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NZ’s foreign minister arrives in Turkey for Muslim summit
ISTANBUL: New Zealand's deputy prime minister said the gunman accused of killing 50 people in two mosques in the South Pacific nation would spend the rest of his life in isolation in prison and called
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Syria slams Trump, vows to recover Israeli-occupied Golan
BEIRUT: The Syrian government vowed to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday as its allies and enemies alike condemned US President Donald Trump for moving to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized
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Frustration mounts in Mozambique over food, water shortage
Residents of the Mozambican port city of Beira continue to desperately wait for aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, as fears rose that the death toll could soar. Beira, a low-lying city of
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India: Cricket World Cup star Gautam Gambhir joins ruling BJP
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party on Friday, leaving a panel to decide whether to field him as a candidate in the cricket-crazy country's upcoming general election. With
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Syria condemns Trump’s stance on Golan Heights sovereignty
Syria has condemned US President Donald Trump's statement that it is time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, while its close military ally Russia said changing the status of the territory
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Nepal: CK Raut joins mainstream politics averting conflict?
A prominent secessionist leader from Nepal earlier this month agreed to give up his demands for an independent Madhes state, averting the chances of conflict in the country's south. Chandra Kant Raut signed an 11-point
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Overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq’s Tigris River, at least 100 die
At least 100 people are reported drowned in Iraq's city of Mosul after their ferry capsized in the Tigris River. Around 200 people were on board the ferry when the incident took place. It
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Turkey orders detention of 144 over Gulen links
ISTANBUL: The Istanbul chief prosecutor said on Friday it had ordered the detention of 126 suspects employed in the judicial system with alleged links to the network of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric who Turkey
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NZ’s foreign minister arrives in Turkey for Muslim summit
BEIRUT: The Syrian government condemned on Friday US President Donald Trump’s statement that it was time to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Syria was determined to recover the area “through
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Syria slams Trump, vows to recover Israeli-occupied Golan
BEIRUT: The Syrian government vowed to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday as its allies and enemies alike condemned US President Donald Trump for moving to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized


