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Still blackballed: American football’s most recognisable exile
It has been roughly 600 days since the embattled American football player, Colin Kaepernick, suited up to compete in the National Football League. Another season of the sport, which has effectively succeeded baseball as
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Thomas Cook moves 300 Egyptian hotel guests after death of couple
JERUSALEM: Israel said an MSF nurse shot at troops on the Gaza border this week, a charge the medical charity said Friday it was investigating as it confirmed the death of an employee.“Doctors Without
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Israel: Doctors Without Borders nurse shot at troops on Gaza border
JERUSALEM: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees suggested that the US slashed his budget early this year to punish the Palestinians for their criticism of the American recognition of Jerusalem as
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UN official: Palestinian refugee issue can’t be wished away
JERUSALEM: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees suggested that the US slashed his budget early this year to punish the Palestinians for their criticism of the American recognition of Jerusalem as
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US urged to respect Turkey’s judicial independence
ANKARA: The spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed what he said was the US disregard for Turkey’s legal process, adding Washington had made arbitrary comments and demands in the case of a
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Netanyahu in Baltics in search of European allies
ANKARA: The spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed what he said was the US disregard for Turkey’s legal process, adding Washington had made arbitrary comments and demands in the case of a
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Palestinians flock to Jordan’s Aqaba and Dead Sea
ANKARA: The spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed what he said was the US disregard for Turkey’s legal process, adding Washington had made arbitrary comments and demands in the case of a
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HRW says Saudi-UAE alliance covering up war crimes in Yemen
The Saudi-UAE military alliance fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has been slammed by Human Rights Watch, which has accused the pair of reaching "dubious conclusions" in its post-air strike analysis and failing to properly investigate alleged war crimes. In a damning 90-page
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Australia ruling party chooses Scott Morrison as next PM
Treasurer Scott Morrison will be Australia's new prime minister after winning a three-way battle for the leadership of the Liberal party on Friday. Morrison defeated the key challenger Peter Dutton, a former cabinet minister,
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Two sentenced to prison for Charlottesville attack on black man
Two men have been sentenced to prison for beating of a black man at a far-right rally in Charlottesville last year, local media reported. Jacob Scott Goodwin and Alex Ramos were sentenced to eight and


