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As clock ticks, little progress visible on Idlib deal
BEIRUT: The clock is ticking to implement a Russian-Turkish deal for the Syrian opposition region of Idlib, but its terms remain hazy and little has changed on the ground. The accord, reached on Sept.
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KDP ahead in Iraqi Kurdistan election, electoral commission says
IRBIL, Iraq: The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was leading in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq with 85 percent of votes counted, the election commission said on Thursday.A year
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Lebanon’s Hariri expects new cabinet in 7-10 days — TV interview
BEIRUT: The clock is ticking to implement a Russian-Turkish deal for the Syrian opposition region of Idlib, but its terms remain hazy and little has changed on the ground. The accord, reached on Sept.
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MeToo founder: Kavanaugh debate shows ‘more education is needed’
It was described as a watershed moment when, last year, tens of millions of people from around the world shared their personal stories of sexual harassment, assault and violence. The accounts were shared under
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Brazil elections 2018: What you need to know
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - About 147 million Brazilians will head to polls on Sunday in highly polarised presidential and congressional elections. At stake, is the presidency and more than 1,650 national and state level positions.
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Jerusalem to remove UNRWA to ‘end lie of Palestine refugees’
Jerusalem's mayor has said he plans to remove a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees from the city to "end the lie of the Palestinian refugee problem". Nir Barkat on Thursday said schools, clinics and
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Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri expects new cabinet in 7-10 days
Lebanon will have a new government within a week or ten days and the economy cannot withstand any more delay, Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said in a television interview on Thursday. "Everyone must make
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Putin arrives in India for arms deal worth billions of dollars
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for a two-day visit during which Moscow is expected to ink a weapons deal worth billions of dollars, despite threat of sanctions by the United States. Indian Prime Minister
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Cristiano Ronaldo left off Portugal squad amid rape allegations
Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal's national squad for a series of upcoming matches, as the football star faces a lawsuit over an alleged rape in the United States. The Portuguese captain
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Alleged operations by Russia’s spy agency GRU in recent years
In a series of coordinated announcements, authorities in the US, UK, the Netherlands and Australia have accused the Russian military intelligence agency GRU of a huge array of cyberattacks around the world. The stunning


