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UN boosts peacekeeping patrols on Lebanon-Israel border
BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels.The Israeli army said it launched an operation dubbed
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North Korean and Syrian foreign ministers meet in Damascus
BEIRUT: The parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria more than six years ago, said Tuesday they were encouraged by US efforts and new details about their son’s fate.Tice was
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Rouhani threatens to block all Gulf oil exports if Iran can’t export oil
GENEVA: Iran has threatened to block the waterway in which oil exports are shipped on Tuesday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterating that the United States will not be able to stop the country
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Australia apologises for barring female journalist over attire
Australia's government has apologised for removing a female journalist from parliament over an objection with her attire, an incident that sparked outrage online as a violation of press freedom. Patricia Karvelas, a presenter for the
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US gives Russia 60 days to comply with nuclear treaty
The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of an arms control treaty that keeps missiles out of Europe. NATO allies led
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Emails of top Republicans stolen in major 2018 hack
The House of Representatives' Republican campaign organisation was the target of a major hack during the 2018 election that exposed thousands of sensitive emails, a news report said on Tuesday. The email accounts of
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US senators: ‘Zero chance’ MBS not involved in Khashoggi killing
After a closed-door briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday, top US senators said there is "zero chance" Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) wasn't involved in the murder of Saudi critic
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Turkey upholds sentencing of Kurdish politician Demirtas
A Turkish appeals court has upheld the "terror propaganda" conviction of a former co-leader and presidential candidate of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party. Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday the appeals court in Istanbul had
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Palestinian killed during West Bank clash with Israeli forces
BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels.The Israeli army said it launched an operation dubbed
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Three migrants found after ‘freezing to death’ in Turkey
ANKARA: The bodies of three migrants believed to have frozen to death were found in three separate Turkish border villages, state media reported on Tuesday.The first body of an Afghan migrant was discovered close


