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Rukban camp in Syria receives first aid in 3 months
A camp where babies are dying despite it being in a zone in Syria controlled by the United States military finally received its first aid delivery in three months. The United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent reached
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US-backed Syria force says captures foreign militants ‘daily’
BEIRUT: US-backed forces in Syria said Wednesday they were detaining foreign Daesh group fighters on a “daily basis,” days after confirming the capture of German militants Martin Lemke.AFP reported Lemke’s capture last week after
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Imran Khan, Saad Hariri and Harrison Ford among big names attending Dubai’s World Government Summit
Imran Khan, Saad Hariri and Harrison Ford among big names attending Dubai’s World Government Summit DUBAI: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, Actor Harrison Ford and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri are among the big names
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Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
JERUSALEM: Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be channeling his inner Donald Trump in an angry campaign against perceived domestic enemies.Drawing clear inspiration from Trump,
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India’s central bank rate cut is likely to please Modi
India's central bank unexpectedly lowered interest rates on Thursday in a move that will likely be welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who wants to boost lending and economic growth as his government gears
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No Brexit breakthrough in ‘robust’ May, Juncker talks in Brussels
London, United Kingdom - Britain and the European Union (EU) have agreed to hold more talks to try to avoid a no-deal Brexit, after a "robust" meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and European
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Why Israel is a Jewish, not a white supremacist state
There is much I can agree with in Yoav Litvin's article "The Zionist fallacy of Jewish supremacy". Without a doubt, Zionism is a modern settler colonial movement which emerged in the twilight of the
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No plans yet for Trump-Xi meeting on trade: US officials
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, two US administration officials said on Thursday. The countries
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Central African Republic signs peace deal with armed groups
A peace deal has been signed in Central African Republic (CAR) aimed at ending years of civil war. The deal was agreed to by the government and 14 armed groups after talks in Sudan.
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Reporters Without Borders: Iranian regime jailed 1.7 million people in 30 years after revolution
PARIS: Iranian authorities jailed, and sometimes executed, 1.7 million people around the capital Tehran alone in the first 30 years after the 1979 Islamic revolution, according to a leaked file. The number included regime opponents,


