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Homeless suffers as winter makes harsh Hungarian law harsher
The Hungarian government made homelessness a criminal offence in October last year. And people living on the streets are being rounded up by the police. Others have fled or gone into hiding, making them
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Canada: Saudi accused of sexual assault disappears before trial
Canadian authorities are searching for a Saudi citizen accused of sexual assault after he failed to show up for a court hearing in the Canadian city of Sydney, Nova Scotia, the local Chronicle Herald
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Qatar Investment Authority targets $45bn in US investments
Qatar Investment Authority aims to raise investments in the United States to $45bn in the next two years from around $30bn, its chief executive said, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Qatar
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Yemen’s army shoots down third Houthi drone in less than a month
DUBAI: A high-ranking Yemeni intelligence official injured in a Houthi drone attack on the country's largest air base died of his wounds on Sunday, medical sources said. Intelligence Brigadier General Saleh Tamah was wounded
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Top Yemen intelligence official injured in Houthi drone strike dies
DUBAI: A high-ranking Yemeni intelligence official injured in a Houthi drone attack on the country's largest air base died of his wounds on Sunday, medical sources said. Intelligence Brigadier General Saleh Tamah was wounded
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Iran protests to Poland over Iran-focused summit
DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry summoned a senior Polish diplomat on Sunday to protest Poland’s jointly hosting a global summit with the United States focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, state news agency IRNA
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Netanyahu confirms weekend strike on ‘Iranian weapons’ in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel carried out an air raid on Iranian weapons in Syria over the weekend, a rare public confirmation of such attacks. "Just in the last 36 hours the air force attacked Iranian warehouses containing
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Israel says it has found all Hezbollah tunnels on Lebanon border
Israel says it has completely dismantled a series of tunnels under its border with Lebanon, which it claims were dug by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. A military spokesman said the Israeli army would now end its
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Pompeo pushing for end to Gulf dispute during Qatar visit
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Qatar on Sunday pushing for an end to a diplomatic rift between Washington's Gulf allies on the latest leg of his Middle East tour. The top
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Almost six months after floods, Kerala residents wait for help
Kerala, India - Ammini's face glows and comes alive whenever she sits at her loom - the 77-year-old's steady companion for decades. On August 15 last year, their home in Chendamangalam was hit by waves


