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Trump: US not considering Fethullah Gulen’s extradition to Turkey
US President Donald Trump says Washington has no plans to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish religious leader accused by Ankara of orchestrating a deadly coup attempt more than two years ago. "No, it's not under consideration,"
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One dead, over 100 injured in French protests over fuel prices
Tens of thousands of people across France have protested against high fuel prices, in mass rallies that turned violent when clashes erupted in parts of the country and a protester was accidentally run over and
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CAR suspect wanted for war crimes against Muslims handed to ICC
Alfred Yekatom, a war crimes suspect wanted for alleged atrocities against Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR), has been extradited to The Hague to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The announcement
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‘They said leave or else’: Why a Honduran family is fleeing to US
Tijuana, Mexico - It was the day of the 2017 general elections in Honduras when unknown men approached Obedi Miranda and her husband, Allan Escobar, two opposition Libre party activists. "They told us to leave,
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Will the US punish Mohammed bin Salman over Khashoggi’s murder?
It's what many have suspected ever since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared in Istanbul six weeks ago. The Washington Post says the CIA has concluded that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did give the
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Anti-Daesh coalition raids kill 43 in east Syria: monitor
ANKARA: Turkey has failed to persuade the rebel alliance Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) to withdraw from a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib province that was agreed by Ankara and Moscow in September, Russia’s Foreign
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One dead, dozens injured in French protests over fuel prices
Tens of thousands of people across France have protested against high fuel prices, in mass rallies that turned violent when clashes erupted in parts of the country and a protester was accidentally run over and
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Dozens of bodies found after attack on CAR refugee mission
More than 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Central African Republic (CAR), in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees, according to a regional legislator. The violence in the
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Palestinian ‘geeks’ code their way to a better future in Gaza
Gaza - When Yasmin Helles was an English literature student at a Gaza college, she would spend most of her time online looking for information that could help her in academic life. She always
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Malaysia and Indonesia are bucking the global trend on democracy
In October, Latin America's most populous nation, Brazil, elected as president Jair Bolsonaro, a former military man and historically fringe, far-right senator known for his pro-gun, pro-torture views. In 1999, he told Brazilian television,


