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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief set to become president
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, is expected to be chosen as the country's next president when the one-party state's rubber-stamp National Assembly
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Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to victims of child sex abuse in an emotional address to parliament on Monday, acknowledging the state failed to stop "evil dark crimes" committed over
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How the Saudi narrative of Khashoggi’s killing changed
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who wrote critically of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 2. He was not seen since. After initially remaining quiet and
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Exclusive: Spot-fixes in 15 international cricket matches
Al Jazeera Investigative Unit's latest documentary, Cricket's Match-Fixers: The Munawar Files, contains recordings of an Indian match-fixer phoning in details of spot-fixes in 15 international matches to a notorious bookmaker. The match-fixer gave a
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Iraq’s new PM will name cabinet in two days
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
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Egypt extends state of emergency for three months
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
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Jordan says it won’t renew peace treaty land deal with 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
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Jamal Khasoggi killing: Is Saudi Arabia too toxic for investors?
There's a conspicuous lack of A-listers in Riyadh this week. Business and financial luminaries are keeping their distance after the fate of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi turned Saudi Arabia's annual "Davos in the Desert"
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Trump ‘not satisfied’ with Saudis but will he pressure Riyadh?
US President Donald Trump says there have clearly been "deception and lies" about how Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. He says he is not satisfied, and that he won't be until he finds
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Saudi: We don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is, killing a mistake
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has said Riyadh is still not aware of where the remains of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi are, calling the killing a "rogue operation" and a "huge mistake". Speaking in an exclusive interview


