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Is there hope for peace in Afghanistan?
The United States is eager to end its nearly 18-year involvement in the war in Afghanistan, which has killed tens of thousands of civilians, soldiers and Taliban fighters. But Taliban leaders are refusing to
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US, North Korean envoys discuss second Trump-Kim summit
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, had "a good discussion" on Friday with North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol on efforts to make progress
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West Bank checkpoints: ‘Endless’ delays, every day
Al Jazeera has spoken to Palestinians who say they feel suffocated and trapped by the torturous process they're subjected to by Israeli authorities, just to go to work. From long, angry lines at checkpoints
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A cease-fire in Tripoli remains steadfast despite the recent clashes: UN envoy to Libya
BEIRUT: Financial strains in Lebanon have been brought into focus by turbulence on markets where its dollar-denominated sovereign bonds suffered a heavy sell-off last week following comments by the finance minister about the public
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Turkey sentences detained judge who won human rights award to 10 years
ANKARA: A Turkish court sentenced a judge who previously won an award for human rights to 10 years in prison over links to the network Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup in 2016, the
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Arab ministers meet in Beirut ahead of economic summit
BEIRUT: Arab ministers have begun meetings in Beirut ahead of a regional economic summit that most regional leaders will not attend.The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, or AESD, is being held in Lebanon for
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Kenya court orders five suspects held over Nairobi attack
Five suspects have appeared in court in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi in connection with Tuesday's deadly hotel attack. The siege, which lasted more than 18 hours and claimed by the armed group, al-Shabab, left
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DR Congo slams African Union’s call to suspend election result
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has rebuked the African Union (AU) over its calls to suspend the announcement of final results from its presidential elections, insisting that the Constitutional Court assessing the vote's legality was
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Striking LA teachers hopeful as union leaders urge rally
Union leaders urged striking Los Angeles teachers to turn out en masse for a rally on Friday marking the fifth day of their walkout against the country's second-largest US school district, seeking to boost
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Congress to probe report that Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie
US President Donald Trump directed his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow, Buzzfeed news reported on Thursday, an allegation that Democrats have


