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Rights activists seek justice after death in Thai army custody
Human rights activists and relatives have urged the government of Thailand to investigate the death of a suspected rebel who went into a coma after interrogation at an army camp. Abdulloh Esormusor, 34, was arrested on July
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US: Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment on Monday that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start of his trial
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Iranian foreign minister Zarif arrives in Biarritz during G7
BIARRITZ, France: -Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif landed in the French seaside resort of Biarritz Sunday for talks during a G7 summit. "Zarif... has arrived in Biarritz, where the G7 is being held,
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Daesh mortar attack on soccer field kills 6 in Iraq
AMMAN: Jordanian officials have reached a deal with local representatives to end two days of clashes over government efforts to curb cross-border cigarette smuggling from Syria.The clashes erupted last week between police and protesters
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Hariri: Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon’s sovereignty
Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri has said two Israeli drones, which came down in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut, amounted to an open attack on the country's sovereignty and an attempt to foment
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Iran’s Zarif arrives for surprise G7 talks, no plan to meet US
Iran's top diplomat has arrived in France for surprise talks at the G7 summit, an official announced, as US President Donald Trump appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Tehran. Iranian Foreign
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Britain sends another warship to Gulf
SANAA: Yemeni military officials say forces loyal to the country's internationally recognized government have wrested control of a military camp from a separatist militia striving for the independence of southern Yemen just outside a key
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Yemen officials: Government forces take separatist army camp
LONDON: A third British warship is heading to the Gulf, the Royal Navy announced Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the region.Britain has already sent the HMS Kent to cover for frigate HMS Montrose while
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Twelve dead in Boko Haram Niger attack: Official
A night raid blamed on Boko Haram has left a dozen villagers dead in southeast Niger on the frontier with Nigeria, according to a local official. The attack on Friday night in the border
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What is the state of the global economy in the age of populism?
In the world of geopolitics and geo-economics, the year 2019 has been eventful so far. Central bank governors across the world have been threatened, have resigned, or were fired by populist leaders. At the


