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Israel will block ‘Iranian aggression’ after Syria strikes
RAMON AIRPORT, Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel would not allow “Iranian aggression,” after its military struck what it called Iranian targets in Syria in response to missile fire.“Yesterday evening, the air
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Suicide attack on Kurdish-US convoy in Syria kills 5: monitor
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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Venezuela in crisis: How did the country get here?
Venezuela's National Assembly, the opposition-controlled legislative body, declared President Nicolas Maduro a "usurper" last week, deepening the political and humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country. The declaration came about a week after Maduro
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The forgotten: Living with HIV in war-ravaged Yemen
Patients' names have been changed to protect their identity. Sanaa, Yemen - With each breath he took, the red rashes on Ahmad's cheeks appeared to get brighter and brighter. The eight-year-old, limping and fatigued, had
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announces US presidency bid
First-term Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California, a rising party star and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, launched her 2020 campaign for the White House on Monday by touting her prior
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Sailors killed after two vessels catch fire off Crimea
Fourteen people were killed and at least five missing after two vessels sailing under the flag of Tanzania caught fire in Kerch Strait near Crimea, authorities said. "There are 11 bodies," Alexei Kravchenko, spokesman
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Can the UN maintain peace around the world?
Lightly armed and with limited authority, UN peacekeepers are deployed to many of the world's trouble spots. These peacekeepers have been repeatedly targetted in Mali, now the most dangerous mission to serve in. The
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Divided Arab economic summit: We must help suffering refugees
BEIRUT: The fourth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit was held in Beirut on Sunday, in an effort to, among other things, find ways to alleviate the suffering of refugees in the Middle East.
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Erdogan: Turkey will not allow Syria safe zone that will turn into ‘swamp’
TEHRAN: An Iranian labor protest leader has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judiciary denied his claim that he was tortured in custody late last year.Esmail Bakhshi “was
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Iran arrests labor protest leader
TEHRAN: An Iranian labor protest leader has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judiciary denied his claim that he was tortured in custody late last year.Esmail Bakhshi “was


