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Anger at Erdogan’s ‘sea grab’ in the Mediterranean
WASHINGTON: The US has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and reducing forces, Defense Secretary
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US military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
WASHINGTON: The US has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and reducing forces, Defense Secretary
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‘Dotard’: North Korea revives Trump taunt as hope for talks dims
North Korea has threatened to resume insults of US President Donald Trump and consider him a "dotard" if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as "rocket man." Choe Son
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India vet rape and murder: Police shoot dead four suspects
Indian police have shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a vet in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, according to local media reports. The men were arrested in connection with
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Iranian oil minister to meet OPEC’s Barkindo in Vienna
DIWANIYAH/IRAQ : Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, but what first brought demonstrators onto the street was the profound poverty of one of the world’s most oil-rich countries. And
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Still in streets, Iraqis say problem is poverty
DIWANIYAH/IRAQ : Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, but what first brought demonstrators onto the street was the profound poverty of one of the world’s most oil-rich countries. And
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Wanted Indian guru resurfaces to announce new cosmic country
An Indian guru facing rape and sexual abuse charges has made headlines after he emerged from hiding and announced the birth of a new cosmic country with its own cabinet and golden passports. Swami
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Doctors treating Ebola flee DR Congo’s east amid deadly violence
The non-profit group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) pulled its foreign staff out of an eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo after an armed group tried to enter its compound. The group is the
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Rouhani: Iran still ready for nuclear talks if US lifts sanctions
CAIRO: Motorized rickshaws known as tuk-tuks have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for the past two decades, squeezing through dusty alleys, dodging trash bins and fruit stands, blaring rhythmic electro-pop and navigating the
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Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
LONDON: NATO leaders meet on Wednesday in the UK for crunch talks amid concerns that Turkey’s membership of the organization is “unraveling.” High on the agenda will be Ankara’s aggressive policies in the region,


