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Pakistan set to free Indian pilot to de-escalate tensions
Pakistan is set to release a captured Indian pilot in a "peace gesture" aimed at easing tensions with its nuclear archrival, after aerial clashes ignited fears of a dangerous conflict in South Asia. Wing
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‘This is how we’ll change the country’ – inside Kabul’s book bus
Kabul, Afghanistan - A blue bus stops on a small street on the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. Soon after the doors of the bus open, joyful children crowd the mobile library to pick
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Russian court rejects appeal of Baring Vostok’s Calvey
A court in Moscow has dismissed the appeal of prominent American business executive Michael Calvey, who was arrested two weeks ago for alleged fraud. Calvey, who will be kept in custody until his trial,
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What’s behind the unrest at Al-Aqsa’s Bab al-Rahma?
Occupied East Jerusalem - Palestinian activist Hanady Halawani has lost count of the number of times she has been banned from visiting the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. Over a span of 15 years, she says
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Palestinians seek prosecution of Israeli leaders for Gaza ‘war crimes’
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate,” what they find is not the contents of your average handbag.
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Rail worker tells how he saved 10 lives caught in Cairo train fireball
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide.
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Rival Libyan leaders agree to hold national elections, says UN
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide.
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Israel frees Khalida Jarrar after 20 months without trial
Israel has released a prominent Palestinian legislator who had been held without trial for 20 months over links to the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Khalida Jarrar's husband, Ghassan, said the
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Is Bangladesh a one-party state?
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Gowher Rizvi, the adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh on international affairs, on the state of the country's democracy and whether it is heading
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What’s next for US-North Korea ties after Hanoi summit failure?
Hanoi, Vietnam - President Donald Trump decided to "walk away" from the negotiation table in the Vietnamese capital, leaving North Korea without sanctions relief and the United States without Pyongyang's commitment towards denuclearisation that


