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South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for international sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe to be lifted. It has sparked outrage amongst some Zimbabweans on social media, following a deadly crackdown on protesters over 10 days. Al
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Terror attacks worldwide drop to lowest level for seven years
UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths departed from Sanaa on Wednesday with chief monitor Patrick Cammaert, Al Arabiya reported. The departure was due to Patrick Cammaert refusing to accept the Houthis’ false redeployment from
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UN envoy to Yemen leaves Sanaa with Patrick Cammaert
UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths departed from Sanaa on Wednesday with chief monitor Patrick Cammaert, Al Arabiya reported. The departure was due to Patrick Cammaert refusing to accept the Houthis’ false redeployment from
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Kurd-led forces overrun last Daesh-held village in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT: Kurdish-led fighters overran the last village held by the Daesh group in Syria on Wednesday, confining its once vast cross-border “caliphate” to two small hamlets, a war monitor said.It is the culmination of
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Beijing says China and US are ‘mutually indispensable’
China and the United States cannot do without one another, one of Beijing's most senior officials said as the world's two biggest economies struggle to end a damaging trade war. "The Chinese and US
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Zimbabwe soldiers ‘beating’ protesters as crackdown continues
Soldiers beat people on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital and second city Bulawayo overnight Tuesday, residents said, hours after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to investigate a security service crackdown on anti-government protesters. There was
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Nigeria finds more than 20,000 kidnapped girls in Mali
Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency has said it found thousands of missing girls and women in southern Mali, many of whom were sold as sex slaves. According to the agency NAPTIP, there are between 20,000 and
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Thai activists’ bodies found in Mekong River
The announcement for the date of Thailand's election came as two bodies of anti-government activists were found in the Mekong River. They were among dozens of dissidents who fled the country after the coup.
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Sterling hits 2-month high as Labour signals Brexit delay support
Britain's pound sterling rose above $1.3 after the British opposition Labour Party said it was "highly likely" to back any attempt by politicians to prevent a disorderly, no-deal Brexit. With little time left until
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Saudi Arabia vows full support for struggling Lebanon
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has said it will provide “full assistance” to Lebanon, as the country continues to face a sluggish economy, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said. "We are interested to see stability in Lebanon


