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Floods tear through southern Spain, killing firefighter
Heavy overnight rain swept through streets and forced hundreds of people from their homes in the southern Spanish province of Malaga on Sunday killing one firefighter, the fire service said. In the town of
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King says Jordan to reclaim land held by Israel under 1994 deal
Jordan has told Israel that it intends to reclaim two tracts of territories remained in Israeli private ownership under a 1994 peace treaty, King Abdullah II has announced, in a move that was welcomed
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Opposition protests in India over ‘corrupt’ French jets deal
New Delhi - A multibillion-dollar deal for 36 Rafale French fighter jets has got the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition in India at loggerheads. Over 100 left-affiliated organisations will hold week-long
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New migrant caravans from Honduras begin journey to US border
Esquipulas, Guatemala - The exodus of Hondurans seeking refuge and opportunities in the United States continues. Small groups of Hondurans from across the country have continued to stream into Guatemala following the initial caravan
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Migrant caravan continues towards dangers in Mexico
More and more of the refugees and migrants that comprise the so-called "caravan" of people from Central America have defied the fortified border and crossed into Mexico to reach the United States. But there
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Egypt arrests economist Abdel Khalik Farouk over ‘critical book’
Egyptian police have arrested economist Abdel Khalik Farouk after the publication of his book in which he is critically analysing the country's economic and social crises, the author's wife and a lawyer said. Farouk's
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Taiwan investigates train crash that killed 18, injured 187
Taiwan's president pushed for a swift investigation on Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying. The crash on the popular east
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Gorbachev deplores Trump move to scrap US-Russia nuclear treaty
On Monday, US National Security Adviser John Bolton will face some tough questions from Moscow, after Donald Trump said he will pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Trump's decision has faced strong
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Istanbul summit aimed at avoiding new humanitarian disaster in Idlib
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to attend a critical four-way summit on Syria in Istanbul next Saturday. They
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Jordan ends 25-year deal on land leased to Israel
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is putting the finishing touches to his first cabinet and will submit the names to parliament for approval in the next two days. All the proposed


