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Eritrea’s secret prisons: UAE-run facilities discovered
An Al Jazeera investigation has revealed new satellite images showing a secret prison built by the United Arab Emirates on the coast of Eritrea. There have been reports of prisoners from the war in
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Daesh fighters pinned on Syrian riverbank, warplanes fly above
DEIR EZZOR, Syria: Warplanes flew near Baghouz in eastern Syria early on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, as the final remnants of the Daesh group held a narrow strip of land along the Euphrates
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UAE appoints first female judges
Four Houthis died when landmines they planted detonated in an area west of Taiz, national press agency SPA reported. Yemen’s national army targeted militants who were planting landmines in Al-Dhabab front in Taiz, killing two
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Earthquake hits southwest Turkey
ISTANBUL: A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and tiles to the ground in the rural area, according to witnesses, officials and
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Gaza youth protests: Hamas cracks down on demonstrators
Young Palestinians have launched a new movement with the slogan: "We want to live." They are protesting against the worsening economic situation in the Gaza Strip. But they are accusing Hamas of a violent
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Fugitive Indian jeweller Nirav Modi arrested in London: UK police
Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi had been arrested in London on behalf of the Indian authorities, British police said on Wednesday. India had asked Britain in August to extradite Modi, one of the main
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Mozambique: 3-days of national mourning after deadly cyclone Idai
Mozambique has declared three days of national mourning after powerful cyclone winds and flooding killed more than 200 people and left a massive trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa. Cylone Idai, which
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New Zealand attack: Pakistani expat family mourns with pride
Christchurch, New Zealand – The question caught Ambreen Naeem off-guard. "At 2pm, my sister called and asked where my son Talah and husband Naeem were," Ambreen says quietly. "I remember thinking, 'why is she asking
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Cyclone Idai: Death tolls rises to 200 people in Mozambique
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has confirmed that more than 200 people died and close to 350,000 are “at risk” after Cyclone Idai. The United Nations says Idai could be one of the worst weather
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspected of deadly attack in West Bank
Four Houthis died when landmines they planted detonated in an area west of Taiz, national press agency SPA reported. Yemen’s national army targeted militants who were planting landmines in Al-Dhabab front in Taiz, killing two


