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What we know about Robert Bowers, synagogue attack suspect
Robert Bowers, 48, has been named as the suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that saw 11 people killed and six others injured, including four police officers. Bowers is a resident
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Four-nation Syria summit calls for lasting Idlib cease-fire
ISTANBUL: The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Saturday called for a political solution to Syria’s devastating seven-year civil war and a lasting cease-fire in the last major rebel-held bastion of Idlib.A
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Palestinians debate value of Jerusalem vote boycott
JERUSALEM: As Jerusalem voters go to the polls Tuesday for municipal elections, Palestinians are debating not which candidate to back — but whether to cast their ballots at all.The vast majority of the disputed
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Why have Gulf-based Filipinos fallen in love with Armenia?
Edward Rigor, a 29-year-old Filipino, was travelling in a minibus with several other tourists in Armenia. They had spent the morning visiting ancient monasteries. It was spring, the weather was cool and everyone was
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Bolsonaro looks set to win elections in bitterly divided Brazil
Brazil will likely elect on Sunday a far-right nationalist president with a history of homophobic, misogynistic and racist remarks, but one who has flourished as the country has been rocked by corruption scandals, economic downturn
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‘Everything is broken’: Healthcare after the Palu disaster
Palu, Indonesia - The tsunami that hit Palu last month swept Muhammad Afif's brother from inside their coastal home. Muhammad spent a day looking for his sibling. But it was a friend who found
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What effect will Khashoggi’s murder have on the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia is under mounting pressure to explain exactly what happened at its consulate in Istanbul when Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi - a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman - was murdered. It
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Teacher describes moment Jordan flood swept children to their death
MANAMA: If anyone understands the consequences of Iranian involvement in Middle East affairs, David Petraeus does. Before becoming director of the CIA in 2011, Petraeus was a four-star general with a glittering 37-year in
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Petraeus: Why the world must curb Iran
MANAMA: If anyone understands the consequences of Iranian involvement in Middle East affairs, David Petraeus does. Before becoming director of the CIA in 2011, Petraeus was a four-star general with a glittering 37-year in
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Tit-for-tat rocket attacks in Gaza end as Egypt mediates between Islamic Jihad and Israelis
AMMAN: A teacher has described the moment a flash flood engulfed a school trip near the Dead Sea in Jordan and swept 21 people, mainly children, to their death. “The water and mud levels


