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US puts sanctions on Hezbollah leader suspected of masterminding Buenos Aires 1994 attack
US puts sanctions on Hezbollah leader suspected of masterminding Buenos Aires 1994 attack WASHINGTON: The US on Friday imposed financial sanctions on a Hezbollah leader suspected of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish
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Unidentified aircraft targets IRGC and Hezbollah military camp in Iraq
KHARTOUM: Sudanese protest leaders told AFP Friday talks with the country’s army rulers have been postponed, just days after the two sides signed a power sharing deal.“The talks have been postponed,” said prominent protest
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US vows to down any Iran drones that fly ‘too close’ to its ships
The United States will destroy any Iranian drones that fly too close to its ships and has "clear evidence" that it shot down such a drone on Thursday, a senior Trump administration official said.
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Indonesian villagers near active volcano refuse to relocate
There has been a warning of increased volcanic activity around Indonesia's Mount Merapi, the country's most active volcano. Thousands of people have been put on high alert, but some residents are refusing to relocate.
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Archaeologists find mosque from when Islam arrived in holy land
RAHAT, Israel: Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of one of the world’s oldest rural mosques, built around the time Islam arrived in the holy land, they said on Thursday.The Israel Antiquities Authority
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Two killed in attack on Egypt security forces in Sinai
DUBAI: The US navy and other ships are conducting search and rescue operations for a missing US sailor in the Arabian Sea, the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet said."The Sailor has been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN)
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At least 11 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police HQ
At least 11 people have been killed and scores more wounded after the Taliban attacked a police headquarters in the southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city, officials and the armed group said. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi on Thursday
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As Trump seeks distance from racist chant, Omar calls him fascist
US Representative Ilhan Omar called Donald Trump "fascist" on Thursday as the president sought to distance himself from racist chants heard at his campaign rally on Wednesday night. "I believe he is fascist," Omar
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Brother of 2017 Manchester bomber being extradited from Libya to Britain
TEHRAN: Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country has no choice but to manufacture missiles for defense purposes — comments that reflect more backtracking after a remark by the top diplomat suggesting the missiles
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Turkey clears RSF representative of ‘terror propaganda’
ISTANBUL: The Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was acquitted on Wednesday of the charge of making “terror propaganda” for Kurdish militants, in a case which triggered international alarm over press freedom in


