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Iran can expand range of ballistic missiles: Guards commander
GENEVA: Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars News agency.Iran’s missiles currently cover
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UK PM Theresa May delays crunch vote on her Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a vote on a Brexit deal negotiated by her government - a decision that throws her plan to leave the European Union into chaos. May admitted her agreement would have been
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Scottish nationalists offer support to Labour to topple UK PM
The leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon said she will support the opposition Labour party if it lodges a no-confidence motion on British Prime Minister Theresa May's rule. May cancelled a parliamentary vote on
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Yemen government and Houthis remain deadlocked over Hodeidah
Rimbo, Sweden - Yemen's warring sides remain deadlocked over the future of Hodeidah port, a major lifeline for the country, after the Yemeni government reiterated its demand that it should take control of the
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Seventy years on, is the UN human rights declaration effective?
Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights by countries around the world. The document outlines 30 fundamental rights which should form the basis of
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World’s indifference to sexual violence must end: Nobel laureates
The world must stop turning a blind eye to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege urged, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize along with a Yazidi human
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US-backed Syrian fighters push into Daesh-held town
BEIRUT: US-backed Syrian fighters have pushed deeper into the Daesh group’s last remaining stronghold, capturing a hospital.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces entered the eastern Syrian town of Hajjin last week and intense fighting has
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UN proposes Houthis withdraw from Hodeidah for joint control with govt
RIMBO, Sweden: The UN has proposed Yemen's Houthi militia withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control, according to a document seen by AFP Monday.The
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Israel accepted into global financial watchdog group
DUBAI: The 40th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit will be held in the UAE, state-run WAM reported. The announcement was made in Riyadh, where the 39th GCC summit was hosted on
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UK government set to postpone parliamentary vote on Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a statement to parliament on Monday amid speculation that the government will postpone a so-called "meaningful vote" on her widely unpopular Brexit deal. May was touted to


