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Greek parliament approves Macedonia’s new name
After decades of claims, counterclaims and, at times, ugly politics, Athens and Skopje have resolved one of Europe's most intractable conflicts. A lengthy, stormy debate in Greece's 300-seat parliament concluded on Friday with a majority
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Prosecute Myanmar army chief for Rohingya ‘genocide’: UN envoy
Myanmar's army chief should be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya, a United Nations' human rights investigator has said. Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, added that holding the perpetrators
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Trump campaign associate Roger Stone arrested in Florida
Roger Stone, a confidant of US President Donald Trump, was arrested on Friday morning as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe. The
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Iran holds infantry drill involving 12,000 troops
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s state TV says the army has launched an annual infantry drill involving some 12,000 troops.It quotes Gen. Nozar Nemati as saying the two-day exercise will unfold over a 500-square kilometer area
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Top Kurdish commander: Syria anti-Daesh forces must keep ‘special status’
HASAKAH, Syria: Any deal between Syria’s Kurds and Damascus should respect the “special status” of Kurdish-led forces who fought the Daesh group, a top Kurdish commander of those forces said.“Any political agreement should include
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Turkey court orders release of hunger striking Kurdish MP
Turkey court orders release of hunger striking Kurdish MP /node/1441641/middle-east Updated 2 min 59 sec ago January 25, 2019 07:29 0 Turkey court orders release of hunger striking Kurdish MP Updated 2 min 59
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Unpaid federal workers of US rely on charity to survive
Around 800,000 federal workers of the United States are about to miss their second paycheques. Many of them have been turning to charities and donations to survive. Low-income Americans may be evicted without the
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France’s yellow vest protests inspire Iraqi protesters
Iraq's city of Basra has been facing protests against corruption and poor services for months. Demonstrators now say they want to get more organised and unite with other groups. Now, they are embracing a
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Irish parliament votes in favour of bill to ban settlement goods
The Israeli foreign ministry has reprimanded Ireland's ambassador Alison Kelly after the lower house of Irish parliament voted in favour of a bill that will ban the purchase of goods and services from the illegal
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ISIL ‘caliphate’ in Syria to be defeated within month: SDF chief
Military operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the group's "caliphate" will be flushed out within a


