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UN to probe ‘horrific’ Mali attacks as death toll jumps to 160
The United Nations has sent a team of investigators to Mali's restive Mopti region, where more than 150 people were killed this weekend, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The raid took place on Saturday
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House panel OKs measure on FBI records of Trump obstruction probe
On Tuesday, the US House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a resolution directing the Justice Department to give Congress records on FBI obstruction and counterintelligence probes of US President Donald Trump. In a surprising show
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Why Trump recognised Israel’s claim on the Golan Heights
While the US decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is primarily being explained away with geopolitics, it, in fact, has much more to do with US domestic politics. With this move, President
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Daesh militants kill 7 US-backed fighters in Syria: commanders
BEIRUT: Daesh militants killed seven US-backed fighters in the northern Syrian city of Manbij, its military council said on Tuesday, days after the group’s “caliphate” was declared defeated. Daesh has claimed the Manbij attack.
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Three women, baby die after migrant boat sinks off Turkey
ALGIERS: Algeria's army chief called Tuesday for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit to govern, after weeks of mass protests demanding the ailing leader step down.The move would potentially clear the way for
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Tense calm in Gaza after Israel, Hamas exchange heavy fire
JERUSALEM: A tense quiet took hold on Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in what threatened
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Algeria army chief demands Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule
Algeria's army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah has called for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit to rule the country, following weeks of protests against the ailing head of state's decision to seek a fifth
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Can the UK Parliament break the Brexit deadlock?
This week, the British Parliament decided to take Brexit into its own hands. On Monday night, they accepted an amendment that means they will now spend the coming days taking a series of indicative
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United Nations to investigate ‘horrific’ massacre in Mali
The United Nations has said it has sent a team of investigators to Mali's restive Mopti region, where more than 150 people were massacred this weekend. The raid took place on Saturday in the
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Oklahoma settles with maker of OxyContin over opioid crisis
The maker of OxyContin has reached a settlement with the state of Oklahoma over the prescription painkiller's role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis, officials said on Tuesday. Oklahoma's attorney general scheduled an afternoon


