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Trump’s ‘ultimate deal’ faces ultimate failure
At a private gathering at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London on February 28, David Makovsky and Dennis Ross - two men with a deep understanding of the decades-long peace process between
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Turkish court accepts indictment against 16 over Gezi protests -lawyer
DAHUK: Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of Daesh. Raped and abused, she was sold 17 times among members of the so-called “caliphate,” and moved from city to city across
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Fleeing Daesh fighters using civilians as human shields forced to surrender in Baghouz
Fleeing Daesh fighters using civilians as human shields forced to surrender in Baghouz BEIRUT: Around 150 Daesh fighters have surrendered to US-backed forces in Baghouz, the group's last enclave in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory
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Car ramming wounds 2 Israelis, Palestinian attackers killed: police
RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces said they shot and killed two Palestinians who carried out a car-ramming attack on Monday in the occupied West Bank that injured a soldier and a policeman.A senior Palestinian official
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In major blow to Canada’s PM Trudeau, second minister quits
In a serious blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a second member of his cabinet in Canada resigned saying she had lost confidence in how the government had dealt with an escalating political scandal.
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Dozens still missing after deadly tornado rips through Alabama
Rescue crews are using dogs and heat-detecting drones to search for victims of a tornado that has left 23 people dead in southeast Alabama in the United States. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told
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Venezuela’s Juan Guaido returns home, calls for more protests
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has returned to Venezuela after flouting a court-imposed travel ban by touring Latin American countries to boost support for his campaign to tighten regional pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
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US to tighten financial restrictions on Cuba’s military: Bolton
The Trump administration on Monday threatened to put new financial restrictions on Cuba's military and intelligence services amid the political turmoil in Venezuela. "Cuba's role in usurping democracy and fomenting repression in Venezuela is
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Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders visit S Sudan to discuss peace deal
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have travelled to South Sudan for high-level talks with President Salva Kiir amid efforts to revive a flagging peace deal struck last year between his government and rebels.
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Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as extremists’ defeat looms
DAHUK: Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of Daesh. Raped and abused, she was sold 17 times among members of the so-called “caliphate,” and moved from city to city across


