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Syria’s Idlib faces humanitarian disaster as offensive looms
The future of Syria is being debated between Iran, Russia and Turkey as their leaders meet in Tehran on Friday. Prominent on the agenda is the fate of Idlib - the last remaining rebel-held
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Donald Trump calls for NYT to reveal identity of op-ed author
US President Donald Trump has slammed an opinion piece in The New York Times in a series of tweets, and demanded the publication to reveal the author's identity for national security purposes. The op-ed was
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Moon, Kim agree to third summit to discuss denuclearisation
Leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to meet on September 18 to discuss "practical measures" towards denuclearisation. Kim Jong un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang,
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UN envoy: Libya lurching from emergencies as extremists grow
WASHINGTON: The US warned Syria Tuesday it will respond “swiftly and appropriately” if it uses chemical weapons against its people. The warning came amid signs that Syrian President Bashar Assad was preparing an offensive
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US will ‘respond swiftly’ if Assad uses chemical weapons
WASHINGTON: The US warned Syria Tuesday it will respond “swiftly and appropriately” if it uses chemical weapons against its people. The warning came amid signs that Syrian President Bashar Assad was preparing an offensive
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Erdogan hopes Tehran summit will avert Idlib offensive
ISTANBUL: Turkey hopes a summit with Iranian and Russian leaders in Tehran on Friday will avert a Syrian regime offensive on the opposition-held Idlib enclave and prevent a new influx of refugees to Turkey,
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Facebook, Twitter grilled over foreign influence in US elections
US senators have questioned executives of Facebook and Twitter about foreign influence in election campaigns. The social media giants pledged to work with the government to set new regulations that will make it harder
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Japan: Dozens missing as powerful quake triggers landslides
A powerful magnitude 6.6 quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing two people, collapsing homes, and triggering landslides that left dozens missing. Multiple, large-scale landslides struck the sparsely populated countryside,
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Paraguay returns its embassy in Israel to Tel Aviv
Paraguay will return its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, reversing a contentious decision taken months ago by the previous government. "Paraguay wants to contribute to an intensification of regional diplomatic efforts to
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The Hundred Million Dollar Home
Filmmaker: Resad Kulenovic Located in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Abdulraouf Al-Mohtaseb's ancestral home is a short distance from the site where both Muslims and Jews believe the 'father of the faithful', Abraham,


