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Protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq, burn vehicles – witnesses
SULAIMANIYAH/DOHUK, Iraq: Protesters stormed a Turkish military camp near Dohuk in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region on Saturday, burning vehicles and standing on tanks, local residents said.The protesters were demonstrating against recent Turkish air strikes
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Families flee bombardment and hunger in last Syria Daesh pocket
As US-backed forces advanced, 22-year-old Dima Qatran buried one of her twin babies, then picked up the other and fled the Daesh group’s crumbling pocket in eastern Syria.Clutching her remaining 11-month-old daughter, she joined
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Protesters storm Turkish military camp in Iraq’s Kurdish region
Protesters have attacked a Turkish military camp in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, setting fire to watch towers and standing on tanks, local media have reported. Local television, NRT, reported on Saturday that at least
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UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya long-term stay likely
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee has said that it is clear that Rohingya refugees cannot return to Myanmar in the near future. She has urged the Bangladeshi government to prepare to host the refugees
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Children in Zimbabwe assaulted amid fuel price protests
Zimbabwe's army says soldiers accused of beatings during recent protests are impostors and the government has promised to investigate cases of child abuse. Security forces have been cracking down on violent demonstrations that began
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Qatar begins distributing cash to Gaza residents
Thousands of impoverished Gazans received $100 payments from Qatar on Saturday, the AFP news agency reported, after the Gulf state brought in over nine million dollars in aid funds for the Palestinian territory. Hundreds
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EU nations give Venezuela’s Maduro eight-day ultimatum
Spain, France and Germany have given embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum, saying the nations would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days. "If within eight
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Qatar’s Bassam certain he will get a final chance to shine in UAE
Bassam Al Rawi's free kicks have played a big part in Qatar getting to the last four of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and even though the defender will miss the semi-final, he is
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US federal workers fear government reopening is temporary
There was hardly any celebration even after US President Donald Trump announced the government would reopen for three weeks, ending the longest shutdown. Reopening federal agencies will be a slow process. Many government workers
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Nigeria opposition party halts campaign over judge’s suspension
Nigeria's main opposition party has suspended its presidential election campaign for 72 hours in protest against the suspension of the country's senior most judge by President Muhammadu Buhari, it said. The president on Friday said


