has sentenced two former executives of Ford Motor Company for colluding with the country’s military dictatorship in the 1970s and early 80s. They were found guilty of helping the regime
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Strasbourg shooting: French police hunt for gunman
A manhunt is under way in northeastern France for a gunman who killed three people and wounded a dozen others at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening. The


