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Colombia’s ELN rebels claim deadly police academy attack
Colombia's leftist ELN rebels have claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker and derailed peace talks being held in Cuba. The
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China scientist condemned for gene-editing babies; loses job
A Chinese scientist who claimed to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies has been accused of circumventing regulations and acting in his own interests, in the preliminary findings of an official investigation into the
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Sudan president Bashir to visit Qatar
ANKARA: After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump on Sunday that Turkey was ready to take over security keeping in Manbij in northern Syria without delay, eyes are turned toward the
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Turkey demands security role in Manbij
ANKARA: After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump on Sunday that Turkey was ready to take over security keeping in Manbij in northern Syria without delay, eyes are turned toward the
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HRW criticizes Italy, EU’s Libya migrant policy
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch is urging Italy and the EU to condition their support to Libya on tangible improvements in detention conditions for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The New York-based rights group says in
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Leading Palestinian activist wins payout after terror blacklist
London, United Kingdom - A prominent Palestinian activist has won a legal case after an influential database used by banks to assess the risk of individuals and organisations linked him to terrorism. In a
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‘The burned screamed’: Mexicans seek answers after pipeline blast
Tlahuelilpan, Mexico - Claudia Zacarias Hernandez heard the screams as flames engulfed dozens who had gathered to collect fuel from an gushing pipeline in rural Mexico last week. She was on the other side
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How the battle over Trump’s border wall is costing the US economy
US President Donald Trump wants a border wall. Congressional Democrats do not. And the resulting political deadlock that's led to the longest US government shutdown in history is dragging on the economy and negatively
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15 years on, justice elusive in Cambodia union leader’s murder
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Rong Chhun was visiting family in rural Cambodia when he received a phone call telling him that his good friend and colleague Chea Vichea, a prominent union leader, had been
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‘I do not want to die’: Central American exodus grows
Guatemala City and Tecun Uman - Noemi Banegas and her family spent the night on the border bridge that serves as a pathway between Guatemala and Mexico. After a 1,200km journey from their home in


