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Australia says parliament’s computer network breached
Australia's federal parliament says it has launched an investigation after its computer network was compromised by an unspecified "security incident". In a statement on Friday, parliamentary authorities said they had taken "a number of
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US aid arrives at Colombia border despite Maduro rejection
Cucuta, Colombia - Trucks carrying food and medical supplies from the United States have arrived in Cucuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border, stoking tensions with the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. The arrival of
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Princess Ubolratana to contest Thailand elections as PM candidate
In an unprecedented move, Thailand's Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi has been nominated as prime minister for the country's long-delayed general elections by Thai Raksa Chart, a party founded by allies of former Prime
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US to pull forces out of Syria by end of April: Report
The US military is preparing to withdraw all of its forces from Syria by the end of April, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Citing former and current US officials, the newspaper reported on
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Venezuela crisis: US revokes visas of some Maduro allies
The Trump administration is imposing a ban on travel to the United States by members of Venezuela's government-controlled constituent assembly, a senior US official said on Thursday. The US has claimed the constituent assembly,
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Sudan protesters rally in support of detainees
KHARTOUM: Crowds of Sudanese protesters rallied on Thursday in downtown Khartoum in support of fellow demonstrators detained in the weeks of rallies against President Omar Al-Bashir’s iron-fisted rule, witnesses said. The latest protest came
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Iraq’s Shiite militants vow to oust US troops — by law or force
BAGHDAD: Ousting US troops from Iraq despite President Donald Trump’s vow to stay is now the top goal of pro-Iranian Shiite armed groups. And their leaders say there are only two ways — by
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HRW warns against secret transfer of militants from Syria
Any transfers of suspected foreign militants and their relatives out of Syria should be transparent, Human Rights Watch told AFP, as camps in the northeast fill with families of different nationalities. With the crumbling
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‘In Basra, people avoid doctors. They might find they’ve cancer’
Basra, Iraq - With its beautiful canals and centuries-old buildings, Basra was once renowned as the "Venice of the Middle East". But the southern Iraqi city is now facing one of the region's worst
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Trump says he won’t meet China’s Xi before March 1 deadline
There are no plans yet for US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet soon in hope of finalising a trade deal, Trump said on Thursday. Asked by a reporter whether


