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Turkey, Russia, Iran leaders meet in Tehran over Idlib
Leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey are due to meet in Tehran on Friday, with Syria high on their agenda. Of the three countries due to meet in Tehran, Turkey is the only one
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Argentina crisis: Gov’t plans to cut ministries
Argentina is set to make a series of spending cuts in an effort to stabilise the country's spiralling currency crisis after the peso lost more than half its value this year. The Government has
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Moroccan judge holds first hearing in case of captive girl
ANKARA: There has been heavy diplomatic traffic between Ankara and its Western allies since Russian warplanes began bombing Syria’s Idlib province, which borders Turkey and is home to more than 3 million civilians. James
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Turkish-Western diplomacy intensifies over Idlib
ANKARA: There has been heavy diplomatic traffic between Ankara and its Western allies since Russian warplanes began bombing Syria’s Idlib province, which borders Turkey and is home to more than 3 million civilians. James
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Yemeni government gives Houthis 24 hours to get to Geneva after militia refuses to attend talks
Yemeni government gives Houthis 24 hours to get to Geneva after militia refuses to attend talks SANAA: Yemen's government has given the Houthis 24 hours to get to Geneva to attend UN-sponsored talks after
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US: 4 killed in Cincinatti bank shooting, including gunman
A gunman opened fire in a downtown bank in the US city of Cincinnati, killing three people and wounding five others. Police received an emergency call at 9:10am on Thursday and several officers
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Chile economy: Neighbour’s woes spill over
Argentina's sinking economy is starting to have a negative impact on one of Latin America's most stable countries. Neighbouring Chile has seen its peso slump - in what's being called the Tango effect. Al
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Iraqi authorities cancel planned curfew in Basra
Iraqi authorities have cancelled a planned curfew in the southern city of Basra minutes before it was to start, following the blocking of the Umm Qasr port by demonstrators earlier on Thursday. The Basra
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Tropical Storm Gordon hits southern US
Tropical Storm Gordon has made landfall on the US Gulf Coast, coming on onshore around 50km east of Biloxi, Mississippi, on Wednesday. On arrival, Gordon had sustained winds approaching 115kmph, which is just short of
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How US sanctions on Iran will harm Iraq’s economy
In response to the new set of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran on August 7, Tehran is now vigorously seeking to expand its stakes in the non-oil trade, energy and engineering


