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Saudi Arabia vows response if Khashoggi case triggers sanctions
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would retaliate to possible economic sanctions taken by other states over the case of Jamal Khashoggi, state news agency SPA reported. Saudi Arabia has been under pressure since
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Democrats challenge Trump economy rhetoric before midterms
US President Donald Trump points to a soaring stock market and record-low unemployment as evidence his leadership has been good for the country. He says he is delivering on promises he made during the
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Egypt court upholds death sentences for three suspected militants
AMMAN: An Israeli plan to construct 31 settler homes in Hebron has triggered angry reactions from Palestinian officials and rights activists calling on the Palestinian Authority to challenge the move in the International Criminal
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Syria and Jordan agree to reopen vital crossing
AMMAN: An Israeli plan to construct 31 settler homes in Hebron has triggered angry reactions from Palestinian officials and rights activists calling on the Palestinian Authority to challenge the move in the International Criminal
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US student barred by Israel appeals to its top court
AMMAN: An Israeli plan to construct 31 settler homes in Hebron has triggered angry reactions from Palestinian officials and rights activists calling on the Palestinian Authority to challenge the move in the International Criminal
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Deadline passes for Syria’s Idlib buffer without fighters leaving
A deadline passed on Monday without fighters leaving a planned buffer zone around Syria's last major rebel bastion of Idlib as set out under a Russian-Turkish deal. The armed groups were supposed to withdraw
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DRC: The boy soldiers and girl brides of war-torn North Kivu
In Democratic Republic of Congo, about six million children are affected by conflict, many of them in North Kivu in the country's east. Now, this same province is the epicentre of a new Ebola
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Turkey: Izmir lorry crash kills 22 migrants, including children
At least 22 people, including children, have been killed when a vehicle carrying refugees and migrants plunged off a road into a waterway in western Turkey. The lorry was travelling on a highway in
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Hunter kills British cyclist in France, police speak of accident
A 34-year old British man has been shot dead by a hunter while cycling in the French Alps in what appears to be an accident, police said. The victim, a restaurateur living in the
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Taliban kills Afghan soldiers in attacks on army posts
At least 17 soldiers have been killed in Taliban raids on two military posts in western Afghanistan, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks that began late on Saturday in the Pusht Rod


