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Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
KHARTOUM: More than 1,000 anti-government protesters demonstrated in and around Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday, witnesses said, the first rallies since emergency courts were set up nationwide on Tuesday to combat more than two
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Algeria: Thousands expected to take part in anti-Bouteflika march
Algerians on Friday will take part in what are expected to be the biggest protests the North African country has seen in decades. The demonstrations - dubbed the Million Man March - follow week-long
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Trump ‘impressed’ Cohen told Congress there was ‘no collusion’
US President Donald Trump said he was a "little impressed" that his former personal lawyer told Congress there was "no collusion" between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. "He lied a lot, but it was
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Deaths reported after bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu: police
A suicide car bomb exploded in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least five people and destroying buildings in the Somali capital's busiest street, police said. "The explosion took place in a business centre full
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House passes first major gun control bills in US in years
The US House of Representatives approved two bills this week to toughen background checks for gun purchases, but both bills are likely to face opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House. The
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Israel’s Netanyahu to be indicted for ‘bribery, fraud’
Israel's attorney general said on Thursday he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in one case of bribe and two cases of fraud and breach of trust. Netanyahu responded in a televised address
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Brazil’s far-right leader to visit Israel in potential boost for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Brazil’s nationalist President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Israel days before its April 9 election, the Israeli government said on Thursday, in a potential boost for fellow right-winger Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Installed in January,
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Heavy rainfall and flooding sparks chaos in Amman
TRIPOLI: The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government and a military strongman who backs a rival administration in the country’s east have met and agreed to hold elections, the United Nations said Thursday.Unity government
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Libya rivals agree to hold polls: UN
JERUSALEM: Israel rejected as a “theater of the absurd” on Thursday a UN report that accused its forces of possible war crimes in killing scores of Palestinians during Gaza border protests last year.Acting Foreign
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Electoral commission: Senegal’s Macky Sall wins second term
Senegalese President Macky Sall has won re-election without the need for a second round of voting, the country's electoral commission announced on Thursday. Following the announcement, Idrissa Seck, the opposition candidate and runner-up in


