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Indonesia tsunami sweeps away buildings
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was slammed by a tsunami set off by a powerful earthquake that wiped out buildings, but it was unclear the severity of deaths and injuries. Indonesian disaster agency spokesman
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Wang Yi: China not seeking to displace US as top power
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed fears on Friday that his country was seeking to overtake the United States as the pre-eminent world power, saying Beijing wants global harmony. Pointing to recent works of
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Instagram model murdered at wheel of Porsche in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi model and Instagram star has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche in central Baghdad. Video footage obtained by Arab News showed the moment the gunman opened fire through
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Iran: Four militants killed near Pakistan border
BAGHDAD: Iraqi model and Instagram starlet Tara Fares has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche convertible in central Baghdad, sending ripples through social media circles.The interior ministry opened a probe into
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Hamas urges Palestinian president to lift Gaza ‘sanctions’
BAGHDAD: Iraqi model and Instagram starlet Tara Fares has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche convertible in central Baghdad, sending ripples through social media circles.The interior ministry opened a probe into
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Palestine says US can’t mediate Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Palestinian president tells UN General Assembly: 'US administration has broken all agreements'.
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UN rights body votes to extend Yemen’s war crimes probe
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend an international probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen overriding objections from Saudi Arabia and Yemen itself. Nations voted 21 to 8, with 18
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Ford-Kavanaugh Senate hearing
For nearly nine hours, US Senators heard testimonies from Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh. Dr Ford had accused Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault when they were teenagers. Republicans say the
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Indonesia rocked by magnitude 7.5 quake
Indonesia has been struck by a strong magnitude 7.5 earthquake, the US Geological Survey said, triggering the national disaster agency to issue a tsunami warning that was later lifted. The quake hit central Sulawesi island
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Iran dismisses Netanyahu’s ‘secret atomic warehouse’ claim
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed Israeli claims that Tehran 'has a secret atomic warehouse'. In a tweet on Friday, Zarif derided as an "arts and crafts show" the allegation made by


