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Arab delegations arrive in Beirut for economic summit
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri expressed deep regret for the absence of a Libyan delegation at an Arab Economic Summit taking place in Lebanon later this week. Hariri was speaking at the Union of Arab
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France condemns failed Iran satellite launch, urges halt to missile tests
PARIS, LONDON: France on Wednesday condemned a failed Iranian satellite launch that it said used technology applicable to long-range missiles and urged Tehran to stop all ballistic tests which are not in line with UN
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the first female US president
Donald Trump's shocking victory in the 2016 presidential race caused liberals across the United States to question whether the country was indeed ready for a woman president. Since then, there has been much speculation about
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Theresa May survives another Brexit skirmish
London, United Kingdom - Theresa May's victory in a second no-confidence vote over her strategy for leaving the European Union will give the British Prime Minister a breathing space, as she tries to resolve
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras wins confidence vote
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for Greece's approval of an accord to end a dispute over Macedonia's name and averting the prospect
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Despite crackdown, Zimbabwe fuel protests continue
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a prominent protest leader, Evan Mawarire, as part of a widening security crackdown on protesters following violent clashes and incidences of looting. Mawarire, an activist pastor,
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Kenya attack death toll rises to 21; siege over
Kenyan security forces have killed all five attackers who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel complex, taking at least 21 lives and causing hundreds to flee, the Kenyan government has said. At least 50 people
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Daesh Syria attack kills 16, including 4 US soldiers
BEIRUT: A bomb attack claimed by Daesh killed US troops in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said the group was defeated there and he would pull out all American forces.A
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Iran must provide care to detainees on hunger strike: UN experts
GENEVA: UN human rights experts urged Iran on Wednesday to grant urgently needed medical attention to two detainees, including British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who launched a hunger strike over a lack of care.The six
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Israeli police probe suspicious attempts to appoint 2 judges
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized the deployment of up to 75 observers to Yemen's port city of Hodeidah for six months to monitor a ceasefire. The Security Council last month


