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Turkey warns Europe of ‘new wave’ of Syrian refugees from Idlib
Turkey's presidential spokesperson has said a major offensive targeting Syria's northwestern province of Idlib could cause a new refugee crisis from Turkey to Europe. "Everyone's common point is that the solution must be political
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Aziz Abu Sarah wants to be mayor of Jerusalem and is suing Israel
East Jerusalem - A Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem is breaking boundaries by suing the Israeli government in hopes of becoming the first Palestinian to run for mayor in Israel's municipal elections in Jerusalem next month.
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Can exhumation kill Franco once and for all?
In August, the Spanish government issued a decree paving the way to exhume the remains of fascist dictator Francisco Franco from their current place of honour in the Valley of the Fallen, a massively
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Iran OPEC chief: ‘Saudi and Russia are taking oil market hostage’
Iran's OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, has accused fellow OPEC country Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC country Russia of taking the global oil market hostage. Their actions are a direct result of attempts by the United
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Tropical Storm Florence to batter US for days, officials warn
The governor of the storm-hit US state of North Carolina has warned that Tropical Storm Florence could linger for days, wiping out communities as it sweeps across the country's east. Governor Roy Cooper called
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Tunisia struggles to host migrants saved at sea
MEDENINE: Surrounded by other people’s belongings piled high on beds, Georgie Ndab wants to leave Tunisia’s only migrant center and take her baby to Europe. “I spent eight months in prison in Libya. I
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Lessons from the crash: Media and the 2008 financial crisis
On The Listening Post this week: A decade on from the financial crisis, how well do business journalists understand their beat? Plus, Twitter bots manipulate online debates on Iran. Lessons from the crash: Media
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Has China detained a million Uighur Muslims?
China has been accused of allegedly detaining up to one million Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region under what UN experts have called the "pretext of countering terrorism and religious extremism". Over the past decade, human rights groups
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Trump, Pompeo accuse Kerry of ‘undermining’ US policy on Iran
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have accused Obama-era official John Kerry of "actively undermining" US policy on Iran after he admitted meeting Iran's foreign minister "three or four times"
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Netanyahu ally: Israel is not an apartheid state
Since US President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his administration has been criticised for various measures seemingly taken against the Palestinians and in favour of Israel, including the recent decision to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)'s diplomatic mission in


