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May searching for Brexit ‘plan B’ by reaching out to opposition
British Prime Minister Theresa May is reaching out to opposition parties and other lawmakers in a battle to keep Brexit on track after surviving a no-confidence vote. European Union countries are also debating on
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US senator links Trump troop withdrawal to deadly ISIL attack
A senior US senator has questioned President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal announcement from Syria after four Americans were killed in a suicide attack by the armed group ISIL. Lindsay Graham, a staunch Trump ally,
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North Korea’s Secret Money
One man was sent to a construction site in Kuwait. Another went to work in a bank in Singapore. Over the years, an estimated 150,000 North Korean workers have been sent abroad to raise
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US sees Palestinian state on most of West Bank, some of East Jerusalem — Israeli TV
US sees Palestinian state on most of West Bank, some of East Jerusalem — Israeli TV JERUSALEM: Israeli television said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan would propose a
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Powerful Tunisian union starts nationwide strike over pay
US sees Palestinian state on most of West Bank, some of East Jerusalem — Israeli TV JERUSALEM: Israeli television said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan would propose a
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Iran vows to keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats
KHARTOUM: One month after protests erupted across Sudan against rising bread prices, anti-government demonstrations have turned into daily rallies against a defiant President Omar al-Bashir who has rejected calls to resign.Protest organisers have called
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‘Out of control’: Taiwan says won’t bow to China pressure
Taiwan will not bow to Chinese pressure, a presidential spokesperson has said, as the self-ruled island held live-fire military drills aimed at showing its ability to defend itself from Beijing's threats. The developments on
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US legislators introduce bills targeting Chinese tech companies
A bipartisan group of legislators in the United States has introduced bills that would prohibit the sale of US chips or other components to Chinese telecommunications companies that violate Washington's sanctions or export control laws.
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US: China death sentence against Canadian ‘politically motivated’
The US State Department has called China's sudden move to impose the death sentence on a Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking "politically motivated". In a statement on Wednesday, deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino said
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US court rejects effort to require stricter Pentagon gun checks
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an effort by three major US cities to require the Pentagon to be more vigilant about reporting service members who were disqualified from owning weapons to a


