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New head of UN observer mission lands in Yemen
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s defense minister said on Monday that young people caught up in recent turmoil had “reasonable ambition,” the second apparently conciliatory gesture in three days from a senior government figure. Students, activists and
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As more Venezuelans flee, the crisis pushes deeper into Colombia
Pamplona, Colombia - Up to 50 Venezuelans sleep in what used to be 55-year-old Marta Duke's dining room every night. Forty sleep in her former living room; more in what was once her son's
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Pope Francis admits priests, bishops sexually abused nuns
Pope Francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged that priests and bishops sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to hit the Roman Catholic Church. Speaking to reporters while returning home from the United Arab Emirates
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Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders’ ex-ally converts to Islam
A Dutch former far-right MP and right-hand man of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has set tongues wagging in the Netherlands after revealing he has converted to Islam. Freedom Party (PVV) leader Wilders compared the conversion
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US general ‘not consulted’ before Trump’s Syria pull-out decision
The top commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Joseph Votel, told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he was not asked for his advice about a withdrawal of US troops from
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British man ‘detained’ in UAE for wearing Qatar football shirt
A British man has been arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates after he wore a Qatar football team shirt during a match at the AFC Asian Cup, according to a UK media
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UN-backed talks start in Jordan to discuss stalled Yemen prisoner exchange
ABU DHABI: The curtain fell on the historic visit of Pope Francis to the Arabian Peninsula at a Catholic mass in front of an estimated 180,000 worshippers in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. He
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Photographers in Iraq’s Mosul snap dark days, bright futures
ABU DHABI: The curtain fell on the historic visit of Pope Francis to the Arabian Peninsula at a Catholic mass in front of an estimated 180,000 worshippers in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. He
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Rabbi predicts ‘historic times’ ahead for Jews, Muslims in Gulf
ABU DHABI: The curtain fell on the historic visit of Pope Francis to the Arabian Peninsula at a Catholic mass in front of an estimated 180,000 worshippers in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. He
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Trump to tap World Bank critic to lead the institution: reports
US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate David Malpass to head the World Bank, a known vocal critic of the institute's lending to China, according to several reports, citing senior administration officials. A European


