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Venezuela in crisis: All the latest updates
Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader. Maduro started a second term on January 10, following a widely boycotted election
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Iraq’s parliament fires governor over Mosul ferry disaster
Iraq's parliament has sacked the governor of the northern province of Nineveh where more than 100 people died when a ferry capsized three days ago, triggering grief and anger among residents. Most of those who drowned in
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Yemen conflict: Who controls what
Yemen has been torn apart by conflict since late 2014, when Houthi rebels, allied with troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, captured much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa. A coalition
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Mueller ends Trump-Russia probe: All the latest updates
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his nearly two-year investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, any possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow and whether President Donald Trump unlawfully sought
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‘We have nothing’: A life in limbo for Malaysia’s Yemeni refugees
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Mahmoud was well into his shift making bread when a burst of urgent shouts warned him of an approaching cordon of men in uniform. Time was of the essence, and
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Kurds to rally in Turkey ahead of key local elections
ISTANBUL: Thousands of supporters of a pro-Kurdish party gathered Sunday in Istanbul to celebrate the Kurdish New Year and to attend a campaign rally for local elections that will test the Turkish president’s popularity.
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Israel strikes Hamas positions in Gaza after border bombs
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after Palestinians there threw explosive devices at the border fence during “riots,” the army said.Also Sunday, the health ministry in Gaza announced
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Driver working with NBC News killed in Syria
BAGHOUZ: A driver working with NBC News reporters in Syria was killed Saturday by an explosive device in eastern Syria, where several media outlets are covering the liberation of the last sliver of territory
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Kenya drought: One million people at risk of starvation
Al Jazeera visits a village in Kenya at the centre of a drought crisis.
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How Chechnya is helping rehabilitate former ISIL members
With the self-declared "caliphate" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) now erased, there are questions over what happens to foreign fighters and their families who want to return


