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The toll of burying Grenfell’s dead: Muslim funerals in the UK
"I'd never heard of Grenfell before. I didn't think there were that many Muslims in Chelsea," exclaims Abu Mumin, 48, of Eden Care, a Muslim end-of-life support charity run from a compact, green and
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Powerful typhoon Trami pounds southern Japan
A powerful typhoon has brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan, leading to flight cancellations and power outages in several cities. Typhoon Trami, rated Category 2, is the latest storm
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Bollywood actor Tanushree Dutta alleges sexual harassment
Indian actress Tanushree Dutta, who earlier this week alleged she was sexually harassed by veteran actor Nana Patekar, has received both support as well as silence from Bollywood. While several actors, including Priyanka Chopra
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Iran’s FM calls Netanyahu’s claims at UN an ‘obscene charge’
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allegations against Tehran at the UN General Assembly as an “obscene charge,” the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday.The response came after Netanyahu on
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Five Egyptian fishermen freed in north Cyprus
NEW YORK: The administration of US President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to create an “Arab NATO” that would unite US partners in the Middle East in an anti-Iran alliance.Secretary of State
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US shuts consulate in Iraq’s Basra, blames ‘indirect fire’
NEW YORK: The administration of US President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to create an “Arab NATO” that would unite US partners in the Middle East in an anti-Iran alliance.Secretary of State
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‘Jail can’t break his spirit’: Bangladesh photographer’s wife
As anger over the incarceration of renowned Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam continues to grow in and outside the South Asian country, his wife said the detention "can't break his spirit". Alam has languished
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Baghdad-Fallujah train resumes after ISIL is defeated
Trains stopped running between the cities of Baghdad and Fallujah when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) overran much of western Iraq in 2014. A year ago, the government declared the
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Is Iraqi Kurdistan on the verge of another civil war?
A landmark peace deal which for two decades allowed Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region to be an island of stability in an otherwise turbulent Middle East is unravelling today. In 1998, the Kurdistan Democratic Party
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IMF gives Argentina $57bn emergency loan
President Mauricio Macri has warned Argentinians that meeting the terms of a new International Monetary Fund loan will be painful. The emergency loan aims to shore up the country's finances and it comes with


