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Honduras migrants are undeterred by Trump’s military threat
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy the military to stop a large group of people travelling towards the southern US border. Around 4,000 migrants began their journey in Honduras on Saturday; they will
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Wife of ex-Interpol president lashes out at ‘cruel’ China
The wife of former Interpol president Meng Hongwei has lambasted China as "cruel" and said she is unsure if her husband is still alive after he was detained by Chinese officials last month. In an exlusive
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‘It is time’: Women candidates in Afghanistan promise change
Kabul, Afghanistan - Pashtana Arabzai feels she has done her homework and says it is only a matter of days before she realises her ambition. For the past three weeks, she has travelled back
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Afghanistan: Kandahar elections delayed by a week over killings
Kabul, Afghanistan - Parliamentary elections in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, due to be held on Saturday, will be delayed by a week following the assassination of a powerful provincial police commander, according to the electoral
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Malaysia: Former deputy PM Hamidi charged with corruption
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, appeared in court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday charged with 45 counts of corruption, the latest senior politician to be charged with suspected graft since May's
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Dubai ruler launches free Arabic e-learning platform
DUBAI: The Dubai government has launched a free e-learning education platform to cater for more than 50 million Arabic speaking students across the region and beyond. “Madrasa” was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid,
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Turkey extends its presence under UNIFIL in Lebanon
ANKARA: A motion to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon for a further year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was ratified by the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday. It is the
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Flash floods in Tunisia leave five dead, two missing
WASHINGTON: The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate general,
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Brexit: Will there be a second referendum?
In this week's UpFront, we debate Brexit and the prospects of a second referendum with Daniel Hannan, Conservative Member of the European Parliament and Lord Adonis, former Labour Cabinet Minister. And we talk to
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Afghan election: Polls in Kandahar delayed a week
Kabul, Afghanistan - Parliamentary election in Afghanistan's Kandahar province due to be held on Saturday, will be delayed by a week following the assassination of a powerful provincial police commander, according to the electoral


