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Trump hotel under scrutiny for accepting payments
A US appeals court is to decide if President Donald Trump has violated the constitution by accepting money from foreign government officials who stayed in his Washington hotel. Trump says he's given all the
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NZ police release bodies of six Christchurch attack victims
Christchurch, New Zealand - Six bodies have been returned to the families of Christchurch mosque attack victims, according to New Zealand police, amid growing anguish over a lack of progress by officials tasked with
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NZ leader vows to ‘absolutely deny’ mosque gunman a platform
The "white supremacist" accused of killing 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at trial, prompting the prime minister to declare on Tuesday she would do
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Australian who egged senator to donate raised funds to victims
An Australian teen, who egged a far-right senator over his offensive comments about the New Zealand mosque attacks, will donate most of the money raised for his legal fees to the victims of the
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Cyclone Idai: Thousands cut off in Zimbabwe
Help is beginning to arrive after cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe, causing landslides and collapsing homes. Soldiers are surveying the damage in the town of Chimanimani district, where roads have been cut off. The
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Jumblatt expresses concern over torture of Syrian refugees
BEIRUT: Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt has expressed concern about reports that Syrian refugees returning to their country from Lebanon face torture and murder. This coincides with a debate in Lebanon about whether
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Syria vows to bring Kurdish-held areas back under control
DAMASCUS: Syrian regime forces will reclaim control of northeastern areas controlled by the US-backed Kurds, whether by force or through reconciliation, the defense minister warned Monday. Marginalized for decades, Syria’s minority Kurds have carved out
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Turkey, Iran carried out joint operation against Kurdish militants
ALGIERS: A new Algerian group headed by political leaders, opposition figures and activists has called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down at the end of his term on April 28, and urged the
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Gaza rights groups denounce Hamas crackdown on economic protests
Gaza, Palestine - Several human rights organisations and political factions have denounced attacks on protesters by Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip, who had demonstrated for several days against the increasing cost of
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NZ leader vows to ‘absolutely deny’ mosque gunman a platform
The white supremacist accused of killing 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at trial, prompting the prime minister to declare on Tuesday she would


