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US warns Lebanon’s Hezbollah not to funnel ministry’s money
BEIRUT: A senior US official warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah not to exploit its newly gained clout in the new Lebanese Cabinet and channel funds from a ministry it controls to institutions affiliated with the militant
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Civilians fleeing in eastern Syria need transit site, aid in winter: UNHCR
DUBAI: A Venezuelan man sits on the sidewalk of a city in chaos. He clutches a black gym bag, carrying all his possessions, forced to leave his home due to unbearable economic and political
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Saudis, UAE, Yemen ask UN to pressure Houthis
ANKARA: A Turkish court on Friday accepted an indictment charging a local employee of the US Consulate in Istanbul with espionage and attempting to overthrow the government, state media reported. Metin Topuz, who liaised
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Trump again weighs national emergency ahead of SOTU speech
Days before his annual State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump renewed his threat on Friday to declare a national emergency in order to obtain funds for a wall on the US-Mexico border
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US judge throws out Maryland bid to protect Obama healthcare plan
A US judge on Friday threw out the state of Maryland's bid to protect the healthcare law known as Obamacare in a ruling that also sidestepped a decision on whether President Donald Trump's appointment
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US leaving INF to ‘get out of its obligations’: Russia
Russia has denounced the United States' decision to leave a landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty, saying it was part of Washington's plan to "get out of its international legal obligations". The US exit is not
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What brought Venezuela’s economy to ruin?
"Dire" is a word no country - and no people - want associated with their economy. And yet it feels inadequate when describing the economic crisis in Venezuela. A lack of macroeconomic transparency on the
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Dior: Fashion brand honoured in UK
A top fashion label is in the limelight at a new exhibition in he UK. It looks at how Christian Dior became one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. Both he
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US Consulate employee charged with espionage
ANKARA: Washington will monitor trade between its NATO ally Turkey and Venezuela in case gold sanctions on Caracas are violated. Reuters quoted a senior US official on Thursday, who called the issue a “hot
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Venezuelan gold trade strains ties between Turkey, US
ANKARA: Washington will monitor trade between its NATO ally Turkey and Venezuela in case gold sanctions on Caracas are violated. Reuters quoted a senior US official on Thursday, who called the issue a “hot


