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Daesh defends final pocket of dying ‘caliphate’ in Syria
OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: Extremists defending their last dreg of territory in Syria have no choice but to surrender, a Kurdish-led force said on Monday, ahead of a victory declaration expected within days. The warning by
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Italy Senate blocks Salvini probe into holding migrants on ship
An Italian Senate committee voted on Tuesday to block an investigation into accusations of kidnapping against Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini over his decision to hold 150 migrants on board a ship for five
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Pakistan denies involvement in Iran attack
Iran has said it has evidence that last week's attack on the Revolutionary Guard was planned inside Pakistan. Pakistan has denied the attack was planned from its territory and offered to cooperate with Iran.
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Suicide bomber was a Pakistani, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims
The suicide bomber who killed 27 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard last week was a Pakistani, a senior commander for the force alleged. Two other members of the cell behind the attack in the country's
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns after cancer surgery
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the Supreme Court bench, eight weeks after surgery for lung cancer. A liberal jurist who will turn 86 in March, she walked unassisted to her
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Poland seeks apology from Israel on alleged Holocaust role remark
Poland is still awaiting an apology from Israel over its acting foreign minister's comments on the alleged anti-Semitism of the Poles. The argument led Warsaw to pull out of a key Jerusalem summit, according
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Egyptian security forces kill 16 suspected militants
SINJAR, Iraq: Ever since Daesh visited death and destruction on their villages in northern Iraq nearly five years ago, Yazidis Daoud Ibrahim and Kocher Hassan have had trouble sleeping.For Hassan, 39, who was captured,
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Third Egyptian policeman dies from Cairo suicide blast
CAIRO: The death toll from a late-night suicide blast near Cairo’s famed tourist market rose to three on Tuesday after a police officer died of his wounds, Egyptian security officials said. All three fatalities
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Yemen government, Houthis to start first phase of Hodeidah pullout
NEW YORK: Yemen’s government and the Houthi militias have agreed on the first stage of a mutual pullout of forces from the port city of Hodeidah, a key entry point for humanitarian aid, the
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Saudi crown prince in India as ‘trade, investment’ top agenda
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, looking to boost ties with Asian allies, has arrived in India for a two-day visit amid rising expectations of further investment deals following a high-profile trip to Pakistan. The Saudi crown prince,


