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Venezuela’s deadly crackdown adding to homicide crisis
The independent group Violence Observatory has reported that more than 10,000 people have been killed in crime-fighting operations in Venezuela in the past two years. Police have been cracking down, particularly in the country's
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Jewish cemetery desecrated as anti-Semitic attacks rise in France
Around 80 graves have been desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. It comes before planned demonstrations in Paris against the rising number of attacks on France's Jewish community. President Emmanuel Macron has
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South Sudan: Fighting continues despite peace deal
South Sudan's peace deal was signed about five months ago to end five years of civil war. But some groups did not sign and they continue to fight against the government forces. The United
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Tropical Cyclone Oma scours New Caledonia
About 3,000 homes north of New Caledonia's main island Grand Terre lost power in the last 24 hours after Tropical Cyclone Oma hit the French territory in the South Pacific. According to local media, trees were brought
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China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING: The foreign ministers of China and Iran met in Beijing on Tuesday amid efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.No details were immediately released about the discussions between China’s Wang Yi
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Houthi landmine detonates killing several militia
DUBAI: Six Houthis were killed and four injured when a landmine they were laying detonated in Al-Dhabbab village, west of Taiz province on Monday, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. Elsewhere, coalition fighters attacked Houthi militants
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Sudan protesters remain resilient, but Bashir unbowed
KHARTOUM: Sudanese protester Osman Sulaiman has taken to the streets of Khartoum chanting “overthrow, overthrow” almost daily since demonstrations erupted against President Omar Al-Bashir’s iron-fisted rule in December.And he insists he has no intention
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Bernie Sanders to run for US president in 2020
US Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he is running for the presidency, launching a second bid for the White House after a surprisingly strong run for the Democratic nomination in 2016. Sanders, 77, made
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India’s allegations against Pakistan without any evidence: Khan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said India "levelled allegations against Pakistan without any evidence" after New Delhi accused its spy agency of involvement in last week's deadly attack on security forces in the disputed
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Karl Lagerfeld dies in Paris at age 85
Haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld has died aged of 85 at the American Hospital of Paris. Chanel, where Lagerfeld was creative director, confirmed the death of the iconic couterier. Lagerfeld died on Tuesday morning at


