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Israel and Egypt’s enduring ‘cold peace’
CAIRO: Forty years after signing the Camp David Accords, Egypt and Israel live in uneasy peace, as cool diplomatic ties have failed to unfreeze other relations.“There is still a psychological barrier between us and
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China, Hong Kong brace for Typhoon Mangkhut, as toll rises to 36
Hong Kong and southern China braced on Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast, a day after the biggest storm of the year left at least
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Refugee advocates blast arrests of rescue workers in Greece
Athens, Greece - Three years ago, Sara Mardini and her sister rescued 18 refugees in the Aegean Sea, diving into the water and guiding their sinking dinghy to dry land on Greece's Lesbos Island.
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Syrians in government areas vote in first local polls since 2011
Syrians in government-controlled areas have cast their ballots in the first local elections since 2011, when the first protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule were violently oppressed. Polling booths opened at 7:00am local time
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Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge shatters world record at Berlin marathon
Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge has set a new marathon world record, shaving more than a minute off the previous best with a winning run in the German capital, Berlin - his third victory there.
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Typhoon Mangkhut looms over Hong Kong and southern China
Typhoon Mangkhut is leaving a trail of devastation as it makes its way through Southeast Asia with gusts of up to 190 km/h. The storm has left dozens dead in the northern Philippines and is now heading
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Palestinian teen dies from wounds in Gaza unrest
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday hailed the selections made by Iraq’s parliament a day after the body elected candidates backed by a pro-Tehran bloc as speaker and first deputy.“The Islamic Republic of Iran supports decisions
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Iran hails Iraq parliament selections
KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank: For the anxious Palestinian residents of Khan Al-Ahmar, there’s little left to do but wait.After the West Bank hamlet lost its last legal protection against demolition late last week, Israeli
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Doomed Palestinian village turns to Europe as last hope
KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank: For the anxious Palestinian residents of Khan Al-Ahmar, there’s little left to do but wait.After the West Bank hamlet lost its last legal protection against demolition late last week, Israeli
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China, Hong Kong brace for Typhoon Mangkhut, as toll rises to 28
Hong Kong and southern China braced on Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast, a day after the biggest storm of the year left at least


